Studio Series '86 Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by barry, Sep 14, 2020.

  1. ziltama

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    Usually, that's USPS' fault for not updating. One order I had from CMDstore only had label printed on USPS tracking for a few days...and then I saw package on my doorstep.
     
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    Where did you guys order yours? I preordered mine on Amazon the day they went up and it says they won't be here till April.
     
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    Oh okay, makes sense. I may just cancel some of my Amazon preorders on get them from there if they hold stock.
     
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    Quick question: Do we know how many more waves are coming in the Studio Series '86 line? I know characters like Slag and Gnaw have been rumored but I really can't think of too many more characters that haven't already been done in the recent lines.
     
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    I'm hoping that's all it is. They should've started moving by now.
     
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    Same here, really hoping it’s just a USPS screwup. I haven’t been as excited about a toy as I am for Hot Rod in a very long time.
     
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    I don't think it's been confirmed how many more figures we are getting.
    It does appear that any future '86 characters will be mixed in with other Studio Series figures, instead of being a full wave by themselves.
     
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    Situation is the same for me. And if my memory's right I think it's happened before where it definitely just wasn't updating when it was totally getting shipped properly.
     
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    That's my guess. CMDStore has always been legit, both at the .com and the eBay levels. I have no reason to assume he's all of a sudden gone rogue.

    My guess is the USPS. Heck, UPS confirmed what drivers were saying... No pickups for six specific retailers (Macy's and The Gap among them) due to constraints and the pandemic. (Basically, those retailers are screwed and will need to find another option.)

    So if two carriers are having issues, it's no surprise there's no tracking.
     
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    Mine should have arrived today but the local hub is thinking otherwise, meh. Driving over there to pick it up would be faster.
     
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    Hmm. All my other items are working, tracking-wise, so now I wonder if these have shipped at all.

    Anyone else with a lack of tracking receive theirs? Or anyone in the last week?
     
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    i saw some dude on reddit who had got his hot rod from cmd today
     
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    Ah, good news then.
     
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    I received my Hot Rod today from CMD; ordered it last Saturday.
     
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    I called CmdStore today to inquire about the shipping oddity. They are located in Canada and use a third party to transfer packages to the USPS across the border in New York. CmdStore told me that their USPS reps told them they just aren't scanning all packages due to their holiday volume, which my own post office people confirmed. I won't get worried until next week, but am hopeful my package arrives this weekend. Another buddy here in town has his tracking fully updated every step of the way, so it definitely appears to be a USPS issue.

    EDIT: LITERALLY right after I posted this my tracking updated to show a Monday delivery. :thumb 
     
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    Should've gotten here yesterday but today morning is OK.
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    how much were they shipped?
     
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    $62.95 + $11.95 (for my shipping zone) = $74.90

    It actually arrived in its case box (minus the 2nd Hot Rod, of course, with extra packing paper thrown in).
     
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    oh nice was kinda expecting that to be more. prob not gonna cop this rn cuz i only care about hotrod and jazz so ig ill just wait out my pulse preorder
     
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    Oh good lord, Hot Rod is good. Even has the twisting arms when he did his first movie transformation. The paneling does a great job hiding hollow plastic syndrome too. Actually, only oddly hollow part is his butt/flight stand part.

    There's going to be some controversy as he is more like Ironhide's size as opposed to average Voyager height.
     
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