Transformers Generations Cyber Battalion Toys In Stock at BigBadToyStore
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 9:36AM CDT
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Fresh off our look at Optimus Prime yesterday, Seibertronian Autobot Roadburn brings us word that the entire line of Transformers Generations Cyber Battalion toys are in stock for shipping now at site sponsor BigBadToyStore. Regular Cyber Battalion figures are $24.99 each, and the larger Cyber Commander figures are $34.99 each.
Here are links for each figure:
- Cyber Battalion Bumblebee
- Cyber Battalion Grimlock
- Cyber Battalion Megatron
- Cyber Battalion Starscream
- Cyber Battalion Optimus Prime
- Cyber Commander Bumblebee
- Cyber Commander Optimus Prime
While these may not be for every collector, fans of Cyberverse and Legends toys are sure to enjoy these big versions of popular characters! Let us know what you think by replying to this post, and be sure to let us know whenever you see potentially breaking news in the world of Transformers.
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Posted by reluctantyouth on July 22nd, 2015 @ 10:20am CDT
~reluctantyouth~
Posted by Optimizzy on July 22nd, 2015 @ 10:48am CDT
Posted by MrBlack on July 22nd, 2015 @ 11:06am CDT
reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
Agreed. I'd love to pick up that Megatron, but despite the fact that he is Voyager size, I am not going to pay full Voyager price for an upscaled Legends figure.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 11:10am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 11:24am CDT
Neonkiwi sent this bot toys video review our way. Enjoy!
Posted by ScottyP on July 22nd, 2015 @ 12:22pm CDT
Posted by Optimum Supreme on July 22nd, 2015 @ 1:42pm CDT
reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
It's not scamming, it's supply and demand, it's importing, it's all sorts of factors. You're much more likely to get scammed by getting it "off Ebay later".
Posted by william-james88 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 2:04pm CDT
Optimum Supreme wrote:reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
It's not scamming, it's supply and demand, it's importing, it's all sorts of factors. You're much more likely to get scammed by getting it "off Ebay later".
And plus the demand is there, they are almost sold out of them. They were sold out at robot kingdom before it.
Posted by reluctantyouth on July 22nd, 2015 @ 2:43pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
It's not scamming, it's supply and demand, it's importing, it's all sorts of factors. You're much more likely to get scammed by getting it "off Ebay later".
And plus the demand is there, they are almost sold out of them. They were sold out at robot kingdom before it.
"Scamming" was a poor word choice on my part. I know it's supply and demand. I just don't think BBTS should have had to pay a premium and then pass it on to us. I bet they will be pricey on Ebay later unless demand wanes in the future. Maybe we will see these at TJ Maxx down the line.
~reluctantyouth~
Posted by william-james88 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 3:00pm CDT
reluctantyouth wrote:william-james88 wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
It's not scamming, it's supply and demand, it's importing, it's all sorts of factors. You're much more likely to get scammed by getting it "off Ebay later".
And plus the demand is there, they are almost sold out of them. They were sold out at robot kingdom before it.
"Scamming" was a poor word choice on my part. I know it's supply and demand. I just don't think BBTS should have had to pay a premium and then pass it on to us. I bet they will be pricey on Ebay later unless demand wanes in the future. Maybe we will see these at TJ Maxx down the line.
~reluctantyouth~
I see, did they do the same with the GDO figures? Becasue this is what I associate this release to most.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 22nd, 2015 @ 5:00pm CDT
Starscream would be a sure buy, but only if found locally.
Posted by No One on July 22nd, 2015 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 22nd, 2015 @ 8:10pm CDT
Then they hit BBTS today. I didn't think anything about it at first. They have a direct Hasbro account and can probably order whatever they want. But then they sold out of some of them really, really quick. Just like RK did.
These can't be in that much of demand, right? If so, Hasbro needs to take note and get their money printers going (aka, these molds) and get them on shelves here pronto. If not, and these are only at this level of popularity due to lack of availability (you know this amplifies demand, it's just how things go and I'm super guilty of this myself so, you know, not knockin' it), then, well, I realized something.
I think BBTS got their stock from RK and is re-selling it at a markup (which, honestly, with international shipping and what they're charging, it'd be a tiny markup, so that's probably the biggest hole in this theory). I ain't mad, and I have no proof of this, but I'm just sayin'.
Doesn't matter really, got 'em all on the way to me and I'm going to have fun, so cheers to that and I'm glad that they weren't a total headache to get!
Posted by RAR on July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:18pm CDT
I think Hasbro is being a bit sneaky as most of those have built in repaint potential.
Green or G1 colour Grimlock
Green or Purple Megatron
Perhaps a reverse colour scheme Optimus or Nemesis Prime (and boy would that larger Optimus make one heck of a cool Nemesis Prime)
They might be more tempted to repaint the smaller one as Nemesis Prime and simply reissue the other one with Black legs and some white stripes or something like that.
I think the larger Bumblebee is OK as a stand alone but other wise a little silly The smaller One is Ok - either could be done in black deco.
I think the best looking one is Megatron as he's got reasonable articulation and is just sort of interesting looking.
Starscream isn't to bad but I feel he is lacking because of not having any knees. Lots of repaint potential there obviously.
The smaller Optimus doesn't especially thrill me. I hear the Grimlock has some structural weakness in it that causes it to break unfortunately.
I'd buy the bigger Optimus if I can find one though - I do like that quite a lot.
Posted by ScottyP on July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:31pm CDT
Crap, for real? Do you know what the issue is? Really don't want to break mine when it comes in.RAR wrote: I hear the Grimlock has some structural weakness in it that causes it to break unfortunately.
Posted by Solrac333 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:57pm CDT
Posted by RAR on July 22nd, 2015 @ 10:17pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 11:06pm CDT
omega666 wrote:And I thought the figures could not get any worse.
Do you find these worse than the RID 3 steps?
Posted by Va'al on July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:50am CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:42pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:43pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Wish these had replaced the hyper-change sh!t from the movie and rid'15 lines, they look pretty nice
Agreed
Posted by Madeus Prime on July 23rd, 2015 @ 10:41pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Wish these had replaced the hyper-change sh!t from the movie and rid'15 lines, they look pretty nice
Agreed
These may not be great, but they aren't bad. At least the design isn't sacrificed for a gimmick that nobody (and I know a few younger kids who like TFs) wants. If these figures were being produces on a legends scale, I'd pick them up. I mean, to be honest, if the review says its worth it, I might order Megatron.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 29th, 2015 @ 12:58pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 30th, 2015 @ 11:30am CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 31st, 2015 @ 10:17am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 31st, 2015 @ 10:22am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 31st, 2015 @ 10:27am CDT
Posted by megatronus on July 31st, 2015 @ 10:49am CDT
ScottyP wrote:I have all 7 of these in-hand now. If there's anything anyone wants to see, post it and I'll see what I can get together over the weekend. In the meantime, enjoy this group shot:
Can you do some comparison shots with a few other Megatrons to get a sense of scale and fit? WFC Deluxe / United Voyager / Generations Leader?
Posted by william-james88 on July 31st, 2015 @ 11:12am CDT
megatronus wrote:Can you do some comparison shots with a few other Megatrons to get a sense of scale and fit? WFC Deluxe / United Voyager / Generations Leader?
I would like something similar with Starscream.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 31st, 2015 @ 11:29am CDT
ScottyP wrote:I have all 7 of these in-hand now. If there's anything anyone wants to see, post it and I'll see what I can get together over the weekend. In the meantime, enjoy this group shot:
Smaller Bee is way better looking than the big one. Mainly because of the chests. Normal Bee have a very detailed front of a car as a chest that make him look cool. Big bee have the windshield as a chest, which make him look weird and way too blue.
Let's hope that when RID die down, Hasbro will bring that line for the rest of the world to fill the "simple TF" lines on the shelves.
Posted by ScottyP on August 1st, 2015 @ 4:25pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on August 1st, 2015 @ 5:43pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:Looks like I've got work to do! Might just do a video, may be easier. Been looking to break in a new camera anyway.
Yes! Show us those ham hands!
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 1st, 2015 @ 6:04pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:Looks like I've got work to do! Might just do a video, may be easier. Been looking to break in a new camera anyway.
There's no need to do a video, pictures will be just fine
Posted by megatronus on August 1st, 2015 @ 6:08pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:ScottyP wrote:Looks like I've got work to do! Might just do a video, may be easier. Been looking to break in a new camera anyway.
There's no need to do a video, pictures will be just fine
Someone doesn't want competition
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 1st, 2015 @ 6:25pm CDT
megatronus wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:ScottyP wrote:Looks like I've got work to do! Might just do a video, may be easier. Been looking to break in a new camera anyway.
There's no need to do a video, pictures will be just fine
Someone doesn't want competition
With just barely a few dozens of views for each videos, Chuck is no competition for anyone... Kinda unfair to say, but at least, Chuck is reviewing things that the big titant reviewers (such a Optiboptimus, Paugh, or Emgo) will not bother with. Sure, unpopular things like Movie 1 step figures or Hello Kitty TFs don't bring the masses, but at least, the video is being done. And It's nice to see some underdogs in motion.
Posted by william-james88 on August 1st, 2015 @ 7:21pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:megatronus wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:ScottyP wrote:Looks like I've got work to do! Might just do a video, may be easier. Been looking to break in a new camera anyway.
There's no need to do a video, pictures will be just fine
Someone doesn't want competition
With just barely a few dozens of views for each videos, Chuck is no competition for anyone... Kinda unfair to say, but at least, Chuck is reviewing things that the big titant reviewers (such a Optiboptimus, Paugh, or Emgo) will not bother with.
I just picked a random review (1 step Galvatron) and it had 1,796 views. Its a bit more than a few dozen.
An this power battler optimus has as much as any video by the "titans" you mentioned
Posted by Optimum Supreme on August 1st, 2015 @ 7:24pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Let's hope that when RID die down, Hasbro will bring that line for the rest of the world to fill the "simple TF" lines on the shelves.
While I can appreciate that view, I'd much rather they work on actually getting CW stuff into stores first.
Posted by william-james88 on August 1st, 2015 @ 7:48pm CDT
Optimum Supreme wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:
Let's hope that when RID die down, Hasbro will bring that line for the rest of the world to fill the "simple TF" lines on the shelves.
While I can appreciate that view, I'd much rather they work on actually getting CW stuff into stores first.
Havent all walmarts and TRUs gotten their wave 3 stuff ?
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 1st, 2015 @ 7:56pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:I just picked a random review (1 step Galvatron) and it had 1,796 views. Its a bit more than a few dozen.
An this power battler optimus has as much as any video by the "titans" you mentioned
It's normal for the odd stuff that we cant find anywhaere. That's his strenght. However, for the things that the big Ones have reviewed, most people don't bother.
If he's the first on the block to review something, he may get a few thousands thanks to a Seibertron feature. But no more once the Big Titant Reviewers get on the game. It's hard to compete with their hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
That why, Chuck, I encourage you to keep reviewing the most bizzare and out of the left feild TF ever and/or, the ones that many reviewers will not bother with. Like the giant-ass 60$ 1 step RID Bumblebee. Power Battler AOE Optimus have proven it.
Posted by william-james88 on August 1st, 2015 @ 8:30pm CDT
http://bwtf.com/toyreviews/generations/cyberbattalion/grimlock
Posted by ScottyP on August 2nd, 2015 @ 3:40pm CDT
This one may only interest me, but just wanted to show that while the "small" Bee from this line shares engineering with the upscaled BH Cyberverse Deluxe, they are definitely not the same mold retooled or further upscaled:
Sabrblade wrote:How many points of articulation do each of them have? And what are their said points of articulation?
- Cyber Commander Prime - Ball jointed head, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation, ankle tilts
- Cyber Commander Bumblebee - Ball jointed head, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, elbow rotation, hip swivel, hip rotation
- Megatron - Head rotation, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation, knees, ankle tilts
- Grimlock - Head rotation (though very limited due to "collar" like piece around head), shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation, knees
- Optimus Prime - Shoulder rotation, elbow bend, elbow rotation, hip swivel, hip rotation
- Bumblebee - Ball jointed head, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation
- Starscream - Head rotation, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation
Posted by william-james88 on August 2nd, 2015 @ 6:49pm CDT
ScottyP wrote:Didn't have as much time as expected and cell camera is starting to spaz out, but here's some of the requested comparisons.
This one may only interest me, but just wanted to show that while the "small" Bee from this line shares engineering with the upscaled BH Cyberverse Deluxe, they are definitely not the same mold retooled or further upscaled:
Lit of Articulation:
- Cyber Commander Prime - Ball jointed head, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation, ankle tilts
- Cyber Commander Bumblebee - Ball jointed head, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, elbow rotation, hip swivel, hip rotation
- Megatron - Head rotation, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation, knees, ankle tilts
- Grimlock - Head rotation (though very limited due to "collar" like piece around head), shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation, knees
- Optimus Prime - Shoulder rotation, elbow bend, elbow rotation, hip swivel, hip rotation
- Bumblebee - Ball jointed head, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation
- Starscream - Head rotation, shoulder rotation, shoulder swivel, elbow bend, hip swivel, hip rotation
Posted by dragons on August 2nd, 2015 @ 6:57pm CDT
thanks for sharing information well known
Posted by ScottyP on August 2nd, 2015 @ 7:14pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 2nd, 2015 @ 7:16pm CDT
dragons wrote:size i did not know, but articulation i could what they have by looking pictures where joints are in robot mode and vehicale mode what articualtion was on these bots
thanks for sharing information well known
Is this a "diss"? As always, I cant understand whatever you write.
Posted by ScottyP on August 2nd, 2015 @ 7:20pm CDT
Ain't no thing, I'm sure they just didn't realize Sabr had asked about it a couple days ago, which is why it was providedwilliam-james88 wrote:dragons wrote:size i did not know, but articulation i could what they have by looking pictures where joints are in robot mode and vehicale mode what articualtion was on these bots
thanks for sharing information well known
Is this a "diss"? As always, I cant understand whatever you write.
Posted by Fires_Of_Inferno on August 2nd, 2015 @ 7:28pm CDT
Posted by Dagon on August 2nd, 2015 @ 8:14pm CDT
Posted by Shockwave7 on August 2nd, 2015 @ 8:58pm CDT
Going through some of my old boxes, I saw I had kept the original boxes/packaging for the G1 combaticons and Rumble/Frenzy. Just look at them prices... Those were 80s Deluxes and Voyager. Sure they're bigger now, but I don't know if it merits doubling the prices...
Posted by william-james88 on August 2nd, 2015 @ 9:11pm CDT
Shockwave7 wrote:As throwback-ish as the Cyber Series looks to be, I thought I'd post this photo.
Going through some of my old boxes, I saw I had kept the original boxes/packaging for the G1 combaticons and Rumble/Frenzy. Just look at them prices... Those were 80s Deluxes and Voyager. Sure they're bigger now, but I don't know if it merits doubling the prices...
If you are talking prices have you considered inflation and comparison to the increase in other toy lines? I remeber the marvel legends line being 10$ when it started. It doubled in only 10-15 years time. That is a much faster acceleration than the TF price increase.
Actually, f&%k it: Here's an inflation calculator, the increase in toy prices is a myth:
http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
TFs havent increased in significant value in 30 years and have gotten bigger. We have only gained in terms of what money can let us buy in terms of TFs.
What you are really asking is: would you be ok going back to paying these prices and having your salary reduced by half? That is the only logical way to approach your line of thinking.