Did We miss Reveal the Shield Series 1 (finally out in AUS)

[Ryathalas]

Just wondering did we in Australia miss the first wave of the Reveal the Shield
Transformers ie Special ops Jazz and Turbo Tracks as I have now seen series 2 on the shelves(Proceptor and g2 Prime).
Cheers
:D

[Gutsman Heavy]

It appears we have.

[Ryathalas]

It appears we have.

When I first saw your Tag I thought of that song "He aint heavey He's my Brother"

As I'm a big Rockman fan i wanted to show my Gutsman LOL

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b214/yleehs/guts-1.jpg
So Guts Aint Heavey He's My Brotherrrrrrrrr!!!!!!! LOL :rolleyes:

[Gutsman Heavy]

I also have a Gutsman fig! Based on the Nes appearance.
I'll have to get me the one you have one day.

[Ryathalas]

Yeah took me awile to get him.There the Mattel Megaman NT Warrior figures that came out about 10years back.

[Pipesqueak]

So does that mean we're not getting Grapple or Lugnut too?

[5FDP]

So does that mean we're not getting Grapple or Lugnut too?

They have been sighted locally.

[Paulbot]

Wave 1 Reveal the Shield Legends and Scouts are also in stores.

Toys R Us I believe haven't stocked any RtS Deluxes yet so wave 1 might appear there.

I find it odd for Target, Big W, Kmart and Myer to all have skipped Wave 1 of the deluxes so I still expect we might see them at at least one of those chains but I still ordered them online to be sure I'd get them.

The other question I wonder about is are Jazz and Tracks (or the other two but we don't really care about them so much) part of the case assortment for later waves?

[jaydisc]

Seemingly (http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT98447F1)

[Tallestblue]

There isn't a series 3 of Reveal the Shield, is there?

[Ryathalas]

Seemingly (http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT98447F1)



Transformers Hunt for the Decepticons Deluxe Wave 6 Rev. 1

I Guess So then :),I'll hold my breath :rolleyes:

[GoktimusPrime]

Although Grappel has been sighted locally, I've personally never seen him (despite looking lots :(). I've given up on finding Jazz and Tracks locally and ordered them online (from two separate sources *sigh*)

[snaketales]

I've given up on finding Jazz and Tracks locally and ordered them online (from two separate sources *sigh*)

You and me both, brother.... :(

[valkyrie_76]

Although Grappel has been sighted locally, I've personally never seen him (despite looking lots :(). I've given up on finding Jazz and Tracks locally and ordered them online (from two separate sources *sigh*)

There WERE two Grapples and Lugnuts in Kmart Rockingham but about a few days after I posted the sighting, they all disappeared.

[jaydisc]

Transformers Hunt for the Decepticons Deluxe Wave 6 Rev. 1

I Guess So then :),I'll hold my breath :rolleyes:

They haven't updated their nomenclature. The Wave 1 your are referring to is their HFTD Wave 5, and the "Wave 2" we just got here (Wreck-Gar et al) is their Wave 6. So, that case by your terms is RtS Wave 2.5.

[Paulbot]

No we did not miss out on Wave 1 (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?p=223377)

[1AZRAEL1]

No we did not miss out on Wave 1 (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=223377&postcount=287)

Just hope it's not isolated. Hopefully we will see them at he bigger chains.

[Paulbot]

No we did not miss out on Wave 1 (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?p=223377)

Actually to be fair, he didn't report seeing Fallback or Mindset, but really, people only really care about Jazz and Tracks right? :o

[1AZRAEL1]

Actually to be fair, he didn't report seeing Fallback or Mindset, but really, people only really care about Jazz and Tracks right? :o

You mean to tell me there are other figures in that wave aside from Jazz and Tracks? :p

It's a positive sign at least.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

Actually to be fair, he didn't report seeing Fallback or Mindset, but really, people only really care about Jazz and Tracks right? :o

no fallback or mindset on shelves. The guy told me they came in the same boxes as wreckgar perceptor and optimus so could be the revised wave like the legends are now coming in

[Vector Prime]

I can't believe people are still waiting for Jazz & Tracks - you guys must have a lot of patience not to have just pulled the trigger and ordered them online. :eek:

[Hursticon]

I can't believe people are still waiting for Jazz & Tracks - you guys must have a lot of patience not to have just pulled the trigger and ordered them online. :eek:

For me it's primarily been due to finances, it's good to see the possibility of Tracks and Jazz getting released here - I fear the worst for Kup and Scourge still though. :(

[Vector Prime]

I fear the worst for Kup and Scourge still though. :(

They're part of the later Generations waves too, so fret not. :p

[Hursticon]

They're part of the later Generations waves too, so fret not. :p

Really? - Do you know when that is supposed to hit dude?, a link maybe? :o

[Vector Prime]

Really? - Do you know when that is supposed to hit dude?, a link maybe? :o

They'll be part of the T/C and Wheeljack wave (http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS19798&mode=retail) too... as for when they'll hit retail stores, no idea - I order my stuff online.

[Hursticon]

They'll be part of the T/C and Wheeljack wave (http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS19798&mode=retail) too... as for when they'll hit retail stores, no idea - I order my stuff online.

Vector, after the abortionary news about the new Mortal Kombat game - You've put a very big smile on my face! :p:D
Cheers mate. ;):)

[Lint]

Jazz Tracks Fallback and Mindset are at Big W here in WA

[Vector Prime]

Jazz Tracks Fallback and Mindset are at Big W here in WA

Finally! Yay!

I was starting to get tired of people whining about how they weren't out locally when all you had to do was click your mouse and order them online. :p

[GoktimusPrime]

I was starting to get tired of people whining about how they weren't out locally when all you had to do was click your mouse and order them online. :p
Yes but we shouldn't have to. Not if Hasbro AU was doing their job properly. It's Hasbro AU's job to ensure that the Australian market is properly stocked with Hasbro Transformers. And some of us don't like online shopping. I know I don't. There are pros and cons of online shopping (http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Online-Shopping&id=4370653)

[Paulbot]

It's Hasbro AU's job to ensure that the Australian market is properly stocked with Hasbro Transformers.
There are plenty of TFs in Australian stores. People like you just complain when the ones they want now aren't here yet.

[griffin]

It's not Hasbro AU's job to have every TF available in this country. Their job is only to make sure they have stock of each size class that Stores want, when they want it. If Hasbro AU decides to save money by ordering in a lot of one particular wave, and send that out to stores (who don't really care what specific figures they get) for a longer period of time, it's their choice, because they are a business. We have such a small market in this country for toys, it's never been a guaranteed thing to have every general release toy here, and Cybertron was the closest we ever got with only one figure not released here. We just hope for the most toys possible, and resort to importing the ones we don't get... that's how its been, since forever.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

Hey Griff
I think we can close this thread mate as the title "Did We miss Reveal the Shield Series 1?" has been answered

[Vector Prime]

Yes but we shouldn't have to. Not if Hasbro AU was doing their job properly. It's Hasbro AU's job to ensure that the Australian market is properly stocked with Hasbro Transformers.

As the others who have replied before me have stated, Hasbro AU are doing their job properly, the Oz market is stocked with TFs - as they are the manufacturer/supplier, they are well within their rights to stock whatever wave or product they see fit.



And some of us don't like online shopping. I know I don't. There are pros and cons of online shopping (http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Online-Shopping&id=4370653)

From this article you have linked to, there are no cons for me - so it's an easy choice.

I have put my responses to the perceived cons in bold.


Disadvantages Of Online Shopping

* Privacy And Security Issues: As you buy online, you have to pay with a credit card. Giving credit card details online is not safe. Ensure that the site you are using is secured.
Paypal is safe(r) and most CC's now come with protection against unauthorised online purchases anyway.

* Not Able To See The Product Physically: While doing online shopping, it is not possible for you to view the actual product.
It's MISB/MOSC, what difference does this make?

* Delivery Risk: While shipping it is quite possible that your purchases might get damaged or you are not at home while the courier company comes for delivery.
Included insurance in the postage cost covers against damage. As for the second point, the mailman leaves a note for you to collect the item at the PO if you're not home anyway.

* Shipping Charges: Not all the sites offer free shipping. Hence, you have to pay these charges in addition to the price of the product.
Even when you factor in postage costs, most online purchases still work out less or equal to RRP anyway - often less.

[sanbot]

Does anyone know if they are still being released in the US? Or are they long gone?

[Vector Prime]

Does anyone know if they are still being released in the US? Or are they long gone?

:confused: They were already released in the US back in early December

[sanbot]

:confused: They were already released in the US back in early December

What I meant was, since they were released in december would they have all been sold out by now? Or would Hasbro still be releasing them to stores in the US?

[Vector Prime]

What I meant was, since they were released in december would they have all been sold out by now? Or would Hasbro still be releasing them to stores in the US?

There is apparently a revised wave coming out in March in the US which combines Tracks and Jazz into the same case assortment as Wave 2 (Perceptor, Wreck Gar, et al)

[Paul Agnew]

Jazz Tracks Fallback and Mindset are at Big W here in WA

...And it seems not a moment too soon!

Now if they can fling a few shipments to other parts of the country, that would be excellent.

[The_Damned]

As the others who have replied before me have stated, Hasbro AU are doing their job properly, the Oz market is stocked with TFs - as they are the manufacturer/supplier, they are well within their rights to stock whatever wave or product they see fit.



From this article you have linked to, there are no cons for me - so it's an easy choice.

I have put my responses to the perceived cons in bold.

hmm i dont think you can use a laybuy sevice online so online doesnt really help me when i want to purchase transformers not everyone has a endless supply of money to pour into transformers and being able to laybuy helps me get some of the figures i want.

[GoktimusPrime]

There are plenty of TFs in Australian stores. People like you just complain when the ones they want now aren't here yet.
There's a difference between "not here yet" and having skipped a wave. I'm more than happy to wait for toys to be released locally. I've often made it known that I much prefer buying toys locally and I actually dislike buying online. Buying online is something I very rarely do, and when I do it's often for Japanese stuff. On an exceptionally rare occasion do I purchase Hasbro Transformers online.

I have been spending ages driving around and around and around looking and looking and looking for Jazz, Tracks, Perceptor, Wreck Gar, Grappel etc. I found Perceptor and Wreck Gar locally and grabbed those - yay. And of course, Perceptor and Wreck Gar are part of Wave 2, whereas Jazz and Tracks are part of Wave 1 -- so when I saw Wave 2 toys in store and I've never seen any of the Wave 1 Deluxes, it seemed to me that we had skipped the Wave 1 Deluxes. So I went and ordered Jazz and Tracks online. If Jazz and Tracks weren't out, but neither were any of the Wave 2 toys, then fine -- I'd continue waiting. But having seen Wave 2 toys out at a time when I had NEVER seen the Wave 1 Deluxes (note: I still have never found any of the Wave 1 Deluxes in stores) then I decided that I needed to order them from another source.

So I was never complaining about the toys not being out yet... I don't think that's even the point of this thread -- it's more about the toys NOT being released here and thus having to find an alternative source for them. Only recently have we now been seeing sightings of these toys like in Perth Toyworlds... but I don't think there were any sightings in NSW. And again, if they're going to release the Wave 1 Deluxes 'out of order' (e.g. after releasing the Wave 2 Deluxes) then can fans really be blamed for assuming that we've skipped the wave and ordering online?

Furthermore, last month I contacted Hasbro Australia -- twice -- (once via email, once via telephone) specifically asking if we were getting the RtS Deluxes or if we would be missing them. Hasbro Australia never got back to me. I believe sanbot also contacted them too with a similar question, and they replied with a link to a thread from here about the US release dates and another link to a Star Wars collectors site.

I don't like online shopping and I will always buy from brick and mortar stores if possible. Another advantage about offline shopping that the link I posted above doesn't mention is that it helps support local jobs too.


It's not Hasbro AU's job to have every TF available in this country. Their job is only to make sure they have stock of each size class that Stores want, when they want it. If Hasbro AU decides to save money by ordering in a lot of one particular wave, and send that out to stores (who don't really care what specific figures they get) for a longer period of time, it's their choice, because they are a business. We have such a small market in this country for toys, it's never been a guaranteed thing to have every general release toy here, and Cybertron was the closest we ever got with only one figure not released here. We just hope for the most toys possible, and resort to importing the ones we don't get... that's how its been, since forever.

Of course, but as a collector it's frustrating. If Hasbro AU doesn't want to release a product here then many of us will consider acquiring them from non-local sources. And I did ask Hasbro AU twice if they were going to skip these toys or not... I wouldn't necessarily hold it against them if they wanted to skip them, but if I'd known earlier I would have ordered them online sooner. But because Hasbro never answered me and I kept waiting and waiting and waiting, by time I went to order them online they were already hard to find. I had to get Tracks and Jazz from two different sources. :(


Paypal is safe(r) and most CC's now come with protection against unauthorised online purchases anyway.
Cash in hand is even more secure. :)



It's MISB/MOSC, what difference does this make?
Some QC issues may be visible through the window or blister, e.g. Generations Blurr's bonnet, you can inspect for yourself if it has a massive scratch on it or not.



Included insurance in the postage cost covers against damage. As for the second point, the mailman leaves a note for you to collect the item at the PO if you're not home anyway.
That's fine, but I like the satisfaction of having the toy now when I pay for it. For example, today I bought Trailcutter from Big W. From there I went to a nearby newsagent, and asked the employee (whom I know) to lend me a knife to cut it open. I had to start playing with it there and then! (the toy, not the knife :p) :D

If I'm certain I'm going to buy a toy when I go out, I'll sometimes bring my own "toy liberation kit" (blade, tin snips, scissors).

Anyway, I think there are pros and cons to both online and offline shopping... I personally have a preference for offline shopping. It's the way I've predominantly been buying Transformers for the past 27 years

[Vector Prime]

hmm i dont think you can use a laybuy sevice online so online doesnt really help me when i want to purchase transformers

I never thought of that... but then again, I've never used laybuy ever in my life so it's not something that would occur to me. :)



That's fine, but I like the satisfaction of having the toy now when I pay for it.

So if it's a matter of patience, the question then should be which one requires more patience, ordering it online and waiting for it to arrive? Or keeping your fingers crossed that they release the item here and then running all over town looking for it? :p



Anyway, I think there are pros and cons to both online and offline shopping... I personally have a preference for offline shopping. It's the way I've predominantly been buying Transformers for the past 27 years

I'm the opposite, in the 18 mths of collecting of TFs, I prefer to buy them online so I don't have to run around and I'm guaranteed that I get them (quite often ages before they're released locally).

I guess for me, time and convenience outweigh every perceived con for online shopping.

[Zippo]

It's not Hasbro AU's job to have every TF available in this country. Their job is only to make sure they have stock of each size class that Stores want, when they want it. If Hasbro AU decides to save money by ordering in a lot of one particular wave, and send that out to stores (who don't really care what specific figures they get) for a longer period of time, it's their choice, because they are a business. We have such a small market in this country for toys, it's never been a guaranteed thing to have every general release toy here, and Cybertron was the closest we ever got with only one figure not released here. We just hope for the most toys possible, and resort to importing the ones we don't get... that's how its been, since forever.

Hasbro NZ (a division of Hasbro AU) have dropped the bomb with RtS and Generations. Retail stores have too much product from before Xmas, and so the last wave of Generations that New Zealand gets is Thunderwing/Skullgrin and WFC Cliffjumper. And we miss out on Deluxe and Voyager Reveal the Shield. We may get Legends and Windcharger wave of Scouts has been found at Kmart.

So, importing is what I have been doing.
It sucks, but I have the means thankfully.

[The_Damned]

I never thought of that... but then again, I've never used laybuy ever in my life so it's not something that would occur to me. :)



So if it's a matter of patience, the question then should be which one requires more patience, ordering it online and waiting for it to arrive? Or keeping your fingers crossed that they release the item here and then running all over town looking for it? :p



I'm the opposite, in the 18 mths of collecting of TFs, I prefer to buy them online so I don't have to run around and I'm guaranteed that I get them (quite often ages before they're released locally).

I guess for me, time and convenience outweigh every perceived con for online shopping.

um in batemans bay there is only a kmart which is not far from where i work so i usually check in my lunchbreak, so i dont really have to do much running around, i have brought online as a last resort if i cant get a figure.

[Lord_Zed]

Actually to be fair, he didn't report seeing Fallback or Mindset, but really, people only really care about Jazz and Tracks right? :o

Boo!


I want Mindset.

[Vector Prime]

Boo!


I want Mindset.

I have a spare one in my sales thread if you're serious