G1 Transformers Warpath and Gears Reissues found at US Walmart

I hope they do a limited restock of the first wave, I still need Outback. Definitely want these two figures, especially Warpath.

Emerje

I have yet to find a Bumblebee, but it's great that these are getting reissued

Besides, nothing will ruin my day. I just got TR Overlord from Marshall's for 13$ and I love him

Nathaniel Prime wrote:I have yet to find a Bumblebee, but it's great that these are getting reissued

Besides, nothing will ruin my day. I just got TR Overlord from Marshall's for 13$ and I love him

Congrats on that awesome deal, really happy you like him!

Emerje wrote:I hope they do a limited restock of the first wave, I still need Outback. Definitely want these two figures, especially Warpath.

Emerje

Don’t just check in the aisle. I was at a Walmart Friday and didn’t see anything new and was leaving only to turn around and saw a Bumblebee drop bin with all wave one minibots. Snagged 2 Bees and an Outback. I remember getting outback as a present when I was 4 so he had a lot of sentimental value. Honestly I think he’s the only minibot I had when I was a kid till G2 started and I got G2 Bee

Randomhero wrote:

Emerje wrote:I hope they do a limited restock of the first wave, I still need Outback. Definitely want these two figures, especially Warpath.

Emerje

Don’t just check in the aisle. I was at a Walmart Friday and didn’t see anything new and was leaving only to turn around and saw a Bumblebee drop bin with all wave one minibots. Snagged 2 Bees and an Outback. I remember getting outback as a present when I was 4 so he had a lot of sentimental value. Honestly I think he’s the only minibot I had when I was a kid till G2 started and I got G2 Bee

Interesting. Does this same store have shelf space set aside in the Transformers section or was this the only place they made room for them? One of my local Walmarts had the big movie display with these and now has four pegs set aside for them (currently containing two leftover Swerves) while the other Walmart never got the display or the figures and doesn't have peg space set aside. I didn't notice a bin when I was there Sunday but maybe I should have looked harder?

Emerje

I'd like to see bumper, and hubcap.

Emerje wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

Emerje wrote:I hope they do a limited restock of the first wave, I still need Outback. Definitely want these two figures, especially Warpath.

Emerje

Don’t just check in the aisle. I was at a Walmart Friday and didn’t see anything new and was leaving only to turn around and saw a Bumblebee drop bin with all wave one minibots. Snagged 2 Bees and an Outback. I remember getting outback as a present when I was 4 so he had a lot of sentimental value. Honestly I think he’s the only minibot I had when I was a kid till G2 started and I got G2 Bee

Interesting. Does this same store have shelf space set aside in the Transformers section or was this the only place they made room for them? One of my local Walmarts had the big movie display with these and now has four pegs set aside for them (currently containing two leftover Swerves) while the other Walmart never got the display or the figures and doesn't have peg space set aside. I didn't notice a bin when I was there Sunday but maybe I should have looked harder?

Emerje

Walmart’s are currently doing new mod sets and the transformers section is pretty big now.

Randomhero wrote:Walmart’s are currently doing new mod sets and the transformers section is pretty big now.

Both of my Walmarts have done their resets. The one with the Mini-Bots has a large TF section, but the one that doesn't got a small section. And it's odd because the latter store is supposed to be the flagship store for the area right in the capital, yet the toy department as a whole is pretty small. Especially after they removed an entire aisle last year for clearance space only to turn it into seasonal overflow this year and then take another toy aisle this year for new clearance space. *shrug*

Emerje

aaaah warpath.. have him from when I was a kid.. had gotten him of an older kid who was selling his toys in a classified ad...

his barrel was chipped so maybe this is a good excuse to replace him. Use to love using him to defend metroplex as he was the only minibot I had besides scamper and scramble city limbs...

Emerje wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

Emerje wrote:I hope they do a limited restock of the first wave, I still need Outback. Definitely want these two figures, especially Warpath.

Emerje

Don’t just check in the aisle. I was at a Walmart Friday and didn’t see anything new and was leaving only to turn around and saw a Bumblebee drop bin with all wave one minibots. Snagged 2 Bees and an Outback. I remember getting outback as a present when I was 4 so he had a lot of sentimental value. Honestly I think he’s the only minibot I had when I was a kid till G2 started and I got G2 Bee

Interesting. Does this same store have shelf space set aside in the Transformers section or was this the only place they made room for them? One of my local Walmarts had the big movie display with these and now has four pegs set aside for them (currently containing two leftover Swerves) while the other Walmart never got the display or the figures and doesn't have peg space set aside. I didn't notice a bin when I was there Sunday but maybe I should have looked harder?

Emerje

The minibots were also in one of drop bins at my local store, at least when they were first stocked. The leftovers from that are making their way to isle, but those are slim pickings.

I wish I'd know that Hot Rod would be a self warmed. I saw him on clearance at one of the walmarts for $7.00

I have also found Hot Rod down to $7 at Wal-mart. I keep hoping to run across a Devastator for about $25. Stranger things have happened.

Randomhero wrote:Walmart’s are currently doing new mod sets and the transformers section is pretty big now.

Where are you, and what Walmarts do you speak of? All of the Walmarts I ghost for TFs across two counties and four municipalities have Transformers sections that are about two pegs wide, with the voyagers/leaders six feet away under Star Wars toys. Of course, that's only if they actually have any in stock and all of the pegs read for the Siege line.

I'm starting to switch to Targets now since they're at least keeping pegs for Studio Series.

My local Walmart decided to place the minibots with the diecast cars. The Hotwheels and such.

Weird...

No luck for me tonight with Walmart. Worse yet, it’s apparently one of the “two columns only” configurations for all of their Transformers toys.

Found them in Pasco, Wa today. The upc didn't come up when scanned. I grabbed the last Gears but left Warpath. Looks to be packed with Bumblebee and Swerve.

With Transformers G1 Soundwave being rereleased at Walmart this year, everyone hoped that would also mean a rerelease of his cassettes. Well, now we have confirmation that it’s happening. We found images on the Snakas blog of two packs each having two cassettes. One pack comes with Ravage and Rumble (in Red) and the other comes with Laserbeak and Frenzy (in Blue). This is the very first rerelease of Frenzy and Rumble by Hasbro, so quite the occasion. All we know for the release date is sometime in 2019, but as we saw with Optimus Prime that sometime could be tomorrow. So keep your eyes peeled. We also have no confirmation on the price.

Yes! Hopefully each pack will be 10$ or something. I would buy them all with Soundwave if that's the case.

Awesome! That's perfect! I have Rumble, Ravage, and Buzzsaw.
Will definitely pick up Frenchy and Lazerbird!

Nathaniel Prime wrote:Yes! Hopefully each pack will be 10$ or something. I would buy them all with Soundwave if that's the case.

I'd be shocked if they're under $20 each.


Well that is exciting news that's bad for my wallet. Might have to jump at SW and his minions now.

So does this finally solve the 30 year old debate about which color is Frenzy and which color is Rumble

Ironhide516 wrote:So does this finally solve the 30 year old debate about which color is Frenzy and which color is Rumble

Nah the battle lines are pretty deep on this topic.

Cobotron wrote:Awesome! That's perfect! I have Rumble, Ravage, and Buzzsaw.
Will definitely pick up Frenchy and Lazerbird!

Same here, I got Rumble and Ravage when I was a kid and my brother got me Buzzsaw for Christmas

Hah! Rumble is RED and Frenzy is BLUE! Take THAT, suckas!

When did Laserbeak's laser get so short?

Big Grim wrote:When did Laserbeak's laser get so short?

Good eye.





I guess Soundwave listens to Bob Barkers advice

carytheone wrote:

Big Grim wrote:When did Laserbeak's laser get so short?

Good eye.





I guess Soundwave listens to Bob Barkers advice

Pfffft.

carytheone wrote:

Ironhide516 wrote:So does this finally solve the 30 year old debate about which color is Frenzy and which color is Rumble

Nah the battle lines are pretty deep on this topic.

This rerelease is a deep loss for all FIRRIB fans. However! We will not back down! Has long as / are still around, this fight shall never be over!

Shhh, no one mention that the original toys were exactly like this, as that would prove that FIBRIR was the original idea.

You know, I find that I don't like any of the cassettes as well as those originals. Even the masterpiece versions come up short when compared to those in my mind. I don't know why. I mean they've updated virtually every character from G1 in one form or another and created superior toys ... except those guys. They're just neat. Glad to see them coming back!

Expect to pay $40 a pack for them.

I'm just worried what will happen if they decide to reissue Ratbat, given he originally came with Frenzy

leokearon wrote:I'm just worried what will happen if they decide to reissue Ratbat, given he originally came with Frenzy

Maybe they will save him for the Soundblaster release?

Nexus Knight wrote:Shhh, no one mention that the original toys were exactly like this, as that would prove that FIBRIR was the original idea.

Damnit! I was gonna do just that after seeing all the comments! Yeah, this is nothing new. The G1 Hasbro releases always followed RIRFIB. It's the G1 cartoon that first gave us RIBFIR. Since then, Hasbro releases have alternated between the two naming schemes, fueling the fires of the debate. Takara has always remained loyal to RIRFIB, though, and even swapped the names back for Japan's release of the G1 cartoon a year later. Since this "Vintage G1" line is trying to emulate the original releases as much as possible, right down to how Soundwave and his minions were bundled and sold, it makes sense that Hasbro would retain the original RIRFIB naming scheme for this line.

cruizerdave wrote:You know, I find that I don't like any of the cassettes as well as those originals. Even the masterpiece versions come up short when compared to those in my mind. I don't know why. I mean they've updated virtually every character from G1 in one form or another and created superior toys ... except those guys. They're just neat. Glad to see them coming back!

I still say to this day, G1 Ravage is one of the most elegant Transforming toys ever made.

Original toys
Marvel comics
US cartoon
Japanese cartoon
Ladybird Books
Kid Stuff
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers continuity
Alternators toys
Diamond Select
Music Label earphones
Robot Heroes
G1: The Awakening
Transformers (2010 toyline)
Transformers United
Masterpiece
Transformers Legends
Transformers: Devastation
Transformers: Earth Wars

Not really being upto speed on 'FIRRIB', I thought the Wiki might be helpful. They have this chart... That doesn't make it any less confusing

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Nexus Knight wrote:Shhh, no one mention that the original toys were exactly like this, as that would prove that FIBRIR was the original idea.

Damnit! I was gonna do just that after seeing all the comments! Yeah, this is nothing new. The G1 Hasbro releases always followed RIRFIB. It's the G1 cartoon that first gave us RIBFIR. Since then, Hasbro releases have alternated between the two naming schemes, fueling the fires of the debate. Takara has always remained loyal to RIRFIB, though, and even swapped the names back for Japan's release of the G1 cartoon a year later. Since this "Vintage G1" line is trying to emulate the original releases as much as possible, right down to how Soundwave and his minions were bundled and sold, it makes sense that Hasbro would retain the original RIRFIB naming scheme for this line.

There's a pattern, but it's inconsistent. The main players in this war are either in team toy or team toon.



Lifted from the TFWiki.

carytheone wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Nexus Knight wrote:Shhh, no one mention that the original toys were exactly like this, as that would prove that FIBRIR was the original idea.

Damnit! I was gonna do just that after seeing all the comments! Yeah, this is nothing new. The G1 Hasbro releases always followed RIRFIB. It's the G1 cartoon that first gave us RIBFIR. Since then, Hasbro releases have alternated between the two naming schemes, fueling the fires of the debate. Takara has always remained loyal to RIRFIB, though, and even swapped the names back for Japan's release of the G1 cartoon a year later. Since this "Vintage G1" line is trying to emulate the original releases as much as possible, right down to how Soundwave and his minions were bundled and sold, it makes sense that Hasbro would retain the original RIRFIB naming scheme for this line.

There's a pattern, but it's inconsistent. The main players in this war are either in team toy or team toon.

Frumbles.jpg

Lifted from the TFWiki.

None of that contradicts what I said at all, actually. Takara Tomy has always done it RIRFIB, and Hasbro switches back and forth. Where I take offense, though, is in the name of that JPEG. Everyone knows their proper couple name is "Rumbzy!"

I want to be excited for these but im sure they're going to be really over priced, wouldnt be surprised at all if they are around $30 if not more. Hopefully these will be the next hot rod & they'll show up in clearance for next to nothing

The Cassette reissues are absolutely amazing, especially in that beautiful G1 packaging. Soundwave and the cassettes are my weak spot alongside Pretenders! I like Blaster, but he just didn't do it for me like Soundwave.

Megatron Wolf wrote:I want to be excited for these but im sure they're going to be really over priced, wouldnt be surprised at all if they are around $30 if not more. Hopefully these will be the next hot rod & they'll show up in clearance for next to nothing

Yeah, I am with you there. These seem awesome and I always wanted a G1 ravage but I am weary on the price. Also, because these will be really sought after, I fear that I will have to pay that high price (if its high) just to ensure I get them. I am hoping for a $20 CAD or less price point.

Well I'll be keeping my eye out for two sets, as per the Hot Rod, Devastator, Prime and Mini Vehicles reissues for some friends. Hopefully they, alongside the Soundwave and second batch of Mini vehicle reissues, will come in after MP BW Megatron drops...

Wolfman Jake wrote:

carytheone wrote:stuff

None of that contradicts what I said at all, actually.

Wow there must be a knee jerk response to assume people are trying to argue on the internet. I was supporting what you said with a visual reference. The vast majority of times RIRFIB (the pattern) with a few exceptions (the inconsistency). le sigh

A 'visual reference' someone else made two minutes earlier, and put a little more effort into than just copying a jpg...

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:A 'visual reference' someone else made two minutes earlier, and put a little more effort into than just copying a jpg...

Yeah I saw that after I hit submit. Took a few minutes to copy, paste, crop and upload the screen cap. And yours wasn't copied from the TFWIki? So I guess I was supposed to delete my copied info that I didn't paste first?

Mine was copied from the Wiki, only as plain text which I then manually adjusted on the page, as I was doing other things.
The ' ' indicates it's no big deal.

leokearon wrote:I'm just worried what will happen if they decide to reissue Ratbat, given he originally came with Frenzy

Maybe they'll do Enemy, or do the actual version of Frenzy that came with Ratbat which was the cheap version with plastic feet instead of die-cast, but came with the gold weapons.

Or confuse the issue even more, releasing Ratbat with Overkill or Slugfest?

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Or confuse the issue even more, releasing Ratbat with Overkill or Slugfest?

I'd love to see them have some fun with this and do a Wing-thing (orange Ratbat) with Enemy 2-pack. That would be awesome. And a Howlback and Garboil 2 pack would be awesome as well. They could do endless Cassettes!

Though I'd really love to see Hasbro release Slamdance and Squawkbox at long last, who have never been reissued. I thought we'd get reissues of them long before we'd ever see "reissues" of the Dinosaur cassettes.

I am sincerely loving all of the G1 reissues we’ve gotten, and are continuing to get. It’s really exciting. Especially since I just started collecting G1 figures last year. It’s helping to fill in the ranks. I don’t mind at all that my collection is a mix of originals and reissues at all. I’m just hoping that whatever figures are being released from now on are much easier to get than Starscream, and the minibots were. I know some areas had it easier than others. As far as I know my area did not see any reissues. And trying to order through walmart’s website was an awful online shopping experience. There were a few times that figures appeared in stock, went to check out, and they were out of stock. Other times I got my order in, and then days later I got one cancelation for one minibot. The next day a cancelation for another. Then a cancelation for Starscream. Hot Rod was the only easy one to acquire.

Surely this is The Line that HasTak should be thinking of reissues for figures they have never done so before, given Transformers profile couldn't really get much higher than right now.

Slamdance and Squawkbox, Snapdragon and Apeface, Blue Bacchus, the double Targetmasters and perhaps even a nice Raiden boxset?

carytheone wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

carytheone wrote:stuff

None of that contradicts what I said at all, actually.

Wow there must be a knew jerk response to assume people are trying to argue on the internet. I was supporting what you said with a visual reference. The vast majority of times RIRFIB (the pattern) with a few exceptions (the inconsistency). le sigh

I'm assuming you meant "knee jerk." And yes, I thought you were contradicting me at first. My apologies for that. Tone and intent are so hard to read in plain text on the internet.

What I'm most sorry about, though, is that my response distracted you from my main intent in replying, to make my "Rumbzy" joke!