In Hand and Official Images of Transformers Legacy United Wave 4 Figures

I probably missed when it was made known, but I'm a little disappointed that Slipstream is a windblade repaint. Would like to have seen her with her own design. Oh well.

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:I probably missed when it was made known, but I'm a little disappointed that Slipstream is a windblade repaint. Would like to have seen her with her own design. Oh well.

Preach it! I've been saying that since she was first unveiled. That isn't Slipstream, it's Windblade cosplaying in Slipstrean's colors and wearing Starscream's male Seeker head.

Slipstream and Quake are such weak additions, it makes me sad.

Motormaster at least looks awesome!

The only highlight Slipstream has is her paint aps are nice. Otherwise I'm only buying her after a really big discount.

Emerje

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Slipstream and Quake are such weak additions, it makes me sad.

Motormaster at least looks awesome!

I agree 100%.

After finally getting Speedia Crasher, I have my Legacy GoBots complete! (I guess?)

-Kanrabat- wrote:After finally getting Speedia Crasher, I have my Legacy GoBots complete! (I guess?)

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No Bug Bite or Road Ranger?

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:After finally getting Speedia Crasher, I have my Legacy GoBots complete! (I guess?)

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No Bug Bite or Road Ranger?

Bug Bite is a GoBots? Appart the Super Gobots that is a yellow Beetle. Appart the name, Select Bug-Bite do not even try. (I still have to hunt him down regardless.)

As for Road Ranger, same thing. I do have him with my Huffer crew.

Hell, not even Pathfinder.

Small Foot makes a commandable effort, but half his colors are wrong.

Treds and Crasher are the closest compared to their Gobots counterparts.

I'm looking forward more Gobots Transformers, but they should go as close to the originals as they are allowed.
Speaking of which, I would love to see a Junkion-modulator deluxe bike repainted as Cy-Kill and maybe the Needlenose mold could work for Leader-1.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Bug Bite is a GoBots?

Always has been. He's right there with the original six from 2004:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Appart the Super Gobots that is a yellow Beetle. Appart the name, Select Bug-Bite do not even try. (I still have to hunt him down regardless.)

As for Road Ranger, same thing. I do have him with my Huffer crew.

Hell, not even Pathfinder.

All of their colors are wrong. Because they're supposed to be wrong. The original six-pack wasn't of the Guardians and Renegades in their original bodies, but in new Transformer-based bodies that let them masquerade as Autobots and Decepticons while hiding their true GoBot identities. Treds was even given the opposite faction insignia, posing as a Decepticon when he's actually a Guardian. In other words, these aren't the GoBots as GoBots, they're GoBots disguised as Transformers. That's what these updated versions are, too.

Their decos were all mostly based on prototype Mini-Bot decos seen only in early Japanese catalogs.



Hasbro stuck to these color schemes because they already owned them thanks to Takara having made them in the first place back in 2004, and Takara originally went with these colors way back then to avoid any and all legal issues that would have arisen from using the original color schemes that were made and owned by rival company Bandai.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Small Foot makes a commandable effort, but half his colors are wrong.

Small Foot is a girl.

I see these are meant to be updates from the TRANSFORMERS G1 originals.

I had the BANDAI GoBots in mind.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I see these are meant to be updates from the TRANSFORMERS G1 originals.

I had the BANDAI GoBots in mind.

The Bandai gobots would be my preference too as I have no interest in their Transformers bodies.

Simple question to start us off: Have you seen the Star Raiders line at your local US Walmart? I ask because the answers given to that question so far have been nothing but frustrating or confusing. While Walmart has gotten its stock for distribution, they've only used it so far to fulfill online orders. And there's a lot of stock online with both Road Pig and the Thundertron leader set still available for purchase.

That last bit is a rarity as Walmart will sell out of exclusives online, with the bulk of stock going to stores instead. However, these toys have been available and shipping from their website but they have yet to be found in stores... or have they?

With the toys shipping from the Walmart website, fans got excited to find these exclusives in stores. But that lead to frustration since the hunt resulted next to no sightings. What was found was confusing and has lead to some misinformation being spread by other news sites. The few toys from the Star Raiders capsule that were found were never found with casemates, but as single examples, and often times discounted too. Like the sighting below which just so happens to have the 2 products that have finally been shipping from Walmart.com.

It most likely means that these are returns and them being discounted is due to Walmart not having these skus on the planogram (no designated space on the shelf). We tend to see that with older releases which no longer have a designated space on the shelf, but it's the same cause regardless. And that is extra confusing and frustrating since it means that as of right now there is no plan to have these toys on shelves.

That also means that any sighting being shared online is not legitimate as it does not indicate that this line is being distributed to stores. It instead simply means that fans are returning toys they purchased online. So in the end, there is no concrete evidence that this line is being distributed to stores right now. We have no real sighting of this Star Raiders line in US Walmarts so far.

Let us know how your experience has been with this exclusive subline and if you have found it in a decent amount in your area (if you are in the US). Who knows, maybe one of you has a sighting of a non returned item to share.



Pictured above: returns and false hope
Photo by Red Snarl

The image is broken.

Sabrblade wrote:The image is broken.

Adding to the confusion.

Brilliant.

So far, only saw Ferak in stores and picked him up. Just checked Walmart online and he's available on there as well as the Thundertron pack mentioned in the article.

I couldn't find them at my local Walmart yet, so I instead got Ferak with Marvel Legends Venom online. I have a feeling the other exclusives won't be any easier to get apart from Thundertron and Road Pig.

I'm not confused or frustrated. Never expect Walmart to do anything right to begin with and you can also avoid those emotions

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I opened the "leader" 3 pack.

Thundertron is horrendous. The bot is great, sure, but the transformation is not fun for a wolf mode that is ugly all over.

He's a lion.

Hence why his original toy was redecoed (with no retooling) into Leo Prime.

Fans seemed real quick to correct my youtube review and say he's a liger.

Bumblevivisector wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The image is broken.

Adding to the confusion.

Brilliant.

HA! And that's because TFW2005 removed their article sharing misinformation along with the thread which included images of returns.

I think Walmart simply can't handle two exclusive lines at once. Right now they're focused on TFOne and its exclusives leaving nowhere to put another set of exclusives in an already crowded toy aisle. My local Walmart had a big display set up in the aisle, but a week later they've already taken it down and moved all the figures to the Transformers section packing what space there was. There simply isn't anywhere to put Star Raiders right now.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I opened the "leader" 3 pack.

Thundertron is horrendous. The bot is great, sure, but the transformation is not fun for a wolf mode that is ugly all over.

He's a lion.

Hence why his original toy was redecoed (with no retooling) into Leo Prime.

Fans seemed real quick to correct my youtube review and say he's a liger.

Must've been a bunch of Zoids fans who think any big white and blue cat is a liger.

william-james88 wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:The image is broken.

Adding to the confusion.

Brilliant.

HA! And that's because TFW2005 removed their article sharing misinformation along with the thread which included images of returns.

You mean you were *gasp* "hotlinking" from a rival fan site?!!!!

I know some associates who work for Walmart in the toy section. They have not heard of this line, have zero clue what it is. I've shown them pictures and articles and still nothing. I had to buy the 3 pack off of walmart.com. took a pic of the bar code. Their hand helds couldn't find the upc... that's very odd for a store exclusively you can buy online

Sooooo....yet another Walmart line we have to wait for Ross to get?

Got Lockdown and Roadpig shipped to me directly, i didn't think Id see them in stores. I do want Calcitron, but not wiling to fork over the funds for the whole set, then try to sell off the others. I've done that many times, and its fine when you have expendable funds. I'm in a bit of a crunch right now. so either I can get it cheap from someone selling individually on eBay, or not at all, which is fine.

ScottyP wrote:I'm not confused or frustrated. Never expect Walmart to do anything right to begin with and you can also avoid those emotions

That's what I did. I got all but Thundertron from Pulse, and thankfully walmart delivered my in-stock thundertron purchase next day.

Which is also funny since I have not seen even a shelf for them yet

Sabrblade wrote:"hotlinking" from a rival fan site?!!!!

Haha, there's no rivalry, we all serve the greater community. But yeah, I have issues with technology at times and have to do workarounds, which I'd fix later. But this one bit me in the butt as they nuked everything.

RiddlerJ wrote:Sooooo....yet another Walmart line we have to wait for Ross to get?

My thoughts exactly

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Sooooo....yet another Walmart line we have to wait for Ross to get?

My thoughts exactly

Looks like it since these toys are not on the planogram and returns get liquidated instantly so as to not be in stores.

Or, they will be stocked at the next reset (so 3 months from now)

Since we're on the topic of incompetent retailers, does the lack of any exclusive figure for Walgreens this year mean they finally realised that they should not get exclusives and bowed out themselves? Or do you think Hasbro got fed up with them and told them no more?

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Since we're on the topic of incompetent retailers, does the lack of any exclusive figure for Walgreens this year mean they finally realised that they should not get exclusives and bowed out themselves? Or do you think Hasbro got fed up with them and told them no more?

... Or they simply ran out of viable medic characters.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Bug Bite is a GoBots?

Always has been. He's right there with the original six from 2004:

Goddammit, look at what you made me do:



Now, only the Powerglide mold is missing.



Might as well go for it and buy the original set t....
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Nope nope nope nope nope.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Now, only the Powerglide mold is missing.

Unless they also give us Man-O-War, Buggyman, and Rest-Q (on the right side column of the pic below).



Though, unlike the first six, these extra three never got G1 Mini-Bot mold toys, just story art.

This reminds me. We still need a new deluxe Seaspray.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Since we're on the topic of incompetent retailers, does the lack of any exclusive figure for Walgreens this year mean they finally realised that they should not get exclusives and bowed out themselves? Or do you think Hasbro got fed up with them and told them no more?

Hasbro doesn't really care if this stuff gets into stores, they get paid regardless upfront when it comes to exclusives. Of course they'd prefer everything they make gets into store and save them the headache of angry fans, but as they've done in the past they're more than willing to say "take it up with the store" and wash their hands of it.

Has Walgreens announced any exclusives at all this year?

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Since we're on the topic of incompetent retailers, does the lack of any exclusive figure for Walgreens this year mean they finally realised that they should not get exclusives and bowed out themselves? Or do you think Hasbro got fed up with them and told them no more?

Hasbro doesn't really care if this stuff gets into stores, they get paid regardless upfront when it comes to exclusives. Of course they'd prefer everything they make gets into store and save them the headache of angry fans, but as they've done in the past they're more than willing to say "take it up with the store" and wash their hands of it.

Has Walgreens announced any exclusives at all this year?

Emerje

They have not, and I don't think they will.

They need to stop with these idiotic store exclusives.

Dino-Snarl wrote:They need to stop with these idiotic store exclusives.

Preach.

Still, the overstock can find their way into independent stores at their normal prices. It happen often.

This is extra frustrating news for me since my Cannonball preorder was cancelled by Walmart. I've been combing my Walmarts regularly hoping we would be there.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Dino-Snarl wrote:They need to stop with these idiotic store exclusives.

Preach.

Still, the overstock can find their way into independent stores at their normal prices. It happen often.

There is that side benefit. True.

I'll share pictures later, but I did find Road Pig and Thundertron at my local walmart last night, a surprise to be sure

Road Pig is awesome and is an excellent use of the mold with great colors.

But the Thundertron set was just mid for me. I have no attachment to the bat and I found Thundertron to be horrible. The bot is great, but the beast is sad. Also, what's up with the detachable butt-plate? A missed opportunity to be a shield for sure.

For me, the value of the Thundertron set is for the "ice" Rocklord. It was worth buying just for him.

Especially worth it because I ended up getting back almost half of what I paid by selling Thundertron and his bat to my local geek store for store credit.

Now, I need that second Rock bike for my rocklords crew. Plus, that rockcopter could use a repaint or two.

Just got a "shipping soon" email from Hasbro for Straxus!

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Just got a "shipping soon" email from Hasbro for Straxus!

Same here. Was about to post it in the Selects thread. I thought that's what it was...

I'm excited. That comic story was always 1 of my favorites.

I got an email for Animated Motormaster in addition to one for Straxus, and a glance at Pulse shows Armada Galvatron's been pushed up to the same date as those two.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Emerje wrote:Just got a "shipping soon" email from Hasbro for Straxus!

Same here. Was about to post it in the Selects thread. I thought that's what it was...

I'm excited. That comic story was always 1 of my favorites.

They're Pulse exclusives, definitely not Selects.

Emerje

Got my Straxus notice, and surprisingly, Amazon moved up my gamer ratchet to October now too, speaking of moving preorders.

GI Joe Kup also got kicked back to November and then days later moved up again to October.

Oof, just checked my SS86 Prime order on Gamestop and it got pushed back to January! Sure hope it doesn't take that long, they're usually early.

Emerje

Hasbro PulseCon 2024:

PulseCon 2024 exclusive - Dinoking

Legacy United

Deluxe Cosmos - rerelease of the short-packed Velocitron Cosmos

Deluxe class G2 Breakdown - uses the toy-accurate head from the giftset

Deluxe class Origin Bumblebee - rerelease of the Buzzworthy Bumblebee Origin Bumblebee

Deluxe class Armada Wheeljack - redeco of SG Sideswipe, Takara/toon-accurate colors, no Mini-Con due to parts count

Voyager class Ramjet - rerelease of Earthrise Ramjet, learned their lesson about putting out Seekers as exclusives

Voyager class Tarn - rerelease of the hard-to-find Legacy Tarn, was too short-packed the first time

Leader class Galaxy Shuttle - rerelease of hard-to-find Velocitron Galaxy Shuttle, they kept erroneously calling the tender or coal car a "caboose"

Leader class Overcharge - redeco of Legacy Blitzwing, new head, Leader class troop-builder

You left out that they're in talks about doing the DJD to go with Tarn.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:You left out that they're in talks about doing the DJD to go with Tarn.

Emerje

That part of the toy coverage went by so fast.

In fact, the whole Transformers segment felt like it was on Fast Forward, rushing to get through everything with no time to really digest it all.