TAS Transformers Sightings.

[Samtron]

If you guys see any Studio Series Scrapmetal’s floating around up there, let me know

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

If you guys see any Studio Series Scrapmetal’s floating around up there, let me know

^^Saw a few in KMart last week/2 weeks ago, don't remember if it was there this week or not. I think there was still one, not 100% sure.
Can look again next time I'm in town (probably about 1 week away) and grab it for you if it's there if you want. Might be able to find one in Toyworld as well if you don't mind the mark-up.

[Samtron]

Oh cool, cheers Ode that’d be awesome bud It’s always the way, had numerous opportunities to nab him but didn’t really think I wanted him then as soon as I do, he disappears from the shelves

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Not there, sorry - the one I thought was a Scrapmetal was actually a Hightower.

I'm a bit under the pump for the next few weeks, but next time I'm in Burnie I'll keep an eye out.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

3x Studio Series G1-esque Bumblebee movie Voyager Optimus Primes in KMart Devonport. Nothing else worthy of note, though there are $6 Battle Masters - basically only Aimless though.

[Sutton]

So a weird sort-of sighting in Launnie - some newsagents are stocking toys over the Christmas period, but they're doing it through a local distributor, so it's proper name brand toys. The catalog for my local Newsagent came in the mail and it had Voyager Springer/Thundercracker for $50 and Deluxe Barricade/Mirage for $35!

Naturally I had to walk around to have a look and see if this was actually true, but they only had a lone Siege Megatron on the shelf - so that could be from either the Optimus/Megs wave or (more likely) the Thundercracker/Megs wave. But still, it's a real thing either way.

That sort of distribution model will likely extend to quite a few newsagents so it might be worth poking your noses in to local ones that you know stock a fair bit of giftware stuff just in case...

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Burnie - 1x $70 Siege Astrotrain at Toyworld, decent sales on Siege stuff at Target and Toyworld but mostly older stuff/waves. No new-wave Deluxes sadly, or else I would have gotten a Spinister. Fair few Voyager Thundercrackers though.