Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome

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From UK toy distributor A.B. Gee, we have a look at official stock photography at the first wave of Deluxes in the Hasbro Transformers Titans Return line: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Chromedome, and Wolfwire (listed at £21.99 each - approx $32 USD)! As is usual by now, the images feature the wonderful poses showing the 'best' side of the figures, plus a randomly assorted look at both modes, packaging, and spec cards. Check them out mirrored below!

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Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793438)
Posted by Kurona on May 29th, 2016 @ 6:03am CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:the first wave of Deluxes in the Hasbro Transformers Titans Return line: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Chromedome, and Wolfwire (listed at £21.99 each - approx $32 USD)!

EXCUSE ME

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793441)
Posted by william-james88 on May 29th, 2016 @ 6:47am CDT

Stuartmaximus wrote:As for those Takara haters....just remember.....you wouldn't have gotten Constructions with better articulation, nor a deluxe Groove(yes! granted! Hasbro is now bringing one out as an individual item) or Slingshot(Quickslinger) or Breakdown(Brake Neck) or even a G1 Space Shuttle Blast Off(which I believe is happening) if it wasn't for Takara

No one hates Takara. All we are saying is you shouldnt expect miracles since they didnt change anything to the Hasbro Fort Max mold. They are the ones who designed this retool anyways.
Also Slingshot and Wildrider were Hasbro designs and Hasbro Wildrider (you wrote Breakdown) even came out before Takara's. Also, Takara's shuttle Blastoff is not impressive in the least but at least it isnt lazy.

Burn wrote:
Autobot N wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:This is the Hasbro version.
I believe what our friend Hellscream is saying that Hasbro didn't think about making that an official mode.

There's a lot of "unofficial" modes out there for Transformers. That's part of the fun, discovering these things.But I guess there are some people who need instructions for everything in life.

You making fun of my honeymoon night?

Anyways, about this fort Max fan mode, I see it no different than the gun fan mode on Megatron last year. Its just us grasping for something that isnt there and that doesnt look that great when you think about it.

What I disliked about this new Fort Max was not just that it abandoned its city mode but that it didnt have much of a transformation and looked lazy with much reduced playability from the G1 version. And that it was just a retool. And this doesnt change anything. We just flipped his legs in the air to give the illusion that he looks like his G1 self (which he doesnt) when looking at him dead on. But its not like we can use them as towers when we play, since its not intended. Not like this:

Transformers G1 1987 Fortress Maximus Gallery

Kurona wrote:Technically, you could go for the G1 guy as he has more play space and accuracy... to... itself.

Thats what I recomend anyone disatisfied with this toy.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793444)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 29th, 2016 @ 7:10am CDT

Kurona wrote:
Dr Va'al wrote:the first wave of Deluxes in the Hasbro Transformers Titans Return line: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Chromedome, and Wolfwire (listed at £21.99 each - approx $32 USD)!

EXCUSE ME

So argos was a harbinger of prices to come then. It's getting more and more expensive to be a UK fan who loves hunting for them in the shops when compared to the cold, hard efficiency of online shopping.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793446)
Posted by Kurona on May 29th, 2016 @ 7:17am CDT

Checked a bit more on the website; and right enough they do some scalping... their CW deluxes are £18 vs the normal £16 while their CW voyagers are £25 vs the normal £23. But this is just absolutely outrageous.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793458)
Posted by Collector Canine on May 29th, 2016 @ 9:16am CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:From UK toy distributor A.B. Gee, we have a look at official stock photography at the first wave of Deluxes in the Hasbro Transformers Titans Return line: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Chromedome, and Wolfwire (listed at £21.99 each - approx $32 USD)! As is usual by now, the images feature the wonderful poses showing the 'best' side of the figures, plus a randomly assorted look at both modes, packaging, and spec cards. Check them out mirrored below!

I thought these were the wave 2 deluxes?

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793460)
Posted by Va'al on May 29th, 2016 @ 9:21am CDT

Whoops, yep! Brain didn't kick in!

Fixed, thanks.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793463)
Posted by Alpha Dominus on May 29th, 2016 @ 9:45am CDT

Love these guys!ALL of 'em! The colors,the sculpts,the modes! (Blurr is a Cybertronian racer again!Squeeeeeeeeeeel!) And that second and third tier characters (finally) get some love-and look amazing!

Also,the fact that I'm impatient for a new Wheelie really says something about this new line for me.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793465)
Posted by Collector Canine on May 29th, 2016 @ 9:56am CDT

Dr Va'al wrote:Whoops, yep! Brain didn't kick in!

Fixed, thanks.

You're very welcome! ;)^

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793469)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 29th, 2016 @ 10:10am CDT

If only the prices were such an error :lol:

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793481)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on May 29th, 2016 @ 11:44am CDT

£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793482)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on May 29th, 2016 @ 11:48am CDT

Having never owned a G1 Fort Max and not being able to afford the £300+ the reissue goes for I'm totally picking up the TR version. I don't want to miss out like I did with Metroplex a few years back.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793484)
Posted by Kurona on May 29th, 2016 @ 11:57am CDT

MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?

Admittedly I've seen worse, and this site does put it's prices quite a bit higher in general... but considering this is the first domestic price I've seen for Titans Return and it's much above their Combiner Wars pricing, it's not very encouraging.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793485)
Posted by Agamemnon on May 29th, 2016 @ 11:57am CDT

MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?

As long as the toys keep selling? Capitalism!

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793487)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on May 29th, 2016 @ 12:18pm CDT

Agamemnon wrote:
MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?

As long as the toys keep selling? Capitalism!

Can't see them selling many deluxes at £21.99, especially when CW voyagers are currently £22.99 or cheaper.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793489)
Posted by Kurona on May 29th, 2016 @ 12:24pm CDT

MightyMagnus78 wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:
MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?

As long as the toys keep selling? Capitalism!

Can't see them selling many deluxes at £21.99, especially when CW voyagers are currently £22.99 or cheaper.

To be fair, it can be an alluring price if it's an early release. I remember in December I caved and got Blast Off for the price of a Voyager on Amazon because it was literally the lowest price I could find for him.
After that? Nae chance.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793491)
Posted by Optimum Supreme on May 29th, 2016 @ 12:50pm CDT

Wolfwire? Monxo? I don't even want to know how the hell they lost the ability to use the original names there. Weirdwolf? Is there seriously another company using Weirdwolf as a trademark? How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.

:HEADHURTS:

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793492)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 29th, 2016 @ 1:01pm CDT

Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.

The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793503)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 29th, 2016 @ 1:43pm CDT

Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793504)
Posted by Kurona on May 29th, 2016 @ 1:49pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?

According to Botcon, the prices for Deluxes are the same as Combiner Wars in North America.
Which just makes me saltier.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793505)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 29th, 2016 @ 1:51pm CDT

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.

The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."

The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.

Kurona wrote:Checked a bit more on the website; and right enough they do some scalping... their CW deluxes are £18 vs the normal £16 while their CW voyagers are £25 vs the normal £23. But this is just absolutely outrageous.

From what I understand, Scalping involves an individual buying up large stock and reselling it at inflated prices, not a store raising prices...

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793509)
Posted by RevTibe on May 29th, 2016 @ 2:06pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.

The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."

The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.

I had assumed that the Monx in Monxo was pronounced similar to Manx (as in "of the Isle of Man", like Manx cats).

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793510)
Posted by Crosscheck on May 29th, 2016 @ 2:33pm CDT

I really wish Wolfwire was called WireWolf or Wiredwolf. Still, all of wave 2 will be mine.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793512)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 29th, 2016 @ 2:41pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.

The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."

The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.

Kurona wrote:Checked a bit more on the website; and right enough they do some scalping... their CW deluxes are £18 vs the normal £16 while their CW voyagers are £25 vs the normal £23. But this is just absolutely outrageous.

From what I understand, Scalping involves an individual buying up large stock and reselling it at inflated prices, not a store raising prices...

Yeah, it looks like the rrp is rising unless the site is on purposely charging more then the recommended retail price, which is a good way to loose customers.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793519)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 29th, 2016 @ 3:18pm CDT

RevTibe wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.

The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."

The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.

I had assumed that the Monx in Monxo was pronounced similar to Manx (as in "of the Isle of Man", like Manx cats).

How about "Xort" for Gort? Is it "Ksort" or "Zort"?

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793520)
Posted by Mr Skram on May 29th, 2016 @ 3:22pm CDT

Monxo from the Bronx-o!

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793522)
Posted by Broadside27 on May 29th, 2016 @ 3:30pm CDT

They look great! I really hope those prices are wrong though...jeez, that's expensive.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793523)
Posted by RevTibe on May 29th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
RevTibe wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
Optimum Supreme wrote:How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.

The "X" simply makes a "Z" sound, like in the word "xylophone," so you would pronounce it the same way you did in G1 when the spelling was "Monzo."

The "x" is a weird letter, for sure. I think the only time it's pronounced "ks" is when there's a vowel in front.

I had assumed that the Monx in Monxo was pronounced similar to Manx (as in "of the Isle of Man", like Manx cats).

How about "Xort" for Gort? Is it "Ksort" or "Zort"?

Yeah, Xort's probably pronounced "Zort", like Xenon, my favorite noble gas.

Mr Skram wrote:Monxo from the Bronx-o!

hehehe

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793530)
Posted by Rainmaker on May 29th, 2016 @ 4:49pm CDT

Optimum Supreme wrote:Wolfwire? Monxo? I don't even want to know how the hell they lost the ability to use the original names there. Weirdwolf? Is there seriously another company using Weirdwolf as a trademark? How does someone even pronounce Monxo? I feel like to properly pronounce it I would have to rip out your tongue.

There's apparently a video game called Monzo released in 2014.

:MAXIMAL:

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793532)
Posted by Collector Canine on May 29th, 2016 @ 5:17pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?

Here in the United States of America, a Deluxe Class Transformers costs $15.99. I'm not sure how many £ that converts to.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793535)
Posted by Kurona on May 29th, 2016 @ 5:33pm CDT

DigitalBrave3 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?

Here in the United States of America, a Deluxe Class Transformers costs $15.99. I'm not sure how many £ that converts to.

I'd be lucky to find a Legends Class for that price.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793539)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 29th, 2016 @ 6:01pm CDT

Kurona wrote:
DigitalBrave3 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?

Here in the United States of America, a Deluxe Class Transformers costs $15.99. I'm not sure how many £ that converts to.

I'd be lucky to find a Legends Class for that price.

I remember when I first started collecting that deluxes cost that much at rrp. Those were the days.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793540)
Posted by Evil Eye on May 29th, 2016 @ 6:03pm CDT

The sad thing is that not only did Deluxes once cost less than that over here (IIRC they used to be, what, £8?), but they had more paint, more parts and better plastic. So now we're literally paying more for inferior product.

To put things in perspective as to how much it SUCKS to collect these things in the UK, an RID Warrior is £15, a CW Deluxe £16, a Generations Legends figure £10 and RID Legions/Mini-cons £7. And if a figure isn't released over here it costs a fortune to import it. Case in point, currently the only way to get the individual release of CW deluxe Groove is to import him. On both Amazon and eBay (the latter of whom requires you to go through shady Taiwanese sellers) he goes for no less than £30...and that's without the import duty you'll pay on him.

TLDR: The UK is an awful place for Transformers fans.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793545)
Posted by william-james88 on May 29th, 2016 @ 6:50pm CDT

ZeroWolf wrote:Just think about what prices will be like in years to come, out of curiosity what are the prices like in the rest of the world?

We had a thread on this not too long ago toy-economics-price-differences-in-different-markets-and-the-factors-behind-them-t104268s200.php

I have no clue what the price point will be when these come around in Canada. The prices for CW for new Deluxes range from 8.96-19.99 $ CDN (4.69-10.47 pounds). Now I know you might think thats low, but the average salary of a canadian is 25000 pounds.

Edit: I jut looked it up and thats the same average salary of people in the UK :shock:

That sucks.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793559)
Posted by Collector Canine on May 29th, 2016 @ 8:01pm CDT

Delta Magnus wrote:The sad thing is that not only did Deluxes once cost less than that over here (IIRC they used to be, what, £8?), but they had more paint, more parts and better plastic. So now we're literally paying more for inferior product.

To put things in perspective as to how much it SUCKS to collect these things in the UK, an RID Warrior is £15, a CW Deluxe £16, a Generations Legends figure £10 and RID Legions/Mini-cons £7. And if a figure isn't released over here it costs a fortune to import it. Case in point, currently the only way to get the individual release of CW deluxe Groove is to import him. On both Amazon and eBay (the latter of whom requires you to go through shady Taiwanese sellers) he goes for no less than £30...and that's without the import duty you'll pay on him.

TLDR: The UK is an awful place for Transformers fans.

I believe I've said this before, but I honestly do feel really bad for you guys in the UK because you guys don't get certain waves and you guys have to deal with higher prices.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793561)
Posted by Bronzewolf on May 29th, 2016 @ 8:12pm CDT

I missed that: are the headmasters going to be the the same price as the legend class figures? If so, that seems like kind of a rip off.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793565)
Posted by steals_your_goats on May 29th, 2016 @ 8:19pm CDT

Bronzewolf wrote:I missed that: are the headmasters going to be the the same price as the legend class figures? If so, that seems like kind of a rip off.

They're supposed to be around $5

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793577)
Posted by william-james88 on May 29th, 2016 @ 10:07pm CDT

MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?

It is pretty crazy, but that leads me to this question for any Brit to answer:

Why not just get the takara version instead from Kapow toys? They are cheaper:

LG22 SKULLCRUNCHER

LG21 HARDHEAD

LG-30 WEIRDWOLF

They are all £ 20.99 pounds and come with a more toon accurate headsculpt as well as a bonus triple changer gun that has to be bought individually if you go the Hasbro route. I actually just realized something, this is the best deal possible for any of these toys sold anywhere else. Much cheaper than importing from Japan or buying from BBTS (which sells these for £ 25). Do you Brits think this should be newsed?

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793580)
Posted by Bronzewolf on May 29th, 2016 @ 10:27pm CDT

steals_your_goats wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:I missed that: are the headmasters going to be the the same price as the legend class figures? If so, that seems like kind of a rip off.

They're supposed to be around $5

Ah, okay. Relieved. Thanks

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793597)
Posted by ZeroWolf on May 30th, 2016 @ 3:35am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?

It is pretty crazy, but that leads me to this question for any Brit to answer:

Why not just get the takara version instead from Kapow toys? They are cheaper:

LG22 SKULLCRUNCHER

LG21 HARDHEAD

LG-30 WEIRDWOLF

They are all £ 20.99 pounds and come with a more toon accurate headsculpt as well as a bonus triple changer gun that has to be bought individually if you go the Hasbro route. I actually just realized something, this is the best deal possible for any of these toys sold anywhere else. Much cheaper than importing from Japan or buying from BBTS (which sells these for £ 25). Do you Brits think this should be newsed?

Yes, I actually think it should be, at least at this time.

As to why I haven't gone for the cheaper takara ones (yet) is because of how I operate. I love hunting for tfs in the wild, makes me feel like a kid again (at the best of times mind). The thrill of the purchase and if possible, the instant release from its prison.

Online doesn't feel like that, but if I have to, I'll go online, especially if these prices are indication of the future.

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Posted by Kurona on May 30th, 2016 @ 4:57am CDT

william-james88 wrote:
MightyMagnus78 wrote:£21.99 for a deluxe...That's insane! They can't justify that surely?

It is pretty crazy, but that leads me to this question for any Brit to answer:

Why not just get the takara version instead from Kapow toys? They are cheaper:

LG22 SKULLCRUNCHER

LG21 HARDHEAD

LG-30 WEIRDWOLF

They are all £ 20.99 pounds and come with a more toon accurate headsculpt as well as a bonus triple changer gun that has to be bought individually if you go the Hasbro route. I actually just realized something, this is the best deal possible for any of these toys sold anywhere else. Much cheaper than importing from Japan or buying from BBTS (which sells these for £ 25). Do you Brits think this should be newsed?

Because, well... I honestly don't like how they look compared to the Hasbro versions. Blurr is undoubtebly better in Takara; but I don't like Takara Skullcruncher and Weirdwolf's heads and Hardhead's colours are even worse than Hasbro Blurr's.

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793620)
Posted by william-james88 on May 30th, 2016 @ 7:39am CDT

Yesterday's news of British Titans Return listings may have provided some pretty pictures, but it also made Britain sigh heavily at the high prices. That lead to some within the community to realize that the Takara versions might be a cheaper alternatives. After some quick research, it was found that, believe it or not, Kapow Toys has a near 30% discount on some upcoming Takara Legends figures. It actually seems that in the west, these are the best prices found, which is something you would not expect in England. The £ 20.99 being asked in these preorders below is a better price than any US counterpart (which sell these for £ 25). At the time this article is written, each of these toys below is priced at £ 20.99.

LG22 SKULLCRUNCHER

LG21 HARDHEAD

LG-30 WEIRDWOLF

Remember that these come with a more toon accurate headsculpt as well as a bonus triple changer gun that has to be bought individually if you go the Hasbro route.

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Posted by ZeroWolf on May 30th, 2016 @ 7:45am CDT

Thanks will, this will be of great help for the fans who just want a good deal on tr stuff

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793639)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on May 30th, 2016 @ 9:44am CDT

Just pre-ordered LG30 Weirdwolf from Kapow. However I actually prefer the aesthetics of Hasbro's Hardhead and Skullcruncher, so I'll wait for those guys to come down in price.

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Posted by MightyMagnus78 on May 30th, 2016 @ 9:47am CDT

Wish they had a 30% discount on Fort Max to.

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Posted by ScottyP on May 30th, 2016 @ 11:42am CDT

With this line due out soon, and with some figures already out in Australia, I thought this would be a good time to update the Sightings Product Listings with Titans Return stuff. Wave 1 is in there, and some of Wave 2 as well. Hope it helps!

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Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on May 30th, 2016 @ 2:55pm CDT

Shouldn't that be in the Takara Legends thread?

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793687)
Posted by Burn on May 30th, 2016 @ 3:44pm CDT

SillySpringer wrote:Shouldn't that be in the Takara Legends thread?

Shouldn't you PM such questions to a News Crew member instead of posting off-topic AGAIN?

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793695)
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on May 30th, 2016 @ 4:32pm CDT

Is it yet confirmed that the first wave of TR will be coming out at the end of June or the beginning of July?

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793697)
Posted by Rainmaker on May 30th, 2016 @ 4:33pm CDT

william-james88 wrote:Remember that these come with a more toon accurate headsculpt as well as a bonus triple changer gun that has to be bought individually if you go the Hasbro route.

Wait a minute, weapon packs?

:MAXIMAL:

Re: Stock Images - Transformers Titans Return Deluxes Wave 2: Mindwipe, Highbrow, Wolfwire, Chromedome (1793704)
Posted by Kurona on May 30th, 2016 @ 4:53pm CDT

[BW] Rainmaker wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Remember that these come with a more toon accurate headsculpt as well as a bonus triple changer gun that has to be bought individually if you go the Hasbro route.

Wait a minute, weapon packs?

The Titan Master vehicles.

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