Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed.

Friday, March 28th, 2008 7:04AM CDT

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The new issue of the official Transformers Collector's Club Magazine is arriving in mailboxes everywhere, and unfortunately it contains some news that some may consider unsavory...

According to sources who have received the magazine, the much anticipated Seacons set will not be available in April as was first suggested, but looks to be delayed until a June or july time frame.

A very reliable source, Brian Savage, says that this is due to packaging issues, and not problems with the actual toys' production.

On a positive note, the magazine does include some information about characters in the Wave 2 and Wave 3 lineups of Animated, and of course the assortment of other goodies, including the continuation of the Transtech comic.

Animated Wave 2: Adds Ratchet and Blackarachnia
Animated Wave 3: Adds Jazz, Oil Slick, Snarl, and Soundwave

You can view the original author's thread here.

If you are a member of the Collector's Club, the mail should hold your magazine soon.

Credit(s): Crimson Guard @ TFW2005

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Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666323)
Posted by Heavy B on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:12am CDT

hmmmmmm, yay?

i wonder what the seacons will look like

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666329)
Posted by Dagon on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:16am CDT

You had to see that one coming. Hell, the Seacons have been delayed for like 6 years already. Too bad, I was getting my pre-order finger all warmed up too.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666331)
Posted by Tigertrack on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:21am CDT

I'm not sure if this will sadden, or excite Skowl... :o)

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666334)
Posted by Skowl on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:23am CDT

tigertracks 24 wrote:I'm not sure if this will sadden, or excite Skowl...

I'm actually happy, because by then I'll have a job and finally be able to afford them! :grin:

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666336)
Posted by Counterpunch on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:26am CDT

At least the Club is reliably late with everything.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666341)
Posted by Chaoslock on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:34am CDT

Anybody knows how much the Universe Seacons will cost for non-members?
They are my fav combiner team and I don't want to miss them.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666349)
Posted by Tigertrack on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:42am CDT

Chaoslock wrote:Anybody knows how much the Universe Seacons will cost for non-members?
They are my fav combiner team and I don't want to miss them.

We don't have any confirmation on price of any sort yet...must mean they will be free to club members. :grin:

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666351)
Posted by Dagon on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:45am CDT

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:Anybody knows how much the Universe Seacons will cost for non-members?
They are my fav combiner team and I don't want to miss them.

We don't have any confirmation on price of any sort yet...must mean they will be free to club members.

Clearly. That's one of the perks we get as members. Why all the complaining about $40 a year for free pictures of upcoming Universe figures? I get free Seacons.

And, I must say I'm surprised by Skowls' non-chalant response. I'd of thought we'd see him on the news with a rifle in the clock tower at this information....

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666352)
Posted by Tekka on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:47am CDT

No repaints in the first three waves? =( I won't give up hope.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666354)
Posted by Zeds on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:54am CDT

Great. Now I need to find my TF fix from some closeby street corner.

This statement in no way condones the use of drugs. DON'T USE DRUGS! :grin:

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666356)
Posted by Skowl on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:56am CDT

Dagon wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:
Chaoslock wrote:Anybody knows how much the Universe Seacons will cost for non-members?
They are my fav combiner team and I don't want to miss them.

We don't have any confirmation on price of any sort yet...must mean they will be free to club members.

Clearly. That's one of the perks we get as members. Why all the complaining about $40 a year for free pictures of upcoming Universe figures? I get free Seacons.

And, I must say I'm surprised by Skowls' non-chalant response. I'd of thought we'd see him on the news with a rifle in the clock tower at this information....

It's easy to be non-chalant when you're a starving student with no money. If they would have come out now and sold out before I got a job aand some money, that's when I would have 'gone postal', so to speak...

I've waited 4 years (that's right, since 2004 - check the news archives) for my favourite TFs to be repainted and re-released, I can wait another few months, no problem.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666362)
Posted by Dagon on March 28th, 2008 @ 8:04am CDT

Skowl wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Clearly. That's one of the perks we get as members. Why all the complaining about $40 a year for free pictures of upcoming Universe figures? I get free Seacons.

And, I must say I'm surprised by Skowls' non-chalant response. I'd of thought we'd see him on the news with a rifle in the clock tower at this information....

It's easy to be non-chalant when you're a starving student with no money. If they would have come out now and sold out before I got a job aand some money, that's when I would have 'gone postal', so to speak...

I've waited 4 years (that's right, since 2004 - check the news archives) for my favourite TFs to be repainted and re-released, I can wait another few months, no problem.

I understand. I was just speaking to the effect that you specifically get thwarted each and every time the Seacons are even mentioned. You are a better man than I; I would have grown so bitter that I would have moved to a cabin in the woods and made Seacons out of sticks and rocks by now.
Really though, everyone can handle a delayed release, and in your case it clearly will work out for the best.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666372)
Posted by Skowl on March 28th, 2008 @ 8:22am CDT

Dagon wrote:
Skowl wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Clearly. That's one of the perks we get as members. Why all the complaining about $40 a year for free pictures of upcoming Universe figures? I get free Seacons.

And, I must say I'm surprised by Skowls' non-chalant response. I'd of thought we'd see him on the news with a rifle in the clock tower at this information....

It's easy to be non-chalant when you're a starving student with no money. If they would have come out now and sold out before I got a job and some money, that's when I would have 'gone postal', so to speak...

I've waited 4 years (that's right, since 2004 - check the news archives) for my favourite TFs to be repainted and re-released, I can wait another few months, no problem.

I understand. I was just speaking to the effect that you specifically get thwarted each and every time the Seacons are even mentioned. You are a better man than I; I would have grown so bitter that I would have moved to a cabin in the woods and made Seacons out of sticks and rocks by now.
Really though, everyone can handle a delayed release, and in your case it clearly will work out for the best.

Haha! Seacons out of sticks and stones, eh? I think it's been done before...

Oh yeah, Beast Machines Hammerstrike :SICK:

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666424)
Posted by Dagon on March 28th, 2008 @ 9:10am CDT

Skowl wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Skowl wrote:
I understand. I was just speaking to the effect that you specifically get thwarted each and every time the Seacons are even mentioned. You are a better man than I; I would have grown so bitter that I would have moved to a cabin in the woods and made Seacons out of sticks and rocks by now.
Really though, everyone can handle a delayed release, and in your case it clearly will work out for the best.

Haha! Seacons out of sticks and stones, eh? I think it's been done before...

Oh yeah, Beast Machines Hammerstrike

Oh my god, that's awful. Was that from Beast Machines, or was it at the bottom of your cereal box Skowl? (I know where it's from, ok?)

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666464)
Posted by DISCHARGE on March 28th, 2008 @ 9:56am CDT

I can wait for the Seacons, no big deal.

Now for this little gem here:

I can't wait for the next Counterpunch article "Why I like Transformers: Beast MAchines"

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666474)
Posted by Counterpunch on March 28th, 2008 @ 10:06am CDT

DISCHARGE wrote:I can't wait for the next Counterpunch article "Why I like Transformers: Beast MAchines"

I started out with RiD for a reason. :wink:

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666507)
Posted by Overloaded on March 28th, 2008 @ 10:44am CDT

When are wave two and three being released ?

If I may ask please and thank you

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666561)
Posted by Nekoman on March 28th, 2008 @ 11:40am CDT

Skowl wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:I'm not sure if this will sadden, or excite Skowl...

I'm actually happy, because by then I'll have a job and finally be able to afford them!

I still wont have a job (not old enough), but I should be able to save up for it and get them by the time they’re out.

Yay for us poor people!

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666565)
Posted by Autobot Jazz on March 28th, 2008 @ 11:47am CDT

Nice, I figured Ratchet would be wave 2 if not 1 and it's good we got confirmation on which wave Jazz and Soundwave will be out, even if it will be awhile.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666712)
Posted by Bed Bugs on March 28th, 2008 @ 2:59pm CDT

This doesn't surprise me at all, in fact, I think the club did it on purpose. A good chunk of everyone's TF budget is already promised to the following currently:

Encore Skylynx
Encore Omega Supreme
Animated Prototypes
Premium Movie Figures
Botcon Box Sets
Club Registration
Botcon Souvenir Sets
Botcon dealer room purchases.

So I'm sure to encourage sales of Nightbeat and the Seacons, they delayed them. I mean, it wouldn't make sense to ship something over now when all its going to do is take up room in their warehouse until people get past Botcon.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666779)
Posted by Skullcrunchberries on March 28th, 2008 @ 4:27pm CDT

Works out better for me. Already have a Seacon set, but this'll give me more time to accumulate money for this >_>

And I seem to remember a Japanese release that was kind of a general off-white and gold color under the name God Neptune. Maybe it'll be something like that?

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666831)
Posted by TFBuyer on March 28th, 2008 @ 5:23pm CDT

After Encore Omega Supreme...I can handle that.

Dagon wrote:
Skowl wrote:
Haha! Seacons out of sticks and stones, eh? I think it's been done before...

Oh yeah, Beast Machines Hammerstrike

Dagon wrote:Oh my god, that's awful. Was that from Beast Machines, or was it at the bottom of your cereal box Skowl? (I know where it's from, ok?)

And I sort of liked that mold from the BM line... :-(

At least, I did before you all poked holes in my emotional bucket... :-(

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666880)
Posted by DISCHARGE on March 28th, 2008 @ 6:32pm CDT

Sgt. Grumbles wrote:Works out better for me. Already have a Seacon set, but this'll give me more time to accumulate money for this >_>

And I seem to remember a Japanese release that was kind of a general off-white and gold color under the name God Neptune. Maybe it'll be something like that?

We already know what the Seacons will look like. I can't find any decent
pictures so here is one off the cover of Master Collector:

DSC01043.JPG

There are better pictures out there but I'm too lazy to find them and I don't have a scanner.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666933)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on March 28th, 2008 @ 7:46pm CDT

Any one know how much the Seacons will be for non-members?

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (666959)
Posted by DISCHARGE on March 28th, 2008 @ 8:13pm CDT

Liege Evilmus wrote:Any one know how much the Seacons will be for non-members?

Basically I don't think there is buying them if you are a non-member.
When you purchase them they tack on 40 dollars, the price of membership,
and then you are enrolled in the program, I think.
They haven't even let us know how much they will be, but checking the forums today it was eluded they would be up for pre-order soon.

Re: Club Exclusive Universe Seacons And Nightbeat Delayed. (667249)
Posted by Firebird on March 29th, 2008 @ 8:13am CDT

I am actually gald that they will be delayed. I will be spending a lot of money for Botcon this year and need a few weeks to put the funds together for these guys.

That stimulus package check can't come soon enough...