Retro 40th Anniversary reissues

[griffin]

The Retro Anime Reissues continue, with the 5th wave being Anime coloured Gen1 Soundwave with Laserbeak & Ravage, and Blaster with Steeljaw.

Continuing as Walmart exclusives in America, the 5th wave has just been revealed by Walmart, reverting to Gen1 in general, and sporting the new 40th Anniversary logo.... but continuing the theme of Anime redecos.
https://news.tfw2005.com/2023/10/13/...n-10-23-496360

Since JB Hifi in Australia have now picked up the Retro Reissues this year, hopefully it means that they will continue to get the next waves, and list them soon for pre-order.

From the official product information that came with the official images, the release date suggests that they could be out this month in America... or that they got the date wrong, as they have listed the same release date for the wave 3 Perceptor toy.

TRANSFORMERS RETRO THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE PERCEPTOR
(Ages 8 and Up/ Approx. Retail Price: $34.97 / Available: Fall 2023)
Re-experience the nostalgia of your favorite G1 action figures with the TRANSFORMERS Retro Perceptor toy! These TRANSFORMERS Retro G1 action figures are designed like the original releases and feature vintage styling, accessories, exclusive package art and tech specs inspired by the 1986 animated film, THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE. The Perceptor 5.5-inch action figure features classic conversion from microscope to robot mode in 10 steps.
Includes 2 blaster accessories and 3 blast effects. Clip out and save the on-box tech specs to share, then see how this figure stacks up against other heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons (each sold separately, subject to availability). Available for pre-order on 10/13 at 10 AM ET on Walmart.com.


TRANSFORMERS RETRO 40TH ANNIVERSARY AUTOBOT BLASTER AND STEELJAW
(Ages 8 and Up/ Approx. Retail Price: $44.97 / Available: Fall 2023)
Re-experience the nostalgia of your favorite G1 action figures with the TRANSFORMERS Retro Autobot Blaster and Steeljaw toys! These TRANSFORMERS Retro G1 action figures are designed like the original releases and feature vintage styling, accessories, exclusive package art and tech specs. The Autobot Blaster 7-inch action figure features classic conversion from boombox to robot mode in 9 steps while the Steeljaw 1.5-inch figure converts in 4 steps (cassette to lion mode).
Includes 3 blaster accessories for the figures to hold. Clip out and save the on-box tech specs to share, then see how this Transformers collectible figure stacks up against other heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons (each sold separately, subject to availability). Available for pre-order on 10/13 at 10 AM ET on Walmart.com.

TRANSFORMERS RETRO 40TH ANNIVERSARY, SOUNDWAVE, LASERBEAK, AND RAVAGE
(Ages 8 and Up/ Approx. Retail Price: $44.97 / Available: Fall 2023)
Re-experience the nostalgia of the G1 action figures with the TRANSFORMERS Retro Soundwave, Laserbeak, and Ravage toys! These TRANSFORMERS Retro G1 action figures are designed like the original releases and feature vintage styling, accessories, exclusive package art and tech specs. The Soundwave 7-inch action figure features classic conversion from cassette player to robot mode in 6 steps. Ravage 1.5-inch figure converts in 2-steps (cassette to jaguar mode) and Laserbeak 1.5-inch figure in 3 steps (cassette to condor mode).
Includes 7 blaster accessories for the figures to hold. Clip and save the on-box tech specs to share, then see how this TRANSFORMERS collectible figure stacks up against other heroic Autobots and evil Decepticons (each sold separately, subject to availability). Available for pre-order on 10/13 at 10 AM ET on Walmart.com.

[griffin]

The 40th Anniversary Anime reissues are now listed on the American Walmart site, letting us know that their release date is actually January, not Fall 2023.
The price is still the same as the product info details.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transform...res/3736483657

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transform...res/1341192521
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[Skyfire]

Blaster and Soundwave are appearing on Asian store websites for pre-order for Jan 2024 release e.g:

The Falcon's Hangar
Blaster
https://www.tfh.com.sg/product-details.php?p=37148
Soundwave
https://www.tfh.com.sg/product-details.php?p=37147

Robot Kingdom
Blaster
https://www.robotkingdom.com/f86195l00.html
Soundwave
https://www.robotkingdom.com/f86205l00.html

[Skyfire]

In Aus, these will be JB Hi-Fi exclusives, for Jan release at $69.98 each.
Blaster
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/t...-action-figure
Soundwave
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/t...-action-figure

[Paulbot]

In Aus, these will be JB Hi-Fi exclusives, for Jan release at $69.98 each.
Blaster
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/t...-action-figure
Soundwave
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/t...-action-figure

Those prices are better than I expected. I thought they'd be around the $100 mark each. It's making me consider that Soundwave as I can't recall if I own the Encore or not.

[danny-boy]

In Aus, these will be JB Hi-Fi exclusives, for Jan release at $69.98 each.
Blaster
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/t...-action-figure
Soundwave
https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/t...-action-figure

Thanks for the info. I was waiting for these to appear locally.