The Amazon / Amazon JP New/Restocked/Shipped/Preorder Items Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Smashs, Dec 16, 2012.

  1. scifi1972

    scifi1972 Well-Known Member

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    Slammer delayed 2 weeks, Pipes supposed to be delivered today, but tracking shows he's in Idaho.......I'm in CA, so.....yeah.
     
  2. Thundershot

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    Nice! Unfortunately he and Hubcap just make it even more obvious that we need new deluxe versions of Swerve, Tailgate, and Outback. Wheelie is ok small..

    I decided to swap weapons around on Puffer and Road Ranger and made Puffer more toy accurate so he didn’t look so much like Pipes.

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  3. all are dead

    all are dead Being a nerd is my game.

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    Ive been thinking the same thing. A lot of the prime wars trilogy figures need new versions, imo. The WFC/Legacy design aesthetic would be a LARGE improvement for a lot of those figures.
     
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  4. SMS Udon

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    Just give me Gears, Windcharger, and Brawn first. The fact that everyone under the sun is getting new figures and not those three is infuriating.

    More on topic, I feel like Amazon is just a place I preorder from only to cancel down the line now. I can't remember the last time they didnt get (non-exclusive) figures months after other stores.

    I still technically have an unfilfilled SS86 Sweep preorder with Amazon, while I've had 2 Sweeps from 2 other online stores for months.
     
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  5. Foster

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    I've got a pair of SS86 Sweeps on order from Amazon too, and I have two already. I can't decide if three Sweeps or four will be enough!
     
  6. all are dead

    all are dead Being a nerd is my game.

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    Gears being on the Kingdom art and apparently scrapped from the line early is nuts to me. All the minibots need deluxe class figures, imo. Like we got Huffer and Pipes, now do those 3 and Powerglide.

    Also to the sweeps topic, I am SHOCKED amazon hasnt lifted the date on the sweeps. They have to be sitting and rotting in amazon warehouses since like September/October.
     
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  7. fanbase0000

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    leakers said that the planned Kingdom Gears would have been Core class, which doesn’t make any sense and is even more nuts. Hopefully Gears will come out soon and done right as a smaller deluxe class similar to deluxe Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, warpath, etc.
     
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  8. all are dead

    all are dead Being a nerd is my game.

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    oh lord I forgot about that. I understand that they are smaller figures, but man I really hope we dont get those characters in Core Class. I want Deluxes of them.
     
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  9. SMS Udon

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    A core class Gears makes no sense. He would be half the size of a core Optimus, basically the size of a battle master.
     
  10. Huktonfonix

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    They'll be a Target exclusive three pack.
     
  11. SoundwaveSuperior

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    Not all Core class figures are in scale with each other - some are smaller versions of full-size characters, and others are simply regular CHUG-scale versions of small characters. Look at Studio Series Core Shockwave vs Ravage, for example: one's clearly in scale with larger figures, while the other is a smaller scale.

    A Core class Gears would presumably be about the same size as other Core figures, intended to scale with larger figures.

    (I'm not saying this would necessarily be a good idea, as it would still make him smaller than the other recent Minibots, but it's almost certainly what the plan was when they were considering a Core Gears).
     
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  12. SMS Udon

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    Dont even joke about this. The walls have ears.

    This is true. I was perhaps going too far with my previous statement. Regardless, I'm no scale stickler, but Gears is supposed to be about as big as Bumblebee or Cliffjumper. And I love the engineering of the Bumble/Cliff deluxe mold. I'd love more like that.
     
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    What board would that be???
     
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  14. Deathx360

    Deathx360 Farewell Dear Friend

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    Do like I did and just go nuts with it.
     
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    I have 5 and feel like I need 1 more. Lol
     
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  16. Omegax80

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    Pipes arrived in a bag. Box crushed. Figure appears unscathed.
     
  17. MRBLACKOPS

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    Same, mine came in a crappy bag and was crushed. Figure was fine tho
     
  18. scifi1972

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    My Pipes keeps getting delayed. I have a feeling it's been lost. Was supposed to be delivered yesterday. Then I got the "sorry we're late. if it's not delivered by Jan 7, come back for a refund" message. That date has now been changed to Jan 11. No tracking updates since Monday. Yeah..it's probably lost. Prob just gonna order a backup from Pulse.
     
  19. daimchoc

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    Should have gotten a pic and show it to CS rep. They might give you a credit.
     
  20. worldsgreatest

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    It's weird that they moved the date.

    If there's no movement after 48 hours it's typically considered lost and eligible for refund.