Thanks to several members from our 2005 Boards we have some good news for German fans. Transformers: The Last Knight Deluxe Wave 2 Is Out At German Retail
Deluxe Steelbane was found at Galeria Kaufhof department store in downtown Duisburg while all wave 2 was found at Toys”R”Us store near Frankfurt and Duisburg-Meiderich.
Happy hunting for all German fans. You can click on the bar to see the pictures and join to the discussion at the 2005 Boards.
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Multiples of each at Toys"R"Us in Düsseldorf-Derendorf as of yesterday, though only two Steelbanes remain after I bought one for TFW2005 member Pavol Palat. Also, their relocated wall of Transformers near the entrance is truly a sight to be seen!
Sqweeks and Slug at the Galeria Kaufhof department store directly across the street from Karstadt (Am Wehrhahn).
Another Slug at the other remaining Galeria Kaufhof department store in Düsseldorf ("Kaufhof an der Kö").
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Drift and Sqweeks at TRU in downtown Essen. Sqweeks ist gone now, reserved for TFW2005 member Pavol Palat.
Nevermore
Also, previous series often ended up having different wave counts for each price point.
For example, Cybertron had ten waves ouf Scouts, nine waves of Deluxes (actually ten as well, with an official "wave 3.5" containing the Armada retools), eight waves of Voyagers, six waves of Ultras and four weaves of Leaders. (There were also four waves of Mini-Con two-packs and four waves of Legends that both started at later points into the line's run, and also two – or three, depending on how you count – Supreme figures that all shipped as their own assortments.)
The 2007 movie line had three waves of Legends (four in Europe) that were followed by three waves of "Allspark Battles" two-packs (except in Europe), six waves of Real Gear Robots, ten waves of Deluxes, six waves of Voyagers, six waves of Leaders, five waves of Cyber Slammers and six waves of Fast Action Battlers. (Plus two waves of "Screen Battles" sets that were released at a later point into the line's run.)
The Combiner Wars line was actually the first time when waves were really synched up (for the most part) between the various price points, and even then, they weren't released entirely simultaneously. I assume this thematic grouping of identically-numbered waves etween different price points added to the misconception that "waves" are always coordinated releases of figures across all major price points, which is not always the case.
Glaglaberlin
Thank you for answer I misunderstood until now about waves. I am really looking forward to get Megatron. Hope to see it soon in Germany.
combinerlover
I am looking forward to getting steelbane so bad .
Nevermore
Please keep in mind that a "wave" does not mean a massive bulk of toys from different price points that all ship at the same time. This is a common misconception.
A wave is a change in the case breakdown of a price point, usually with new figures added to the mix. Waves with the same number between different price points may ship around at the same time, but this is not a requirement.
So Megatron and Hound are wave 2 of the Voyager Class assortment, which might ship a week/a month/two months later than wave 2 of the Deluxe Class assortment.
Glaglaberlin
Hello I am living in Germany. I got wave 2 Steelbane and Drift. I think retail is bit slow. But can order from Toy R Us website. I just wondering anyone knows what happen with Voyager Megatron? German Toy R Us don't have it on the website yet. Was not wave 2?
sideways2
Screw it. Drift was already sold out on my local TRU this morning. Picked up Squeeks and Steelbane. Now they only have one Sqweeks.
Nemesis Scourge
@Nevermore: Thanks for sharing the credit with me ^^
@BB Shockwave: I bought mine online from Toysrus Germany. I was expexting a floppy plastic mess. But I was pleasantly surpised that my Steelbane is pretty stable. When I try to pose his wings in dragon mode in a flying position he can't support the weight of the wings though. But to be fair: They are quite heavy for a mere ball joint.
I really dig his aesthetik as a knight. Pretty rad looking. I like the dragon/wyvern mode as well, but it is definitly a weak mode overall. The torso fells unfinished and has a few gaps. You can use the wings and get him in some cool ground poses to cover them up. On the other hand I am not to much "offended" by the robot mode feet attached to his dragon neck and tail. I was expecting they would bother me more. But that might just be me.
BB Shockwave
So, did anyone from the german community buy Steelbane? Is he really as shoddly made as some of the reviewers complain about him?
Johan Koontz
Sqweeks is a must buy, Steelbane is a maybe. So far Barricade from the 1st wave of deluxes and Leader Megatron are the only other stand out figures for me.
Black Convoy
Nevermore
This past Saturday, TFW2005 member Nemesis Scourge texted me telling me that he found TLK Deluxe Steelbane at our local Galeria Kaufhof department store in downtown Duisburg. I went there today, here's the evidence:
Then TFW2005 member Nilo1007 reported having found the entirety of wave 2 at his local Toys"R"Us store "near Frankfurt". So I rushed to my own local TRU store in Duisburg-Meiderich, and indeed, they had multiples of Sqweeks, Drift, Slug and Steelbane.
Even better, all Transformers toys are on sale at TRU in Germany this week, with 30% off.
I caved in and purchased Titans Return Voyager Alpha Trion for a mere 24.49 Euros.