NicholasPrime's Weird & Wacky TF Finds Thread (now all in one place!)

[AlterNations]

Personally, I'd like to see it all in the database... if it says Transformers on it somewhere, it should have a place. Perhaps a whole section just for these oddities, bits and pieces. Maybe a section under each 'generation' if you will... they all can be categorized  somewhere. I have a ton of this kind of stuff and I'd really appreciate a place to keep track of it, even though it won't be worth squat in the long run...

[NicholasPrime]

Found another Valentine's set at Walmart today, this one comes in Bumblebee-head Mailbox. This one is by Paper Magic Group, and consists of 16 Valentines with 48 Heart Seals. Also picked up the UGLY 16" Stinger plush by Funrise. I'm assuming it's a Walmart exclusive, since it's Stinger? I didn't see the large Funrise plushes anywhere in the database. Did I miss them? There is also an Optimus, a Bumblebee, and a Grimlock (the mini versions of those three are in the database, but I haven't seen a small Stinger. I guess he's only done in the large size?). Pic below.

[engledogg]

Found another Valentine's set at Walmart today, this one comes in Bumblebee-head Mailbox. This one is by Paper Magic Group, and consists of 16 Valentines with 48 Heart Seals. Also picked up the UGLY 16" Stinger plush by Funrise. I'm assuming it's a Walmart exclusive, since it's Stinger? I didn't see the large Funrise plushes anywhere in the database. Did I miss them? There is also an Optimus, a Bumblebee, and a Grimlock (the mini versions of those three are in the database, but I haven't seen a small Stinger. I guess he's only done in the large size?). Pic below.

I've seen the plush figures myself at Walmart.  I just didn't enter them at the time because I wasn't sure if they differed from the Battle Brigade, which was found at TRU, but in a half-box type thing...is there a name for the "subline" anywhere on Stinger's card/tag?  If you can get a name for these things, I'll toss the subcategory up ASAP.  The small ones are different "molds", if I'm not mistaken.  Grimlock is in his t-rex form for the mini-plush, but in the larger size, he's a robot.

Also, not sure if you're interested, there are two sets of Angry Birds Transformers valentines out at Walmart.  One is a set of 16 valentines with 16 pencils and the other is set with some sort of temporary tattoos.  $2.47 each, I think.  I found the Bumblebee -head mailbox today as well.

As far as what we will include in the database, again, it's still up for debate.  There's soooo much stuff out there...I'm still inclined, at this point, anyway, to just include items that are toys, or are at least"toy-ish" in nature.  Clothing, printed material, videos, and the like are just too plentiful. 

MIKE
engledogg

[NicholasPrime]

I've seen the plush figures myself at Walmart.  I just didn't enter them at the time because I wasn't sure if they differed from the Battle Brigade, which was found at TRU, but in a half-box type thing...is there a name for the "subline" anywhere on Stinger's card/tag?  If you can get a name for these things, I'll toss the subcategory up ASAP.  The small ones are different "molds", if I'm not mistaken.  Grimlock is in his t-rex form for the mini-plush, but in the larger size, he's a robot.

Also, not sure if you're interested, there are two sets of Angry Birds Transformers valentines out at Walmart.  One is a set of 16 valentines with 16 pencils and the other is set with some sort of temporary tattoos.  $2.47 each, I think.  I found the Bumblebee -head mailbox today as well.

Battle Brigade has sound chips and battery packs in them.  These large plush are just simple plush, no bells and whistles. The Stinger's shelf label says 16" Battle Figure (actually "TRA 16 BATTLE FIGUR"), but the receipt and tags say nothing useful.

Thanks for the heads up on the Valentines! I have to find those! That's like 5 different Transformers Valentines sets this year! I don't ever remember seeing that many before.

[engledogg]

The subcategory for those 16" plush figures can now be found here:

http://www.shmax.com/products?q_filters_toyline=4940

MIKE
engledogg

[NicholasPrime]

Haven't been around for a while, but I found a bunch of new stuff! I don't think any of these are in the database, so here goes:

Transformers Thermos FUNtainer, 12 oz bottle. Features Movie Optimus & Bumblebee, made in 2011 by Thermos.
Transformers Thermos FUNtainer, 10 oz food jar. Features Movie Optimus & Bumblebee, made in 2011 by Thermos.
Transformers Dark of the Moon Nintendo 3DS Character Styluses 2-Pack, featuring OP & BB inspired styluses, by PDP (Performance Designed Products) 2011
Transformers Dark of the Moon Nintendo  3DS System Case, featuring lenticular Optimus. Made by PDP, 2011.
Transformers Character Bandz 20 Pack of Elastic Bracelets, 2010 Generations/ROTF style packaging. Made by Forever Collectibles/Team Beans, LLC.

And two more that I'm just adding to the database, because it seems like there is already a spot for them:

Optimus Prime & Autobot Logo Holiday Ornaments (Seasonal Specialties, LLC, 2007), Movie packaging (like the BB in the database already)
Optimus Prime (Bust Relief on Autobot Logo) Ornament, American Greetings, 2010/Generations/Post ROTF packaging, Hang Tag only, identical to http://www.shmax.com/product_details/8208/optimus_prime only not in a box and with a different UPC.

Pictures to follow, as usual. This stuff all came out of a large private collection I purchased, so I'm not sure where these things originally came from. I'm still sorting it all out, so there may be more stuff in the next few days.

[Tripredacus]

I've gotten back into buying TF stuff... I've been buying the "wacky" equivalent of G1 items... or Artifacts as we used to call them. Here are examples:

Optimus Prime balloon:


Another of the Unique released party items, the Honeycomb Centerpiece. I figured it would be quite small but I was surprised at the size of it!

[triKlops]

These are all pretty awesome scores guys!
Looking forward to more flicks.

[NicholasPrime]

I've gotten back into buying TF stuff... I've been buying the "wacky" equivalent of G1 items... or Artifacts as we used to call them. Here are examples:

Optimus Prime balloon:

Another of the Unique released party items, the Honeycomb Centerpiece. I figured it would be quite small but I was surprised at the size of it!

I love that OP Balloon. I have the matching Megatron one too. That centerpiece is AWESOME! I'm gonna have to track one down. Very cool finds!

[NicholasPrime]

Found a bunch of stuff in April-- been mostly out of commission what with tax season and all, but I'm back with pictures. I'm actually surprised the We Love Fine Vinyl Soundwave Sculpture isn't in the database! Unless I missed it? I tried searching for it, but that didn't turn up anything. Anywho, there's two versions: the standard one, and the Emerald City Comic Con Exclusive, with a green cassette bonus, and a sticker on the box marking it exclusive. The pictures below are of the latter.

Found some more random merch- a Robots in Disguise (2015) Easter basket from K-Mart made by Megatoys (whom I've never heard of before) with a kickball, paddleball set, frisbee, and yo-yo (as well as some taffy). I also found an Age of Extinction "Drawing Board" (think Magna Doodle) by Blip Toys for $5 at Target. Last but not least, I picked up a couple of Transformers Comic Book Art 32 oz Party Cups by American Greetings in a collection I bought. Pics below, as usual.

[triKlops]

Really cool finds Nick; especially the SWaves.
I knew there was a Con specific version but had not seen flicks.
Thanks for sharing,

[Tripredacus]

I'm behind on photos, but I had found some Bayverse folders in Walmart's clearance section. They were in boxes with a bunch of random folders and there happened to be 4 different TF ones. I'll get pics of them soon.

[NicholasPrime]

Just got the Amazon exclusive Rescue Bots Prime-- He comes in a plain brown mailer box, no real packaging. I noticed he's not in the database, wasn't sure where to add him, since he's an exclusive. Pics to follow.

[KidTDragon]

Just got the Amazon exclusive Rescue Bots Prime-- He comes in a plain brown mailer box, no real packaging. I noticed he's not in the database, wasn't sure where to add him, since he's an exclusive. Pics to follow.

I wonder if we should make an "Exclusive" sub-category under Rescue Bots for him. Otherwise, I think he would probably fit under Transformers > Rescue Bots > Rescan > Deluxe.

EDIT: Scratch that, it looks like we have an entry for him already: http://www.shmax.com/part_details/43192/optimus_prime

[engledogg]

"Fixit" Heatwave is also in there as well.

MIKE
engledogg