Comments on: Blackout! http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/ Toys are serious business. Thu, 23 May 2013 21:44:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: ElectricMulch http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3864 ElectricMulch Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:42:06 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3864 My local has had at least three waves. I currently have extras for people in just such a rut. Given the small number of takers on the last go round, I was assuming the shipping had leveled out. My local has had at least three waves. I currently have extras for people in just such a rut. Given the small number of takers on the last go round, I was assuming the shipping had leveled out.

]]> By: Thunderwave http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3863 Thunderwave Mon, 31 May 2010 00:24:20 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3863 I work at the local Toys 'R' Us. We've not seen either of the Animated exclusives in our area. Matter of fact I've check all the stores in a "reasonable" driving distance and lo and behold, nothing. -.- It's not like I live in the middle of nowhere either. I've been waiting since, well, February to get my hands on one/both of them and nothing doing. I work at the local Toys ‘R’ Us.

We’ve not seen either of the Animated exclusives in our area. Matter of fact I’ve check all the stores in a “reasonable” driving distance and lo and behold, nothing. -.- It’s not like I live in the middle of nowhere either. I’ve been waiting since, well, February to get my hands on one/both of them and nothing doing.

]]> By: Kookaburra http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3862 Kookaburra Sun, 30 May 2010 05:02:57 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3862 Really? Last time I was in my local TRU, (Eugene, OR) they had a whole endcap full of Arcees, Freeway Jazzes, Electrostatic Soundwaves, and Cybertron mode Ratchets. Of course said endcap was pretty much buried in a corner and several aisles away from their main TF aisle, so that might have something to do with it. Really? Last time I was in my local TRU, (Eugene, OR) they had a whole endcap full of Arcees, Freeway Jazzes, Electrostatic Soundwaves, and Cybertron mode Ratchets.

Of course said endcap was pretty much buried in a corner and several aisles away from their main TF aisle, so that might have something to do with it.

]]> By: Z http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3861 Z Sat, 29 May 2010 14:12:15 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3861 Well Ratchet was. My local TRUs had like a half a duzzen of him still sitting on the shelf last I checked. I think Arcee is a Myth though. The only sittings I've read have the wild, unwashed sent of Bigfoot sightings. Well Ratchet was. My local TRUs had like a half a duzzen of him still sitting on the shelf last I checked. I think Arcee is a Myth though. The only sittings I’ve read have the wild, unwashed sent of Bigfoot sightings.

]]> By: Cybersnark http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3860 Cybersnark Sat, 29 May 2010 12:21:10 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3860 "Ratchet and Arcee were released as Toys”R”Us exclusives in February," Allegedly. :( “Ratchet and Arcee were released as Toys”R”Us exclusives in February,”

Allegedly. :(

]]> By: Kamino Neko http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3858 Kamino Neko Sat, 29 May 2010 07:10:31 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3858 Mmm...new Animated toys. My hope of getting a Slipstream is moderately renewed. Mmm…new Animated toys. My hope of getting a Slipstream is moderately renewed.

]]> By: Kookaburra http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3856 Kookaburra Sat, 29 May 2010 06:37:04 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3856 Ditto. Toy scale is moderately important to me, so I will pretty much only get Lugnut if they ever come out with a Strika toy. Ditto. Toy scale is moderately important to me, so I will pretty much only get Lugnut if they ever come out with a Strika toy.

]]> By: Kookaburra http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3855 Kookaburra Sat, 29 May 2010 06:35:50 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3855 <i> Most of them have been unevenly covered in metallic paint, which turns me off something fierce.</i> Oh no no no! I just got TakaraTomy Animated Ratchet today, and he is BEAUTIFUL. Seriously, I can't stop taking him down from the shelf and just playing with him. None of the photos I've seen (or been able to take) do him justice. The metallic red is really a deep crimson, and the brighter red parts are so shiny I've left finger prints on them. So far they've just been using Hasbro photos for Cybertron mode Ratchet, but if they end up doing a Takara-exclusive redeco of him, I will SELL PLASMA to get him. Also his leg-joints feel WAY tighter than Hasbro's Ratchet, who's leg fell off the first time I transformed him. :( Most of them have been unevenly covered in metallic paint, which turns me off something fierce.

Oh no no no! I just got TakaraTomy Animated Ratchet today, and he is BEAUTIFUL. Seriously, I can’t stop taking him down from the shelf and just playing with him. None of the photos I’ve seen (or been able to take) do him justice. The metallic red is really a deep crimson, and the brighter red parts are so shiny I’ve left finger prints on them. So far they’ve just been using Hasbro photos for Cybertron mode Ratchet, but if they end up doing a Takara-exclusive redeco of him, I will SELL PLASMA to get him. Also his leg-joints feel WAY tighter than Hasbro’s Ratchet, who’s leg fell off the first time I transformed him. :(

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3854 David Willis Sat, 29 May 2010 05:27:03 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3854 TakaraTomy's pretty averse to making large villains if they don't have to. Especially *especially* third class relative nobodies like Lugnut. Large, expensive villains just don't do well over there. So I wouldn't hold your breath. TakaraTomy’s pretty averse to making large villains if they don’t have to. Especially *especially* third class relative nobodies like Lugnut. Large, expensive villains just don’t do well over there. So I wouldn’t hold your breath.

]]> By: Andraste http://www.shortpacked.com/2010/blog/blackout/#comment-3853 Andraste Sat, 29 May 2010 04:41:13 +0000 http://shortpacked.com/?p=2501#comment-3853 He looks really nice - hope I'll get to buy him at a con or on BBTS or something, since I sincerely doubt Blackout will get as far as Australia even if he eventually makes it to the US. I still don't have Lugnut, though, because he is so small. I have this crazy hope that Takara will make a Leader class version some day. I have the same problem with Sentinel Prime. (At least with Blackout I can pretend he downsized when he came to Earth for some crazy reason.) He looks really nice – hope I’ll get to buy him at a con or on BBTS or something, since I sincerely doubt Blackout will get as far as Australia even if he eventually makes it to the US.

I still don’t have Lugnut, though, because he is so small. I have this crazy hope that Takara will make a Leader class version some day. I have the same problem with Sentinel Prime. (At least with Blackout I can pretend he downsized when he came to Earth for some crazy reason.)

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