More Authentics toys found

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Any Soundwaves spotted locally?

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Any Soundwaves spotted locally?

I don't recall hearing about it being found here.

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The next batch of toys to be called "Authentics" are not part of the existing sizes, but since they are on the cheaper side, I think we could see them here at grocery stores here.
There are three types revealed - non-converting Cyber Battlers figures (just three characters - Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron) for us$5 each, plastic face masks (Optimus and Bumblebee - done before) for us$5, and Mini-Racers (using 5 of the 6 Rescue Bots Mini-Racers moulds) for us$4.
Three of the Mini-Racers are identical to the Rescue Bots versions (Optimus, Hoist, Bumblebee), while two are completely redecoed as different characters (Whirl is a dark pink to be Arcee, while Hotshot is black which could be Trailbreaker). That left Heatwave Mini-Racer unused, and in the master carton of 6 they have two Bumblebee toys.

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The two main size classes for Authentics appears to be giving us one wave per year, and the fifth wave gives us Alpha/large size Wheeljack and Beta/small size Arcee.
Both should be out this year, but I think we would only see the smaller size here, as we have had all the previous 4 waves here so far.

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The new "Cybertron Battlers" toys revealed in January have been found in South America (they seem to be first for Authentics over there).

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The re-release of the Authentics Titan Changers in new windowless packaging have been found in South America too.

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The Authentics Bravo (small) Arcee has been found in South America, and some in-hand pics can be seen here of the toy in both modes.

[griffin]

The next batch of toys to be called "Authentics" are not part of the existing sizes, but since they are on the cheaper side, I think we could see them here at grocery stores here.
There are three types revealed - non-converting Cyber Battlers figures (just three characters - Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron) for us$5 each, plastic face masks (Optimus and Bumblebee - done before) for us$5, and Mini-Racers (using 5 of the 6 Rescue Bots Mini-Racers moulds) for us$4.
Three of the Mini-Racers are identical to the Rescue Bots versions (Optimus, Hoist, Bumblebee), while two are completely redecoed as different characters (Whirl is a dark pink to be Arcee, while Hotshot is black which could be Trailbreaker). That left Heatwave Mini-Racer unused, and in the master carton of 6 they have two Bumblebee toys.

The two face masks and Alpha sized Wheeljack have just been found at an American retailer.

[reillyd]

Does anyone have a line on obtaining these from an online retailer? We?re chock full of authentic at Woolworths, and they?ve been on clearance a few times. Don?t like my chances of finding Arcee locally.

[griffin]

Does anyone have a line on obtaining these from an online retailer? We?re chock full of authentic at Woolworths, and they?ve been on clearance a few times. Don?t like my chances of finding Arcee locally.

I have found some of the ones not released here on Amazon, probably by private listings in America that filtered through to the Australian site... but they aren't mainline toys, so they aren't reliably released or widely released.