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Really nice job! Otacon should be fun.

Well, apparently MP Bumblebee has been sighted at TRU in Canada, so there ya go.

I have the regular version of that Seaspray. Gotta say I prefer the G2 look.

Thrust is kinda my favorite as well, but the import price is just so high. Maybe by some miracle Hasbro (do they still do MPs?) will release these someday.

Inferno + Cheetor are home runs. Too bad the Coneheads are all gonna be exclusives, but it helps me to save cash/space for the other MPs I want.

That Beachcomber does look really nice. A little expensive though.

Amazon Japan, yeah. Off the top of my head, I know that Wheeljack came with an exclusive accessory as well - the anti-hypnochip device.

Nice shots, Mike.

I don't collect much 3rd Party stuff, but Mastermind Creations (producers of Terminus Hexatron) and FansProject both have good reputations.

I want the cats: Cheetor, Tigatron, Ravage...

MP Bumblebee is showing up in TRU's computers. $65 though. I don't think they're leaving G1 behind. I'd be more worried that they only make one or two Beast Wars characters during the 20th anniversary year and then none after that. I'd like to see a variety going forward.

TF selection in retail stores is definitely sparse right now.

TF is one of the few non-flash-in-the-pan franchises still consistently on the shelves from year to year. I think they're doing ok as can be in an age where kids play with phones and tablets more than toys and their imaginations.

Slave Leia is soo tame compared to the image that a lot of female pop stars are out there portraying these days. So I don't think society really gives a sh*t, but Disney is hyper sensitive about their image and if upper middle class soccer moms start agitating they're gonna play it safe more often than not.

Oh wow, that's weird if true. There actually is a notice on the TT Mall website (in Japanese) that seems to apologize and asks us to wait for more info... Thanks for posting that info, Jeffrey.