Thanks to a few heads up from the Michigan and Indiana sightings threads, we can now confirm that the new Studio Series Leader class figures have been found at retail. Several 2005 users are reporting that they have found Leader class Blackout and Grimlock at their local meijer store locations. Great news for fans of the movie lines as their dream of a leader class Blackout is now one step closer to being in their hands!
You can check out the picture attached and join the discussion thread afte the jump
Diamondback
Anybody seen these lately? In my area around Seattle, neither Target nor Walmart seem to stock Leader Class anymore… Did I miss these guys?
Oh well, Hasbro Direct is always an option and if memory serves no sales tax…
Fantasyworkshop
Just saw this and HAD to share. Usually 95 percent of Transformers stop motion videos suck, but DAMN this guys got SKILLS!!! Just, just look-
Fantasyworkshop
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Here in Tampa went to 3 different Targets and 4 different Walmarts, found him at Target on my very last store on the search list sitting all by himself! With around $4 in gas money & $53.40 for the figure, I got him for a grand total of around $57.50.
With his legs stretched out all the way, he measures just about exactly 9 inches/22.86 centimeters tall.
Cheapest price on Ebay right now is $80, with the most expensive one at $125.50. CRAZY!!! Aint no scalpers gonna be gouging me, & none of yall should let them either. Just be patient, he'll be everywhere soon.
Funnily enough, 2 of the 4 Walmarts had all four Studio series Deluxes, but no leaders, & the other 2 Walmarts & Targets had NO new Transformers at all, & no voyagers anywhere yet. Cant wait to see voyagers come soon, & that deluxe Jazz, I wanna see what he looks like in person.
Lazerwave
If that can stand in scale perfectly with Studio Series Brawl.
Miyaren
They are now freely available in Melbourne Australia at toys r us (who isn’t going out of business)
Any ideas what the third leader is!?!? I need a know! (Please no jet fire)
Nevermore
Sorry, reported before:
Studio Series Leader Blackout and Grimlock at US Retail – Transformers News – TFW2005
NEOLAB
View attachment 27961206 I couldn’t afford picking these up today at $49.99 each, but found both leaders at a target in Southern California.
Chaotic91
Got him, love him.
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Spaceman1251
Getting ready to go check Target here in New Mexico! I need this for my nephew's birthday next week… Oh yeah, my birthday is also on Sunday, so this would be the ULTIMATE birthday present for both of us!
Edit: Nothing at my local Target yet. Talked to a worker who was putting clearance stickers on other Transformers stuff right at that moment, and she said that they didnt get any new Transformers stuff on their truck today, but they’re getting another truck tomorrow and Friday, so hopefully they get something.
2nd Edit: And Amazon now has them in stock. $50 each for Blackout and Grimlock!
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0721JX…olid=19O3K4Q3CP1GT&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B072KD9T3H/ref=psdcmw_2514571011_t1_B0721JXH3N
Starfire22
This.
Dachande
Wave one of a movie line does NOT equal rare. Putting them up for triple price is downright thievery. Well, that is if people didn't actually give these ass hats validation for their ways buy actually buying these figures for the markup.
Oh well, fools and money and all that.
I have just as much respect for the buyers as I have for the flippers.
Personally, I have Grimlock from HTS waiting at home for me to open, and will get Blackout once they start saturating like all wave one figures do.
Ikkstakk
My store's redesign is scheduled for… June or July, I can't remember. Glad I don't have to wait that long for Studio Series.
Starfire22
Indeed it is. My store is in the middle of redesign.
Also, Deluxes too.
Ikkstakk
Looks like a Target find there… I know the reset is coming soon.
Starfire22
Come to Norman, guys!
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dCon
I been in the past all the way through (I'm 40). It was never that different on a new line, the only difference is we get ALOT more new lines now! We still get preorders months in advance, just not from every company on figures that have street dates.
JohnRedcorn
Well technically Kroger is the other store that are selling Studio Series. I am hoping that it will start selling the Leader classes soon.
Lazerwave
Even though it's not likely, but I'm going Blackout hunting tomorrow. Hoping that a Walmart will break release date. If not, I'm thinking about picking up a Studio Series Bumblebee so I don't come home empty handed.
jaws
I cannot believe that some jerks have these 2 figures listed for $150 each on Ebay claiming "rare". Yes, it seems Meijer is the only store to get them but tripling the price is brutality, wait a few weeks they might be everywhere, do not support these scalpers.
Here's how I found mine: stopped on a whim, both on shelf, bought on sight, finished driving home. No going out of my way. Even if I had found an extra set, I would never raise the price for a fellow collector. The only extra $$ they would pay me is shipping.
ToaDraco
That's good news, it means we'll be seeing reviews from the usual suspects soon. I've already watched a couple for Grimlock and they made some big sacrifices for the bot mode at the expense of the dino mode but it is worth it! He looks amazing, I can't wait to get my hands on one. Even with all of it's flaws the dino mode for the studio series figure absolutely blows the other versions out of the water, though personally I still really like the voyager's dino mode the best even if it isn't the most accurate. The standard leader is just hot garbage though.