Courtesy of 2005 Boards member Underlord we can report that the new Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy Hot Shot has been found At UK retail.
Rescue Bots Academy Hot Shot is a simple and fun figure great for kids. He transforms into a small jet. It was spotted at ASDA in Clacton for £7.49 ($8.46 approximately).
Happy hunting!
pnova
They have been out in Tescos for a few months now with Whirl
jamarmiller
I long for the day they make chug versions of these characters
Max Tower
Wedge is also in the assortments – I've seen him too in ASDA & also previously in Moons in Newmarket Suffolk a week or two back which I reported at the time.
I hope some of the older ones show up as I keep missing them, It took me months to get Chase, I still don't have Boulder and Blades and the only Heatwave I have is a carbootsale one that originally would have come with a trailer that has unpainted wheels.
As the UK didn't really seem to get the 4 pack getting the main cast is difficult. Going forwards I hope them complete making the rest of the Dinos in this scale.
As for Hotshot he's not bad – a moving head would have been nice though. He does unusually have arms that can raise the Quin-jet like moulds are one of the few ones that seems to have this feature. We should be getting the Hovercraft mode too before to long.
I noticed that the Multi-pack for Academy is listed for UK release in August – so hopefully it won't be to much of a chore to get the Buggy Hotshot in that set. One would think they'd want to repack Hoist too since he's part of the main cast.
They didn't show many new ones at Toyfare but there is a Chase Racing Car and a Trex to look forward too as well.
Bass X0
So was Armada Hot Shot!
Runose
My dude…it's Rescue Bots, not Generations. This is literally for pre-schoolers.
Bass X0
That looks worse than Armada Hot Shot…
Easy Tiger
They have it at Sainsbury's Heaton Park and ASDA Pilsworth too.
Runamuck86
i wish my local Asda still sold Transformers …. i think TLK put them off
Underlord
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I found this guy for £7.49 in ASDA in Clacton on sea.