New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug

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Adding to our expansive galleries, Seibertron.com presents Takara's answer to Hasbro's IDW-inspired Generations Bumblebee, Generations Bumblebee Goldbug! Despite the figure's name, Bumblebee Goldbug does not share the same head sculpt that Hasbro's Goldfire (an homage to Generation One Bumblebee's upgraded form, Goldbug), rather using a nigh-identical deco with the exception of the head, weapon(s), and forearms. Check out the suped-up Autobot scout below!

Generations Bumblebee Goldbug

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Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548037)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 4th, 2014 @ 8:33pm CST

I great prefer the Hasbro decos to the Takara one, as the Hasbro ones are more media-accurate as opposed to Takara's deco that looks more like it's trying to evoke the colors of Movie Bumblebee (minus the blue head).

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548050)
Posted by Shadowstream on February 4th, 2014 @ 10:13pm CST

Like the yellow plastic colors and the gunmetal grey, but nothing else. So that's basically 3 Bumblebees out of the same mold so far without even a hint of a possible re-use as... well ANY of the multitude of characters who share his body type.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548052)
Posted by megatronus on February 4th, 2014 @ 10:15pm CST

I despise Hasbro's Bumblebee.

I adore Hasbro's Goldfire.

Takara's Bumblebee Goldbug falls somewhere in the middle.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548086)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 5th, 2014 @ 8:46am CST

Seibertron wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Yipe, Whirl may look great but he actually seems to have some problems. The legs I can forgive as you're left with a good choice. This... not so much:

Courtesy of Robot House.

Could be isolated incident, I say be really careful nonetheless.

That's scary. This new softer plastic Hasbro is using is very problematic. I've broken four deluxe class Transformers Generations figures so far ...

#1 - Bumblebee ... a tab broke off first time I transformed him.

#2 - Orion Pax (Takara) ... one of the wheels snapped off first time I transformed him.

#3 - Megatron ... severe stress marks on sides of black plastic where his head pops through because his head was mis-positioned when transforming his chest area and pushing his head through the hole.

#4 - Skids ... ball joint for upper left leg snapped right off his crotch when I tried popping off the leg to swap the upper leg parts that are misassembled from the factory.

That's four out of 14 deluxe class Generations figures that I've had problems with. Very distressing (pun intended)!!!

YIKES! Surely not the type of figures you'd want kids to play with, or people who don't know their own strength (no offense). :shock:

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548109)
Posted by Va'al on February 5th, 2014 @ 10:54am CST

Not long after the last night's Goldbug gallery, Seibertron.com is proud to present yet more galleries of Takara Generations Deluxe figures, and this time, it's double trouble. Take a look below at the awkwardly named Megatronus vs Orion Pax two-pack, all their shinyness - click on any of the images for the full gallery, and check out their Hasbro counterparts here for Orion, and here for Megatron!

Generations Megatronus

Generations Orion Pax

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548113)
Posted by mooncake623 on February 5th, 2014 @ 11:00am CST

Seibertron wrote:
#4 - Skids ... ball joint for upper left leg snapped right off his crotch when I tried popping off the leg to swap the upper leg parts that are misassembled from the factory.

That's four out of 14 deluxe class Generations figures that I've had problems with. Very distressing (pun intended)!!!

Wow the exact same thing happened to me on the same leg on the same ball joint when I was trying to fix the misassembly issue.... was a bitch to find another one. ended up paying 20 bucks for him at a comic book shop.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548120)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on February 5th, 2014 @ 11:23am CST

He looks way better than the already cool American version

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548218)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 5th, 2014 @ 6:50pm CST

welcometothedarksyde wrote:He looks way better than the already cool American version

He who?

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548512)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on February 6th, 2014 @ 11:38pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
welcometothedarksyde wrote:He looks way better than the already cool American version
He who?

Megatron, probably should have specified

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548543)
Posted by Va'al on February 7th, 2014 @ 4:55am CST

As we continue in the Seibertron.com quest to have the best toy galleries around, we are now proud to present the latest produce of the unstoppable skills of Ryan: Generations Voyager Rhinox and Doubledealer! The latter is a repaint and remold of triple changer, triple faced Blitzwing, with a new blue colour scheme and head; Rhinox, on the other hand, is an entirely new mold, upgrading his Beast Wars look on a design by Emiliano Santalucia. Click on any of the images below for the full gallery!

Generations Rhinox

Generations Doubledealer

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548552)
Posted by Amelie on February 7th, 2014 @ 6:42am CST

Doubledealer is a big waste of that mold. Flywheels was perfect for it. Even that Megatron custom someone did with it was a better use.

Looks like Powermasters are going to be one line that Hasbro won't homage during the Generations line... I wonder if Brainstorm is going to be a proper headmaster?

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548598)
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 7th, 2014 @ 9:32am CST

I'd so get Rhinox IF someone hadn't speculated a Torca retool out of him. I'm not really crazy about getting doubles of Voyager molds, and for me Fuzors > anything.

Darn Sandstorm for making ridiculous retools a possibility. *shakes fist*

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548601)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 7th, 2014 @ 9:38am CST

Noideaforaname wrote:I'd so get Rhinox IF someone hadn't speculated a Torca retool out of him. I'm not really crazy about getting doubles of Voyager molds, and for me Fuzors > anything.

Darn Sandstorm for making ridiculous retools a possibility. *shakes fist*

The Torca thing is more of a deep fandom desire rather than anything concrete. I'd say go for the mold now if you want it, rather than waiting for something that may not happen later.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548653)
Posted by Seibertron on February 7th, 2014 @ 12:20pm CST

Amelie wrote:Doubledealer is a big waste of that mold. Flywheels was perfect for it. Even that Megatron custom someone did with it was a better use.

I agree, and I think Springer with a new head might work OK for Battletrap, but the Blitzwing mold is a dead ringer for Flywheels.

Amelie wrote:Looks like Powermasters are going to be one line that Hasbro won't homage during the Generations line... I wonder if Brainstorm is going to be a proper headmaster?

I doubt it. Hasbro doesn't want kids to lose the heads of Transformers! (though I don't know what difference it makes with all of the ball jointed heads that are missing in collections I buy).

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548654)
Posted by Seibertron on February 7th, 2014 @ 12:21pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:I'd so get Rhinox IF someone hadn't speculated a Torca retool out of him. I'm not really crazy about getting doubles of Voyager molds, and for me Fuzors > anything.

Darn Sandstorm for making ridiculous retools a possibility. *shakes fist*
The Torca thing is more of a deep fandom desire rather than anything concrete. I'd say go for the mold now if you want it, rather than waiting for something that may not happen later.

I agree! Plus this mold was designed for Rhinox!

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548655)
Posted by Mkall on February 7th, 2014 @ 12:21pm CST

Nice galleries Ryan, have you by chance tried the Silver Sharpie Technique to improve Rhinox's guns?

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548664)
Posted by Seibertron on February 7th, 2014 @ 12:29pm CST

Mkall wrote:Nice galleries Ryan, have you by chance tried the Silver Sharpie Technique to improve Rhinox's guns?

I really really thought about it but decided against it since I know the Takara one will have paint apps and I'd like to show off the differences between the two molds. Would love to see what it looks like if someone else does it.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1548665)
Posted by Va'al on February 7th, 2014 @ 12:30pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Noideaforaname wrote:I'd so get Rhinox IF someone hadn't speculated a Torca retool out of him. I'm not really crazy about getting doubles of Voyager molds, and for me Fuzors > anything.

Darn Sandstorm for making ridiculous retools a possibility. *shakes fist*
The Torca thing is more of a deep fandom desire rather than anything concrete. I'd say go for the mold now if you want it, rather than waiting for something that may not happen later.

Also, wasn't Sandstorm the original design, and Springer the retool? :-?

(It's still a ridiculous one, but removing parts rather than adding them.)

Ah, here it is: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... art/28094/

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549377)
Posted by Va'al on February 10th, 2014 @ 3:49am CST

Seibertron.com is proud to present not one, not two not three but four new Generations galleries! The Deluxes are here to help you in your recreations of the events in Dark Cybertron, if so you wished: Waspinator, Skids, Dreadwing and Goldfire. The first two are entirely new molds, while the latter are retooling and repaints of previous Generations Deluxes Megatron and Bumblebee; we've also made sure to show them off next to previous incarnations of the characters! Click on any of the images below for the full galleries.

Generations Waspinator

Generations Skids

Generations Dreadwing

Generations Goldfire

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549409)
Posted by Agamemnon on February 10th, 2014 @ 8:59am CST

Great galleries as always, Seibertron! (Seriously, I think you could sell me the ugliest piece of plastic crud out there.

)

I have to ask a question: did you have trouble with Skids falling over backwards? I don't know if I have him mis-transformed or something, but he seemed very back heavy. Some of your pics had him leaning quite a bit forward, but I didn't know if that was to get his guns all lined up or if you also had stability issues. With feet as big as Skids has, I'd think he would be more stable.

Thanks!
-Ag

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549410)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on February 10th, 2014 @ 9:04am CST

I still want a Smokescreen from the legends Starscream mold.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549418)
Posted by GuyIncognito on February 10th, 2014 @ 9:57am CST

welcometothedarksyde wrote:I still want a Smokescreen from the legends Starscream mold.

Huh?

Agamemnon wrote:I have to ask a question: did you have trouble with Skids falling over backwards? I don't know if I have him mis-transformed or something, but he seemed very back heavy.

Many of them have been mis-assembled. Look at the figure's gray upper thigh pieces. If the left one has an "R" on it and the right one has an "L" on it, that's your problem. Luckily they pop right off so you can switch them without unscrewing anything or removing any pins. HOWEVER, even when they're assembled correctly, he's still a bit back-heavy due to his lack of "heels".

Play around with his legs some more; they have stiff joints and may bend more than you think. if you can get him into a sort of chicken-leg stance with his feet back as far as possible and his torso out over his toes, that helps.

He really just needs a piece of plastic to fold down on the backs of his feet; so many other figures have this I'm surprised they overlooked it on Skids.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549460)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on February 10th, 2014 @ 12:26pm CST

GuyIncognito wrote:
welcometothedarksyde wrote:I still want a Smokescreen from the legends Starscream mold.

Huh?

Dreadwings' companion piece, the small blue jet oft mistaken for energon Starscream, is named smokescreen

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549461)
Posted by GuyIncognito on February 10th, 2014 @ 12:31pm CST

Ah, I forgot Smokescreen was once a jet!

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549476)
Posted by Seibertron on February 10th, 2014 @ 1:19pm CST

Agamemnon wrote:Great galleries as always, Seibertron! (Seriously, I think you could sell me the ugliest piece of plastic crud out there. )

I have to ask a question: did you have trouble with Skids falling over backwards? I don't know if I have him mis-transformed or something, but he seemed very back heavy. Some of your pics had him leaning quite a bit forward, but I didn't know if that was to get his guns all lined up or if you also had stability issues. With feet as big as Skids has, I'd think he would be more stable.

Thanks!
-Ag

Thanks for the compliments about the galleries. I'm glad you are enjoying them, Agamemnon.

As for Skids, unfortunately he has stability issues.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549478)
Posted by Seibertron on February 10th, 2014 @ 1:20pm CST

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:
welcometothedarksyde wrote:I still want a Smokescreen from the legends Starscream mold.

Huh?

Dreadwings' companion piece, the small blue jet oft mistaken for energon Starscream, is named smokescreen

Man I so want to finish G2 Dreadwing and Smokescreen's galleries. They're two of my favorite Transformers and are amongst the first Transformers to be poseable like action figures. One day ... maybe later this year.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549482)
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on February 10th, 2014 @ 1:32pm CST

Seibertron wrote:Man I so want to finish G2 Dreadwing and Smokescreen's galleries. They're two of my favorite Transformers and are amongst the first Transformers to be poseable like action figures. One day ... maybe later this year.

I'm a big fan of those figures as well, and i'll be glad to see the gallery

On the Subject of skids stability, or lack of there for, have you tried pushing the lower leg behind the knee piece, for an example go to http://youtu.be/E1hAKCf3nZo?t=7m13s

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549512)
Posted by Noideaforaname on February 10th, 2014 @ 3:26pm CST

Can't wait to get Waspinator! If only my Target actually had Generation Deluxes (and, incidentally, Legends) in stock...

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1549985)
Posted by Agamemnon on February 12th, 2014 @ 9:40am CST

Thanks to GuyIncognito and SW's SilverHammer. When I get back home I'll check out my Skids.

More props for getting poses that look great in the galleries, Seibertron. Too bad for the stability issues. I like Skids a lot otherwise...

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550001)
Posted by mooncake623 on February 12th, 2014 @ 10:49am CST

Agamemnon wrote:Thanks to GuyIncognito and SW's SilverHammer. When I get back home I'll check out my Skids.

More props for getting poses that look great in the galleries, Seibertron. Too bad for the stability issues. I like Skids a lot otherwise...

Skids is much better if you have the leg transformation correct. It's not really meant to be a double knee joint. I've had no stability problems with my Skids after I lock in the bottom "knee" joint. its an awesome toy! =D

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550354)
Posted by Mindmaster on February 13th, 2014 @ 3:35pm CST

Courtesy to the big man himself, Seibertron.com is pleased to present our most recent gallery uploads, the much awaited Generations Legends-class Swerve and his partner Flanker, and Cosmos and his partner Payload!

The much-loved chatty bartender is a faithful reproduction in robot mode, while the vehicle mode is a truck with aesthetics resembling a truck from Earth, whereas Cosmos is a new design that reflects his original Generation One self, but with some IDW aesthetics thrown in the mix. Their pack-in partners, Flanker and Payload, are actually homages to Autobot Micromasters Sky High and Blast Master (who no longer forms the back end of a shuttle).

Generations Swerve

Generations Flanker

Generations Cosmos

Generations Payload

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550358)
Posted by It Is Him on February 13th, 2014 @ 3:55pm CST

How can I get these, too? There aren't even preorders yet.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550372)
Posted by jamarmiller on February 13th, 2014 @ 4:53pm CST

yeah, so weird I cant find these anywhere to order

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550376)
Posted by welcometothedarksyde on February 13th, 2014 @ 4:56pm CST

Despite being cool, I'm bummed by the micromaster homages. Are these really worth the several extra dollars? Or a better question, are these the best things to be included with Cosmos and Swerve?

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550378)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 13th, 2014 @ 4:56pm CST

RobotKingdom briefly had them back in December.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550388)
Posted by It Is Him on February 13th, 2014 @ 5:19pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:RobotKingdom briefly had them back in December.

You're kidding.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550389)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 13th, 2014 @ 5:27pm CST

It Is Him wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:RobotKingdom briefly had them back in December.

You're kidding.

Negatory.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550397)
Posted by Seibertron on February 13th, 2014 @ 5:49pm CST

I over paid for them on eBay ($68.98 shipped) so that I could bring all of you galleries in time for Toy Fair 2014 and to give me some breathing room with galleries so that I can work on some of the backlog next week (namely Go! and G1 Powermasters).

I bought Cosmos from https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F310852137789%3Fss%20...%201439.l2649%3C%2Fa%3E%26

and Swerve from https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F370992255160%3Fss%20...%201439.l2649%3C%2Fa%3E%26

They arrived very quickly. I bought them on February 5th and had them in had 6 days later on the 11th.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550400)
Posted by megatronus on February 13th, 2014 @ 6:07pm CST

Thanks for putting galleries of these up for us! Swerve is great, but Cosmos is just stunning

My only qualm with these new Legends is that not all of them have head articulation. To the extent that Starscream and 'Bee can only look forward, the other articulation is awkward when trying to pose them dynamically.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550402)
Posted by It Is Him on February 13th, 2014 @ 6:12pm CST

Seibertron wrote:I over paid for them on eBay ($68.98 shipped) so that I could bring all of you galleries in time for Toy Fair 2014 and to give me some breathing room with galleries so that I can work on some of the backlog next week (namely Go! and G1 Powermasters).

I bought Cosmos from https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F310852137789%3Fss%20...%201439.l2649%3C%2Fa%3E%26

and Swerve from https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F370992255160%3Fss%20...%201439.l2649%3C%2Fa%3E%26

They arrived very quickly. I bought them on February 5th and had them in had 6 days later on the 11th.

Good for you for doing that and planning ahead. Looks like ill be overpaying as well in Marxh when I can squeeze them in my budget.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550409)
Posted by kirbenvost on February 13th, 2014 @ 6:36pm CST

Awesome galleries of some awesome figures. I personally can't wait to have Swerve in my collection, and Cosmos is great too.

However, the lack of preorders anywhere worries me a lot. I really hope this doesn't mean they may become the latest 'Cancelled Wave Casualties'. Years later we still have no Scout Rumble & Frenzy, and I'd hate for the same thing to happen to these guys.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550416)
Posted by spiderbob007 on February 13th, 2014 @ 6:56pm CST

Seibertron wrote:I over paid for them on eBay ($68.98 shipped)

Yikes!! I hope you can write that expense off on your taxes.

Hasbro needs to get with it, they're just leaving money on the table. The shelves at all the major retailers are devoid of any Transformers besides Beast Hunters and Construct-Bots. Don't they know there's another Baytastic film rolling into a cinema near you, its time to sell, sell, sell!

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550419)
Posted by Blurrz on February 13th, 2014 @ 7:07pm CST

I hope that these get released in the next few months, or else they're probably going to go the way of Windcharger.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550426)
Posted by megatronus on February 13th, 2014 @ 7:33pm CST

Blurrz wrote:I hope that these get released in the next few months, or else they're probably going to go the way of Windcharger.

I certainly hope they go the way of Windcharger - $5 at Five Below aint a bad way to go

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550429)
Posted by LordTwann on February 13th, 2014 @ 8:15pm CST

I'm curious if anyone out there is actually buying the Beast Hunters and Constructo-bots, because that's all I see on store shelves anywhere. And from a retailers perspective it's easy to see why we can't find the toys that we actually want. They've already got a metric butt-ton of crap that no one is buying why buy more now when there's a new movie on the way. It's the same thing that happens every year about this time, and more so in a movie year. Only now it's made worse by the horrible product lines that hasbro already had out.

What really boggles my mind is why these guys, and Skids etc aren't available on any of the normal web outlets. Did they only make five of each figure? I think the best we can hope for is another Windcharger/Grapple scenario where we see them in the summer finally at discount stores.

When all is said and done I would really love for some one at Hasbro to explain their distribution strategies because I'm just completely lost as to why they seem to hate making money.

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550431)
Posted by Seibertron on February 13th, 2014 @ 8:23pm CST

kirbenvost wrote:Awesome galleries of some awesome figures. I personally can't wait to have Swerve in my collection, and Cosmos is great too.

However, the lack of preorders anywhere worries me a lot. I really hope this doesn't mean they may become the latest 'Cancelled Wave Casualties'. Years later we still have no Scout Rumble & Frenzy, and I'd hate for the same thing to happen to these guys.

Except for we never saw Rumble and Frenzy in Hasbro packaging before nor did Hasbro ever have Rumble and Frenzy on display at a convention suck as BotCon or SDCC like we saw with Swerve and Cosmos last summer.

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Posted by Seibertron on February 13th, 2014 @ 8:27pm CST

megatronus wrote:
Blurrz wrote:I hope that these get released in the next few months, or else they're probably going to go the way of Windcharger.

I certainly hope they go the way of Windcharger - $5 at Five Below aint a bad way to go

I wouldn't panic about this until you see Age of Extinction figures on the shelves. If they're not out by May, I would worry. I'm expecting them to be part of retailers' spring/Easter reset.

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Posted by Sabrblade on February 13th, 2014 @ 8:34pm CST

Seibertron wrote:
kirbenvost wrote:Awesome galleries of some awesome figures. I personally can't wait to have Swerve in my collection, and Cosmos is great too.

However, the lack of preorders anywhere worries me a lot. I really hope this doesn't mean they may become the latest 'Cancelled Wave Casualties'. Years later we still have no Scout Rumble & Frenzy, and I'd hate for the same thing to happen to these guys.

Except for we never saw Rumble and Frenzy in Hasbro packaging before nor did Hasbro ever have Rumble and Frenzy on display at a convention suck as BotCon or SDCC like we saw with Swerve and Cosmos last summer.

But they were going to make Scout Class Demolition Rumble for the Reveal the Shield line:

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550450)
Posted by btskillet on February 13th, 2014 @ 10:30pm CST

So your saying we will see them at target after they reset there shelves soon???? But isn't this what happen to rts rumble and frenzy ..... We waited and waited and they never made it to the states. I really want these figures but I don't want to pay $68 for this 10.99 figures

Re: New Gallery: Takara Tomy Generations TG-26 Bumblebee Goldbug (1550452)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 13th, 2014 @ 10:38pm CST

btskillet wrote:So your saying we will see them at target after they reset there shelves soon???? But isn't this what happen to rts rumble and frenzy ..... We waited and waited and they never made it to the states. I really want these figures but I don't want to pay $68 for this 10.99 figures

We weren't going to get Frenzy (or "the red and black one"), just Demolition Rumble, who himself was ultimately canceled, having only made it to a few packaged samples instead of mass production.

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