Video Review - Transformers Age of Extinction One-Step Galvatron

Wow. I mean, wow. That 1 step Galvatron is one incredible feat of engeneering! If I ever see him in stores, along with HelocoDrift, I'll pick them up without waiting for any sales.

Know what? At first, I hated the idea of these 1step changers. The early ones were kinda bad too. However, the more they create them, the more they come up with some nifty ideas that end up with some cool results! I'd never thought I would say this, but I'm looking foward to see what will they come up next.

I was doubting if I ever would pick up a one-step figure, but if it's ever going to be the case... Galvatron would top the list.

Galvatron looks amazing. That head is even better than the one on the Voyager. I'd say he is up there on the list in terms of One-Step figures, but Steeljaw, while very simplistic even in One-Step terms, is a really nice figure in both modes. Stinger is painfully simplistic, but it looks SO good.

Galvatron, though...you sexy beast.

I know its not intentional but I can't help it.

In the box with all that kibble raised above his shoulders, AOE Hotshot reminds me of one of his predecessors:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wow. I mean, wow. That 1 step Galvatron is one incredible feat of engeneering! If I ever see him in stores, along with HelocoDrift, I'll pick them up without waiting for any sales.

Know what? At first, I hated the idea of these 1step changers. The early ones were kinda bad too. However, the more they create them, the more they come up with some nifty ideas that end up with some cool results! I'd never thought I would say this, but I'm looking foward to see what will they come up next.

I dont see how Galvatron is better than that one step Drift. That helicopter drift is so sleek while Galvatron has this giant backpack.

Wow. That price is reason enough to stop collecting. I'd rather save up and get 3rd party figures.

omega666 wrote:Wow. That price is reason enough to stop collecting. I'd rather save up and get 3rd party figures.

Which toy are you referring to?

omega666 wrote:Wow. That price is reason enough to stop collecting. I'd rather save up and get 3rd party figures.

If you're looking at AoE TracksHot Shot, I'll say one thing: Canadian, not US. Though I will agree prices are high wherever you go.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

omega666 wrote:Wow. That price is reason enough to stop collecting. I'd rather save up and get 3rd party figures.

If you're looking at AoE TracksHot Shot, I'll say one thing: If you read the post in addition to looking at the pretty picture, you'd have known that's the Canadian price, not the US one.

Imagine he knew the Euro Price? And in Japan, they spend 25$ per deluxe at retail. And I just learnt that in England, MP Grimlock was selling for 99 pounds. Thats 157 $ US!!!!!!!!!!!!!

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

omega666 wrote:Wow. That price is reason enough to stop collecting. I'd rather save up and get 3rd party figures.

If you're looking at AoE TracksHot Shot, I'll say one thing: If you read the post in addition to looking at the pretty picture, you'd have known that's the Canadian price, not the US one.

Imagine he knew the Euro Price? And in Japan, they spend 25$ per deluxe at retail. And I just learnt that in England, MP Grimlock was selling for 99 pounds. Thats 157 $ US!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Euro prices are nuts, but the 20%-off promo in the Netherlands soften the blow: €22 instead of €27 for a Deluxe is closer to the original level. I hope it's a permanent change, I'll find out by next week.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

omega666 wrote:Wow. That price is reason enough to stop collecting. I'd rather save up and get 3rd party figures.

If you're looking at AoE TracksHot Shot, I'll say one thing: If you read the post in addition to looking at the pretty picture, you'd have known that's the Canadian price, not the US one.

Imagine he knew the Euro Price? And in Japan, they spend 25$ per deluxe at retail. And I just learnt that in England, MP Grimlock was selling for 99 pounds. Thats 157 $ US!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Euro prices are nuts, but the 20%-off promo in the Netherlands soften the blow: €22 instead of €27 for a Deluxe is closer to the original level. I hope it's a permanent change, I'll find out by next week.

Still, at 22 euros, thats about the same price Japanese retailers sell their deluxe Takaras. But they get the better deco. Man, I will remember those prices the next time I think I am paying too much for a deluxe here in Canada. But arent you coming over to the US soon? You will finally get these low low prices.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

omega666 wrote:Wow. That price is reason enough to stop collecting. I'd rather save up and get 3rd party figures.

If you're looking at AoE TracksHot Shot, I'll say one thing: Canadian, not US. Though I will agree prices are high wherever you go.

Also, while the color scheme does look like G1 tracks, it is also quite reminescent of Cybertron Hot Shot

Way back at Botcon we had a glimpse of a two pack being released containing the Smash and Change Optimus Prime along with Flip and Change Grimlock from Age of Extinction. This set has finally been sighted at a Kohl's store in Grand Blanc, Michigan by site owner Seibertron's dad Kevin Yzquierdo.



This set is another opportunity to grab these up if you missed these upon their first release, or if you're looking for a fun gift for the younger Transformers fan in your life this holiday. There don't appear to be any deco changes to either toy in this set, at least not to this Seibertronian! You can also order the set online for $44.99 at Kohls.com, however be warned that their sale price is actually higher than the retail price of buying these two separately at many other outlets.

We've got extensive Galleries of both Smash and Change Optimus Prime and Flip and Change Grimlock available to help you find out if these are right for you.

Keep it tuned right here to Seibertron.com for all the latest news, and if you've got a sighting of a new toy yourself, be sure to let us know at sightings@seibertron.com, use our Toy Sightings resource tool, and be sure to post in your local Toy Sightings thread too!

Fxfranz already did a review of this guy a month or 2 ago. Why do you NEVER read my news submissions?

wow they're selling it for $45 figured it would be around $60 or $70, kohls has the worst prices on everything.

Megatron Wolf wrote:wow they're selling it for $45 figured it would be around $60 or $70, kohls has the worst prices on everything.

Actually they don't, especially if you have a Kohl's credit card. They always have sales going on and you can also get an additional 15 to 30% off if you use your Kohl's credit card.

That pack was also just spotted yesterday in Canada, don't know if that is news worthy.

What is very itneresting is that in Canada, it's a Walmart exclusive for 25$..canaidian! (that's like 22$ US) And it is thus cheaper than buying them individually.

^ See that's a good deal! Kohl's will probably mark it down to $25 or $30 closer to the Holidays and use the $59.99 regular price as a marketing ploy to go "Look at the great savings on these!"

ScottyP wrote:^ See that's a good deal! Kohl's will probably mark it down to $25 or $30 closer to the Holidays and use the $59.99 regular price as a marketing ploy to go "Look at the great savings on these!"

Not sure if that's legal. If it is, that's quite a shady practice.
This remind me in Canadian Tire, I saw a set of cooking pots at 75% off! From like 500$ to only 150$!!!!!! WOW!!! Turn out that I saw the exact same set at Walmart and the REGULAR price was around 200$. Sure, the one at Canadian Tire was indeed on sale, but you didnt save a gazillion dollars. Next time I see them pulling a bullshit like that, I'm going around stores, I'll take pictures, then I'll complain to our government customers protection agency.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

ScottyP wrote:^ See that's a good deal! Kohl's will probably mark it down to $25 or $30 closer to the Holidays and use the $59.99 regular price as a marketing ploy to go "Look at the great savings on these!"

Not sure if that's legal. If it is, that's quite a shady practice.
This remind me in Canadian Tire, I saw a set of cooking pots at 75% off! From like 500$ to only 150$!!!!!! WOW!!! Turn out that I saw the exact same set at Walmart and the REGULAR price was around 200$. Sure, the one at Canadian Tire was indeed on sale, but you didnt save a gazillion dollars. Next time I see them pulling a bullshit like that, I'm going around stores, I'll take pictures, then I'll complain to our government customers protection agency.

They pull that stunt all the time here, and it's perfectly legal, as long as the original MSRP shown matches. They even do it when a product first lands on the shelves: drop the selling price by a few euros from the MRSP to wet their beaks.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

ScottyP wrote:^ See that's a good deal! Kohl's will probably mark it down to $25 or $30 closer to the Holidays and use the $59.99 regular price as a marketing ploy to go "Look at the great savings on these!"

Not sure if that's legal. If it is, that's quite a shady practice.
This remind me in Canadian Tire, I saw a set of cooking pots at 75% off! From like 500$ to only 150$!!!!!! WOW!!! Turn out that I saw the exact same set at Walmart and the REGULAR price was around 200$. Sure, the one at Canadian Tire was indeed on sale, but you didnt save a gazillion dollars. Next time I see them pulling a bullshit like that, I'm going around stores, I'll take pictures, then I'll complain to our government customers protection agency.

They pull that stunt all the time here, and it's perfectly legal, as long as the original MSRP shown matches. They even do it when a product first lands on the shelves: drop the selling price by a few euros from the MRSP to wet their beaks.

"Sale" indeed... I'm pretty sure it's illegal over here. I heard of a mattress salesman who paid a hefty fine because all of his "sales" were fake.

I remember Target did something like that with the DotM Deluxes. Bumped them up to $30 for about a week, then cut them down to $16... when they were originally $12. This was at the end of the line's run, seemingly a desperate ploy to get rid of that last Bumblebee nobody wanted.

Noideaforaname wrote:I remember Target did something like that with the DotM Deluxes. Bumped them up to $30 for about a week, then cut them down to $16... when they were originally $12. This was at the end of the line's run, seemingly a desperate ploy to get rid of that last Bumblebee nobody wanted.

Zellers where selling the first wave of Prime deluxes for 25$ right until the very end when they all closed up to be replaced by Targets. At the final sale, they when down to the regular price. Sale hungry suckers bought them all even though they were now at the REGULAR 16$ price. Sad.

Also, holy crap, in the Land of the Cheap, Target tried to sell TF deluxes for 30$?! That's stupid.

Ironically, my local Target put their toys on crazy clearance sales all the time. Real sales for some ridiculous savings... especially with our Québec law when the scanned price don't match the tag! So many free figures and dolls won this way!

Is it just me, or does galvy look like hes got a erection?

BERSEKAEL wrote:

That's one more reason to own him!

Galvatron's original quote was "Power is everything; my defeat is absurd!"

Now it's "Wanna see my cannon?"

Just a couple days ago, we got a Canadian sighting for Age of Extinction deluxe wave 3. Seibertronian Cdavid3 sent us an email saying he spotted the wave at a Target in Fremont, CA. This wave contains Hot Shot, Snarl and Bumblebee. If you have a new toy sighting and want to get the word out to fellow collectors, you can email your new sightings to sightings@seibertron.com or use the Contact Us link at the top of the page.

Hey. Skids!
Still at retail!?!
Well I'll be.

Cobotron wrote:Hey. Skids!
Still at retail!?!
Well I'll be.

That wave just started hitting retail again as it got shortchanged when the AoE stuff started coming out.

who cares about those figures, in toronto i have yet to see the rest of the dino esp slog!

wtf hasbro

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:who cares about those figures, in toronto i have yet to see the rest of the dino esp slog!

wtf hasbro

Well, the Snarl wave was spotted in Quebec, so I am sure its coming your way soon. Slog and Drift havent been spotted anywhere. Are there any other dinos you never saw?

william-james88 wrote:

Mr_Autobot411 wrote:who cares about those figures, in toronto i have yet to see the rest of the dino esp slog!

wtf hasbro

Well, the Snarl wave was spotted in Quebec, so I am sure its coming your way soon. Slog and Drift havent been spotted anywhere. Are there any other dinos you never saw?

i posted those in the canada thread. theyve been in my TRU's for 2-3 weeks.

Cobotron wrote:Hey. Skids!
Still at retail!?!
Well I'll be.

That was my exact first reaction.

SlyTF1 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Hey. Skids!
Still at retail!?!
Well I'll be.

That was my exact first reaction.

More like:

Hey. Skids!
Finally back at retail!?!
Well I'll be.

I scrambled to catch up on this wave when I saw them on hasbrotoyshop.com because I thought I'd never see them again. Good news was I hit one of those latest sweet sales they had. So I won anyway.
I saw Legends Tailpipe and Scrapnel at Target 3 days ago. Thought that was an oddity as well.

I donno.... 'best 1-step AOE figure'? Isn't that a little like going into a cow pasture and pointing out one pile of manure and saying it's 'the best manure pile in the field'?

Shockwave7 wrote:I donno.... 'best 1-step AOE figure'? Isn't that a little like going into a cow pasture and pointing out one pile of manure and saying it's 'the best manure pile in the field'?

If you prefer apples but don't like oranges, good for you. However, don't dismiss the fact that many people like oranges and some kind or oranges are better than others.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:I donno.... 'best 1-step AOE figure'? Isn't that a little like going into a cow pasture and pointing out one pile of manure and saying it's 'the best manure pile in the field'?

If you prefer apples but don't like oranges, good for you. However, don't dismiss the fact that many people like oranges and some kind or oranges are better than others.

One step changers arent oranges, they're prunes. Even the kids dont want them. They only get bought when parents buy them as suprise gifts. When the kids get to choose they choose the big boy figures every time.

Rated X wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Shockwave7 wrote:I donno.... 'best 1-step AOE figure'? Isn't that a little like going into a cow pasture and pointing out one pile of manure and saying it's 'the best manure pile in the field'?

If you prefer apples but don't like oranges, good for you. However, don't dismiss the fact that many people like oranges and some kind or oranges are better than others.

One step changers arent oranges, they're prunes. Even the kids dont want them. They only get bought when parents buy them as suprise gifts. When the kids get to choose they choose the big boy figures every time.

Prunes, eh? That would explain why it's us old farts who're buying them. Darn whippersnappers don't know a good thing when they have it.

An' get offa ma lawn!

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Just a couple days ago, we got a Canadian sighting for Age of Extinction deluxe wave 3. Seibertronian Cdavid3 sent us an email saying he spotted the wave at a Target in Fremont, CA. This wave contains Hot Shot, Snarl and Bumblebee. If you have a new toy sighting and want to get the word out to fellow collectors, you can email your new sightings to sightings@seibertron.com or use the Contact Us link at the top of the page.

So, no Snarl in that picture too right? How are people faster than us fanboys at picking him up?

william-james88 wrote:So, no Snarl in that picture too right? How are people faster than us fanboys at picking him up?

One word: Scalpers.

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:So, no Snarl in that picture too right? How are people faster than us fanboys at picking him up?

One word: Scalpers.

Let them have it!
Soon enough, that shayt will be everywhere and those fawkers will have lots of 20$ figures in hand that they wont be able to get rid of.

Is it just me, or are 'scalpers' the single greatest scapegoat of the fandom?

I'm not saying they don't exist, but I don;t think they're as omnipresent as people like to think.

megatronus wrote:Is it just me, or are 'scalpers' the single greatest scapegoat of the fandom?

I'm not saying they don't exist, but I don;t think they're as omnipresent as people like to think.

It is also possible that the Lime Dino just have the short end of the stick in the case ratio.

william-james88 wrote:That pack was also just spotted yesterday in Canada, don't know if that is news worthy.

What is very itneresting is that in Canada, it's a Walmart exclusive for 25$..canaidian! (that's like 22$ US) And it is thus cheaper than buying them individually.

Confirmed. I saw the same thing at my local Wal-Mart today. Some kid was looking at it, but didn't ask his dad to get it.

most of the time, its probably just fortunate fans. we all know how often us fans check out the popular TF hotspots. quite often ill stumble on a new case of something, when two days ago the same shelf was bare. so its likely i was one of the first to find them. the first few cases any given new wave dissappear fast, it cant always be scalpers.

Metroplex79 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:That pack was also just spotted yesterday in Canada, don't know if that is news worthy.

What is very itneresting is that in Canada, it's a Walmart exclusive for 25$..canaidian! (that's like 22$ US) And it is thus cheaper than buying them individually.

Confirmed. I saw the same thing at my local Wal-Mart today. Some kid was looking at it, but didn't ask his dad to get it.

To buy or not to buy... Hmmm... It's like having one figure for free and the concept of them seem quite nifty...

-Kanrabat- wrote:
To buy or not to buy... Hmmm... It's like having one figure for free and the concept of them seem quite nifty...

With that quantity, I really think you can wait for a rebate. Unless grandmothers think it will make a big and impressive gift to their grandkids. The affordability of this pack makes it hard to know if it will shelf warm or not.

Oh and for that previous discussion, Scalpers are real and ever present, especially in my area (Montreal, Qc). There is a big collector base and a lot of activity on the classified adds market. I will often know something has hit the shelves if I see in the classified adds before anywhere else.

Quick story. For some reason, the Silver Knight Optimus and Grimlock 2 pack exclusive at target (the one with deluxe DOTM Optimus and Generations Grimlock) was priced at only 16.99. That's great news to fans. But for the first 2 weeks, I could not find it anywhere. It was in the classified adds (kijiji.ca) selling for 30-40$ but no where in stores. The scalpers had bought them all. Target eventually got more and as I write this, the shelves still have them in stock and at that same crazy price (which means it never was a mistake) so I got my set and the scalpers had to lower their prices. They are probably still stuck with them, which serves them right.