Foreign first-release TOY sightings

[Accel]

we just need someone to buy all the bumblebees to free up space for new waves :P

[griffin]

US Walmart exclusive Dlx Track Battle Roadbuster has been sighted in America. It's just an orange redeco with the same weapon.

[griffin]

Wave 4 DotM Legion wave is out in America, which is just Soundwave as the only new figure.
Plus, another Walmart exclusive Dlx Optimus is out (Lunarfire Optimus for just US$10), so Walmart appear to have a monopoly on that mould, and now have two different decos of it.

Aaaand, the Americans have finally got the TRU Streetside Bot Brawl too.


It's always funny to see these "first sightings" on American fansites, and then having several people suddenly saying that they saw it weeks before but didn't bother posting about it.

[iceburn]

bossbot, Legion Soundwave was spotted last week or late October

there's also the new DOTM deluxe wave out with Dark Steel, Air Raid and Amored Topspin..., i have not seen Lunarfire Optimus on the shelves in Singapore yet

[griffin]

It was the first time I saw the sighting of Legion Soundwave on the global fan-forums, but as I had noted, people will see figures for a week or two but not mention it until after someone else posts it and it becomes a news item.

We are just so far behind on some of these figures.... I'm posting more new stuff in this topic than in our own 'first sightings' topic.

[griffin]

Rescue Bots Wave 2 (Chase) has been found at US retail. Wave 2 & 3 (Blades) have been out for a while though, as BBTS had them over a month ago.

Speed Stars Minivehicles Wave 2 have also been found at US Retail. Only Leadfoot has been mentioned, but there should be other figures in Wave 2, including the third Beast Machines deco vehicle, Stealth Force Roadbuster, and the re-release of earlier Metal Heroes vehicles.

And the 25th Anniversary Unicron has been found in a Canadian TRU store... instead of Costco, as people were expecting.

[iceburn]

bossbot, Legion Soundwave was spotted last week or late October

there's also the new DOTM deluxe wave out with Dark Steel, Air Raid and Amored Topspin..., i have not seen Lunarfire Optimus on the shelves in Singapore yet

Lunarfire Optimus spotted too only at specific retailer.

[griffin]

The Ultimate giftset 5-pack has just been found in America now, and surprisingly, it is being priced at US$30. It's a saving of US$1 when comparing it to the total price of 2 Cmdrs and 3 Legions in America... but its amazing to realise that when Hasbro America (or Hasbro Australia) pass on the savings of an exchange rate change, that we can actually have toys at the same price as the Americans.

Now if only we could have the mainline items at the proper adjusted prices.

[griffin]

Bot Shots 3-packs are now out in America, following on from the single packs about a week ago. Not huge enough news to be posted in the main news section...