Smyths over here. It was one or the other over there lol. But yeah it's been on some online sites too. Bbts carried it
It was only online; Walmart seems to have decided they're not interested in stocking the Spoiler Packs at retail. Unfortunately, you're pretty late to the party - this set has pretty much come and gone at this point (it released back in November).
There were delays here too. It finally made retail here in January after being delayed end of October and then mid December. Was hoping he would get here for Christmas but he arrived early January at retail here in smyths.
After the Netflix UM debacle, no one reported seeing the 2nd spoiler pack at a b&m Walmart. I've only seen in-person at local comic book stores, who have wholesale accounts through EE.
When I saw the pictures of Nemesis with his arm guns, I thought the same. In hand I rather like them though. They are excessive, but I kind of see it fitting a genocidal war-bot somehow. I don't see them as things he'd carry all the time, necessarily, more something he'd break out when outnumbered, but I like them. It's obvious from the scale and two post to one port fittings that they weren't really meant for him, though. A bit smaller scale would have been nice. (I think Jetfire's arm guns would look better, although I haven't tried them yet.) I also think they missed a trick with no ports on the trailer. I don't mean adding them especially for Nemesis since they're only interested in recolours with most of these selects and spoiler packs, recycling mold. (Interestingly, I think this pack might be the first in WFC what they recycled from three different lines.) But for lines which pride themselves with promoting playability with lots of ports and bloosh pegs, you'd have thought they'd include more on the ER trailer mold. Would have come into it's own with Nemesis. The big guns would look better on the side of the trailer than jammed on top of his cab. But then again the two post system of the guns might make placement difficult even then. Small issues aside, I love the Nemesis spoiler pack.
Great stuff man. He's a top figure. I usually just have him with a sword and a gun but he's just so cool. I have a fair few nemmys anyway lol
Interesting. I'm assuming no black play-doh. The main issue with the pegs are the side pegs on the swords. They are not wide enough. Otherwise, everything else is OK.
I skipped on the U.S. Hasbro release since I had the Takara Siege first edition Nemesis Prime, but this looks nice to keep to display MISB. I don't like the current option of $129.99 shipped to the U.S. on bababobo00712's eBay... perhaps if BBTS or TCP would carry it for less.
You take some nice pics. It's a bar to aim for! My only POTP figure is Inferno because BBTS had him for $20 (and they still do). I nonetheless regret the purchase. He doesn't look great, they damaged him assembling him by over-torquing his shoulder screws so there is a gap in his shoulder, the plastic has this unholy ghostly quality and isn't pleasing to touch at all. The accessories and ports have a lot of problems: 5mm was apparently just a guideline and they have not accounted for material variances, thermal expansion, and other well-understood forces of material science. But the combiner feet look good as katar weapons for Cyberverse Grimlock and I've decided he is worthy to watch over the empty figure boxes inside my closet...
