Foreign first-release TOY sightings

[griffin]

The Wave 2 of TFPrime Legions figures noted 2 posts above have now been sighted in America, along with Wave 2 BotShots single figures.

Plus, more of the single-packed Legion/Legends figures have been found in small-chain stores in America. Hasbro have been doing random Legion/Legends figures in these single packs for about 6 years now, in plain packaging (currently using Generations colours), as cheap toys for stores that don't stock a full range of toys. This latest set has the Reveal the Shield Optimus & Starscream, and Universe Gen2 Megatron and Bumblebee (in colours closer matching the TRU exclusive 4-pack).
These aren't likely to be released here, as previous single pack figures never were.

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Wave 3 Deluxes (Knockout, Vehicon V2, Hotshot) have been found in America, just in time for BotCon... but I expect any dealer bringing ones they found would be charging a premium if they don't saturate stores there in the next 3 days (which won't happen).

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The UK packaged versions of the TFPrime Cyberverse Vehicles have been released, 3 months before the American version (which we get) is to be released (in Aug/Sept).

Very unusual for the UK to get their production run done before the American run.

I just had a look at our checklist and the BotCon exhibit, and it looks like the American release had been pushed back from May to August... but the UK release still went ahead with that May date.

[iceburn]

Transformers Prime Optimus Maximus found in Singapore's Toys R Us stores as of today, priced at S$79.95

[griffin]

I noticed that the third wave of Single-pack BotShots are now out in America (at the Hasbro online store), and Seibertron has images up of the five - Lockdown, Jetfire, Mirage, TF3 Topspin, chase Megatron.

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The third wave of TF3 Robo Fighter toys have been sighted in America, which are just redecos of first wave Optimus and Bbee.
Someone mentioned that they saw them 9 months ago (about when they should have been released), but might be thinking of the first wave versions.

We never got the Robo Fighter toys in Australia, so anyone wanting to complete the set (yes, that'd be me ), will have their work cut out trying to find these two, and at a reasonable price.

For those wondering what Robo Fighter toys were (since we never got them here), they are non-converting figures, that were about Deluxe size, with pop-out weapons like the Stealth Force vehicles. (basically the "stealth force" gimmick, but in robot mode)
The ones at the front of this photo...


Wave 1 - Optimus, Bbee, Ironhide, Starscream.
Wave 2 - Roadbuster, Megatron.
Wave 3 - Optimus redeco, Bbee redeco.

[griffin]

A big day today for first sightings in America it seems, with:
TFPrime Cmdr W3 (Ultra Magnus & Nightwatch Optimus)
TFPrime Cyberverse Vehicles (Driller & Star Hammer)
TFPrime DLX W4 (Airachnid, Dead End, Shadow Strike Bumblebee)
TFPRime Remote Control W1 (Bbee & KnockOut)

We are really falling behind on the Deluxes... we've only just started seeing Wave 2 appear here and Wave 4 is already in America.

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Wave 3 TFPrime Legion figures (Flamewar, Wheeljack, Quickblade Bbee) have been found in America.

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Looks like just about all of the Second Series Kre-O sets are now out in America, so might start appearing here soon (if any store still wants them, after clearing out the first series at huge losses).
This includes the big Devastator set, Vortex set, Wheeljack Vs Knockout, and the Megatron Vs Optimus set.
The second series only has 7 sets this time, compared to 12 of the first series.

[Decepticon]

The 2nd series looks worse than the first. Not that I am saying the 1st was bad...I quite like them.