TFPrime First Edition figures out in America

[griffin]

Earlier than BBTS was listing (January), the First Edition Deluxes are now out in America, including TRU online.


Now for the 4 MONTH wait until TFPrime toys show up here (and probably not the First Edition either).

Since Hasbro Australia wouldn't say if the March release includes the First Edition figures, I'd recommend getting any you are keen on, as soon as the price comes down on the secondary market... because if they don't show up here in March, these First Edition figures are likely to be sold out globally by then, and be going way up in price.

[Tallestblue]

What's the difference between the "First Edition" and later releases? will they just be later runs? Repaints? New and possibly better figures?

[nyerk]

What's the difference between the "First Edition" and later releases? will they just be later runs? Repaints? New and possibly better figures?

First edition figures are the blue packaged ones. Deluxe Bumblebee, Arcee, Starscream, Cliffjumper etc. Possibly Vehicons and zombie CJ as well later.

From what I understand, the main line will be called "Robots in Disguise.' The first wave of that will be new molds of BB and CJ, and Wheeljack and Soundwave. I think these guys will be in different packaging too.

It'll be interesting if Hasbro Australia decides to start with the preview waves in March. Then we'd be permanently behind the rest of the world! (Just for something different. )

[griffin]

No one knows yet if the First Edition figures will be released in the regular waves, or if they will be redecoed in any way (they are all main cast characters, so you'd have to think that they will indeed be re-released in some way).

We've seen that the Cliffjumper mould in the First Edition wave is different to the Cliffjumper being released in the regular waves. And it looks like the Wave 1 Bumblebee has some mould changes to the First Edition version... so maybe none of the First Edition figures will be re-released exactly the same in the regular waves?


Since I'm a completist, I just won't be taking the chance by waiting until March (and I'm too impatient, if I see other people around the world getting them right now).

[Jinto]

We've seen that the Cliffjumper mould in the First Edition wave is different to the Cliffjumper being released in the regular waves. And it looks like the Wave 1 Bumblebee has some mould changes to the First Edition version... so maybe none of the First Edition figures will be re-released exactly the same in the regular waves?

Wow, and at first glance it looks like quite a down-grade in the main line for both of them . Weird, since WJ and SW both look phenomenal.

First Editions for me.

[nyerk]

I've seen a few Americans tweeting that Toys R Us has a "Buy one, get one 50% off" deal for the new Prime toys. How nice for them!

[reillyd]

Well I ended up buying a Starscream for the blue packaging, but I know I will be so tempted to open it when it arrives. I think I will wait though to find out if there is a mold or repaint difference though. If not, I'll just open a regular edition to play with.

[UltraMarginal]

No one knows yet if the First Edition figures will be released in the regular waves, or if they will be redecoed in any way (they are all main cast characters, so you'd have to think that they will indeed be re-released in some way).

We've seen that the Cliffjumper mould in the First Edition wave is different to the Cliffjumper being released in the regular waves. And it looks like the Wave 1 Bumblebee has some mould changes to the First Edition version... so maybe none of the First Edition figures will be re-released exactly the same in the regular waves?


Since I'm a completist, I just won't be taking the chance by waiting until March (and I'm too impatient, if I see other people around the world getting them right now).

With the photoshopping on one and the other being a plain photo, I can't really tell the difference?
there seems to be two guns on both as well, at least that's what I'm getting from the loose gun in the First Edition pic.

[Paulbot]

With the photoshopping on one and the other being a plain photo, I can't really tell the difference?
there seems to be two guns on both as well, at least that's what I'm getting from the loose gun in the First Edition pic.

If just looking at those two photos: the shoulders are different in the presentation photo, as are the windows on the car doors (they don't look like they fold down), the windshield is missing behind the head with a different bit of the car behind it, the head is bigger, and the chest and the groin are slightly different (but could be mistransforms)

I wonder if some of these presentation photos are earlier prototypes but have already been told that's not the case with Cliffjumper.

[griffin]

The feet are identical, but the upper body and arms have differences. But one could be an early mock-up, making there be only one mould produced.