FIRST SIGHTINGS ARCHIVE of new Transformers in Australia

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Sighted yesterday in Kmart stores in two different states, were the most recent wave of RID 1-step toys, which has Bisk, Ratchet and Energon Bumblebee, plus the Blizzard Sideswipe, which was in the previous wave (with the new mould Optimus and new mould Strongarm), but we may have ended up missing that wave.

They also have the RiD minicon weaponiser rebranded one step changers

Drift, Energon Boost Bumblebee, Ratchet, Bisk.
Don't remember seeing these anywhere local before

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Combiner Wars Platinum Edition Liokaiser has shown up at Myer, for $180.

Seems to have popped up at Myer for $180. Myer also have a buy 2 toys get 20% off deal right now too.



This was at the Melbourne cbd store.

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Found at some Target stores today in different states, is the next wave of Titanmasters - Overboard (Overkill), Sawback (Lione), Autobot Ptero (Swoop), and Decepticon Fangry.

I saw the latest wave of Titan Masters (Fangry, 'Overkill' & 'Swoop') at Target Watergardens.

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The redeco of the Rescue Bots Elite Heatwave toy has been found at a Toyworld in Brisbane. It is still mostly red, but the blue chest is now yellow, the knees are now
white, and the yellow parts are now orange.

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After a slow start to the year following the Christmas clearout (like last year), we are now getting some new items showing up in stores in the last week.

But first, two items I missed from December.
Mid December saw the long-lost RID Bumblebee Blaster from late 2015 appear at a Toyworld in Melbourne... but yet to be noticed anywhere else.
Then in late December, we saw the RID Combiner Force 1-step wave 1 appear, with the new mould Bumblebee, Drift and Optimus.

Toyworld Werribee has RID Bumblebee (One step) 2-in-1. Car transforms into blaster (Nerf style gun). $20.

RiD combiner force One Step changers have shown up at Myer CBD
Springload, Quillfire, White Sideswipe, new mold Bumblebee, New mold Drift, Optimus Prime

Now, in the last week we've been seeing many stores getting new stock in, for RID and Generations, with the RID Crash Combiners, Activator Combiners, and new 3-steps for 2017, plus the very anticipated Generations Titan Returns Leader Sixshot, Voyager Optimus and Voyager Megatron.

Kmart Kotara has Combiner Force dual packs (pants-shirt combo) stocked up.

Target Werribee just out out fresh cases of crash combiners. The crash combiners are $24 each. Wave one cosists of Prime/Strongarm and Bee/Sideswipe

Target Tuggeranong

Combiner Force


Big W
Combiner Force 3 step

Toyworld Sunbury has
Combiner Force one steps
Combiner force 3 steps
Combiner force crash combiners $25ea
Combiner force activators $35ea

Garden City
Toyworld has some Blasters, Galvatron and SIXSHOT ($90) and damn does he look amazing!

Toyworld Midland have 3 Leader class Sixshots for $80 each.

Voyager Prime in Kmart waurn ponds. No sign of megs.

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The surge of new toys for Australia continues, with two of the last three waves of RID Warriors showing up at Targets and Kmarts, along with the fourth wave of Titans Return Voyager (Broadside)... and we haven't even had a proper dissemination of the third wave (Optimus & Megatron) here yet.

Did the rounds after work tonight. Nothing to report at BigW Glenorchy except for a few dribbles of voyagers and one Twinferno. K-Mart Newtown however, although no wave 3 legends (Curse you Gnaw!!!!!!!) DID have the new RID warrior class figures of Scorponok, Windblade and Optimus. Only one or two if each though and that was it :P

I think this might be a first sighting, Combiner Force Warrior class toys $29 at Chadstone Target

Thought this might have meant we missed wave 7 and 8 but I see Samtron reported a sighting on wave 7 (Prime, Windblade and Scorponok) in TAS

Can confirm there was 1 Broadside at Big W Tuggerah. I bought him. Surprising given there were only a few old legends and Wave 1 Voyagers.

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Another toy from the fourth wave of Titans Return toys have started showing up in Australia... and we are still yet to see a decent release of the wave 3 Voyagers and Leaders.

The fourth wave Leader Skyshadow has now been found at Myer.

Sky shadow @myer parra the nice old lady said she got new transformers in. Only x2 sky shadows minus 1. [IMG][/IMG]

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Out this week are some new toys for the Bisk fans and Rescue Bots fans.
RID Legion Bisk has been found at a Woolworths store, along with Blurr, who is actually the "new" toy for the second wave of Combiner Force Legions, but since we missed the Bisk wave from 2016, his "repack" status in this wave makes him new to Australia.

And as for Rescue Bots, the new gimmick for 2017 has arrived - Flip Changers - with the first wave being found, containing Hoist, Heatwave, Medix and Optimus. Probably best wait for the frequent 30% off sales at Coles, as these are $12 each, but are only US$6 each in America... making them way overpriced here.
Also, the next wave of Rescue Bots "Friends" have been found at a Kmart in Perth, which has Valor the blue lion, and should also have Fireplug the white dog as well (an identical release to the one in the garage playset from last year).

I'm a bit out of the loop, was the second wave of rid legions found already?

Because woolies hogans corner has them, with Bisk and blurr, not sure what else was in the same carton though

Spotted these at Coles Maddington

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Forgot I picked this guy up from K-Mart Maddington - Valor the Lion-Bot. TFW2005 have him listed as "not released"??

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The Titanmasters from wave four (Repugnus and Shuffler) are now out in Australia, with a couple of Perth Kmart stores stocking them first.

Just grabbed Titan Masters Shuffler and Repugnus from Kmart Midland.

That still leaves the Legends (Brawn & Roadburn) and the Deluxes (Kup, Perceptor, Krok, Quake, Topspin) to be found here... after being out in other countries since February.

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Fans of Rescue Bots, we've had another surge of new toys in the last month here, with the Flip Changers (single and 3-packs), Rescue Team multi-packs, and the third wave of the Friends/Minicons (Swift the cheetah and Fireplug the dog).

Sunday 5th February at Garden City, while checking the McDonalds for their happy meal toys.

ToysRUs - another week, another shrinking of their assortment of Transformers toys on the shelves...
On the other hand, in their Playskool section, they had two new Transformers Rescue Bots toys come in... so new, that neither of them were scanning up today when I tried to buy them.
The main transforming bots had the latest wave come in, with Quickshadow (for $23 each, and a first sighting for Australia), and the redeco Elite Bot Heatwave, which was first found in Toyworld on Christmas Eve. I think the Morbot toy was released with Quickshadow, but I didn't see it (the shelves were a mess).

Toyworld Macgregor just got in a new shipment of Rescue Bots, including the new Flip Changers (single packs and 3-packs, which is a first sighting for Australia), and the most recent wave of transforming "Rescan" bots with Quickshadow and Morbot.
Prices are $13 for the single packs, $35 for the 3-packs, and $23 for the Rescan bots.

Toyworld (Greensborough):

+ Rescue Team ('combiner' gimmick) $40 each
----> Arctic Rescue Boulder
----> Bumblebee Rock Rescue Team

Spotted at Kmart Broadway, some RescueBot packs I don't recall seeing before

K-Mart Belmont had all new Rescue Bots - Blurr, Bumblebee, Quickshadow, Morbot, and mini-cons Fireplug and Swift