Australia Transformers Sightings

[F22Raptor]

smokescreen alternator found in blacktown kmart store for $49.95 there was about 10 of them there

EDIT: thhey are all sold out now (which was fast)or they disserpared

[Misatokitty]

Also seen in Indooropilly shopping centre, Brisbane, Queensland, in K-Mart, same cost. Maybe half a dozen left.

[VERT]

Same with my two K-Marts on the Central Coast. Tones of him.

[Soundwarp]

Starscream, Arcee and Grimlok statues in the Queen st mall Brisbane!
$ 150.00
Mr Toys Brookside (Brisbane) Alt's for only $29.95
Smokestreek & Sideswipe!

[Soundwarp]

They ever purchased!

[JD]

Big W sells TF's for $40! I got my Alts Jazz and Blue Tracks from there. BTW, has anyone seen Alt Grimlock yet?

[Soundwarp]

Mr toys toyworld at Chermside Brisbane has these 2 for onlt $30.00.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/score.jpg

[Soundwarp]

Garden city Mt Gravat!

TRU: more universt silverbolt and reptilion than you could ever want!

Big W: new combiners!

K Mart: some damm cool universe- 2 jets, large red car, air raid!
Lots of energon combiners!

BRISBANE in general

Mr Toys: Soooooo many Sideswipe and Silverstreek's, but worth a look for - Grimlock, Hound, Meister, Swindle, Dead End and Bluestreek!

PS: if you see Tracks please tell me i'm getting desperate!

[Soundwarp]

PS: Energon Starscream original paint!

"AS ABOVE"

[Soundwarp]

Grimlock and swoop double pack at TRU Pacific fair shopping centre on the Gold Coast!
$20.00 AUD

[Soundwarp]

Brisbanites quick!

Inferno $34.95 TRU Mt Gravatt.
I nearly died when i saw the price, almost got 2!


Good hunting!

[Soundwarp]

They are disapearing from the shops and not being filled up so if your putting it off, better stop and go get it now!

[Soundwarp]

Mr Toys Mt Gravatt: $80.00 Unicron and Omega!!!

Big W Strathpine: Mini Devastator ams X 2

TRU: 10 tonne of universe Silverbolt and Reptillion!

[Soundwarp]

Shockblast & Mirage $19.95 At Big W!

[Soundwarp]

Add a few more to that Big W sale!

3 more the same size as mirage, don't know the names!

[Blaster]

Found the Op/Megs 2 pack in Target Rockhampton the other day. Also found Vol 1 of Energon on DVD. Still can't find the remaining Bruticus limbs

[SydneyY]

Glad they can't use Panini comic for the DVD cover!
There probably aren't any extras in it, but having 4 episodes is better than earlier volumes of Armada.

Finding combiner limbs is very hard. I was thinking which combiner to collect as I can't afford all of them, now I think I totally miss out.
Why do they sell them separately?

Dark Saber (not mini-cons, that pretend toy) $20 still at BigW Macarthur.
Oputimus Prime mask (Hahahaha) $1.80 at the same place.

Energon Checkpoint & Prawl;price unknown at BigW Narellan.

[Soundwarp]

Spychangers, Optimus, Prowl, Jazz, Hoist, Silverstreak and Wheeljack.
Mr Toys Toyworld Chermside Brisbane..
$7 each!

[Soundwarp]

Graple and Hoist at TRU Aspely Brisbane for $34.95!


Come on Aussies get amongst it!

[Soundwarp]

Mr Toys Toyworld Chermside Brisbane!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/unidev.jpg

$6 each!

[Soundwarp]

1st off if you see Cybertron PLS TELL ME!

OK today 50% of TF's at Target!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/engop.jpg

[Soundwarp]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/wow2.jpg

Cybertron at Toyworld Capalabah and Gold Coast!

[Soundwarp]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/3cyb2.jpg

Capalabah...
Don't bother looking, they were the last ones...
Toyworlds have promised me that they are gettin Cybertron.

Oh they were $19 each!

[Soundwarp]

Come on Aussie..... come on... come on!

Come on Aussie..... come on... come on!

I know there's a few of us here..
So come on out with it, i know i'm not the only one to have bought a TF latley!

[Soundwarp]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/jetfire.jpg

TRU Aspely Only him and Scourge..
$54.95 each

[reillyd]

Finally, the Cybertron All Stars 6.99 RRP have arrived (Toyworld catalog desc), which are described on the their packaging as Legends of Cybertron. Four available in the initial wave consisting of Leaders Optimus Prime and Megatron, and 2ICs Hot Shot and Starscream. Toyworld Runaway Bay got them in tonight, other stores should have it within a few days.

[Soundwarp]

Great news...
Great to not be alone in this thread!

[Soundwarp]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/megs.jpg

Leader class at TRU Aspely!

[JD]

At melbourne, southland shopping centre kmart, they have cybertron prime, megs, jetfire and scourge. I didn't get any because the jetfire design has a gap in the torso; scourge has limited arm movement, don't like megs's colours (waiting for galvy); and Prime cost $98!! (f*** that!).

Now moving on...has anyone in melbourne found alt. Grimlock?.....or if he's been skipped: Wheeljack.....or even windcharger/decipticharge????

[Soundwarp]

Holy shit Dude^^^^
$100 for Prime is a bit stiff....
Try the guys at the bottom of my sig...
You'll get Grimmy there too!

[ArmouredLlama]

Picked up Cybertron Prime in Target Dubbo on Wednesday arvo. Also had Megs... but the poor old wallet didn't want to go that far.

[JD]

Holy shit Dude^^^^
$100 for Prime is a bit stiff....
Try the guys at the bottom of my sig...
You'll get Grimmy there too!
Sorry, but I don't buy stuff online...hackers
:cry

[Soundwarp]

Sorry, but I don't buy stuff online...hackers
:cry


Fair enough....
They do direct deposit..
No details except adress required!

[JD]

Hey guys! I've spotted MP MAGNUS!!! I was at target, dandenong (is that how you spell it??) in melbourne and there he was. His price was $150 and it was definantly an MP instead of "20th anniversary" because it had the same box as the one in Japan (text in japan)....If only I wasn't so broke.....*cries*

[Soundwarp]

Wooo hoooo i don't have to hunt 20 pages back to find the Aussie sightings page....

"I'm excited"
:stick: Big Kev

[Soundwarp]

MP Magnus at Target! (Brissie)
$149.95
Cybertron is everywhere!

[Soundwarp]

Come on guys...
Use the thread to support the fellow Aussies...:D
Me in particular :lol:lol

[Soundwarp]

Westfeild Mt Gravatt has the mother load!

Tru has most of them and K Mart has the others!

Optimus Prime
Megatron
Jet Fire
Scourge
Vector Prime
Crumple Zone
Hot Shot
Land Mine Thindercracker
DirtBoss
Ransack
Scattershot
Clocker
Overhaul
Hardtop
+ Recon Mini con team!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/3cyb5.jpg

[Soundwarp]

Well just go to any store in Brissie and They have Cyb....
Careful of K Mart as leaders are $99.95 there!

[Soundwarp]

LOC at Big W in Brissie!

$5.95 each


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/loc.jpg

[The_Angelus_San]

Hows the prices for the Cybertron stuff? Popped into Kmart in Kardinya (Perth) and saw bits and pieces, although the Leader price threw Me half way across the floor. Is TRU any better or worse in prices?

Good thing about now, with it being July, Target and Kmart should be doing their 'great toy sales' which means, much laybying and keeping them til Dec grins*


-TAS

[Soundwarp]

TRU has the best prices so far!

[The_Angelus_San]

I thought I would never see the day when the leading elite toy store would actually have the more reasonable prices compared to Kmart and Target....

Ill have to keep that in mind, although Im holding out til these great toy sales pop up, as the 6 months layby is a blessing and they tend to drop the price down a few dollars to encourage sales. Heh, IIRC, thats how I snagged most of My Energon stuff.

[The_Angelus_San]

Popped into Target the other day, MP Magnus was there for $150 (not bad at all, nice box as well).

Cybertron was retailing for $26 for the Deluxe range and $90 for the Leader class. So Target is proving to be alot better for the Leader class than Kmart is, although the link in Soundwarp's siggie is still a darn good deal! Popping into TRU today to see whats on the Perth side.

[JD]

ARGH!!! Alternators are $25 at TRU! Too bad the only ones there were the ones I already have :( Dammit. When will I get to see Grimlock!

[Soundwarp]

^^^Never unless you go to an online store such as the one in my sig!:D

[Mattafoo]

I just found Masterpiece Ultra Magnus in Target Hervey Bay for $149.99.

There's only three left :D

[Soundwarp]

That is still too expensive for me..
If they come down then i'll get one!

[JD]

I just found Masterpiece Ultra Magnus in Target Hervey Bay for $149.99.

There's only three left :D
I think 3 is maxium they stock anywhere :p

[Soundwarp]

Brookside and Chermside have 12 each :huh

[The_Angelus_San]

Target, Bullcreek (Perth) had 3 MP Magnus' when I was there.

Not sure what the other side of Aus is like, but Kmart is doing a lil 'toy sale'. Leader class as set at $20 (although Im still going GF from Soundwarp's Siggie haha), Scouts were $17 and Deluxe were $22 (IIRC). Still interesting in seeing what happens at Target.

For the Aus crew anyway, is everyone sticking to Cybertron? Or Galaxy Force? For some reason Im going to try and go the all GF route (despite the increased prices) but Im tempted to still get the Cybertron Scout and Deluxes as some threads seem to indicate little or no changes between GF and Cybertron. Be interested to see what the other Aus crew are thinking.

[The_Angelus_San]

Popped into TRU Perth, found out that they have a lil offer thing going. Buy a Leader class get a scout free! Leaders are running at $80, but will probably run for $90 as a standard retail price. Ultra was running at $50 (from $55). Scouts, Deluxe's and Voyager were selling at $15, $24 and $40. Alts wise, there was Jazz in like, the dozens x 3. Picked one up (naturally) for a great price of $25. I wonder if this means Alts are dropping in prices, let alone if the rest will start getting slowly pumped into TRU. As I havent seen a better price than $25 for an Alt.

Popped into one of those 'hobby' stores for the GF range, prices varied alot, and I was hard pressed between the shop and the Transfigure store. Suffice to say, I still picked myself up Autolander! So today, I ran away with Alt Jazz and Autolander. :D Probably going to whack into Kmart tomorrow, get a Megatron on layby (like the Cybtertron colors than the GF one) and grab Hardtop since I doubt Ill see it in the GF range.

Now if only this was a cheaper thing to do *groans*

*EDIT*
Picked up Hardtop today, and put Cybertron Megatron and Jetfire on layby. Man My wallet hates Me so much now.

*Second Edit*
Placed Overhaul, Jolt/Reverb/Sixspeed, Landmine and Scattershot on layby today. Thank goodness for Christmas layby, so the wallet doesnt hate me AS much. They will probably be the last stuff from the Cybertron range that Ill get, the rest will be done via Galaxy Force, as half the figures I like without the allegience insignia.

[Soundwarp]

Wow guys this place is gathering dust:lol

Anyone found anything new?

[reillyd]

Err, that would be a no. No alterntors. No g1 reissues. and most importantly no cybertron.

[The_Angelus_San]

Nothing much over here. Put a MP Magnus on layby the other week and picked up My Alt Dead End Layby, Atl Silverstreak from TRU and GF Skids. Saw GF First Aid, but thats about it for major sitings in Perth.

Thinking of doing a splurge to try and get the Energon combiners as I feel disappointed that I didnt pick them up earlier. Mainly more for the combined mode, but ehh, oh well. Just wish finding the limbs wasnt such of a pain :banghead:

[The_Angelus_San]

Made a trip to the Independent Toy/Comic store. To My surprise, a nice combo of old and new GF toys. Soo, I grabbed Myself GF Star Scream and whacked GF Vector Prime on Layby (man, the colors look so much better than the Cyb colors). I managed to see the Vanguard team members (pretty impressive), red 'ramble', roadstorm and chromia. Also saw the BTs up to Prowl (both variants). Not too bad, the only downside was the price tags on half the stuff. So if You use transfigure toys for your TF supplies, you should be in good standing.

[optimus1]

Yep you read it right
all the 1st issue alternators from Sideswipe hound and smokescreen
are going for $10.00 at target australia
i picked up sideswipe not gonna tell the wife lol :)

Also they are still selling MP-02(ultra magnus) for $139.00
so grab while u can

[optimus1]

is there a reason for brissie being dearer as the prices i quote are nsw prices
even loc cybertron figures are $5.00 at big w and universe micromaster devestaor or railbots go for $5.00 each at k-mart
all cybertron leader go way less then $100.00 most go for $85.00 and ultra figures like jetfire go for $49.00 and mp magnus as i say is only $139.95

[The_Angelus_San]

I was surprised with the Cybertron LOC range, as I saw them at TRU and instead of seeing them at $10 per pop (which was My best guess), their true price was closer to $5. Cant say Ive seen the cheap Alts, but Im not sure of which number is what anymore haha.

[Misatokitty]

A few years ago, when I'd compare prices with Weewoo, I worked out Brisbane prices were cheaper on the whole than NSW. But it depends where you shop.

Oh, and for the record? There's currently 1 Starscream left on shelves in Queen St Mall Mr Toys. I've got the other one on laybuy. Still no wave 2 deluxes anywhere, though.

[Misatokitty]

If anyone is interested, Big W just out of the Queen St Mall in Brisbane has a single Dark Scorponok. Nothing else new, bah. And Comics Etc in... um... Elizabeth St? The one Borders is in, anyway. Has World's Smallest Transformers in for $20 each. Apparently so expensive because they couldn't get them through their usual suppliers, since Megatron is part of the assortment and customs wouldn't let a replica gun into the country.

... weird, as the gun is so damned tiny and fake-looking.

Anyways, I got Thrust, Red Alert and Megatron. I really wanted Prime, Megs and Soundwave or Prowl, but oh well...

[The_Angelus_San]

I saw LOC Wave 2, the Rail Bots and Supreme Star Scream at Toys R Us in Perth. TRU is also having a made jazz holding, so Alts got dropped down to $20 a piece. But there were jazz's everywhere. Wish I had a bit more cash as I would have picked up a few more LOCs for sure, especially Megatron and Starscream.

[The_Angelus_San]

Was browsing K-mart and saw Undermine and Breakdown. Not sure if any others were released at the same time (was expecting to see Red Alert and maybe Override). But it looks like the next wave is coming ashore.

[Soundwarp]

I picked up C Red Alert from the Gold Coast!

[Soundwarp]

Oh oh and from Pippins old toys in Brissie:

G1 - Grimlock, Sand Storm, Thrust, Powerglide, 2 x Beachcomber and 3 mini bots!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/1haul.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/Thrust.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/Powerglide.jpg


Oh yeah Soundwave guns too!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/SWguns.jpg

[The_Angelus_San]

Hows the quality of Cybertron Red Alert? Cos Im thinking I cant keep buying all the GF versions of everything without killing My wallet to kingdom come.

[Soundwarp]

I think he's great :thumb

[reillyd]

Absolutely awesome. I got one last week, and it's the best Cybertron toy released so far. There's the added bonus that he has two tools that can be placed over his crippled arm - nice touch and they'll never get lost, as you can fit them in his engine compartment.

[reillyd]

Oh and Dark Scorponok has hit TRU. Only 54.99 (yeah ouch, but cheaper than ebay)

[The_Angelus_San]

I noticed the Railbots hit Kmart, although I only managed to get 5 of thr 6. Did the Constructicon ones ever hit retail? As Ive noticed the Railbots are Wave 3, while Im pretty sure the Protectorbots were Wave 1.

[deejemon]

Got an email from Transfigure Toys; apparently they're shutting down. After the next wave, they'll be selling off their remaining stock and then that will be it. Pity, because they were very good.

Have to find an alternate Binaltech/Alternators source now (and NOT that company that wanted AU$130 for one BT; think they might be asking AU$80-90 now, but that's still too much). Looks like it might be eBay from here on out... (usually winds up cheaper anyway).

[deejemon]

Case Fresh is now taking pre-orders for the Alternators versions of Skids, Sunstreaker and Prowl:

http://www.casefresh.com/transformers/alternators.htm

[optimus1]

saw energon galvatron with his tank at target for $35.00 in penrith nsw
then they had him for $44.00
wish they would make up there minds
target suck anyway
I find k-mart and big w are the best then tru

[optimus1]

transfigure toys shutting down WHAT!
no way i cant beleive that im gonna ask
be a shame if its true though used them before very good
:(

[Misatokitty]

Myers Queen St Mall in Brisbane (level 3 for the toy department) has all the "new" ones. Armorhide, Undermine, Override, Mudflap, Leobreaker, Red Alert - as well as everything released until this point. Picked up Override and Undermine from there this morning, Leobreaker last week (when they only had one).

[Soundwarp]

WTF?????

Myer has TF's?

Damm!

[Misatokitty]

Yeah, they got a real small shipment in a week and a bit ago, then a big one (well, for Myers) this week. Yay ^^ Apparently one of their dockjockies is a TF fan, too, and gets at least one of everything unpacked. Interesting trivia.

I haven't seen anything else new anywhere else, though, but there was some heroes of cybertron stuff at Big W in Queen St last week... didn't see it this morning, but they've stocked up a little on deluxes again.

[Soundwarp]

Myer Queen st mall has Mudflap and Armourhide!
Maccas has Energon
Pippins old toys (787 Sandgate rd.) Has more G1 than you can poke a stick at :eek:

[Soundwarp]

Woo hoo:

Runamuck
Undermine
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/PB260003.jpg


Also had Fangwolf and the old guy from speedia :D


KMart Mt Gravatt

[Soundwarp]

Aussie aussie aussie!
Come on people! :peoples:

[Soundwarp]

:D:D
TRU Aspely
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/Evac.jpg

[GALVATOM]

Hey I never noticed this Thread before! Time to get some $ now that Mudflap and Evac are lurking! Sideways can't be far off now for sure *crossed fingers*

[Soundwarp]

Welcome buddy.... you can help me keep us all updated :D

[GALVATOM]

Yeah Im with ya! Looking through the pages it looks like your the only reporter latley :lol

[Misatokitty]

I update when I find them... I saw two Autovolts on Sunday at Kmart Maroochydore, but couldn't pick one up :( And the Mudflaps and Armorhide's at Myers I pointed out a while back.

Can't get to Aspley, though :( Wish I could...

Nothing new in the city, though will be checking again Saturday morning. (Big W in Queen St Mall puts out those little Cybertron figures a bit, though, so they must get a couple in at a time... they had Evac last week, and Leobreaker the week before).

Edit: okay, nothing new in Queen St Myers or Toyworlds, but surprisingly, Target has just got some TF stuff in. There were two, now one, EVACs. That's all I haven't already got.

[GALVATOM]

Leobreaker and Mudflap are available at Bibyco! And at $39.99 BARGAIN!

http://www.bibyco.com.au/secure/catalog/default.php?cPath=70_100_305&sort=2a&page=3&osCsid=e979f300cfd3432c4480cb34e0dbceab

I highly recomend Bibyco, just be carefull when you fill out details on the order form.

[Soundwarp]

Cool but i like to buy from stores!
Chermside - Buzzsaw, Longarak

[Misatokitty]

I found Breakdown/little yellow basic guy in Woolworths at Kawana yesterday, STILL couldn't buy him ><

I don't think there are any sunny coast fans here anyways, so I might just note when I see stuff in Brisbane stores (since I really only hit the Mall). And A-Zone, which gets in very occasional TF stuff.

[Soundwarp]

McIronhide
And KO Prime Bargain city Chermside!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/KOPrime.jpg

[GALVATOM]

My freind says he has found the same KO in his local Dewsons as well as a KO Blurr!

[mekboy-john]

McIronhide
And KO Prime Bargain city Chermside!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/KOPrime.jpg


NOO! That's the figure I want the most! Curse you Soundwarp, and your Queensland with you mountians apon mountians of primes! :cry :cry :cry

[Soundwarp]

Mountains and mountains of KO's :D

[Misatokitty]

Are you meaning KO as in knock-off or knock-out, though? I can't remember what this Prime was called, because I just called him punchy-punchy Prime and was done with it.

*re-reads storename* Ahhh... prolly knock-off, then ;) Argh, learn to read...

[Soundwarp]

:lol:lol Yeah Knock Off :D

[Misatokitty]

Um... a friend in Victoria mentioned last night he'd seen the Armada repaints, Sideways and Fangwolf. I'm not sure if he'll post it here, so I will... they're in Australia, folks... just not anywhere in Queensland I can get to at least ;)

[GALVATOM]

Sideways, Snarl, Runabout and Longrack in Western Australia chapsticks.

I must say Sideways is mighty fine :P

[Soundwarp]

Nooooooooooo I gotta have Sideways :(

[Deemer]

Found a Blurr today at Target in QLD.
Also had Sideways, Longrack, Mudflap and Snarl.

Came home with quite a catch.

[Soundwarp]

Where was Sideways in Brissie?

[GALVATOM]

Don't worry he will turn up.

[Deemer]

Where was Sideways in Brissie?
It was in Redbank Shopping Plaza. I guess that's about a hour away from Brisbane.

[Soundwarp]

Thanks :thumb

[Soundwarp]

KMART Mt Gravatt

The best place for new TF's!

Today they had:

Longarack
Buzzsaw
Blurr
Sideways
Snarl
Runamuck

Honestly they are the best!
I live north side and they are southside but every time i go there it's worth it :rock

[Misatokitty]

And yet again, there's nothing in Queen St Mall :P

I am so sick of finding that. At least Toyworld are going to replace my half-stickered Alpha because it's missing the Cyclone... heh. I guess that's cheaper than contacting the company for a replacement...

[Misatokitty]

Was at Garden City today... in Kmart, Big W and Toys'r'us, they had: starscream/vector prime two-set (TRU), nothing except wave 1 deluxes and over... uh, the chicky one (Big W) and Longarack, Snarl and Blurr (Kmart).

On the other hand, KMart Toowong has Superion, Devestator and Defensor KO giftsets for $16 each (got Defensor) and I got an Alt Dead End there, too. Oh, they've got the Armada repaints as well.

[Soundwarp]

Wow wow wow, all in the hunt for LOC Screamers.


KMart Toowong:
2 x Cybertron defence Red alert
1 x Scourge

David Jones Toowong:
4 x Evac
Multiple scouts
2 x Mudflap

TRU Mt Gravatt:
6 x VS packs
6 x Starscream
1 x Sideways

all other KMarts/BigW's/Targets had very little to really speak of.

Way too many repaints were everywhere.
If your from Brissie in a certain area LMK and i'll try to remember what was there :D


edit: ps... i only found 2 LOC Screamers in that whole damm day :cry

[Misatokitty]

edit: ps... i only found 2 LOC Screamers in that whole damm day :cry

And I must have been in Big W in Queen St after you (I shot in there after work that evening) and there was still a LOC Screamer available then... I'm guessing you got the other one?

[Soundwarp]

I called there and didd't want to spend $20 on parking........

[GALVATOM]

I saw Buzzsaw for the first time in Myer along with Mudflap, Snarl, Runamuck, Override and way to many Armourhides.

[Misatokitty]

I just got Sideways ^^ The only one in the store, but there were a lot of other Cybertron toys from the latest wave released here... Kmart in Caloundra.

Too bad nowhere's getting Alternators in anymore :(

[GALVATOM]

Looks like Sideways is becoming more easy. Has any one spotted any Beast Wars 10th Annies yet? I can't wait to get my hands on some of those.

[Misatokitty]

Well... Toyworld in the Queen St Mall has the SW Transformers... got the three they had ^^ I'm so excited! They're much cooler to play with than to see in images...

[griffin-of-oz]

After about two months of no new Transformers from Hasbro Australia (other than the SWTF above, which are probably shipped with other SW toys), some new ones have finally been found. They're just TFC basics, and it means we have fallen behind America once again by a couple of months, after all that time being level or even ahead. Hopefully it means more new ones are being released now as well. It would be good to catch up with American releases again, but it will be expensive. Not sure what Hasbro Australia are doing, but every time we start getting some momentum with TF popularity here in Australia, Hasbro go and do something like this (stop releasing TFs for two months) to have most stores empty of TFs and loose newbie interest.

From - http://otca.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=31&st=100#

Spotted the next wave of basics today:
Wreckloose
Swindle (nice Hardtop repaint)
Swerve (bad Clocker repaint)
Backstop
Brushguard (Overhaul repaint)
Street Speed Minicons (bright Minicon repaints - like we need more MiniCons!)
Were at both Target for $15.99 and Big W for $14.74 (or something very similar).

(that's about US$12 and US$11.55 for basics - another one of Hasbro Australia's tactics to limit popularity of TFs here)

[Soundwarp]

I'll be out on the hunt this weekend and will LYK of all the TF news in Brissie :D
Stay tuned.
Same Bat time.
Same Bat channel.

[Misatokitty]

(that's about US$12 and US$11.55 for basics - another one of Hasbro Australia's tactics to limit popularity of TFs here)
I agree... a friend at work went to the US for a holiday august-september last year and picked me up Red Alert from there (about a month before he came out here, if that, by the time he got back), and with the exchange rate taken into account, and some change to round it up to the next dollar, he came to $15.

Needless to say, I've since been most put out by paying almost twice that for deluxes before and since.

[griffin-of-oz]

I got so fed up with the over-inflated prices here in Australia, I made it a point to speak to one of the Hasbro reps at BotCon last year. He said he'd look into it, but he didn't sound too convincing, and nothing's changed. He's in Marketting, but Australia wouldn't be his turf. Although, if a toyline like Transformers, which has been a top ten action figure toyline in America since Beast Wars, fails to even be noticed as a brand in another country, you'd think Hasbro in America would want some answers. Or at least care enough to see that maybe Hasbro Australia is overpricing themselves out of the market. If they want sales success for the movie, they need brand recognition - something they won't get if they price their product from 60-110% above American retail.
Basic/Scout - should be AU$9.90 - instead its AU$14-17.
Deluxes - should be AU$14.30 - but no, its AU$24-30!
Mega/Voyager - should be AU$28.60 - instead is AU$40-50.
Ultra - should be AU$35.70 - instead is AU$50-60.
Super - should be AU$57.10 - is instead AU$70-100.
Supreme - should be AU$71.40 - but we have to pay AU$90-150.
Prices taken from - http://otca.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=72

We have the same production run and packaging as the ones in America, and we are closer to the factories, so wholesale prices should be equal or less than in America. And yet, Hasbro has refused to give a plausable explination as to why there is obscene profiteering on TFs here. And I've seen their wholesale prices once before, so it's not the retail stores' fault.
It's actually cheaper to get them bought and posted surface mail from America to Australia, and sometimes even by airmail!
American fans take the retail prices for granted, without realising how expensive it is for a completist or semi-completist collectors, like myself. Going to BotCon each year brings some relief, because I can buy up big on retail, and carry them back with me on the plane, saving a fortune.

I'm going toy hunting later today - I'm hoping I find some of those Star Wars TFs. And maybe a new Scout TFC or four. :)

[Soundwarp]

Mate if we got TF's at the prices that you listed i'd have 1,000's of em.

[Soundwarp]

OK the new Cybs are here in Brissie :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/0802.jpg

[GALVATOM]

Right on Griffin! I remember buying Beaswars deluxes in england for like 8 pounds when i was a kid thats like 20 aussie dollars.

Swerve, Swindle, Brushguard and the Speed Minicon team. None of them interest me but if I see Wreckloose or Backstop they are mine! i see SW cracked and baught another beast :D

[Soundwarp]

Yes...yes i did :(

[GALVATOM]

Star Wars TFs Grevous, Vaderand Obi at Target

[Soundwarp]

Hmmm still don't know GT........

[Misatokitty]

Erm... I forgot to mention it, but the minicon 2-packs are in Queensland. And when I checked yesterday, Big W just north of the Queen St Mall still had a number of them. I got mine in Morayfield. While they were $7.64 when I first saw them, I think they were incorrectly priced, as the day after they were $9.84 or something.

Nice toys, though, and through them I got 2 minicon teams I hadn't gotten when they came out.

Still looking for the new basics, though :(

[Soundwarp]

Wow your unlucky then :(
There in all the shops i go to.

[Misatokitty]

Had another look through the city this morning, no one's selling new basics or anything... except Mr Toys in the Queen St Mall has the X-wing SW TF (me likey very much!) and a few pegs of the first wave.

[Soundwarp]

Wow that really sux!
They must be the last ones :(

[Misatokitty]

Uh, I should have said "and filled up a few pegs with the first releases" because there were four full pegs. Granted, one was mostly X-Wings (which I'm really liking, but his wings don't transform like they do in the instructions because there's a bloody peg in the way stopping them from rotating) but there were Vader's, Grevious', and Obi-Wan's as well.

[Misatokitty]

... woah. Mr Toys Toyworld in the Queen St Mall has a single alt Swindle and Meister left for $22.something. Or maybe Grimlock and Meister. I forget. I finally got me some new alts today ^^ Grimlock and Swindle.

Hoping this means Toyworld might get some more of the newer ones in, rather than the fact that that Toyworld now seems to be clearance for the rest of Australia :P

[GALVATOM]

Thundercracker vs Crosswise, Override and Hotshot, Sideways vs Redalert, Skyshadow (jetfire repaint) and Wingsaber.

[Misatokitty]

Picked up Lugnutz and Scrapmetal and LOC Soundwave last week from Queen St Mall Mr Toys... they got a new shipment in, I got to open the boxes, yay ^^ Also picked up Cybertron Defence Hot Shot and Downshift from Target in Myers last night, yay. Shortround is also in Mr Toys.

[GALVATOM]

Shortround, Scrapmetal, Repugnus, LoC Soundwave, Verctorprime, Redalert and Galvatron at my local Big W.

[SydneyY]

That's it I'm moving to WA.

[Soundwarp]

OK from a mate:
LOC wave 3
vs packs wave 3
Wingsaber
Storm Shadow
Repugnus
Scrapmetal
Shortround
Galvatron

All in Brisvegas!

[Misatokitty]

Yeah, I saw the sword minicons a couple of weeks ago (saw them for a second time today). Bought Wing Saber at... KMart in Maroochydore. Still no Crosswise or Thunderblast, though, which apart from Primus and the minicons, are the ones I'm REALLY wanting to get.

[Soundwarp]

Small update.
Mt Gravatt has everything to date!

[Misatokitty]

Just got Crosswise+Thundercracker and Thunderblast from Mr Toys in the Queen St Mall, they also had Cannonball and Skywarp and a bunch of others. I think they're pretty up to date as well.

[GALVATOM]

Your more than welcome to crash at my place syd. Sleep over YAY!

[Misatokitty]

I just picked up Soundwave tonight, same place (mr toys in queen st mall), they also had cyb def scattorshot and dark crumplezone.

[reillyd]

Front page said Giant Ultras in Australia, can't see any posts about it in this thread though.

[griffin-of-oz]

In addition to the posting in the news section that had Metroplex, Menasor, Nemesis Breaker, Soundwave, Ransack GTS, Giant Planet Team, Wave 4 2-packs fournd at a Toyworld in Brisbane:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=100472

These were found in the last week in Australia, and I have listed the store chains, to give an idea for where these will most likely be found first. I put in the converted US$ amounts for any Americans who don't realise how much Hasbro Australia shafts us fans down here with their over-pricing. Most of their wholesale prices are more than American retail prices.

Kmart:
Ransack GTS, Giant Planet Minicon Team (Deepdive, Longarm, Overcast) - AU$16 (about US$12).

Toyworld:
Soundwave with Laserbeak - AU$50 (about US$37).
Space Team + Race (Road Assault) Team 6-pack (in America Mar04) - AU$15 (about US$11).
Night Attack Team + Road Wrecker Team 6-pack (in America Mar04) - AU$15 (about US$11).

Myer:
Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus (US CostCo Excl Nov05, US$30-35) - AU$170 (about US$125).

David Jones:
BEAST WARS 10TH ANNIVERSARY - Dinobot, Rattrap, Tarantulas, Cheetor, Rhinox, Waspinator - AU$35 (about US$26).

A list of TFs we get, and the ones we miss out on, can be found here:
http://www.otca.com.au/release.html

[maf]

Hi :)

Can someone tell me the details of the MP-02 Masterpiece Ultra Magnus "...flawed paint application...", as mentioned over at TFsource?:

http://tinyurl.com/nu5r9


I'm thinking of getting one from Target in Brisbane for $89, but if it's got a botched paint job I don't know if I still want it.

Cheers!

[mekboy-john]

Myer:
Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus (US CostCo Excl Nov05, US$30-35) - AU$170 (about US$125).
http://www.otca.com.au/release.html

Wait, RiD Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus are being sold here? Melbourne's Myer better have them, or may have blow up the other states that do.

[griffin-of-oz]

The RiD 2-pack were found at Sydney CBD Myer. I'm not sure if stock has gone to other stores, or just dumped on the one store.
But if you are really keen on this set, see if any of the american online stores or ebay has it. Even airmailing it, this pack would have to be cheaper than getting it locally. Hasbro Australia have over-priced this thing so much that you could get three in America for what one is priced here.

Also, just sighted today was the Star Wars Millenium Falcon TF, at a Target store for AU$75.
http://otca.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=458&st=20&p=4687&#entry4687

[Misatokitty]

I saw the BW 10th anniversary last night. Myers Queen St Mall had them. Rhinox, Dinobot, TM2 Rattrap, Tarantulas, Waspinator and Cheetor. No DVDs that I saw, but I wasn't looking all that hard for them.

[maf]

I guess no one can help me out with my question?

[Misatokitty]

Maf, not me, I haven't heard anything about a paint app error on Magnus (but then, I don't look). However, Target in morayfield had Magnus for $79 on Saturday.

And no RiD two-packs in Myers Queen St, either. just lots of the current Cybertron stuff and the BW 10th anniversary stuff.

[griffin-of-oz]

I've never heard of the paint problem either. Have you emailed TFSource and asked them? If they have made mention of it on their website, they *should* know something about it.

[Bahamut Prime]

I saw the BW 10th anniversary last night. Myers Queen St Mall had them. Rhinox, Dinobot, TM2 Rattrap, Tarantulas, Waspinator and Cheetor. No DVDs that I saw, but I wasn't looking all that hard for them.

Strange... I kinda noticed this too today when I went off to Brisbane city. Why didn't they have the DVDs - copyright issues, or something else?

[griffin-of-oz]

We got the multi-lingual packaging version of the Beast Wars toys, which is probably for non-US countries. The DVDs in the US release are Region One, and licensing probably prohibits their release here in our Region Four. Since it is a multi-lingual packaging for release in a number of countries within different DVD regions, the DVD would need to be 'Region Free' to be able to be used in all those different countries. Producing region free DVDs may not have been allowed. As such, the non-US production run of these six toys have no DVD, has altered packaging(no mention of DVD and is multi-lingual), and has an altered insert (no-DVD bubble).

[JD]

PRIMUS IN AUSTRALIA!!!!111111

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/112/cybprimus17ur.jpg
http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7644/cybprimus25zg.jpg
http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/9388/cybprimus39dq.jpg

I've found him at several stores in Melbourne. Sadly however, he's a Kmart exclusive for us Aussies :(

[griffin-of-oz]

I'd be surprised if it were a store exclusive, or at least, beyond its initial release, because Hasbro would need every outlet possible to sell these big over-priced things.

Couple of related things for Kmart here:
Alternator Optimus has appeared at Kmart stores, listed as 'dodge ram' and not 'alternator' - probably making this a one-off release because of the character, or perhaps Hasbro Australia has started releasing Alternators to retailers again.

Star Wars Transformers are no longer being stocked at Kmart stores. While at the same time, Shortround, Scrapmetal, Lugnutz and Repugnus seem to be scanning in as SWTFs, which are twice the price. This is a national error, probably due to who ever entered those items into the computer system.

[Gen. Magnus]

Hi :)

Can someone tell me the details of the MP-02 Masterpiece Ultra Magnus "...flawed paint application...", as mentioned over at TFsource?:

http://tinyurl.com/nu5r9


I'm thinking of getting one from Target in Brisbane for $89, but if it's got a botched paint job I don't know if I still want it.

Cheers!

I had ordered one from Fan 2 Fan in Japan when he was released. There were reports of thin white paint or missing paint apps in some spots. I'm not sure how severe they were or how prevelant they were either. Mine was perfect.

[Misatokitty]

Wait, Primus AND a new Alt??? Argh! I could have bought both this week, but instead, I've ordered PC peripherals ><

Of sightings interest, the BW toys are at Mr Toys in Queen St Mall, for just under $40 each. Cheaper at Myers, by memory.

Edit: Stupid question, no one's mentioned Primus' AU price, nor Alt Prime. Anyone got any figures?

[JD]

Primus is $129 and Alt Prime is about $50

Oh and has anyone found Metroplex yet? He was supposedly found at a toyworld somewhere in AUS last month.

As for Alt. Prime, even though it's early he appears to be clogging shelves at an amazing pace! Hopefully he'll eventually do well enough for Mirage and rumble to ship

[Misatokitty]

I hope we have them up here... and yeah, Metroplex and Menasor have both been sighted, in Brisbane if nowhere else. We've got plenty of Metroplexes in Queen St Mr Toys. I think he outnumbers the giant numbers of supreme Starscreams they got in.

[JD]

I wish there were some Mr Toys stores in Victoria :(

[griffin-of-oz]

Mr Toys is just Toyworld, and gets stock from the same melbourne warehouse that the rest of the Toyworld stores around Australia do.
The name Mr Toys is just a prefix to the name Toyworld. Some stores are called 'Toyworld' and some are called 'Mr Toys Toyworld'. There aren't any just called 'Mr Toys'.

[JD]

That may be true but all the melbourne ToyWorld's I visit appear to get everything MONTHS after those in other states :mad:

[Misatokitty]

Usually, that's the state here, too, and they tend to stock up on one toy and nothing else. I still remember this store missing the last waves of BW and later waves of BM to stock up on about 50-60 TM2 Megatrons and Tigerhawks. Ugh, it took them two years and shifting stock between 3 stores to shift them... and because they had a wall of them, they didn't get much else in at the time.

Ah well, I'll do a phonearound in the next day or two for Primus and Alt Prime... heh.

EDIT: First hit was lucky, KMArt at Morayfield have both, so I'm picking them up on my way home. Dunno if they're normal primus or with little uni head, though. Will add to this later.

[JD]

RID Prime and Magnus at the Ringwood, Dandenong and Knox Myers. Talk about overpriced :roll:

[Misatokitty]

Yay ^^ Unicron head Primus. And he's gorgeous ^^ Also found Alt Prime. Morayfield KMart had oodles of both, and they're being used in next week's toy catalogue sale (according to the toy department person there, but she put hers out early because they had so many). Alt Prime is nice, but I can't get his hood to sit down on his front after I transformed him for the first time :(

[Mr_K]

Found Alt Prime at Capalaba Kmart (South Brisbane - QLD). Its at a cost of $49.95 at the moment. There's only three there but i'm hoping that they'll still have some and Primus for the toy sale on 6th July

[Mr_K]

Pimus with Unicron Head found at Capalaba KMart QLD, about 8 of them and all of them have the head. The KMart toy sale starts on Thursday so it was hard to leave him behind today but I know I'll be getting him cheaper on Thursday

[Nemesis_Sabre]

hyperdome Kmart had two Primus's on Wednesday havent checked since

[Misatokitty]

I've heard from a fairly reliable source that the BW Oppy and Megs have been seen in rural Victoria Targets. Haven't seen them in Queensland, though, and I was in Queen St Target last night... they were, however, reordering and expanding the toy department, and had a bunch of the latest Cyb Basics in for just over $15, so I don't think they were quite finished unpacking stuff.

[Soundwarp]

Damm i just got home last night.
I'm off now to hunt :D

[Soundwarp]

Scored Primus and the Scattershot/Soundwave 2 pack.
Saw the RID Prime and Magnus 2 pack at Kmarts and Myers too.

[Nemesis_Sabre]

Scored Primus and the Scattershot/Soundwave 2 pack.
Saw the RID Prime and Magnus 2 pack at Kmarts and Myers too.
Nice find i didnt know u post here to Soundwarp im NEMESIS_PRIME but the name was already taken.

[griffin-of-oz]

I think the garfield siggie pic gives it away :)
Soundwarp is an 'old timer' at some of these American forums, interracting long before joining up to the ozformers forum.

[Nemesis_Sabre]

I think the garfield siggie pic gives it away :)
Soundwarp is an 'old timer' at some of these American forums, interracting long before joining up to the ozformers forum.
lol yea i was just thinking that mite give it away :lol

[Soundwarp]

I think the garfield siggie pic gives it away :)
Soundwarp is an 'old timer' at some of these American forums, interracting long before joining up to the ozformers forum.

Tis true!
I visit a wide range of sites.
Have you all seen the Chwebacca SWTF's?
Him and Solo make the Falcon.
It was $50 at TRU yesterday!

[Nemesis_Sabre]

Tis true!
I visit a wide range of sites.
Have you all seen the Chwebacca SWTF's?
Him and Solo make the Falcon.
It was $50 at TRU yesterday!
wow thats cheapest i've heard.

[Misatokitty]

Noooo... I can't get to a TRU... oh well, I'll... hit the city heart again on thursday night, so new update from me then if anything new appears :P But apart from one single set of boxes from the wave 2 SWTFs at Target, no one in there's gotten anything in a long time in that line.

[Soundwarp]

If i were you i'd go to MYER and MYER only, in the city everywhere else sucks bad!

[Nemesis_Sabre]

im gonna check out bigW gardencity & kmart i hope i get the soundwave/CD scattershot pack :)

[Nemesis_Sabre]

i got the soundwave/CD scattershot pack its Awesome!!!they also had soundwave/dark crumblezone,scourge,8 Metroplexs,scrapmetal,swindle,gigantion mini-cons,street speed mini-cons & 2 Armourides

[Soundwarp]

Great to hear that they still have Metroplex as i'm going out after him tomorrow :D

[Misatokitty]

If i were you i'd go to MYER and MYER only, in the city everywhere else sucks bad!

Except for Mr Toys again, which had UNICRON! UNICRON! WOOOOOO! Oh, and repaint punchy-punchy Prime and Demolishor, etc... BUT I GOT MY UNICRON ^^

None others that I could see, though... sorry, guys, but they were still unpacking lots of stuff when I went through.

[Soundwarp]

:eek: Which Unicron?

[Misatokitty]

Ahem. Sorry, thought I'd posted that bit as well ;) Cyb Deluxe Unicron.

[Nemesis_Sabre]

Great to hear that they still have Metroplex as i'm going out after him tomorrow :D have him they have too many!

[Soundwarp]

They have 1 less now :D

Sighting:
Unicron
Bendy Prime
Demolisher

[Nemesis_Sabre]

great ,i was hoping bendy prime wouldnt come here at all oh well nice finds

[Soundwarp]

OK today at Toyworld in the Queen st mall thay had:

Cybertron,
Unicron
Prime
Demolisher
plus the rest

Titanium,
Prime
Beast Prime
Megs
Unicron
Sideswipe
Jazz
Starscream

[Nemesis_Sabre]

did any of you peoples see the prototype drawing of the crosswise reapint in smokescreen colours! he looks sweet :)

[Misatokitty]

Soundwarp, how much were the titaniums? Although I prolly won't have the money this week, boo hiss the huge spending spree I had on my card the other week, boo hiss x2 for all the expensive bills I have to pay with it this week :P.... and then there's that second Tau battleforce I need... gah.

I officially have too many hobbies.

[Geminii]

Are there any American (or, I guess, Japanese) online stores which ship internationally? And if so, what are their shipping rates? I know HasbroToyShop.com doesn't, which bugs me a bit, but whatcha gonna do.

There's a 5% import tariff for most toys in Australia, but if I could save on shipping by having a bulk lot imported every six or twelve months, the tariff wouldn't be such a big deal.

Heck, if the bulk rates were good enough, local Transformers collectors' groups could get together and make one massive collective order every so often. Then we'd just have to work out interstate distribution and postage ourselves...

[Soundwarp]

The Titaniums were $12.95 for the little ones i just got, and the Prime was $30

[Soundwarp]

Menasor at Target Indroopilly Brisbane.
There was only 1 so don't go hunting.

I got him for $45

I have searched the whole city this week and that was the last shop i went to.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/Menasor.jpg

[Soundwarp]

Looky looky :eek:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/soundwarp/quickmixnemesisbreaker.jpg

[Misatokitty]

Where did you get Quickmix??

Oh, and are you still on MSN these days?

EDIT: Although those look mightly like Mr Toys stickers... or some of them, anyways.

[Soundwarp]

Mr Toys Tpyworld in the city :D

[griffin-of-oz]

Basic Brakedown GTS and yellow Scrapmetal sighted at Kmart Sunnybank (Brisbane).

[Mr_K]

Found Breakdown GTS at Carindale - Big W (QLD - SouthSide). Oh the cool colours! $14.95

[Misatokitty]

Is there much more being released before Classics in Nov/Dec? (According to Hasbro Au, that's the expected released date...) I think we're fairly up to date then, aren't we?

[Mr_K]

Found Titanium War Within Optimus at Garden City "Toys R Us" in Queensland, Brisbane last night. Only two of him there and I grabed one ($30). They of course had ALOT of the Megatron figure, I'm guessing because not too many people want a bunch of metal parts laying in a heap.

In terms of more Transformers being released some time soon in Australia, I guess the Classics would be the next wave; I'm wondering when the next wave of Titanium's will be released.

[Misatokitty]

The only thing of note in and around the mall last night was the RiD 2-pack of Prime and Magnus, $169. In at Myers, level 3 in toys. Very little else that's been released anywhere... no 6" titaniums anywhere in the city, though, only 3" ones.

[Mr_K]

Nemesis Braker and Scattershot found at Mt Gravatt Toys R Us (Garden City) - Brisbane QLD, with BONUS Cybertron "New Beginning" DVD. There was only one of each on saturday for $45 each (ah - expensive!). However if you take a look online at Target's next catalogue you will see they are to be on sale with the DVD from thursday this week....I believe the price was about $37 each.

[Misatokitty]

Hi, just to let everyone know, Queen St Mall Mr Toys had the Ark in the titaniums today, and lots of Transformers Attactix ($24.95). Same box, but lots of them. They also had two of the same boxes of SW Attactix (what looked like a cantina encounter). The TF one had the two forms of Sky... blast? Boom? Dirtboss and Overhaul as well.

[Jarradtron21]

Yea I picked up War Within Prime today at Garden City Brisbane...they had one more i think up on the shelf above also found a cybertron soundwave up there which i was VERY Tempted to get but i passed on it

[Mr_K]

Found Nemesis prime on Friday 6th of Oct 2006. QLD Springwood had three for $49.99, but I bought one. Sat the 7th I found another four at toyworld in the Queen Street Mall of Brisbane, also for $49.99.

Go, join the dark side of the Transformers

[optimus1]

Casefresh have a few Updates wether you are a Aussie or overseas buyer
they have a listing of the latest Alternators and Classics

Here is the links

http://www.casefresh.com/transformers/alternators.htm (Alts)

http://www.casefresh.com/transformers/classics.htm (classics)

[Misatokitty]

Found Nemesis prime on Friday 6th of Oct 2006. QLD Springwood had three for $49.99, but I bought one. Sat the 7th I found another four at toyworld in the Queen Street Mall of Brisbane, also for $49.99.
Haven't been into the store yet but just gave them a call, they claim they haven't got any Alternators and haven't for some months. When asked about Nemesis Prime specifically, again the response was a no. That was speaking with the person who usually handles all that stuff and knows what they've got in that range...

Then again, it wouldn't be the first time they haven't known what they've had in or still have in, even while looking at the shelf :P

[Mr_K]

Haven't been into the store yet but just gave them a call, they claim they haven't got any Alternators and haven't for some months. When asked about Nemesis Prime specifically, again the response was a no. That was speaking with the person who usually handles all that stuff and knows what they've got in that range...

Then again, it wouldn't be the first time they haven't known what they've had in or still have in, even while looking at the shelf :P

I don't know if it was Springwood or the Queen St. Mall Brisbane that you rang but I did get mine from springwood and they had two left after I bought mine so there's a chance the rest are gone. If it was Queen St. Mall that you called then I know there were definitly about 4 of him at that Mr Toys last Saturday; however I don't know about the toyworld in the Myer Centre of Brisbane.

I'm in the vicenity of the city on Thursday so I could try and pop in to see if they have one if ya like. If you read this before Thurs, post up if you'd like me to get them to hold ya one if they've got it - no garantees though that I'll get there on Thurs, I've got a meeting at 2pm and don't know how long it'll go for.

[Misatokitty]

No, thanks, that's fine but I'll be in the city on Thursday... it's new comic day ^^ So I'll be doing a mad dash around checking Big W, the two Mr Toys, David Jones, Myers and Target... and if I have time, possibly shooting out to David Jones and Kmart in Toowong. But that's highly dependant on whether I can get my phone fixed thursday or not.

And if I have time, I may even jump down to Indooropilly.

But I'll post what I find thursday afternoon/evening.

Thanks again for the offer, though ^^ While I did talk to the person who handles their stock, and while she was standing in front of the TF section... I've been told stuff that's not true by them before.

[Mr_K]

Well I hope ya get one :)

Now I gotta get Titanium Jetfire and Classics Megatron...

...the hunt continues...

[Nemesis_Sabre]

Sweet!!!!!!

[Nemesis_Sabre]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c289/Shawdowtrooper17/family2906257.jpg

[Misatokitty]

Mr Toys (either store in the mall) had nothing new TF-wise. However, David Jones at the bottom of the mall and in Garden City had Classics... I got 5 at GC (they're now sold out but said they'd probably be getting more in every week or so) and Rodimus at Queen St Mall... they still had Megs and Prime, plus some of the deluxes, but I didn't note which.

No Alts anywhere in the stores I went to, though (which included Big W, and Target).

[Nemesis_Sabre]

i got him from carindale toyworld

[Mr_K]

That's right, that target sale going on atm with 20% off Transformers includes the new Classics!!! I found ALL the first wave of classics down at Target Capalaba QLD Brisbane/Redlands, only 1 or 2 of each one there though. I picked up a Megatron and there was still one of him left afterwards.

I got him for $35.xx (can't remember the cents value), but come on, thats a bargin!!!

Megs has never looked so COOL!!! As soon as I opened him I was cast back to the good ole days....

Edit: Only 2 twist ties!!! Hasbro is listening to us :)

[optimus1]

Ok i went out to the closest K-MART yesterday as i needed some stuff
and behold Classics are on the shelf i got some prices

Starscream, Bumblebee,Hotrod and Astrotrain Kmart -MtDruitt price
$27.00

Megatron, Optimus prime $46.00

So i headeed to TARGET same suburb same shopping centre
as i was a bit taken back on the prices

Here they are Starscream,Bumblebee,Hotrod,Astrotrain $21.00

Megatron,Optimus prime $36.00
BIG DIFFERENCE 500 METERS MAKES
unfortunatly i didn't purchase any but i know i can get Hotrod for
my Nephew for XMAS which is around the corner

[GALVATOM]

K-Mart
Megatron, Prime $36
Roddimus, Screamer, BB and Atrain $21

[Mr_K]

That's right, Masterpiece Megatron can already be pre-ordered at Transfigure Toys Australia by following this direct link: http://www.transfiguretoys.com//index.php?main_page=product_collectable_info&cPath=62_98&products_id=1189

Personally, I'm gona wait for pictures before I preorder, but I think it might have to be a must buy since G1 is what I grew up with.

[Jarradtron21]

Just picked up Reissue Astrotrain at Kmart Cannon Hill for $22.95....they also had classics megs and astrotrain left them thou.

[lobes]

grabbed a couple re-issue astrotrains. $17.95 a piece....:duel people been fighting over these

[Mr_K]

Hey,

David Jones has posted up their christamas toy catalogue for the year. By following this link: David Jones Transformers (http://davidjones.com.au/christmas/xmas_toys/13_e.jsp), you will find at the bottom of the page - Transformer Classics pictured. Though the prices are arguably 'on special', take a look at Hot Rod :lol I think someone got beaten with the transformantion.

[Misatokitty]

^^ Yeah, prices are on special, saw them for that today, nearly picked up my third Bee today and second Astrotrain and Prime... but not sure if I want to do with them what I'm thinking of doing with them. So didn't :P

But that pic is Classic.

[Misatokitty]

Hey all, saw movie 20th anniversary Prime today at Toyworld, Queen St Mall in Brisbane. Nothing else new, curses. David Jones also has Classics on sale ($19.95 and $36.95), plus a small range of Doctor Who figures ($16.95, I picked up a Cyberman) and an RC Dalek (new version, $116, original series are still in silver with blue detail for $170-odd up at Toyworld again).

[Mr_K]

Hey all, saw movie 20th anniversary Prime today at Toyworld, Queen St Mall in Brisbane. Nothing else new, curses. David Jones also has Classics on sale ($19.95 and $36.95), plus a small range of Doctor Who figures ($16.95, I picked up a Cyberman) and an RC Dalek (new version, $116, original series are still in silver with blue detail for $170-odd up at Toyworld again).

What was the price of 20th Anniversary Prime???

[Misatokitty]

$139.95. Sorry, thought I'd posted it, but misremembered... had SMSed it to a friend instead ;)

[Mr_K]

Hey,

Just thought I'd let people know what Case Fresh now has their stock in for 20th Ann Prime and its only $110 including free postage Australia Wide. Just follow this link....http://casefresh.com.au/ then Transformers and 20th Ann Prime. Also they are having a Christmas sale till Dec 15th on selected items :)

[Mr_K]

Hi peoples,

I was just wondering if there was anywhere else in Australia that you can get the Masterpiece Transformers that aren't imported by Hasbro (ie: Magnus) other than from Transfigure Toys (http://transfiguretoys.com/)?

Thanks in advance,

Mr K

[Misatokitty]

You're in luck. There's one Magnus left at Target in Morayfield for $89.95. I saw him hidden under a trestle yesterday and was seriously considering buying him.

Instead I splashed out instead on two used PS2 games which came to the same (thanks to one being half price). So he's still there. Presumably.

But Targets are your best chance to get him... I don't think Target's agreement of selling MP figures from Japan will prolly be repeated. (But go on, Target, prove me wrong! I'm so willing to be shown up!)

[Mr_K]

Thanks Misatokitty,

I think i may have worded my question wrong though. I already have Magnus (found him at Target Carindale last year :D ) but thanks for that imformation, I'm sure another Aus collector will love to hear there's one left out there.

I was trying to ask though if there was any other place to get the Masterpiece Transformers apart from Magnus, in Australia other than from Transfigure Toys. I don't have anything against the company, I've never bought from them, I just wondered if they had any competition that might be cheaper?

[Mr_K]

Hey,

Myer has released their Christmas Toy Catalogue now and if you follow this link you'll see the page with the Transformer specials.Myer Transformer Sale (http://www.myer.com.au/catalogue/20061205_Toys/Details09.htm)

In the catalogue the pictures of the deluxe and voyager transformers should be swapped - just thought I'd point it out as I saw the price of LeoBreaker and then the price and got excited :(

Though they don't have it in the catalogue I'm hoping they may have the other transformers on special (ie: beast wars and R.I.D. packaged Cybertron Optimus and Ultra Magnus, but i'll know Thursday night and then let ya's all know.

Mr K

EDIT: Toys R Us has put up their latest catalogue also and has Leader class figures with bonus scout for $35.95!!!!!!!!!!! Here's the weblink: Toys R Us (http://toysrus.com.au/site/18_pg01-8.pdf)

[Misatokitty]

I was in Myers tonight in Queen St Mall and didn't notice price drops on the other TFs. Actually, they had very little in the Classics range as well (a couple of Megatrons and Optimus', several Bumblebees) and when I asked about the classics minicons got told outright flat "no," they had none. Pity. I'm only after the Dinobot minicons, as well, since I found the others in Myers Maroochydore (only set of each) but not seeing them anywhere (that said, Harbinger told me he saw the new Classics minicons in a local Toyworld in VIC, but I haven't yet seen them in toyworlds here.)

[Misatokitty]

Hmm. FOund some Nemesis Primes yesterday. Toyworld in Morayfield had 3 they "found in a box out the back". Bought one, there are still 2 or so there.

[aus konz]

Hi, picked up classics jetfire from target Chermside and North Lakes in Brisbane for 44.99.
No more left that i saw but other targets may have him. Chermside toyworld is really overstocked with cybertron metroplex for just over $40. Some K marts overstocked with alternators op prime to.

Cheers

[Misatokitty]

Found classics prime+megs 2 pack last night, toyworld level 2 myers had some. no other new ones, though. enjoy ^^

[griffin-of-oz]

Found classics prime+megs 2 pack last night, toyworld level 2 myers had some. no other new ones, though. enjoy ^^

They must have only just put them out. They weren't there on Wednesday, but there were four of the 2-packs at Indooroopilly Toyworld. Only 2 were left there after a Sydney fan (dirge) and I grabbed a set each.
Price for anyone interested - AU$45.

While I'm here, thought I would also mention the half dozen Titanium Soundwaves and Rodimus Primes that were at Chermside Toyworld for AU$50 each, on the 20th.

[Misatokitty]

Also, saw Classics Legends in Nambour today ($6.95 each) at Toyworld and... somewhere else, but I can't remember where. Only the second place had... Lio Convoy or whoever the white lion one is. It was either Big W in Nambour or somewhere in Morayfield. Yay big drives while waiting for surgery to complete.

[ikado]

Hey there. I'm taking a trip to Melbourne this saturday for three weeks. Can you give me any leads on Transformer hunting down under? I'm mostly looking for Japanese or G1 stuff, or anything I coudn't normally find in the states. Your help would be much appreciated. Also, we may take a trip down to Adelaide so I'd love to hunt there too.

Reply here, PM me, or email me at ikabushi@yahoo.com

thanks!!
James
aka Ikado.

[Mr_K]

Hey hey ppl,

Today at Wynnum Toyworld (South Brisbane QLD) I found the Classics 2-pack of Optimus Prime and Megatron Tank with bonus DVD for $45.00. They had at least 3 that I can remember - they also had Wave 1 of Classics Legends in and a few Classics Grimlock on the top shelf burried underneath many other classics.

Also....

Case Fresh (http://www.casefresh.com) has updated their entire site with new items. Though there are no new Star Wars TF's on there (though you can still get the Falcon for only $35!!!) there are many new Transformers. Included are the 2nd wave of Classics Legends (including a Classic Legends JETFIRE!) plus many new pre-order items.

Also new Titaniums - Rodimus and Soundwave; plus 8 new pre-orders .

Unfortunatly no new Alternators yet (was hopeing for Ravage - but soon)

In terms of Melbourne - sorry I've never been there so can't help ya out man.

Mr K

[Futureruleroftheuniverse]

Hey everybody,
Perth...anybody seen classics grimlock, or ANY 6" titaniums???"
cheers

[griffin-of-oz]

ikado, we get the American distribution of Hasbro Transformers, so you're not likely to find anything unusual in the major retailers here. Some specialty collectable/comic stores import takara stuff, but it is often a lot more expensive than getting it yourself from an online store or asian dealer.
I think the only thing you might find in Australia that is easier and cheaper than in America is the reissue Astrotrain. A store chain here called Toyworld have them for AU$15-20 (about US$12-15).
For a reference guide to what's been released here in Australia, go here:
http://www.otca.com.au/checklist.html
And the occasional toy sightings by local fans can be found here:
http://otca.invisionzone.com/index.php?showforum=9

[Misatokitty]

Which reminds me, plenty of Prime-Megs 2 packs in Queen St Mall Toyworld last night. and classic Grinlocks and Mirages... also a number of the classic legend toy things.

[llamatron]

Haven't found Grimlock in Perth, only time I found 6" Titaniums was once last year in TRU Morley and it was WWI Prime and GI Joe Megs.

[Misatokitty]

I saw 6" Titanium Rodimus and Soundwave today. Toyworld in Morayfield. Around the $39.95 mark iirc.

[Mr_K]

Hey,

I know I posted this before that I found the Classic 2 pack of Prime and Megs for $45 at Toyworld but here's definitle proof Mr Toys February 07 Brochure (http://mrtoys.com.au/MRTOYS_FEB_07.pdf).

Hapy hunting if you want this set.

Edit: The item in question is on page 3 of the .pdf document

Edit2: Kmart at Chermside Shopping Centre has Primus with Unicron Head for $95 - only one there and that was Friday night just gone

[griffin-of-oz]

Just found the second set of three Minicon teams yesterday at a BigW in Brisbane. That's the Predator, Clear Skies and Dirt Digger teams.

[Futureruleroftheuniverse]

Haven't found Grimlock in Perth, only time I found 6" Titaniums was once last year in TRU Morley and it was WWI Prime and GI Joe Megs.
heh heh, I got one
from Kmart :D
only one left, my bro spotted a couple two days before.
There's still Rodimus (classics) and Prime and Megs.
any Jetfires (classics) and damn I missed out on WWI Prime!

[Mr_K]

Just picked up Titanium Rodimus and Titanium Soundwave from Toyworld Capalaba (South Brisbane) for $39.99 each. They have one Titanium Rodimus left and 3 Soundwave as of 11:00am today (12th of Feb 07).

Now that i have them in person I love me both - even Soundwave

[MV75]

WooT!

I finds thems I did. They have finally arrived.

http://otca.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=990&pid=8982&st=100&#entry8982

This was at target northlakes as well. Ultramagnus Vs skywarp are officially in Australia retail at target.

[griffin-of-oz]

Found a set of UM Vs Skywarp as well, and bought it of course. Target Browns Plains still had about 3 there. Also had some of the leaders 2-pack as well.
Plenty of Grimlocks at Toyworld Browns Plains. As Hasbro predicted (by short-packing them), these are already shelfwarming as the kiddies and parents go for the nice looking vehicles first.
Still haven't found me a Jetfire yet :(

[griffin-of-oz]

Classics Ramjet and Cliffjumper have just been sighted at retail in Australia (BigW so far).
So have Titanium CH RiD Optimus and WW Starscream, at TRU.

[Misatokitty]

Any clues as to which Big W store? Not all branches get their stuff in at the same time...

[griffin-of-oz]

OTCA member Paulbot found two of each at Big W Fountain Gate (Melbourne) and Sofaman found them at Big W Arndale (Adelaide), which would be no help for you since those are in other states.
I've only checked out BigW at Garden City, and they didn't have any as of the 5th.

[Mr_K]

Target is having a sale on Classic Transformers (and Star Wars transformers) starting this Thrusday! (8th of March).

Included is the 2 pack of prime and megs for 39.99, star wars transformers for 24.99 and the new shipment of deluxe value packs for 34.99 that come with 2 classic deluxe figures.

check it all out here at the Target Catalogue Page (http://target.com.au/html/catalogue0537/0537e33.htm)

[griffin-of-oz]

Heads up for Aussie collectors:

(quote from Hasbro AU) The information we have on hand at present is as follows:

- Classics 'Constructicon Devastator' 5-pack set. - No Retailers willing
to take this product

- Classics Legends (Whirl, Bumblebee, Jetfire, Menasor) - Available Soon

- Titanium 'Cheetor' and 'Fallen' - Direct import (We do not distribute)
imported by Big W

- Reissue Soundwave - TBA

- Micromaster Aerialbots - NO

- Alternators 'Rumble' and 'Ravage' - No decision on this one yet TBA

And is there going to be more Classics Voyager Jetfire released? - No

Is it okay to pass on your answers to other collectors? - YES

Big thankyou to Hasbro AU for the info.
Full posting can be found here:
http://otca.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=1331