Yesterday evening I was at the Müller Store in Bielefeld and looked for Transformers. I checked the prices. 24 Euro for Generations Deluxes (Combiner Wars) and 28 Euro for RID15 Deluxes! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!

 

Be glad you don't live in Scandinavia. I think they have to pay twice as much.

 

In Real in Bielefeld CW Deluxes are reduced from 23 to 15 Euros. I wish they had more than Wave 1. Might be interested in some other of the Stunticons.

 

According to sources, Germany will skip wave 2 of Combiner Wars and continue with wave 3 in June...

... but then according to other sources, Toys"R"Us Germany (which apparently acquires it stock directly, without going through Hasbro Germany?) is going to stock wave 2.

Mind you, Hasbro UK told different people different estimated release dates for wave 2 and then later claimed they didn't know when wave 2 would be available in the UK at all, so most likely the same mechanisms might be at work here.

 

Real in Mülheim an der Ruhr/Speldorf has at least three RID Hyper Change Heroes/Three-Step Changer Optimus Primes, the first sighting of this figure for Germany.


Meanwhile, Karstadt inside the Rhein-Ruhr-Zentrum shopping mall in Mülheim an der Ruhr has, I kid you not, N I N E (9) RID Warrior Class Autobot Drifts.


In what universe did the idea of solid cases containing nothing but Drifts possibly make sense?

 

RID Hyper Change Heroes/Three-Step Changer Optimus Prime also at the Real store in Moers-Hülsdonk.

 

First up a non-sighting: Following a report by a fellow German fan that RID Warrior Optimus Prime had been spotted at a Spiele Max store, I checked out the store in Solingen and found no Optimus Prime. Only two RID Warriors were in stock (if I recall correctly, those were Strongarm and Grimlock).

However, I discovered something else.

First up is an unexpected late arrival: Age of Extinction One-Step Changer Autobot Drift, the helicopter version. As far as I know, this is the first time a figure from this wave has been found in Germany. Seen at Galeria Kaufhof in Wuppertal-Elberfeld.


Meanwhile, Müller in Wuppertal-Barmen not only has a nifty RID display stand, but also wave 2 of the RID Legion Class with Sideswipe and Grimlock, who are finally out in Germany:


Surprisingly enough, I found Legion Sideswipe and Grimlock a second time today, this time at Real in Mülheim an der Ruhr/Dümpten:

 

Nothing new at:
Real in Krefeld (both stores)
Toys"R"Us in Krefeld
Galeria Kaufhof in Krefeld
Intertoys in Krefeld
Real in Duisburg-Großenbaum

 

Nothing new at:
Galeria Kaufhof in downtown Duisburg (yesterday)
Karstadt in downtown Duisburg (yesterday)
Toys"R"Us in Duisburg-Meiderich (yesterday)
Real in Duisburg-Meiderich (yesterday)
Real in Düsseldorf-Heerdt (today)
Real in Neuss, both stores (today)
Intertoys in Neuss (today)
Toys"R"Us in Neuss (today)
Intertoys in Düsseldorf-Carlstadt (today)
Toys"R"Us in Düsseldorf-Derendorf (today)
Real in Ratingen-Breitscheid (today)

Actual sightings:
Galeria Kaufhof in Neuss not only has AOE One-Step Changer Drift (helicopter) whom I saw for the first time in Wuppertal this past saturday, but also Dinobot Slug from the same wave:


Real in Düsseldorf-Bilk has RID Three-Step/Hyper Change Optimus Prime:


Galeria Kaufhof in Düsseldorf (Königsallee) has two RID Legion Grimlocks. No Sideswipe.


Karstadt in Düsseldorf has no fewer than six RID Warrior Drifts. As usual, no Optimus Prime:


The other remaining Galeria Kaufhof store in Düsseldorf (Am Wehrhahn, right next to Karstadt) has RID Legion Grimlock as well as AOE One-Step Slug:


And Real in Ratingen (Am Sandbach) also has RID Three-Step/Hyper Change Optimus Prime:

 

Nothing new at:
Real in Kamp-Lintfort (yesterday)
Real in Moers-Hülsdonk, at least not since my last visit last week
Real in Moers-Meerbeck (yesterday)
Real in Mülheim an der Ruhr/Speldorf, at least not since my last visit last week
Spiele Max in downtown Mülheim an der Ruhr (today)
Galeria Kaufhof in Essen (today)
Toys"R"Us in Essen (today)
Spiele Max in downtown Bochum (today)

Real in Bochum-Wattenscheid has both RID Legion Grimlock and Sideswipe as well as Three-Step/Hyper Change Optimus Prime, the first time I've seen all three at the same store.

 

Nothing new at:
Real in Bochum-Langendreer
Real in Witten
Real in Hagen (both stores)
Spiele Max in Hagen
Toys"R"Us in Hagen
Real in Dortmund-Oespel
Toys"R"Us in Dortmund-Oespel
Real in Dortmund-Eving

Karstadt in downtown Dortmund: Another case of "too many Warrior Drifts", this time six in total.


Galeria Kaufhot in downtown Dortmund has RID Legion Grimlock.


I'm starting to find it suspicious that this is already the third Kaufhof store where I found Grimlock, but no Sideswipe, who definitely has been released in Germany as well (see sightings at Real and Müller). Has Hasbro shipped another weird case assortment, this time to Kaufhof?

 

Müller in Gelsenkirchen had four Generations Combiner Wars Legends Class Grooves.

Now they have three.  

Also a very orderly display with each price point sorted by character. I.e. all the Warrior Bumblebees that are in stock have been put in one line, next to them all the Grimlocks, same for the Legions etc. Only the Combiner Wars Deluxes are thrown together randomly as usual.

 

Toys"R"Us in Krefeld has Combiner Wars Voyager Hot Spot and Cyclonus.


Also RID Three-Step Changer/Hyperchange Heroes Optimus Prime, who is now also available at chains other than Real:


Same at Toys"R"Us in Duisburg:

 

Found Wave 3 Voyager and Legends figures today at Müller in Cologne (Koeln Arcaden)
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Also they raised the price for Deluxe to 24,99€...

 

Mega sightings marathon!

Real in Mülheim an der Ruhr/Speldorf has Beast Hunters Construct-Bots Optimus Prime and Shockwave. This is the first time I noticed these. Is it possible these are rare/unreleased in the US?


Spiele Max inside the Forum shopping mall in in Mülheim an der Ruhr has Robots in Disguise Three-Step Changer/Hyperchange Hero Optimus Prime and One-Step Changers Fixit and Grimlock from wave 2. This is the first time I noticed these, so this might possibly be the first sighting of these for Germany.


Karstadt inside the Rhein-Ruhr-Zentrum shopping mall in Mülheim has four RID One-Step Changer Grimlocks and one Steeljaw, who completes wave 2.


Toys"R"Us in Essen has RID Three-Step/Hyperchange Optimus Prime, but no Combiner Wars Voyager Hot Spot or Cyclonus, only four Silverbolts.


Spiele Max in Bochum not only has RID Three-Step/Hyperchange Optimus Prime, but also Warrior Optimus Prime! Three of them, even. Also two Drifts, one Steeljaw and one Strongarm. This suggests it's this assortment, which means one Strongarm has already been sold.


Toys"R"Us in Dortmund has Combiner Wars Voyager Hot Spot and Cyclonus.


Same at Toys"R"Us in Hagen.


Spiele Max in Hagen is a tragedy. The newest figure they have is Beast Hunters Cyberverse Commander Bulkhead. However, the Kre-O Wall of Shame is impressivle. I counted no fewer than 61 (SIXTY-ONE!) Destruction Site Devastators.


Müller in Wuppertal-Barmen has Combiner Wars Legends Groove and Viper (but no Warpath), Voyager Hot Spot (but no Cyclonus) and RID Tiny Titans Series 3, the first sighting for Germany.


Toys"R"Us in Wuppertal-Elberfeld has Combiner Wars Voyager Hot Spot and Cyclonus as well as RID Three-Step/Hyperchange Optimus Prime.


Spiele Max in Solingen has RID Three-Step/Hyperchange Optimus Prime.


And Müller in Langenfeld has several RID Legion Grimlocks und Sideswipes.

 

Toys"R"Us in Neuss has RID Three-Step/Hyperchange Optimus Prime as well as Combiner Wars Voyager Cyclonus and Hot Spot.


Same at Toys"R"Us in Düsseldorf-Derendorf.


Kaufland in Düsseldorf-Derendorf (directly next to Toys"R"Us) now also has Combiner Wars Legends! Unfortunately, only wave 1.

 

Real in Krefeld-Oppum has the entire wave 3 of the Combiner Wars Legends.

I found 3x Groove, 2x Viper and 2x Warpath. Now they're short of one Warpath.  


That nifty presentation for the photo was my work. The toy department there actually looks like a war zone.

 

Hey, I am going to Germany/Deutschland and want to get something in Burscheid, anything there?

 

Müller in Datteln has Combiner Wars Legends Groove and Warpath. Nothing else from Combiner Wars, but still several old Age of Extinction exclusive packs.


Jackpot at Real in Bochum-Wattenscheid: Robots in Disguise Legion Fixit and Underbite (two of each) and the entire wave 3 of Combiner Wars Deluxes (two of each).


Real in downtown Essen (Rathaus-Galerie) has wave 2 of the RID One-Step-Changers with Grimlock, Fixit and Steeljaw as well as wave 3 of the Combiner Wars Deluxes:


And Real in Mülheim an der Ruhr/Dümpten also has wave 2 of the RID One-Step-Changers:

There are several Real markets in nearby Leverkusen, as well as a Galeria Kaufhof department store.

Depending on how long you're going to stay, you could also take a trip to Cologne where there are more stores, including Toys"R"Us.

Nightshadow should be able to provide you more tips.  

 

So, I was at Real in Bielefeld-Mitte yesterday... still only Wave 1. Was hoping to find First Aid