New TFCC Magazine Hitting Mailboxes

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Crimson Guard, Mar 27, 2008.

  1. Ravenxl7

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    According to the info from Toy Fair, Leader Bulkhead and Megatron should show up sometime in August. As for the wave 2 and 3 Deluxes, that's good news for me, as I was hoping for a lighter load when wave 2 hit, as I'll be getting most of Wave 1 as it is.
     
  2. Beastbot X

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    Mildly disappointed about the Seacons & Nightbeat, but as others have said, it gives me more time to save up for them, as I'm already planning to spend a lot next month at Botcon, of course.
     
  3. Yobuster

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    That wave distribution sounds about right. I just hope they don't short pack any particular figure.

    However with this much information, I'm kind of sad. We know so much the waves and toys etc but won't see wave 2 or 3 till like october/december of this year. That's too freakin long!!! I get the feeling that when the toys do come out and i go buy them, it'll all be sort of anti-climatic.
     
  4. G.B. Blackrock

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    It's a long-ago lost cause, but I simply have to mention it when it's relevant like this:

    If they'd sell these things loose, instead of bothering with the package, it would not only mean that they wouldn't have the particular problem causing this delay, but would be bound to result in a somewhat lower price for the set.

    I know a lot of folks like the packaging, which indeed has been quite nice, but I'm all for anything that will result in a lower cost to me. If it means that the toys ship faster, all the better!

    (Of course, it probably wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to have some extra time to save up some money after the large hits I've taken lately!)
     
  5. MegaMoonMan

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    Yeah, screw the box, just release them already.
     
  6. Beastbot X

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    I just got the club mag as well-- the newsletter also states that preorders "should be up by the time you receive this", which I take to mean early April since that's when most members receive their mag. And I think the Club charges you when you preorder, so so much for that bright side of the delay...
     
  7. G.B. Blackrock

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    Actually, I should add one more reason not to bother with the packaging. These things are too nice! Normally, I just throw a box out and put the toy on display. But I can't bring myself to do that the Astrotrain box I have (I don't have Airazor, and I've always gotten BotCon toys in boxed and loose sets, selling the boxed sets immediately and keeping the loose toys).

    What's more, because the box is so nice, I tend to keep Astrotrain in it, so that means that Astrotrain's not getting properly displayed either!
     
  8. Galvamaximus

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    And Grimlock? It will come in which wave? :( 
     
  9. Silent_Magnus

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    He is only a car,
    we don't see many of those above a deluxe scale anyway.

    and what about the wave 2 and 3 voyagers?
     
  10. IronicHide

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    Galvamaximus - Grimlock is voyager-class. These are just deluxe-class listings.

    And screw the Seacons.
    Yeah, you all heard me.

    Bring me the Soundwave deluxe.
    Now.
     
  11. Feralstorm

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    Delays are fine by me as they (hopefully) allow me to separate Botcon and the club exclusives as financial entities.
     
  12. Soundwave84

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    booo i want soundwave now!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    I guess I'll be getting my magazine any day now. Can't wait to see those new pics. Hopefully, they'll be better than the ones of the new Classics in the last issue (ie. properly transformed). Would be nice. :) 
     
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    Still no Blitzwing? :( 
     
  15. Ravenxl7

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    My guess is that he'll be in one of the waves in early 2009. Grimlock on the other hand, is one I can see being released some time late this year. Would be cool to have him released in late November, and saturated enough for me to find one. Would make for the perfect TF to buy with birthday money. Hopefully we get some pictures of a Blitzwing prototype from Botcon, or at the very least some reasurance that Hasbro still plans on releasing one.
     
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    Big DITTO. Between Japanese exclusives and the Botcon, a delay is more than welcome. Phew!:2c: 
     
  17. Beastbot X

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    They aren't new pics, they're just the official Hasbro stock ones we've seen since Toyfair.
     
  18. SilverDragon

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    Since Snarl is in wave 3, I think Grimlock will be in wave 3 as well. Lugnut might well be in it, as well as Blitzwing.

    Snarl is love.
     
  19. UltraDevmodious

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    Nothing on Voyagers…

    Wave 3 will be awesome…I am impatient I want now…not later!
     
  20. Kranix2k

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    Delayed til June?

    Slag! If there was to be a delay, I would've hoped it was only til May. That way I could get (April) Botcon toys, (May) Club figures, then (June) Animated figs. Now I'll have a good bit of buying all crunched into one month again.

    Ah well, I've waited this damn long for some new toys I guess I can wait a bit more. Glad Brian let us know instead of just holding out until the last minute.