Takaratomy Toys“R”Us exclusive Movie Advanced EX Rollbar

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Gaokaiser, Jul 18, 2014.

  1. ZapRowsdower

    ZapRowsdower Selling oddities in a shack. In the woods.

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    Breakout Battle set looks nice, but more expensive than I expected. I'd love to get this Skids redeco alone... well, no, I guess I'd like rusty Prime, too! :D  But honestly, there are better 3P toys on the horizon, so this stuff isn't half as tempting as it used to be. (Maybe if Hasbro/Takara threw in some collectible cards? :lol )

    I'm gonna say:
    1) not enough room in the manufacturing schedule
    2) Focus was arguably on the dinos, NOT the cars (kids like dinos, or something? :lol )
    3) new 1-steps, power battlers, titans, etc. toys (unless Hasbro opened/rented more factories for this, but in whatever scenario, the production of 4-5 versions of a single character is most likely responsible for the lack of extraneous characters/cars getting toys).

    Remember the 80s? Back when Hasbro would make 1 or 2 versions of Optimus and then move on to other characters? Yeah, don't expect that to happen today! :lol  Do your part: STOP BUYING MP OPTIMUS! :D 
     
  2. flatline72

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    seriously, Lena has oooddles of these on ebay right now....

    I bought 4 off them a month and half ago...and the most expensive one was $25 and shipped free....
     
  3. Cosmoglide

    Cosmoglide NA W4Y W3 60

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    If I see it in stores around me, I may get it just to have all 3 versions of that Skids mold, which I enjoy, quite a bit. As a proud Chevy Sonic owner, yea, I would have loved a proper Sonic transformer, but the skids mold looks, well, kinda similar, at least.
     
  4. jayman118

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    So its exactly the same with the breakout battle set as in no difference?
     
  5. optimusmegas

    optimusmegas Target-Power-Titan-Prime-Battle-Master

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    wish i could get my hands on a carnivac or two....
     
  6. Miyaren

    Miyaren Well-Known Member

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    Who is this Lena and I always see her shop on eBay quoted. Can someone link me to the stor
     
  7. Flash1087

    Flash1087 Maybe in an Alternate Dimension

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    Yeah, wait - does someone actually have this for sale? The only one I saw on eBay was a $50 pre-order.
     
  8. AxlF

    AxlF Well-Known Member

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    Yeah - search Lena81822
    He's been selling them for months. I got one for about $20 to round out the set with Skids and Crosscut and he's fine - pretty poor paint apps on him though.
     
  9. [Wing_Saber-X]

    [Wing_Saber-X] Takara Fanboy Collector

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    yea because you know that Japan does not make their own special edition releases at all aimed at AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT COLLECTOR MARKET OTHER THAN THE USA. but yeah.. :D 
     
  10. dirtweed

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    Confirmed, got one about a month ago for $17 shipped.
     
  11. japanda

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    Left BB set Right japan version is correct
    Sorry I was wrong
     
  12. [Wing_Saber-X]

    [Wing_Saber-X] Takara Fanboy Collector

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    dammit, I somehow prefer the darker blue used for the BB set version of Skids/Rollbar. :/ But not really enamored enough to get the other releases thou.

    Takaratomy for me.
     
  13. tfcrafter

    tfcrafter Customizer and LEGO MOCer

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    Wow, I actually like the Hasbro one better. The dark blue matches better with the stripe on the roof.
     
  14. Flash1087

    Flash1087 Maybe in an Alternate Dimension

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    Thanks for the help, everyone! Just found a few listings, and I'm gonna try my luck. :D