QLD Transformers Sightings.

[christalcase]

Kmart Logan Central has all the new stuff (Leaders, Voyagers, Deluxes, PCC, HA etc) but no Generations or Prime/Jetfire 2pk

[Mr Ed]

I spotted some Human Alliance bumblebees in smaller compact packaging, the packaging seems different to the ones last year unless im mistaken.

The Human Alliance TFs seem a lot bigger.

I was at Garden City today and had a real good look. The TF's aint deluxe class ones. They are bigger

Bumblebee is larger as Sam Witwicky can fit in the car. Also the little green car (Mudflap or Skids??) can fit Mikaela.

[griffin]

Toys are bigger than deluxes, but the new HA packaging is indeed smaller than the HA packaging we saw with the release of Bumblebee last year.

[christalcase]

Big W Kuraby has a lot of ROTF Bludgeons, Recon Ironhide and Mindwipe for $24.88 each (as well as Starscream x2 and surprisingly enough, Defender Prime x1)

[griffin]

Kmart Sunnybank had all the new sale items - Optimus/Jetfire 2-pack, HA Bbee, HA Sideswipe, HA Skids.

BigW Kuraby also had heaps of the Optimus/Camshaft packs (but no spaces, suggesting no one is actually buying them).

We must have been at Kuraby around the same time, Christalcase.

Also noticed (after being at 2 BigWs this week) that now that the WFC game has been released, it is harder to find the Optimus and Bbee toys. When Generations toys first came out before the game, Drift and Thrust seemed to be the ones missing first... Looks like some gamers have been sucked into the darkside of toycollecting...

[Defcon]

At David Jones Garden City
priced $29.99 Generations Deluxes, Thrust, Drift, Bumblebee, Optimus
HFTD Voyagers, scouts, legends

[christalcase]

Calamvale Central Big W has ROTF scouts ejector (x1), wideload, brakedown and sonar, the new voyagers, new deluxes (no generations), new scouts, new legends, one of each of the 2pk PCC's, 5pk PCC, animated blazing lockdown and waspinator, and new leaders (starscream and hooks optimus prime), and two ROTF bludgeons

[griffin]

Last Friday I also found some new RPMs at BigW Garden City - the new Diecast ones.
They look and feel so much better, making the original plastic ones look like knockoffs. And they are priced at the new lower $4.74, compared to old $8-10 price, making them more competative to Hotwheels/matchbox.

I found 7, but the card backs suggest that there are at least 11 new ones out in the first assortment, which includes 'Metal Heroes', 'Nest' redecos, and 'Stunticon' redecos.

Below are the 7 new diecast ones on the right, compared to 4 similar plastic ones on the left.


Metal Heros series (8)
1 - Bumblebee (above)
2 - Jetfire (above)
3 - Optimus Prime (above)
4 - Soundwave (missed)
5 - Barricade (missed)
6 - Ironhide (missed)
7 - Sideswipe (above)
8 - (unknown)

NEST Global Alliance series (3)
1 - Bumblebee (missed)
2 - Optimus (above)
3 - Ironhide (above)

Stunticon series (3)
1 - Bumblebee (above)
2 - Barricade (not out yet)
3 - Lockdown (not out yet)

(other series will come out later)

I think it is good to have a re-release of the main characters in diecast, otherwise these better RPMs still won't sell because they would only be weird redecos or unknown characters.

The downside is that the diecast ones are now too heavy for the Devastator Trackset to launch (which might have been a factor for doing plastic RPMs in the first place). And Jetfire is too wide to fit as well, even with the wings folded up.

[christalcase]

Toyworld Queen St has Animated deluxes for $14.99 (Snarl, Jazz, Soundwave and Oil Slick), Animated voyagers for $29.99 (bulkhead, megatron, starscream) and Animated leaders for $39.99 (megatron), note that not all of the animated products has the discount stickers, so some are still at full price. They also had the PCC 2pks still for $14.99.

Target Myer Centre finally restocked with PCC 2pks and 5pks (only wave 1, $20 and $40 respectively), AA deluxes ($28.99), activators ($28), AA legends ($7) and optimus/bumblebee 2pk ($49).

[Mr Ed]

Kmart Garden City and Sunnybank have some strange pricing for Human Alliance.

For Bumblebee its $49
For Sideswipe and the twin its $35

When I bought it and questioned it last week, they changed Bumblebee back to $35

I am assuming Toy Sale is finished now?