This set is great, Toys R Us wants $129.99, Amazon $124.99, I paid $103.00 at Toys R Us 25% Off sale, so they will be going back. Costco is 2 miles up the road, so i will be loading up on these.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/generations-titan-metroplex-coming-soon-to-a-costco-near-you-for-7999/28391/

That's no Transformer I've ever seen or remember from when I was a kid. Must be something newer. Transformers from the 80's were the best.

That's no Transformer I've ever seen or remember from when I was a kid. Must be something newer. Transformers from the 80's were the best.

Metroplex came out in 1986, was the quintessential G1 Transformer of its time, and was featured prominently in the comic and cartoon series and the beginning of the original animated movie (as autobot city).

If you were even remotely into the toys in their first 2 years of existence, you would be familiar with Metroplex.

I'd rather have this one:

 

Excellent I have 2 of the original release set

Do these do well for investments?  

 

 

I got one for 115 up here in the Great White North from Sears just a little while back. 80 bucks is a STEAL. This thing is HUGE.

Don't you have to have a membership at Costco to purchase this?

yes you do

Do these do well for investments?  

 

 

they do OK......don't expect Lego type returns and you will be fine.

You do the best on this type of stuff if it gets sold out at some point. Then its money on Ebay - like Soundwave.

I would be willing to get some extra of these when Costco gets them in, if anybody wants one in the US only, and Oct 1st I am going to delaware where there is no sales Tax, so that would make the $80.00 even, and you would be charged the exact Fedex shipping. "The only drawback is you have to send me a money order, the reason I have about 140 Paypal transactions so far, and with Christmas coming I have lots of stuff to sell, and I am not going over 200 Paypal Transactions, I already made about $60,000 so far this year, but the 200 paypal Transactions I don't want to do." Ed

Keep in mind this metroplex is pretty big so unless you have a lot of room to store these I wouldn't go crazy stockpiling them. Also this isn't from the masterpiece collection so the only thing it has going for it is that its the largest TF toy to date. Don't take this a being negative I'm just letting everyone who might not otherwise be familiar with the transformer market. Its a bit different from the Lego market. Its is an impressive piece and I have 3, one for me, one for my son and one to hold and sell.

Damn cool.

That's no Transformer I've ever seen or remember from when I was a kid. Must be something newer. Transformers from the 80's were the best.

I never saw the actual toy as a child either but it was there somewhere. I'm pretty sure I would remember coming across something this BIG before. I wonder which retailer did sell these back in the day? It looks too big of an item to be carried by the likes of Walmart or Kaybee Toys and it's not like I could have simply Map Quest'ed the nearest store with one at the time. :lol:

I never saw the actual toy as a child either but it was there somewhere. I'm pretty sure I would remember coming across something this BIG before. I wonder which retailer did sell these back in the day? It looks too big of an item to be carried by the likes of Walmart or Kaybee Toys and it's not like I could have simply Map Quest'ed the nearest store with one at the time.

 

I had a G1 metroplex as a kid. Well, I still have it somewhere but it is heavily damaged and incomplete. He was relatively big but certainly not 2 ft tall. I'm guessing somewhere around 25-30 cm or 1 ft.

 

This is a guy showing it:

 

just checked my costco here and no Metroplex to be found ... is it supposed to hit all Costco or just certain areas?

I had a G1 metroplex as a kid. Well, I still have it somewhere but it is heavily damaged and incomplete. He was relatively big but certainly not 2 ft tall. I'm guessing somewhere around 25-30 cm or 1 ft.

 

This is a guy showing it:

Neato. It looks fairly big but not the same as the latest incarnation found in the main post link. Reminds me one of those portable Hot Wheels playsets from the time. Now there was another toy you did everything with! The ones where the paint job changed depending on hot or cold water were the wierdest kind of fun as in I have no idea why this is fun but I'm doing it anyway! Kind of too bad Mega Bloks got the rights to Hot Wheels but then again, I'm still fuzzy on the idea as to what Lego could have done with it really? Seeing Twin Mill and Red Baron in Lego would have been cool though.

Ive noticed costcos get their toys at different times of the year so just be patient. Also if they sell out thats itctypically. No restock.

If they dont sell out. The post christmas clearance is great.

Am hoping they get some good legos this year (well, arent we all). But if anything a nice slice of their pizza will calm any dissapointments.

My Costco said it would be closer to Christmas when they get all their "cool" toys as the clerk put it.

Did anyone else have Omega Supreme as a kid?  That was my biggest, a robot that became a track and car!

 

http://www.amazon.com/Takara-Tomy-TAK-ENOSUPREME-C-Transformers-Supreme/dp/B0012NMNBS/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1380116947&sr=1-2&keywords=omega+supreme

Did anyone else have Omega Supreme as a kid?  That was my biggest, a robot that became a track and car!

 

http://www.amazon.com/Takara-Tomy-TAK-ENOSUPREME-C-Transformers-Supreme/dp/B0012NMNBS/ref=sr_1_2?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1380116947&sr=1-2&keywords=omega+supreme

 

I always wanted it... but never had it. So I bought the re-issue for my kids last Christmas. I also bought (well, I gave it to my parents to give) the re-issue of the G1 Metroplex for my oldest son's birthday last November. He plays with the re-issue of G1 Transformers more than most of the newer ones because they are so much easier to transform.

I had a great collection, and stupidly sold it all for 50 bucks at a garage sale when I was a teenager.  Back then I thought I was real smart!

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/generations-titan-metroplex-now-arriving-at-costco-for-7999/28475

I think the biggest thing I had from G1 was Ultra Magnus. I remember my parents saying something to the effect that there was no way in hell they were buying me Metroplex.