Was it a “blink-and-you-missed-it” release? Has it not come out yet? Was it cancelled? I thought it was supposed to come out around the same time as Galaxy Shuttle and Scourge but never saw it anywhere except in promos.
Whatever happened to that Speedia Hot Rod?
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Hasbro addressed this in this interview:
Starts at the 1:24:49 mark.
The images were never supposed to be revealed, Hasbro wasn't even aware that there was a page up at the Walmart website.
As of February 7, the figure is not slated to come out from any retailer. It's not canceled, but there is no current plan for release.
Starts at the 1:24:49 mark.
The images were never supposed to be revealed, Hasbro wasn't even aware that there was a page up at the Walmart website.
As of February 7, the figure is not slated to come out from any retailer. It's not canceled, but there is no current plan for release.
Huh. Okey!
Same thing as the rest of the Speedia line, Wave 1 clogged the shelf. A few Wave 2 figures made it out (G2 Stunticon). Galaxy Shuttle got sent to Canada and England and kinda skipped the US. The rest that was rumored / leaked.....prob in a locked closet with the Takara Armada Prime.
He's cool. And I want him. But Im not paying double for him. I found a store that would ship from Canada, total would have been $100 ish shipped USD. Ive seen a lot on eBay too, mostly from the UK. Prices are in my range, but shipping is over the top.
I actually got Galaxy Shuttle ordered off the Walmart app of all things for retail price. Didn’t think anything of it.
I also saw Hot Rod on the site too at the same time but figured it would clog shelves eventually or something and decided not to order it. Got GS and then read that comic about Rodimus cosplaying as Old Man Logan and decided I REALLY wanted that Hot Rod so went to look for one, and then got BerenSTEIN-Beared apparently while searching all over the interwebz for it.
I also saw Hot Rod on the site too at the same time but figured it would clog shelves eventually or something and decided not to order it. Got GS and then read that comic about Rodimus cosplaying as Old Man Logan and decided I REALLY wanted that Hot Rod so went to look for one, and then got BerenSTEIN-Beared apparently while searching all over the interwebz for it.
It is really disappointing that Speedia Hot Rod likely won’t appear. Galaxy Shuttle appearing in the UK the way he did still confuses me. Mostly because the first wave of Speedia figures was (other than being on UK Hasbro Pulse) was exclusive to Smyths toy stores. Yet Galaxy Shuttle turned up in many different places, but Not (I think) actually at Smyths stores. Crasher and Shadowstrip have not turned up anywhere over at all.
Wordt of it is, i actually prefer the Speedia Hot Rod deco over the Studio Series version.
Wordt of it is, i actually prefer the Speedia Hot Rod deco over the Studio Series version.
If they hadn’t done quite a few Blurrs and Buzzworthy Kup repaint. Maybe they could have done a Targetmaster three pack for them?
Yes. Velocitron was for Legacy in 2022, Toxitron Collection is for Legacy Evolution in 2023.