Generations 2012 Series 01 and Transformers Prime Deluxe Wave 4 Listed for Pre-Order on BBTS

AutobotMR2 wrote:Thanks for adding the link. I'm at work right now and our computers are awful, plus I actually have to look like I'm working. LOL

Not a problem. And yeah, distribution around here has sucked, so got them. *Sigh*

WOOT! Front paged! I honestly figured I would be repeating information with this since the staff is always really quick with this stuff. As for the toys, they look great, if I can sell off my DOTM Shockwave I will be getting this version! I can't stand duplicates in my collection.

maybe this will cheer you up then: they also listed the next wave of Prime deluxes, but just like they did with vehicon in the previous wave, you can only get airachnid if you get the full set of 3, the others are repaints of bumblebee and wheeljack
razzafrazzamgnen. why oh why did they have to do it this way? i only want airachnid, i don't need repaints.

GuyIncognito wrote:Jazz and Shockwave are must-buys for me. I'll pass on OP as I prefer the WFC version, which I already have.

I'm surprised by the case assortment, though. 3 OPs, 3 Jazzes, and 2 Shockwaves? That's too even and makes too much sense. It should be 5 Bumblebees, and 1 of each of the others.

Right??!!! Maybe Hasbro has actually listened to us. If this is a sign of change in the distribution practices of Hasbro I fully welcome it.

AutobotMR2 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Jazz and Shockwave are must-buys for me. I'll pass on OP as I prefer the WFC version, which I already have.

I'm surprised by the case assortment, though. 3 OPs, 3 Jazzes, and 2 Shockwaves? That's too even and makes too much sense. It should be 5 Bumblebees, and 1 of each of the others.

Right??!!! Maybe Hasbro has actually listened to us. If this is a sign of change in the distribution practices of Hasbro I fully welcome it.

I disagree.....they should ONLY have bumblebees in every case. It's the new fad/craze, move over planking, move over cat daddy-ing....here comes Corporate Trolling!

I just glee'd myself and preordeted a set of three. I can't wait for them!

AutobotMR2 wrote:if I can sell off my DOTM Shockwave I will be getting this version! I can't stand duplicates in my collection.

Are you saying you only have one version of each character in your collection? Like, you only have one Shockwave, one Bumblebee, one Optimus, etc.?

That Prime is so, so terrible.

Still can't bring myself to enjoy that Shockwave with its horrendously ugly legs. Whata waste.

AutobotMR2 wrote:I can't stand duplicates in my collection.

I'm the same way.

Is it possible that the FoC line might not have a Bumblebee figure at all?!

GuyIncognito wrote:

AutobotMR2 wrote:if I can sell off my DOTM Shockwave I will be getting this version! I can't stand duplicates in my collection.

Are you saying you only have one version of each character in your collection? Like, you only have one Shockwave, one Bumblebee, one Optimus, etc.?

if you don't include mold repaints like the seekers and the prowl molds, then yes that is exactly what I mean. The only ones I could even think of are my 2 Masterpieces, Grimlock and Hot Rod. Evrything else is one version of one character. I'm very finicky with my collection, which is and is not my own fault. Having a family and a limited income for Transformers causes me to be very picky on which figures go on my shelf. I wish I could go and buy every TF that came out, just not in the cards for me.

still amazed that that Prime is so terrible. It's like they took the great design from the first game, made an 8-bit version of it, and then got a kid to draw it in crayon, then photographed the drawing from space, and used that as the blueprint for this character model. Jazz and Shockers look pretty nice though.

Well, I suppose those of us who only want to get Shockwave have to either by a set of three or wait for some other place to list them.

There isnt even a price break for getting all 3!?! That's crap. Im preordering just avoid hunting hassles but i am a little disappointed in BBTS.

Dont get too discouraged. With that case breakdown it looks like finding him at retail should be easy.

The only one I want is Arachnid. But if it comes down to payin $60 just to get her I will have to pass. Don't love the other 2 figs enough to justify it. Sucks that BBTS is working this way. Unless another store has my back I doubt my area will ever see these (we haven't even seen wave 2 yet..)

Fistful of Energon wrote:There isnt even a price break for getting all 3!?! That's crap. Im preordering just avoid hunting hassles but i am a little disappointed in BBTS.

Have you never shopped there before? Aside from clearance sales, everything at BBTS is priced higher than retail. You're paying for the convenience of preordering.

If they didn't sell them in sets they'd sell out of Shockwaves be stuck with an excess of Primes and Jazzes. I can understand it.

I'm going to try and wait for these at retail. If they're the first wave of the series they shouldn't be that hard to get. I might skip on Prime too because he looks nowhere near as cool as the WFC version, which I already have.

craggy wrote:still amazed that that Prime is so terrible. It's like they took the great design from the first game, made an 8-bit version of it, and then got a kid to draw it in crayon, then photographed the drawing from space, and used that as the blueprint for this character model.

They probably just made him easier to transform than the WFC version. That thing was a pain in the @ss!

The only one I am interested in is Shockwave. I need him for the Classics shelf.

GuyIncognito wrote:Is it possible that the FoC line might not have a Bumblebee figure at all?!

I was going to put a laughing smiley and say you're being ridiculous, but now you mention it, it does speak volumes that he's not in the first or second waves (as far as we know).

As far as these three go, I may get a version of Shockwave as he'd fit well in a classics line-up, but no way I'm spending money on Optimus or Jazz.

GuyIncognito wrote:

AutobotMR2 wrote:if I can sell off my DOTM Shockwave I will be getting this version! I can't stand duplicates in my collection.

Are you saying you only have one version of each character in your collection? Like, you only have one Shockwave, one Bumblebee, one Optimus, etc.?

That is a stupid rule, i learnt the hard way after missing TFA Bumblebee, Starscream, and Classics prowl, Megatron, Starscream... It took a great deal of effort to hunt back classics prime and bee, and animated jazz...

Sodan-1 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Is it possible that the FoC line might not have a Bumblebee figure at all?!

I was going to put a laughing smiley and say you're being ridiculous, but now you mention it, it does speak volumes that he's not in the first or second waves (as far as we know).

As far as these three go, I may get a version of Shockwave as he'd fit well in a classics line-up, but no way I'm spending money on Optimus or Jazz.

There's really no need for a Bumblebee. As far as I can tell, the same character model from WFC is being used in FOC. They could repack him for FOC, but if they're smart, they won't. lol

Autobot032 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Is it possible that the FoC line might not have a Bumblebee figure at all?!

There's really no need for a Bumblebee. As far as I can tell, the same character model from WFC is being used in FOC. They could repack him for FOC, but if they're smart, they won't. lol

Aww, but I wanted a battle damaged nearly-dead Bumblebee like in the trailer *sad face*

I already pre ordered Optimus Prime, and this would be the 64th version of Optimus Prime that I own!! This Prime looks a lot different then the Prime that was release with WFC.

Prime's arms look wrong

gavinfuzzy wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:

AutobotMR2 wrote:if I can sell off my DOTM Shockwave I will be getting this version! I can't stand duplicates in my collection.

Are you saying you only have one version of each character in your collection? Like, you only have one Shockwave, one Bumblebee, one Optimus, etc.?

That is a stupid rule, i learnt the hard way after missing TFA Bumblebee, Starscream, and Classics prowl, Megatron, Starscream... It took a great deal of effort to hunt back classics prime and bee, and animated jazz...

I think it's an admirable rule, one my wallet wishes I could stick to. Of course, even as I look around I can see a couple of Bees, and Megatrons and 3 Optimus Primes, and that's just the stuff I have out right now. I'm a bit of a sucker for different scales and styles at times.

Do sort of wish that if there had to be one short-packed figure in this wave that it wasn't Prime though. He's my least favourite (of this line, and possibly one of my least favourite looking Primes ever) and really, a lot of people who are likely to buy these figures likely already have far more Optimi than they do good versions of Jazz or Shockwave. Can't really blame BBTS for not wanting warehouses of excess Optimus Prime figures though, so the set thing makes sense.

Interesting point about there being no Bumblebee. He does look the same as the WFC one so it's sort of understandable that they're not releasing him this early. Wouldn't be surprised by a repack of the first version of him (with or without battle-damage) especially since that's the form he has in the current IDW comics as well.

duo_maxwell_1017 wrote:I already pre ordered Optimus Prime, and this would be the 64th version of Optimus Prime that I own!! This Prime looks a lot different then the Prime that was release with WFC.

Yeah, I noticed that too. It's why I don't mind ordering the entire set.

I think Ill just wait for Wal-Mart or TRU. I see crappy figures here. Shockwave is tight, but might wanna hold out for a United release before I start wasting extra money on shipping.

That Prime will not be replacing my WFC Prime:



That new one just can't compete.

nice one Myk! Even without that fancy paint-job and big-honkin' axe, this new design is nowhere near as cool as the one from the first game. Am still debating on whether to order the axe or not.

I really hope the $15.99 price point is their mark up and not the actual price for these guys cause if it is im going to have to pass on these awesome figures.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:

duo_maxwell_1017 wrote:I already pre ordered Optimus Prime, and this would be the 64th version of Optimus Prime that I own!! This Prime looks a lot different then the Prime that was release with WFC.

Yeah, I noticed that too. It's why I don't mind ordering the entire set.

Same. At least on wanting it. Lol. still deciding about keeping the pre-order. Probably will, all but talked myself into it at this point.

Something about the simplicity of his design is making it really appealing for me too. Probably comes from the same end of my mind that is burnt out over the movie-verse complexity.

It's different enough to interest me. If he looked too much like the first everyone would complain it was a clone.

That Shockwave is WIN, Jazz is OK, but Optimus is f**king hideous. Any word if there will be a Megatron in any of the following waves?

Hmm .. an hour ago, I place an order for three. Now we need to find someone who wants to buy the Optimus . IMHO he's sucks.

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AutobotMR2 wrote:Just curious, since I can't visit that site at work, does it fall in line with BBTS's release date on Kapow toys?

No, it states July for Kapow. However, that region tends to receive figures after we do. If BBTS changes the expected date, we'll let everyone know.

OK, I knew there would be some sort of a time lapse for the figures to reach Europe. I just wanted to see if it was something extremely different like "October 2012" or something like that. Hopefully the fans in Europe and Canada get some love from Hasbro and actually get to see these figures in stores at a decent timeframe.

AutobotMR2 wrote:OK, I knew there would be some sort of a time lapse for the figures to reach Europe. I just wanted to see if it was something extremely different like "October 2012" or something like that. Hopefully the fans in Europe and Canada get some love from Hasbro and actually get to see these figures in stores at a decent timeframe.

If they're anything like the FE's Canada will get them first (outside Asia I mean). Haha.

Definitely hope they get over to Europe in a timely manner though.

So here's to hoping the pre-order dates are accurate! Would certainly be nice to see an array of new 'Formers on the shelf. The DOTM stuff needs an eviction notice xP

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Shockwave is WIN, Jazz is OK, but Optimus is f**king hideous. Any word if there will be a Megatron in any of the following waves?

Freakin' A!!! I would imagine we will see Megatron, we got Prime. I'm just not feeling it for both Jazz and Prime but my thoughts on Jazz could change of course!

Erailea wrote:

AutobotMR2 wrote:OK, I knew there would be some sort of a time lapse for the figures to reach Europe. I just wanted to see if it was something extremely different like "October 2012" or something like that. Hopefully the fans in Europe and Canada get some love from Hasbro and actually get to see these figures in stores at a decent timeframe.

If they're anything like the FE's Canada will get them first (outside Asia I mean). Haha.

Definitely hope they get over to Europe in a timely manner though.

So here's to hoping the pre-order dates are accurate! Would certainly be nice to see an array of new 'Formers on the shelf. The DOTM stuff needs an eviction notice xP

An extermination team is more like it. When I saw that my local Wal-Mart had put out fresh cases of Murderbee's wave, to cash in on the $7.27 rollback, I about fainted. The pegs are just loaded with that dumbass and his casemates.

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Nemesis Destron wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:That Shockwave is WIN, Jazz is OK, but Optimus is f**king hideous. Any word if there will be a Megatron in any of the following waves?

Freakin' A!!! I would imagine we will see Megatron, we got Prime. I'm just not feeling it for both Jazz and Prime but my thoughts on Jazz could change of course!

Unless his redesign is as extensive as Prime's is, I doubt it. It's entirely possible, sure, but more likely we'd just see a repack/redeco to fill that 40 figure number we were promised.

Autobot032 wrote:

Sodan-1 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Is it possible that the FoC line might not have a Bumblebee figure at all?!

I was going to put a laughing smiley and say you're being ridiculous, but now you mention it, it does speak volumes that he's not in the first or second waves (as far as we know).

There's really no need for a Bumblebee. As far as I can tell, the same character model from WFC is being used in FOC. They could repack him for FOC, but if they're smart, they won't. lol

You're right that there's no need for a FoC Bumblebee. But then again, was there any need for this?


And that's a tame example.

Sodan-1 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

Sodan-1 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Is it possible that the FoC line might not have a Bumblebee figure at all?!

I was going to put a laughing smiley and say you're being ridiculous, but now you mention it, it does speak volumes that he's not in the first or second waves (as far as we know).

There's really no need for a Bumblebee. As far as I can tell, the same character model from WFC is being used in FOC. They could repack him for FOC, but if they're smart, they won't. lol

You're right that there's no need for a FoC Bumblebee. But then again, was there any need for this?

http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/65/r_bumblebee127.jpg

Why is everyone hating on the new Optimus he looks cool

Sodan-1 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

Sodan-1 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Is it possible that the FoC line might not have a Bumblebee figure at all?!

I was going to put a laughing smiley and say you're being ridiculous, but now you mention it, it does speak volumes that he's not in the first or second waves (as far as we know).

There's really no need for a Bumblebee. As far as I can tell, the same character model from WFC is being used in FOC. They could repack him for FOC, but if they're smart, they won't. lol

You're right that there's no need for a FoC Bumblebee. But then again, was there any need for this?

http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/f ... bee127.jpg
And that's a tame example.

Of course there was! Something needed to keep the shelves warm and comfy. They get lonely too!



In all seriousness, I agree with Autobot032 with " " No more Bumblebots! >.<

Erailea wrote:Of course there was! Something needed to keep the shelves warm and comfy. They get lonely too!

In all seriousness, I agree with Autobot032 with " " No more Bumblebots! >.<

Don't misunderstand me, I have no desire to see another Bumblebee on the pegs either. But it'd really surprise me if the money spinners at Hasbro don't push to turn our toy aisles yellow.

WOW! these new pictures make me want them even more especially Prime!

Thinking about pre-ordering the case of 3 set, can anybody tell me if its worth it to upgrade to collectors grade for 6.00 dollars more? or is standard grade just as fine... 47.99 vs 53.99

Sodan-1 wrote:

Autobot032 wrote:

Sodan-1 wrote:

GuyIncognito wrote:Is it possible that the FoC line might not have a Bumblebee figure at all?!

I was going to put a laughing smiley and say you're being ridiculous, but now you mention it, it does speak volumes that he's not in the first or second waves (as far as we know).

There's really no need for a Bumblebee. As far as I can tell, the same character model from WFC is being used in FOC. They could repack him for FOC, but if they're smart, they won't. lol

You're right that there's no need for a FoC Bumblebee. But then again, was there any need for this?


And that's a tame example.

No, no we did not. I realize he sells, but if other toys were pushed, they might sell too. Variety is the spice of life and all!

Sodan-1 wrote:

Erailea wrote:Of course there was! Something needed to keep the shelves warm and comfy. They get lonely too!

In all seriousness, I agree with Autobot032 with " " No more Bumblebots! >.<

Don't misunderstand me, I have no desire to see another Bumblebee on the pegs either. But it'd really surprise me if the money spinners at Hasbro don't push to turn our toy aisles yellow.

Haha. No, no, don't worry. I think its a given most people would be happy to see Bee vanish (or at least have the number of representations significantly cut), but, as you said, Hasbro is milking him for all he's worth.

We'll jsut have to wait and see what they do with the little bugger.



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TorontosVeryOwn wrote:Thinking about pre-ordering the case of 3 set, can anybody tell me if its worth it to upgrade to collectors grade for 6.00 dollars more? or is standard grade just as fine... 47.99 vs 53.99

In my experience with BBTS the "collectors" thing is kind of a touch and go joke. The upgrade just means they make sure you get near-mint box, but usually you get one anyway. They pack really well too (dunno if you've ordered from them before). Only once did they send me a figure (FE Cliffjumper no less) with enough packing tape wrapped around his box (yes, the box itself) to keep the Titanic afloat. FE Bulkhead, who was in the same shipment was pristine however, so go figure. That's the only time they sent me something that was just dumb. Otherwise everything has arrived in good shape.