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Just got Tidal Wave

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Was in Kmart with the family this afternoon and sent my wife to the shoe section with my daughter and my son and I ran over to the toy section and there he was. So with out my wife knowing, my son and I snuck over to the registers and checked out with it rushed it to the car and hid it in the trunk. As we went back into the store I had told him to "SAY NOTHING TO YOUR MOTHER" about buying it. (WERE trying to watch money) So what do you think the first thing he did was??? ..........Yup he spilled it to her. So I probally wont get any tonight :( but I have Tidal Wave.

Now I expected him to be a little bit bigger like he is in the cartoon but I say he is good size. I have not hooked him up to megatron yet but when I do I will keep you posted.
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lol nice one FC

stick some pics up if u can dude
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Originally posted by Gruff
stick some pics up if u can dude

Why? Just go to Remy's site, he's done two acts on Tidalwave, just go see them there.

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ACT #109: http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act109/index.htm
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He's out? I have to start looking for him then. Yaaaayyyy!!!
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I pre-ordered one today from BBTS. They don't have him in yet, but if he's hitting shelves, they will soon.
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I got mine. He's pretty cool. Don't like the way he looks with Galvatron. Kinda clunky. I especially like the little compartment in his left arm for Ramjet.
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Originally posted by Flesh Creature
Was in Kmart with the family this afternoon and sent my wife to the shoe section with my daughter and my son and I ran over to the toy section and there he was. So with out my wife knowing, my son and I snuck over to the registers and checked out with it rushed it to the car and hid it in the trunk. As we went back into the store I had told him to "SAY NOTHING TO YOUR MOTHER" about buying it. (WERE trying to watch money) So what do you think the first thing he did was??? ..........Yup he spilled it to her. So I probally wont get any tonight :( but I have Tidal Wave.

Now I expected him to be a little bit bigger like he is in the cartoon but I say he is good size. I have not hooked him up to megatron yet but when I do I will keep you posted.
Kids can be so cruel ...

Knowing Australia its gonna be ages before it comes over here and its going to cost an arm and a leg two
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Originally posted by ‡T3MPE5T‡
Knowing Australia its gonna be ages before it comes over here and its going to cost an arm and a leg two
Actually I don't think it will be that long, Australia has been pretty "on the ball" as of late. I was in Toys R Us two weeks ago and saw Skywarp and Overload. So we're getting the Unicron Battles stuff already.
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Originally posted by Grimlock
Actually I don't think it will be that long, Australia has been pretty "on the ball" as of late. I was in Toys R Us two weeks ago and saw Skywarp and Overload. So we're getting the Unicron Battles stuff already.


True but thats for only certain things. In WA we havent got any of the Re-Issues yet. In Armada we have up to galvatron and thundercraker for the main figures but in the minicons we have the Batttle for Unicron stuff, i just recently got JetFire and i noticed the emergency team and this other one but apart from that ive only seen as far as Galvatron and TC. But when the Optimus Prime came along with Armada at Christmas time it was 120 bucks and now is still at 90 plus the JetFire cost a good 70 bucks and image how much Tidal wave will be or even Unicron, but they are must gets for the sereis and as collectables, plus i kinda like Unicron (dunno why must be that he is kinda of a god *bows and worships Unicron*) hence the sig
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Originally posted by Grimlock
I was in Toys R Us two weeks ago and saw Skywarp and Overload.


Damn, we don't even have those two in Boston yet.
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Originally posted by PaladinPrime
Damn, we don't even have those two in Boston yet.


I was about to say something along those lines. Most I've seen out here is Hoist and Wheeljack.
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Originally posted by ‡T3MPE5T‡
In WA we havent got any of the Re-Issues yet.
We've had everyone in series 1 and 2 here except for PM prime, who we aren't getting. Series 3 somehow got delayed due to someones incompetance at Hasbro AU, so we're getting series 4 on schedual and then it will be followed by series 3.
Originally posted by ‡T3MPE5T‡
But when the Optimus Prime came along with Armada at Christmas time it was 120 bucks and now is still at 90 plus the JetFire cost a good 70 bucks
Holy cr@p, what store is selling them for those prices? Armada hasn't been too bad price wise either. Toys R Us isn't selling them for extortionist prices, have been pretty reasonable and had the best range, but then again, it's probably because they are now they main distributer of TF toys in Australia.
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image how much Tidal wave will be or even Unicron, but they are must gets for the sereis and as collectables
Well we definitely are getting him(Unicron), which is a good start, and early estimates predict it's going to be $150 AUD. I don't think it will be that much but it definitely won't be under $100. As for Tidal Wave, I don't care, I'm getting the Takara version, along with most of the Armada line now. I like how they're more show accurate, and don't have to abide safely laws (eg. Starscreams Nosecone). The reason I haven't bought TC and Skywarp here yet is so I can buy the Takara version so the toys have a normal looking nosecone.

Also, it may interest you that we will (at this time anyway) also be getting Dreadwind and Smokejumper, and (unfortunately) it'll be a Target exclusive.
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Most I've seen out here is Hoist and Wheeljack.
However, at the moment, those two aren't available to us.
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Originally posted by Wildfire Herald
I was about to say something along those lines. Most I've seen out here is Hoist and Wheeljack.


Haven't seen them. Only seen Tidal Wave, Rhinox, the role play swords, and the minicons. That's it. Where'd you find those two, and have you seen Terrorsaur?
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Originally posted by Grimlock
We've had everyone in series 1 and 2 here except for PM prime, who we aren't getting. Series 3 somehow got delayed due to someones incompetance at Hasbro AU, so we're getting series 4 on schedual and then it will be followed by series 3.
Meh we dont have a toys r us down here so i cant check if we got them or not. But hopefully they will have them in Perth. So hopefully ill be able to get some good reissues. If Ultra Magnus any good or what about Rodimus Major?

Originally posted by Grimlock

Holy cr@p, what store is selling them for those prices? Armada hasn't been too bad price wise either. Toys R Us isn't selling them for extortionist prices, have been pretty reasonable and had the best range, but then again, it's probably because they are now they main distributer of TF toys in Australia.
The store that was selling them was K-Mart and all the other toys were selling them after christmas so K-Mart had the monopoly on that one. They had to buy them from Toys R Us i think because as i said before we dotn have one down here.

Originally posted by Grimlock

Well we definitely are getting him(Unicron), which is a good start, and early estimates predict it's going to be $150 AUD. I don't think it will be that much but it definitely won't be under $100. As for Tidal Wave, I don't care, I'm getting the Takara version, along with most of the Armada line now. I like how they're more show accurate, and don't have to abide safely laws (eg. Starscreams Nosecone). The reason I haven't bought TC and Skywarp here yet is so I can buy the Takara version so the toys have a normal looking nosecone.
I dont like the Takara products because i usually but the boxes on display in my room for later refeference and i use hasbro becasue there English and all that. I'll be defenantely be getting Unicron and mabye Tital wave. My goal is to get all of the first 5 commemortive series by the end of the year complete. I know i wont get there but its good to dream. Just wondering does anyone know how many series there are going to be or are they going to stop when the 20th annerviesty comes or what?


Originally posted by Grimlock

Also, it may interest you that we will (at this time anyway) also be getting Dreadwind and Smokejumper, and (unfortunately) it'll be a Target exclusive.


Is that apart of the RiD line? Cause if it is wont worry about it :P
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I was about to say something along those lines. Most I've seen out here is Hoist and Wheeljack.
Ive seen a wheeljack looming around somewhere but cant remember where.
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Originally posted by PaladinPrime
Haven't seen them. Only seen Tidal Wave, Rhinox, the role play swords, and the minicons. That's it. Where'd you find those two, and have you seen Terrorsaur?


I found Wheeljack at my Kmart, Hoist at the North Reading Walmart, and Terrorsaur at the KB in Sqaure One mall.
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I'll have to keep my eyes peeled. I hope they put out more terrorsaurs. I'm guessing that he sold out before I saw him because I got the last Rhinox at TRU the day he came out.
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Yeah, I've seen maybe two Terrorsaurs counting mine, while I see like 20 Rhinoxs everywhere I go...
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Now I'm glad i snagged a terrorsaur when i did.. it'll probaly be left in package until they become more common..
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Gotta love k-mart.. snagged a tidel wave on eh way home from work. haven't had a chanve to open yet, too bust finishing packing for otfcc
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Curses! Why is BBTS like the last place to get him in? Everybody's like "Oh I found him at Kmart! I found him at Walmart!" While BBTS is like "Uh... we have commerative series 4 in..."
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