Thanks to a user on reddit, we have a couple of in-hand images of two upcoming, highly-anticipated figures from the WFC Siege line: Ratchet and Bluestreak! For now there’s only one pic of each in their robot modes, but they give us a good look at both bots. In addition, these images also reveal Ratchet’s weapon which is an homage to the missile launcher from his G1 toy’s “robot” mode.
Check out the pics after the jump and be sure to share your thoughts and excitement in the discussion below!
bradforj
It won't be hard to get. The people who find it earliest will scalp the hell out of it, causing a panic and false shortage. Then it will show up en masse a couple of weeks later and everyone will get one. It goes down like this every single time.
Lazerwave
So I guess now it's just a matter of being lucky if it's in the store.
bradforj
I don't think they have ever done preorders. The Pops collectors have been tormenting Walgreens for years asking for a better method of buying exclusives, and Walgreens hasn't budged. I doubt they will make the process any easier for us, either. They really are a rotten outlet for exclusive collectibles.
IgnikaMarcus
I ask because I don't recall them having pre-orders for the clones, Brainstorm and Wreck-Gar.
bradforj
I recall seeing a picture from SDCC that showed preorders would go up at 5:30. I don't remember seeing a date on it, but I'm guessing it was supposed to be one day last week. It never happened.
IgnikaMarcus
Has Walgreen's ever even offered pre-orders?
Daimao
That moon rune sticker under the Siege logo makes me think he imported from RK or somewhere overseas
Fc203
Yeah i didn't see that false alarm
Nickster563
Isn't that a chinese stocker at the bottom of the box? I think it was just imported
Fc203
Someone in the us has him already
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SoundBlaster7
Curious to find out too. I don't really see any parts I'd like to swap out personally.
However, I can see people swapping upcoming Crosshairs' thighs to break up all the white. I might do that myself.
bradforj
Someone in one of the many Ratchet threads mentioned swapping Ironhide parts onto Ratchet. I am curious, who was it that mentioned this, and if you are here, what parts do you plan to swap?
allew
I also hope that Walgreens exclusive Marvel Legends New Mutants Dani Moonstar won't be too hard to get, especially since fans will be buying three of them at a time because of the bonus Wolfsbane and Karma heads!
MagnusPrimal
It would be nice if Ratchet and ML Emma Frost made it onto the site at the same time.
RKillian
Sometimes. They've still got Infamous Iron Man, but only because they limit to one and there's absolutely nothing else to buy to get over the $35 free shipping threshold.
PlanckEpoch
Even physical stores too depending on the product. The Thing and Magick for Marvel Legends went pretty fast but all the older ML exclusives stayed for YEARS. Hell, I could find the Clones two pack at Walgreens all the way up until Wreck Gar was about to roll out.
Fenrys
their exclusives stay in stock online for months
all are dead
I made a Walgreens discussion thread in the toy discussion section, just a heads up.
But seriously, I dont doubt ill be able to get Ratchet. The thing I was hoping for would be a quick and painless online order, because that way I dont have to go to walgreens all over when people see him. Their website puts exclusives up right when they get them, or like 3-4 weeks after. That and so I could know a time frame of when i'd expect him. But I dont doubt ill be able to get it.
I just wonder what the people who put the slides together and meant for it to be preorderable at 5:30 think.
jmagnus83
You know what the funny thing is. You are totally correct. I ordered Wreck-Gar from the website and it was easy. I bought the Clone pack retail with no problem. What annoys me about this whole thing is that Warden had it on a slide in a public forum so you kinda hope that Hasbro would actually be on Walgreens to do it correctly. But in the end everyone who wants Ratchet will have him.
PlanckEpoch
As I've said with all the previous Walgreens exclusives…I've got no worries about Ratchet. Walgreens stores in my area still have some Wreck Gars on the pegs, and have had them for awhile now. The website is pretty good at getting these exclusives in so you can go that route once they hit if your stores aren't getting any Ratchets in.