McDonalds Happy Meal Transformers toys [Archive] - Ozformers Transformers Club of Australia (otca.com.au)

GoktimusPrime

21st January 2017, 01:04 PM

I personally find all post-Armada Happy Meal toys to be rubbish. Once upon a time Happy Meal TFs could actually transform, and the Armada Happy Meal toys could:
* Transform
* Power link
* Combine
* Have individual gimmicks (e.g. Jumpstarter Starscream)
^all for $2!

The cost of the toys haven't changed, but now they pretty much don't do anything. I just can't be bothered with them anymore.

Sinnertwin

21st January 2017, 01:42 PM

Can I buy these without the junk food?

tron07

21st January 2017, 02:06 PM

Can I buy these without the junk food?

Yes $2 each

Megatran

21st January 2017, 11:55 PM

Can I buy these without the junk food?
MLP are great aren't they hey?

BruiseLee

21st January 2017, 11:59 PM

MLP are great aren't they hey?

Who knew Sinner was a Bronie.

GoktimusPrime

22nd January 2017, 01:51 AM

The MLP toys are probably better value than the "Transformers" :rolleyes: And yeah, you've always been able to buy Happy Meal and Red Rooster toys separately for $2. :)

BigTransformerTrev

22nd January 2017, 08:34 AM

Oh well, this settles what the kids Sunday treat will be - lunch at Maccas here we come :D

BigTransformerTrev

22nd January 2017, 11:59 AM

Oh well, this settles what the kids Sunday treat will be - lunch at Maccas here we come :D

And we are here and they are still flogging those incipient Sing characters :mad:

griffin

22nd January 2017, 01:57 PM

Maybe some outlets have already sold out of the Sing toys and are giving out Transformers.

tron07

24th January 2017, 05:30 PM

I went to another outlet over the weekend to see if they have other stuffs as well, but they only have Sing toys.

reillyd

24th January 2017, 07:44 PM

Grr... No TF toys at McDonald's near me, and they acted like I was an idiot.

GoktimusPrime

24th January 2017, 08:06 PM

You guys aren't missing out on much. Took my daughter to Maccas today and got her a Happy Meal - she actually wanted a Sing toy but got Bumblebee. It's all flavours of rubbish. :rolleyes:

Sinnertwin

24th January 2017, 09:02 PM

Who knew Sinner was a Bronie.

Guilty as charged

http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/w661/sinnertwinsphotos/brony_zpsx8bi5fvj.jpg (http://s1335.photobucket.com/user/sinnertwinsphotos/media/brony_zpsx8bi5fvj.jpg.html)

Starscream77

24th January 2017, 10:27 PM

Guilty as charged

http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/w661/sinnertwinsphotos/brony_zpsx8bi5fvj.jpg (http://s1335.photobucket.com/user/sinnertwinsphotos/media/brony_zpsx8bi5fvj.jpg.html)

Dude that made me gag !!!!

Megatran

24th January 2017, 10:36 PM

^ The line of human decency has been crossed.

~~~~~~~~~

Bumblebee loves fistacuffs.
What's the order of figurines released each week?

Sinnertwin

24th January 2017, 11:48 PM

Dude that made me gag !!!!

oh, please, I know you've hit right click save image :p

ChlorHex

25th January 2017, 12:36 AM

McDonalds Happy Meal comes with Transformers toys. Got a bumblebee.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPgb8UOBbOv/

http://www.toycollectors.com.au/news/2017/012101.jpg

Oooh... that's perfect!
My son and daughter would be most pleased...
Time for some Maccas! :p

reillyd

25th January 2017, 08:02 PM

I personally find all post-Armada Happy Meal toys to be rubbish. Once upon a time Happy Meal TFs could actually transform.

I can confirm that Bumblee at least can transform.
His offical alt mode is (I shit you not!) a frigging Bumblebee. Something tells me Ronald has never seen the show, or even the movies.

M-bot

26th January 2017, 08:43 AM

Don't know why I'm defending McDonalds at all... but these aren't so bad. My 2 year old likes the Bumblebee, he recognises the toy from the cartoon, so I'm treating it like a gateway drug. I'm keeping the wings for a custom project (as I will with OP's sword), and if he kills the toy (likely), I'm out $2. No worries.

BigTransformerTrev

26th January 2017, 10:04 AM

I can confirm that Bumblee at least can transform.
His offical alt mode is (I shit you not!) a frigging Bumblebee. Something tells me Ronald has never seen the show, or even the movies.

That actually sounds kinda cool :)

Funny though in RID there is a Con Femmebot that turns into an actual bee has hat hasn't gotten a toy yet

griffin

26th January 2017, 01:57 PM

I asked at a nearby McDonalds, and they said that the Transformers toys don't officially get released until Wednesday (4th February), but stores that have sold out of their Sing toys are obviously allowed to give them out early.
So if you want these, it is best to check out a nearby outlet this week if they ran out of Sing toys, and next week if they haven't.

CBratron

26th January 2017, 05:44 PM

So how's the articulation on these? I don't think I could be motivated to collect any of these but I'm still interested in how they work. Shoulder and hip joints?

reillyd

26th January 2017, 09:18 PM

So how's the articulation on these? I don't think I could be motivated to collect any of these but I'm still interested in how they work. Shoulder and hip joints?

Bumblebee has 3POA (left arm, right arm, and neck on a fixed tilt up or down)

On the plus side, his hands are compatible with RiD minicons. Since he's unarmed, I've given him Lancelon to use as a sword.

Megatran

3rd February 2017, 08:36 PM

It's Optimus Prime's time to shine this week.

I asked at a nearby McDonalds, and they said that the Transformers toys don't officially get released until Wednesday (4th February), but stores that have sold out of their Sing toys are obviously allowed to give them out early.
So if you want these, it is best to check out a nearby outlet this week if they ran out of Sing toys, and next week if they haven't.
I think they told you whatever to get you to 'transform & roll out' of their store.

tron07

4th February 2017, 12:07 PM

Got these today.

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu345/virlution/TF%20Toys/IMG_20170204_150415_zpsje81wncl.jpg

M-bot

4th February 2017, 01:30 PM

Got these today.

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu345/virlution/TF%20Toys/IMG_20170204_114928_zpshzzxuiyp.jpg

Not sure if I like the way Grimlock is looking at that MLP...:p;)

tron07

4th February 2017, 03:08 PM

Hahaha... Just got another pony

BigTransformerTrev

4th February 2017, 04:51 PM

Not sure if I like the way Grimlock is looking at that MLP...:p;)

That missile is a bit phallic eh! :p

We went on Thursday and ended up with another friggin Bumblebee. Not going to try for another character till next week

griffin

4th February 2017, 09:06 PM

M-bot

4th February 2017, 09:39 PM

So... did two get released this week (Optimus and Grimlock), or did you manage to convince the store to let you get next week's as well?

(although, with some stores releasing their Bumblebees almost 2 weeks early, it wouldn't surprise me if some outlets are really early with all of them)

I think it's pretty random. Several different Maccas near me (and very close to each other) have had different toys at vastly different times.

I'm getting headaches from mine - my 2-y-o and nearly-4-y-o are sharing a 'Bee and an OP and it's guaranteed that one of them is going to want the one the other has at any given moment. Getting the next 2 is either going to settle the fires or pour gasoline on them. Pity as they are pretty good primer toys for my kid's age group.

reillyd

4th February 2017, 10:59 PM

I'm worried I've missed out on Optimus now, as ALL the locals only had Grims.

On the plus side, the phallic missile is 5mm so compatible with Rid Warrior class figures. I've given it to RiD Stormshot who needed a firing missile launcher. I swapped the guns and gave it to Grims.

GoktimusPrime

5th February 2017, 11:15 AM

I can confirm that Bumblee at least can transform.
His offical alt mode is (I <excrement> you not!) a frigging Bumblebee.
That's not transforming, that's CosPlaying (https://sweetmotherlover.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/ifairy.jpg)! :p

Don't know why I'm defending McDonalds at all... but these aren't so bad. My 2 year old likes the Bumblebee, he recognises the toy from the cartoon, so I'm treating it like a gateway drug. I'm keeping the wings for a custom project (as I will with OP's sword), and if he kills the toy (likely), I'm out $2. No worries.
Yeah, but just remember that $2 used to get you Happy Meal Transformers that looked like this (http://otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?p=549633#post549633). ;) It'd still work as a gateway toy. Strangely enough, we couldn't give those toys away. Literally. We had heaps of them as prizes at the Sabretron 2004 convention, and after the games were over we tried to randomly give the left over toys away to attendees and we still had heaps of leftovers. As recently as just last year I gave away my last spare Armada Happy Meal toy to a friend's child. Yet Maccas now make these incredibly sub-par toys and now everyone's scrambling for 'em like eggs in a Big Breakfast. :eek: :confused:

Dimi194

5th February 2017, 11:34 AM

As an employee of Macca's I can give the lowdown hahaha, BB was the first week, OP the second and Grim the third; I'll check during my next shift what we've got out the back for the week after but depending on how busy the store is they might sell out of one week but not the next.

My store on Friday when I last worked had BB and OP for customers and Grim in boxes out the back, but another store I worked at on Aus day sold out all their BBs so only had OP (a few days early)...

All depends how many toys each store orders as to how long each figure is available.

Even with my staff 50% discount still not bothering with them :p

reillyd

5th February 2017, 03:04 PM

Thanks for the advice Dimi. I chased around till I found a (somewhat long drive to reach) store with Optimus.

I like the blue sword,and would steak it to give to a real tra sofmret but the hilt is oversized and wouldn't fit 5mm hole. Still pretty nice for two bucks. You'd pay more than that for a pvc of him that size.

tron07

5th February 2017, 09:32 PM

I just ask what toys they have and any others options available.

griffin

6th February 2017, 12:51 AM

My nearest outlet only had Grimlock today... which means they sold out of Bumblebee and Optimus in just four days, or the Manager lied about not being able to sell them until the 1st of February (when I was there on the 26th). I should have gone back every few days and not trusted him, to think that today they would be just a few days into their first week of toys. Silly me I guess. :(
So now I have to see if I can find somewhere that still has Bumblebee and Optimus... but it sounds like that might be too late.

tron07

6th February 2017, 12:00 PM

Dont give up yet... I found one place that still have a batch old RID Optimus Prime Grimlock with led light few months after that toy was supposed to be sold out. I was looking for those DC Hot Wheels toys that time.

griffin

7th February 2017, 09:01 PM

M-bot

7th February 2017, 09:14 PM

The Maccas I got Prime from last week had only Bumblebees today.

mknell

8th February 2017, 09:14 AM

The Maccas I got Prime from last week had only Bumblebees today.

I got me a Grimlock the other day

griffin

8th February 2017, 04:32 PM

Omega Supreme

9th February 2017, 08:41 AM

Maybe the first toys were being sent randomly to the maccas outlets... or the staff are not opening up the right boxes for each week. So I might still see Bumblebee at places that currently have Grimlock or Optimus.

If you need a Bumblebee I'm happy to send you one as my young fella has 3. Only thing is that its not sealed. Just shoot me a PM with your address if you want it.

BigTransformerTrev

9th February 2017, 09:34 AM

So far we just have Bumblebee and Grimlock. Wondering if the Optimus figures got past us.

For those that have the two above, try putting Bbee's wings in the peg hole on Grimlocks back. I'm going to make Grimlock a little wand because it makes him look like he's dressed up as a fairy! :D:p

mknell

9th February 2017, 09:25 PM

M-bot

10th February 2017, 11:25 AM

Strongarm at one of the Maccas near me now.

Dimi194

10th February 2017, 07:46 PM

Can confirm Strongarm is the next wave; we just started selling her today as we're just about out of Grimlock. It seems they're going from left to right in the promotional picture.

tron07

11th February 2017, 03:32 PM

Has anyone seen any advertising for the Transformer toys? I haven't seen anything on TV or even in he stores

Some outlets are up to 3-4 weeks ahead with their toys.
Garden City on Sunday only had week 3 Grimlock, and then Monday the one at Sunnybank Plaza only had the week 2 Optimus.... but the one on Grannard Road (Rocklea) was still selling the Sing toys... so hopefully they still have Bumblebee ready to be releaese.

One of the McD i went to have both the RID and MLP have the sticker roughly the size of a dinner plate plastered on the countertop.

I got strong arm, but the toy does not have much play value. Arms can turn 360 deg and got a big missile launcher which can be placed on both hands or on the back (but will topple backwards).

MLP is slightly better, rarity with a comb and mirror in the base which my kid enjoy more. Also got an angry bird toy earlier as they say its the only toy available when I drop by to buy a happy meal lunch for my kids. Decided to walk pass the place again after shopping to check ut what they have. Usually I will check out 2 outlets, once inside the mall and one at the train station near my kids weekend activities.

griffin

11th February 2017, 06:17 PM

If you need a Bumblebee I'm happy to send you one as my young fella has 3. Only thing is that its not sealed. Just shoot me a PM with your address if you want it.

Thanks for the offer... but I finally found one today. :)

For those on the south side of Brisbane, the Sunnybank McDonalds is now selling Bumblebee (they had Optimus last week), and the Grannard Road McDonalds is now selling the Transformers Happy Meal toys with Optimus first. The Manager told me that the outlets get boxes in batches, and since they were so slow to sell out the Sing toys, they didn't get sent a box of Bumblebees. She said that the boxes are numbered, but the order is not enforced, and since they get sent out in batches, it's why we've been seeing Optimus, Bumblebee and Grimlock at various McDonalds in the first two weeks, but not Strongarm or Drift. Since Strongarm has just been found, Drift is likely to show up now as well.

Paul Agnew

13th February 2017, 02:24 PM

Found Drift today. He has the exact same gimmick as Optimus, but with both arms. They also had the white Pony, for those inclined.

M-bot

19th February 2017, 12:38 PM

Went to 2 Maccas today - second one had Drift, and the first had... Sing toys, from their promotion before the TF/MLP one.

BigTransformerTrev

20th February 2017, 11:13 AM

Bloody Grimlock at the Swan Hill Maccas for at least 12 days straight now. :mad:

My son keeps getting disappointed as he wants a Strongarm. We usually have Maccas only once a month. At this rate we are having it 3 times a fortnight :rolleyes:

tron07

21st February 2017, 03:46 PM

Found Drift today. He has the exact same gimmick as Optimus, but with both arms. They also had the white Pony, for those inclined.

little pony have more gimmick then the transformers... I completed both transformers and little pony set already and my daughter love them.

griffin

23rd February 2017, 12:29 PM

Sunnybank and Granard Road, both now have Drift.

griffin

25th February 2017, 12:12 PM

Calamvale has Drift and Grimlock.

Garden City is now onto Trolls... so managed to use up all 5 weeks of their Transformers in just 3 weeks.

griffin

26th February 2017, 01:08 PM

Carindale also with Drift.

Looks like a few outlets here skipped Strongarm, or didn't have too many of them.

griffin

26th February 2017, 02:19 PM

The Mt Gravatt outlet (not Garden City) has sold all of their Transformers toys and only had some unsold Sing toys.
Either these sold really fast or very little were sent out as this should have been a 5 week promotion and we are still 3 days short of 4 weeks since the official start date.

BigTransformerTrev

2nd March 2017, 06:51 PM

I know that they only employ teenagers, but is there a rule that says McDonalds can only employ friggin idiots as well? :mad:

Here is my encounter this afternoon

Me: (in the drive thru after ordering two happy meals for my son and daughter) So which Transformer toy is it this week? If its a new character we will want an extra.
Intercom: Um.. Bumblebee
Me: Na, ya had Bumblebee a few weeks ago. Do you know which it is?
Intercom: (10 seconds of silence)
Intercom: Do you want anything else?
Me: And a large triple cheeseburger meal please.
Intercom: That will be $21.45, please drive through.
Me: Hang on, so did you know which Transformer toy it is?
Intercom: It's Bumblebee
Me: Ok, never mind.

I go through the drive-thru and get the food. Before I even leave the carpark I check my sons Happy Meal and sure enough there is a Drift in it. So I park and and go back in and take the Drift to the counter.

Me: Hi, the guy on the drive-thru said you had Bumblebee Happy Meal toys but its this one so I want to grab an extra one.
Cashier: Oh you want to swap it? Sure
Me: No, I said if it was a different character I wanted another but he said it was Bumblebee. Since it's not I want to grab another one too.
Cashier: Ok, I'll be right back (she disappears into a storeroom)
Cashier: Sorry, we don't have any more Bumblebee's, its just that one.
Me: (irate now but managing not to yell) I don't WANT a Bumblebee! I TOLD the guy on the intercom that if it was a NEW CHARACTER I would want a second! He said it was BUMBLEBEE so I didn't get one. It's NOT BUMBLEBEE so I WANT TO PURCHASE A SECOND ONE OF THIS TOY PLEASE! (holding it up)
Cashier: Oh ok, sure, sorry.

I mean, for frags sake! :mad: I'm guessing the idiot on the intercom only knew the name of one TF character so thats what he said which makes him lazy at his job, but she's a moron too. As it is Ive taken to getting reciepts since half the time I order a triple-cheeseburger and when I open the bag half way back to the farm it turns out to be a regular one :rolleyes:

Paulbot

2nd March 2017, 07:43 PM

I'm not sure why you bothered to ask by name? I would have just asked is it the yellow and black one or the orange and black one?

BigTransformerTrev

2nd March 2017, 08:25 PM

I'm not sure why you bothered to ask by name? I would have just asked is it the yellow and black one or the orange and black one?

I'll remember that tip for next week :)

A few weeks ago I asked the same question and got told 'it's not transformers- it's a green dinosaur' :rolleyes:

SuspectimusPrime

2nd March 2017, 08:39 PM

+1 Paulbot's advice. Imagine how difficult it would be to explain to a new generation once the Bumblebee spinoff movie comes out with its inevitable sequels.

BigTransformerTrev

2nd March 2017, 09:14 PM

I'm not sure why you bothered to ask by name? I would have just asked is it the yellow and black one or the orange and black one?

+1 Paulbot's advice. Imagine how difficult it would be to explain to a new generation once the Bumblebee spinoff movie comes out with its inevitable sequels.

Why can't Maccas just have a little sign up in their service booth saying 'this weeks Happy Meal toys are...' Cobsidering they must sell a giant amount each week it makes sense.

I shouldn't know what toy they are flogging that week better than the people that are actually employed there. Sorry but it's just crap customer service :mad: