TFW2005 member Human Beastbox received an e-mail from the Transformers Collector’s Club Store regarding his preorder for Animated Arcee and Electrostatic Soundwave (with awesome keytar buddy Ratbat). Here’s what he was told:
“TF Animated Deluxe Wv 3 09 (Arcee, Soundwave) 2pcsThese items have been split into different waves and are also shipping at later dates per Hasbro(roughly May 2009). Due to this we are currently canceling and we will issue credits on the current pre-orders placed. We will put these items back to the website site as soon as we get new released confirmed information on how these are to be sold. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.”
We’ll keep you up to date on the latest developments regarding the status of the Animated toy line.
airfox
I don't know what to think of all the Animated news of the last couple of weeks, I only hope that at least Arcee is released.
QFT! And TFW2005's resource pics are bigger and don't have that awful watermark there. Jeez.
-airfox
Zaraxion1021
I don't card much for the Soundblaster… but Arcee is a definite must have for me.
trebleshot
There's always TFW's own Resource Database:
Arcee – Transformers Animated – Transformers Resources
/shameless plug
Pulpiteer
If we're going to base anything on what's on the pegs…
I hit one of the two local WalMarts this afternoon–and I'm in the middle of nowhere–and found that not only are the Animated Voyagers that were on clearance for $17 last week back to regular price, but they were heavily stocked with Deluxes. Sure, there were a ton of Oil Slicks gathering dust earlier in the week, but today there was at least one Elite Guard Bumblebee and two or more of Samurai Prowl, Waspinator, Swindle, Swoop, Sentinel Prime, Jazz, Snarl, and Soundwave.
So here's hoping the product that's out there is just hit and miss with distribution, and the product that is coming is still coming sooner or later.
Calm thoughts. Happy thoughts…
MEGAMAN X FAN
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wasp819
Toys R Us have jetfire/jet storm and both leader shadow blade megatron and road buster magnus and a truck load of rescue ratchet
Rikotron
Uh, yeah. They're…….right there!
Pulpiteer
My bad
I apologize if I inadvertently caused all this by just now getting back into collecting Transformers. Two weeks of obsessively grabbing every animated figure I could…watching WalMart (in store and online) slap clearance prices on things after I buy them elsewhere…
For now I'm going to stick with the "absorbed into Universe" theory. Yeah, that's it. Just keep telling myself that…
kasper0v
are there no pics of Arcee's alt mode? WTF?
PyroniusRex
Son of a! Damn, I mine as well just stop hoping for an Omega Supreme then.
aussiehippy
Gah, I hope they get released SOMEWHERE and then I will be able to get them, even if they don't show up shelves in my local shops.
I just splurged online to get the Jet Twins, Shockwave, Swindle and Blurr. All within the UK thankfully, so not too crazy prices. I just know that if I wait too long, I'll have no chance of finding them.
My local outlets are stuck with shelves clogged full of earlier product: Sainsburys has tons of Swoop/Sentinel, Tesco is stuck with ample Jazz/Oilslicks, and Toymaster still only has Ratchet/Blackarachnia.
I don't live near enough to a TRU to find out if they keep up-to-date stock. Ah well, I already had to get Ultra Magnus from Kapow, coz he's a no show. I guess I can deal with slightly higher online/import prices to get the last few toys out of the line.
lastsonofzod
Seconded. Feralscream has Energon Grimlock as his av….he needs all the toys Hasbro can send him
On a more practical note…if they moved Soundwave under Universe I might be able to get around my "I swear I'm not buying another Animated figure" self promise made in the wake of the nonchallenge of transforming Leader Megatron….that Megatron made me sad
He's actually the only Megatron mold I own thats not on my Megatron wall…
….what was I talking about?
Oh yeah. Soundwave….cause Ratbat as a Keytar is awesome beyond words…
Feralstorm
For what it's worth, I did say get the toys to the general public TOO. (and first!)
but your cause is one I can get behind as well.
BetaSword
Well, i'm not a big Fan of the Animated Toyline(mostly due to the lack of Detail and the stretched Faces), but aside Blackarachnia, Arcee is most likely to become my second Animated Figure.
However, I'm mostly exited about several RotF-Figures, almost everyone of them is looking good.
And I'm kinda interested, if the Leader-classes of Optimus Prime and Jetfire can be Combined.
DieMaus
So GrimlockMinor, you think that Hasbro should send the unreleased Animated toys to Feralstorm specifically as well?
…eh, whatever, I need a cause to get behind. The official "Send Toys For Feralstorm" Drive 2009 begins here, people! Who's with us?
saberconvoy
Gah
and they look really cool to.
GrimlockMinor
^agree
Feralstorm
Basically, all I care about at this point is getting as many of the unreleased Animated toys to the general public (and me specifically ) as possible – regardless of timeframe or packaging.
Autobot-Girl
Hmm…It makes me sad seeing animated get canceled, this is the first TF series that I've watched from beginning to end while it was actually on T.V. it's a shame it was handled so poorly. But I do hope I get to buy Arcee and Soundwave/blaster. For now I must go and do mass chores so I can buy Blitzwing and a few leader class dudes before they get moved off shelves
swarlock
Oh please!