Put this down as a rumor for now, but California guys, you might want to start checking your Toys R Us stores for the all-new Transformers Prime mainline toys! The image you see attached to this story – showing the English language Prime mainline packaging and not the omni-lingual European packaging – was taking from this Ebay auction listing. The seller vheryan27 when asked mentioned he picked up Soundwave here and a Cliffjumper at a Toys R Us in California.
For the moment treat this with a grain of salt since it’s not a confirmed “off the pegs” store sighting, but all signs are pointing toward the fact that yes, the Transformers Prime mainline is about to hit US shores. Good luck and happy hunting everyone!
Dinobots Rule
thats lame
Josh
He is indeed a little bit shorter than fe optimus
there's a pic here in this gallery:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers…werizers-voyager-megatron-more-images-174198/
And I wouldn't let the lack of silver hubs on prime get you down. Heck I painted mine with silver sharpie and now the figure is perfect. Beats out the powerizer one by a landslide imo
Dinobots Rule
if the rid figures are smaller in size , does that mean voyager megs will be smaller than fe optimus??
SouthtownKid
Don't get me wrong, I like the FE. I was just hoping that when we did eventually see the RiD line, their version of Voyager Optimus would be even better, and with better paint. Like…at least the hubcaps or something.
But nope.
Anguirus
Actually the reviews of the FE Optimus have been REALLY positive it seems. Also, for me, the accurate weapons outweigh the transformation cheating, especially since all Optimi have to cheat something in order to avoid being a clone of G1 Optimus!
SouthtownKid
I may do that, although I was kind of partially counting on seeing it in person to push me over the edge to impulse buying it, because I'm half-tempted now to skip the entire line other than a few Cyberverse. It's not that I was super in love with the FE Optimus, either. I was really hoping and depending on the eventual main line release being better than the FE, which I thought was okay but had a lot of room for improvement. Unfortunately, that didn't happen. Half of FE Optimus' appeal for me is merely in comparison against the RiD Optimus.
Sentinel
I already had FE Prime and Bulkhead pre-ordered as a precaution and I just added the Prime/Megs two-pack as well. I was really hoping these would have shown up by now and I could cancel the pre-orders. Oh well.
Anguirus
^ For pretty much all of 2011 Hasbro's left hand didn't seem to know what its right was doing. As a pretty darn loyal consumer, I expect that to change.
Actually, if all you want is Optimus, he's retail at BBTS (less than RiD Voyager retail). It's Bulkhead that drives up the price, since he's shortpacked. And, oops, yeah, Hasbro did that.
Good thing that DotM was a fun movie and decent toyline, and Generations was pure sex. And the Prime show is awesome, or else I wouldn't bother with this frustration.
SouthtownKid
It seems like BBTS's claims about FE being a limited release turned out not to be as exaggerated as people were complaining. This is some BS.
Anguirus
Yeah. As soon as I saw this thread I clicked over to BBTS and got some pre-ordered insurance on FE Voyagers. Hell, I nabbed Screamer too because I sure haven't seen him show his face around here.
The price is steep at BBTS, but not so bad considering they are essentially foreign exclusives, plus I chuck things in PoL till the shipping's a steal.
SouthtownKid
I really hope not. I REEEEEALLY hope not. Because if the RiD toys are showing up on shelves in California already, it means say goodbye to any chance of finding the FE Voyagers at TRU here.
Shockblaster
Nice. I guess it means we must prepare for the hunt.
On the other hand, this is sorta bad because the chances of finding Prime FE Voyagers have gone down.
HnH
ahh i see and does that go also for any european release?
Sprocket
Completely different molds with different transformations. Cliffjumper, for example, doesn't come with the fold-out laser cannon advertised on his box art, and his roof-chest is fake.
So much for seeing the rest of the First Editions in the USA, eh? Let's hope they hit Marshall's and TJ Maxx instead of Ross and Tuesday Morning!
HnH
any differences between mass release and the FE versions???
help me get that straight please…
Anguirus
Feedback forum puts the lie to this…not that that will stop you or any other of you Size Chicken Littles.
Anyway, this is cool news and I'll be on the lookout. Now to decide where and how to get the FEs that I can't live without…
tehKOREANdude
^^ i'm in socal too. just got back from culver city tru. empty, with all tags reading movie deluxe. no rid revealers there
Robogeek28
So what're the numbers needed to give to TRU for deluxes and Voyagers when I call in the morning?
comacaz
Some guy in the cali section has a pic of them on the shelves and a wheeljack, soundwave, and a cliff. Man i'm jealous. It looks like it's mid/north cali? I'm in southern and checked two TRU's but only found the new ML wave
Robogeek28
I'm so envious of California right now.