Thanks to TFW2005 boards member Terrorcon0 for stopping by and letting us know that Takara Tomy Legends LG09 Brainstorm will be getting a reissue at the end of this month. With a release date of September 30th, 2016 – those who may have missed out on this Transformers Legends offering can pick one up for their collection.
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TakaraTomyMall is having a preorder sale of limited reissue figures all released on September 29, 2016.
- EX Rattrap
- Masterpiece Rumble & Ravage
- Masterpiece Frenzy and Buzzsaw
- Unite Warriors Grand Galvatron
- United Warriors Grand Convoy
BattleUpSaber
Never got a chance to own the first release, this is great.
Raiyuki
Curious; is that high cost due to just how big the combiner box set is or is it due to the spike in the yen's value? Cuz I recall shipping Thundercracker and Ramjet was pretty much okay (I saved with Thundercracker and broke even with Ramjet although I also shipped them together so that may have factored into it and this was before the yen was where it is now.) How much would lumping two combiners save?
Lumpy
Weird that a lot of online retailers still have that brainstorm but they're doing a reissue of it… I do love that mold though, and don't feel weird about having multiple Brainstorms. Maybe I'll get this one eventually
shadowfall1976
I like the Blue one from the set, but not enough to buy the set and hope to sell the other two, but may be worth looking for loose, but not paying but $20 max for it. The Takara is OK, but too much, and I do prefer the more toy based deco.
w1n1fred
Of course it will. Shipping it from Japan to you will cost 50$ already. Then you have to add tax that TTMall charges the forwarding agent which is 13$ with this set, plus the fee the forwarding agent charges you (could go to about 10$ depending who you choose). And this does not include how much shipping from TTMall to the forwarding agent may be (it might be free in this case). But yeah, an extra 60$ is a low ball estimate for the fees you will pay on top of the 160$ this toy costs at TTMall.
Raiyuki
Is forwarding it really going to cost $60? Cuz I really have my doubts about that.
Autovolt 127
Hmm Grand Galvatron is tempting but all I really want is Roller, Breakdown and Thrust. No need for Ghost Starscream or Cyclonus/Galvatron.
I never knew that.
GizmoTron
Walgreens hasn't been just a drug store for a very long time now.
I agree, but it is nice to know that there isn't a lack of what many people thought was a limited and sold out box set out there and available, which should keep the after market prices in check.
w1n1fred
Why is everyone so excited with TTMall reissuing Grand Galvatron, its not like thats where any of us got it the first time, we cant buy from TTMall. Thats the Japan version and all online retailers have no access to it, they only sell the Hasbro Asia release which is not getting reissued. So the only way to get this is to have a japan mailing adress (on forwarding sites) and buy from TTMall but that will come out to close to 230-250$ US, maybe more. So I dont get the excitement. Its still cheaper to just buy him on e-bay Transformers UW06 Grand Galvatron figure Takara Tomy Original Coloring Japan.
ex dtw2003
Only consolation for me is that the one I want isn't the one in the box set or the expensive import for that matter.
shadowfall1976
Being an exclusive period is stupid. TR Brainstorm is only available as an exclusive if you want it at all. One in an expensive set (i couldn't care less about the other two) and the other at a Drug Store, that is the stupid part. I can see if one or the other was a single mass release and the redeco was an exclusive…but nope, both versions are.
PoweredConvoy
Not when Takara does releases specific to TakaraTomy Mall. This isn't the first time this has happened and it didn't mean they suddenly showed up at US based sellers.
PoweredConvoy
Most likely.
T-Hybrid
Is there any place reopening preorders for Grand Galvatron? Missed out on the first go due to lack of funds.
Stepper
I still thought that it will be nice for the 3 Autobots Headmaster to be the size of LG09 Voyager class instead of just Deluxe class
Raiyuki
Seems like the prices for the combiners rose btw. So sadly I think if the US retailers get these they'll be $175 just like Megatronia who's price matchese that of the other combiners on TTMall. Which kinda sucks.
Johntimus Prime
I'm the only person who doesn't have one. SO RONERY
barrelks
I think Walgreens has the most (or damn near most) locations of any retailer in the US.
Raiyuki
Oh crap; if this is true I may end up spending far more than I should. I'm definitely looking at the stuff that's not Brainstorm or Ratrap. If it's TTMall only I may hesitate more due to the yen mitigating savings and tesnso I think having raised their prices(I think? was there something about this?) but if there's also an Asia release i may look into just going through TCP.
I actually wonder two things: is this leftover stock like with that Thundercracker and Eva Convoy relisting not that long ago? And will the MP cassettes be reissued on the Jtailers as well?
Seeing as my area's devoid of Walmarts it's nice to be on the other end of not having something nearby. Though making it an exclusive is still stupid.
Johntimus Prime
For my money, making it a Walgreen's exclusive was an annoying and silly move. A lot of people don't have one nearby, and unlike some retailers, they don't ship to home from their site. I mean, a feckin' drug store got an exclusive. A drug store.