2018 Walmart Gen1 reissues - Hotrod, Starscream, Devastator, Minibots

[Paulbot]

My hot rod arrived, and from the front looks spot on G1 accurate.
But turn it round to the back....... aside from tech specs being multilingual they have been completely rewritten.

HOt rod is now "an all-American boy". Guess he had a radical personality shift when he landed on Earth.

Did they leave off the word Autobot at the end, because “all-American boy Autobot” is part of his original bio

[danny-boy]

Did they leave off the word Autobot at the end, because “all-American boy Autobot” is part of his original bio

Just checked and it does say ‘all American boy autobot’.

The minibots are back up for pre-order at RK. Got my order in.

Got Starscream and Devastator a couple of days ago. Absolute dream come true. Especially Starscream, that package takes me straight back to the Kmart toy aisle in the 80’s.

I hope these hit Australian shelves.

[DaptoDog]

Just checked and it does say ‘all American boy autobot’.

The minibots are back up for pre-order at RK. Got my order in.

Got Starscream and Devastator a couple of days ago. Absolute dream come true. Especially Starscream, that package takes me straight back to the Kmart toy aisle in the 80’s.

I hope these hit Australian shelves.

Thanks for that, I cancelled my orders with Walmart and ordered them from RK. Reason being is that I know RK packs them nicely whereas who knows how Walmart ships them and I haven't been happy with MyUS (my forwarder) lately on their repacking. Only one I kept at Walmart was an Outback since there is only one in the RK case.

[hYpNoS]

Just checked and it does say ‘all American boy autobot’.

The minibots are back up for pre-order at RK. Got my order in.

Got Starscream and Devastator a couple of days ago. Absolute dream come true. Especially Starscream, that package takes me straight back to the Kmart toy aisle in the 80’s.

I hope these hit Australian shelves.

Thanks for that, I cancelled my orders with Walmart and ordered them from RK. Reason being is that I know RK packs them nicely whereas who knows how Walmart ships them and I haven't been happy with MyUS (my forwarder) lately on their repacking. Only one I kept at Walmart was an Outback since there is only one in the RK case.

All this talk of robot kingdom actually helped me out as it seems they re-listed prime trilogy repugnus, also bought me a walmart starscream just because why not, would have missed this otherwise

[Jazzman]

Took the plunge myself and got on board with RK for all three reissues... plus a minty G1 Ultra Magnus. For those of you who ordered via RK did you ask to make any special instructions for the customs info?

[hYpNoS]

Took the plunge myself and got on board with RK for all three reissues... plus a minty G1 Ultra Magnus. For those of you who ordered via RK did you ask to make any special instructions for the customs info?

I did ask to mark them as a gift (forgot to enter it in the instructions) as a preventative measure but no idea if it'll really have an effect, think about it.

The government want retailers to charge on their behalf, auspost ain't gonna police/know what has been charged and what hasn't, but if a whistleblower steps in good chance they'll be IP blocked.

I know mandarake mark them as gifts without question or even asking so that's nice but perhaps unnecessary, not that I'm taking chances

[danny-boy]

RK shipped out my Minibots order.

[DaptoDog]

I did ask to mark them as a gift (forgot to enter it in the instructions) as a preventative measure but no idea if it'll really have an effect, think about it.

The government want retailers to charge on their behalf, auspost ain't gonna police/know what has been charged and what hasn't, but if a whistleblower steps in good chance they'll be IP blocked.

I know mandarake mark them as gifts without question or even asking so that's nice but perhaps unnecessary, not that I'm taking chances

Yes I believe customs will continue to only screen for the items of $1,000 or more. The government didn't want to wear the cost of screening every item so unless the overseas retailer collects the GST I don't think it will be collected once it hits our shores. Guess we will find out soon enough.

[DaptoDog]

My two Hot Rods arrived today at my office. Have them proudly displayed, the nostalgia factor is off the charts with this packaging!