The Earthrise hunt continues! Thanks to 2005 Boards user ChotoLatte for giving us the heads up that the new Earthrise Wave 1 Voyager is out at US retail.
Voyager Starscream (Earth mode) and Grapple were found at Target in Modesto, California. Time to dash to your local Target stores to try to grab some new Earthrise figures for your collection.
We can finally report that all Earthrise Wave 1 classes have been spotted at US retail. We had previously reported Micromasters, Deluxe Class and Leader class.
Happy hunting one and all!
TFXProtector
Not that I've heard.
gambit3rd
Problem is that how this one is packaged is really hard to notice missing accessories without opening it so you're in a trouble even in a local store. Anyhow, Amazon offered a 20% discount to keep the item but I refused and will get a full refund by returning the item. I should receive the new one by friday but I'm afraid to still have problems.
Any news about Wheeljack, Cliffjumper and Hoist? Missing pieces there too? They are still not available here, not even on Amazon.
TFXProtector
It's really odd, and it's not just Amazon, because a friend of mine bought two at his local retail and one was missing both accessories and the other was missing one of them. I'm guessing the first run was a rush job of some sort.
gambit3rd
Beware while buying Grapple as I've ordered one on Amazon (Italy) and it came without accessories. No gun, no grapple… Plastic is simply empty. I'm going to turn it back and take another one hoping to be lucky this time (never had a problem with Siege). Anyhow there is another review on Amazon, from Canada, and it states the same. I guess we are looking at a flawed release.
MWG
Most of the Targets in my area (I think I have counted eight or nine locations in the general Oklahoma City area) seem to have received one case of ER deluxes. Sold out of those within a couple days, then went to stocking the last wave of Siege deluxes. Oddly, one location seemed to have got a deluxe case that was only Spinister and Crosshairs but none of the earlier repacks like Sideswipe. It seems random which store received ER voyagers or leaders but I have yet to see both at the same location at the same time. A few locations have seen the ER micromasters, but those sell slowly (unless it is the Ratbat/Rumble set). Haven't seen ER battlemasters but not worried about them. Other Siege leftovers tend to be Megatron, Starscream, Thundercracker and Shockwave with a few Apeface, Galaxy Optimus and Magnus seen sometimes.
Walmarts tend to have empty deluxe pegs, sometimes see a Hound or Barricade or maybe Chromia or Spinister once in a while (he is surprisingly easy to get). Voyagers and leader leftovers tend to match Target. If a location got the 35th Anniversary stuff chances are they still have some of it. I think they are about due to get hit by Earthrise. It will be interesting to see if they continue to ignore micromasters and battlemasters. And less than half of the locations in the area seem to carry leaders at all currently.
It is nice to hear Best Buy is finally carrying some Generations stuff. I haven't been in one of their stores in the last few months, but they are usually close to a Walmart or Target so I guess I can stop ignoring them now. Maybe Hasbro will give them an exclusive.
Walgreens should start getting deluxes by fall, but will probably just start getting them a month before their exclusive is due out. Naturallly they will get the wave Walmart/Target have had for a few weeks but at least Walgreen's price on deluxes is currently the same as the other stores.
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Aigis
Cool,though the Walmarts in my area have so many Siege Thundercrackers and cel shded Megatrons there is no room for anything new
Starfire22
Yep. My Best Buy has the leaders and one deluxe. No voyagers though.
Electro Rush
Found a Cliffjumper at my nearest Best Buy and at regular retail ($20) instead of the $24 my Walmarts charge for deluxes. They had price labels for the voyagers and leaders as well but they were sold out.
Sirtank
Shelves were empty at my Best Buy. My wife asked an employe to check the inventory. The computer showed that there was one deluxe in stock. After a few minutes of the guy running around checking different spots, he managed to find a Cliff Jumper.
iacon45
Good news! Thanks for your updates guys.
SureShotSniper
nice. I saw an earthrise leader astrotrain yesterday at walmart.
LegoTFGuy
Target no longer has a monopoly on Earthrise! View attachment 28552565 Just got these two on the truck (I work at a Wal-Mart in central Iowa). No Deluxes and my store doesn't carry Leaders, but they can't be far behind!
Dinocon93
Yup can also confirm that my Best buy has them as well. Thank God! Now I don’t have to deal with looking for them at shithole that is Target.
pokemonsdoom
Best buy Lee's summitView attachment 28552481
wert36t
regular retail price
AzT
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dmc2008
Are these going for regular retail, or are the prices higher?
wert36t
Figure this is news since I haven't seen mainline toys at Best buy in a while. There was only Optimus, Grapple, and Cliffjumper among some random toys, this was in NYC. No siege or studio series but there was the usually Cyberverse. So if you're hitting up Target for some earthrise, try looking at the best Best buy's that are typically nearby.
Shin Densetsu
One thing I want to try when I get mine, is to see if the front part of that hinge can be "unlocked" as landing gear while keeping the front cockpit still attached to the body in jet mode.