Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail

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Over on the otca boards, the Australian Transformers fan-site, Seibertronian board admin Burn has pointed us towards a first sighting of the Titans Return Legends class Wave 1, including Wheelie, Rewind and Stripes! The toys were spotted in a ToyMate store for $19.99 AUS each, and you can check out photo proof below.

Make sure to use our Sightings section and database to help out fellow fans, now that a new line is ready to roll out on shelves.

Credit(s): OTCA user Sharky

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Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790786)
Posted by Sigma Magnus on May 19th, 2016 @ 7:53am CDT

Titans Return has begun!

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790788)
Posted by Kurona on May 19th, 2016 @ 8:02am CDT

The Titans have finally returned!

Now to wait six months before wave 1 shows up in the uk

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790793)
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 19th, 2016 @ 8:22am CDT

I bet Burn faked it in an elaborate plot to troll Doc V. [-(

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790811)
Posted by Mechastrike on May 19th, 2016 @ 9:35am CDT

i am so getting Wheelie.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790829)
Posted by MemphisR56 on May 19th, 2016 @ 10:28am CDT

キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!

Meanwhile in the UK:

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790900)
Posted by Collector Canine on May 19th, 2016 @ 2:09pm CDT

MemphisR56 wrote:キタ━━━(゜∀゜)━━━!!!!!

Meanwhile in the UK:

I feel bad for you guys in the UK. You guys deserve to get Transformers earlier than you usually do!

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790913)
Posted by Burn on May 19th, 2016 @ 3:03pm CDT

Ironhidensh wrote:I bet Burn faked it in an elaborate plot to troll Doc V.

mwahahahahaha

In all seriousness though, this is nothing to get excited over. ToyMate is a small franchise with only a few stores scattered around, not one of the big national retailers.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790934)
Posted by william-james88 on May 19th, 2016 @ 3:44pm CDT

Burn wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:I bet Burn faked it in an elaborate plot to troll Doc V.

mwahahahahaha

In all seriousness though, this is nothing to get excited over. ToyMate is a small franchise with only a few stores scattered around, not one of the big national retailers.

I heard they were only in the Sydney area right? Also, are those regular retail prices? Because thats kind of nuts.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790948)
Posted by Burn on May 19th, 2016 @ 4:35pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:I heard they were only in the Sydney area right?

Apparently, I'd never heard of them until yesterday. (But I live in a rural area anyway)

Also, are those regular retail prices? Because thats kind of nuts.

Yep. Not sure where you've been hiding considering the number of times the discussion about prices in Australia has come up. :-P

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790949)
Posted by william-james88 on May 19th, 2016 @ 4:37pm CDT

Burn wrote:Yep. Not sure where you've been hiding considering the number of times the discussion about prices in Australia has come up.

I thought it was 15$ bad, not 20$ bad.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790953)
Posted by HilltopOfKaon on May 19th, 2016 @ 5:04pm CDT

19.99? Jesus dude...........................

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790964)
Posted by Unicron Magnus on May 19th, 2016 @ 6:30pm CDT

Around where I am, we didn't even get WAVE 1 of Combiner Wars until August. I hope these get here before then.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1790965)
Posted by Kurona on May 19th, 2016 @ 6:31pm CDT

It's sad the thought "Christmas would be nice" crossed my mind.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791031)
Posted by Brakethrough on May 19th, 2016 @ 11:15pm CDT

Sigh...this makes the chances of the Bruticus limbs showing up here dwindle quite a bit. Not to mention Computron.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791037)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 19th, 2016 @ 11:20pm CDT

Brakethrough wrote:Sigh...this makes the chances of the Bruticus limbs showing up here dwindle quite a bit. Not to mention Computron.

Comps isn't due for quite some time, dunno where you live, but just keep checking your online stores - not an ideal answer, but there you go...

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791073)
Posted by Burn on May 20th, 2016 @ 3:17am CDT

Hot on the heels of Titans Return Wave 1 Legends comes the first sighting of the big bot himself, Fortress Maximus!

Edmund Liu reported on the Transformers Collectors Club Australia's Facebook group that he spotted Fortress Maximus at Myer. We've also received a sighting from Nath Wayne who spotted Fortress Maximus at Perth's Myer.

Excited that Fortress Maximus is appearing across Australia? Well you might want to either console your wallet now, or wait until the mid-year toy sales or other retailers pick him up as he will set you back the healthy sum of $360 AUS!

Want to keep up with, or report your own sightings of Titans Return? Then head to our Sightings section!

Unless you live somewhere that is a barren wasteland for Transformers, in which case we invite you to share your pain in the Brag or cry about your retail Transformers section discussion!

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791074)
Posted by Va'al on May 20th, 2016 @ 3:26am CDT

Also thanks to Seibertronian board admin from down under Burn, we can share the in-hand images of the first figure in the wave 1 of Legends class Titans Return line: Wheelie! The source is the same as the sighting reported yesterday - Sharky of Ozformers - and the images can be found mirrored below from the Facebook post.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791080)
Posted by Kurona on May 20th, 2016 @ 5:05am CDT

That sum of 360's about as healthy as 49 meat feast pizzas in a row

Also, here's a sentence I never thought I'd ever say - fuck Wheelie looks sexy.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791087)
Posted by Randomhero on May 20th, 2016 @ 6:42am CDT

Kurona wrote:That sum of 360's about as healthy as 49 meat feast pizzas in a row

Also, here's a sentence I never thought I'd ever say - **** Wheelie looks sexy.

For me IDW has redeemed him. Wasn't until he pulled a sniper rifle out and started taking headshots on sweeps that I finally went "well alright wheelie, you are officially awesome"

I'm excited to finally retire my GDO Jazz retool of wheelie and put this guy with the rest of my 86+ CHUG shelf. The slingshot however won't be retired.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791092)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 20th, 2016 @ 8:08am CDT

Damn, Australia is wasting no time with these guys :MAXIMAL:

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791098)
Posted by william-james88 on May 20th, 2016 @ 8:24am CDT

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Damn, Australia is wasting no time with these guys

Yeah, but no one will be buying that Fort Max at that price aside from the desperate and rich. Would you (or anyone else here) buy a Fort Max if it was in the states right now at 260$ (that is the actual US$ price when you convert it)? At that price, might as well just get the takara one. So I am not envious in the least. To me this is no different than a scalper on e-bay getting early samples and selling them for close to double.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791099)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 20th, 2016 @ 8:35am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Damn, Australia is wasting no time with these guys

Yeah, but no one will be buying that Fort Max at that price aside from the desperate and rich. Would you (or anyone else here) buy a Fort Max if it was in the states right now at 260$ (that is the actual US$ price when you convert it)? At that price, might as well just get the takara one. So I am not envious in the least. To me this is no different than a scalper on e-bay getting early samples and selling them for close to double.

Not saying I'm envious, more like shocked they got some so quickly. Like those ebay sellers who ot Victorion early and were selling her for about $30 more than she should be :MAXIMAL:

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791100)
Posted by Randomhero on May 20th, 2016 @ 8:36am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Damn, Australia is wasting no time with these guys

Yeah, but no one will be buying that Fort Max at that price aside from the desperate and rich. Would you (or anyone else here) buy a Fort Max if it was in the states right now at 260$ (that is the actual US$ price when you convert it)? At that price, might as well just get the takara one. So I am not envious in the least. To me this is no different than a scalper on e-bay getting early samples and selling them for close to double.

I'd guarantee if he was on shelf now for that price you'd still never see one because you'd still get the scalpers that will buy them all and jump on the bay and sell them for over $300 and people will buy them because they want to be first to own him.

I've actually ran into one once. He was buying all the masterpiece Soundwaves and I had to guilt him into giving me one. It was pathetic.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791138)
Posted by Prowl4 on May 20th, 2016 @ 11:19am CDT

Does this fort max have sounds?

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791142)
Posted by JazZeke on May 20th, 2016 @ 11:37am CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:

Strength, speed, intelligence, and... molotov cocktail? Huh.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791144)
Posted by Va'al on May 20th, 2016 @ 11:44am CDT

JazZeke wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:

Strength, speed, intelligence, and... molotov cocktail? Huh.

Loud cricket bats.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791148)
Posted by Kurona on May 20th, 2016 @ 11:55am CDT

In all seriousness, I'm pretty sure that's firepower/fireblast.
The tech spec symbols all look so weird now

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791165)
Posted by william-james88 on May 20th, 2016 @ 12:43pm CDT

Prowl4 wrote:Does this fort max have sounds?

Yes and if you get the japanese version, he will play the theme song.

Randomhero wrote:I'd guarantee if he was on shelf now for that price you'd still never see one because you'd still get the scalpers that will buy them all and jump on the bay and sell them for over $300 and people will buy them because they want to be first to own him.

Maybe for Fort Max, but it isnt the case for every toy. I had Optimus Primal Platinum edition on the shelves for 200$ before anyone else and no one bought him. He didnt appear on any of the scalper sites either. That was a scalper proof price. But for Fort Max, I dont know. Would the youtube generated money froma review really cover twice the price of retail? No clue.

And MP Starscream, Prime and Soudnwave were all heavily scalped because of their low prices (much lower than their Takara couterparts). This is very different from the huge price increase seen at retail here.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791167)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 20th, 2016 @ 12:44pm CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:
JazZeke wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:

Strength, speed, intelligence, and... molotov cocktail? Huh.

Loud cricket bats.

I think it's skill at starting a new bottle of ketchup.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791171)
Posted by Kurona on May 20th, 2016 @ 12:49pm CDT

Well for one thing; literally the biggest transformer of all time - not to mention a re-imagining of the previous owner of that title - is more appealing than a shitty recolour of a mold no-one cared about if you put them around the same price. Fort Max I could possibly see scalped. Platinum Primal wasn't scalped because there's a grand total of seven people in the world who want him

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791173)
Posted by Va'al on May 20th, 2016 @ 12:55pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:
JazZeke wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:

Strength, speed, intelligence, and... molotov cocktail? Huh.

Loud cricket bats.

I think it's skill at starting a new bottle of ketchup.

Wheelie wanted a taste of heaven:
got a burger, looked mighty fine,
Something's missing, but he's a seven!
Pop the cap, shake one time.
SPLURGE

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791223)
Posted by Collector Canine on May 20th, 2016 @ 4:05pm CDT

JazZeke wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:

Strength, speed, intelligence, and... molotov cocktail? Huh.

I think the last one might be firepower.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791233)
Posted by JazZeke on May 20th, 2016 @ 4:51pm CDT

DigitalBrave3 wrote:
JazZeke wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:

Strength, speed, intelligence, and... molotov cocktail? Huh.

I think the last one might be firepower.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791292)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 20th, 2016 @ 9:17pm CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:
JazZeke wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:

Strength, speed, intelligence, and... molotov cocktail? Huh.

Loud cricket bats.

This

For a guy that uses a slingshot like a boss, I wouldn't put it past wheelie to use a cricket bat 8-)

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791293)
Posted by Kurona on May 20th, 2016 @ 9:21pm CDT

It's really just an explanation for why he has no weapon - the picture's his slingshot exploding.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791294)
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 20th, 2016 @ 9:22pm CDT

JazZeke wrote:
DigitalBrave3 wrote:
JazZeke wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:

Strength, speed, intelligence, and... molotov cocktail? Huh.

I think the last one might be firepower.

I totally stole that picture for future use. You win an Internet tonight.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791330)
Posted by william-james88 on May 20th, 2016 @ 11:09pm CDT

Australian Transformers fan Nathan sent us some amazing pictures of the Titans Return Fortress Maximus toy he picked up locally. He also offered us a written review. Enjoy:

TF Fan Nathan wrote:I'll be real metroplex is the better toy, there's too much of him in Fort Max's design and it hurts the quality, playability and makes you feel like your transforming him wrong a lot of the time.

I really thought fort max was gonna have more guns, he doesn't even have the wrist gun that metroplex has. The back of the hand guns I can kinda forgive but when metroplex already had the gun? Weird choice hasbro.
Also I would gladly sacrifice the sounds in base mode to be able to have those hip guns. He just looks and feels a lot smaller than metroplex. For a guy called Fortress Maximus, I'm not getting that from his toy. The original had way more features in base mode than his updated counterpart.

Cerebros's shoulders are held in by two small tabs that pop out constantly due the rest of the joints being too tight I'm already starting to get some stress marks in the plastic and I got him yesterday.

I love this toy because I love the character and the line that he's going to be a part of and I was always a headmasters fan, it's just to me this whole figure screams missed opportunity. He's a great toy but when compared to metroplex comes up short in all three modes.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791331)
Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 20th, 2016 @ 11:14pm CDT

'Missed opportunity' seems to pretty much summarize this guy quite succinctly - shame, the character deserved so much more >:oP

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791333)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 20th, 2016 @ 11:25pm CDT

Hellscream9999 wrote:'Missed opportunity' seems to pretty much summarize this guy quite succinctly - shame, the character deserved so much more

Let's all just hope that Takara has something great up its sleeve for their release of Fort Max in September. We still haven't seen the Master Sword, that we KNOW is coming, so perhaps there are a few more nice little touches we have yet to see from them?

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791335)
Posted by Mindmaster on May 21st, 2016 @ 12:03am CDT

Going to wait and see what the SDCC version has up its figurative sleeve before making a concrete decision. If he doesn't seem to have any other improvements, I'll stick with the standard release. Not that interested in Takara's release for some reason.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791337)
Posted by Mr Skram on May 21st, 2016 @ 12:55am CDT

Kinda sounds like a bummer, but would anyone think it might be worth it for someone who doesn't have Metroplex yet?

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791340)
Posted by Black Bumblebee on May 21st, 2016 @ 1:18am CDT

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. For the price, it just doesn't have what the original G1 Fort Max had. If you're willing to pay the money for this, just put a bit extra in, and buy the reissue of the G1 Fort Max. That figure had so much play factor built into it.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791341)
Posted by Rainmaker on May 21st, 2016 @ 1:27am CDT

This still won't kill my joy for getting Fortress Maximus.

:MAXIMAL:

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791344)
Posted by Evil_the_Nub on May 21st, 2016 @ 2:08am CDT

Mr Skram wrote:Kinda sounds like a bummer, but would anyone think it might be worth it for someone who doesn't have Metroplex yet?

I skipped Metroplex because the only thing it had going for it was how big it was. The city mode just looks like a splayed out robot, and the land cruiser thing just looks like he's doing light yoga. Fort Max looks like the better figure to me, the city mode actually looks like buildings and roads instead of just a splayed out robot, and the cruiser hides the robot features a lot better. That review wasn't really any good to be honest. The only information I got was he wanted more guns on it, which is totally subjective.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791345)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 21st, 2016 @ 2:29am CDT

In this day and age, having more guns to be truer to the original but it would of shot the price up, by how much is unknown. The question is, would people pay the extra price? And would parents pay the extra?

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791357)
Posted by Kurona on May 21st, 2016 @ 3:08am CDT

So... he's not taller than Metroplex?

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791363)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 21st, 2016 @ 5:11am CDT

As a owner of Gen Metroplex and G1 Encore Fortmax, I don't feel the need at all to own the TR version. I mean, Fortmax 2.0 transform even less than Metroplex! While Metroplex sat down and made an effort, TR Fortmax just pass out drunk on the ground. Pathetic. Especially compared to the G1 original. The original toy will NEVER be beaten unless Takara decide to make a 1000$ MP.

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Posted by -Kanrabat- on May 21st, 2016 @ 5:16am CDT

Mr Skram wrote:Kinda sounds like a bummer, but would anyone think it might be worth it for someone who doesn't have Metroplex yet?

If you have neither or Gen Metroplex nor G1 Fortmax, I say it would be better to double the money you are prepared to pay and go for Encore G1 Formax. They made way too many of him and he's been in clearance since about a year. He would cost around 300$US shipped for Canadians and Americans. If you can only afford or just want to pay 150$ max, got for the TR version. Either way, having a huge bot in a TF collection is always a good thing.

However, your money will defenitely be better spendt on the long run with Encore-23 Fortress Maximus.

Re: Transformers Titans Return Legends Wave 1 Sighted at Australian Retail (1791365)
Posted by Evil Eye on May 21st, 2016 @ 5:53am CDT

Ehhhhhh no. Honestly, I may very well just save up and try and track down the reissue + PE Warden. G1 Max may be a brick but he's so loaded with play features it doesn't really matter. Also, the G1 figure's city mode knocks the TR figure into a cocked hat. That thing looked like a fortress.

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Posted by william-james88 on May 21st, 2016 @ 7:13am CDT

Mr Skram wrote:Kinda sounds like a bummer, but would anyone think it might be worth it for someone who doesn't have Metroplex yet?

I say yes, but wait for the eventual price reduction (like 20%). He sadly doesnt have the same functionality as Metroplex even though they use the same mold. Here is what Nathan wrote to me about how his legs still open:

they do open up but from underneath so its that back half that opens out not the gun half, means they don't really work in vehicle or base mode. hes really just lacking from not enough guns, i forgot to say the shin guns dettach and can go on his shoulder or have a fold out handle but they dont show that feature in the instructions. still dont know what that lil leg bit is meant to do though, its hollow and weird.

Black Bumblebee wrote:I've said it before, and I'll say it again. For the price, it just doesn't have what the original G1 Fort Max had. If you're willing to pay the money for this, just put a bit extra in, and buy the reissue of the G1 Fort Max. That figure had so much play factor built into it.

Yup. I just got CW Skylynx yesterday and thats another figure who's original version has a totally different kind of playability that makes it still as relevant to own as ever. What you wrote is something I totally stand by and something I did when I saw this new fort max. For 100$ more, you get one of the greatest TF toys of all time.