New Transformers Generations Cyber Series Optimus Prime Redeco

I think this is slightly movie-inspired, with the flame pattern on the side and the grey/silver arms.

Where do they get these wonderful toys?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I think this is slightly movie-inspired, with the flame pattern on the side and the grey/silver arms.

Exactly. Truck flames plus added silver on the head, arms, body, and feet all point at an attempted movie likeness.

Emerje

kurthy wrote:Where do they get these wonderful toys?

In South America and parts of South-East Asia I believe. The Cyber series has never seen US release.

And wonderful is in the eye of the beholder, they're upscaled Legion and Legends designs for the most part.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

kurthy wrote:Where do they get these wonderful toys?

In South America and parts of South-East Asia I believe. The Cyber series has never seen US release.

And wonderful is in the eye of the beholder, they're upscaled Legion and Legends designs for the most part.

Yeah, we get over sized, barely painted, non-transforming soap bottles for about the same price. I don't know what the story is with Hasbro, even Mattel's equivalent to that garbage has decent articulation.

Emerje

I noticed some on eBay but I am sceptical that they are not the KO versions - it's kind confusing as there seems to be several KO's some are different sizes and some are partly metal.

So I've been reluctant to buy them until I knew what I was actually buying as £20 is fair for the originals but expensive if they are non-metal bootlegs as those ones are much cheaper on aliexpress than they are on eBay.

I would rather like the IDW inspired Optimus and the Megatron - but I'd certainly not want to be paying close to south America Prices for a KO.

But I found these two on eBay :

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.co.uk%2Fitm%2F322393460879%3F

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.co.uk%2Fitm%2F222379630763%3F

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
And wonderful is in the eye of the beholder, they're upscaled Legion and Legends designs for the most part.

Great for kids, voyager sized at deluxe price.

Not long after we were made aware of the Cyber Batallion series continuing with Prowl and Jetfire, fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 has kindly uploaded a review of Prowl for us! Take a look at the simple Voyager-sized figure in the video embedded below and tell us what you think in the forums!

I mean...its not the worst Prowl ever, but I much prefer the Combiner wars variant

Chuckdawg1999 is at it once again, bringing us a review of the Cyber Series Battalion Jetfire figures! Much like Prowl, this figure arrived unannounced and can only be found in a few countries. He is a repaint and slight retool of the previous Starscream figure. Check out Chuck's thoughts and review below!

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Jetfire is a repaint and retool of the previously released Starscream Batallion figure. With the history between the two characters, the irony isn't lost on me. The white paint with red trim is sharp, something lacking on most retail figures. While I would've liked new weapons, I understand that might have pushed the budget. While not as fun as Prowl, it's a solid figure.

Found them.

Are the previous ones still around ?

RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?

According to the top shelf seen in this recently-taken Wiki photo, they're still available at Universal Studios:

Sabrblade wrote:

RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?

According to the top shelf seen in this recently-taken Wiki photo, they're still available at Universal Studios:

When I was there in January they had Prime and Bee of that size still

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?

According to the top shelf seen in this recently-taken Wiki photo, they're still available at Universal Studios:

When I was there in January they had Prime and Bee of that size still

When I last went to CityWalk at Universal Orlando, the main Universal Store had only the Deluxes in the newer packaging. But I bring this up because I was surprised to see any Transformers for sale in another store of the park (let alone a store located outside of the Universal Studios part of the park) that wasn't the Transformers: The Ride gift shop.

In a way, the store in CityWalk selling the Universal-exclusive TFs is good news for me since it means that A) I don't have to go to the more expensive Universal Studios part of the park to access a store that sells the TFs, and B) as a Florida resident, I can get free parking for CityWalk after 6pm if I show my ID ('course, it's only after 6pm, when most of the park's more family-oriented attractions are closing down for the evening).

SirToys wrote:Found them.

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Will they be sold on sirtoys.com? Love that store by the way.

This is big news since there are currently 0 other ways to get these toys unless you live in Taiwan.

Over at Sir Toys, they are selling Cyber Battalion Jetfire for $29.99 USD before shipping. They had Prowl too, but he is since sold out. While this store is known for its KO products, the store owner has claimed that these are legitimate. He has found them in Taiwan and is reselling them through his site.

RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?

I can get them here. (I took this pic).



I might still be able to get Starscream at another location. There's also KOs of the 1st wave so be careful, but I think the colours are different.

I've put the word in for more so hit the want-list system. Since they're real they're more expensive here for some reason so higher upfront cost means I can't stock too many. I just pick them up as people request and as they remain available.

SirToys wrote:

RAR wrote:Are the previous ones still around ?

I can get them here. (I took this pic).

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I might still be able to get Starscream at another location. There's also KOs of the 1st wave so be careful, but I think the colours are different.

I've put the word in for more so hit the want-list system. Since they're real they're more expensive here for some reason so higher upfront cost means I can't stock too many. I just pick them up as people request and as they remain available.

That Cyber Commander Optimus Prime is the Wave 2 redeco, not the Wave 1 original. You can tell by the silver arms and grill, while the original has them red and blue respectively.

Are any of you still looking for the brand new Generations Cyber Battalion Prowl and even the previous Cyber Batalion figures that were never disributed at big box stores in the west? Well you can now get them for decent prices from the comfort of your own home. They have popped up at Transfan2's Shop'n Look, an online store which caters to Transformers fans. Prowl and the other Voyager size figures like Grimlock, Megatron and Starscream are 22.99, which is cheaper than the $30 price tag they have at Unviersal Studios. The Leader sized figures like Optimus and Bumblebee are $32.

Let us know if this helps!

Oh man, I live about 25 minutes from his brick and mortar store. I might have to run in and pick up that Prowl, because I love the sculpt.

Both product URLs link to Prowl's listing, jsyk.

Prowl actually looks pretty cool, to be honest. The blue's an interesting choice of color. And I like how similar Jetfire is to the G1 toy.

Sigmus Prime wrote:Both product URLs link to Prowl's listing, jsyk.

Really? When you click on Jetfire's 24.99 price, it brings you to Prowl? Please let me know.

william-james88 wrote:

Sigmus Prime wrote:Both product URLs link to Prowl's listing, jsyk.

Really? When you click on Jetfire's 24.99 price, it brings you to Prowl? Please let me know.

Prowl works for me, but Jetfire's link just takes me to a store page with no items. Looks like Jetfire is sold out.

I kinda want Prowl, but I really don't need him for $35.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sigmus Prime wrote:Both product URLs link to Prowl's listing, jsyk.

Really? When you click on Jetfire's 24.99 price, it brings you to Prowl? Please let me know.

Prowl works for me, but Jetfire's link just takes me to a store page with no items. Looks like Jetfire is sold out.

I kinda want Prowl, but I really don't need him for $35.

Emerje

Yup, sold out now

i want these but not for those prices

Between Jetfire on ST the other day and now Prowl and OP here, got caught up again on these. Thanks for pointing this out! I've bought from TF2's shop several times online but still forget to check it regularly. Solid place and never had an issue with an order

Group pic.

SirToys wrote:Group pic.

IMG20170407214508_Cyber_Battalion.jpg

Did you or whoever took this photo not have that bigger Bumblebee?

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Did you or whoever took this photo not have that bigger Bumblebee?

In a few days I'll pic one up. (The store is on the other side of town).

SirToys wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Did you or whoever took this photo not have that bigger Bumblebee?

In a few days I'll pic one up. (The store is on the other side of town).

What about Megatron and/or Starscream?

This pleases me. It might not take much effort to retool this into a Prowlastator torso.

It looks to me like it'd need so much retooling you'd end up just starting from scratch... but he looks good in group photos

Kurona wrote:It looks to me like it'd need so much retooling you'd end up just starting from scratch... but he looks good in group photos

Nah. One extra pin/pivot in the waist area to open up for a Devastator head needed, which could fit in the big empty cavity in the middle of him. Add some inner leg panels like Hook's and a couple more tabs and it'd be real close.

The Commander Bumblebee is bigger than Optimus

The Big Optimus seems to have been changed to homage the Movie Prime (with flames even) But I can't see any changes on Big-Bunmblebee.

Big Optimus looks nice in both deco's I can't pick between them really which I like more.

RAR wrote:Big Optimus looks nice in both deco's I can't pick between them really which I like more.

Thats because he isnt a new release, this distributor just got more of that older one since people wanted it.

I assume you intended to quote the part about Bee and scrub the part about Optimus rather than the opposite ?

But that does beg the question if Sirtoys simply got more of the old one and it's not a repaint (like Optimus) is there going to be a Bee repaint too ? I'm sure there was some rumour of a Battalion Skywarp I read somewhere or other sometime... I think having all 3 Seekers in the same mould would be a an encouragement for more people to get them all.

I won't hold my breath but that Grimlock would look decent in G1 or RID colours too.

If people are still looking for these, this site has all of them except for starscream

https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http ... 1d3oBxD4dw

RAR wrote:I assume you intended to quote the part about Bee and scrub the part about Optimus rather than the opposite ?

But that does beg the question if Sirtoys simply got more of the old one and it's not a repaint (like Optimus) is there going to be a Bee repaint too ? I'm sure there was some rumour of a Battalion Skywarp I read somewhere or other sometime... I think having all 3 Seekers in the same mould would be a an encouragement for more people to get them all.

I won't hold my breath but that Grimlock would look decent in G1 or RID colours too.

I don't think Commander Bumblebee is getting a redeco, as the new wave is half the size of the first, for both size classes it seems. Although... It's entirely possible that the first Battalion wave was supposed to be split in two, like so:

1299 Optimus Prime
1300 Bumblebee
1301 Megatron

1793 Grimlock
1794 Starscream

Instead they all got released at the same time.

Apparently showing up at Walgreens:

http://bwtf.com/news/generations-cyber- ... -walgreens

Fellow Seibertronian Rysquad has som pretty awesome news for us. Remember those Cyber Battalion figures, like the new Jetfire and Prowl that we were not going to get at retail in the US? Well, they have just been spotted at Wallgreens. And at a great price no less, the voyager sized Jetfire was obtained for $16.99 USD. A fan reported to Ben Yee from BWTF.com that he had found it in Rancho Cordova, California. As a refresher, images of these toys can be found below the sighting evidence. Happy hunting!

How do we know it's not a return to Walgreens of an item bought at Universal Studios?

kurthy wrote:How do we know it's not a return to Walgreens of an item bought at Universal Studios?

There's no "Universal Studios Exclusive" sticker on the box, which all TF toys sold at Universal Studios have.

kurthy wrote:How do we know it's not a return to Walgreens of an item bought at Universal Studios?

Because if that was the case, it would be in their system. Plus its a different price from universal studios, where its doulbe the price there, so the listing is wallgreens specific.

This is cool news! It's interesting though because it's a rather large toy for Walgreens to stock. They usually don't stock anything larger than Deluxe in Transformers.

Cobotron wrote:This is cool news! It's interesting though because it's a rather large toy for Walgreens to stock. They usually don't stock anything larger than Deluxe in Transformers.

Except they do sell larger toys as well as the wingspan and cloudraker 2 pack wich is slightly smaller than a voyager box

I'm pretty sure that's the price the Cyber Battalion guys were originally supposed to sell for too. Finally, they're good value!

You know what's kind of hilarious? That price point is cheaper than the $19.99 to $17.99 the TR Deluxes usually go for at Walgreens.
And it's a WAY bigger toy.

william-james88 wrote:Fellow Seibertronian Rysquad has som pretty awesome news for us. Remember those Cyber Battalion figures, like the new Jetfire and Prowl that we were not going to get at retail in the US? Well, they have just been spotted at Wallgreens. And at a great price no less, the voyager sized Jetfire was obtained for $16.99 USD. A fan reported to Ben Yee from BWTF.com that he had found it in Rancho Cordova, California. As a refresher, images of these toys can be found below the sighting evidence. Happy hunting!

I find it awesome that Walgreens is now part of my rotation when looking for toys now.