Masterpiece Prowl out in Australia (and Malaysia)

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by griffin-of-oz, Jul 8, 2014.

  1. XenoGearX

    XenoGearX Well-Known Member

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    That box is huge compared to MP Prowl. They could fit two of him in there.

    Edit: Maybe 3 or 4 haha.
     
  2. AutobotAlvaron

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    XenoGearX, I wonder, would you say that MP Prowl is about the size of a Voyager, or a small-ish Voyager/ large Deluxe? From pics I can only tell that he's smaller than my Alternator Prowl, but larger than G1 & CHUG Prowl.
    Also, can anyone confirm his US TRU price?
     
  3. DeltaMagnus84

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    the MP cars are about as tall as an older deluxe like battle blades Bumblebee.
     
  4. BZiggyZ

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    Anyone know the TRU US item number yet?
     
  5. XenoGearX

    XenoGearX Well-Known Member

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    Probably small-ish Voyager/ large Deluxe is more accurate. I was going to say in between current sized voyagers/deluxes.
     
  6. odeean

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    Toysrus Australia charge as much as they can. I doubt the $100 comes from hasbro. Tru is the absolute worst place to buy anything and is mainly for suckers ie 40+ upper middle class women buying gifts for kids with no knowledge or like of toys. Tru australia have been known to price deluxe figures from the same wave at 100% mark up if it is popular. Tru australia are scalpers, no need to worry about scalpers buying them.

    I have seen the above with my own eyes before anyone says that is BS.
     
  7. george tremarco

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    It really is. That sort of price tag is something I'd expect to see on a bespoke, limited to 500 pieces, 3rd party type toy of this size. It's a complete joke to ask that amount for this figure.
     
  8. [Wing_Saber-X]

    [Wing_Saber-X] Takara Fanboy Collector

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    yeah this. It's really a shame for those non-collectors/ casual toy buyers here in KL who think that this is the actual retail price... :( 

    Hope they are not suckered or duped.
     
  9. jayman118

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    Really hard to support this line when a line that supposed to be cheaper than takara is now more expensive. Was interested to buy my 3rd prowl (hasbro) just to support it but Hasbro MP's here is twice the price compare to US TRU let alone making it more expensive than the Takara. Kinda worried about future MP Hasbro releases :( 
     
  10. superdaddyco

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    This news is pretty underwhelming. I feel like clapping sarcastically........
     
  11. [Wing_Saber-X]

    [Wing_Saber-X] Takara Fanboy Collector

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    No more Hasbro MPs for me.
     
  12. Tman978

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    That box is huge but I guess they wanna be uniform.
     
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    We still have no official US price yet
     
  14. Raiyuki

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    I assume the price will be fairly normal in the US. Malaysia always seems to get stuff at double price at TRU as I recal Acid Storm being roughly 150 and Soundwave at 250 (I don't live in Malaysia but those are the prices I've seen both on news posts and in comments from people on Facebook). In the US at least we normally get decent prices. New Grimlock was the first to get a $20 mark up (and that's STILL cheaper than either Takara or secondary market price). Sunstorm might be getting a five dollar mark up and I'm certain Prowl will be around $60 as I'm sure the TRU's in the US won't be dumb enough to price Prowl at more than a Seeker (and for the record TRU's prices as of late for normal retail stuff are actually BETTER what a couple Targets in my area charge.) I say expect 60+tax; It might still be cheaper to import but that's probably the most reasonable price to name for Prowl.
     
  15. harveydent

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    Target and Walmart don't want MPs, they kept shelfwarming. TRU was the only store Hasbro could get that would take them.
     
  16. Tman978

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    they are a smidge taller BB Bee [​IMG]
     
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    Why would people scalp or buy has brought prowl when he's same price as the Takara one or is this prowl different?
     
  18. barrelks

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    For anyone in Australia/Malaysia who does buy it, does it come with the launchers?
     
  19. Raiyuki

    Raiyuki Low Class Seeker

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    Target has never had MP figures so that question is still up in the air. Really no one store carrying it will completely satisfy; i have only two Walmarts near me and both are terrible; other people have more and find stuff there. Some people have that problem with TRU.
     
  20. Exodus

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    Haha agree, at least the Sunstorm box looks more appropriate.