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Rescue Bots Hot Shot Toys Found at US Retail and Optimus Prime Launcher Trailer Revealed

Date: Monday, November 26th 2018 11:24pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Sightings
Posted by: william-james88 | Credit(s): entertainment earth, kmart

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We have quite a bit of Rescue Bots news for you today. These are all related to the new Rescue Bots Academy toyline. It is very much the same complexity and design as previous Rescue Bots toys but we do have different toys and characters. Hot Shot is a main character now and this week we not only have one but two sightings to report. Fellow Seibertronian Rysquad spotted the VTOL Hot Shot at a Walgreen's in Murrieta, CA. Also, the giant electronic Hot Shot was found in the Michigan area at a Kmart. You can also order it from the Kmart site here. It is $25 USD.

In other Rescue Bots Academy news we have a new Optimus with Trailer. And this trailer has a launch feature where you can place a flip racer upright (in robot mode) and then launch them in vehicle mode. This is the first time we were made aware of the product, thanks to a listing on Entertainment Earth. The toy is priced at $20.99 and is set for release in Janruary.

Exclusive Cyberverse Optimus Prime with Battle Trailer found in Canada and News on US Release

Date: Saturday, November 24th 2018 8:59pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Sightings
Posted by: william-james88

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Your fellow editor found the latest release from the Transformers Cyberverse line, Optimus Prime with Battle Base Trailer. It was found in the Montreal area. It is $39.99 CAD ($29.99 USD) regularly but was recently on sale for much less online. This toy is a global Toysrus exclusive meaning that it will be found in most Toysrus stores around the world (wherever those stores are still around). Of course, since that store is no longer in the US, the toy will be exclusive to another retailer. A recent listing matching this description on Walmart.com means that this will be a Walmart exclusive in the US.

Studio Series Dropkick, KSI Sentry, Masterpiece MPM-7 Bumblebee and more in stock now at Amazon.com!

Date: Friday, November 23rd 2018 12:19pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Sponsor News, Sightings
Posted by: Seibertron

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Amazon.com has several new Transformers Movie related toys in-stock and available for shipping. The brand-new Studio Series 22 Dropkick and Studio Series 23 KSI Sentry are both currently available to purchase as is Studio Series 21 Revenge of the Fallen Starscream (though they are using the wrong image ... I ordered it last week and received the correct product).

In addition, the just released Masterpiece Movie Series MPM-7 Bumblebee is back in stock after being sold out earlier this week. Also of note, the often elusive MPM-4 Optimus Prime is back in stock as well.

Happy hunting and be sure to share your online sightings as well as your "steal of a deals".

Big Black Friday Savings for Transformers in the US and Canada including Predaking and MPs

Date: Friday, November 23rd 2018 12:08pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Event News, Sightings
Posted by: william-james88

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Black Friday is here. As it turns out, while there are Black Friday deals, they are not from the usual suspects. Amazon doesn't have any obvious deals today in the US, Toysrus has nothing on sale Transformers whise in Canada and there is nothing of mention from Walmart for either country.

However, Amazon.ca has has delivered big time. Power of the Primes Predaking is only $136 CAD right now (just a little over $100 USD) which is a huge discount from the original $230 CAD price. Their exclusive Nemesis Prime is also discounted by 30% to $49 CAD ($37 USD).

Predaking: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B079VNNGM5/?tag=seibertron0b-20&co ... _lig_dp_it

Nemesis Prime: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B076QWG87D/?tag=seibertron0b-20&co ... _lig_dp_it

As for the US, the major deals seem to come from online retailers for imported products. For isntance, BBTS has deals on all those ridiculously expensive MP Coneheads along with Shattered Glass MP 10 while TFSource has deals on MP Skywarp, Gold Lagoon MP 10 and more.

BBTS deals: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?H ... heme=15739

TFSource deals: https://tfsource.com/black-friday/

Transformers Studio Series Dropkick, KSI Sentry and ROTF Starscream Available on Amazon.com

Date: Thursday, November 22nd 2018 11:57am CST
Categories: Movie Related News, Toy News, Sightings
Posted by: william-james88

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Don't you just love it when Transformers are in stock? Well now that's the case for the entire wave 4 of Transformers Studio Series. The only new releases in wave 4 constist of Voyager Revenge of the Fallen Starscream, KSI Sentry and Dropkick. The deluxes are both just under $20 while Starscream is $29.99.

Dropkick is set to star as one of the two main Decepticons in the Bumblebee film due out his December, transforming into both a helicopter and muscle car. This Studio Series figure decides to stick to just his helicopter mode instead of trying to do the triple changing deluxe class gimmick. The figure is done in a mostly light blue, which doesn't fully match up with the colors we have seen in the trailers, but is still nice nonetheless.

KSI Sentry is a blue redeco and a slight retool of Stinger who was released back as part of the first wave of Studio Series Deluxes.

Here are the links to pick them up:

Dropkick
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Stu ... formers-20?tag=seibertron07-20&

KSI Sentry
https://www.amazon.com/Tra-Gen-Studio-D ... formers-20?tag=seibertron07-20&

ROTF Starscream (they have the wrong image up on Amazon)
https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Stu ... formers-20?tag=seibertron07-20&

20% Off on Hasbro Toy Shop's E-Bay Store + Extra Stackable Discounts Possible

Date: Monday, November 19th 2018 2:04pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Sightings
Posted by: william-james88

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HTS' ebay store appears to have a blanket 20% off everything. Some ebayers may have also received an eBay Bucks deal today that grants 10% bucks on gift items like today.

Of note, Seibertron's own Megatronus told us that he got Predaking for 20% off, and he recieved an additional $12.80 back due to the eBay bucks deal.

HTS landing page: http://www.ebaystores.com/hasbrotoyshop ... 008258012&

Predaking: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?siteid=0&pub=5574891718&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FTransformers-G%20...%204b4d4bf400%3C%2Fa%3E%3F

Please let us know of the great deals you scored and if you found other great deals. With this week leading to Black Friday, we are bound to get some of the best deals of the year. Good luck to you all!

Late Wave Power of the Prime toys found at Family Dollar

Date: Sunday, November 18th 2018 7:22pm CST
Categories: Sightings, Store News
Posted by: william-james88 | Credit(s): Cobotron

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While Transformers Power of the Primes winds down, and the holiday shopping season ramps up, there may be one more opportunity to find some of those elusive late wave Power of the Primes toys. While out on the prowl, our own Site Moderator Cobotron stumbled across wave 4 PotP deluxes and and Wave 3 Prime Masters at his local Family Dollar in Omaha, NE. Keep in mind the only new deluxe in wave 4 is Novastar with repacks of Blackwing, Slug and Ripeprsnapper. Deluxes were $17 and Prime Masters were $6. While the end of the line releases are notoriously spotty for any given Transformers toy line, add Family Dollar as one more outlet to try your luck and complete the line.

Transformers TCG Metroplex Deck Released + Press Release

Date: Saturday, November 17th 2018 8:51am CST
Categories: Sightings, Press Releases, Collectables
Posted by: william-james88

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Hot off the heels of the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game’s successful September launch is the latest and greatest addition to the card game - the METROPLEX Deck, a ready-to-play team and deck starring the famed Autobot Titan Metroplex, and it is now available for purchase in the United States at major retailers for $19.99!

The METROPLEX Deck is a pre-built deck for one player and contains cards not found in the AUTOBOTS Starter Set or in the TRANSFORMERS Trading Card Game Booster Packs, including:

· The all-new Titan-sized Character Card Metroplex that stands at 200mm tall – nearly 8 inches!

· 40 battle cards three unique Battle Cards not found in Wave 1 Booster Packs– Rally the City, Height Advantage and Protected by Metroplex

· Three all-new character cards – Scamper, Six-Gun and Slammer

To see images of the cards themselves, you can click here. This deck is now officially released across the US and below you will also see an image of the deck found at Target in Cary, NC.

US Walmart Being Restocked with G1 Hot Rod Reissue Facing Correctly

Date: Friday, November 16th 2018 8:59am CST
Categories: Toy News, Sightings
Posted by: william-james88

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Most G1 reissues this year from Hasbro were toys that had been reissued before, that is why a big novelty factor this time around was the packaging. This was the best way to get a min G1 toy in a sealed G1 box without spending a fortune. Many collectors were purchasing these to keep in the box as a show piece. So it was a bit dissapointing to see that Hot Rod was packaged in reverse. Luckily, Walmarts across the US are restocking the G1 reissues (already good news) and we have been getting reports that the Hot Rods being restocked come packaged the right way. You may have already seen that in your local store but we wanted to let everyone know just in case you had been waiting to pick it up or exchange/return your upside down one.

The particular sighting shown below is from the Chicago area, more specifically Rolling Meadows, Il. Also, for those who want to buy him online, it is available at Walmart.com at the reduced price of $26.97.

Transformers Power of the Primes Optimal Optimus found at Target in the US

Date: Tuesday, November 13th 2018 12:28pm CST
Categories: Toy News, Sightings
Posted by: william-james88

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More good news for all those looking for leader Optimal Optimus. Our own Seibertronian Bodrock found him at his local Target in Beaverton, Oregon. He says they also had "Rodimus, Optimus and Unicronus, but only one Optimal", which makes sense since Optimal Optimus comes repacked with Rodimus.
He was $45 USD. While this final leader class toy from POTP was also available at Walmart.com and Hasbro Toy Shop, him being found at a Target store means that every single release in the mainline has been available at retail, with multiple options to purchase (where and how). This is better than every other Transformers toyline of the recent past, where final waves and figures were often skipped.

This means that Hasbro's decision to have sublines last only 1 year did have a positive impact on distribution. This bodes well for Siege and the rest of the new War for Cybertron trilogy.