Tiny Turbo Changers Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by G1 Evac, Sep 3, 2017.

  1. analogue

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    They are perfect as Shockwave’s minions! Especially with wall-crawling action!
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    And I know they’re not technically labeled as such, but the Gnaws in the Cyberverse set were clearly designed the same. 110AF36B-901E-43A5-AB37-43A22937A90D.jpeg
     
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    So I managed to snag some series 5 singles from ToyWiz of all places for $3.99 each before they jacked the price up to $6.99 each. Any chance anyone here has a S5 Megatron, Arcee or Crankcase for sale? Looking to finish off that set before I start hunting for CV3.
     
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    3 already?! Still looking for CV2 here... blind packs seem to be really poor on fresh stock in my area, there's an entire wave of Jurassic World I only saw ONCE too. (Worse, I need three of the 1x/case Chase Figure from that set for friends. :(  )
     
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    I never saw anything past movie wave 4 in my area. I just resorted to ordering singles from an eBay seller routinely since they get cases when possible.
     
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    My Movie 5's had to come from a buddy in Canada in a Jurassic-for-TF trade.
     
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    Why isn’t there a Windblade in Tiny Turbo Changers Cyberverse? She was a main in the series!

    I’m hoping that there is a Series 4, which the Gnaw mold was for, but with the animated series ended I’m bummed that my chances are slim...
     
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    found series 2 Cyberverse at Target over the weekend...got Soundwave, Shockwave, Acid Storm, Black Arachnia and Grimlock...

    they are fun toys that scratch that itch of wanting to fiddle with a transformer but not wanting to get involved in a deep transformation...

    other than Soundwave's arms not moving enough I think they're all pretty good...have to track down that Jetfire/Silverbolt mold now and hope series 3 comes out soon because it looks like a lot more unique molds are in that series...
     
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    Where do you get these? None of the usual stores around me seem to carry them.
     
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    Here around Seattle, Target and Fred Meyer (local Kroger brand) have Cyberverse series 1 and 2. Movieverse are long gone, and I haven't seen Cyberverse 3 anywhere in the US even though it seems to be dropping in Canada and the UK.
     
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    I'll double check the local Targets. I'm looking to army build Skrapnel.
     
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    Skrapnel is Series 3 IIRC... best bet is if you know anybody in Canada who owes you a favor. :) 
     
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    I'll take advantage of this thread being bumped to encourage anyone who has access to Series 4 to pm me.;) 
     
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    With some help from a friend in Toronto... Cyberverse Series 1-4 complete. It took him quite a bit of doing to complete Series 4 before shipping...
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    Top row is Movie Series 5, spill-over from the entire other side of this case being the complete Movie line. Is there a Cyberverse Series 5 coming, or are TTC's toast?

    Not pictured, a Starscream I've picked up for repaint as Skywarp to complement Screamer and "Totally NOT Thundercracker."
     
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    Is this line continuing or is it done?
     
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    Well, other countries usually get new waves a year before the US, and nobody's reported a Wave 5 anywhere... makes me wonder if they're spiking TTC's to try to make Botbots the "blind pack" product for the entire brand. (Though I think blind-pack Micromasters and Battlemasters could work...)
     
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    Does anyone have pictures of the Tiny Turbo Changer catalog renderings? I know some were posted here, but does anyone have access to a complete collection?
     
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    Oh neat! You store these on clear plastic storage cases? I'm curious where you'd still find those these days, i might consider looking for those when i get to collect small figures like these.
     
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    I really like these little guys. Unfortunately, they were never sold by any store in my country. Curiously, out of nowehre, the US Target exlcusive 3-pack showed up at one of the biggest supermarkets here, but they were priced alsmot 30 dollars!!!!!!!!!!!! They were total shelfwarmers for that crazy price until they went on sale for about 15 dollars which was still a bit expensive. A friend of mince got the pack for me with his employee discount for 9 bucks. Later I was able to find Megatron, Blackout and Chpster which I gave them the swords. I wish I could find more of these figures.

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    Craft stores--when Plano exited the kid's toys/baseball card storage market, they repurposed that case design as a floss/thread organizer.
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    Check Jo-Ann, Michaels, Hobby Lobby or similar in your area. Failing that, look for Plano 531586 online.
     
  20. Gneric Robot Dinosaur

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    That feeling when you randomly go into a Target and find that they restocked the Turbo Changers and you find the last one you need. Spoiler: It was Slipstream.