Ireland Transformers Sightings

[Nerroth]

Hi!

Today, in Smyths and in Toymaster, I saw a rather supreme addition to the Energon toyline:

Omega Supreme!

He was retailing for €70 in Toymaster and €69.99 in Smyths.

Shame the newer basic and deluxe waves are ages away here...

Gary

PS Smyths in Jervis St in Dublin had an Armada Unicron on sale for €59.99, the Energon version goes for €74.99 there...

[Nerroth]

Toymaster have Alt Silverstreak for 25 Euro.

Gary

[Dominatorx]

Just though id pop in and relay this to fellow irish members

found the reduced size superion knock off as well as robot master knockoffs (both proper sized and blown up ) in a pound shop yesterday they also had all the machine rescue robo figures but who cares bout them eh ?

apologies if this was reported b4

[godsenddeath]

Just though id pop in and relay this to fellow irish members

found the reduced size superion knock off as well as robot master knockoffs (both proper sized and blown up ) in a pound shop yesterday they also had all the machine rescue robo figures but who cares bout them eh ?

apologies if this was reported b4


Which shop and where?? - The MR Rescue stuff i'd be interested in.

[Dominatorx]

it was wonder world in limerick
retailing at about 3 euros each

[DanLyons]

Just got back from Cork City and there's a convenience store that I pass whenever I walk into the center which has a stock of the mid-size Superion knock-off. I picked mine up there around New Years. This is the Micromasters sized one rather than the full or smallest version.

If anyone's interested I can check with my Fiancé and get the store name and proper location.

[Dominatorx]

found small burticus/valdigus and devastator today in the same shop

[Dominatorx]

well again not sure if this has been reported but found something rather unusual in symths today(limerick) alt hounds and many of them etailing at 14 euros each

[Nerroth]

Cybertron Snarl and Sideways are in Toymaster on Jervis St - and one of those Sideways figures is now mine!


And very cool he is, too.



Gary

[Dominatorx]

score !!
Mudflap,leobreaker land mine ,hot shot ,dirt boss and thundercracker all found in symths limerick

[godsenddeath]

score !!
Mudflap,leobreaker land mine ,hot shot ,dirt boss and thundercracker all found in symths limerick



Smyths are also stocking Megatron, Evac, Downshift and CD Hotshot.


Megatron also sighted in the Toymaster at the junction of Mary St/Jervis st.

[Dominatorx]

Yep found megs and downshift today
cba getting megatron as i bought mistress megs ages ago gimme my wave 2 basics dammit

[godsenddeath]

Cybertron Defense Red Alert in Banba/Toymaster at 37.00 Euros even.

[Dominatorx]

found wave 2 of the star wars transformers in childers road symths today

[Dominatorx]

Found silverstreak in bubble packaging in smyths
couldnt give us a new figure eh hasbro?

[godsenddeath]

Found silverstreak in bubble packaging in smyths
couldnt give us a new figure eh hasbro?

Well hopefully it's a sign that others are forthcomming......... Prime was apaprently scheduled for around now.

[Dominatorx]

Well hopefully it's a sign that others are forthcomming......... Prime was apaprently scheduled for around now.

Maybe in the new argos catalouge thats due out in a week or two aint it ?

[godsenddeath]

Maybe in the new argos catalouge thats due out in a week or two aint it ?

Last I *heard* Prime was due in July........

[godsenddeath]

I'm throwing this in here because it's not really big news,. and it's a potential sighting;


CD Scattorshot and Dark Crumplezone may be released by Hasbro UK soon.


They've just been released in Greece, which has been pretty close to the UK/Ireland in terms of what Cybertron toys are released, and when they're released.


The Voyagers were looking a little understocked in Smyths today - and the Evacs were all marked at a lower price than usual too. They may be preparing for a reset on them.


The best thing of all, is that they seem to be selling well.
Even at the Voyager price point.

[Dominatorx]

Rather bizare find today
The vector prime /starscream two pack
Retailing at 24.99 euro in my local smyths

Also found shockblast in bubble packing

[Galvasean]

Which Smyths was that?!!?!?!?!?
-Please say Dublin.



:wave Oh by the way I'm new here. (ask godsendsdeath I'm a regualr at Tfans) I was told there was a much larger Irish contingent posting here. I'll be heading into Dublin city tomorrow so I'll report any findings (+ I Go to college in Dundalk so I'll be reporting from there come September).
Should we report comic sightings too?

edit: While I'm here can anyone tell me why my Sig won't display? It works fine in the preview and it doesn't say there's a problem.

[godsenddeath]

Which Smyths was that?!!?!?!?!?
-Please say Dublin.



Dublin! They had plenty of them in Jervis ST last Friday anyway.

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edit: While I'm here can anyone tell me why my Sig won't display? It works fine in the preview and it doesn't say there's a problem.

Did you start it with "img src " or "url" different messages boards work in different ways



And you have a PM.

[Galvasean]

Wow cool! Those two are cheaper than Vectore Prime on his own AND weve got Nemesis Prime too!!!! Oh gee, I'm gonna have no money by the end of tomorrow between those bad boys, an entire months of comics, + I need to replace my cousins sleeping bag which I uh... lost andI need shoes! (ah the shoes can wait, transformers takes priority)


Oh and BTW: whos up for the (soon to be annual) Irish Transfans get together?

EDIT: SIGGY!!!!

[godsenddeath]

AND weve got Nemesis Prime too!!!! Oh


Nope. That was a picture for the hauls thread i took last week. Nem Prime came from Hong Kong.





Oh and BTW: whos up for the (soon to be annual) Irish Transfans get together?

EDIT: SIGGY!!!!

PM me - top right corner.

[Galvasean]

Ah well, I went into Dublin today. Lots of stuff to report.

Toymaster and Smyths had Cybertron Swindle, Swerve among others. Smyths also had LoC Hot Shot, Prime and Starscream for €4.49 each.

Forbidden Planet have CD Red Alert for €30 and Optimus Prime for €60.

The Third Place have Binaltech Lambor (Sideswipe) and Swindle for €55 each. Binaltech Roadblast is €70. (Check out their awesome display featuring Masterpiece Prime + loads of alts.) They also have a huge Devastator statue. Not sure about price.

That other comic shop down the road has G1 reissue Prowl and Thundercracker for €50 each. They also had 20th Anniversary Prime but I was afraid to ask how much he costed...

Speaking of comics Infiltration #6, Hearts of Steel #1 and Art of war #4 are all out now.

[Galvasean]

Right I was in Argos in the Jervis Centre (Dublin) yesterday. They have 1 Dodge Ram and one Ford mustang Alternator (€28.99 each). I would have snapped them up myself but be warned, BOTH of Jervis' ATMs are down.

Here are the codes:

Mustang: 369 2006
RAM: 369 2013

Happy Hunting!

[godsenddeath]

LOC Wave 2 in Smyths.


Honorable mention goes to the shop with no name on it, on the corner of Crow St in Temple Bar for the following

1) Buying Bubble Alt Shockblast from Smyths for 30 Euros and then trying to sell it themselves for 35 Euros.

2) Charging 25 Euros for an (apparently) MOSC Battlecharger Runamuck that is so badly discolored, you could call it 'Desert Storm Runamuck'.

[Galvasean]

Wow, I saw that Runamuck today. What are they trying to pull? :lol
They also had Pepsi Prime for €65.
Forbidden Planet had Infiltration #4 (the Draw the World Together cover) for only €4.15

[godsenddeath]

Primus confirmed as available in Ireland - 75 Euros in Smyths and Toymaster

Sky Shadow and Wing Saber spotted in the same Toymaster at 37 Euros each.

[godsenddeath]

MEHtroplex spotted in Toymaster.


...and no it's not worth even half the retail price.


Also 3 inch Titaniums in Forbidden Planet.

[godsenddeath]

Shortround / Repugnus/ Giant Planet Minicons in Smyths.

They've also knocked 5.00 off the price of Alts.

Which perhaps suggests new Alt stock is on the way..........

[leopold stotch prime]

hi all.

next xmas came early!! was passing thru temple bar and went into 3rd place,were got new magnus spotlight comic, but they told me that modelmania down the road had lots of new tfs in .
when i got there , a guy at the counter was buying CLASSICS DEVASTATOR AND CLASSICS JETFIRE!!! i went in to gear and ran to nearest cash machine, when got back to shop more stock had been put on shelf, classics,titaniums and masterpieces series.

i managed to get commerative edition soundwave, classics mirage,and titanium scourge, all for 120euro!!the guys in shop ,i think father and son ,were very helpful. they are keeping a masterpiece prime talking version for me!
i could spend a fortune here, and probarly will! saves me looking on ebay.

they have good selection of g1 reissues,and now classics series 1, titanium soundwave,rodimus,scourge,thundercracker , and masterpiece prime and starscream.

great to see these figures finally released here!

[godsenddeath]

great to see these figures finally released here!

Thanks for giving the thread a shot in the arm......

Unfotunately, most of those toys are imports, not 'official' releases.


To be blunt the prices in there are a bit stiff.

[leopold stotch prime]

thanks for the welcome.
been using the boards to try hunt down locations of shops ,like when i go on holidays . but now that i found one in my own backyard, id rather buy from these guys. had a few pieces go missing in post recently, which really put me off for a while.

prices here are always going to be off. my sister got me masterpiece starscream for xmas ,i finally managed to coax it out of her that it cost her 185euro in forbidden planet!!!!! the shop in temple bar are sold out but they told me they did it for 50euro less!!

besides its not like smyths or toymaster are ever going to get in alternaters nemisis prime or masterpiece megatron, its good that these guys are stocking the stuff that we want,if word got round ,maybe the bigger stores would go after the classics range too, but thats a bit unlikely!!!!

[Dominatorx]

Woohoo our ranks are growing Welcome to the boards

[godsenddeath]

Because they need to offer stock at more competitive prices, and in greater numbers than smaller 'collector' shops, Smyths and the like will always be bound to Hasbro U.K or at best a gray market importer who can offer them stock in large numbers.

In turn Hasbro's European branches seem to be in a position where they have little choice over what they can offer. Hence things like CD Hotshot and Downshift shipping for 4 months straight, by the time Overide GTS and Excellion were made available, many retailers just plain didn't bother with them because they were saturated with the previous wave.


As for the specifics of Alts, it seems not every manufacturer will allow their car design to be used in every country. Prowl for instance was scheduled then unscheduled, reportedly because it's not an 'official' European Honda car. Rumble seems to have met the same fate. On top of that, Alt distribution is erratic in the U.S. to start off with.

[Dominatorx]

Found dx and Voyager classics in argos
14.99 and 28.99 respectively
Also the talking 20th prime at 105
guess hasbro and argos kissed and made up

[godsenddeath]

Found dx and Voyager classics in argos
14.99 and 28.99


Hmmm, the first three or the first six?

[leopold stotch prime]

[QUOTE=Dominatorx]Woohoo our ranks are growing Welcome to the boards.

thanks for the welcome. soon we shall reveal ourselves to the jedi.soon we shall have our.......hang on, wrong toy line!!!!

godsenddeath is right about how the mass market shops work,but im glad some shops are actually going after what i personally want to see on the shelves and more importantly, buy. my friend knows a guy in symths head office and he told my mate that they will not be stocking the classics ,but instead will clear off whats left of the cybertron series till the movie lines appear,which they will be stocking bigtime. dont know about toymaster or tescos.

as my friend was in town, he popped into forbidden planet, they have 4 alternators, shockblast,dead end,swindle,silverstreak.also 2 titaniums ,rodimus and soundwave . 35euros for alts and 30 for titaniums.

3rd place has a trailer for masterpiece prime, 80euro.

he went to modelmania,only 4 clasics deluxe left and a prime left!!!!they had loads yesterday evening.

it will be interesting to see what argos ireland gets in tomorrow.

[godsenddeath]

buy. my friend knows a guy in symths head office and he told my mate that they will not be stocking the classics ,but instead will clear off whats left of the cybertron series till the movie lines appear,which they will be stocking bigtime. dont know about toymaster or tescos.

.


Oh im sure Toymaster and Tesco will do something. Thanks for the news on Smyths.

There's a TF board on boards.ie btw, the odd time something interesting comes up

[Dominatorx]

THose lying cheating sons of etc etc etc ......
went in ,asked for a classics voyager and they presented me with nem breaker
and for deluxes they had cybertron sky warps and wont shifts
not happy

[Ger_Hankey]

THose laying cheating sons of etc etc etc ......
went in ,asked for a classics voyager and they presented me with nem breaker
and for deluxes they had cybertron sky warps and wont shifts
not happy

Oddly enough, the online store still has those on the catalogue numbers for the Classics... they better sort it or there will be some very unhappy campers...

[godsenddeath]

Oddly enough, the online store still has those on the catalogue numbers for the Classics... they better sort it or there will be some very unhappy campers...


Unhappy campers it is then.

[leopold stotch prime]

am i the only one who managed to squeeze some classics out of argos????

thanks to the nice girl on customers service in stephens green ,i got prime and megatron. alternators jaguer ravage and classis double pack came from ilac centre store. got mirage in modelmania. anyone else get some goodies???

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[godsenddeath]

am i the only one who managed to squeeze some classics out of argos????




Edit: Just noticed that Megatron and Prime are *American* packaging.

Classic DXs are starting to filter thru to Argos in the U.K - only the first three so far it seems.

Got Ravage from Argos end of week before last.

As for Cassics: As long as their are no postal screw ups, i'll be finished the line about the middle of next week.

[leopold stotch prime]

was shopping with the missus earlier,tesco artane have a lot of cybertron ,mudflap hardtop etc.. and star wars transformers, luke xwing ,darth maul sith infiltrator,boba fett slave 1, with 50% off marked price. still only silverstreak alternators for 24.95.

whats the chances off champion sports carrying the nike transformers runners??????!!!!!!!nothing is safe now as we get closer to the movie!!!

on that note,has anyone heard if the release date has been changed from july 27 to sometime earlier????now to watch tonights battlestar.

[godsenddeath]

on that note,has anyone heard if the release date has been changed from july 27 to sometime earlier????

Still 27th Afaik. There'll be a 'preview' version of it somehwere after it opens I'm (fairly) sure.

[leopold stotch prime]

there will be "preview", and then there will be ""preview"" of the dodgy disc varity!!!! i really dont want to be bombarded with people wanting to lending me copies cause they know im a fan. really considering hopping a plane bout 6/7 july,for a shopping trip!!that way everyone happy,i just happen to see movie while i there and get lots of movie line toys,and the girlfriend gets to go woodbury common,and get some louis armstrong bags or whatever his name is!!!

but it will be a good day out on 27 july,double bill of transformers and simpsons.
anyone know when movie line expecting to start hitting stores???im sure they will be everywhere when they do hit.

[godsenddeath]

anyone know when movie line expecting to start hitting stores???im sure they will be everywhere when they do hit.

June apparently. Yes, they'll be everywhere - taking up space long after the movie line is over because retailers over ordered them.


Protoform figures were solicited for April. (Or was it May? - I 've kind of blanked them out.)

[leopold stotch prime]

just read the toyfair article on main page. looks like the ssia i have will come in handy this summer!! ultimate bumblebee sounds interesting.

[godsenddeath]

ultimate bumblebee sounds interesting.

It hope it's not too bad - i have a terrible weakness for oversized TFs, and am liable to buy it either way.

I suspect it's going to be bug ridden (pun semi-intended) so i don't know if i should import it it (90$ + shipping)
or get gouged for it locally (circa €130) so i can bring it back when it breaks.

[leopold stotch prime]

and now we play the waiting game...........oh i hate this game, lets play hungry hungry hippos instead???!!!!

stoopid reality,im off to work.

[Vialli]

Just came back from WoW in Carlow, they had Classics Prime and Megatron there, I picked up megs, nice toy. They were priced at 29.99 each.

[leopold stotch prime]

nice one! good to hear that some stores are getting them. megatron is one of the best figures in the range i think,got used to the "wings" and colour.
bumblebee and mirage are pretty cool figures too.

nothing new in dublin,although smyths got in the 30th anniversary star wars figs.

[leopold stotch prime]

got word this morning that smyths have done a u-turn on stocking the classics.
they will be doing wave 2,but have ordered what they can get from wave 1. apparently they are rushing them to select stores,dont know which ones.
prime and megatron will be the first to hit shelves in next few days from warehouse! go get em!

[godsenddeath]

Yep just seen prime and megatron in jervis st branch

[Dominatorx]

childers road limerick also have them

[leopold stotch prime]

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traded in some star wars figures for credit in modelmania last weekend,good thing cos these came in yesterday! they also got classics devastator , reissue soundwave, and couple more titaniums. i just missed out on the fallen figure by 30 seconds! they are expecting a lot of beast wars soon they said.

nothing new in other places this week.

[godsenddeath]

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traded in some star wars figures for credit in modelmania last weekend,good thing cos these came in yesterday! they also got classics devastator , reissue soundwave, and couple more titaniums. i just missed out on the fallen figure by 30 seconds! they are expecting a lot of beast wars soon they said.

nothing new in other places this week.


Well they got (The) Fallen quick, it's barely out in Asia.

What price tag did they put on Magnus and Skywarp?

[leopold stotch prime]

magnus and skywarp double pack worked out at 50 euro, optimal optimus and rid prime were 32euro. still have bit of credit left which ill keep for masterpiece megatron!!!!

[godsenddeath]

magnus and skywarp double pack worked out at 50 euro, optimal optimus and rid prime were 32euro.

In each case about 10 - 15% less than i had anticipated.


BTW - apparently Movie toys will be launched in The Netherlands on June 2nd.

I assume here will be about the same.

[leopold stotch prime]

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was passing thru temple bar earlier and couldnt resist picking up classics devastator! i know its a repaint of energeon constructicons, but it looks so cool in g1 colours. cant compere this set with my g1 original constructicons as they boxed away in family home, so heres classics mirage and bumblebee to show off the size of the mighty devaststor!

[godsenddeath]

Classics Megatron and Prime in Tesco Limerick. Probably other branches too.

Others including (hopefully) wave 1 Minicons may follow soon based on the fact that Tesco in the U.K. got Megatron and Prime about 3 weeks ago, followed by Minicons a couple of weeks later.


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was passing thru temple bar earlier and couldnt resist picking up classics devastator! i know its a repaint of energeon constructicons, but it looks so cool in g1 colours.!


I concur, colorscheme is much improved. Dislike the mold strongly though - one is enough


You'll find the discourse on Boards.ie to be of a lower level than here - but it has it's uses every now and then.

[Dominatorx]

Classics roddy and bumble bee in argos and wave 5 cyb locs in tescos

[leopold stotch prime]

pics of ultimate bumblebee are online. this is a defo purchase!!! why cant they do all the characters this justice!! its like masterpiece meets alternators.

[DanLyons]

I was in Ireland this past weekend and stopped into Smyths in Cork City where they had two Jetfires at the front of the stack of Classics Voyagers (I didn't look to see if there were more since there was a ladder in front of them). That sighting doubled the number of Classics Jetfires that I've ever seen at retail. Here in the states I've never seen a store with more than one in stock.

With the Argos Ravage exclusive (which was, of course, out of stock) you folks have it pretty good at the moment!

[Dominatorx]

Wave 1 Classics dx,s in Tescos in the cresent in LImerick also some 3 inch tits Galvatron,Thundercracker,Hot rod and G1 prime

[Vialli]

Found classics deluxe, minicons and megs/prime twopack in World of Wonder in Carlow, got the deluxes, bumblebee is great.

[leopold stotch prime]

just hanging round temple bar the till the missus finish shopping.
the movie prequel comic is out,picked it up in 3rd place along with escalation.they also have 20th anniversary prime talking version for 135euro.
model mania has prime too, picked up titanium g1 magnus here.
they have classics mirage, grimlock and ramjet. there was alternaters sunstreaker and rumble on the counter but these are on hold for someone.thers a box of loose bagged transformers on counter too.didnt get chance to go thru them as they were about to close.
forbidden planet have classics bumblebee and classics mini teams, and 3" titaniums.

[Dominatorx]

weird one today.
Tescos had the arc fighter repaint and Vaders star fighter. Honestly didnt think wed get those.

[godsenddeath]

Honestly didnt think wed get those.

Ah yes, much better than Wave 2 Classic DXs.





Keyring minibots in the third place in Temple Bar,


Modelmania had a few BW things, Classics Cliffjumper and Mirage, Classics Devastator, TFC Blaster....

and (might be some use to someone) a box of bagged mixed parts for customs/restorations.



They said they were getting more stuff in a few weeks.

[Dominatorx]

oooh anything interesting in those parts ?

[godsenddeath]

oooh anything interesting in those parts ?


We both know it's Classics CJ you're after :tongue:


It was a fairly extensive mix of stuff in white plastic bags, i didn't look through it all, pm me a list i guess.

[godsenddeath]

Wave 2 minicons in smyths.

[godsenddeath]

Classics Cliffjumper, BB, Mirage, Roddy in Forbidden Planet at the surprisingly non extortionate price of 14.50 each.

[leopold stotch prime]

my friend picked up classics grimlock in forbidden planet yesterday.
he also got 2 alternator rumbles in modelmania, 1 is for me! he said they have tapes for soundwave too.

[leopold stotch prime]

Got Masterpiece Megatron yesterday from Modelmania, 3rd place have it too. Its 140 euro in both shops, but its a fantastic figure , looks great beside masterpiece prime. Cannon is huge, gun cap is not repainted or capped.

[godsenddeath]

Got Masterpiece Megatron yesterday from Modelmania, 3rd place have it too. Its 140 euro in both shops, but its a fantastic figure , looks great beside masterpiece prime. Cannon is huge, gun cap is not repainted or capped.

Agggh! won't have mine for at least another week. :-(

[Cradok]

Lots of Animated in Smyths in the city centre. Voyager Megs, Starscream and Bulkhead, Deluxe Bee, Blackarachnica and Ratchet, and the Megs/Prime two pack.

[gdpwatson]

Just to swing the conversation a slightly different way for a sec. I just picked up 20th Anninervary Optimus Prime in Northern Ireland today for £34.99. It was in Toys R Us at Sprucefield just outside Belfast.

Not sure if this is worth saying or not but last time i was in they had him at £70+.

Oh and i couldn't decide whether to put this in Ireland sightings or UK Sightings. I opted for here cos we're on the same land mass!!

[Cradok]

Found Universe Onslaught and Powerglide in Smyths city centre. Mono-lingual, has the safety lion on it, but has US instructions, so I'm not sure what's going on here. They were really cheap too. They rung up as €28 each, but the price tags said €23, so I got them for that. That's a lot cheaper than the standard €40 for ultras, and cheaper even than the price for Voaygers.