Hasbro Toy Shop has been updated with the Bravo Assortment of Transformers Authentics figures which features Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron and Starscream.
This new listing sheds a light on the actual name of the line. Since the official website now identifies them as ‘Transformers Authentics’, we can pretty much take it as the official name now. Other than that, the listing gives a credibility regarding the availability of the figures in United States.
Though the figures cannot be purchased right away, each is sold at US$ 4.99.
Product Description:
Transformers Authentics figures feature popular Transformers characters at a 4.5-inch scale. Experience the excitement of Transformers conversion play with this Transformers Authentics Optimus Prime figure. It changes from robot mode to truck mode and back in just 4 easy steps. Choose a side and collect other Transformers Authentics figures to stage epic Autobot vs. Decepticon battles (each sold separately. Subject to availability).
Listing:
WishfulThinking
Me too. I think they have to sell through the stock they have before they order the new stuff as it MIGHT share a common SKU in the system. And with the Family Dollar across the street from my work sitting on about 10 Starscreams and BBs, it'll be a awhile before I see them here.
Dachande
I believe they're the same company. I also haven't seen them at DG, but they were at the first FD I went to.
Rookbartley
Thanks for the info! I think I can hit three Family Dollars and a Dollar General (that I haven't been to) on the way to work. Hopefully this will yield something.
worldsgreatest
Hm. I've been hitting Family Dollars myself and keep running into pegs still full with Starscream and Bumblebee Legends re-runs from a few years ago.
Dachande
Family Dollar.
Rookbartley
What store did you find them? I've struck out at the bazillion Dollar Generals I've hit over the last few weeks. Thanks!
hightail
you might as well pain that bitch green and call it the HULK
Dachande
Just got Megatron and will be posting a review tomorrow.
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Dachande
Got Starscream and did a review.
Transformers Authentics Starscream
Louise Belcher
I talked about the model kits which aimed both at kids and adult with the last two shows as Gundam build fighters and Gundam build fighters try have kids as their main target.
Calabask
I'm sorry. Who am I supposed to believe here? Someone doing armchair speculating with the only knowledge at their disposal being that of people who do no research, or people who are actually involved in the industry and know what they are talking about? Let me guess, you're a fake news and alternative facts type of guy, huh?
Chaos Muffin
Your friends in the industry need to teach you that Transformers are'nt sacred and inflation is real.
Everything's gone up, even toliet paper, and especially the cost of plastic.
I don't think your 'friends' would appreciate you using their names to give out poor information lol
So if you have friends who are in bands ,does that autimatically make you a musical guru?
Nevermore
Where are these listed on Hasbro Toy Shop?
Esquilax79
This Prime is better than Legends Optimus Prime from a few years back. Mostly because I wasn't a fan of that IDW version of Prime.
AzT
Emiliano Santalucia
Calabask
It's a pattern of behavior. Hasbro and other companies are much like the games industy. If you give them an inch, they'll take the whole damn thing. I can be critical about companies and franchises I love. I can say when they are objectively doing something bad, and with quality slipping with the Power of the Primes line, and these things, I am well within the rights of criticizing what they do and have done.
Music
Oh come on, it's cheaper than a Legion class with comparable articulation and size. You don't need to make a big deal out of this.
Calabask
You mean the thread where people kept complaining about the custom items they received or didn't receive or got the run around after people defended him when those were the things I was saying was happening? I wonder how inaccurate I was since everything I said happened. #WheresGulper
Additionally, yes I do know people and they know more than you and I've refuted your arm chair bullshit. Sorry, I'm going to go with things people tell me who actively work in the industry and actually deal with the the materials and design and cost of items.
And when is "Back in the day?" Let's get a time frame of reference and then we can fully compare. Because if you look at what we got then vs now there is a lot of extra detailing, paint, molding, and effect parts in RDs released now and the price has not increased that much over the past five years. But regardless if it is a little higher, you are objectively getting more.
Have you seen Optimus and Bumblebee? There's more articulation in the shampoo style non transforming Transformers Hasbro put out years ago than these things.