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In a surprise move, Walmart.com has posted two surprise listings for Retro G1 Bumblebee and Gears.  You may wonder "What's so exciting about that?  They did those years ago!" but these are not G1 figure reissues.  Instead, Bumblebee is a redeco and retool of the Netflix Bumblebee figure from 2020 and Gears is a redeco and retool of the recent Legacy Gears figure!  Their colors appear based on their G1 animated counterparts and the packaging is classic

When Missing Link Convoy was released not too long ago many fans wondered if Takara Tomy would be following up with more figures representing G1 designs with modern day articulation.  Now thanks to Takara Tomy Mall we have our answer in the form of two new reveals!  Takara Tomy Mall has posted listings for Missing Link Bumble (aka Bumblebee) and Cliff (aka Cliffjumper).  Each figure is listed at 5940 Yen (about $38 USD) with a release date of November 2024. 

Beachcomber is a peace loving Autobot with digs hanging out with his buddy Paradise Parakeet but if necessary he will fight to defend his friends and allies!  Check out my review and gallery featuring Legacy Evolution Beachcomber.

Pipes is a dependable and brave soldier who loves collecting appliances from Earth.  Check out my review and gallery of this figure from Kingdom!

Brawn is strong, rugged and agile Autobot who delights in any challenge put in front of him.  Enemies often underestimate him due to his size to their own peril!  Check out my review and gallery of Studio Series 86 Brawn.

Without any official announcement, Kingdom Wave 4 news has been trickling out over the past few days thanks to online listings by Amazon. You can pre-order this wave now on BigBadToyStore.

The fourth wave of Kingdom Deluxe Class figures has been a bit of an oddity. Unlike past waves which received some level of promotion (even if it was just from retailer listings and newsletters) this wave was first hinted at back in July but to date there has been no official announcement. However, retailers have begun listing the wave for pre-orders.