New English Video Review of Transformers Generations Selects Deluxe Class Bug Bite

Wolfman Jake wrote:I've been charged ~$19.99 by HasbroPulse today, so I hope it's Hubcap for me as well. It's hard to say, because I had bundled him in my shopping cart with Greasepit and Exhaust, so my order reads as "partially" fulfilled. Rotorstorm, however, is out for delivery today, so I should have him by the time I get home later tonight.

Just go to your orders page, there will be 2 tells that should confirm it is Hubcap. I also ordered him with Greasepit and Exhaust and that order indicated "Partially Paid" until this morning, now it simply says "Paid". The other tell is looking at that order, the option to cancel a specific figure on the order will disappear once they charge you. Hubcap should have no option to cancel anymore.

Bugbite looks cool, but if I get him he'll be getting in the airbrush booth for some Botcon styled tacky tribal tattoos. He just looks wrong without them! Wrong I say!

So the faction that Bug Bite belongs to why now? Based on the figures (Classics and G1 repaints) we've had and even in the comics shown we see the symbol. Now I clearly don't know the lore involved so if someone would care to educate me that would be great.

Needless to say I will still brand both Bug Bite and Exhaust as but that's just me...'nuff said on that!

Nemesis Destron wrote:So the faction that Bug Bite belongs to why now? Based on the figures (Classics and G1 repaints) we've had and even in the comics shown we see the symbol. Now I clearly don't know the lore involved so if someone would care to educate me that would be great.

Needless to say I will still brand both Bug Bite and Exhaust as but that's just me...'nuff said on that!

Hasbro probably just wanted to reimagine him as a Mercenary since the original Bug Bite wasn't even originally a Decepticon to begin with; he was a Renegade, one of the bad guys from Tonka's GoBots toyline.

Nemesis Destron wrote:So the faction that Bug Bite belongs to why now? Based on the figures (Classics and G1 repaints) we've had and even in the comics shown we see the symbol. Now I clearly don't know the lore involved so if someone would care to educate me that would be great.

Needless to say I will still brand both Bug Bite and Exhaust as but that's just me...'nuff said on that!

He's not even a Bumblebee repaint so I'd have to give him an autobot symbol and have him as Bumper. If they do treads it would be the first two mercs to be in the same company so the merc symbol wouldn't bother me unlike on the other unaffiliated mercs (but only if they had used a bee redeco).

So do you think HasTak will go down the Seekers route with this (and the eventual BB) mold?

Bumblejumper, Bumper, Volks, Glyph et al?

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So do you think HasTak will go down the Seekers route with this (and the eventual BB) mold?

Bumblejumper, Bumper, Volks, Glyph et al?

Most likely I guess. It has already begun.

Maybe that is the real ethos behind the Selects line? To reproduce every single redeco HasTak have ever thought of. Since not every mold is ever going to see the light of day again, regardless of line IE Browning and Kiloton.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Bumblejumper, Bumper,

Those are the same guy.

With Exhaust and the whole Mercenary faction, I created a Mercenary shelf, with Exhaust and Doubledealer starring there. Bugbite will join the shelf when he arrives

Speaking of Mercs, the orange Shadow Raider would work very well I think for a G1 Merc shelf, with Lockdown using a different mold like the ROTF mold it would make Shadow Raider more distinct.

Takara's Volcanicus is now available for pre-order on Hasbro Pulse

Well I guess the one good thing is it is the same Price as God Neptune (I thought they would charge a bit more with the accessories). I know every TT selects has had a "order by" date to create a sense of high demand, which is probably true of all of them, but this one. I'm actually going to wait until it comes in stock. If they have any, I'll get one, if not, no big deal, I already have Volcanicus.

o.supreme wrote:Well I guess the one good thing is it is the same Price as God Neptune (I thought they would charge a bit more with the accessories). I know every TT selects has had a "order by" date to create a sense of high demand, which is probably true of all of them, but this one. I'm actually going to wait until it comes in stock. If they have any, I'll get one, if not, no big deal, I already have Volcanicus.

Order by 10/12/2020, so you'll have to make your choice by then, or hope for the best once he comes in stock.

Easy pass for me. Maybe I'll consider him about a year from now if BBTS has some leftover they clearance, but at full price, that is a big nope for me.

actually what meant was... even though other TT Selects had an "order by" date, when they actually came in stock next March/April (taking into account the inevitable delay), there were a few extra that could just be ordered at that time. This was the case with each pair of seacons (though they sold out quickly). If they happen to have any extra Volcanicus' when they arrive, I'll order, if not, no big deal. God Neptune may be a good indicator of sorts. I'm glad I pre-ordered, but I'll be curious to see if they have any that can be purchased at time of arrival.

The reviews just keep on coming today! Thanks to Youtube reviewer PrimeVsPrime, we get a nice look at the upcoming Generations Selects Rotorstorm figure! A remold and recolor of the Siege Spinister figure, Rotorstorm is a Selects figure which is only the second Rotorstorm toy released- his first was as part of the G1 line, but was only released in Europe. His only major role in fiction so far was as one of the Wreckers in the 2005-2018 IDW continuity.

PrimeVsPrime gives us a thorough look at Rotostorm's redeco and new, comic accurate head, as well as some nice comparison shots with Spinister.



Rotorstorm has already begun shipping from Hasbro Pulse, though other online retailers may not have their stock in just yet. Let us know if you'll be picking up this figure, as well as what you think of the review, and keep your optics tuned to Seibertron!

I see how it is...

Lore Keeper wrote:I see how it is...

I think it is because primevsprime's video is the first one that the news staff got directly.

I had Rotorstorm for the last couple months and asked if y’all needed in-hand pics or a video review and was told y’all were good...

I’m not mad or anything, I’m just.... confused?

Lore Keeper wrote:I see how it is...

It's funny because exactly one one prior to that review, Baltmatrix reviewed the figure, I'm surprised no one picked up on it.

Omega-Doom wrote:
It's funny because exactly one one prior to that review, Baltmatrix reviewed the figure, I'm surprised no one picked up on it.

It have been news'd pages ago.
Look like even the news staff have forgot.

Just got charged for Hot House by Entertainment Earth and I Hope he ships soon. looking forward to putting all four Micromaster bases together and see how they look.

aronjlove wrote:Just got charged for Hot House by Entertainment Earth and I Hope he ships soon. looking forward to putting all four Micromaster bases together and see how they look.

Dang, I am still waiting for Airwave to come in stock and Hot House isn't due at Pulse until December

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Just got charged for Hot House by Entertainment Earth and I Hope he ships soon. looking forward to putting all four Micromaster bases together and see how they look.

Dang, I am still waiting for Airwave to come in stock and Hot House isn't due at Pulse until December

Their webpage listing for Hot House still says "Coming in November 2020" but my order page shows him as processing. An email alert would have been nice as I only noticed by checking my bank account. They also charged me the full shipping cost even though they are only shipping one of the two figures on pre-order.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Just got charged for Hot House by Entertainment Earth and I Hope he ships soon. looking forward to putting all four Micromaster bases together and see how they look.

Dang, I am still waiting for Airwave to come in stock and Hot House isn't due at Pulse until December

BBTS says the same. But remember, Rotorstorm was slated for November and we already have him, so maybe Hothouse will be moving up similarly. Yeah, won't get my hopes up.

Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

grimdragon2001 wrote:Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

Exactly. I use budgeting software and have all my pre-orders listed for the first day of whatever month they are expected to ship unless Pulse has a specific release date. Rotorstorm and Hot House are both two months early, and Super Megatron is listed on Hasbro Pulse as the 26th. I'll make sandwiches for lunch at work instead of going out to eat to make up for the unexpected expense lol.

grimdragon2001 wrote:Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

You’re telling me; it was all fun and games until my preorders for both Scorponok and Sky Lynx came in at the EXACT TIME. It was a rough time because of that.

Mindmaster wrote:

grimdragon2001 wrote:Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

You’re telling me; it was all fun and games until my preorders for both Scorponok and Sky Lynx came in at the EXACT TIME. It was a rough time because of that.

I've been having that problem with Amazon for a month or so now. Things are delayed then all of a sudden they're charging my card. Just happened yesterday with Kingpin from the Spiderman Animated wave, wasn't supposed to come until next month. Meanwhile I don't even have an estimate for Smokescreen.

Mindmaster wrote:

grimdragon2001 wrote:Im honestly not fond of things coming in early because it messes with my budget. It sucks when something comes in when you arnt ready to pay for it.

You’re telling me; it was all fun and games until my preorders for both Scorponok and Sky Lynx came in at the EXACT TIME. It was a rough time because of that.

I've rarely had issues like this, my most common problem with online pre-orders is I have pre-ordereds get delayed, and then things that were a couple months apart end up coming in stock at the same time. It's annoying.

I'd sort of forgotten Super Megatron is due out in a week and a half, I'm looking forward to that figure.

So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

I think you've missed the boat. Takara already made a second run of them back when they offered all six as a bundle on their website following the first individual releases, and that bundle was only exclusive to TakaraTomy Mall.

Also, for clarity's sake, said bundle was not a boxed set but just the six individual releases sold as one purchase. And with this being Selects, even the God Neptune giftset is likely to just come in another cardboard box w/ a black slipcover rather than any fancy Unite Warriors-esque packaging.

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

I think you've missed out. If you want the whole set, be prepared to spend $700 for it

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

Lurk Mandarake. They generally go for under $300 (I think?) all together, or you can pick them up piecemeal. Not dirt cheap but considerably cheaper than eBay scalpers.

Well, Entertainment Earth finally sent me a shipping notification only three days after charging me lol but hey, early Hot House. Oh, I also woke up to a charge for the Centurion drone and weapon pack. Thankfully, I snagged my preorder when they still had him for $19.99. Kinda looking forward to the Energon cubes with small 5mm post, no idea why they didn't do that with the Netflix spoiler cubes

aronjlove wrote:Well, Entertainment Earth finally sent me a shipping notification only three days after charging me lol but hey, early Hot House. Oh, I also woke up to a charge for the Centurion drone and weapon pack. Thankfully, I snagged my preorder when they still had him for $19.99. Kinda looking forward to the Energon cubes with small 5mm post, no idea why they didn't do that with the Netflix spoiler cubes

I got charged by Pulse this morning, too. I also found out you have to preorder stuff early, because I can't get the new 12.99 Darth Vader figure - it's sold out.

Black Hat wrote:

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

Lurk Mandarake. They generally go for under $300 (I think?) all together, or you can pick them up piecemeal. Not dirt cheap but considerably cheaper than eBay scalpers.

Well, I ended up going with an eBay scalper. Definitely paid a lot more than I would have if I had ordered them as they were released, but the lesson has been learned. Next time there's an announcement of a figure (or group of figures) that I've been waiting for since Combiner Wars began, I'll jump on it right away.

I peruse that Mandarake site for a while, but ultimately decided against it. Most of my experiences with international second-hand retail are okay, but I had a pretty bad one recently that was pretty expensive, and I'm a little wary of taking a gamble on something as expensive as the Seacons.

Glarryg

Glarryg wrote:

Black Hat wrote:

Glarryg wrote:So here's my sort-of-dilemma: I held out on ordering the Seacons, thinking they'd be offered in a whole set eventually. When God Neptune was announced, I figured that was it; there probably wouldn't be a giftset of the original-deco figures. I started looking for them on the secondary market, and found that Turtler and Overbite are in huge supply, but the rest aren't. My question is: what are the odds that these guys will be re-stocked by retailers? So far, my only avenue of getting the other four Seacons is to pay nearly twice their initial price, and/or buy them in a lot that includes one or both of the ones I already bought.

Thank,
Glarryg

Lurk Mandarake. They generally go for under $300 (I think?) all together, or you can pick them up piecemeal. Not dirt cheap but considerably cheaper than eBay scalpers.

Well, I ended up going with an eBay scalper. Definitely paid a lot more than I would have if I had ordered them as they were released, but the lesson has been learned. Next time there's an announcement of a figure (or group of figures) that I've been waiting for since Combiner Wars began, I'll jump on it right away.

I peruse that Mandarake site for a while, but ultimately decided against it. Most of my experiences with international second-hand retail are okay, but I had a pretty bad one recently that was pretty expensive, and I'm a little wary of taking a gamble on something as expensive as the Seacons.

Glarryg

A similar experience to this is why I now make sure to purchase exclusives. If I buy but end up not wanting, I can always sell and get my money back if not more. But if I don't buy and later want it, I'm gonna be stuck paying way more.

I was charged for the Centurion Drone today as well. Fortunately I don't have too many pre-orders. I'm actually glad God Neptune got pushed back, as it will give me more time to prepare. Other than that it's basically just a few $20 items between pulse and BBTS. My wants list is shrinking, I guess that's a good thing.

o.supreme wrote:I was charged for the Centurion Drone today as well. Fortunately I don't have too many pre-orders. I'm actually glad God Neptune got pushed back, as it will give me more time to prepare. Other than that it's basically just a few $20 items between pulse and BBTS. My wants list is shrinking, I guess that's a good thing.

Did he get pushed back? The Pulse page still says 10/24. Lol, this is probably the first time I'm hearing about a delay that I'm thankful for.

I thought it was originally September, I could be wrong, but yes the date is currently 10/24, but as with all other TT selects, I expect it another month after that. I'm prepared to pay either way, just not ramping up my expectations on an early/on time delivery date.

Kingdom has yielded nothing definitive so far I plan to purchase. A couple "maybe's" but I'll have to see them up close before making a decision.

Pretty much all my outstanding wants are Fasttrack (pre-order through target). Hothouse & Roritchi (both pre-ordered on BBTS). God Neptune (Pulse) Netflix BM's that come with Prime (working a deal with a member here to split the cost of that set-, he wants Prime, I want the BM's). Netflix Nemesis Prime (pre-ordered through Walmart) and that's about it...

I've already determined I'm not getting Volcanicus *unless*, when it actually comes in Feb/March of 21,*IF* Pulse offers any at that time, I'll probably get one with my tax return funds, otherwise, I'm content with the Volcanicus I have.

God Neptune was always October, so it hasn't been pushed back yet.

So, I know Kingdom is likely to be the star of Pulsecon, but have we heard anything about Selects? I'm hoping for either more Modulators, or repaints of the Cliffjumper/Bumblebee mold

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, I know Kingdom is likely to be the star of Pulsecon, but have we heard anything about Selects? I'm hoping for either more Modulators, or repaints of the Cliffjumper/Bumblebee mold

Modulators seem to be done, dusted and buried. Two reuses of cliff already and no doubt something for bee (even if it's just a chromed g2 version). Probably another Soundblaster out of the Netflix soundwave too and having to wait for a ss86 blaster which might start the ball rolling for ss selects if they think select versions of the animal bots might be a bit too obscure but I'm sure they will get the two to five uses per mold some how.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, I know Kingdom is likely to be the star of Pulsecon, but have we heard anything about Selects?

I haven't seen any leaks regarding Selects from credible sources since the Shattered Glass reveal, but at this point after every other Hasbro stream has set the pattern, I'm expecting at least 1 Selects figure to be revealed and made available during the show just cause.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:I'm hoping for either more Modulators, or repaints of the Cliffjumper/Bumblebee mold

blackeyedprime wrote:Modulators seem to be done, dusted and buried. Two reuses of cliff already and no doubt something for bee (even if it's just a chromed g2 version).

Does the rumor of Glyph, Tap-Out, and a shuttle pad Ironworks repaint being in Galactic Odyssey sets count?

So I think my Centurion set is on it’s way? I say think because I saw I got charged by Hasbro Pulse for something, and the order that has him and the Regal Cobra Commander says “partially paid”... but I haven’t gotten any word from Pulse about being charged or shipping notices or anything.

Mindmaster wrote:So I think my Centurion set is on it’s way? I say think because I saw I got charged by Hasbro Pulse for something, and the order that has him and the Regal Cobra Commander says “partially paid”... but I haven’t gotten any word from Pulse about being charged or shipping notices or anything.

It takes about a week between getting charged and the actual shipment lately. That was the case with Rotorstorm who showed up Thursday, and Hubcap which will show up end of this coming week. I expect to get a shipping notice for Centurion this Friday or the following Monday.

My Centurion set was also charged but no shipping notice for me either.

Guess I'll have to wait some more.

aronjlove wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:So I think my Centurion set is on it’s way? I say think because I saw I got charged by Hasbro Pulse for something, and the order that has him and the Regal Cobra Commander says “partially paid”... but I haven’t gotten any word from Pulse about being charged or shipping notices or anything.

It takes about a week between getting charged and the actual shipment lately. That was the case with Rotorstorm who showed up Thursday, and Hubcap which will show up end of this coming week. I expect to get a shipping notice for Centurion this Friday or the following Monday.

Ah, I suppose that makes sense. I generally buy and preorder from BBTS, but preordered for the first time with Pulse for those two as Pulse was the only one carrying them. Still would’ve been nice for a notification about the charge at least

I cancelled all my pre-orders with Pulse because other sites were getting items quicker. I only had the centurion ( just got charged on Thursday) and God Neptune left because they are exclusive to Pulse in the USA. They usually don't sent email notification unfortunately.