Highbrow?

[Vector Prime]

Forgive my ignorance, but shouldn't we have seen him here by now? What's going on?

I have a funny feeling we may have skipped Wave 3 (his wave - which also contained Prime and The Fallen).

And only recently has Wave 2 started to make their appearance at normal retail (Banzaitron) and now it seems they've jumped right onto Wave 4 (RTS Grappel, Lugnut and Strafe).

[Seraphim Prime]

We often miss a few figures over Christmas/near the end of a line when Aussie retailers aren't purchasing much stock anymore and/or Hasbro concentrates its efforts on the American market.

[Vector Prime]

We often miss a few figures over Christmas/near the end of a line when Aussie retailers aren't purchasing much stock anymore and/or Hasbro concentrates its efforts on the American market.

I think the problem also was that we had tonnes of Wave 1 Voyagers still shelf warming for ages - Seaspray, Ratchet and Payload still seem to be everywhere.

Having said that though, I think the Highbrow wave wasn't released in great quantities since even online places like RK don't have stock of them and there weren't even that many listed on eBay (believe me, I kept watch for ages and finally sourced one from the US for pretty much AUS Voyager RRP)

There's quite a few more listed now that Taktomy has released their version, so maybe that's your best bet (slightly superior paint apps too).

[Paulbot]

I think the problem also was that we had tonnes of Wave 1 Voyagers still shelf warming for ages - Seaspray, Ratchet and Payload still seem to be everywhere.

Yes. Wave 1 does not seem to move but also seems to have been over ordered (in legend size as well). Did anyone buy anything but Seaspray? I am still generally convinced that toys (particularly movie toys) should be sold in vehicle mode not in robot mode.

[UltraMarginal]

Yes. Wave 1 does not seem to move but also seems to have been over ordered (in legend size as well). Did anyone buy anything but Seaspray? I am still generally convinced that toys (particularly movie toys) should be sold in vehicle mode not in robot mode.

That's an interesting comment. the robot mode can be a bit ugly.
Mixmaster was sold in vehicle mode, which is a good thing, otherwise there would be nothing but them on shelves. that is one Ugly sof.


I personally only bought Seaspray because I already had the molds of the others. I do like scavengers robot mode though, very good propertions I think.

I am hanging for Highbrow, I love the new aircraft that they are producing, they actually look good in robot and vehicle mode.

[Vector Prime]

Did anyone buy anything but Seaspray? I am still generally convinced that toys (particularly movie toys) should be sold in vehicle mode not in robot mode.

I only bought Seaspray since I already had the Ratchet mold and Payload didn't interest me in the slightest.

From a marketing perspective, I think certain figures should be packed in their alt modes whereas others shouldn't - for example, these guys look fairly ordinary in their alt modes (IMO) whereas characters like Starscream or Prime (who are iconic) display very well on the shelf in their alt modes.

I am hanging for Highbrow, I love the new aircraft that they are producing, they actually look good in robot and vehicle mode.

He's actually not that great a figure tbh... alt mode is cool (should have been packaged as such) and he has a nice transformation, but IMO, his bot mode is pretty ordinary.

[GoktimusPrime]

I only bought Seaspray since I already had the Ratchet mold and Payload didn't interest me in the slightest.

This.

Hasbro and their obsession with repaints. And these are expensive repaints. The only people who'd buy Ratchet and Payload would be:
+ Completists
+ People who didn't get the previous moulds and are satisfied with getting these repaints
+ People who actually find these repaints appealing enough to splash an extra $50 each on them
...which I dare say would be a small minority of the consumer market.

SeaspraySea Spray may not be the greatest Voyager around (although I personally think he's pretty cool) - but at least he's original. I also prefer to see toys packaged in vehicle mode.