Iowa Transformers Sightings

Discussion in 'Transformers Sightings' started by Doctor Doom, Aug 14, 2003.

  1. Mark Kayfabe

    Mark Kayfabe Well-Known Member

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    South Side Des Moines TRU had one each of the four Titans Return Deluxes. I grabbed all four. Looks like they had two pegs set up for the Titans Return Deluxes, so I'm guessing somebody got to the others before I made it in to the store and I'm assuming more must be on the way.

    No sign of Fort Max, Leaders, Voyagers, Legends, or Titan Masters.
     
  2. Turnip

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    Clive TRU has 1 of each TR voyager sitting in a box in the aisle. I left both of then since I've already got them on the way from BBTS.
     
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    SW Cedar Rapids Walmart has 2-3 of each of the TR Deluxes.
     
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    Robots78 Robotanist

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    Wal-Mart in Waterloo has the TR deluxes. I took all 3 Scourges :)  but they had a couple each of the other three. No voyagers.
     
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    Ankeny Walmart is plentiful with Titans Return deluxes.
     
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    Jordan Creek Walmart has a bunch of all of the deluxes along with a couple of cases of Legends.
     
  7. jeff0514

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    Unfortunately, my skullcruncher's legs are very loose to the point where its hard to keep him standing up. Anyone else have the same problem?
     
  8. autobotx25

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    yep the one I bought just fell a apart soon as I tried to transform it and the sentinel prime is just about as bad. skullsmasher definitely has some QA issues because not only did the legs keep falling off or were loose but the right fist wont stay in and the beast feet keep falling off the arms.
     
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    Mine isn't quite that bad, though the hips are pretty loose. He might be the first figure to get me to go buy floor polish to thicken up the ball joins. He's so awesome otherwise.
     
  10. Mark Kayfabe

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    My Skullsmasher has a left hand that doesn't really want to stay put. the bottom peg looks like it's been melted and doesn't peg into the lower wrist hole that allows the hand to swivel in and out. Sounds like some QC issues all around here.
     
  11. shiftypenguin

    shiftypenguin Fancy-Pantsless Dancer

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    Those were gone When I was there this morning.

    Ankeny Target has the wave 1 deluxes. Snagged Hardhead, Skullcruncher, and Blurr. Wasn't going originally going to get Blurr, but after seeing him in person I was sold. Plus the $15 and change price tag (+ redcard discount) didn't hurt the sale.
     
  12. jAaMbot800

    jAaMbot800 I like to make stuff go kaboom!

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    Anything near davenport?
     
  13. autobotx25

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    Walmarts in the quad cities seem too have all the deluxes and toysrus in moline had some too
     
  14. Switchblade

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    Cheers. Grabbed a Skullcruncher and their last Hardhead.

    Yep, mine flopped over backwards at the hips with minimal effort. I took some clear nail polish to the hip joints and he's fine now, although one of his thigh swivels is still pretty loose.
     
  15. Mark Kayfabe

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    South side Des Moines TRU got a shipment of Titans Return Voyagers in yesterday. I was able to grab one of each (Galvatron and Sentinel Prime). No sign of a Deluxe restock and no sign of Titan Masters, Legends, or Leaders. Really interested in getting my hands on Blaster whenever he rears his ugly head around these parts.
     
  16. autobotx25

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    Davenport toysrus has wave 2 titans return heads couple of apefaces. Also they have a boxset of the generation alt mode toys.
     
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    Ravage_Eject Soundwave's Favorite

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    Moline TRU has a complete set of Wave 1 Titans Return figures.
     
  18. Mark Kayfabe

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    I snagged a set of Titan Masters Wave 1 at the Ankeny Target last night. They had two sets left. Brickseek says most of the Des Moines area Target stores have 12 in stock (3 sets, I assume). They were an aisle over from the Transformers, in the same area as the Matchbox cars. Odd.

    I was beginning to think we missed Wave 1 when the Wave 2 set started popping up first.
     
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    Titans Return deluxe and voyager as well as a few MP Bumblebees at the Davenport TRU
     
  20. autobotx25

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    also found fortress maximus at toysrus in davenport