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o.supreme wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Plus, little known fact is that the Brawn, Huffer, Gears and Windcharger molds originally weren't first developed for Micro Change like Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, and Bumper were, but were instead originally developed by Knickerbocker Toys for a canceled line called Mysterians.

Yes! I saw a video Chris McFeely did on that a while back, that was pretty fascinating.

It really made my day that in 2020 we are STILL able to find new and interesting things out about Transformers that we didn't know before. It's a shame that Hasbro doesn't share this early info with us more readily, maybe they don't even know anymore.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Plus, little known fact is that the Brawn, Huffer, Gears and Windcharger molds originally weren't first developed for Micro Change like Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, and Bumper were, but were instead originally developed by Knickerbocker Toys for a canceled line called Mysterians.

Yes! I saw a video Chris McFeely did on that a while back, that was pretty fascinating.

It really made my day that in 2020 we are STILL able to find new and interesting things out about Transformers that we didn't know before. It's a shame that Hasbro doesn't share this early info with us more readily, maybe they don't even know anymore.

They probably just didn't know, or didn't know people cared. For most of the people working there it's just a job. Think about Budiansky or Forward & DiTillio discovering people actually gave a damn about the stories they were writing.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:I received notification a bit earlier this evening that the Ark is going to show up real early from Amazon;
THIS Thursday!!!!

^Just curious if you (or anyone else expecting something from Amazon currently) got a shipping notice? Mine still says Rodimus is expected to arrive TODAY by 10pm, but it has neither shipped, nor has my account been charged...I know Amazon has pulled this goofiness before, it is still no less frustrating, especially sometimes when we actually do get items early. I expect the inevitable delay notification any time now...

Yes and no? Yes for my Rodimus, he is on the was I got the shipping notice and is out for delivery.

For the Ark, I pre-ordered immediately when they first opened pre-orders and still haven't even received a shipping notice yet despite a few others being able to pre-order just last week and having at least received a shipping notice.

Well I just got my email for the Rodimus delay, it now says August 27th . You would think, they never heard the phrase: Underpromise & Overdeliver. I mean if they had just kept the original 9/3 delivery date until it actually ships, and I get it any time before then, I'd be extremely happy instead of the random pendulum swinging dates they like to throw out.

Amazon came through again...
The photos below show that not only was mine shipped in a box,
the Ark was in an actual Hasbro box as well.








Amazon is really earning my loyalty when it comes to preorders!

Interesting. So does that mean The Ark is shipped as individual units? The last time I saw, which was admittedly a while ago, Titans were shipped in large boxes of 2 each.

-- just curious,do the small front panels pop off yours super easily? Mine do which makes it a bit annoying.

o.supreme wrote:Interesting. So does that mean The Ark is shipped as individual units? The last time I saw, which was admittedly a while ago, Titans were shipped in large boxes of 2 each.

-- just curious,do the small front panels pop off yours super easily? Mine do which makes it a bit annoying.

I wouldn't doubt if it is shipped individually... I guess I don't see why Hastak would do this only for Amazon... Especially if they're just going to put it in another box anyway.

So... I'm going to wait to open this guy...
I'm a teacher, and as of right now I'm not super pumped about going back to the grind of waking up at 5:30 Monday through Friday.
I think I'm going to wait until early to mid-September to open him, so I have something TF-related to look forward to after the school year starts.
Now, will I really hold-out that long? Who knows... But sorry, I can't answer your question yet. Hopefully that's not a wide-spread issue.
Is there a way you'll be able to fix that?

I'm impressed and pleased with the amount of retooling Hasbro/Takara have done with Kingdom Pipes from Kingdom Huffer. I didn't realize there were so many people complaining about Huffer, though. He seems pretty great to me, with a very faithful robot and alternate modes to the G1 cartoon. The transformation is pretty simple, except for the arms/smokestacks, which take a little more work, but when you tab everything in correctly, the truck looks fine and rolls perfectly, despite the seemingly low clearance of the "undercarriage" of the truck/robot mode chest. Maybe it's one of those "your mileage may vary" quality control things?

Sowndwave76 wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Interesting. So does that mean The Ark is shipped as individual units? The last time I saw, which was admittedly a while ago, Titans were shipped in large boxes of 2 each.

-- just curious,do the small front panels pop off yours super easily? Mine do which makes it a bit annoying.

I wouldn't doubt if it is shipped individually... I guess I don't see why Hastak would do this only for Amazon... Especially if they're just going to put it in another box anyway.

So... I'm going to wait to open this guy...
I'm a teacher, and as of right now I'm not super pumped about going back to the grind of waking up at 5:30 Monday through Friday.
I think I'm going to wait until early to mid-September to open him, so I have something TF-related to look forward to after the school year starts.
Now, will I really hold-out that long? Who knows... But sorry, I can't answer your question yet. Hopefully that's not a wide-spread issue.
Is there a way you'll be able to fix that?

I'm actually thinking they ship in both single packs and cases of 2 depending on the retailer. Amazon likely gets them all single packed so they can just turn around and ship them. Target stores I suspect get cases of 2. I just found him this morning and there were 2, but the slight crushing on the corners of both of them indicated they were in the same case box to me.

Also, naturally everyone started getting Amazon shipping notices but me, despite ordering the minute it went live. Found him in store this morning, went to cancel on Amazon and they say he's being prepared to ship and they can't guarantee they can cancel, so I may end up with a second one to return.

Wolfman Jake wrote:I'm impressed and pleased with the amount of retooling Hasbro/Takara have done with Kingdom Pipes from Kingdom Huffer. I didn't realize there were so many people complaining about Huffer, though. He seems pretty great to me, with a very faithful robot and alternate modes to the G1 cartoon. The transformation is pretty simple, except for the arms/smokestacks, which take a little more work, but when you tab everything in correctly, the truck looks fine and rolls perfectly, despite the seemingly low clearance of the "undercarriage" of the truck/robot mode chest. Maybe it's one of those "your mileage may vary" quality control things?

I was surprised by the complaints as well... I think Huffer is absolutely great. Initially I wasn't planning on getting Pipes, but having seen the photos, it's going to be tough to pass on him.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
I'm actually thinking they ship in both single packs and cases of 2 depending on the retailer. Amazon likely gets them all single packed so they can just turn around and ship them. Target stores I suspect get cases of 2. I just found him this morning and there were 2, but the slight crushing on the corners of both of them indicated they were in the same case box to me.

Also, naturally everyone started getting Amazon shipping notices but me, despite ordering the minute it went live. Found him in store this morning, went to cancel on Amazon and they say he's being prepared to ship and they can't guarantee they can cancel, so I may end up with a second one to return.

That's odd you didn't get shipping notices sooner... But hey, having him is a good thing.
Returns are so easy!

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

MeGrimlock78 wrote:Seriously? Ugh, I was looking at my Masterpiece Blue Bluestreak, who has silver instead of white. May as well just toss that in the trash now for this more accurate one...

Do people really value Accuracy over Enjoyment

Some, sometimes. LOL

I got Tracks from Hasbrotoyshop on ebay, and while I haven't had time to shoot some basic photos, I have to say - I don't get why all the reviewers were getting shabby copies of this guy. Now, full disclosure, his right knee on my copy is a little loose, but that's literally the only thing 'wrong' with it. He poses excellently, and I may get some of those 3P knee joint stabilizers I saw just to shore him up, but as a toy mine is fine.

I'm not necessarily in love with his proportions compared to the show (there's that accuracy over enjoyment thing), but he's good. He's one of my sentimental characters. I think the Road Rage version will wear his mold a bit better, but we shall see.

I also got Titans Return Trypticon. I know he's off topic but I ain't reviving the Titans Return thread just to announce that. LOL

Red alert and wheeljack are up on pulse

Razorbeast88 wrote:Red alert and wheeljack are up on pulse

Thanks for the heads up! I just got my Kingdom Red Alert ordered through Hasbro Pulse! No hunting for it at Walgreens for the whole winter for me this year, lol! For those interested, Red Alert is under the “Partner Exclusives” tab, AND he appears to be a a available to ship right now. Yes, that’s right, Red Alert is not a pre-order! Go get him now if you want him!

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Red alert and wheeljack are up on pulse

Thanks for the heads up! I just got my Kingdom Red Alert ordered through Hasbro Pulse! No hunting for it at Walgreens for the whole winter for me this year, lol! For those interested, Red Alert is under the “Partner Exclusives” tab, AND he appears to be a a available to ship right now. Yes, that’s right, Red Alert is not a pre-order! Go get him now if you want him!

Glad it helped! And thats awesome that you're able to get red alert so quickly!

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:Red alert and wheeljack are up on pulse

Thanks for the heads up! I just got my Kingdom Red Alert ordered through Hasbro Pulse! No hunting for it at Walgreens for the whole winter for me this year, lol! For those interested, Red Alert is under the “Partner Exclusives” tab, AND he appears to be a a available to ship right now. Yes, that’s right, Red Alert is not a pre-order! Go get him now if you want him!

Glad it helped! And thats awesome that you're able to get red alert so quickly!

I went ahead and picked him up, too. I generally don't have an issue getting him at Walgreens, but not having to even look for it is fine, too.

Perceptor wouldn't add to the cart for me, so I got Starscream and a Sweep because the Sweep is going to be my Scourge.

Just curious what people's opinions are. So for 2022 It appears Leader Class (For SS and I'm assuming mainline Generations), will have fully closed boxes ala the CC and Titans. The art is beautiful for sure, but would you all rather have this, or open window (no plastic) ala Cybertronian BB ?

My guess is that Voyagers and Deluxe for 2022 will have the small open windows, not sure how they are going to package core class...

I dont mind closed boxes, product art is on the back and with all the leaks we see reviews of the figures long before they're released anyways. And it's supposed to help the environment so f*ck it

Razorbeast88 wrote:I dont mind closed boxes, product art is on the back and with all the leaks we see reviews of the figures long before they're released anyways. And it's supposed to help the environment so f*ck it

The downside is that you can’t compare on the shelf before you buy to get the best paint job or look for missing accessories or other issues.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I dont mind closed boxes, product art is on the back and with all the leaks we see reviews of the figures long before they're released anyways. And it's supposed to help the environment so f*ck it

The downside is that you can’t compare on the shelf before you buy to get the best paint job or look for missing accessories or other issues.

Agreed
In my experience, I haven't had any issues with figures that have missing accessories or bothersome paint jobs. And since I preorder most of the time I have a little bit more trust with whatever site I order from that the figure will be okay or I can make a sh*t about it and they'll fix it

But maybe I've just been really lucky so far

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I dont mind closed boxes, product art is on the back and with all the leaks we see reviews of the figures long before they're released anyways. And it's supposed to help the environment so f*ck it

The downside is that you can’t compare on the shelf before you buy to get the best paint job or look for missing accessories or other issues.

Agreed
In my experience, I haven't had any issues with figures that have missing accessories or bothersome paint jobs. And since I preorder most of the time I have a little bit more trust with whatever site I order from that the figure will be okay or I can make a sh*t about it and they'll fix it

But maybe I've just been really lucky so far

The QC for retail Transformers figures is usually pretty good, but things happen. I bought a Generations Deluxe Thundercracker several years ago that was missing the silver paint on his face. Unfortunately, deluxes were packaged in alternate mode in those days, so I didn’t find out about the problem until I got him home, opened him up, transformed him, put him on the display shelf, and then later on noticed the issue when I took another look at him.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I dont mind closed boxes, product art is on the back and with all the leaks we see reviews of the figures long before they're released anyways. And it's supposed to help the environment so f*ck it

The downside is that you can’t compare on the shelf before you buy to get the best paint job or look for missing accessories or other issues.

Agreed
In my experience, I haven't had any issues with figures that have missing accessories or bothersome paint jobs. And since I preorder most of the time I have a little bit more trust with whatever site I order from that the figure will be okay or I can make a sh*t about it and they'll fix it

But maybe I've just been really lucky so far

The QC for retail Transformers figures is usually pretty good, but things happen. I bought a Generations Deluxe Thundercracker several years ago that was missing the silver paint on his face. Unfortunately, deluxes were packaged in alternate mode in those days, so I didn’t find out about the problem until I got him home, opened him up, transformed him, put him on the display shelf, and then later on noticed the issue when I took another look at him.

Aw man I would've been pissed haha that sucks

We thank fellow Seibertronian Rasorbeast88 for letting us know that the exclusive Kingdom Red Alert toy is now available for order on Hasbro Pulse.

Here is the link: https://hasbropulse.com/products/transf ... -red-alert

The toy is $22.99 USD and will be available in Walgreens stores during the holiday season. Or you can just order him on Pulse and not have to worry about it.








Below is the detailed product info:

Limit of 2 per customer.

Exclusive to Walgreens with limited quantities available on HasbroPulse.com.

Beastify the battlefield! Worlds collide when the Maximals and Predacons join the fight, coming together with the Autobots and Decepticons in an epic battle that will alter their destiny forever.

With the ancient and highly advanced F.O.S.S.I.L. (Fossilized Osteo-Skeletal Shield Integration Loadout) technology, Fossilizer bots, infused with primordial energy, break apart to weaponize their allies. Use Deluxe Fossilizer figures to beastify the Red Alert figure with bone armor! (Sold separately, subject to availability.)

This G1-inspired toy converts into Earth emergency vehicle mode in 17 steps. Comes with a lightbar that attaches to the vehicle mode, shoulder mounted rocket launcher, and particle beam blaster accessories. Combine the particle beam blaster and lightbar to form an axe weapon accessory!

Includes Transformers Generations War for Cybertron: Kingdom Deluxe Class Red Alert figure, 3 accessories, and instructions.

Worlds collide when the Maximals and Predacons join the fight, coming together with the Autobots and Decepticons in an epic battle that will alter their destiny forever
Unleash the primal power of the beasts with the ancient and highly advanced F.O.S.S.I.L. technology. Sentient Fossilizer bots, infused with primordial energy, break apart and weaponize their allies. Use Deluxe Fossilizer figures to beastify this Red Alert figure with epic bone armor! (Each sold separately, subject to availability.)
This G1-inspired Red Alert toy converts from robot mode to Earth emergency vehicle mode in 17 steps
Comes with a lightbar that attaches to the vehicle mode, shoulder mounted rocket launcher, and particle beam blaster accessories. Combine the particle beam blaster and lightbar to form an axe weapon accessory!

Does it have a release date?

Praxiusprime77 wrote:Does it have a release date?

Not necessary. It's in stock right now. I ordered mine and it said they're preparing the shipment right now but preorders (Sweep) will be ready at a later date.

...wow, when was the last time Hasbro put up a Pulse listing for a TF that was actually just in-stock immediately? It feels like it's been forever.