Swapticons (new gimmick line)

[lastmaximal]

I understand the need to keep the combined altmode visually cohesive (and that it makes sense for paint apps and the number of sprues and whatnot). But I'm not super into how one character can just lose their color scheme. Sometimes it results in intriguing switches that I'd like to see on a mainline toy (I've been mulling the idea of a Reverse Flash colors Hot Rod since, like, Classics), but sometimes it's also "you got stuck being the back end of an ambulance, eh".

But wow I kind of strongly want that Scorponok/Double punch pack on principle. But who knows if we'll ever get anything past wave 1 here.

 

[LBD "Nytetrayn"]

Three Dinobots, Dinobot, and a dino bot.

Why is m'boy Skar labeled as a Decepticon?

 

[ZacWilliam1]

Why is m'boy Skar labeled as a Decepticon?

I think maybe they got him confused with the other Skar?

-ZacWilliam, the Con Powermaster bat...

 

[lastmaximal]

Yup. The Legacy one was spelled "Scarr".

 

[Fenix Twilight]

Meanwhile there's a perfectly good Decepticon Dinobot going unused. https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Scowl_(RID)

 

[Steevy Maximus]

The newest (and final?) assortment of Swapticons is starting to crop up in some Walmart locations. Featuring Scorponok/Double Punch, Ironhide/Ratchet, and Rhinox/Backstop; these are the last listings I think we’ve seen for the line. Expect distribution to be erratic as some stores are still bogged down with prior assortments and Walmart shifts their retail focus to the summer slate of films (and associated toy products)

Transformers Swapticons Wave 4 Found At US Retail

Thanks to TFW2005 member Deinonychus we can confirm that the new Transformers Swapticons Wave 4 has been found at US retail. Swapticons Backstop & Rhinox, Double Punch & Scorponok and Ironhide & Autobot Ratchet were found and bought at a Walmart in Jacksonville, Florida. Happy hunting!

news.tfw2005.com

 

[Dvandom]

Yeah, one Walmart here finally got wave 3 a week or so ago. Not holding my breath for wave 4.

---Dave, painted on the unpainted two eyes on Tarantulas beast mode, as one does.

 

[Donocropolis]

I finally found Wave 2 a couple of weeks ago. The Dinobots and Clench were the only "must haves" for me out of the line so far. I'm hoping to see the dinosaur 5-pack at some point so I can get some more Dinobots.

 

[engledogg]

I've never seen anything other than Wave 1, which isn't really a surprise as my Walmart sucks.

MIKE
engledogg