Full list of Movie exclusives for Australia

[griffin]

Unfortunately, it isn't very big.

Thanks to Hasbro Australia, we have the following list of items coming here as store exclusives.
It may not be many, but that is usually because they couldn't get Retailers to take on any more product.... so a big thanks to them for passing on this list to us, so that it at least lets us collectors know what toys to chase up from foreign sources while they are available, so that we don't wait for them to show up here and then miss out on them completely.
This may mean that we will not be getting any Hot Rod toys in Australia, as the list doesn't contain any of that Walmart exclusive character.

C2034 TRA MV5 Turbo Changer (1-step) TF5 Figure 6pk (Big W) (for June toy sale)
(Optimus, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Hound, Barricade, Megatron)
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C2022 MTC Legion TF5 Figure 2pk (Optimus/Grimlock, Megatron/Bumblebee) (TRU) (already found at some TRU stores here)
C2023 MTC Deluxe TF5 Figure (TRU) (this could be both Skullitron and stealthbomber Megatron)
C2024 MTC 5 Bot Combiner Infernocus Figure (TRU)
C2025 MTC Deluxe TF5 Optimus Prime 2pk (TRU) (already found at some TRU stores here)

(the 6-pack of 1-steps was noted as "Walmart" on my list, but the packaging has the same decoder promo as the Target/Argos exclusive Optimus box, so I think it is actually going to be a US Target exclusive)

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That leaves the following known exclusive figures that I asked about, that we may not be getting here. (they aren't currently on the schedule here, but items do sometimes show up months later, if it is unwanted excess stock)

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US Walmart - Autobots Unite
(Autobot Hot Rod is exclusive to Walmart)

Legion - Autobot Hot Rod

Deluxe - Autobot Hot Rod

1-step/Turbo-change 2-pack - Autobot Hot Rod & Bumblebee

Legion 2-pack - Bumblebee & Autobot Hot Rod
Legion 2-pack - Optimus Prime & Ravenspar
Legion 2-pack - Megatron & Berzerker

Flip&Change - Autobot Hot Rod
Flip&Change - Bumblebee

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US Target & UK Argos - Reveal The Shield

Voyager - Optimus Prime (with translucent red shield & sword to act as a decoder)

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US ToysRUs - Mission to Cybertron

Cybertron Planet

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[griffin]

Added the contents of the six-pack, which now confirms that we are not likely to get any Hot Rod toys in Australia... one of the feature characters of this movie.

[Ploughmans Lunch]

Is the Optimus Prime 2pack the one with WFC Prime and TR Orion Pax?

[griffin]

Is the Optimus Prime 2pack the one with WFC Prime and TR Orion Pax?

No, the product code matches the 2-pack with the grey Protoform Optimus in it. (I only asked about Movie exclusives at this time.)
SeraphimPrime already found it in Sydney.

[Sinnertwin]

$79.96 for the TRU DELUXE Optimus Prime & Cybertron/Proto Optimus Prime 2 Pack & $29.96 for the LEGION 2 packs with Optimus/Grimlock, Bumblebee & Megatron?

Propah lolz

[Dimi194]

:'(

Amazon Au can't come soon enough!

[griffin]

With the 1-step 6-pack now out at retail, we just have Infernocus left to show up in Australia.

Here are some photos and details of the 6-pack.

The recently released Movie 6-pack of 1-step toys, under the "Reveal the Shield" banner, has paint details hidden in a pattern of red dots.... which are revealed with one of the transparent red accessories (or one off the old 1980s techspec decoders). But be aware that some dotted areas don't have anything hidden in them.
This multi-pack of 1-step toys is a rarity, with every toy having some colour changes, and accessories (on a sprue shaped like what the RID Minicons had).
The pack contains Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Hound, Barricade, Megatron and Grimlock.
The first four are redecos of wave 1 toys, while the other two are from wave two... which aren't out here yet, so this was their first release in Australia (and the first time for this Megatron toy as the Grimlock toy was originally released in 2014 for the 4th Movie.
I think the red wheels spoil the toys a bit, and could have been left black... while the large areas of dots detract from the toy as well. But it's not uncommon for a Transformers toy to be spoiled by a marketing gimmick.
The one good thing about this set is the price here - $99 at BigW, and only $79 during the current mid-year toy sale. That's about 30% less than what six regular 1-step toys would cost.


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[reillyd]

Pity TRU isn't getting the TRU Primus/Cybertron. RK has it at a whopping 249.90!