Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com!

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Thanks to a tip given to us by Seibertron.com member fabexmax, this year's Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime is now available for purchase at ToysRUs.com. The figure is obtainable at this year's SDCC, and now online! A much cheaper variant to Takara's Masterpiece Rodimus Convoy, this piece does not include Rodimus Convoy's trailer, but includes the new Targetmaster, Offshoot. Get him while you can!

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Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263412)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 21st, 2011 @ 3:24am CDT

I'll check my TRU first, and if it's not in, I'm definitely ordering it.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263424)
Posted by Seibertron on July 21st, 2011 @ 3:52am CDT

Ordered mine!

327 left in stock as of 3:47am Central.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263442)
Posted by Kaiesis on July 21st, 2011 @ 4:59am CDT

Just ordered mine too. Gawd, staying up late paid off for once.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263443)
Posted by Dmark21 on July 21st, 2011 @ 5:05am CDT

i'll give it 2 days before each one they have is swooped by those who sees this news.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263448)
Posted by Slick_Prime on July 21st, 2011 @ 5:21am CDT

Ordered 2! One to keep in box and one to open and display. :-B

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263453)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 21st, 2011 @ 5:35am CDT

For once I wasn't a cheapskate and went ahead and bought it online and paid the extra cash instead of hunting in stores. I do feel much better knowing I'm getting one.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263457)
Posted by KnightStrike on July 21st, 2011 @ 5:46am CDT

Hopefully these hold out a few more hours till I can get home and order one. They keep putting out awesome Masterpiece figures and I'm going to need a bigger book case. Again :grin:

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263463)
Posted by ZenPrime on July 21st, 2011 @ 6:01am CDT

Ordered! Was it confirmed that this release has fixed the flaws from the TT original release?

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263464)
Posted by jeremyes on July 21st, 2011 @ 6:01am CDT

Ordered two and removed all the stress of driving around searching for them. Feels good!

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263467)
Posted by fabexmax on July 21st, 2011 @ 6:06am CDT

A lil more TRU.com help with Roddy. Coupon code for $10 off $75 or more. The code is: 944787A

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263496)
Posted by g60force on July 21st, 2011 @ 7:18am CDT

That code ain't working I have 75,60 in my cart.... strange

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263499)
Posted by ZenPrime on July 21st, 2011 @ 7:22am CDT

fabexmax wrote:A lil more TRU.com help with Roddy. Coupon code for $10 off $75 or more. The code is: 944787A

The promo code doesn't seem to work

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263505)
Posted by joevill on July 21st, 2011 @ 7:43am CDT

It was in my cart, I entered my information, checked out, and I got a blank. I checked my email, nothing, I hit refresh and it said my shopping cart was empty. I tried to add it to my cart again and it said
"The following item: Exclusive Transformers Masterpiece Rodimus Prime with Limited Edition Offshoot Action Figures has limited inventory. We've adjusted the quantity below to reflect the number we have available. "

:sad:

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263506)
Posted by jmf243 on July 21st, 2011 @ 7:48am CDT

Seems to be out of stock. When I add him to my cart I get a limited inventory message

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263507)
Posted by stocky on July 21st, 2011 @ 7:51am CDT

I just checked as well -- got an "out of stock" screen with a place to enter your email address to be notified when it's back in stock...

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263508)
Posted by ZenPrime on July 21st, 2011 @ 7:54am CDT

well that went fast... Glad I woke up early this morning and checked the news on here.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263509)
Posted by bossman328 on July 21st, 2011 @ 7:56am CDT

Dmark21 wrote:i'll give it 2 days before each one they have is swooped by those who sees this news.

They didn't even last 6 hours. they're all gone!!

glad I got mine

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263518)
Posted by KnightStrike on July 21st, 2011 @ 8:13am CDT

Oh man.... just made it home and tried to order and already out of stock. #-o

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263525)
Posted by GetRightRobot on July 21st, 2011 @ 8:21am CDT

Yes theey went quickly. It's just after 9am eastern time = out of stock. I did see a note saying this are sold in stores. If MP Grimlock is any indication, there will be shelves full for weeks here in Myrtle Beach. I will post in SC toy sitings forums when they hit. Thankfully, the woman that manages my local TRU is kind to us Super Dork types and calls me when something I'm looking for hits the store. Thank you genetic lottery

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263528)
Posted by SJ21 on July 21st, 2011 @ 8:25am CDT

For once, I am glad I wake up early! I saw the news at 715 and got my order in.

I had to do my order by phone because I got the "limited quantity screen". When I called they said they couldn't find the item on the TRU website. I had to send them to Seibertron and click the link to the TRU site. Once they did that, my order went through. I got my confirmation and everything.

If you didn't get one, try calling the 800 number and ordering by phone.

I hope this helps!

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263576)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 21st, 2011 @ 9:51am CDT

ZenPrime wrote:well that went fast... Glad I woke up early this morning and checked the news on here.

Holy-hell-in-a-handbasket me too. I finally benefited from posted news for items to buy. I did buy $75 worth to get the free shipping so that little bit helped....thanks for the post Blurrz! ;)^

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263586)
Posted by korisifu on July 21st, 2011 @ 10:04am CDT

Missed it too. Hopefully they'll remain in stock long enough for me to order one when they notify me by email. Is this the Grimlock sized masterpiece or the Starscream size?

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263590)
Posted by Naked Magnus on July 21st, 2011 @ 10:06am CDT

I called the 1 800 number and was told that it will not be in stock until August, but they will be receiving only 89 and then that is it. Crap. If only I had woken up a bit earlier or stayed up a bit later last night.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263601)
Posted by Gojira101 on July 21st, 2011 @ 10:35am CDT

This is lame. I was checking at 2am and they hadn't listed it as of then. Now come to find they are completely sold out is weak apple sauce. Just wanted one for my homage display case to 1986 movie. Guess I'm going to have to bite the big one and Purchase the Takara one *ouch* felt my soul bleed a little on that one and my wallet just gave up on life stating his @$$ is sore. Yet it seems like they keep popping up on ebay at almost twice the retail price. Anything to make a dollar I suppose. Come on fellow fans help a brother in metalarms out. Peace!!

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263604)
Posted by Gojira101 on July 21st, 2011 @ 10:40am CDT

korisifu wrote:Missed it too. Hopefully they'll remain in stock long enough for me to order one when they notify me by email. Is this the Grimlock sized masterpiece or the Starscream size?

Looks like it's going to be in size with Grimlock at least going by the product demensions provided by toysrus.com.

10.5 x 9.0 x 3.5

I imagine thats him in an iron cross position like Vince Vaughn in Old School

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263619)
Posted by Diem on July 21st, 2011 @ 11:11am CDT

It kind of boils my blood when I see people in the forums who are like "I bought two" or "I got one which will save me from having to check my local stores." Pretty inconsiderate to those collectors who live nowhere near a Toys R Us.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263633)
Posted by Naked Magnus on July 21st, 2011 @ 11:29am CDT

Diem wrote:It kind of boils my blood when I see people in the forums who are like "I bought two" or "I got one which will save me from having to check my local stores." Pretty inconsiderate to those collectors who live nowhere near a Toys R Us.

Some of us who live near local stores have absolutely no time to stop by everyday to see if there is one in-stock. If you place a dollar value on your time, toy hunting for this thing can end up costing more than even the Takara version. After multiple trips searching in vain for Grimlock, I decided I was never going to hunt for an exclusive again. Time wasted driving to TRU and back was time I could have been working to earn $$ or, better yet, time I could have spent with my son.

Now, I do believe that if you read Dante's Inferno in the original Italian, he does mention a special level in hell for those who purchased 2 from the TRU online store.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263635)
Posted by Naked Magnus on July 21st, 2011 @ 11:31am CDT

Gojira101 wrote:
korisifu wrote:Missed it too. Hopefully they'll remain in stock long enough for me to order one when they notify me by email. Is this the Grimlock sized masterpiece or the Starscream size?

Looks like it's going to be in size with Grimlock at least going by the product demensions provided by toysrus.com.

10.5 x 9.0 x 3.5

I imagine thats him in an iron cross position like Vince Vaughn in Old School

I have the Takara version and he is in scale with Grimlock. He is about the same height, just a wee bit taller, but is considerably thinner than Grimmy.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263646)
Posted by Gojira101 on July 21st, 2011 @ 11:48am CDT

Diem wrote:Now, I do believe that if you read Dante's Inferno in the original Italian, he does mention a special level in hell for those who purchased 2 from the TRU online store.

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That's only if you rub it in your fellow collectors face. Followed by a "Nah, nah, boo, boo, stick your head in doo, doo."

It's between the 4th and 5th Circle of Hell.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263652)
Posted by burning_sirius on July 21st, 2011 @ 11:57am CDT

I hope they get more in. I do not want to hunt my local TRU.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263663)
Posted by Doctor McGrath on July 21st, 2011 @ 12:09pm CDT

I guess I'm one of the few left that still enjoys a good hunt.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263664)
Posted by Gojira101 on July 21st, 2011 @ 12:11pm CDT

Are you kidding me!!! Check out BBTS now at they're listing for SDCC Rodimus Prime. Makes you think about them, must have made quite a few orders.

If so it's genius buisness wise but kind of a weak move if it is true.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263668)
Posted by dbot on July 21st, 2011 @ 12:14pm CDT

im for sure going to get this one and save the $200 insstead of buying the takara one.
but why did they make the legs red insted of the black legs like the takara one.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263672)
Posted by jnguyen on July 21st, 2011 @ 12:23pm CDT

Hopefully they get more in stock. Unfortunately for me I have to order online lol. My local TRU decided to move to a new location so they won't get any new shipment until September . They just going to sell what they have in store

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263680)
Posted by mixmaster3 on July 21st, 2011 @ 12:39pm CDT

I got mine this morning and the free market is what it is.. BUT I think BBTS buying who knows how many and doubling the price is a DICK MOVE!

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263681)
Posted by robofreak on July 21st, 2011 @ 12:40pm CDT

CRAP! I can't believe I missed this.

The nearest TRU is like an hour away from me and it's very inconvenient for me to get to.

If anyone wants to hook me up, let me know.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263686)
Posted by tmk9883 on July 21st, 2011 @ 12:45pm CDT

amcgrath929 wrote:I guess I'm one of the few left that still enjoys a good hunt.

I love hunting too but this was a no brainer. There are three TRUs that are relatively close and two of them suck.

Now I have one to open and one to save.

Jackpot

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263711)
Posted by Megatron Wolf on July 21st, 2011 @ 1:20pm CDT

wasnt he suppose to be $40 not $60? Either way i dont have 60 cents to my name so ill just have to wait and pray i find him in stores when i have the money

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263713)
Posted by rpetras on July 21st, 2011 @ 1:26pm CDT

Glad I ordered one this morning

I picked up Voyager Sentinel Prime as well to get the free shipping.

This one will be Hot Rod, and my Takara one will go into space Winnebago mode.

Man, every time I plan to downsize the MP display, something else comes out. Oh well.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263718)
Posted by shantyman on July 21st, 2011 @ 1:42pm CDT

So has Rodimus even been found in a store yet?

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263761)
Posted by Flashwave on July 21st, 2011 @ 2:28pm CDT

I gotta ask, what's the point to a Rodimus Prime without his Winnebego trailer?

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263770)
Posted by btskillet on July 21st, 2011 @ 2:32pm CDT

i wonder how many Rodimus primes did BBTS purchase because this was only a Toys R us Exclusive???? i thought BBTS get their own exclusive like Toys R us!!!! last year they had the Seacons as their exclusive while toys r us had grimlock! in addition, doubling the price for it seems just wrong. :-x

i think they at least got twenty but mostlikely more!!!!i am wondering... how did they know the time frame of its release to purchase these figures!!! :-?

!

i manage to get one but earlier i had troulbe finding rodmius prime on their website. lucky for me a i check seibertron.com before i when to work (around 6am) to see this news post that had the item linked!!!! i went to work wondering how fast rodiumus prime would sell out. wow in less than 6 hrs. :shock:

i tried explain to my wife that it would not last all day but only for a few hours because it was a hot item!!!! my wife didnt understand...(smh) but now hopefully she does and will not hassle me any more!!!

does any other guys have to deal with the wife hassling thing?????

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263773)
Posted by korisifu on July 21st, 2011 @ 2:36pm CDT

Flashwave wrote:I gotta ask, what's the point to a Rodimus Prime without his Winnebego trailer?

I agree, unless people want a Masterpiece Hot Rod and a Masterpiece Rodimus. But looking at the listing at BBTS it seems it's only the car part of the whole set. I don't have either so will have to wait for youtube reviews to start popping up to know for sure.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263789)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 21st, 2011 @ 3:03pm CDT

korisifu wrote:
Flashwave wrote:I gotta ask, what's the point to a Rodimus Prime without his Winnebego trailer?

I agree, unless people want a Masterpiece Hot Rod and a Masterpiece Rodimus. But looking at the listing at BBTS it seems it's only the car part of the whole set. I don't have either so will have to wait for youtube reviews to start popping up to know for sure.

Yes, it is just the robot/Hot Rod car mode part. No Winnebago trailer. I already have the Winnebago and will keep displaying it in that mode with this one being in robot mode. And to get around the red legs problem I will transform the TRU version into car and stick it into the trailer, as long as it fits and the smokestacks match in chrome. The front of the Winnebago covers everything else up. This way I'll have one in bot mode and Winnebago mode. No Hot Rod mode, though...

As for posting about being happy we got him, there's nothing wrong with that. It's not our fault that TRU didn't stock so many. However, it is kind of a douche thing to brag about getting more than 1 AFTER people have posted that they couldn't buy it.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263810)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 21st, 2011 @ 3:29pm CDT

My sympathies to those that struck out, really. It does make one wonder how many units BBTS actually got their hands on. And who's to say toy dealers didn't do everything in their power to get they're greedy hands on as many as possible. I personally am happy with this simply being Hot Rod/Rodimus and that's it. I will be on the hunt in stores for another for a friend of mine. It will be interesting how that hunt will turn out.

Lastly I want to comment on all the negativity this item got when it first got posted, all various issues and beef's. Interesting how now this TF seems to be sought after by many fans :-?

....'nuff said! :VEHI:

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263819)
Posted by cracker099 on July 21st, 2011 @ 3:33pm CDT

I called a local store and asked the manager to check stock in and around the area. Said no TRU in socal has it in stock nor does it show up in the warehouse. He said it's only available at the internet warehouse. He didn't understand why it said available in store.

I have a feeling MP Rodimus was released prematurely...unless they had very limited stock.

Anyone get a shipping confirmation yet? I'm hoping he shows up on shelves next week though.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263828)
Posted by Powersa on July 21st, 2011 @ 3:38pm CDT

btskillet wrote: i tried explain to my wife that it would not last all day but only for a few hours because it was a hot item!!!! my wife didnt understand...(smh) but now hopefully she does and will not hassle me any more!!!

does any other guys have to deal with the wife hassling thing?????

My wife thought it was strange that I woke up earlier than usual this morning. She just asked if I wanted breakfast.

From what I read, .COM had maybe 500 Rodimus to offer from the start. Surely that wouldn't last all day. I put my order in and went back to bed. Just glad I woke up early today I guess.

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263839)
Posted by cracker099 on July 21st, 2011 @ 3:43pm CDT

called the 800 number...the CSR said next shipment is coming in August, couldn't tell me how many though

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263849)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 21st, 2011 @ 4:01pm CDT

cracker099 wrote:
Anyone get a shipping confirmation yet? I'm hoping he shows up on shelves next week though.

Yep, mine will be here on Monday!

Re: Toys'R'Us Exclusive Masterpiece Rodimus Prime Available at Toysrus.com! (1263854)
Posted by btskillet on July 21st, 2011 @ 4:06pm CDT

cracker099 wrote:called the 800 number...the CSR said next shipment is coming in August, couldn't tell me how many though

to be honest, for my in my area... grimlock came out the same time last year!!! i miss him because of my wife hassled me last year at the $59.99 price and i paided an extra 10 bucks at a local toysrus store!!! also if you include the gas driven to pick him up and wasting minutes by calling them i say i spend an extra 50 bucks not include the extra 10 dollars at the store.

to answer you question, GRIMLOCK came out online for sale.... like today of last year and didnt show in norfolk, Va tru store till August 20th. to top that off they only recieve one case of 3 grimlocks!!!! i know because i was the first one to get it at my tru. i have a buddy that if i show him an image he will hold the one for me but on this account he held a case. i only brought one at the time because i wanted someone else to get a grimlock. how long they lasted... less than two days on the store shelf. how do i know? i when to buy one for a friend two day later and they where gone!!!!! i waited for second shipment for a buddy and it never happened!!!!!

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