Want Titans Return Trypticon? This is how you can buy him right now!
Saturday, July 29th, 2017 4:14PM CDT
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Several online retailers have Titans Return Trypticon available for pre-order or currently available in-stock. Amazon.com and ToysRUs.com both have the giant Titan Class figure available for pre-order as well, or listed as currently in stock, and are showing that Trypticon will be available soon on August 1st, 2017, though the ship date might be different with other online retailers. Here's a round-up of where you can purchase Trypticon currently online.
- Amazon.com ($163.26 or greater) (due to ship August 1st or sooner, product pricing fluctuates)
- ToysRUs.com ($149.99) (due to ship August 1st, pre-order availability turns on-and-off, keep checking)
- BigBadToyStore.com ($149.99) (Listed as In-Stock)
- TFsource.eom ($149.99) (Listed as In-Stock)
- TheChosenPrime.com ($149.99) (Unavailable currently, waiting list only)
- Ages3andUp.com ($149.99) (available, Canadian website)
Have you found Titans Return Titan Class Trypticon with Full-Tilt at stores in your local area? If so, please make sure you share your sightings with all of your fellow Seibertronians in our Sightings section and on our Sightings forum.
Availability of Trypticon on ToysRUs.com reported by fellow Seibertron.com member Impulse.
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Posted by TK415 on July 29th, 2017 @ 4:33pm CDT
Posted by Dr. Caelus on July 29th, 2017 @ 4:39pm CDT
Posted by Primeultimus on July 29th, 2017 @ 4:59pm CDT
I have one and have played with it often for 2 weeks now with no QC issues.
Posted by Desslok2201 on July 29th, 2017 @ 5:14pm CDT
BTW, if you put him in city mode back to back with his G1 self, also in city mode, it rounds the whole complex out nicely
Posted by dragons on July 29th, 2017 @ 5:29pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 29th, 2017 @ 6:10pm CDT
Posted by Bumblevivisector on July 29th, 2017 @ 7:08pm CDT
I tried moving the hips once, and it felt so stiff that I didn't dare force it. I removed the springs, which have been compressed in a vice in my basement for about 6 days now.
Posted by RiddlerJ on July 29th, 2017 @ 10:16pm CDT
And Full-Tilt rocks.
Posted by Desslok2201 on July 29th, 2017 @ 10:34pm CDT
RiddlerJ wrote:I'm curious if the compress method works better than the cut spring method. I cut the spings on mine and had no breakage issues, though his hips feel a little looser than I like. That being said, he stands pretty well even with his tail lifted off the ground.
And Full-Tilt rocks.
Toy Dojo has an alternate fix that just 'breaks in' the spring without cutting it. I guess I'm lucky as mine doesn't need it, but it's an option.
Yes, Full-Tilt does rock, and now my TT Wipe-Out has a proper boss.
Posted by Emerje on July 29th, 2017 @ 10:46pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 29th, 2017 @ 11:52pm CDT
Primeultimus wrote:Toys R Us and Think Geek are your best bets for local pickup.
I have one and have played with it often for 2 weeks now with no QC issues.
I really hope that is the case. I was lucky and got one a few days ago at a local TRU. There were only 2 on the shelf knowing fully that I have interest in the Takara version I quickly bought one on impulse...as I have done many times in the past.
It now sits in the corner starring me down every time I sit across from it...even at this very moment.
Posted by MadProject on July 30th, 2017 @ 12:16pm CDT
Agamemnon wrote:
That may not actually be a tab. Is there a corresponding slot on Trip for such a tab to go into?
To me, mordhelm's pic looks like a sprue trim mark. Yet, I also do not see a corresponding tab or stress marks nearer the end of the ramp as on Seib's Trypt. It could be a "short shot" where not enough plastic was crammed into the mold (or the plastic temp was too low when flowing) and the tabs didn't form.
I'm getting my Trypt next week. When I get him, I'll look at that area and compare it with my plastics molding experience...
Looking again at mine.
I can confirm that is not a broken tab, but a sprue trim mark.
Trypticon doesn't have slots for the ramp, but it's hold in place by a some grooves in the tail. If it's loose, try to see if there are screws that may be tightened, or place some nail polish on the grooves
Posted by Emerje on July 30th, 2017 @ 12:52pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by MadProject on July 30th, 2017 @ 2:54pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Really looks like the tabs may have been a running change to help secure the ramp. Ryan said the code on his with the tabs is 71461, what's the code for you two without the tabs?
Emerje
ah I'm sorry, right now I can't help you.
I put the box in my closet, and it's behind basically a lot of stuff. It's kinda hard to me to get it right now.
Is there a way where can I see the code in another place?
If it's in the instruction sheet I can look at it more easily.
Posted by Desslok2201 on July 30th, 2017 @ 4:45pm CDT
MadProject wrote:Agamemnon wrote:
That may not actually be a tab. Is there a corresponding slot on Trip for such a tab to go into?
To me, mordhelm's pic looks like a sprue trim mark. Yet, I also do not see a corresponding tab or stress marks nearer the end of the ramp as on Seib's Trypt. It could be a "short shot" where not enough plastic was crammed into the mold (or the plastic temp was too low when flowing) and the tabs didn't form.
I'm getting my Trypt next week. When I get him, I'll look at that area and compare it with my plastics molding experience...
Looking again at mine.
I can confirm that is not a broken tab, but a sprue trim mark.
Trypticon doesn't have slots for the ramp, but it's hold in place by a some grooves in the tail. If it's loose, try to see if there are screws that may be tightened, or place some nail polish on the grooves
Absolutely a sprue trim mark, but mine seems to be held in place solely by pressure. I don't see any grooves on mine
Posted by Qwan on July 30th, 2017 @ 5:19pm CDT
Posted by lakebot on July 30th, 2017 @ 9:39pm CDT
Really looking forward to getting this figure but I haven't collected for a long while so I wasn't sure if certain places were better to use than others. I'd prefer to make as few mistakes as possible. Any help?
Posted by Crosscheck on July 30th, 2017 @ 9:46pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 30th, 2017 @ 10:02pm CDT
Crosscheck wrote:I don't know if this has been discussed yet, but the purple barrels on Tryp's towers can extend out. It either can be used to make his skyscrapers bigger or cannons longer.
Yep!
It's a carry over from the original G1 figure that they probably could have skipped and left them long and few would have noticed (espcially judging from all of the gallery where they're either always out or never out).
Emerje
Posted by Crosscheck on July 30th, 2017 @ 11:26pm CDT
Ah. I didn't see that in the gallery. Almost no reviewer has discussed them.Emerje wrote:Crosscheck wrote:I don't know if this has been discussed yet, but the purple barrels on Tryp's towers can extend out. It either can be used to make his skyscrapers bigger or cannons longer.
Yep!
It's a carry over from the original G1 figure that they probably could have skipped and left them long and few would have noticed (espcially judging from all of the gallery where they're either always out or never out).
Emerje
Posted by Counterpunch on July 31st, 2017 @ 8:42am CDT
Toy Dojo, via their Facebook page (and YouTube page), has provided a video of how to work Trypticon's hip springs that returns a full range of motion while not requiring any permanent change to the figure.
I personally tested this method. It works, though it took me about twice as long repeating the compression per spring as stated in the video. When reassembled, it did not appear to work right off. I had to get past the 1st notch, then it ratcheted perfectly.
I opened the hips back up to make sure I had not damaged them and everything was fine. There was no hint of damage or warping of the inner cross piece. This method works with some patient testing. We encourage you to try this method before making permanent changes to your Trypticon.
Posted by MadProject on July 31st, 2017 @ 8:56am CDT
But I tried this method too, and it looks like it works.
Posted by ZeroGFrame on July 31st, 2017 @ 9:13am CDT
MadProject wrote:to avoid to do permanent changes, I got a weaker replacement spring.
But I tried this method too, and it looks like it works.
Where'd you find the spring, and what kind was it? I was thinking of doing this, but there's a lot of measurements for springs. Wasn't sure if a hardware store would carry them (haven't checked yet).
^_^
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on July 31st, 2017 @ 9:40am CDT
ZeroGFrame wrote:MadProject wrote:to avoid to do permanent changes, I got a weaker replacement spring.
But I tried this method too, and it looks like it works.
Where'd you find the spring, and what kind was it? I was thinking of doing this, but there's a lot of measurements for springs. Wasn't sure if a hardware store would carry them (haven't checked yet).
^_^
I was able to find a suitable spring at Menards if you are in the midwest. I found a single spring that when cut in half works pretty good.
Posted by ZeroGFrame on July 31st, 2017 @ 10:05am CDT
Posted by xymox on July 31st, 2017 @ 10:36am CDT
Posted by Tyrannacon on July 31st, 2017 @ 11:57am CDT
Posted by DeathReviews on July 31st, 2017 @ 2:30pm CDT
There are also many who seem to be having trouble with the front chest panel feeling warped on the right side and not closing in place. Poster putty or tape can help, but yeah, that's unfortunate. Also, my Trypticon came missing one of the foot spurs. Luckily, only some mild threats to the distributor were necessary before they agreed to send out a replacement part.
Posted by Ravage XK on July 31st, 2017 @ 4:33pm CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 31st, 2017 @ 6:03pm CDT
Posted by Qwan on July 31st, 2017 @ 7:46pm CDT
And yeah, I've had slight chestplate issues on both my Typs, but seemingly the polar opposite to that of others'. The chestplate doesn't seem to sag or warp from what I've noticed, but it is a devil to open - to the point that I'm far more likely to pull Full Tilt and his attachment point off of the green plastic flap, than I am to end up actually getting the flap to open. Who knows.
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 31st, 2017 @ 11:34pm CDT
Takara only you have THE TOUCH to make things right on a long awaited figure like Trypticon!
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 3rd, 2017 @ 1:39am CDT
The right hip is already busted. It no longer ratchets, but rather "mushes" into place. It only took a few clicks for it to break too. It's not affecting Trypticon's ability to stand up too badly, though it takes more finesse with the right hip. The left hip is fine and ratchets perfectly.
For a quick overview of my evening, I started unboxing Trypticon, soon after getting home from work, right before about 8:00 PM. I finished just after 1:00 AM. At least four of those hours were spent applying stickers. My take on the stickers: overdone and underwhelming. They really don't add a lot of fun or detail to the figure, at all. A few key stickers would have been nice, or just putting some paint apps in a few choice areas to break up the larger swaths of gray and purple plastic. 158 tiny little sticker details were not needed. I will say that the directions for applying the stickers were largely fine and error free, if you pay close attention, have good visual special skills, and don't get too hung up on the numbering. Sometimes, you have to do the other sticker in a pair than what is indicated, but it's not hard to figure out on shape alone, most of the time. The one error I did see in the directions were for some "headlight" stickers that go near the underside tip of Trypticon's tail. The directions seem to point to random areas to place these, while it's quite obvious they're supposed to go in the four perfectly sized little rectangular indents further down than the diagram indicates. The only frustrating stickers were the smaller, squarish ones that just seem to go randomly on large areas of smooth plastic, rather than having a nice little molded area to fit inside.
The transformations were fine. Not too complicated, and largely intuitive, though unlike with smaller figures, I did follow the directions step by step to ensure I didn't break anything on a $150 figure. (HA!) I love the city mode, A.K.A. "Nemesis Command." That name is amazing. Kudos, Hasbro! The "spaceship" mode is fine, but Kaiju mode is where it's at! He looks fantastic, even if he's a little bit shorter than Metroplex and Fortress Maximus. Those teeth are MEAN and ready to rend some metal (or plastic)!
I'm going to try calling up Hasbro (repeatedly if necessary) and get them to send me a replacement right leg, or at least materials to reassemble a functional hip on my own. No way and I returning the figure now, having put FOUR HOURS into stickering him up. I can cope with redoing one leg, maybe two (if it really came to that), but not the entire figure.
By the way, my batch number is "71241." I have a feeling there is no "safe" batch to find. Either every leg is a ticking time bomb, waiting to self-destruct, or there is a random assembly issue, where something doesn't get set just right during production, causing some legs to catastrophically fail, but not others, due to some as yet undetected and stochastic production/assembly error.
Posted by Cr33per on August 6th, 2017 @ 6:01pm CDT
Posted by Agamemnon on August 7th, 2017 @ 9:57pm CDT
Holy giant dino excrement, these springs are huge! The pics really do not do them justice!
In other news, I must have gotten one of the early batches. No tabs on my tail ramp, and the chest piece that Full Tilt attaches to is a bit warped. Looks like some clear nail polish and gently heating with a heat gun are in my future...
Posted by Emerje on August 8th, 2017 @ 12:59am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:By the way, my batch number is "71241."
Cr33per wrote:The batch number was 71331
Seibertron wrote:My Trypticon's code is 71461.
And Seibertron said his didn't have any issues. I wonder if the higher batch numbers have fixed some of the problems?
You other two, did both of yours have the ramp tabs like Seibertron's or were they tab-less like mordhelm's?
Emerje
Posted by Agamemnon on August 8th, 2017 @ 8:46am CDT
Posted by Cr33per on August 8th, 2017 @ 9:42pm CDT
Emerje wrote:You other two, did both of yours have the ramp tabs like Seibertron's or were they tab-less like mordhelm's?
Emerje
Mine doesn't have the tabs.
Posted by Emerje on August 9th, 2017 @ 3:35am CDT
Cr33per wrote:Emerje wrote:You other two, did both of yours have the ramp tabs like Seibertron's or were they tab-less like mordhelm's?
Emerje
Mine doesn't have the tabs.
Interesting. Jake, does yours have tabs? That could be an indication of when the tabs started.
Agamemnon, is yours missing the tabs, too? You have the same batch number as Cr33per.
Emerje
Posted by Agamemnon on August 9th, 2017 @ 4:51pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Cr33per wrote:Emerje wrote:You other two, did both of yours have the ramp tabs like Seibertron's or were they tab-less like mordhelm's?
Emerje
Mine doesn't have the tabs.
Interesting. Jake, does yours have tabs? That could be an indication of when the tabs started.
Agamemnon, is yours missing the tabs, too? You have the same batch number as Cr33per.
Emerje
Yep, no tabs on the tail ramp. Not even a bump to indicate a short shot.
Other issues:
Like someone else mentioned, the door/chest piece that Full Tilt attaches to was warped. Badly. (I wish I had taken pictures.) Some well monitored heating with a hair dryer and some gently flexing/massaging, and the door is much straighter now. It actually clips into its home properly now, and stays there. (If any of you want to try this, just be very careful to not overheat and over flex the plastic. I have had quite a lot of experience with plastics and heat guns.)
Also mentioned was that one leg sits just a bit away from the body in starship mode. Mine had that issue too. I completely disassembled that hip and discovered that one set of gear teeth are assembled 90 degrees off from ideal, resulting in a strange angle to the affected ratchet joint. That was even more of a bugger to deal with than the big hip joint/spring as there are other springs, and many gears to different ratchets... Ack, I cannot believe the work I have put into this brand new toy... And, I haven't even begun stickering...
Here is a bit of advice if anyone wants to disassemble the hip area more than just dealing with the big ratchet issue. Get some lithium grease. It will help hold some of the ratchet gears in place while reassembling. Plus, it will allow the gears to work better, while still holding properly for poses.
I'll know in a couple of days when I finish with the stickers and completely assemble everything whether my fixes were ultimately successful. The minor testing I've done so far is promising...
Posted by firefox91 on August 9th, 2017 @ 9:06pm CDT
That said, I recommend people try compression before cutting.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 9th, 2017 @ 9:57pm CDT
For the warped chest door, I'm assuming everyone's is warped in the same direction. On mine, when you are in Dino mode and looking at him straight on, the left side tab is the one that doesn't want to stay closed. To fix it, I flexed it gently against the warp without heat for about 5 minutes and then closed the door by only tabbing the left side in with the right side closed but not tabbed, so that the tab on that side held the door sort of stuck in the frame and left it that way in spaceship mode with Full-Tilt attached for about a week without touching it. The warp isn't completely gone, but is greatly reduced, enough that both sides can tab in at the same time without popping out in dino mode with Full-Tilt attached.
For the hips, I bought a new weaker spring from a local hardware store that was long enough to cut in half and use for both hips and kept the original springs in the packaging for future resale value.
Posted by Cobotron on August 9th, 2017 @ 10:03pm CDT
Not sure that number has been recorded in this thread yet.
I can't open him until tomorrow, but it will be interesting to see which issues he has/doesn't have.
Posted by Emerje on August 9th, 2017 @ 11:03pm CDT
70981 - No ramp tabs. Warped chest door.
71241 - Bad hips.
71331 - No ramp tabs. Warped chest door. Hips OK?
71461 - Ramp tabs. Hips OK?
71561 -
Starting to look like 71461 and up might be the batch numbers to look for since there's a clear production shift there with the ramp tabs.
It would really help to have batch numbers for more confirmed breaks.
Emerje
Posted by Qwan on August 10th, 2017 @ 12:01am CDT
- - Breaky hips
- Badly-assembled right hip leading to awkward outward angle
- Slightly warped chest door (not as bad as it sounds like some people's are, but definitely enough to notice)
- No ramp tabs of any description (though it stays in place perfectly just via friction against its resting point).
Posted by Emerje on August 10th, 2017 @ 12:45am CDT
Qwan wrote:Whoops, I just realised I never shared my findings either! My current Trypticon's batch number is 71071 (while I'm not certain about the batch number of my first one, I feel pretty safe in assuming it'd have been the same batch), and he has:- Breaky hips
- Badly-assembled right hip leading to awkward outward angle
- Slightly warped chest door (not as bad as it sounds like some people's are, but definitely enough to notice)
- No ramp tabs of any description (though it stays in place perfectly just via friction against its resting point).
Thanks! That fills in a gap in the numbering. I imagine there's a 711 out there as well. I'll add that to the list (forgot to add the other hip issues to one of the other numbers to.
70981 - No ramp tabs. Warped chest door.
71071 - No ramp tabs. Warped chest door. Easily broken hips. Poor hip assembly.
71241 - Easily broken hips.
71331 - No ramp tabs. Warped chest door. Poor hip assembly.
71461 - Ramp tabs. Chest door OK. Hips OK?
71561 -
Really curious about Cobotron's now.
Emerje
Posted by Wolfman Jake on August 10th, 2017 @ 12:55pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Qwan wrote:Whoops, I just realised I never shared my findings either! My current Trypticon's batch number is 71071 (while I'm not certain about the batch number of my first one, I feel pretty safe in assuming it'd have been the same batch), and he has:- Breaky hips
- Badly-assembled right hip leading to awkward outward angle
- Slightly warped chest door (not as bad as it sounds like some people's are, but definitely enough to notice)
- No ramp tabs of any description (though it stays in place perfectly just via friction against its resting point).
Thanks! That fills in a gap in the numbering. I imagine there's a 711 out there as well. I'll add that to the list (forgot to add the other hip issues to one of the other numbers to.
70981 - No ramp tabs. Warped chest door.
71071 - No ramp tabs. Warped chest door. Easily broken hips. Poor hip assembly.
71241 - Easily broken hips.
71331 - No ramp tabs. Warped chest door. Poor hip assembly.
71461 - Ramp tabs. Chest door OK. Hips OK?
71561 -
Really curious about Cobotron's now.
Emerje
I'll add to the description of my batch (71241):
The chest door is probably warped, but it's not apparent visually. If you close the door, the left top corner pops out, but the right corner holds tight enough that the whole thing doesn't fall open, even with Full-Tilt attached. I've found that, if instead you close the door by pressing at the top left corner, it latches and sits much more flush on the right side that visa versa.
As for the ramp tabs, I didn't see any, but I'll double check once I'm back home tonight. If they're there, I'll let you know, but you can consider them absent for now until proven otherwise.
Hope that all helps!
P.S.
I still need to get around to contacting Hasbro about my broken Trypticon. Work has just been so busy these past couple of weeks.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 10th, 2017 @ 1:17pm CDT
I've also noticed that the batch numbers all start with 7 and end with 1 so far. Assuming they go in chronological order, the middle 3 numbers should give an indication of how early it was made.
At first this confused me a bit because people that got theirs first like Quan had higher batch numbers. And I didn't even pre-order mine, I just got it from TFSource once they had him in stock. But I supposed mine could have been made first, and then spend a few weeks crossing the Pacific while later batches were delivered to other closer locations, or even some small air shipments to the US
Posted by Kurona on August 10th, 2017 @ 5:13pm CDT
I wish they would have made a Titan Master class Trypticon out of Crashbash/Clobber. Please imagine that. We get a Trypticon at the biggest size class and a tiny baby one at the smallest size class. It would have been amazing.
Posted by firefox91 on August 10th, 2017 @ 9:00pm CDT
The chest door does hang out a bit on the left side when looking at the front of Trypticon.
As far as the hips go, I mentioned before I cut the springs in half and did nothing else. They seem loose. So I just did the compression on the other spring and installed it. While it moves better than it did before, it's still uncomfortably hard to move. I'm going to put the half spring back in and try finding all new springs at a hardware store. If anyone has any recommendations some national chains (Home Depot, Lowes, Ace) I'm all ears. Thanks.