Over the last week or so, reports have been coming in about a running change to Hasbro’s Titans Return Chromedome. The altered version is shipping with the Takara Titan Master. TFW2005 Boards member Nevermore has tracked the sightings down and confirmed this is not just a one-off fluke or elaborate return hoax.
Four specimens so far, found at three different Walmarts by three different TFW2005 members.
Jedi Kermit, two specimens, Walmart in Spartanburg, South Carolina:
Running change on Titans Return Chromedome??
Running change on Titans Return Chromedome??DavidT, one specimen, Walmart in Tyler, Texas:
Running change on Titans Return Chromedome??
Running change on Titans Return Chromedome??shamanking282, one specimen, Walmart in Orange, California:
Running change on Titans Return Chromedome??
Running change on Titans Return Chromedome??All of those are stamped with date code 63161 thus far.
So, if you are in the market for that Titan Master or were just waiting on picking up Chromedome, happy hunting!
Eurobeatking
I have a closed fist Arcee,found her at Collector store for retail price when she was suppose to be out on shelfs at the time before CW started,but she never made it out.
WishfulThinking
True. But this is Ebay we're talking about. I can easily see someone doing just that and trying to sell the damn thing for $149 as a RARE ITEM CHROMEDOME!!!
Fenrys
Could always swap the faceplate with the one from fix-it studio
Smokescreen38
Does closed-fist Arcee go for that much?
It's hard to imagine someone buying a TR Chromedome, surgically opening the package, sacrificing a Legends Chromedome and meticulously closing up the package and passing it off as a real one. At the least, that will set someone back ~$50 in supplies + labor.
Gallade
Man, I was looking for so long for it here in CA. Never found it.
WishfulThinking
Any out in the wild will be few at this point. Sounds like it was a factory mix up that only affected a handful of allotments. I also doubt a MOSC version will go for much as it would be fairly easy to create a fake.
Smokescreen38
Just checking in to see if anyone is finding these anymore.
This will go down as one of the oddities of the TR line…maybe similar to the closed fist Generations Arcee which almost nobody ever saw.
Optimusfan79
Is anyone willing to sell Chromedome at a reasonable price?
PrinceOfSweden
Next time you walk up like a PIMP and showel them aside. I mean, they should be thankful you let them breath your air, but looking at your toys before you? No way dawg, that's BS.
Fenrys
Never saw one in the Hampton roads area of Virginia either :/
iacon45
Never saw a Chromedome with the Takara head either. I checked alot of Wallys in central Arkansas to no avail. Figure since alot of stores seem to be stocking TR wave 3 now that that the ship for Takara-Dome had sailed.
GuardianMonkey
i have never seen a single Chromedome in any store with the Takara head. this is across NC (Raleigh area), Colorado (Denver, Glenwood Springs, Silverthorne) and central Florida (Orlando, Oveido, and Lake Mary) over the last two months. i have scoured Walgreens, Walmarts, TRUs, and even Aldi. lately, i've seen scores of Chromedomes on the pegs and every single one always has the Hasbro head.
DecepticusPrime
Wal-Mart in Waverly iowa. As I remember it's 2 highbrow, 1 skullcruncher, 1 hardhead, 1 scourge, 2 chromosome….and and blanking on last one.
Smitty.1981
Seem like this was a one time fluke.
jaws
Saw 8-10 at a Walmart last week, all had the Hasbro/standard head
Smokescreen38
So you got a fresh shipment that included Chromedome and it had the standard/IDW head? What store is this?
Sad news in any case…(no pun intended)
Yep! I hear you on this. Many Takara releases are worth the "collector tax" (like Legends Blurr) and many aren't. I'm with you on skipping an imported Chromedome. It's a sharp repaint and the head sculpt is significantly better (in my opinion) but the Hasbro one is really nice and not all that different.
Eurobeatking
I still havent found any. Its funny the Takara Chromedome is a collector store nearby but way too expensive for my taste.
DecepticusPrime
No dice. We got in a revision wave this week that was a mixture of the wave 1 and wave 2 guys