Combiner Wars Computron listed at Toys"R"Us UK website

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Nevermore, Jun 29, 2016.

  1. Nevermore

    Nevermore It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised!

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    Including new stock photos:
    Toys"R"Us UK
    Toys"R"Us Canada

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    So, uh.
    Toys"R"Us UK claims there are only six figures in this set but then points out the seventh figure, Scrounge's Targetmaster companion Cybaxx, by name.
    Toys"R"Us Canada completely glosses over Cybaxx, calling the set as "7-in-1" but referring to six components and the gestalt form.

    Toys"R"Us UK:
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  2. Cal

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    Huh, go figure. Were G2 Superion and Menasor released here?
     
  3. motorthing

    motorthing Too old for this $hit

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    No. And at that price...........

    I'm fine giving Kapow my custom for this guy.
     
  4. Matty

    Matty @StayingInTheBox Veteran

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    Will likely double dip on Computron. Hasbro and Takara are trolling us.
     
  5. Jerrimus

    Jerrimus BOSS

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    Nevermore, how in the heck do you possibly break what seems like 80% of the toy news?

    Are you a robit?
     
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  6. MatrixOfWumbo

    MatrixOfWumbo I see you

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    That's nearly 180 US dollars. That's almost two Computrons!
     
  7. AnnoyedRobot

    AnnoyedRobot Hiatus from 3D print design. Need bigger monitor.

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    Quick question: Why is absolutely everybody disregarding the Payload redeco? Toys R Us doesn't even count him as the 7th bot in the friggin' set and says that there are six members making up Comptron, even though non-Payload is clearly in the freakin' set! Toys R Us: Bad at Math.
     
  8. Nevermore

    Nevermore It's self-perpetuating a parahumanoidarianised!

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    Toys"R"Us likely uses a Hasbro promo blurb, so you should blame Hasbro.

    Don't expect the store to notice and fix an error on behalf of the manufacturer.
     
  9. Hanzkaz

    Hanzkaz Well-Known Member

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    That's UK prices for you. I wonder what Fort Max will go for. If we ever get him.
     
  10. Thundershot

    Thundershot Ratchet Fanatic

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    Cybaxx is the Targetmaster's name! He's finally named! He's no longer being called "special arm" :lol 
     
  11. jon trooper

    jon trooper Starscream addict

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    I posted this earlier in the sighting thread, glad we're getting him at some point also someone posted they had the platinum armada of cyclonus set and planet of junk set
     
  12. legotron123

    legotron123 Child of Primus

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    Ah, it's not a hasbro stock image if something's not horribly mistransformed. Seriously, is it so hard to give the guys taking the photos an instruction manual?
     
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    Why in stock photos have they mis-transformed Afterburner as Computron's arm?? That is meant to encourage kids to buy it?
     
  14. GotBot

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    Interesting. I mostly like this well enough except the massive amount of Lightspeed white AND Computron's face, but that, as I have said, feel like a customizing opportunity.
     
  15. grindcore138

    grindcore138 ARF ARF!!!

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    God, I love the mis-transformations you get out of these stock photos.
    At that price I'm just fine waiting for Kapow to put their pre-order up.
     
  16. AnnoyedRobot

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    Fair enough, but my question of "Why is everybody forgetting that not-Payload here exists?" still stands? Who keeps forgetting the 7th robot?
     
  17. AnnoyedRobot

    AnnoyedRobot Hiatus from 3D print design. Need bigger monitor.

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    To quote MST3K, "They just didn't care."
     
  18. johnbonhamatron

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    130 quid? Cheeky buggers!
     
  19. megatroptimus

    megatroptimus Untitled

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    Is that a new head on Scattershot?
     
  20. ma70er

    ma70er HasTak/3P TF Collector, Gamer

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    Same head. Scattershot's head was already unique and his own so it didn't warrant a change.

    The combiner head, Nosecone and Lightspeed (Lightsteed :lol ) on the other hand though...