Vintage Beast Wars toys now at BigW

[Skyfire]

Big W Vintage Beast Wars Cheetor (https://www.bigw.com.au/product/transformers-vintage-beast-wars-cheetor/p/185686) $59.
And Vintage Beast Wars Rattrap (https://www.bigw.com.au/product/transformers-vintage-beast-wars-rattrap/p/185685) $59.

[MayzaPrime]

Primal is also there

https://www.bigw.com.au/product/transformers-vintage-beast-wars-optimus-primal/p/185687

[griffin]

On the BigW site, all three are already at some Sydney stores.
Just waiting on Megatron to be added, but his price is a lot more than Optimus (even though both are have the same price in America).
Rattrap - $59
Cheetor - $59
Optimus Primal - $85
Megatron (not yet listed as of tonight) - $105

The prices in America (Walmart exclusive) were us$23 for Rattrap and Cheetor, and us$50 for Optimus and Megatron... and we generally see a doubling of their price for most items released here through Hasbro Australia, so our prices for the smaller two are way more than they should be, while Optimus Primal is a little cheaper than expected. Megatron will be about right.
To relate it to existing price points, the smaller two are at the Deluxe class price point in America, and the large two are at the Leader class price point... so $59 here is a lot more than our current Deluxe price point ($30-35).

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[griffin]

I just can't get over the price for the two smaller ones, considering they are Deluxe priced in America... which should have been $30-35 here, not $59. Sometimes Hasbro Australia kicks a goal with the prices here, and sometimes they just strike out.
I'm tempted to order the four from Walmart in America (it looks like all four are still in stock), and hope that the shipping forwarder would be less than au$100 in postage and fees, as that's the difference between the two - it's au$308 for the four at BigW, compared to about au$208 on the Walmart site (which I think has free shipping within America).
And I wouldn't know how much it would cost with the shipping forwarder until after they get the products.
If they have something else on there that I want that isn't available here, it might be worth it, even if it does cost a bit in shipping to here.

[griffin]

Vintage Beast Wars UPDATE.
Word from Hasbro Australia after the announcement last night, is that the Vintage Beast Wars toys will be part of a special promotion at BigW, starting October 27th... so even if stores get the stock early, they may not sell them before that day.
We have been told that the toys will be part of a promotion in-store called a Gifting Zone... which could be a pre-Christmas promotion.
One thing we have to verify is the absence of Megatron, as it wasn't in the most recent list from Hasbro, but is listed in BigW's system. As soon as we know more, it will be shared.


But while we are on the topic of Megatron... BigW will be getting a different Megatron toy in stores around November 27th - Movie Masterpiece Megatron. Price needs to be confirmed, but could be $329.

[reillyd]

I just bought Optimus Primal from Big W Burleigh Heads, and it scanned fine. Doesn?t seem to be embargoed at least through self-serve

[griffin]

It's the 27th today, and the toys were supposed to have been available for sale in (all) BigW stores... is everyone seeing the Beast Wars toys out now?
Or have some stores not managed to get them in on time?

There wasn't anything about the Beast Wars toys (or a "Gifting Zone" promotion) that I could see in the next BigW catalogue that starts tomorrow (https://www.bigw.com.au/bigw-catalogues#).

[Handsprime]

It's the 27th today, and the toys were supposed to have been available for sale in (all) BigW stores... is everyone seeing the Beast Wars toys out now?
Or have some stores not managed to get them in on time?

There wasn't anything about the Beast Wars toys (or a "Gifting Zone" promotion) that I could see in the next BigW catalogue that starts tomorrow (https://www.bigw.com.au/bigw-catalogues#).

I have seen some at Big W Macquarie. Says they have it in stock

[griffin]

Several Sydney stores got them in early a week ago, but other stores around the country were a lot slower, so I was hoping they would all have them by now.

[JJJ]

Yes, Big W Mildura today had several Optimus Primals, and at least one each of Rattrap and Cheetor. Did not see any Megatrons. There were no price tags, and I didn't scan any of them.

[Dkaris]

About 8 hooks widths of rattrap and Cheetor. No way. Touching these at $59 a pop.

[DELTAprime]

I got a Rattrap from work since I don't own the mould. I used my monthly 15% staff discount and some of my Woolworths Dollars to get Rattrap for about $9. That seems like a decent price for a Basic. ¯\_(?)_/¯

[underbelly]

These vintage Beast Wars figures are starting to appear in Adelaide too. The last time I saw these figures with those iconic artwork was at Toys R Us Rundle Mall in 1998 :)

Keen to pick up all 3 figures (and Megatron when he is available) but it's really hard to justify at $85 for Primal and $59 for Cheetor and Rattrap. I hope there's some sort of promotion soon for them or they get added to this
"Gifting Zone" sale.

[dinobot]

Saw all 3 at Macquarie Centre last night. Easy pass at those prices.

[Gehirn]

Still no Megatron's?

[Ravagecat]

Still no Megatron's?

I'm keen for a Megatron too!

I wonder what price point the Reissue of BW Scorponok will be at?
If Rattrap/Cheetor (Basic/Deluxe Class) is at $59 and Optimus/Megatron (Ultra aka Leader Class) is at $85 Will they Squeeze (pun intended :p) Scorpy (Mega Class) in the middle somewhere or just ream us for $85 :rolleyes:

[griffin]

Fashionably late to the party, Megatron has now shown up at BigW...


Big W Vintage Beast Wars Megatron (https://www.bigw.com.au/product/transformers-vintage-beast-wars-predacon-megatron/p/185688) now online $105.

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I still don't understand why the price is different to Optimus Primal, as Megatron has the same RRP as Optimus, and yet it is $20 more at BigW.

[Gehirn]

20% off toys at Big W this week, makes the price a bit more palatable.

[Zippo]

We got Megatron (only) at "The Warehouse" in New Zealand. Cheap compared to Big W at $80NZ
https://www.thewarehouse.co.nz/p/transformers-beast-wars-vintage-t-rex-megatron/R2752499.html

[Gehirn]

Scorponok has been listed $79
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/transformers-vintage-beast-wars-predacon-scorponok/p/209425

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[reillyd]

Optimus Primal has been marked down on clearance to $19
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/transformers-vintage-beast-wars-optimus-primal/p/185687

[DELTAprime]

Optimus Primal has been marked down on clearance to $19
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/transformers-vintage-beast-wars-optimus-primal/p/185687

I saw that when I walked into work today. It's tempting, but I already have the BWR version.

[llamatron]

Rat trap down to $14 as well.

[griffin]

I had decided to stop at just the first for Vintage Beast Wars toys, as I didn't need to be paying hefty prices on a heap of toys that I already owned... but then Scorponok was revealed to be a redeco of the original toy, closer to the cartoon colours, so I caved and decided to get that one too... and it will be treated more like the redeco Big Convoy (mammoth) toy, and not as a Vintage reissue.
(on the original toy (https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scorponok_(BW)#Beast_Wars), all of the grey parts of the new release were black)


Scorponok has been listed $79
https://www.bigw.com.au/product/transformers-vintage-beast-wars-predacon-scorponok/p/209425

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[Autocon]

Think I prefer the black over grey but it is a heavy re colour so I would have to buy it too if I were still collecting.

[KELPIE]

Slightly off topic.... I never understood the bee thing.

[Autocon]

Slightly off topic.... I never understood the bee thing.

He shoots bees!

They are drones that attach themselves or "sting" the enemy with different types of "venom"

[KELPIE]

hahaha

I know what they are, what they do and that it is slightly cool....

.... However bee's have nothing to do with scorpions.

[Paulbot]

Optimus Primal: Oh, yeah, what are you gonna do Megatron? Release a scorpion? Or bees? Or scorpions with bees in their pincers and when they pinch you, they shoot bees at you?

[griffin]

hahaha

I know what they are, what they do and that it is slightly cool....

.... However bee's have nothing to do with scorpions.

I can see the thought process behind it... the Beast Wars toys had play gimmicks to them, and the designers had a missile launcher in one claw, so could have had more missiles in the other claw but decided to have something else fire out, and probably looked at some different types of drone options, and maybe the claw shell made someone think of wings... and decided to make it an animal drone.
I think Polar Claw's bat drone was a little bit more of a stretch though, but the designers might have felt that both Mega-sized toys needed a launchable drone.