Fellow Transformers collectors in Netherlands have got a kind of unusual new item on their local shelves. 2005 Boards member ElSnarfo shared an image on our Netherlands Transformers Sightings forum showing off Power of the Primes Wreck-Gar.
Wreck-Gar, who was a Walgreens exclusive in the US, was spotted at drug store chain Kruidvat for only 9.99 Euros. As noticed by our very own 2005 Boards member Nevermore, this figure is not an import since it comes in proper European packaging. It is also available on Kruidvat website with the EAN barcode 5010993519392 confirming the very first official European release of the figure.
Happy hunting!
ca12nag3
Transformers dump. Well that is the best we get in the Netherlands. Btw Titans Return Trypticon available at Toychamp for 100euros.
Nevermore
The Titans Return Deluxes and the Mighty Muggs are all imports in US/Canadian/Latin American/Asian/Australian packaging. The RID Warriors are all in European packaging.
Pfg80
I might need some words with my mother. This close to mothersday and it is all about sunglasses but this she ignores.
Digilaut
Yeah, every store now has some Triggerhappys, Twinfernos and a dozen Wreck-Gars each! Visited about 5 Kruidvats last week and they were all like this – lucky us!
A friend of mine also found RID Twinferno, haven’t spotted that one myself.
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ElSnarfo
I genuinely did not know or realise this was newsworthy! I also found several RiD figures (Soundwave, Grimlock, Starscream, Windblade and Optimus Prime) and other Titan Returns figures (Twinferno and Triggerhappy)
Should have taken more pictures at the time but here is what’s there today
Kruidvat finds
Windsweeper II
First the TR boxset on Bol.com, now this. Keep em coming.
Nevermore
As reported by TFW2005 member ElSnarfo:
Netherlands Transformers Sightings
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Among the toys currently on sale at Dutch drug store chain Kruidvat for a mere 10 Euros is Power of the Primes Deluxe Class Wreck-Gar, exclusive to Walgreens in the United States.
It appears Hasbro also offered to Kruidvat as an exclusive for the Netherlands, because unlike Titans Return Hot Rod, who is an import in US packaging, Wreck-Gar actually comes in European packaging!
I even found him on their website, with the EAN barcode 5010993519392. So this is definitely a never-seen-before official European release of the figure.
Transformers Power Of The Prims Wreck-Gar | Kruidvat