TFPrime Wave 0 (First Edition) out in HK

[tinyJazz]

TF Prime Hasbro Deluxes and voyagers up for preorder on BBTS.
Also according to the message they sent Seiberton these aren't going to be sold in target, Walmart etc. I reckon they just mean the first edition ones.

Still undecided as to whether I'm going to go with either just Takara or Hasbro on this line.

EDIT: Just noticed that Soundwave is deluxe class, whereas Starscream and Skyquake are getting a Voyager Class release...Hmm, wonder if it's going to be worth waiting for a larger/better Soundwave?

But DD, Soundwave is only little.

[Zippo]

Im really going to have to play the waiting game rather than rushing off and pre ordering the first edition toys. As awesome as they look, I want to see what Japan does with their versions, and how Hasbro release the regular release of TF Prime to retailers

- ie, are they doing repacks/redecos/retools or new molds of the First Edition main cast in order to get the core cast out there.

[Shirokaze]

Im really going to have to play the waiting game rather than rushing off and pre ordering the first edition toys. As awesome as they look, I want to see what Japan does with their versions...

THIS!

Both the deluxe and voyager Primes look especially cheap with the Hasbro-grey surrounding the cockpit windows on his chest. If Tak-Tomy rectify this with chrome or AT LEAST silver paint, then consider them bought instead!

[griffin]

- ie, are they doing repacks/redecos/retools or new molds of the First Edition main cast in order to get the core cast out there.

I'd imagine that they would be re-releasing the First Edition figures in the main waves, as the FE figures aren't getting a worldwide release and dont even appear to be released in all US stores. Since that's 5 of the main 8 cast, it'd be pretty stupid for Hasbro not to re-release them as general release figures.
(and at the NYCC, Bumblebee was shown as being part of the Wave 1 March release... but it'd also be stupid for them to take too long re-releasing the rest as well, including Optimus & Megatron as separate figures)


Not that it would matter much here... just like Beast Machines toys not selling while it was on Foxtel, these wont sell if the cartoon never screens on free-to-air.

[griffin]

TF Prime Hasbro Deluxes and voyagers up for preorder on BBTS.

Well that confirms it then - Cliffjumper has been brought forward into the First Edition Wave, as a Revision wave. And so have the two Voyagers, Bulkhead and Optimus. But for some reason, they aren't getting them until January (America were supposed to get them in December, by Christmas). Maybe their retailers are having a hard time trying to clear out the Movie toys backlog like our retailers (even with all the discounts and promotions over there).


If these have been released in HK, I wonder why they aren't showing up much on ebay. Although, the title of this series is the worst possible for searching Ebay - every Optimus toy shows up in that word search, so you have to just go by character name, which gives you every previous toy version of that name...

[Doubledealer]

TF Prime Hasbro Deluxes and voyagers up for preorder on BBTS.
Also according to the message they sent Seiberton these aren't going to be sold in target, Walmart etc. I reckon they just mean the first edition ones.

Still undecided as to whether I'm going to go with either just Takara or Hasbro on this line.

But DD, Soundwave is only little.

Starscream is a little fella too but he's getting a Voyager Class toy, that's why I'm wondering if the same will happen for Soundwave (being that they're the same size on the show).

Having said that, if wanting a Prime collection that's in scale with their on screen counterparts, it might be better to get Screamer and Soundwave as Deluxes, Voyager Skyquake, Voyager Megatron etc. Oh the decisions us Transformers collectors have to make!

[Paulbot]

TF Prime Hasbro Deluxes and voyagers up for preorder on BBTS.

They're sticking with the Voyagers being sold in Robot mode? I've never liked that.

Besides, how do you stack these? Nice square boxes are good.

Both the deluxe and voyager Primes look especially cheap with the Hasbro-grey surrounding the cockpit windows on his chest. If Tak-Tomy rectify this with chrome or AT LEAST silver paint, then consider them bought instead!

Could end up with Takara giving it shiny red paint and not touching the grey. (But then I'm biased and firmly in the Takara Animated doesn't look good camp.) The "white" look on the BBTS photos of Hasbro Prime aren't very flattering though either.

[Doubledealer]

They're sticking with the Voyagers being sold in Robot mode? I've never liked that.

Agreed. Not only is it inconvenient for MISBers, it's like having the toy outside the Kinder Surprise. Hopefully this is just for the First Editions.

In terms of paint apps, I think metallics could look fantastic and if done right, the Takara Prime toys should be more show accurate than Hasbro's offerings.

[griffin]

That could just be the First Edition Packaging, as I would think it would be more expensive to produce en-mass than regular cardboard based packaging. But I guess it shows off the whole toy better, so may appeal more to Retailers.

I guess in March we'll see for sure when Wave 1 is sighted.

[VERT]

Hey Griffin look what I found http://www.ebay.com/itm/140630568665...ht_2269wt_1185

Hope mine arrive soon The seller may have more if you look