We’ve got a first sighting for you now – the Transformers Movie Studio Series has made its first debut in retail stores outside of Asia. Studio Series Deluxe Wave 1 has hit UK retail, the first brick-and-mortar sighting of the assortment we’re aware of. The series, which consists of Bumblebee (1977), Ratchet, Crowbar, and Stinger, was sighted in a Toy Planet store in Burton in the UK.
A big thanks to my good friend and all-round cool guy Shockscream for the heads up!
tlk0404
So,where can I buy it?
iuJacob
Where in Canada are you?
Vancouver here.
Ratchets Hatch
And they said April. Psshhh. I bet the first Voyager wave will hit the US by the end of March.
scubaboy31
Yes and a pint was £2.20 – £2.60 back then. Everything has gone up in price.
TheGDR
Jesus the prices, I'm sure around Cybertron time a deluxe was about 7-9 quid.
User_136440
And less than the Premier Editions were initially going for, though only by a couple of pounds.
Fort Max
Still too much. Movie toys are making generations figures look like bargains.
Chris McFeely
Ooh, so close! £1 out!
Nevermore
Studio Series wave 1 Deluxes and Voyagers are listed at Smyths now. Deluxes are £20.99, Voyagers are £31.99.
Deluxe Class Bumblebee
Deluxe Class Autobot Ratchet
Deluxe Class Decepticon Stinger
Deluxe Class Crowbar
Voyager Class Starscream
Voyager Class Optimus Prime
Chris McFeely
Probably worth noting that Toy Planet is the shop that's charging £19.99 for POTP deluxes while they're selling for £16.99 in Smyth's, so I wouldn't put much stock in that price tag. Probably £19.99 in sensible shops, in the standard $=£ switch we're all familiar with.
siccoyote
Actually more like £14.80 at current rates, but then that doesn't include tax.
Where the uk gets screwed again by paying 20% tax while the USA pay between 0% and 7.25% (I'm not counting puerto rico)
So technically £5 of that £24.99 is Sales Tax, which makes it £14.80 in the USA vs £19.99 in the UK, plus tax.
Insurgent
I'd be temptedby bee. But not at thatprice.
Nevermore
And just for the sake of completeness:
The packaging is EU stock, so we're not dealing with an overseas import here.
Olivus Prime
As always the absurd British prices deter me from buying them at retail and actually supporting the nation's toy market.
I saw TLK Grimlock in Hamley's the other day for £50 (that's $68, my American buddies), I feel bad for any parents who pay these sorts of prices on a whim.
Shizuka
YES! EXCITEMENT EXPLODING!
SPLIT LIP
First US, now UK.
Hope these hit Canada soon, and sale even sooner!
Blitz.
Whooooo f*ck those prices £25!?!?! how much money does hasbro UK own their dealers?!
Chronix
And look, they\'re only a little bit more expensive than what a voyager costed not long ago. What a steal. I sure love being British.
payres
Remind me, what's the US RRP on these?
EDIT:
£19.99 at HTS. https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/shop/seenowbuynow
That looks a little steep for a UK price at £24.99 then…..