Sorry I can’t see it but are both battlemasters with megatron decepticons?

 

No, Autobots. The gun is Crosshairs targetmaster partner and the lion from Actionmaster Rad.

They've apparently been captured by Megatron

 

I thought the Targetmaster that came in the G2 Sideswipe pack was Crosshair's partner...

So damn confusing. 

 

Thanks  

 

that was the original thought, but now it seems trenchfoot is either a new character or peacemaker or spoilsport renamed.

 

@tigatron2002 beat me to it.

But since they're all repaints of existing moulds none of them is exactly right anyway.

Me, I'm just annoyed that these are all exclusives and hard to get (or expensive) unless you live in the USA or canada.

 

As I said...damn confusing.  

Ah well, I really don't care I suppose, as Hasbro doesn't seem to either.

 

I see no reason at all to get that Magnus.

 

I see no reason at all not to get that Magnus.

 

I don't have the original release, and I want one that matches the rest of the Netflix re-relases.

So that's two reasons at least for why someone might want it.

 

Also he comes with redrung.

Plus the inner robot deco is better than his retail siege figures inner deco

 

agree. the weathering or damage looks horrilbe and the darker bits for no reason (that i know of) don't look good.

hotlink is a must track down. hopefully it will be available at or aftre release like the 35th anime versions.

 

Are these releases $90 at all spots or is that just TFSource doing their usual price gouging?

 

Not so much price gouging but having to source Asian release versions of exclusive toys, which are automatically more expensive. They still need to make a profit on top of that.

 

Bugbite gives us hope, strange that Bugbite is the only hint of BB we have.

That was my reason.... then I saw it....

 

Ya, I mean... I can't find the normal Rung release to save my life. He's not in stores, and isn't being sold for MSRP online. I've tried Target, Walmart, Amazon, Hasbro Pulse,etc. Only results that come up are resellers gouging for like $40.

So, might as well just get this version.

 

yep, the tfsource stock is essentially imports, so @ziltama is 100% correct

well there is also the bumblebee on the boxes (not a strong indicator given wheeljack on the siege boxes) and his presence in both the comics and netflix show. plus bumblebee usually skips a few lines between releases
06 had the classics deluxe which was reused in an 07 movie set
08 had the legends class universe figure
2010 had a rts goldbug repaint of the 08 legends
2010 also saw the first new mold since the 08 legends, wfc deluxe bumblebee
2011 again reused the classics deluxe
2012 saw another release of the 08 legends mold
2013 had a new legends release based on the wfc design (sort of) along with the idw deluxe and its goldfire repaint
2016 he got the titans return legends

so since classics bumblebee has only had 6 molds, classics deluxe(06), universe legends(08), wfc deluxe(2010), t30 legends(2013), t30 deluxe(2013) and tr legends(2016) so him going a few years between molds isnt really out of the ordinary

 

Got an email from Walmart saying everything is supposed to be released by the 1st moved up from the 8th. Except for Megatron for some reason.


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Yeah...Sounds like a gamble either way. In light of what's been happening around the world I don't think a lot of collectors who actually had plans for anything within this cash grab will be as motivated as they might've been last month. I'm not all that hyped about grabbing Hotlink anymore. Especially since they want $40 for it (I don't want those Target Masters).

I would've been interested in a character
(Someone long awaited and new) boosting the hype for an otherwise "MEH" line that most others (not all) would agree with to.

I mean for the record a lot were already hoping for a Thunderclash retool of this mold around SDCC2018 when SIEGE UM was first revealed. So not every mold in this line has to be retooled but I'm willing to bet that the mold in question would have shelf warned less.

 

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