Masterpiece Star Saber is now at ToysRUs, for $300.
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More of the RID Wave 2 toys have been found, Legion class Grimlock and Sideswipe, at Coles of all places.
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From the last week a few items that aren't mainline toys have appeared in some stores here.
ToysRUs exclusive RID Clash Legion 2-packs (Optimus Vs Megatronus, Bumblebee Vs Underbite) - $25 each.
ToysRUs exclusive Hasbro Masterpiece Bluestreak - $130.
RID Tiny Titans wave 2 at Woolies - $5
RID 3-step Wave 2 Optimus found, at the same time as the Mega 3-step, confusing a lot of people with the different prices.
Rescue Bots Epic Salvage and Blurr now at Kmart (they are like Titans, but can hold a figurine in the chest).
And RID wave 3 Legions now found at Coles, which has Underbite and Fixit.
HEAPS of new toys found in the last week.
Generations Combiner Devastator - BigW first at $198 (other stores about 1 or 2 months later)
Generations Wave 3 Deluxes (Protectobots) - found at Myer first.
RID Super sized Bumblebee - found at Target first for $109
RID 1-step Wave 3 (Fracture, Thunderhoof, Drift) - found at Kmart and BigW first.
RID Ultra Megatronus - ToysRUs exclusive $65.
Rescue Bots convertible Salvage - Kmart $19.
Platinum Edition Blaster & Perceptor - ToysRUs exclusive $200.
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Looks like Wave 3 AND 4 of the Generations Legions have arrived here, at the expense of Wave 2 (Blackjack, Huffer).
Wave 3 has Groove, Warpath andViper.
Wave 4 has Skywarp and Rodimus.
Wave 4 was only just found in Asia a couple weeks ago, and hasn't even been found in America yet.
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Edit to above posting - Retracting the sighting of Wave 3 and Viper. Viper hasn't been found yet, and Groove/Warpath could have been re-released in Wave 4.
So we should wait a little while first and see if Wave 2 or 3 ended up going to another retailer who is still sitting on them at their warehouse before noting either wave as being completely missed here.
Reported on TFW by Starscream Gaga are the appearance of the RID Deployers at a Target in Adelaide... which are in the upcoming mid-year Toy Sale catalogue, so expect them to be in all Target stores in time for the sale (July 22nd).
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New items this week...
Myer has a couple of new Platinum Edition sets (YOTG Soundwave for $299 and Conehead 3-pack for $199).
And Toyworld has the first wave of RID Minicons (Divebomb, Dragonus, Sawback, Slipstream for $11).
The Robots In Disguise transforming Titans have been found at Toyworld stores for $27 each.
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This item slipped by without me noticing it for almost 3 weeks until it showed up in a photo... Wave 3 3-step Steeljaw.
And in the photo below is the second wave of 1-steps (Grimlock, Fixit, Steeljaw), which hadn't been sighted here yet. We had wave 3 sighted two months ago by Firestorm which looked to have had a couple of wave 2 packed in with them, but for some reason Wave 2 looks to have been released here two months after wave 3... or they were out for a while and people just didn't notice them yet because they were only gimmick toys.
The rest of the ToysRUs exclusive Clash of the Transformers toys have been found in Sydney - Warrior (Optimus, Sideswipe, Bumblebee) and Hyper-Change/3-step (Optimus, Bumblebee).
The Warriors are redecos, while the 3-steps are remoulds.
Also found at ToysRUs is Devastator, which is the first sighting of it at another retailer after BigW got advance stock way back in June.
Generations Voyager Wave 3 has finally appeared here, at Kmart first, with Hotspot and Cyclonus.
We also appear to be getting more Wave 2 Blackjacks with some of the current wave 4 of Legends, but Huffer hasn't been noted yet as being re-released with Blackjack.
This should mean that we have definitely missed out on Wave 3 Legends, which means Viper is not likely to be seen here at all. (the other two Wave 3 Legends were re-released with Wave 4)
Plus, the fifth wave of RID Legions (Ultra Magnus, Patrol Mode Strongarm), which looks to have Night Ops Bumblebee from wave four packed with it. Not sure if the other wave four figure is with it yet (Alpine Strike Sideswipe).
The unsold SDCC Devastators from the Brisbane ComicCon (sold by Mr Toys Toyworld) have been found at some Mr Toys Toyworld stores for about $250.
(Mr Toys is a group of Toyworld stores in SE QLD owned by the one company - because Toyworld is a franchise)
Since Toyworld is one of our national chains for toys and these have shown up in their physical stores, this might count as an official release here... just like Alternator Rodimus several years ago, which were also exclusive to Mr Toys.
New items for Australia in the last week.
Rescue Bots Vehicles at Kmart for $25.
RID Warriors Wave 4 (Gold Armor Grimlock & Night Ops Bumblebee), with Jazz from Wave 3 that looks to be a re-release with Wave 4. We missed Wave 3 here, so this would be the first release of Jazz as well for Australia. Sideswipe was also in Wave 3, but might not be released with Wave 4.
And Japanese Transformers exclusives at ToysRUs... with suitably unbelievably high prices.
Superion Boxset - $399
MP10 Convoy reissue - $399
MP12 Lambor (Sideswipe) reissue - $149
MP21G Gold Bumble(bee) - $129
From the post above...
It has now been confirmed from some NSW sightings, that Wave 3 Sideswipe was also re-released in our cases of Wave 4 like Jazz... for anyone looking out for both of them.Quote:
RID Warriors Wave 4 (Gold Armor Grimlock & Night Ops Bumblebee), with Jazz from Wave 3 that looks to be a re-release with Wave 4. We missed Wave 3 here, so this would be the first release of Jazz as well for Australia. Sideswipe was also in Wave 3, but might not be released with Wave 4.
Could be a world first regular retail sighting... the first wave of RID Warriors for 2016 - Fracture, Megatronus, Blizzard Optimus, Night Strike Bumblebee.
And Wave 4 & 5 of the 3-steps - Sideswipe and Night Ops Bumblebee.
At Kmart in NSW first, and then in Victoria.
A year late, but we now have the final wave of TF4 movie Power Battlers in Australia (Junkheap, Vehicon and High Octane Bumblebee)... all three are new moulds, but failed to see much released anywhere in the world, so now they are being dumped at the Reject Shop for very cheap ($9).
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The fourth wave Generations Voyager (Battle Core Optimus) has now been found here, completing the Optimus Maximus combiner for Australians.
That leaves Huffer, Viper and the Leaders Ultra Magnus, Thundercracker & Starscream not released here from the 2015 Generations line.
Fingers crossed for the 2016 Generations toys to come out soon.
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Wave 4 Generations Leader Class Starscream has been found at a couple of Target stores, which probably means that we missed Ultra Magnus and Thundercracker in Australia.
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New sightings at Australian Retail this week.
- Generations Voyager 2016 wave 1 (Scattershot & Onslaught) found at ToysRUs in Sydney (photo posted to Ozformers by Handsprime).
- RID Warrior 2016 wave 1 (Quillfire, Thunderhoof, Blizzard Strike Drift) found at a Kmart in Sydney.
The first wave of 2016 RID Minicons have been found at a couple of Sydney ToysRUs stores - Back, Hammer, Blizzard Slipstream, Swelter.
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