The Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) toys are on clearance sale now!  First up are the box sets that used to be exclusives to Toys “R” Us.  Their original retail price (ORP) had originally been on the high side.  Now the following can be found at much reduced prices at many departmental stores, most notably at OG Orchard!

ROTF Gathering at the Nemesis box set @ SGD 49.90 (ORP: SGD 119.90).

ROTF Back Road Brawl box set @ SGD 29.90 (ORP: SGD 79.90).

ROTF Voyager The Fallen - Burning version @ SGD 19.90 (ORP: SGD 51.90).

On top of the above ROTF toys discounts, a free ROTF Deluxe toy (Dead End) will be given for free for purchases of more than SGD 80.00 worth of ROTF toys at OG Orchard.  I hear that this ROTF toys offer is also available at other departmental stores, though the free ROTF Deluxe toy varies from store to store.

There is also a private sale at OG Orchard on this Wednesday (17 Mar 2010) for OG card members and their guests, and most items will be on 20% + 10% discount!  From 18 - 21 Mar 2010, there will be 20% storewide discount for everyone!  Happy toys shopping!

Since I blogged about the great G.I.Joe The Rise of Cobra (ROC) toys clearance sale in local departmental stores some months ago, I still get some queries on where to find this and that particular ROC figure or vehicle, or playset at the rock bottom prices. 

Well you have to understand the pattern of stock clearance at retail stores, especially for fad items such as toys that are based on movies.  When the toys are collectibles popular with fans and collectors, a clearance sale would wipe out the most sought after pieces from the departmental stores very quickly. 

The next “big things” for the local toys scene are the Iron Man 2 movie toys, as well as those from Disney’s Toy Story 3 movie.  Hence inevitably, passe toylines like the 2009 G.I.Joe movie and 2009 Wolverine movie toys have been on clearance sale for the past several months to make shelf and peg space for the latest toys from other upcoming 2010 movies.

Nonetheless, some great gems from the ROC toyline are still found at very good prices, but in only very few departmental stores and some selected collector’s toy shops.  The local departmental stores that still carry the ROC toyline as of this week are: OG, Metro, and Toys “R” Us.  I don’t know what exact pieces they still have in their stores.  You’ve got to go there and find out yourself.

G.I.Joe The Rise of Cobra Pit Mobile Headquarters playset

For harder to find ROC figures, vehicles and playsets, most of them have been cleared from the departmental stores.  Your best bet now would be collector’s toy shops like Simply Toys, and the Sunday Toy Market at China Square Central (CSC).  The ROC toys still available there may or may not be at the rock bottom prices you prefer.  Well good luck to you, since we’re now at the tail end of this toyline.  It’s kind of like take it or leave it.

Here is a video review of the ROC Pit Mobile Headquarters.  This massive playset can still be found at Simply Toys at SGD 49.90, or at SGD 45.00 for their members.  You can call them to check for the stock availability before going there.  The box itself is very bulky and rather heavy, so preferably arrange your own private transport to bring it home!  Happy last minute ROC toys shopping, while stocks last!

Wow, take a look at the Iron Man 2 movie toys preview filmed during the recent Toy Fair 2010! 

I like the Iron Man race car and mobile headquarters (reminds me of the Pit Mobile HQ playset of the 2009 G.I.Joe movie toyline but smaller).  The Iron Man helmet and remote controlled Iron Man toy look great for kids!

We should expect to see the Iron Man 2 movie vehicles toys and role playing items in local departmental stores in the coming months leading to the movie sequel in May 2010.

Happy viewing the video and happy waiting for the toys to hit local mass retail! 

While I was at a departmental store to pick up my pre-ordered Bburago Lamborghini Gallardo Polizia 1:24 scale model car over the weekend, I also made an impulse purchase of an Iron Man 2 movie toy!

 Front Mint-on-card (MOC) view.

Back MOC view.

Close up of the “Power Up Glow” feature by pressing down on the head.

I don’t have a photo of the lighted up toy because all the shots turned out bad and they can’t really show off the red color lights effect well.  You’ve got to fiddle with the toy itself to see its “Power Up Glow” in person.

This 3.75-inch fellow is still MOC.  I’ll take him out of package sometime later when I’m in the mood to do so.  Meanwhile, he looks pretty cool in package, and I can still play with his light up effects!

The range of Iron Man 2 movie toys available in Singapore so far can be found in my previous 2 blog posts:

Iron Man 2 movie toys in Singapore

More Iron Man 2 movie toys in Singapore

Happy Iron Man 2 movie toys shopping and collecting!

When you see all the 3.75-inch Iron Man 2 action figures in the departmental stores, you might be dazzled by how all the red and gold variants of Iron Man closely resemble one another. 

You might be further confused if you can’t read roman numerals, so here are some tips to help you sail through in identifying the Iron Man 2 movie 3.75-inch action figures:

How to read roman numerals -

I - 1

II - 2

III - 3

IV - 4 (a ‘I’ before V is 4)

V - 5 (remember that V is 5)

VI - 6 (a ‘I’ after V is 6 and so on)

VII - 7

VIII - 8

IX - 9 (a “I” before X is 9)

X - 10 (remember that X is 10)

XI - 11 and so on (I’ll blog about the rest of the roman numerals if Hasbro gets that far in its Iron Man 2 toyline.)

If you intend to buy just the movie poster version of the 3.75-inch Iron Man action figures, just note that a round circle on his chest refers to his Movie 1 version, while an inverted triangle on the chest means he’s from Movie 2.  You can then choose which variant you would like to buy from these 2 main distinctions.  The back of their packaging also tells you a brief summary of each armor version or “Mark”.

Do beware that there are reported cases of mislabeled Iron Man 2 movie 3.75-inch action figures.  So you still need to check every figure carefully to ensure you don’t accidentally buy duplicates or the ones which you didn’t intend to buy!

Hope the above helps you in your selection of which Iron Man 2 movie toys to buy.  Of course for the collectors who intend to buy all of them, it doesn’t matter!  Happy Iron Man 2 movie toys shopping!

Upon further observation of the Iron Man 2 movie toys that have just been released at mass retail here, I realise that there are more variety of figures than what I covered in my earlier blog post on them 2 days ago.

Iron Man 2 movie action figures - movie series wave 2 - SGD 16.90 each 

Top row (from left): Iron Man Mark II, Hypervelocity Armor Iron Man & Iron Man Mark VI (w/Power Up Glow).

Bottom row (from left): Deep Dive Armor Iron Man, Iron Man Mark IV & Iron Man Mark VI.

Note: For Iron Man Mark VI (w/Power Up Glow), the bubble packaging has an opening that allows you to press the figure’s head, and the body will light up in red color, very nice! 

Iron Man 2 Movie Armor Tech Deluxe action figures - wave 1 - price to be confirmed

Juggernaut Mission Iron Man (left) & Negative Zone Mission Iron Man (right).

Iron Man 2 Movie Mark VI 8-inch action figure - SGD 19.90 each.

Iron Man 2 movie toys buying tips coming up tomorrow!  Come back again to read them!

Following my blog post yesterday on sighting Iron Man 2 movie toys at our local departmental stores, here’s the movie trailer for your viewing, enjoy!

Iron Man 2 movie trailer - Release date on 7 May 2010.

Happy waiting for the movie to be screened in the cinemas here!

While window shopping at Orchard Road this week, I came across the Iron Man 2 movie toys in a departmental store.  There were mostly in the popular and in trend scale of 3.75-inch action figures. 

This time the retail price per figure is SGD 16.90, which is slightly cheaper than the other Hasbro action figures in the same scale.  I do hope that the retail price of subsequent Hasbro 3.75-inch action figures will at most be this price, or lower!

Iron Man 2 movie action figures - movie series wave 1

Top row (from left): Iron Man Mark I, Iron Man Mark II & Hypervelocity Armor Iron Man.

Bottom row (from left): Deep Dive Armor Iron Man, Iron Monger, Power Assault Armor Iron Man & Iron Man Mark III.

Iron Man 2 movie action figures - comics series wave 1

Top row (from left): Classic Armor Iron Man & Stealth Iron Man.

Bottom row (from left): War Machine, Original Iron Man & Crimson Dynamo.

I forgot to take a photo of the Iron Man 2 movie toys hanging on the pegs.  Perhaps if I see them again, I’ll take a photo.

Updated on 5 March 2010: Incidentally, Little Plastic Man blogged about seeing these toys as well and he took a photo of them too.  Both of us spotted them at the same departmental store, but not at the same time, LOL!

Here’s a couple of Avatar movie toys video reviews that I came across some time ago. 

Well, talk about the ultimate level of doing toys video reviews, such that the reviewer even dresses up to suit the theme of the toyline!  Happy viewing!

Avatar Interactive Battle Pack with 3.75-inch Jake Sully action figure review

Avatar AMP Suit toy review

You can also check out my previous blog posts on Avatar movie toys:

Avatar toys review

Avatar toys Augmented Reality demo

Avatar action figures - Pandora creatures

Avatar Interactive Battle Pack Set

What I really mean is that the Avatar movie toys have appeared at one of the major mass retail stores here in Singapore!  Previously, only certain local collectors’ toys shops were selling them since the Avatar movie was screened in the cinemas here about 3 months ago. 

The above Avatar movie toys were spotted at “the biggest toy store there is”, the one where “I don’t want to grow up”.  The outlet is in Orchard Road, inside the building that faces a pair of massive Chinese Stone Lions sitting opposite.  Its other less accessible outlet along Orchard Road doesn’t have them, as of today. 

No other departmental stores along Orchard Road, Chinatown or Bugis area have any Avatar movie toys, as of today.

The 6 inch Avatar Movie Masters action figures cost SGD 29.95 each while the Avatar Interactive Battle Pack Set with 3.75 inch Avatar Jake Sully are at SGD 34.95 each.

The medium sized Avatar vehicles like RDA Grinder and AMP Suit (version 2) cost SGD 49.95 each. 

The large Avatar Creatures like the Leonopteryx figure and the large Scorpion Gunship vehicle toy are at SGD 59.95 each.

No other Avatar movie toys were seen there.  They must have either been sold out or they did not come yet.

Judging from the looks of the half empty shelves above, the sales of the toys look rather good.  Or perhaps only limited stocks came. 

Nonetheless, if you are keen to add these Avatar movie toys to your collections, you might want to start checking the departmental stores nearest your homes soon!  Happy Avatar toys collecting!

You can also check out my previous blog posts on Avatar movie toys:

Avatar toys review

Avatar toys Augmented Reality demo

Avatar action figures - Pandora creatures

Avatar Interactive Battle Pack Set