More Official Images and Descriptions for Selects Nightbird and Zetar + Where to Buy Them

Sabrblade wrote:This new Nightbird makes me want to go on eBay and pay the aftermarket prices for the Legends figure.

ThunderThruster wrote:Liking the look of Zetar, but with that colour layout I can't help but think if his black was purple, he'd make an impressive Impactor.

william-james88 wrote:So, did anyone order these two?

william-james88 wrote:So, did anyone order these two?

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

sol magnus wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

My Chromia has no such issue.

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

My Chromia has no such issue.

Likewise

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

Speaking of her, is she still around in the fandom?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

Speaking of her, is she still around in the fandom?

I don't think she is, but that didn't stop FunPub from making this:


Transformers Subscription Service Nightracer Gallery

... with Shakar.

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

I'll certainly get both of these, but is the groin plate popping off the Chromia mold a common problem? I haven't really posed mine that much.

Bumblevivisector wrote:"...how NIGHTBIRD would have appeared on Cybertron."

Wow, Raksha's fan-theories about Nightbird being sentient all along but somehow disabled and enslaved by Dr. Fujiyama are getting official validation. Did one of the Legends manga ever acknowledge Megatron being in love with her, but bemoaning MegaEmpress being in the way?

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

I haven't got one myself, but just about every review I saw of it was floppy as hell, at least in the hips.

william-james88 wrote:So, did anyone order these two?

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

Sadly, I must say pass on him.

Mine's shoulders, hips, knees, and feet are very loose. I used tissues to solidify the shoulders and hips, but the loose knees mean he will not hold an elbow bend or pose, and the loose feet mean no poses and also he cannot function as a leg, so he is completely useless unless you prop up his forearm in arm mode on the knee kibble of a combiner.

His dino mode is the only mode that is capable of being good sadly

Stargrave wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, out of curiosity, how's everyone's Red Swoops if they have them? Because I was thinking about picking him up, but I remember some saying that their copies were loose. And I recently got Ricochet and he's incredibly loose

Sadly, I must say pass on him.

Mine's shoulders, hips, knees, and feet are very loose. I used tissues to solidify the shoulders and hips, but the loose knees mean he will not hold an elbow bend or pose, and the loose feet mean no poses and also he cannot function as a leg, so he is completely useless unless you prop up his forearm in arm mode on the knee kibble of a combiner.

His dino mode is the only mode that is capable of being good sadly

Hey D-Max how did you use tissues to help with that? I’ve heard of that before how do you wedge it in there?

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Preordered Nightbird and Zetar. Nightbird looks super cool and I love the Brunt mold so both were easy purchases. I think I'm gonna skip the Refraktor three pack. I've got one of the retail version and while he's cool, I don't think it is a mold that merits having four versions of at once. I do not at all care about the camera mode and the single figure vehicle mode is fine for what it is, but not that great overall. Thus, I shall pass.

What's the deal with Lancer? Pulse sold out? So I'm gonna have to get her from BBTS?

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Preordered Nightbird and Zetar. Nightbird looks super cool and I love the Brunt mold so both were easy purchases. I think I'm gonna skip the Refraktor three pack. I've got one of the retail version and while he's cool, I don't think it is a mold that merits having four versions of at once. I do not at all care about the camera mode and the single figure vehicle mode is fine for what it is, but not that great overall. Thus, I shall pass.

What's the deal with Lancer? Pulse sold out? So I'm gonna have to get her from BBTS?

o.supreme wrote:Yeah Lancer sold out, like in less than 24 hours, yet every other selects figure is still readily available .

o.supreme wrote:Red Swoop & Ricochet are needed figures to complete combiners as well, despite the fact that they are floppy messes....

o.supreme wrote:My apologies. I'm not arguing, just trying to express my frustration over Hasbro's inconsistency with respect to availability of certain items. If those comparisons aren't logical to you, then certainly the continuing availability of Greenlight should make sense. (In that it doesn't make sense, why there are still plenty of her, and seemingly no Lancers until a few months from now, and only from third party retailers...)

In fact it's pretty illogical altogether. Either make them BOTH Amazon exclusives, or BOTH Selects figures. Having them offered two different ways (especially as you all say, fans are trying to complete a team here) adds to the frustration.

o.supreme wrote:That is a pre-order though, just like all the other sites. HP had it available, sold out, and shipped weeks ago, and EE had it for sale at SDCC. Trust me, I'm not concerned about *not* getting it at all, I know it will be available in time. My question is, why only have a *few* to throw out to the masses early, to cause frustration, scalping etc... and wait until months later to release the rest? I know it's happened in the past, (thinking back to the poor fans that missed out on TR Arcee and Grotusque in the short window they were avaialable) but it is still a poor business tactic.

o.supreme wrote:That is a pre-order though, just like all the other sites. HP had it available, sold out, and shipped weeks ago, and EE had it for sale at SDCC. Trust me, I'm not concerned about *not* getting it at all, I know it will be available in time. My question is, why only have a *few* to throw out to the masses early, to cause frustration, scalping etc... and wait until months later to release the rest? I know it's happened in the past, (thinking back to the poor fans that missed out on TR Arcee and Grotusque in the short window they were avaialable) but it is still a poor business tactic.

william-james88 wrote:Oh right, I didnt even know some had shipped out, ha. Oh well, then I have no clue. But at least many of us will get it sooner or later without having too many obstacles.

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Oh right, I didnt even know some had shipped out, ha. Oh well, then I have no clue. But at least many of us will get it sooner or later without having too many obstacles.

Fair Enough. I'm glad you are able to avoid pics of fans who have their Complete Orthia's and not feel even the slightest bit envious, or go on eBay, and shake your head in frustration at $40-$60 Lancers....I think I'm just having a *Case of the Mondays*. Usually I don't worry about things I can't control, I just need to chill out. Oh hey...I heard someone say there are Donuts in the break room .

Jtprime17 wrote:I haven't really posted here in awhile. Anyways it's not really "news" Per say, but recently shipments out of Vietnam have had quite a bit of Selects products on them. Almost all the figures have been known. This is the first time we have seen Cromars Hasbro product number though. There is also 1 Mystery figure. It's simply just labeled as "Generations selects Action figure" and Has the Product code E8379 which is new and doesn't match any "officially" revealed Figures. It Easily could just be the leaked Hotshot figure. No other info is given on the figure, No quantity and no name to identify who the figure is. It's weird though because the rest of the shipping manifest list the others info.

Also note this is just One shipment, so don't freak out about the quantities of each figure. This shipment just happens to have More Cromars on it than anybody else.

Anyways Onto the manifest.

https://panjiva.com/Ge-Vietnam/45988125
ITEM NO E8379AS00 DESC. TRA GENERATIONS SELECTS ACTION FIGURE
ITEM NO E8368AS00 DESC TRA GENERATIONS SELECTS DELUXE NIGHTBIRD QTY 360PCS(15CTNS)
ITEM NO: E8370AS00 DESC: TRA GEN SELECTS DLX POWERDASHER DRILL QTY: 360PCS(15CTNS)
ITEM NO: E8372AS00 DESC: TRA GEN SELECTS DELUXE SMOKESCREEN QTY: 360PCS(15CTNS)
ITEM NO E8376AS00 DESC TRA GEN SELECTS DELUXE POWERDASHER JET QTY 2112PCS(88CTNS)

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Jtprime17 wrote:I haven't really posted here in awhile. Anyways it's not really "news" Per say, but recently shipments out of Vietnam have had quite a bit of Selects products on them. Almost all the figures have been known. This is the first time we have seen Cromars Hasbro product number though. There is also 1 Mystery figure. It's simply just labeled as "Generations selects Action figure" and Has the Product code E8379 which is new and doesn't match any "officially" revealed Figures. It Easily could just be the leaked Hotshot figure. No other info is given on the figure, No quantity and no name to identify who the figure is. It's weird though because the rest of the shipping manifest list the others info.

Also note this is just One shipment, so don't freak out about the quantities of each figure. This shipment just happens to have More Cromars on it than anybody else.

Anyways Onto the manifest.

https://panjiva.com/Ge-Vietnam/45988125
ITEM NO E8379AS00 DESC. TRA GENERATIONS SELECTS ACTION FIGURE
ITEM NO E8368AS00 DESC TRA GENERATIONS SELECTS DELUXE NIGHTBIRD QTY 360PCS(15CTNS)
ITEM NO: E8370AS00 DESC: TRA GEN SELECTS DLX POWERDASHER DRILL QTY: 360PCS(15CTNS)
ITEM NO: E8372AS00 DESC: TRA GEN SELECTS DELUXE SMOKESCREEN QTY: 360PCS(15CTNS)
ITEM NO E8376AS00 DESC TRA GEN SELECTS DELUXE POWERDASHER JET QTY 2112PCS(88CTNS)

Do we know Galactic Man Shockwave's code? Or who WFC-GS04 is for that matter?