New In Hand Images of Transformers Earthrise Deluxe Class Bluestreak

Cool thanks. One never knows what qualifies to have it's own thread, or get lumped in the main series thread...

Not to resurrect a dead horse BUT I spent some time in PS seeing Sunstreaker would look like utilizing a different body mold. Why? Because I really SuStr but something about the Earthrise release just seems to be .. missing? Not sure, but here is the image if y'all are as curious, i think he looks better like this :

Yeah, he looks pretty good that way. If only the vehicle mode was accurate. The off-yellow bothers me on the official release, but I'll get him anyway, it's the closest we've gotten on him to accuracy outside of the MP figure.

o.supreme wrote:I just find it interesting that some of us have T30/Legends, and some of us have TR, but nobody (at least so far), has had BOTH so we can get a comparison shot of all 3 with ER Arcee

I have both T30 and TR, but no interest in the new ER Arcee.

Did somebody ask about Arcee?

aronjlove wrote:Did somebody ask about Arcee?

You left out animated Arcee

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

o.supreme wrote:I just find it interesting that some of us have T30/Legends, and some of us have TR, but nobody (at least so far), has had BOTH so we can get a comparison shot of all 3 with ER Arcee

I have both T30 and TR, but no interest in the new ER Arcee.

I'm close, have T30, already sold TR and no interest in ER Arcee

I reiterate that I wish they'd just reissued TR Arcee instead of giving us this. TR Arcee may be slightly futch, but she's good as a headmaster Arcee. And seeing as headmaster Arcee has been a canon thing since "The Rebirth", it would be nice if the 30-year-belated toy form was more accessible.

I know this probably isn't the case, but it feels like I'm the only one who's still planning on replacing the T30 Arcee with ER.

It's just... I appreciate T30 integrating the car shell better, but I kinda lowkey hate the body sculpting, with its weird "literal human curves complete with belly button" thing going on. ER Arcee looks better, and from what I've heard articulates and poses better as well.

I'll definitely be picking up the ER figure when I find it - which should be soon, since Wave 2 Deluxes are as of today FINALLY appearing here in San Jose, though sadly I've only found Airwave so far.

Ultra Markus wrote:You left out animated Arcee

Unfortunately I've yet to find a good seller for her that isn't marked up ridiculously. Animated and Prime Arcee are on my list.

Jeddostotle7 wrote:I know this probably isn't the case, but it feels like I'm the only one who's still planning on replacing the T30 Arcee with ER.

It's just... I appreciate T30 integrating the car shell better, but I kinda lowkey hate the body sculpting, with its weird "literal human curves complete with belly button" thing going on. ER Arcee looks better, and from what I've heard articulates and poses better as well.

I'll definitely be picking up the ER figure when I find it - which should be soon, since Wave 2 Deluxes are as of today FINALLY appearing here in San Jose, though sadly I've only found Airwave so far.

No, you and me both. I truly feel ER Arcee is a better figure, not a better Transformer since the transformation is eh, but definitely a better figure. Remove the extra backpack and she poses so much better, and even with the backpack, she isn't bad. The 5mm compatibility is the icing on the cake.

I'm only likey to pick up the elita 1 repaint of arcee and she is being booked in for foot surgery upon being acquired. No point in being 5mm compatible if it becomes a blemish on the figure.

blackeyedprime wrote:I'm only likey to pick up the elita 1 repaint of arcee and she is being booked in for foot surgery upon being acquired. No point in being 5mm compatible if it becomes a blemish on the figure.

Just be careful, those heels are probably the only things that allow her to stand with that backpack.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I reiterate that I wish they'd just reissued TR Arcee instead of giving us this. TR Arcee may be slightly futch, but she's good as a headmaster Arcee. And seeing as headmaster Arcee has been a canon thing since "The Rebirth", it would be nice if the 30-year-belated toy form was more accessible.

Maybe she'll be the fourth Headmaster in Wave 2 of the "Retro Headmasters" line at Walmart? I can see that being a pretty viable option, though I still hold out hope that they'll do a single release of Cerebros instead in cartoon accurate colors.

The recent announcement of Runabout (even though I'm probably never going to own one) has got me interested in the Earthrise Runamuck mould, for those who own Runamuck, what is it like? I've also been considering getting a Hoist and Grapple for my G1 Autobot shelf, I've watched a few reviews on YouTube for both, Hoist's vehicle mode looks a bit doofy, but generally they both look like decent toys.

I think I'm getting ever closer to a Generations collection I'm completely happy with. Runabout, the Coneheads, and Netflix Bumblebee and Soundwave are all toys I really want to buy, but I'm not holding out much hope in ever getting of any of them. I'm not too fussed about never having the Coneheads, especially seeing how in demand they are and how fast they've sold out, but I'll be very sad if I can't get Bumblebee and Soundwave.

My Allicons arrived from Amazon yesterday afternoon! Now all I'm waiting for is Smokescreen, who is scheduled to arrive on Thursday.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I reiterate that I wish they'd just reissued TR Arcee instead of giving us this. TR Arcee may be slightly futch, but she's good as a headmaster Arcee. And seeing as headmaster Arcee has been a canon thing since "The Rebirth", it would be nice if the 30-year-belated toy form was more accessible.

Maybe she'll be the fourth Headmaster in Wave 2 of the "Retro Headmasters" line at Walmart? I can see that being a pretty viable option, though I still hold out hope that they'll do a single release of Cerebros instead in cartoon accurate colors.

Pixelmaster over on TFW (one of the reliable leakers) said a while ago that the 8th slot in this line (which is, at least so far, limited to two waves planned) is gonna be Punch/Counterpunch. Not a Headmaster, but another Prime Wars figure Hasbro seems satisfied with and is expensive to get nowadays.

I'm sure Smyths will have plenty of Soundwaves. Bee might be harder to find but I can imagine him shipping in boxes of just pure Bees if they did it with Smaokescreen (even if that might have been an error or just distribution being what it is).

Hoist is faily decent since they changed the side window paint and the mismatched greens only look bad in photos. Vehicle mode the hands can be removed if desired so that they dont hang low but they kind of look like suspension of some sort. I def think Trailbreaker will look even better in black.

Just Trailbreaker and Fast Track for me from wave 3. Sunstreaker I'll stick with classics and maybe eventually upgrade to KO G1 but I've not even got the MP yet and the toy is usually in vehicle mode next to MP in my display.

Runas are still going to be cheaper than buying the chug ones but I prefer them having their own car modes anyways, so G1 for me at some point for them. Sadly the newage ones or whatever they are, look off in car mode -Hasbro have definitely beaten thrid party with all their versions of them so far even the Japanese RID 2015 versions.

Jeddostotle7 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I reiterate that I wish they'd just reissued TR Arcee instead of giving us this. TR Arcee may be slightly futch, but she's good as a headmaster Arcee. And seeing as headmaster Arcee has been a canon thing since "The Rebirth", it would be nice if the 30-year-belated toy form was more accessible.

Maybe she'll be the fourth Headmaster in Wave 2 of the "Retro Headmasters" line at Walmart? I can see that being a pretty viable option, though I still hold out hope that they'll do a single release of Cerebros instead in cartoon accurate colors.

Pixelmaster over on TFW (one of the reliable leakers) said a while ago that the 8th slot in this line (which is, at least so far, limited to two waves planned) is gonna be Punch/Counterpunch. Not a Headmaster, but another Prime Wars figure Hasbro seems satisfied with and is expensive to get nowadays.

Punch/Counterpunch? I'd be down for that.

Not sure how I feel about re-releasing exclusives as part of exclusive lines that aren't as exclusive, or maybe more exclusive.

Do you collect Transformers to actually enjoy them, or are you collecting them only as trophies, or commodities to flip?
I'm the former, so I'm fine with them rereleasing former exclusives. Especially since so often they're only exclusive because either they didn't fit the regular assortment's gimmick or the regular assortment just plain didn't have the room.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Do you collect Transformers to actually enjoy them, or are you collecting them only as trophies, or commodities to flip?
I'm the former, so I'm fine with them rereleasing former exclusives. Especially since so often they're only exclusive because either they didn't fit the regular assortment's gimmick or the regular assortment just plain didn't have the room.

Some people were mad when Hasbro officially released Classics Thundercracker, Thrust, and Dirge in the Generations line almost three years after the 2007 BotCon set had come out. I can see how that might have made some people feel a little upset about spending so much money on an exclusive set when they could have waited a few more years, but that's always the risk you take, right? It's not much different than buying up Hasbro figures when they first come out only to find that, a year later, Takara Tomy did the deco much more to your liking or put in extra accessories or whatnot.

Or a year later and you find that leader you paid full price for at Ross for less than half price

aronjlove wrote:Or a year later and you find that leader you paid full price for at Ross for less than half price

You paid an extra $25-30 to have and enjoy the figure a year sooner. That's $2-3 a month. If you can't afford $2-3 a month, you shouldn't be buying Transformers to begin with. Or not as frequently, at the least.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Or a year later and you find that leader you paid full price for at Ross for less than half price

You paid an extra $25-30 to have and enjoy the figure a year sooner. That's $2-3 a month. If you can't afford $2-3 a month, you shouldn't be buying Transformers to begin with. Or not as frequently, at the least.

Astrotrain was worth the full cost to me but it was still a shock seeing him for $17.99.

aronjlove wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Or a year later and you find that leader you paid full price for at Ross for less than half price

You paid an extra $25-30 to have and enjoy the figure a year sooner. That's $2-3 a month. If you can't afford $2-3 a month, you shouldn't be buying Transformers to begin with. Or not as frequently, at the least.

Astrotrain was worth the full cost to me but it was still a shock seeing him for $17.99.

Well like you said, it was a year later, and perhaps Hasbro thought the figure wasn't in demand as much anymore. For $18 I would gave bought it, but not for $50. And like you said, it was worth it to you at the original price, and that's what matters. Your value and your enjoyment.

....I think I may have to be checking Ross now. Not that I would mind paying full price for Astrotrain if I had the spare cash, but even if I did there's also the issue of actually finding him. And at Target, thanks to the accursed Shockwave repack clogging the shelves...

Would I be right in thinking this $17.99 Astrotrain was in SIEGE packaging?

Wolfman Jake wrote:

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Do you collect Transformers to actually enjoy them, or are you collecting them only as trophies, or commodities to flip?
I'm the former, so I'm fine with them rereleasing former exclusives. Especially since so often they're only exclusive because either they didn't fit the regular assortment's gimmick or the regular assortment just plain didn't have the room.

Some people were mad when Hasbro officially released Classics Thundercracker, Thrust, and Dirge in the Generations line almost three years after the 2007 BotCon set had come out. I can see how that might have made some people feel a little upset about spending so much money on an exclusive set when they could have waited a few more years, but that's always the risk you take, right? It's not much different than buying up Hasbro figures when they first come out only to find that, a year later, Takara Tomy did the deco much more to your liking or put in extra accessories or whatnot.

A little column A and a little column B, with a touch from column C.

Something I'm curious about: Does anyone know if someone has done fan-made Titans Return-style collector's cards for Earthrise Snapdragon and Scorponok (as well as SIEGE Apeface)?

Being honest, the little ramp dudes and the bass gimmick in this line really doesn't interest me much. But Slither Fang finally showed up in my local Meijer and you look pretty cool. And since he's technically supposed to be associated with quintessons, I couldn't pass up the idea of troop building a couple of snakes. So with my apologies do any collectors in Mooresville Indiana who might have been looking for Slither Fang I picked up the three on the shelves and these dudes are pretty cool for what they are. I'm picturing them burrowing into the ground in that little ramp modes I'm waiting for some unsuspecting cybertronian to step on them and get a sudden fight to the foot or something.

The base building is my favorite part! I made this since I was finally able to snag airwave! I have a lot more baseformers, but this is all I have with me now. This weekend I will make a city with all my base guys.

It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.

Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.

If he was white and purple instead of gray and purple, I'd be doing the same, even with the unnecessary extra crap included.

Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.

So it is indeed specifically the SIEGE release of Astrotrain that's showing up at Ross with a markdown.

I suspected that was the case. With the SIEGE release coming so late and having difficulty getting out to shelves because of Shockwave shelfwarming, and then the Earthrise rerelease coming out in the first wave and having higher priority because it's new stock from the current subline... It makes sense that the SIEGE-packaged ones would get offloaded to discount stores ASAP.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.

If he was white and purple instead of gray and purple, I'd be doing the same, even with the unnecessary extra crap included.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for his complete locomotive mode.

What assortment was Siege Shockwave in that he's so prevalent? Was wave 4 just a solid case of Shockwaves?

Anyway. I finally found the Earthrise wave 2 deluxes in my area! I bought 3 out of 4 (T30 Arcee is fine for me), along with the Battle Squad Micromasters. I believe the only things I'm waiting for now from Earthrise are the wave 3 deluxes and voyagers..... and all the exclusives.


Unfortunately, the Smokescreen I picked up has a paint scratch on his face and some rub on his legs...... as well as two left hands.

I do believe that Amazon just charged me for Trailbreaker and Sunstreaker, neither of whom had an expected ship date.

King Kuuga wrote:What assortment was Siege Shockwave in that he's so prevalent? Was wave 4 just a solid case of Shockwaves?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the issue was that he was released in Wave 1 with Magnus, and then immediately repacked in with Galaxy Upgrade OP in the following wave, and since good guys sell well and Optimus especially sells well, Shockwave was evidently the least bought figure of the 3 while also being the most stocked. Amazon also discounted him a few times, all the way down to at least Voyager price at one point, which means a number of people bought him there and therefore didn't help with the fleets of Shockwaves forming in brick-and-mortar.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.

If he was white and purple instead of gray and purple, I'd be doing the same, even with the unnecessary extra crap included.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for his complete locomotive mode.

Astrotrain is great! Probably my favorite figure. A lot of playability. I enjoy the caboose/launch pad and all the weapons. I picked up an extra launch pad for base building purposes, and the weapons I find look good with a lot of other figures, particularly the AU Prime.

Starseeker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It was because of that discounted price at Ross at that I bought two Siege Astrotrains at Ross after having previously bought an Earthrise Astrotrain at full price at Target, giving me three Astrotrains now, one for each of his modes.

If he was white and purple instead of gray and purple, I'd be doing the same, even with the unnecessary extra crap included.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for his complete locomotive mode.

Astrotrain is great! Probably my favorite figure. A lot of playability. I enjoy the caboose/launch pad and all the weapons. I picked up an extra launch pad for base building purposes, and the weapons I find look good with a lot of other figures, particularly the AU Prime.

It's a fuel tender, not a caboose. It's what would carry the coal (or oil) and water for the locomotive.

while i still think Astrotrain could have been better, I do enjoy him and love his train mode. That is his winning mode.

If I hadn't picked up some Fortnite figures for the god-kids on the same trip I might have picked up the cheap Astrotrain. Would be cool to add some custom paint marks to a couple and call them his Astroforce

ER Bluestreak up for order: https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/trans ... 07-product

Via this tweet: https://twitter.com/Talib1980/status/13 ... 33344?s=19

AcademyofDrX wrote:ER Bluestreak up for order: https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/trans ... 07-product

Via this tweet: https://twitter.com/Talib1980/status/13 ... 33344?s=19

Head's up for anyone thinking of using Walgreen's web site to determine whether your local store has them in stock: Don't believe their website. The WFC deluxes all share the same inventory code/slot as Bluestreak. He shows up as in stock at my local store, but all they have is 2 Ironworks.

AcademyofDrX wrote:ER Bluestreak up for order: https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/trans ... 07-product

Via this tweet: https://twitter.com/Talib1980/status/13 ... 33344?s=19

I just ordered him to be shipped to my store. Thanks!

AcademyofDrX wrote:ER Bluestreak up for order: https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/trans ... 07-product

Via this tweet: https://twitter.com/Talib1980/status/13 ... 33344?s=19

Already it is sold out. When I try to add it to my cart, it's automatically removed and says it is "unavailable."

EDIT:

And now is it completely unavailable for shipping. I hope I can find Bluestreak in stores.

Where can I get that version of Prowl and Mirage?
Got Bluestreak ordered on Walgreens site

Wolfman Jake wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:ER Bluestreak up for order: https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/trans ... 07-product

Via this tweet: https://twitter.com/Talib1980/status/13 ... 33344?s=19

Already it is sold out. When I try to add it to my cart, it's automatically removed and says it is "unavailable."

EDIT:

And now is it completely unavailable for shipping. I hope I can find Bluestreak in stores.

Same... Literally was trying to check stock in other stores, and suddenly "This item is no longer in stock at our stores".

Well the hunt is definitely on.

In better news, my Prowl/Ironhide 2 pack will be arriving in just over 2 weeks!

NTESHFT wrote:Where can I get that version of Prowl and Mirage?
Got Bluestreak ordered on Walgreens site

Assuming you're referring to the ones in the ER Bluestreak news article photo? eBay or Ross. They're just SIEGE Prowl and Mirage with mixed-quality aftermarket stickers. Including, unfortunately, the ones that cover Prowl's clear plastic and thus make him look like a cheap Happy Meal toy.

Sowndwave76 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:ER Bluestreak up for order: https://www.walgreens.com/store/c/trans ... 07-product

Via this tweet: https://twitter.com/Talib1980/status/13 ... 33344?s=19

Already it is sold out. When I try to add it to my cart, it's automatically removed and says it is "unavailable."

EDIT:

And now is it completely unavailable for shipping. I hope I can find Bluestreak in stores.

Same... Literally was trying to check stock in other stores, and suddenly "This item is no longer in stock at our stores".

Well the hunt is definitely on.

In better news, my Prowl/Ironhide 2 pack will be arriving in just over 2 weeks!

In two weeks?! How's that happening? Mine still says Nov 4?

sol magnus wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:In better news, my Prowl/Ironhide 2 pack will be arriving in just over 2 weeks!

In two weeks?! How's that happening? Mine still says Nov 4?

Today is Oct 22. Nov 4 is in two weeks.