Site sponsors BigBadToyStore and TFsource have opened up preorders for wave 4 of the Combiner Wars toy lines. Specifically interesting to us in this bit of news is the preorder for the deluxe wave, which we all assumed was coming but now it’s official. This wave will contain:
IronhideMirage
Sunstreaker
Prowl
You can find the various preorders for all wave 4 of Combiners Wars figures with the links below:
BigBadToyStore:
Deluxe – Ironhide, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Prowl
Leader Class Starscream
Optimus Maximus
TFsource:
Deluxe – Ironhide, Mirage, Sunstreaker, Prowl
Leader Class Starscream
Optimus Maximus (no single listing as of yet)
unicronic
If that is the Ironhide deluxe I will take it gladly.
TFA Prowl is a good homage and will mean we will have two Prowls in one line.
The headsculpts in CW have been particularly excellent. This likely means the masquerade Bots will look very good.
payres
I could have sworn thee deluxes all said June/July when the order pages went up but they're now saying August at Robotkingdom & BBTS while the Voyagers are July.
Nevermore
Back on the topic of non-reveals by Hasbro, I don't think their website has been lagging behind current releases this badly since the days of Energon.
I mean, they currently have listings for Deluxe Blades and Stretwise, but not for their wave-mates First Aid and Rook, all of whom are already out at US retail.
Oh, and those listings are only available through some international versions of the Hasbro website, but not in English.
Leader Ultra Magnus is at least accessible through the Canadian version, but changing the URL perimeters to the US site again results in a blank page.
I know the website has always been incomplete and not all listings were available in all international language versions, but this is getting ridiculous.
It's as if after the website accidentally revealed Legends Rodimus and Skywarp back in January, some extra cautious measures were put in place to prevent this from happening again, which now means that the website won't be updated with new product until said new product has come and gone at retail.
There used to be a time when Hasbro regularly provided fan sites with promotional images of upcoming product even outside Toy Fair, BotCon and SDCC. That's clearly been a thing of the past now, just like the entire promotional program with Hunter PR.
I wonder how much of a budget cut the marketing department was hit with.
TFXProtector
It's entirely possible. They have Motor master in stock and this is not the first time they've beaten other stores to the punch. They usually do that with PR. In fact, during Super Megaforce, they got several items long before anyone else did and you paid a premium to get 'em too.
T-Hybrid
ToyWiz furiously painting their surplus of Voyager Primes white…
Nevermore
Preorders up at ToyWiz now.
Curiously, they currently claim to have Optimus Maximus in stock.
payres
For UK readers Kapow have their Wave 4 Pre orders up
Optimus Maximus Voyager Combiner Wars Wave 4 Voyager Optimus Maximus
Deluxe set of 4 Generations Deluxe Combiner Wars 2015 Series 04 – Set of 4
videriant
I'm sure they'll skip W3, overstock on W4, and then not order W5&6 causing the CW line to end.
kevicon
Saw the Wave 2 Deluxes in wild for the first time today (Central OH Walmart). I don't see my area getting wave 3 or 4 for a very long time. I've pretty much given up on b&m stores.
Autovolt 127
That Prowl's body reminds me more of the Cybertronian Ratchet/Ironhide body type from Animated.
artiepants
isn't he based on Animated Prowl? (I haven't seen the alt mode)
BattleUpSaber
Galvatron and Vision didn't make their first fictional appearance before the toy was revealed
Robogeek28
Prepare for disappointment.
Thundershot
Uh… It is.
ew1983
I see hot rod in the chest, I really hope optimus Maximus isn't a recolor of current combiner wars prime mold
payres
Yeah but so were Frenzy and Rumble. And then Prowl was a First Aidesque police vehicle. The comic mayhave been throwing some deliberate misdirection!
Scaleface
Okay, I just checked the comic book alt mode for Motorcycle prowl. He seems to be base on Legends Groove!
bobbyjack
I preordered an Ironhide. The rest I already have good Classics versions of. Using Takara AM Ironhide right now in my Classics display.
Scaleface
I wonder if motorcycle Prowl will be a future club toy then?