Good news for Australian fans. We can report that Australian shelves are receiving some Kmart Australia Exclusive Bumblebee Movie Toys.
Kmart Australia Website have new 3 listings for Bumblebee movie toys:
- Studio Series SS-24/25 Bumblebee Then & Now 2-pack – AU$45 (about US$32). This pack consists of SS-24 Volkswagen Beetle Bumblebee (slight redeco of SS-18) and SS-25 The Last Knight Bumblebee (redeco of the second Premier Edition Deluxe mold).
- Bumblebee Greatest Hits Cassette Pack – AU$45 (about US$32). This 4-pack, sold as a Target exclusive in the US, includes a redeco of Age of Extinction One-Step Changer High Octane Bumblebee, and three new redecos of Titans Return Legends Class Rumble, Laserbeak and Ravage, now presented as Decepticon Frenzy (Rumble), Buzzsaw (Laserbeak mold) and Howlback (homage to the G1 E-Hobby exclusive character using Ravage mold).
- Titan Changer Musix FX Bumblebee – AU$25 (about US$18). Also sold as a Target Exclusive in the US.
While the figure are still not available for online purchase yet, they have surfaced at some Kmart stores. It’s time to dash to your closest K-Mart to try to find these toys. Happy hunting!
Digger
Oh hell yeah. Thanks! That seems like a good deal. I may make the TLK one into a cliff jumper just so I don’t get dizzy. The cassettes seem a bit much though.
griffin-of-oz
– Studio Series Bumblebee 2-pack – $45 (that's $22.50 for each Deluxe, which is a great price if you don't have those two moulds yet)
– Bumblebee w/ 3 Titans Return cassettes – $45
– Electronic Titan Changer Bumblebee – $25
For those in America, that's about US$32 for the first two, and about US$18 for the last one.
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Digger
Wait how much is the two pack going for? I’d like to get that bumblebee but he’s two short to warrant an individual buy.
griffin-of-oz
Photo proof from Sunday, for any doubters…
Browns Plains Kmart – had the three new exclusive items (Studio Series 2-pack, Bumblebee w/ cassettes, electronic Titan Changer Bumblebee).
Gotta love the cheap prices for these three exclusives – cheaper than in America after tax (when converting currencies), which is really really unusual for Australia, which usually has things at 150-200% above American prices (especially exclusives).
It's really starting to look like a boring wall of yellow in the Transformers sections now because of the Bumblebee movie.
(yay… 100th news credit )
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ReadyParzivalOne
not sure what those are
ReadyParzivalOne
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Lord Dcast
'Aside from the minibots'.
I'm talking Devastator man.
batfan007
You can buy them online from that weird kids clothing store or whatever it is for normal price of au 15 smackeroos.
Nevermore
It was first shown at San Diego Comic-Con. Hasbro doesn't typically display toys that are intended to be "foreign country exclusives" at SDCC.
That, and…
Yes, it was first released in Singapore earlier this month.
Transformers Studio Series Bumblebee Then & Now 2-Pack Out at Singapore Retail – Transformers News – TFW2005
Lord Dcast
If I recall, these were found somewhere in asia a few weeks ago.
ReadyParzivalOne
well before that, there was no confirmation saying it will ever come to other countries
Nevermore
No, it says "Kmart Australia exclusive". As opposed to "Kmart US exclusive". It does not say "Australia exclusive".
Lord Dcast
They're not wasting mould resources though. They aren't putting extra time and money into designing new toys for these. It's just a convenient way to get both right out of the gate, because Bumblebee sells.
It doesn't even take up the place in a wave either, like the Dread repaints did, or Clunker Bumblebee. This is a completely separate thing that bears no relation to the current case pack.
And if you think it takes up shelf space from other toys, well, that's a bit more complicated. Having been to Hasbro Australia's headquarters once, I asked them about the stock issues and they responded 'we try to send them out to retailers as much as we can', and having worked in retail I can confirm that it's not up to the stores when it comes to who stocks what. If there are any stock issues, this 2-pack isn't at fault; it's the higher ups at Target and Kmart who think Transformers just don't sell…probably…just going on what I heard.
ReadyParzivalOne
it literally says autralia exclusive…… for kmart but now its for target also…. and how does this 2 pack help the lime at all? it doesnt, it wastes 2 spots for something way better
rapid_fire
Any plans to make the 2007/ROTF/DOTM camaro Bumblebee design in Studio Series?
Digger
Well this is neat. Shame I don’t have a Kmart at all nearby.
Nevermore
… who said this 2-pack is only ever going to be available in Australia?
And how does a store exclusive multi-pack "waste" two slots in the line? It's not like Hasbro would have released two more general retail figures if it hadn't been for this two-pack…
ReadyParzivalOne
such a waste of 2 figure spots in the SS line when this is ONLY in australia!!
Bumblebee2000
Sure am glad I just paid 10 less for just one of those figures. Don't particularly need a Last Knight Bee and could go either way with the dirt but for $10 I wish I wasn't willing to pay full price for Bee now.
Lord Dcast
Oh? We're actually getting these? That's kinda neat; now can we also get the G1 reissues aside from Minibots at a price that isn't inflated to $200? Nope? Ah well, I'll take what I can get…