Studio Series discussion

[Magnusblitz]

Target delayed my delivery of 'Screamer and Prowl another week to 8/11, and required me to "approve" the delay or risk the order being canceled. Starting to worry now...

And today Target officially canceled my order (and judging from the reviews on their site, a lot of other people's).

 

[The Predaking]

Sorry to hear that.

 

[Sciflyer]

It stinks. There are a lot of folks on another Transformers site expressing their displeasure with the whole thing, too. What else can you do though, except to eBay it or hunt for it in stores, if you really want it?

I think that this Starscream is cool and all, but I seriously doubt that it's the last time we'll see the mold. I'm sure they'll at least trot out another Coronation set or something...

 

[CoffeeHorse]

It sounds like it's not just Transformers. The going theory is that Target has somehow broken their inventory system.

 

[The Predaking]

They have done this before with their exclusives. I have seen the exact same pattern with Movies and video games.

 

[unluckiness]

Botswana corner store would never cancel preorders!

 

[CoffeeHorse]

The hero we need.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

It sounds like it's not just Transformers. The going theory is that Target has somehow broken their inventory system.

 

[TriBlurr]

Our Studio Series 2027 lineup so far based on most recent computer info at tidbits from SDCC

Studio Series 2027

A-Level Dreamwave Optimus Prime
A-Level TLK Bumblebee

Wave 1:
Deluxe 86 Wheelie
Deluxe 86 Allicon
Deluxe TFone Shockwave
Deluxe TF07 Jazz
Voyager TF07 Ironhide
Voyager TF07 Ratchet
Leader TLK Megatron
Leader 86 Swoop

Wave 2:
Deluxe G1 Red Alert
Deluxe IDW Nautica
Deluxe Devestation Goldfire/Goldbug
Deluxe Devestation Nemesis Prime
Voyager 86 Quintesson Judge
Voyager IDW Drift
Leader IDW Fortress Maximus
Leader 86 Dead Optimus

Wave 3:
Deluxe TLK Crosshairs
Leader TF07 Optimus Prime
Leader Marvel Soundwave

Premium:
Commander 86 Rodimus Prime
Titan AoE Scorn

Pulse Exclusives:
Voyager Skybound Shredhead
G1 Seeker Storm MTO
+3 Skybound figures.

 

[Echowarrior]

Nautica is a yes. Shredhead is a yes. IDW versions of Drift and Fort Max? A Marvel version of Soundwave? Maybes, need more info. And the Skybound figures have me curious.

 

[Haywire]

I somehow missed that an 07 Jazz was in the pipeline. I will be interested in seeing how that looks.

 

[Fullstrength Motleypuss]

After only 42 years, finally - a Marvel Soundwave!

 

[The Predaking]

Fort max! Woot!

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

Definitely Nautica, maybe Wheelie, gonna have to see Drift and Fort Max.

 

[Sciflyer]

Really interested to see what that Commander Rodimus looks like. I'm expecting him to at least use some of the current version's tooling, and will be pleasantly surprised if it is all-new. But yeah, the IDW stuff seems interesting, as does the Marvel-deco Soundwave.

 

[wonko the sane?]

I'm in for shredhead. There's a couple of figures I want to see before I commit, but I'm not overtly invested.

Oh well, finally get a cheap year.

 

[The Predaking]

Lets see, out of that list:


Wave 1:
Deluxe 86 Wheelie - Maybe
Deluxe 86 Allicon - I will pick a few for army building
Deluxe TFone Shockwave - maybe
Deluxe TF07 Jazz - nope.
Voyager TF07 Ironhide - nope.
Voyager TF07 Ratchet- nope.
Leader TLK Megatron- nope.
Leader 86 Swoop - I am good with the last Swoop

Wave 2:
Deluxe G1 Red Alert - Maybe
Deluxe IDW Nautica - Wait for a sale
Deluxe Devestation Goldfire/Goldbug - nope.
Deluxe Devestation Nemesis Prime - nope.
Voyager 86 Quintesson Judge - Probably
Voyager IDW Drift - Yup
Leader IDW Fortress Maximus - Definitely!
Leader 86 Dead Optimus - nope.

Wave 3:
Deluxe TLK Crosshairs - nope.
Leader TF07 Optimus Prime - nope.
Leader Marvel Soundwave - maybe, wait and see on this.

Premium:
Commander 86 Rodimus Prime - I am good with my last Rodimus
Titan AoE Scorn - nope.

Pulse Exclusives:
Voyager Skybound Shredhead - Will preorder!
G1 Seeker Storm MTO - Going to pass on these despite the intrigue of it.
+3 Skybound figures. - Can't wait to see what they are.

 

[Undead Scottsman]

Definitely
-Deluxe 86 Allicon
-Deluxe TFone Shockwave
-Deluxe IDW Nautica
-Voyager IDW Drift
-Leader IDW Fortress Maximus
-Commander 86 Rodimus Prime (Unless the original is better in which case I'll try to track it down)
-Voyager Skybound Shredhead

Maybe
-Deluxe 86 Wheelie
-Deluxe G1 Red Alert
-3 Skybound figures.

Gonna skip but not happy about it
-G1 Seeker Storm MTO

 

[LordGigaIce]

Botswana corner store would never cancel preorders!

🫡

 

[Undead Scottsman]

Nate finally spoke up about the Target exclusives issue

Rewrote this post about 10 times trying to get the words just right. Bottom line, we’re fully aware of your frustrations about the #starscream #prowl #insecticons rollout and we’re actively working to fix it. I get you all have a lot of questions that we just can’t answer at the moment but this is a top priority for our team right now. The goal was and still is to get this figure (and all our figures) into everyone’s collection who wants it. We’re still working to make that happen.

Nate Purswell on Instagram: "Rewrote this post about 10 times trying to get the words just right. Bottom line, we’re fully aware of your frustrations about the #starscream #prowl #insecticons rollout and we’re actively working to fix it. I get you al

1,336 likes, 252 comments - transformers_nate84 on August 15, 2026: "Rewrote this post about 10 times trying to get the words just right. Bottom line, we’re fully aware of your frustrations about the #starscream #prowl #insecticons rollout and we’re actively working to fix it. I get you all have...

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