TFW2005 member vproject reported the arrival of Siege Wave 1 – all accounted for except the upcoming Leaders – to SM Megamall Manila, made available as part of a unique distribution event coordinated by Cybertron Philippines & Hasbro distributor Playkit Philippines before the figures are likely out at Toy Kingdom.
Good hunting to our fellow Transformers fans in the Philippines! Remember to share your sightings reports on the 2005 boards!
Wheeljack1768
I never knew there were Transformers Fan Base in my country
anthamic
All new figures
Prices are in the pics (vary from location to location) but Prime (voyager size) is PHP1699.75/~$32-33USD and Hound (deluxe size) is PHP999.75/$19-20USD
getoninja
I been out of TFs for years
I have a few questions
are these new figures or reused molds? or are some masterpiece, cause Prime looks like a MP
is there loose pics and what are prices for the Prime, and Hound size figures?
Rated X
I did enjoy the TK and definitely enjoyed the large Mall of Asia in downtown Manila. I didnt mind the hospitality from the family and people on the street. I just didnt like it in the toy store because they were ignoring all the Filipino customers to try and help me. I didnt like being singled out because of my skin color. But visiting was still a grwat expierence.
Kotori Sonoda
PH TK is quite something right? Some branches even have statues or random characters displayed (The one in Megamall has Darth Vader)
Yep, your GF is right, my homeland has very hospitable people especially to foreigners. Although I suppose it can be too much if you don't want any attention.
Peter likes cats
I am realy only intristed in the deluxes, vaoyagers, and leaders. The battle masters fail to impress me.
Rated X
Ill never forget my visit to the Philippines. I got to shop at a few Toy Kingdoms. It was definitely an 80s TRU vibe like I stepped in a time warp. The only issue I had was that the staff was too nice to the point like I felt harassed. 2 or 3 different people tried to help me while I was looking at the Transformers display. I had to tell them all im just looking. I felt like I was in car dealership being hounded by salesmen working for commission. It appeared they all flocked to me because I was a foreigner and they ignored the other Filipino customers in the store to try and help me. I picked the items I wanted and one guy literally escorted me to the register and carried my items for me, I was getting super frustrated by this time, but I kept my cool. My then GF tried to explain to me its just their culture. But I felt like they were only doing it because they knew I was a foreigner spending money.
Kotori Sonoda
I wonder why… the line is effectively over and Siege is now here.
Now would seem to be a great time to discount.
vproject
Yep.
alteisen99
voyagers went up 200p right?
Dark Prime
Can someone pls explain what happened while I was gone?
Shin Densetsu
Thanks man, I'll keep that in mind when I get back there
vproject
Oh no. It's along Edsa. If you are coming from the south, just take the MRT and go down Ortigas station. Then it's a short walk from there.
Shin Densetsu
If I was there now I'd love to go if not for the insane traffic going to Manila. I think I've been to this mall but many years ago. It's not near Chinatown in Manila is it? Also how much are the SIEGE leaders going for over there?
Purple Heart
Wave two is coming in January?
vproject
Usually only a day. Any unsold stock will probably go to Toy Kingdom's shelves afterward. POTP stuff isnt discounted yet. I still have to get Elita 1 and the two Decepticon jets.
anthamic
Do these release events last more than a day? I recall last year there was one for POTP but I can’t remember if it was just a one day thing.
Also, were the POTP stuff discounted already?
testrun
I hope there's still optimus later when I go there
vproject
If you can go today, they still have a lot of stocks. Since people can only buy 1 of each, so no scalpers can hoard the entire table.
anthamic
I was really anxious that the voyagers and deluxes would follow the Studio Series prices here in the PH and thank goodness they didn’t. Still iffy on the prices of the battle masters and the micro masters though, but can’t wait to get my hands on the new figures soon!