Rise of the Beasts mainline toys hit Target at every price point, and Diecast is unimpressed by his blind Amazon buys. Shattered Glass Grimlock opens for preorder at regular Leader price, and the second use of the holiday Optimus mold shows up as a plain red VNR Optimus Prime. Masterpiece Diaclone Burnout looks like the best value of its mold. A Transformers Tuesday stream is set for April 4. Chris hosts again with Brian away.
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Transformers Tuesday Stream Set for April 4
Hasbro’s social accounts are promoting a Transformers Tuesday stream on April 4 with multiple reveals. Chris now doubts Pulse Fan Fest lands the first week of April. He hopes the stream shows the Titan Nemesis. Don pitches an undersea-base backdrop printed inside the Titan box. [Source: not found]
Rise of the Beasts Mainline Toys Hit Target
The Rise of the Beasts mainline toys are at US Targets: the Deluxe three-pack, Weaponizers, Battle Changers and Beast Combiners. Diecast bought some blind on Amazon and plans to return most of them. His flimsy-packaged Optimus Prime inspired the episode title. Don found Arcee with Silverfang at Target. Chris will wait for the $60 three-pack to hit $40. [Source: not found]
Shattered Glass Grimlock Up for Preorder
Shattered Glass Grimlock is on Hasbro Pulse for an August release at regular Leader price. Chris notes it is a straight repaint with extra paint and no Wheelie. Don ordered two, having learned his lesson with Shattered Glass Skyfire. [Source: Hasbro Pulse]
First Look at Volvo VNR Optimus Prime
Packaging images show the second use of the holiday Optimus mold, a fan-exclusive Volvo VNR Electric Optimus Prime in plain red. Diecast thinks it should have come out before the holiday version. Chris wants a G2 Hero Optimus Prime deco instead. [Source: TFW2005 boards]
War Dawn Two-Pack In-Hand Photos
Better photos show Ariel and Dion, including group shots with the A Hero Is Born set. Chris will get it to complete the group. Don wishes Ariel’s limbs came off on 5mm pegs like Dion’s. [Source: Facebook]
Flame Toys Furai Model Shockwave Revealed
Flame Toys revealed a cartoon-accurate Furai Model Shockwave. Don has no patience for model kits but admits it looks great. Chris says building these feels like building Gunpla. [Source: Facebook]
New Zealand Mint Plans a Rise of the Beasts Silver Coin
New Zealand Mint will release a one-ounce silver Rise of the Beasts coin this summer. Chris put it in the notes to razz the absent Brian. [Source: New Zealand Mint]
Masterpiece Diaclone Burnout In Hand
In-hand photos of Masterpiece Diaclone Burnout are out. It is the fourth use of the Masterpiece Skids mold and comes with every accessory made for it. Matt calls the mold his favorite Masterpiece ever. Chris says it is the best value of the mold at about $75. Chris wants a Generations Reboost. [Source: TFW2005]
First Look at Legacy Medix Packaging
A Crosscut ordered from Hasbro Pulse arrived in Medix packaging. Medix is a Crankcase redeco with Crosscut’s head. Chris credits the images to Fonzie Chavez of Seibertron. [Source: TFW2005 boards]
What We Got This Week
Diecast
Diecast got the Rise of the Beasts Beast Alliance toys he regrets. He also got a Kiss Players Convoy and Melissa box that held only the Optimus Prime.
Don
Don found Rise of the Beasts Beast Combiners Arcee with Silverfang at Target.
Matt
Matt got the Super7 ReAction Unicron and loves it. He also got two Crashbars and says Hasbro is knocking the Junkions out of the park. His Guardian Robot is “everything I had hoped for.”
Rob
Rob got Legacy Scraphook from the Hasbro Toy Shop eBay sale and wants the rest of the Junkions. He also got the Alpha Trion and Orion Pax two-pack for about $40.
Chris
Chris got a clearance Beast Wars Wolfang as a gift from Discord member Panda Strong.