TFW2005 Weekly International Sightings Round Up – May 2023 Week 2

Second week of May comes with a new load of Rise Of The Beasts mainline toys in South America, Central America and Europe, plus new Studio Series toys in Australia and Chile, EarthSpark in Germany, Studio Series in Panama, Legacy, Studio Series and VNR Optimus Prime in Peru and Studio Series in Philippines.

• Studio Series Wave 6 Core In Australia – 2005 Boards member maloney4playz found Studio Series Core G1 Ironhide at  JB HI-FI Mackay.
• Rise Of The Beasts Mainline Wave 1 Battle Changers Beast Weaponizers, Smash Changers, 2-in-1 Transforming Masks & Regular Masks And Studio Series Wave 5 & 6 Core In Chile – Thanks to Lapin we can report that Almacenes París at Costanera Center, Providencia had in stock ROTB Battle Chnagers Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, Beast Weaponizers Optimus Prime & Chainclaw, Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe, Smash Changers Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal, 2-in-1 Optimus Primal and Bumblebee transforming masks, and the regular Optimus Prime and Bumblebee masks and the new Studio Series Core ROTB Freezer and G1 Ironhide.
• Rise Of The Beasts Mainline Wave 1 Deluxe, Titan Changers, Titan Changers Bumblebee, Beast Weaponizer, 2-in-1 Nerf Optimus Prime Blaster, Beast Mode Bumblebee and Regular Masks and EarthSpark Wave 1 Tacticons & Wave 2 Warrior In Germany – 2005 Boards member Nemesis Scourge found ROTB Titans Changers Optimus Prime at Smyths Duisburg together with a “new” ROTB Titan Changers Bumblebee (repack, wave 2?). At the same store, ROTB Nerf Optimus Prime blaster and the regular Optimus Prime and Bumblebee masks and Beast Weaponizers Optimus Prime & Chainclaw (which completes the wave with the previously reported Optimus Primal & Arrowstripe) were also available. Lunatic Prime spotted ROTB Deluxe Cheetor and Bumbleee at ROFU Kinderland in Wiesbaden, together with EarthSpark Tacticons Bumblebee and Megatron, 1-Step Flip Changers Optimus Prime, and Warrior Terran Thrash. To close this week, Nevermore found the big Beast Mode Bumblebee at at Müller in Gelsenkirchen.
• Rise Of The Beasts Mainline Wave 1 Battle Changers, Beast Combiners & Smash Changers in Hungary – 2005 Boards member BB Shockwave spotted ROTB Battle Changers Rhinox and Optimus Prime, Beast Combiners Bumblebee & Snarlsaber and Arcee & Silverfang, and Smash Changers Optimus Primal and Optimus Prime at the Régió store in Mammut II.
• Rise Of The Beasts Mainline Wave 1 Battle Changers, Beast Weaponizer, Beast Combiners, 2-in-1 Masks & Beast Mode Bumblebee And Studio Series Wave 20 Gamer Edition Voyager in Panama – 2005 Boards member MeggyAnimated found at Steven’s Westland Mall the new ROTB Mainline Battle Changers Optimus Prime and Rhinox, Beast Weaponizers Optimus Primal & Arrostripe and Optimus Prime & Chainclaw, Beast Combiners Bumblebee & Snarlsaber and Arcee & Silverfang, 2-in-1 Optimus Primal and Bumblebee transforming masks. Also, via Transformers Panama – TF507 Facebook group we can confirm that the new Gamer Edition SS-GE+03 Optimus Prime was later found at Steven’s Multiplaza.
• Rise Of The Beasts Mainline Wave 1 Voyager & Beast Combiners, Legacy Wave 5 Deluxe & Wave 4 Voyager, Studio Series Wave 10 Leader, Generations VNR Optimus Prime And EarthSpark Wave 1 & 2 Warrior in Peru – Via Transformers Peru Facebook we have our first world sighting at retail stores of the new Generations VNR Optimus Prime at Phantom stores in Lima. The same stores also got ROTB Mainline Voyager Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal, Legacy Voyager Tarn and Leo Prime and Deluxe Animated Universe Prowl, Crosscut, Crashbar, and Shrapnel and Studio Series SS-91 The Fallen. Also at Wong stores: EarthSpark Warrior Elita-1, Megatron and Thrash have been spotted.
• Studio Series Wave 10 Leader And Jada Toys Rise Of The Beasts 1/32 Vehicles In Philippines –New update thanks to 2005 Boards member Kotori Sonoda who found Studio Series SS-91 The Fallen at Toys”R”Us Glorietta and the new Jada Toys 1/32 die-cast Rise Of The Beasts Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Wheeljack vehicles at Robinson’s Manila department store.