Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores

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If you're searching for the latest in Robots in Disguise Combiner Force offerings, look no further; the UltraBee and Menasor sets have been sighted on US soil! Both sets were sighted by yours truly in, of all places, local comic book shop Memory Lane Comics in coastal Wilmington, North Carolina. Despite them not being found in standard retail, this is a good sign: it means that they will soon hit brick-and-mortar stores of the norm very soon!

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Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1888178)
Posted by WreckerJack on June 9th, 2017 @ 12:49am CDT

Our very own chuckdawg1999 has done a video review of Hyperchange Soundwave. In the video below he shows us the ins and outs of how this new figure transforms. If you are a fan of the Robots in Disguise series, you will want to know that Combiner Force figures are showing up at stores in the US.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1888239)
Posted by RAR on June 9th, 2017 @ 10:33am CDT

I just got Skysledge & Stormhammer. Stormhammer is a bit to hair trigger for my liking - just look a him funny and he pops open on his own.

It's nice enough though.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1888995)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 12th, 2017 @ 7:25pm CDT

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I have the crash combiners I wanted, so I am happy. Can't wait for the team combiners though!

Bludgeon and Twinferno are the next warrior buys for me. Keep passing on Blastwave so Bludgeon needs to get here so I can buy him too

I only bought Blastwave because I'll need it to review Bludgeon. If they AT LEAST would've given Blastwave a different face, I'd keep it.

Get red symbols, make him SG Bludgeon. that is why I have almost bought him several times!
But this is SG Bludgeon.

A repurpose of him, at least.

Yeah but this mold is new, easy to come by, and is a better figure

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889025)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 12th, 2017 @ 10:43pm CDT

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I have the crash combiners I wanted, so I am happy. Can't wait for the team combiners though!

Bludgeon and Twinferno are the next warrior buys for me. Keep passing on Blastwave so Bludgeon needs to get here so I can buy him too

I only bought Blastwave because I'll need it to review Bludgeon. If they AT LEAST would've given Blastwave a different face, I'd keep it.

Get red symbols, make him SG Bludgeon. that is why I have almost bought him several times!
But this is SG Bludgeon.

A repurpose of him, at least.

Yeah but this mold is new, easy to come by, and is a better figure

Thinking more about it, he could be SG Aligned Bludgeon, now that there's a whole SG multiverse out there.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889469)
Posted by Bronzewolf on June 14th, 2017 @ 7:51pm CDT

TFW2005 Member jon trooper recently found the most recent wave of Robots In Disguise legion class figures, meaning Cyclonus and Heatseeker, at UK retail! These two were found at a Morrisons store, for seven Pounds. Here's the provided image!

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889471)
Posted by Bronzewolf on June 14th, 2017 @ 8:02pm CDT

Autobase Aichi has shared new photos of Robots In Disguise Warrior Class Twinferno! We recently saw the Titans Return version of this character, but in his RID form he's totally reimagined as he's now a "Stealth Bomber" of some kind, and, well, he's orange. He does homage his original character, though, as he still has his signature dragon hands. Here are the in-box images!

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889484)
Posted by BombshellDaBug on June 14th, 2017 @ 9:03pm CDT

Someone at Hasbro must REALLY like Twinferno/Doublecross if he's getting a RiD toy AND a Titans Return toy.

Anyways, this looks like it'll be a pretty decent figure. Not something to go out of your way for, but I see myself snagging this if it happens to be on the shelf.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889494)
Posted by Lucky Logician on June 14th, 2017 @ 9:49pm CDT

That is a lot of bright orange. Like G2 levels of bright orange.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889558)
Posted by Evil Eye on June 15th, 2017 @ 7:02am CDT

Jesus that is an ugly shade of orange.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889575)
Posted by ebo716 on June 15th, 2017 @ 8:46am CDT

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I finally figured out what that orange reminded me of.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889583)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 15th, 2017 @ 9:29am CDT

The orange makes the altmode remind me of Samus's ship:

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889584)
Posted by Kurona on June 15th, 2017 @ 9:31am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:The orange makes the altmode remind me of Samus's ship:

Makes sense - Samus just had two new games revealed, why not a toy to go along with them?

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889704)
Posted by Optimum Supreme on June 15th, 2017 @ 6:51pm CDT

Stealth bomber with giant dragon heads sticking out? ohhhhhhhhhhhkay

really puts the disguise in robots in disguise. 8-}

Only looks like dc/tf in the most superficial of ways. There maybe be some interesting Warriors I'd pick up it I weren't futilely holding out saving my mons, hon, for TR figures, but I don't think I'd pick this up if RID was the only line instead of 1 of 3.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889822)
Posted by Va'al on June 16th, 2017 @ 6:33am CDT

After the in-package images from a couple of days ago, we now also have in-hand images of the Transformers: Robots in Disguise Combiner Force figures for Thermidor, Twinferno and Bludgeon! The first two are courtesy of Yong Zhang of HK-TF, while the latter is from Baidu user 全波段巡天. Check them all out below, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub!

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889824)
Posted by Kurona on June 16th, 2017 @ 7:15am CDT

Argh. I was wanting to pick up Twinferno, but it looks like he suffers badly from Aerialbot syndrome.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889829)
Posted by Bronzewolf on June 16th, 2017 @ 8:00am CDT

"Alright, we've got a new lobster transformer coming out. What should we name it?"
"Thermidor"
Isn't that kind of stup-"
"Shhhhhhh. Thermidor"

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889842)
Posted by william-james88 on June 16th, 2017 @ 9:05am CDT

Bronzewolf wrote:"Alright, we've got a new lobster transformer coming out. What should we name it?"
"Thermidor"
Isn't that kind of stup-"
"Shhhhhhh. Thermidor"

Its absolutely brilliant.

With Bisque being a smooth, creamy, highly seasoned soup of French origin, classically based on a strained broth of lobster, Thermidor is a French dish consisting of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy, stuffed into a lobster shell. =P~

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889857)
Posted by Bronzewolf on June 16th, 2017 @ 10:08am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:"Alright, we've got a new lobster transformer coming out. What should we name it?"
"Thermidor"
Isn't that kind of stup-"
"Shhhhhhh. Thermidor"

Its absolutely brilliant.

With Bisque being a smooth, creamy, highly seasoned soup of French origin, classically based on a strained broth of lobster, Thermidor is a French dish consisting of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy, stuffed into a lobster shell.

Yes, Will, I Know what Lobster Thermidor is, thank you. :lol:

It's still a groan worthy pun.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889862)
Posted by william-james88 on June 16th, 2017 @ 10:16am CDT

Bronzewolf wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:"Alright, we've got a new lobster transformer coming out. What should we name it?"
"Thermidor"
Isn't that kind of stup-"
"Shhhhhhh. Thermidor"

Its absolutely brilliant.

With Bisque being a smooth, creamy, highly seasoned soup of French origin, classically based on a strained broth of lobster, Thermidor is a French dish consisting of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy, stuffed into a lobster shell.

Yes, Will, I Know what Lobster Thermidor is, thank you. It's still a groan worthy pun.

Well I didnt know until this character came out. And now thats all I want to eat.

Funny though how lobster used to be seen as a terrible thing to eat, so much so that prisons were not allowed to feed them to prisoners more than twice a week since it was deemed too cruel.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889866)
Posted by Bronzewolf on June 16th, 2017 @ 10:29am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:"Alright, we've got a new lobster transformer coming out. What should we name it?"
"Thermidor"
Isn't that kind of stup-"
"Shhhhhhh. Thermidor"

Its absolutely brilliant.

With Bisque being a smooth, creamy, highly seasoned soup of French origin, classically based on a strained broth of lobster, Thermidor is a French dish consisting of a creamy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy, stuffed into a lobster shell.

Yes, Will, I Know what Lobster Thermidor is, thank you. It's still a groan worthy pun.

Well I didnt know until this character came out. And now thats all I want to eat.

Funny though how lobster used to be seen as a terrible thing to eat, so much so that prisons were not allowed to feed them to prisoners more than twice a week since it was deemed too cruel.

That I didn't know. Interesting, thank you.
Lobster can do that to you, I heard of lobster rolls around a year ago (Mmmm, Lobster shreds with a fresh slaw on a warm roll) and since then it has been my life's quest to find a good one. Being in literally the center of the country, however, has made that hard.

BACK ON TOPIC (Why do I always pull people off topic about food?)
Bludgeon looks cool. Twinferno looks cool. LOVE the flame accessories. Those look amazing.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889867)
Posted by william-james88 on June 16th, 2017 @ 10:32am CDT

Bronzewolf wrote:Bludgeon looks cool. Twinferno looks cool. LOVE the flame accessories. Those look amazing.

Yup, geting all three, no question. I really love this line for its inventive designs.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889888)
Posted by ScottyP on June 16th, 2017 @ 1:23pm CDT

If you take the dragon heads off of Twinferno's alt mode it looks a great deal like Samus Aran's ship.

More fun Thermidor facts: Thermidor is a blue lobster, which is a real thing. These are estimated to be found once out of about 2 million lobsters. (And I look afterwards and of course the wiki dudes already noted this.)

Fine then, more trivia. Thermidor is the name of the 11th month in the French Republican Calendar. Most of the RiD episodes where Thermidor appeared premiered in November, the 11th month on our calendar. Also, the word has "come to mean a retreat from more radical goals and strategies during a revolution, especially when caused by a replacement of leading personalities" says Wikipedia. This is applicable to Thermidor since Clawtrap stole his ship, and since Starscream punted the Scavengers aside in Season 3 as the main villain.

Finally, Thermidor is first seen in a cold environment, which could possibly be a reference to appliance company Thermador who have a high reputation for their commercial use refrigerators.

Basically, Thermidor is the best name.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889899)
Posted by RAR on June 16th, 2017 @ 2:35pm CDT

I'd like to see what Twin-ferno looks like with the Dragon head folded under the wings (by his sides) and perhaps with the flame still in the mouths.

It would then look more like a regular jet Mode I think.

I hope the presence of Movie toys in the UK doesn't prevent these coming out.

Do we have confirmation of the rest of the Warrior wave yet as I heard a rumour that Ratchet & Bisk Repacks might be in the same wave - and we never got them in the UK.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889917)
Posted by Tranzilla on June 16th, 2017 @ 3:56pm CDT

Bronzewolf wrote:"Alright, we've got a new lobster transformer coming out. What should we name it?"
"Thermidor"
Isn't that kind of stup-"
"Shhhhhhh. Thermidor"

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1889937)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 16th, 2017 @ 5:42pm CDT

ScottyP wrote:This is applicable to Thermidor since Clawtrap stole his ship, and since Starscream punted the Scavengers aside in Season 3 as the main villain.

That was still season 2 (or "Season 2.5", as that mini-series is also called). We're in season 3 now.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1890143)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 17th, 2017 @ 4:26pm CDT

I feel this is necessary to bring back up:

Twinferno is amazing and I will own him! Bludgeon is also really cool, though Twinferno is the bomb to me

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1890168)
Posted by Bronzewolf on June 17th, 2017 @ 6:17pm CDT

God dang it. Now you've all made me want bisque. (The soup, not the toy. Although the toy would be nice, too.)

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1891000)
Posted by Prime Target on June 20th, 2017 @ 7:00pm CDT

Twinferno looks pretty good for an RID fig Paint apps are on par and I like his Robot mode design although he shares the same flaw of TR Twinferno being not having actual hands Dragon heads and his alt mode looks kinda dumb I mean a Bomber with dragon heads? That only makes sense as like a kinda chinese new year thing. I appreciate that the heads in Bot mode can use the weapons for a Flamethrower effect and they're used cleverly in the Bomber mode but a lack of a 5mm peg means you unfortunately can't use them as swords

.

Thermidor is easily the best out of the three Bisk looks cool in both modes but this is just Spectacular

The blue really looks Badass here and both modes look better because of it. The new headsculpt looks Show accurate (I don't know for sure cause I havn't seen those eps or seen any screenshots with him in them) The guns do look a little out of place though :BANG_HEAD:

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1891070)
Posted by Va'al on June 21st, 2017 @ 3:07am CDT

Our fellow Seibertronian chuckdawg1999 has brought us today another video review, and this time it's Transformers: Robots in Disguise Combiner Force One-Step Strongarm and Heatseeker! You can checkout his thoughts below too, and some comparisons in the video itself.

Strongarm and Heatseeker are new additions to the RID One Step line. Strongarm features a new transformation and is color matched to the Ultra Bee combiner figure. Heatseeker is the more interesting of the two since it's a new character with a slick vehicle mode. Both are good additions to your collections.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1891077)
Posted by ExciKaiser on June 21st, 2017 @ 4:06am CDT

Prime Target wrote:he shares the same flaw of TR Twinferno being not having actual hands Dragon heads

Not really, having the elbows bending on the good direciton mades him less flawed than TR one.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1894858)
Posted by DISCHARGE on July 6th, 2017 @ 7:38pm CDT

Hey guys, been a while.
I haven't seen anyone post a sighting of these guys, prolly just missed it..
Anyway, I picked up the Dragstrip set in the Park City Walmart north of Chicago.
I actually think they look alright for being so simple.

dragnado.jpg

warnado.jpg

Aside from the minicons, this is the only thing I've bought from this line..

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1894871)
Posted by Va'al on July 6th, 2017 @ 8:37pm CDT

Fellow Seibertronian DISCHARGE has dropped by with a US sighting from the Transformers: Robots in Disguise line, specifically the new Combiner Force series: two-packs for Dragstrip / Wildbreak and Warnado / Shockdrive! These were found in a Chicago Walmart for $14.97, as you can see in the images below.

Makes sure to use our Sightings section for yourself or help out fellow toy collectors too, and happy hunting!

Hey guys, been a while.
I haven't seen anyone post a sighting of these guys, prolly just missed it..
Anyway, I picked up the Dragstrip set in the Park City Walmart north of Chicago.
I actually think they look alright for being so simple.
Aside from the minicons, this is the only thing I've bought from this line..

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1894873)
Posted by Bronzewolf on July 6th, 2017 @ 8:57pm CDT

Want to rep your favorite robots this upcoming school year? Well, Toys R Us has you covered there, too, because a good deal on TLK toys was not all that catalog had to offer. No, in addition, we also got a look at two new pieces of Transformers merchandise: A Backpack featuring artwork from Transformers Robots in Disguise, plus a new silver Autobot symbol lunch bag to go with it! Rock these threads and then rock the forums threads down below by letting us know if you see these at TRU or anywhere else in the coming weeks, and definitely tell us if you plan to be the coolest kid in school and pick these up.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1894890)
Posted by Bounti76 on July 7th, 2017 @ 12:47am CDT

I just got that circular in the mail today! I've seen that lunch bag for a month or so, though, ever since my "local" TRU set up their TLK display.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895071)
Posted by william-james88 on July 7th, 2017 @ 10:37pm CDT

The Combiner Force Menasor figure from Robots in Disguise is now up for sale on Amazon. It is coming out in 3 days fellow Seibertronian Scotty P telling us the one he just ordered from them should arrive by next Wednesday. It is Amazon itself selling the toy (not a marketplace seller) for $29.99 and eligible for Prime shipping.
If you are interested in seeing more of this toy before purchasing him, check out the review we posted.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895167)
Posted by Anonymous on July 8th, 2017 @ 12:38pm CDT

Potential spoiler!!!!!!https://mobile.twitter.com/tfwiki/status/881373745352409089

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895175)
Posted by Cobotron on July 8th, 2017 @ 1:22pm CDT

Hey Awesomepow! Just letting you know, if you want a web link to be active when posting you have to use the URL tag. The tag buttons are located just above the text field when posting. I went ahaed and took care of it for you. You can hit the quote button on your post to see what I did. ;)^

that is a juicy spoiler! And fruity! (potentially)

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895183)
Posted by Bronzewolf on July 8th, 2017 @ 2:02pm CDT

Our very own xRotorstormx found those Transformers Robots in Disguise backpacks and lunchbags that were just spotted in the new Toys R Us serial (plus a couple new ones) at a Michigan TRU! Along with the RID pack and the silver Autobot symbol lunch bag, she also found bags with artwork similar to standard Generations designs, plus an Autobot logo backpack!

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895189)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 8th, 2017 @ 2:45pm CDT

That generations Bumblebee on that lunchbag looks really up to no good with that expression. I don't trust him at all. Nope nope.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895284)
Posted by WreckerJack on July 9th, 2017 @ 4:01am CDT

According to twitter it looks like a new Transformers themed snack is going to be hitting shelves. These will be made by the brand Signature Kitchens which is owned and sold by Safeway grocery stores. They come in fun shapes of Transformers: Robots in Disguise characters, shown below.

If you need a Transformers lunchbox to go with your snacks, have a look here.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895290)
Posted by Munkky on July 9th, 2017 @ 5:39am CDT

The first thing I thing I thought of when I saw this was that Filthy Frank video where the bald guy shouts "FRUIT SNACK! FRUIT SNACK!"

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895303)
Posted by Glarryg on July 9th, 2017 @ 9:26am CDT

Twitter just announced this now? I've been seeing these at the grocery store since at least last Christmas.

Glarryg

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895305)
Posted by Cobotron on July 9th, 2017 @ 9:43am CDT

I think the really important take away from this bit of news, other than a tasty fruit blaster fun snack
for lunch on the go is..................

MEGATRON?!?!?!?!?!?!

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895315)
Posted by evogrg on July 9th, 2017 @ 9:58am CDT

Also Acme, Albertsons, Vons, Pavillions, Shaws, Jewel Osco! Just to name a few.

They're all owned by the same patent company which unified it's store brand across all its banners.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895333)
Posted by Terrsolpix on July 9th, 2017 @ 11:43am CDT

Somebody's got to bite the bullet fruit snack and give us a review of them.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895354)
Posted by Glarryg on July 9th, 2017 @ 2:57pm CDT

They're like every fruit snack out there: artificial flavoring, gummy texture, and only slightly less likely to get stuck in your teeth than traditional Gummy Bears (rest assured, they will get stuck, but only to a slightly smaller extent). The shapes are hit-or-miss; there are as many that look like the picture on the box as there are those that are barely-decipherable blobs. You won't learn any more about Megatron in RID15 by buying these than you will by looking at the above pic.

That's not to say they're bad. It's just that fruit snacks are a dime-a-dozen product; if you've had one, you've had them all.

Glarryg

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895419)
Posted by crazyfist on July 9th, 2017 @ 8:31pm CDT

I work at a Harris Teeter grocery store in North Carolina. They've had those RID fruit snacks for about 2 years now...maybe 3 years. They cost like $.97 with your VIC card. They taste just like every other fruit snack. I buy them every once in awhile just for a treat...

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895585)
Posted by william-james88 on July 10th, 2017 @ 1:40pm CDT

There is lots of new Robots in Disguise toys found both online and in stores for Canadian fans.

Canada had skipped on every Legion class wave under the "weaponiser" so toys like Bisk and Grounpounder never appeared. However, Bisk is rereleased with Blurr under the "combiner force" subline and is currently found at Toysrus.

The latest Warriors such as Twinferno, Thermidor and Bludgeon have been found in Toysrus stores and are also available on both toysrus.ca and walmart.ca

The same applies to the latest wave of Crash Combiners which includes Dragbreak Lunaforce Primestrong and Shocknado. They have ben found at both Walmart and Toysrus stores but only Toysrus.ca has them online at the moment.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895764)
Posted by william-james88 on July 10th, 2017 @ 10:43pm CDT

When it comes to Thermidor, this review, and images found within, will mostly be comparing him to Bisk. I'd love to review the toy as new but in reality he is similar to Bisk in every way aside from the head and deco. For those who do not own this mold, it is simply perfect. The alt mose is original, the robot mode has great personality with alt mode integration. It's a fun transformation that is not at all bothersome and both intuitive and creative. The real difference here is the deco and the head. The head has very features, he actually has pupils for a change.

The deco for the eyes works rather well. The paint may be sloppy depending on your copy, especially in the lower mandibles. The amount of paint apps between both is almost the same but Thermidore wins out with having his whole abdominal area painted silver while Bisk's is left unpainted. Also, I always appreciate when the rims are painted which is the case here so no need to wait for the Takara version here (not that it would happen).

I recomend this toy to any fan of the Bisk mold and to those who have not experienced this mold yet, as well to those who want a nice representation of the character found in the show. I am happy with my purchase and there isn't much more I could ask for.

Re: Combiner Force UltraBee and Menasor Spotted in US Stores (1895775)
Posted by MaverickPrime on July 10th, 2017 @ 11:27pm CDT

That blue is GORGEOUS.

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