Official Lego Transformers - Optimus Prime

[Shirokaze]

Do any Lego experts know if this is the type of release that will warrant repeatedly smashing F5 at Lego.com.au on release day, or will this he be fairly easy to find at retail?

[Golden Phoenix]

Do any Lego experts know if this is the type of release that will warrant repeatedly smashing F5 at Lego.com.au on release day, or will this he be fairly easy to find at retail?

I wouldn't worry too much. Even if it does sell out in the first wave, Lego normally produces these sorts of sets for a couple of years. And most of the major retailers here will probably pick it up.

[Sinnertwin]

I'm not a fan of it (Id much rather buy the McLaren F1) but while watching a review, I found out that apparently the dude that designed it used to work for Hasbro. I thought that was cool.

[griffin]

Both sites had stock about an hour ago, but now both are out of stock again... so keep checking back for restocks.

[Kyle]

I ordered on Lego.com at midnight and chose Express.
Status remained "in warehouse" for the entirety of Wednesday.
It got shipped out of their Victoria warehouse Thursday afternoon.
They used DHL/Toll.
Just received it at my Perth address this morning (Friday).
No damage to the box

[griffin]

Mine is still showing as "in warehouse", so I wonder if my order on the 2nd was probably a glitch, and they just can't find any stock to fulfil my order.

[Dimi194]

Mine is still showing as "in warehouse", so I wonder if my order on the 2nd was probably a glitch, and they just can't find any stock to fulfil my order.

I ordered mine at 5am on 1 June, and it only shipped out last night (regular postage speed) - so it doesn't seem like there is rhyme or reason to the order fulfilment. It's also shipping from Melbourne (which is the first thing I've had from LEGO.com ship from anywhere but their Eastern Creek warehouse since I can remember).

[Tha_Phantom]

The more simplified/cartoony look due to the eyes being printed on a flat piece has only added to the overall charm of the toy.

Funnily enough I was just thinking this morning that I'd swap out the printed eyes for clear stud pieces, as that's more in line with the Lego "Transformers" I'd make as a kid. But hey, that's the beauty of Lego, you can make it how you want it.

Mine is still showing as "in warehouse", so I wonder if my order on the 2nd was probably a glitch, and they just can't find any stock to fulfil my order.

Mine was the same but yesterday it changed to "sorted to chute."

[griffin]

Mine is still showing as "in warehouse", so I wonder if my order on the 2nd was probably a glitch, and they just can't find any stock to fulfil my order.

Was just shipped today at about 4pm... I wonder if it will show up the next day like it did for Kyle, who is twice the distance from Melbourne than me.

[griffin]

Was just shipped today at about 4pm... I wonder if it will show up the next day like it did for Kyle, who is twice the distance from Melbourne than me.

Took a little while, but it was delivered today. The box is a lot bigger than I was expecting, despite all those pics online, the scale of the box itself didn't appear obvious.