Transformers Power of the Primes Wave 3 Legends Sighted at US Retail

Sabrblade wrote:

I'm just as confused as you are.

I manage to snag a potp Inferno. It seems wave 3 is slowly tricking out here in Los Angeles.

SDCC exclusive Throne of the Primes production pictorial review by Blacklai
http://blacklai1979.blogspot.com/2018/07/sdcc-exclusive-throne-of-primes.html

All those figures and no Rodimus Unicronus?

Yeah, I just missed this one, will get this soon.

william-james88 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:*runs those prices through a convertor*
£8.62 a figure! I wish I had those prices for potp figures. Anyone know how much shipping would be from Canada?

I'm guessing more then enough to obliterate any savings

*curses whatever direction Canada is in again*

Shipping to UK is ridiculous. Just shipping to the US evens out the savings as a few friends who I have already shipped to know. But I dont know, with your prices, you might save money. If I take them out of their boxes and ship them altogether in one smaller box, you could end up paying £15 a figure. If that price still sounds good (for items that are now out of their box), then send me a PM and we can figure this out.

Thanks for the offer but I'll have to pass for now as the money just isn't there at this point. It's nice to know that your willing

PotP ain't my thing but I saw this video pop up on my youtube subscriptions as I follow that account for their Studio Series stop motion reviews (they've so far done Megatron, Grimlock and Blackout and are very awesome to watch) and they've done Predaking and I thought you guys might like to watch the toys in 'action'.

More good news for Australian Generations collectors today, as there are reports not only of the Power of the Primes Wave 3 Legends appearing in stores around the country, but also the long-awaited proper arrival of Wave 2 Deluxes as well!

There have been several fans around the internet mentioning the appearance of Outback and Cindersaur in Australia since late June, but no photographic evidence until just recently. A Facebook user uploaded a photo to the site showcasing their purchase of the duo of new-headed-repaints, confirming once and for all that these figures are in the process of rolling out nationwide.

In related news, some among you may remember the report in mid-May of a single, lonely Deluxe Snarl being found in Australia, and the hope that came with it that perhaps it was an indication of Wave 2 Deluxes soon to come. Well, that promise has finally been made good in the last few days, with multiple collectors (including yours truly) checking Big W and Kmart stores and discovering the much-desired wave finally available for purchase.

Check out the picture proof below, and share your own findings in the Energon Pub Forums and the Sightings Section! Best of luck to the toy hunters, and don't forget to keep an eye on Seibertron.com for more Transformers news!

Carnivius_Prime wrote:PotP ain't my thing but I saw this video pop up on my youtube subscriptions as I follow that account for their Studio Series stop motion reviews (they've so far done Megatron, Grimlock and Blackout and are very awesome to watch) and they've done Predaking and I thought you guys might like to watch the toys in 'action'.

Well now I want hasbro to make a tf series out of stop motion like that...subscribed and liked. I need to check out his other reviews.

Soon we'll be nearing the end of this line now that the waves are appearing more frequently everywhere. Assuming the new line doesn't start showing up till November/december at the earliest, will hasbro re-release waves to ensure that there is stock there at that point?

Nemesis Prime is in Stock at Amazon, finally. I don't know if it is still going up and down. As stated before, says will come in stock on July 12. I thought I'd mention it if anyone wanted to give the order a go...

[Edit] One weird thing to note from the listing. Over by the "Add to Cart" button:

Amazon wrote:Order it now.
Ships from and sold by
Amazon.com exclusively for
Prime members. Gift-wrap
available.

[Edit2] And just like that, it's down again. *sigh* At the very least, we can continue to play the game...

Second part of double whammo! Just got toy accurate Megatronus Blastoff thanks to RK. Farout! Tampos are good to look at in persont and I now have a more neck stable version. Now what to do with anime Blastoff?

william-james88 wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Lucky Logician wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Prime members have been able to place orders on this item and it has been coming in and out of stock.

I will be livid if they only let Prime members buy it at all. Maybe that's why I haven't been able to add it to my cart when other's have seen it in stock? If that's the case, then that is SHITTY.

So are we just going to call it that they already sold out of all the available stock? Because that that is what it is looking like to me.

Maybe there is a slim chance the shut down preorders because they were getting too many?

Or it wasnt supposed to be available to order yet.

Oh it was they listed it under the prime day early discounts section

But it wasnt discounted. Which leads me to believe that it was not supposed to be made available yet.

Actually, I was only charged $49.99 for mine, so maybe it was discounted slightly? Not sure. But, most items like this tend to have a few trickle out a bit at a time before a wider release, which will likely be on Prime day.

Evolution Nemisis Prime is open again on Amazon!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076QWG87D/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cobotron wrote:Evolution Nemisis Prime is open again on Amazon!

[url=Clicky McClickerson]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076QWG87D/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&psc=1[/url]

I think you meant

Clicky McClickface

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Evolution Nemisis Prime is open again on Amazon!

[url=Clicky McClickerson]https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076QWG87D/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&psc=1[/url]

I think you meant

Clicky McClickface

I did, thank you very much!

Fixed McFixederson.

Woohoo! I got an order in!

Sabrblade wrote:Woohoo! I got an order in!

I got in yesterday, but I keep checking so I can tell all you guys.

Cobotron wrote:Evolution Nemisis Prime is open again on Amazon!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076QWG87D/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?tag=seibertron07-20&ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thumbs up indeed! I've been checking on and off for the last few days and kept missing him, but I finally have one ordered!

Emerje

Cobotron wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Woohoo! I got an order in!

I got in yesterday, but I keep checking so I can tell all you guys.

Now to find a Unicronus in stores and to hope to get Throne of the Primes from HTS and I will have a completed Dark Leader Trinity.

Sabrblade wrote:Woohoo! I got an order in!

sorry, all I could think of was Killer Croc's one line from Lego Batman... "I did something!" . But Bravo to all who wanted this toy and are able to get it. Hopefully soon Repugnus & Punch/Counterpunch will be revealed, those are the ones I want.

Damnit!

amazon.com wrote:This item, sold by Amazon.com, is currently reserved exclusively for Prime members.

Aaaaaaand gone again.

Got my order in! Many thanks for the heads up!!!! Now I gotta wait for Repugnus and Punch/Counterpunch.....

Wolfman Jake wrote:Damnit!

amazon.com wrote:This item, sold by Amazon.com, is currently reserved exclusively for Prime members.

You can get a membership for $10.99 a month which probably isn't too far off what you would have paid for shipping without a membership. Either that or wait until Prime Day and hope they're available to everyone through the one-day free membership.

Emerje

Got my Nemesis Prime! Also it gave me an option to download the app to get a $10 off coupon, so while I still have to wait until the 18th I got him for about $43 after tax! I'm really looking forward to him, this is going to be my first Nemesis besides the little Legends one from a few years back that came with Spinister.

Grrr, I missed Nemesis again. And I'm not a Prime member and don't do enough Amazon to really justify being a member.

Doesn't he qualify for the free shipping anyways?

I'm also hoping for the Throne of the Primes. I will go insane if I miss the final 4 Prime Masters, I need the 13! And the Trinity of the good and the bad Primes

Hope you enjoy nemesis because I want thanks to amazon deliveries fucking screw up. You know what if being annoyed and angry at this gets me banned then ban me. Every fucking time I preorder they do shit like this to me. I don't know how none of you have this issue

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian member westjames/notirish, we have word that Chefatron has uploaded a video review of the upcoming Transformers Power of the Primes Leader Class Nemesis Prime! Nemesis Prime is a retool of the Leader Class Optimus Prime figure with a wicked new headsculpt featuring some very wicked pointy design cues and a beautiful black color scheme. This form is the evolved form of Nemesis Pax, who also features a brand new headsculpt for the brand new character, and features a spiky mohawk and faceplate. The set also include a pair of arm cannons reminiscent of Armada Nemesis Prime, along with 2 new swords, one of which is based on the Dark Star Saber from Armada's Nemesis Prime, and another that is a brand new transforming targetmaster like bird named Giza.

This figure is in and out of availability on Amazon.com, so keep checking in on him, and hopefully you can snag one! And in case you are having issues, he is set to be properly released as part of Amazon Prime day on July 17.

TrypticonCarne wrote:Hope you enjoy nemesis because I want thanks to amazon deliveries **** screw up. You know what if being annoyed and angry at this gets me banned then ban me. Every **** time I preorder they do **** like this to me. I don't know how none of you have this issue

You won't get banned for being annoyed or angry. Only if you break the rules enough times. What was the reason for Amazon doing that?

Question: do you guys think that the new style hands for the PoTP deluxe limbs would look better with only one thumb? Yeah, it would limit the figure to being a specific limb, but if it was screen or comic accurate, I think it would look better. Is it easy to pop off the extra thumb?

Another question: now that some time has passed, what is the consensus on PoTP Starscream? Is he a good representative of IDW Starscream?

Thanks to Seibertron members TrypticonCarne and Blacklai, we have 2 reviews for you today, both of them centering on the recently announced San Diego Comic Con exclusive Throne of the Primes set!

First up, we have a pictorial review of the set, courtesy of Blacklai, which features a nice comparison between the new Primal and the regular retail release Optimal Optimus. We also get a good look at the throne, including the details that even have the other 8 members of the Prime vote on the throne. We also get a video demonstration of the scepter and the ring of Prime Masters. And to top everything else off, we get a good look at the final 4 Prime Masters, completing the 13. You can go to Blacklai's page or click any of the images below to view all the images as well as all of Blacklai's thoughts.

And in case you needed some video to go with your review, Kevin Liu on YouTube has a video up reviewing the set, though it is not in English.

Check out all the content below, and let us know if this is indeed an exclusive that you plan to try hard to get!

Rodimus Prime wrote:Another question: now that some time has passed, what is the consensus on PoTP Starscream? Is he a good representative of IDW Starscream?

He's not bad. I like the robot mode, even though I appear to be in the minority on that opinion, and the jet mode is kinda rubbish, but the combined mode is nice.

I like him as my Starscream in my display, but I am glad they decided not to do all the seekers using this mold

Rodimus Prime wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:Hope you enjoy nemesis because I want thanks to amazon deliveries **** screw up. You know what if being annoyed and angry at this gets me banned then ban me. Every **** time I preorder they do **** like this to me. I don't know how none of you have this issue

You won't get banned for being annoyed or angry. Only if you break the rules enough times. What was the reason for Amazon doing that?

Question: do you guys think that the new style hands for the PoTP deluxe limbs would look better with only one thumb? Yeah, it would limit the figure to being a specific limb, but if it was screen or comic accurate, I think it would look better. Is it easy to pop off the extra thumb?

Another question: now that some time has passed, what is the consensus on PoTP Starscream? Is he a good representative of IDW Starscream?

They claimed I refused to accept the delivery on something that hasn't shipped at all what's so ever. I CANT REFUSE SOMERHING YOU NEVER FUCKING SENT, AND WHY WOULD I REFUSE SOMETHING I FUCKING PAID FOR?

TrypticonCarne wrote:AMAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!

I no longer preorder from them. Because I preordered a thing. Then it take so long that I gforget it. Then I preorder again just to be sure. Months later, my credit card is charged double... then I get the thing twice.


Yeah, it's kinda my fault, but if would be nice if amazon prevented us when we double preorder a thing. I did the mistake TWICE. Once it was to late for return/refund and I'm now stuck with a sealed thing paid a fortune that is now worth nothing. The second time, I was quick to react and I could get a refund. But still....

-Kanrabat- wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:AMAZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!

I no longer preorder from them. Because I preordered a thing. Then it take so long that I gforget it. Then I preorder again just to be sure. Months later, my credit card is charged double... then I get the thing twice.


Yeah, it's kinda my fault, but if would be nice if amazon prevented us when we double preorder a thing. I did the mistake TWICE. Once it was to late for return/refund and I'm now stuck with a sealed thing paid a fortune that is now worth nothing. The second time, I was quick to react and I could get a refund. But still....

. I am no mood for your bullshit right now

Whenever I order or pre-order something off Amazon I get a message on the product page telling me I already ordered it. Does Amazon Canada not do that?



Emerje

TrypticonCarne wrote:I am no mood for your bullshit right now

Ease up mate, I don't mind you venting your frustration (and I'm completely on your side about it) but you don't need to take it out on other members.

Is it possible they went to the wrong place and spoke to someone else who refused it? That's the only thing I can think of. It's a seriously fucked up and really flawed system if that happens.

Mine says it's ordered and will be shipped on the 6th and I'll receive it the 9th to 11th? Amazon Canada. Weird

Burn wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:I am no mood for your bullshit right now

Ease up mate, I don't mind you venting your frustration (and I'm completely on your side about it) but you don't need to take it out on other members.

Is it possible they went to the wrong place and spoke to someone else who refused it? That's the only thing I can think of. It's a seriously **** up and really flawed system if that happens.

I'll try not to. Just thought he was mocking me

Oh and update

Wonderful /s
I got an update that they know i didnt cancel it, it was a computer error caused by them sending it earlier than they meant to however they cannot fix it or resend the figure because any thing returned is put into a bin to be resold to sites like tophatter, and it's one per customer and i already bought it technically
In other words thanks to them fucking up i may be permanently out of buying the figure

anybody else get the urge that if knew who is to blame for something like to happen to just wanna find them, and throttle their neck? But dusting is always relaxing and more productive i suppose,

TrypticonCarne wrote:I got an update that they know i didnt cancel it, it was a computer error caused by them sending it earlier than they meant to however they cannot fix it or resend the figure because any thing returned is put into a bin to be resold to sites like tophatter, and it's one per customer and i already bought it technically
In other words thanks to them **** up i may be permanently out of buying the figure

So was it actually sent? That really is fucked.

Emerje wrote:Whenever I order or pre-order something off Amazon I get a message on the product page telling me I already ordered it. Does Amazon Canada not do that?

NPpre-order.JPG

Emerje

That may be a new feature. It may also work only for things that have already been paid, not for things awaiting payment.

Burn wrote:

TrypticonCarne wrote:I got an update that they know i didnt cancel it, it was a computer error caused by them sending it earlier than they meant to however they cannot fix it or resend the figure because any thing returned is put into a bin to be resold to sites like tophatter, and it's one per customer and i already bought it technically
In other words thanks to them **** up i may be permanently out of buying the figure

So was it actually sent? That really is ****.

They say it was and I cant prove otherwise
Let's hope no one else has this issue

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Emerje wrote:Whenever I order or pre-order something off Amazon I get a message on the product page telling me I already ordered it. Does Amazon Canada not do that?

NPpre-order.JPG

Emerje

That may be a new feature. It may also work only for things that have already been paid, not for things awaiting payment.

I think it says you ordered it whether you paid for it or not. Pretty sure it told me I ordered a book that was on backorder for weeks. But yea, maybe it's just a US thing?

Gotta be honest. Even if I did get this Primal, that cardboard throne probably will go in the trash.

Well, I was able to take my mind of not being able to get Nemesis Prime without an Amazon Prime membership by finding the last three Terrorcons at Walmart on the way home from work! As a bonus, I even found a MAGA-less Jazz too. The part that sucks, though, is that Sinnertwin came missing one of his alt mode feet. It's the part that swings around from the wrists on his robot mode arms to complete his front dragon legs. The left arm has it, but the right one doesn't. It wasn't in the package or on the floor, in the couch cushions...it just was never there. So, now I'm going to have to hunt down another Sinnertwin and replace the faulty one.

On the bright side, I was still able to put Abominus together, and he looks FANTASTIC!

RiddlerJ wrote:Gotta be honest. Even if I did get this Primal, that cardboard throne probably will go in the trash.

I rather like it. We don't get a lot of "set pieces" for Transformers. I've got the pop-up Autobot Ark from that SDCC G1/Age of Extinction Dinobot set from several years back. I have to find some room to display that one of these days. By the way, is anyone else planning on putting Optimal Optimus elsewhere and sitting Power of the Primes Optimus Prime on that throne instead?

Amazon Prime Day will be flooding with last-minute buyers and scalpers... Do I chance it?

Hmm...if he's available on the UK store I may get him, depending on cash at hand.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Amazon Prime Day will be flooding with last-minute buyers and scalpers... Do I chance it?

One the plus side, it says Prime day is Launch Day, so I'm sure it'll be available after it as well.

Nemmy's back up on Amazon

While we don't normally report on minor differences between auxiliary items like collectable cards, and while it has been some time since this detail was observed, it's still something interesting enough to warrant a mention. In the process of obtaining the various cards detailing Wave 3 Legends Cindersaur's Prime-based power-ups, collectors have noticed that different cards in the set address the character with different-gendered pronouns.

Cards of the "Alpha Trion Cindersaur" variety address Cindersaur as a 'she', while the Micronus cards instead use a male pronoun. It appears that all other cards in the set use either gender-neutral pronouns or simply omit them altogether, making for a 50/50 balance of genders in this Cindersaur figure's current fiction, insofar as it can be considered such.

Whether this "running change" of sorts is intentional on Hasbro's part or not will probably never be known for certain, but either way it makes for some interesting speculation - be it on the real-life end leading to this interesting situation, or in-fiction explanations including the welcoming of Cindersaur into genderfluid circles. Regardless, it's definitely one of the more unexpected occurrences to spawn from the dwindling 'bio-style' pack-in fiction in recent years!

Check below for an image of Alpha Trion Cindersaur's card from Seibertronian Hellscream9999 - there seems to be a lack of photos online showing the Micronus variant, so if you happen to have that version, why not post it up for others to see in the Energon Pub Forums? While you're there, feel free to discuss this situation with other board members - and for discussion ranging toward the more "political" side of things, consider sharing your thoughts in the Gender Politics thread instead! And as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all future Transformers news, be it of the expected variety or otherwise.