Review of Galactic Odyssey Autobot Clone 2 Pack Shows Few Differences with Previous Release

bacem wrote:These 2 looks good together. Particularly when you load 'em up with extra firepowers.

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Now they look even more like Zoids.

o.supreme wrote:Well the deluxes that came into one of my local Targets was wave 2,not wave 3 as I predicted, but they still sold out within a couple days. Also very strange was an Astotrain in Siege packaging, along with ER ones. I had never seen one in person before. I wonder if it got mixed in a case accidentally...??

Probably someone returned it when they realized it wasn't worth anything.

Emerje

Just got the EarthRise Thundercracker and Skywarp set and man am I impressed with the jet modes. so clean. Only thing missing there would be retractible landing gear. But that space is taken up by the noggin under the cockpit.

Blows the classics / universe mold away anyway.

Makes me want to pick up the others.Think will go for Thrust first. Then Dirge and Ramjet. A Sunstorm and Acid Rain Pack would also be kind of nice.

If there's a top figure list of 2020 for the end of the year celebrations here, this mold should be in it.

Emerje wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Well the deluxes that came into one of my local Targets was wave 2,not wave 3 as I predicted, but they still sold out within a couple days. Also very strange was an Astotrain in Siege packaging, along with ER ones. I had never seen one in person before. I wonder if it got mixed in a case accidentally...??

Probably someone returned it when they realized it wasn't worth anything.

Don't ER and Siege share the same product codes? If there isn't any distinction from an inventory management perspective, there are any number of ways it could be hitting the shelves now.

Not now, and certainly not out of package, but 10 years down the road, maybe more, it will probably go up in value. I didn't purchase it, but so many wildly variant blister cards of toys on eBay sometimes sell for crazy prices if they are considered "rare" variants.

As I stated before, I had never seen an Astrotrain in Siege Packaging. If not for the ER re-release (which is plentiful now). I probably would have had to pay more than retail to get it, as it (the Siege version), sold out quickly online.

o.supreme wrote:Not now, and certainly not out of package, but 10 years down the road, maybe more, it will probably go up in value. I didn't purchase it, but so many wildly variant blister cards of toys on eBay sometimes sell for crazy prices if they are considered "rare" variants.

As I stated before, I had never seen an Astrotrain in Siege Packaging. If not for the ER re-release (which is plentiful now). I probably would have had to pay more than retail to get it, as it (the Siege version), sold out quickly online.

Here's the thing though: due to timing and SIEGE's tail-end distribution woes, a lot of the SIEGE Astrotrain stock ultimately got routed to discount stores. People have been reporting finding him at Ross for $17.99.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Not now, and certainly not out of package, but 10 years down the road, maybe more, it will probably go up in value. I didn't purchase it, but so many wildly variant blister cards of toys on eBay sometimes sell for crazy prices if they are considered "rare" variants.

As I stated before, I had never seen an Astrotrain in Siege Packaging. If not for the ER re-release (which is plentiful now). I probably would have had to pay more than retail to get it, as it (the Siege version), sold out quickly online.

Here's the thing though: due to timing and SIEGE's tail-end distribution woes, a lot of the SIEGE Astrotrain stock ultimately got routed to discount stores. People have been reporting finding him at Ross for $17.99.

One Ross I went to had a single Siege Astrotrain, a couple of Siege Ultra Mags, and a few Siege Screamers. The leaders were all together on a shelf, and the Screamers were found in the various piles the Ross toy section inevitably turns into.

Hmm... I had not heard about them showing up at discount. Interesting, then I guess it's possible that someone is purchasing Siege Astrotrains at Ross , and returning them to Target, for full price?? Diabolical!

aronjlove wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Not now, and certainly not out of package, but 10 years down the road, maybe more, it will probably go up in value. I didn't purchase it, but so many wildly variant blister cards of toys on eBay sometimes sell for crazy prices if they are considered "rare" variants.

As I stated before, I had never seen an Astrotrain in Siege Packaging. If not for the ER re-release (which is plentiful now). I probably would have had to pay more than retail to get it, as it (the Siege version), sold out quickly online.

Here's the thing though: due to timing and SIEGE's tail-end distribution woes, a lot of the SIEGE Astrotrain stock ultimately got routed to discount stores. People have been reporting finding him at Ross for $17.99.

One Ross I went to had a single Siege Astrotrain, a couple of Siege Ultra Mags, and a few Siege Screamers. The leaders were all together on a shelf, and the Screamers were found in the various piles the Ross toy section inevitably turns into.

Yeah, Ross' toy section is a mess. Luckily WFC boxes are have that "pentagonized rectangle" shape to make them easier to pick out for anyone hunting, not that I had any luck finding any Transformers stuff at Ross when I went. I also checked the neighboring Target for Earthrise Deluxes; no luck. But they did still have 2 SIEGE Hounds! And a SIEGE Megatron, but that's Voyager-class. But at least some ER Astrotrains had made it to the shelves, since they weren't as choked with SIEGE Shockwave as the other Target.

o.supreme wrote:Hmm... I had not heard about them showing up at discount. Interesting, then I guess it's possible that someone is purchasing Siege Astrotrains at Ross , and returning them to Target, for full price?? Diabolical!

I doubt that, because of the whole receipts thing. My point was,that deep a discount on SIEGE Astrotrain kinda cuts into the eBay resale value. It's like what happened to TR Overlord.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Not now, and certainly not out of package, but 10 years down the road, maybe more, it will probably go up in value. I didn't purchase it, but so many wildly variant blister cards of toys on eBay sometimes sell for crazy prices if they are considered "rare" variants.

As I stated before, I had never seen an Astrotrain in Siege Packaging. If not for the ER re-release (which is plentiful now). I probably would have had to pay more than retail to get it, as it (the Siege version), sold out quickly online.

Here's the thing though: due to timing and SIEGE's tail-end distribution woes, a lot of the SIEGE Astrotrain stock ultimately got routed to discount stores. People have been reporting finding him at Ross for $17.99.

Somebody probably *traded* it for another Leader Class figure. Returned it, got gift card or whatever, bought Doubledealer/Optimus Prime.

That seems like a lot of work to save $30, but of course I've seen Classics figures repackaged into WfC boxes on Walmart shelves, so level of effort isn't the issue.

AcademyofDrX wrote:That seems like a lot of work to save $30, but of course I've seen Classics figures repackaged into WfC boxes on Walmart shelves, so level of effort isn't the issue.

Actually, they probably returned it for full price since it was Target. I have a Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime I could return unopened for a Prime right now, but I don't need Prime any more than I need GU Prime. I'm just a crack fiend and couldn't resist buying it.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Not now, and certainly not out of package, but 10 years down the road, maybe more, it will probably go up in value. I didn't purchase it, but so many wildly variant blister cards of toys on eBay sometimes sell for crazy prices if they are considered "rare" variants.

As I stated before, I had never seen an Astrotrain in Siege Packaging. If not for the ER re-release (which is plentiful now). I probably would have had to pay more than retail to get it, as it (the Siege version), sold out quickly online.

Here's the thing though: due to timing and SIEGE's tail-end distribution woes, a lot of the SIEGE Astrotrain stock ultimately got routed to discount stores. People have been reporting finding him at Ross for $17.99.

Yup, Siege astrotrain isn't rare by any stretch nor would it be considered a variant.

I bought two Siege Astrotrains from Ross, so now I have three with my Earthrise Astrotrain.

These lambros look really good together

They should have come with guns

sol magnus wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

o.supreme wrote:Not now, and certainly not out of package, but 10 years down the road, maybe more, it will probably go up in value. I didn't purchase it, but so many wildly variant blister cards of toys on eBay sometimes sell for crazy prices if they are considered "rare" variants.

As I stated before, I had never seen an Astrotrain in Siege Packaging. If not for the ER re-release (which is plentiful now). I probably would have had to pay more than retail to get it, as it (the Siege version), sold out quickly online.

Here's the thing though: due to timing and SIEGE's tail-end distribution woes, a lot of the SIEGE Astrotrain stock ultimately got routed to discount stores. People have been reporting finding him at Ross for $17.99.

Somebody probably *traded* it for another Leader Class figure. Returned it, got gift card or whatever, bought Doubledealer/Optimus Prime.

Yup, I would do that when Targets were in Canada. As long as they still have the product in their system, you can exchange it for something of equal value.

I got Runamuck today, and it's not a bad figure at all, I can see why he's so sought after. While I'm not a huge fan of the car mode, the robot is near perfect amd the transformation is a lot of fun. I'll probably never have Runabout (I was NOT expecting that figure to sell out as speed force lightning fast as it did, nor did I realise the Runas were that popular), but I'm at least happy to have one version of this good mould.

Thanks to Siege and Earthrise, I can finally do this

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to Siege and Earthrise, I can finally do this

I challenge you to get the corresponding figures from yet another line and pose them in vehicle mode in this same shot.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to Siege and Earthrise, I can finally do this

I challenge you to get the corresponding figures from yet another line and pose them in vehicle mode in this same shot.

Classics OP and Mirage with Universe Ironhide, Prowl, and Sunstreaker, perhaps (if he has them)?

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Thanks to Siege and Earthrise, I can finally do this

I challenge you to get the corresponding figures from yet another line and pose them in vehicle mode in this same shot.

Classics OP and Mirage with Universe Ironhide, Prowl, and Sunstreaker, perhaps (if he has them)?

I do not have them, I didn't get into collecting TFs until Dark of the Moon, and even then i was still in high school with almost no money, so it didn't take off in any capacity until 2014 when I was in college and employed.

Only one i do have is classics Prime from TFcon last year.

I may have a workaround to answer that challenge though.

I had to satisfy my curiosity, and it looks like the reports were correct. This was the display at Aldi in Fargo, ND, so I was finally able to get Smokescreen for my collection. They had multiples of each figure.

adamage1 wrote:I had to satisfy my curiosity, and it looks like the reports were correct. This was the display at Aldi in Fargo, ND, so I was finally able to get Smokescreen for my collection. They had multiples of each figure.

ALDI???

I didn’t get a photo taken because I was in a hurry, but the Aldi by me had some as well... Only a couple different characters, but probably 7+ total.

sol magnus wrote:

adamage1 wrote:I had to satisfy my curiosity, and it looks like the reports were correct. This was the display at Aldi in Fargo, ND, so I was finally able to get Smokescreen for my collection. They had multiples of each figure.

ALDI???

I love their private label diet cola, really has some pep to it. I never see displays like this in mine, might just be a supermarket.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

adamage1 wrote:I had to satisfy my curiosity, and it looks like the reports were correct. This was the display at Aldi in Fargo, ND, so I was finally able to get Smokescreen for my collection. They had multiples of each figure.

ALDI???

I love their private label diet cola, really has some pep to it. I never see displays like this in mine, might just be a supermarket.

I have never been to an Aldi’s before, however this was a stand-alone aisle kind of in the middle of the supermarket where all different kinds of knick-knacks and various random things were on display.

This is just like back when the TF: Prime Wave 3-4 Deluxes first showed up at Aldi before anywhere else.

Sabrblade wrote:This is just like back when the TF: Prime Wave 3-4 Deluxes first showed up at Aldi before anywhere else.

Also when more people had luck finding TR Ramhorn there than anywhere else (at least around me).

We have been getting several reports of the Adlis store stocking up on Transformers toys for the holidays. Specifically wave 2 of Earthrise. Not only do they seem plentiful, but they are also discounted to $17.99.

We have reports from North Dakota, Illinois and more. So if you are curious and have an Aldi's nearby, it might be worth a visit. At least now we see where all the plentiful stock Hasbro was speaking about previously ended up. We thank everyone who sent this info out way. The photos below were given to us by adamage, Geekygamergirl and Seibertron himself.

What was that about Siege Astrotrain being rare?



This pic was taken today.

william-james88 wrote:What was that about Siege Astrotrain being rare?



This pic was taken today.

Well, he was...and now we know it was just tail-end-temporary-misplacement-syndrome.

And as for your question about my response to the Gigawatt thread yesterday Will, I haven't seen him in my neck of Michigan yet, and it's tempting to go to a still-existent TRU just to see all this!

As for Aldi's...was the last time something like this happened for non-Rescue-Bots that deluxe Prime wave about 8 years ago, cases of which later showed up at select 5-belows? To think, 8 years ago I just assumed Big Bad's Impossible Toys blowout sale was the only opportunity I'd have to army-build Alicons! Ist ein Weihnachtsmiracle after the horrors of 2020!

Bumblevivisector wrote:

william-james88 wrote:What was that about Siege Astrotrain being rare?



This pic was taken today.

Well, he was...and now we know it was just tail-end-temporary-misplacement-syndrome.

And as for your question about my response to the Gigawatt thread yesterday Will, I haven't seen him in my neck of Michigan yet, and it's tempting to go to a still-existent TRU just to see all this!

I can get that. I do sometimes go to my toysrus stores just to see that the items are there in large quantity even if I don't buy them due to being too pricey for me.

william-james88 wrote:What was that about Siege Astrotrain being rare?

Never said he was rare, just never saw one in a store until a few days ago. Missing standard retail and showing up at market 6 stores (in the US at least) is a failure of the system. How nice of you to show your store thousands of miles away has tons of them. Hasbro sucks at didtribution blah blah blah weve beaten this horse to death.

o.supreme wrote:

william-james88 wrote:What was that about Siege Astrotrain being rare?

Never said he was rare, just never saw one in a store until a few days ago. Missing standard retail and showing up at market 6 stores (in the US at least) is a failure of the system. How nice of you to show your store thousands of miles away has tons of them. Hasbro sucks at didtribution blah blah blah weve beaten this horse to death.

You said he might be:

o.supreme wrote:Not now, and certainly not out of package, but 10 years down the road, maybe more, it will probably go up in value. I didn't purchase it, but so many wildly variant blister cards of toys on eBay sometimes sell for crazy prices if they are considered "rare" variants.

I am confirming he is not.

Also, just a nugget of info, a multitude of Toysrus stores are just 30 miles from the US. So if anything was worth the trouble, US people on e-bay could hop over the boarder and buy out the stock to resell it, augmenting supply and reducing rarity.

These logistic issues are benefiting scalpers living in those areas.
How easy to buy discounted items and ship them off to those of us who can't even find this wave on store shelves

william-james88 wrote:Also, just a nugget of info, a multitude of Toysrus stores are just 30 miles from the US. So if anything was worth the trouble, US people on e-bay could hop over the boarder and buy out the stock to resell scalp it,.

Fixed for ya.

Just like all those Rid2015 Kre-o sets, not at general retail in the U.S. Looks like the only ones going across the border to get those were scalpers. I begged Canadian fans for help but that didn't happen. Thankfully I did eventually get them at places like Ross/ Marshalls, but they were still heavily scalped.

I was one of the people that notified the admin about this! I deserve some credit!

This Aldi find reminds me of way back when I was collecting MOTU 200X. I had never been in an Aldi before that point, but when word got out on the internet that Aldi was going to be the ONLY place in the U.S. to find the first wave of "MOTU vs. Snake Men" figures, I had no other choice. Ended up getting a full-sized stand-up carboard display branded with the Master of the Universe logo. I had some of my unopened chase figures displayed in that for quite a while.

Thank you for sharing this. I finally found an Allicon today at Aldi.

Aldi is indeed the ticket. I just got the entire wave minus Airwave (because I was never getting Airwave).

I got my wave 2 online but now that I think about it, I've never seen any wave 2 figures in stores.

sol magnus wrote:Aldi is indeed the ticket. I just got the entire wave minus Airwave (because I was never getting Airwave).

By contrast, Airwave is the only one from that wave I got (and wanted). By the way, I am a bit curious, why is this news so hot? Hasn't wave 2 been found for over a month now?

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Aldi is indeed the ticket. I just got the entire wave minus Airwave (because I was never getting Airwave).

By contrast, Airwave is the only one from that wave I got (and wanted). By the way, I am a bit curious, why is this news so hot? Hasn't wave 2 been found for over a month now?

In my area, they are few and far in between. I found an Arcee and an Airwave in a month's time. I also found a Smokescreen box with an old insecticon figure in it.

I know people hate scalpers, but I hate cheaters far more.

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Aldi is indeed the ticket. I just got the entire wave minus Airwave (because I was never getting Airwave).

By contrast, Airwave is the only one from that wave I got (and wanted). By the way, I am a bit curious, why is this news so hot? Hasn't wave 2 been found for over a month now?

In so far as I have seen wave 2 has largely not shown up anywhere in the US in any meaningful way until now I guess

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Aldi is indeed the ticket. I just got the entire wave minus Airwave (because I was never getting Airwave).

By contrast, Airwave is the only one from that wave I got (and wanted). By the way, I am a bit curious, why is this news so hot? Hasn't wave 2 been found for over a month now?

In so far as I have seen wave 2 has largely not shown up anywhere in the US in any meaningful way until now I guess

I've seen them in the Chicago area for about a month and a half now, but they were a really slow trickle until the last 2 weeks.

Just a thought, the easiest way to get new stock is to clear the old stock off shelves. With the holidays around the corner, I know there are toy drives like Toys for Tots that really need donations this year.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Just a thought, the easiest way to get new stock is to clear the old stock off shelves. With the holidays around the corner, I know there are toy drives like Toys for Tots that really need donations this year.

I've been doing exactly this at my local Walgreens. Bought the last POTP Wreck-Gar almost a year ago and right after that Siege Ratchet popped up.

william-james88 wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Aldi is indeed the ticket. I just got the entire wave minus Airwave (because I was never getting Airwave).

By contrast, Airwave is the only one from that wave I got (and wanted). By the way, I am a bit curious, why is this news so hot? Hasn't wave 2 been found for over a month now?

Only wave 2 I've seen in stores is Snapdragon and Doubledealer. There are no Aldis in Maine (even though there are 8 in New Hampshire ) so that doesn't exactly help. Not that I need the help, I have all of wave 2 and most of wave 3 from Target.com, but I feel bad for other local collectors.

And Bluestreak continues to not be in my area. Checked two Walgreens Friday and still haven't found anything. One of the two removed their section for Marvel exclusives already (never saw anything on those pegs either) so I'm probably SOL finding these in person and will have to ask for help like I did last year.

Emerje