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Is the Siege Ratchet solid? Been wanting that for a while...

Mkdlmr wrote:Is the Siege Ratchet solid? Been wanting that for a while...

Yet it is appart maybe the two panels on the sides that could pop off and back on. Same thing for Siege Ironhide.
However, Siege Rachet was a Gamestop/Walgreen exclusive so it may be too expensive. Especially for the fact that it's long sold out and eBay is the only remaining option.

You can still get the Select DK Guard at normal price if you shop around.

BTW, if you have missed out on Siege Omega Supreme, or if you want more of it, the Guardian Robot is freaking awesome.
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... ad/hsf6940




Also, here's an interesting eBay listing that you should maybe keep watching:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/225726205298?ha ... _Auction=1

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mkdlmr wrote:Is the Siege Ratchet solid? Been wanting that for a while...

Yet it is appart maybe the two panels on the sides that could pop off and back on. Same thing for Siege Ironhide.
However, Siege Rachet was a Gamestop/Walgreen exclusive so it may be too expensive. Especially for the fact that it's long sold out and eBay is the only remaining option.

You can still get the Select DK Guard at normal price if you shop around.

BTW, if you have missed out on Siege Omega Supreme, or if you want more of it, the Guardian Robot is freaking awesome.
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... ad/hsf6940




Also, here's an interesting eBay listing that you should maybe keep watching:
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/225726205298?ha ... _Auction=1

Darn... I'd like a solid G1-ish Ratchet.

I love my Siege Omega Supreme! Would happily buy a backup if they reissued it... I have no love for the guardian robot color scheme truth be told...

Mkdlmr wrote:Darn... I'd like a solid G1-ish Ratchet.

Well, your only option is the SS86 Ironhide and the upcoming SS86 Ratchet.

Your other options are either the BAD Universe molds, or the ultra expensive everything else.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mkdlmr wrote:Darn... I'd like a solid G1-ish Ratchet.

Well, your only option is the SS86 Ironhide and the upcoming SS86 Ratchet.

Your other options are either the BAD Universe molds, or the ultra expensive everything else.

Thanks again for the advice! How is the earthrise sky lynx mold as far as durability is concerned?

Mkdlmr wrote: How is the earthrise sky lynx mold as far as durability is concerned?

EVERYTHING is perfect with ER Skylinx. The feel, the solidity, the fun factor. It is THE best Commander so far. You can still buy the reissue right now but don't wait for much more.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mkdlmr wrote: How is the earthrise sky lynx mold as far as durability is concerned?

EVERYTHING is perfect with ER Skylinx. The feel, the solidity, the fun factor. It is THE best Commander so far. You can still buy the reissue right now but don't wait for much more.

Huh... Thanks! I was never enamored by the character, but the toy looks neat enough. Any idea how deep it is? My shelf only has 13" to work with and I'd prefer to avoid a profile pose... I could stand him up on hind legs...hmm...

Mkdlmr wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mkdlmr wrote: How is the earthrise sky lynx mold as far as durability is concerned?

EVERYTHING is perfect with ER Skylinx. The feel, the solidity, the fun factor. It is THE best Commander so far. You can still buy the reissue right now but don't wait for much more.

Huh... Thanks! I was never enamored by the character, but the toy looks neat enough. Any idea how deep it is? My shelf only has 13" to work with and I'd prefer to avoid a profile pose... I could stand him up on hind legs...hmm...

I don't give a single F about the character himself. Yet I have the G1 reissue and the ER Commander. Both worth owning. 13" deep of shelves space should be enough. Plus with the wings, he'll be as wide and with his neck up or in base mode, he's as tall as leader SS AoE Grimlock. Skylinx is BIG. He's worth reorganising your space around. Plus he pair well with Omega Supreme. See my picture above.

Kinda on the topic... Is there a good way to prevent yellowing of white plastic?

Make sure your windows are anti-UV and your lighting are with LED with natural lights. If you have a white toy that is very expensive and you absolutely want to preserve, store it in the dark after play. Not that some toys like certain Siege or recent Shattered Glass toys will yellow regardless because of some chemical imbalance inside the plastics.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Make sure your windows are anti-UV and your lighting are with LED with natural lights. If you have a white toy that is very expensive and you absolutely want to preserve, store it in the dark after play. Not that some toys like certain Siege or recent Shattered Glass toys will yellow regardless because of some chemical imbalance inside the plastics.

Thanks! You're the best!

I'm guessing you have no crystal ball to see whether or not SS86 Brawn is any good in the durability department?

The other SS86 figures I own don't feel quite as durable as Siege figures IMHO...

Mkdlmr wrote:I'm guessing you have no crystal ball to see whether or not SS86 Brawn is any good in the durability department?

The other SS86 figures I own don't feel quite as durable as Siege figures IMHO...

I have it in hand and there's no issues at all. He feels like a good old deluxe from 15 years ago. When you see him in store, get him.



BTW, if you want a "solid" ROTB Rhinox, go for the MAINLINE voyager, not the Studio Series one. The Mainline one look nice enough even though the rhino is a bit too "cubic" and he's not screen accurate at all. However, Mainline Rhinox is SOLID all over and is made for rough play. Plus he's simple to transform.

The perfect looking Studio Series Rhinox have parts that will pop off all over the place if you transform things just slightly pass their tolerances. He's like a mini-masterpiece with screen accuracy down to almost perfection, but he got the fragility that goes with it.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mkdlmr wrote:I'm guessing you have no crystal ball to see whether or not SS86 Brawn is any good in the durability department?

The other SS86 figures I own don't feel quite as durable as Siege figures IMHO...

I have it in hand and there's no issues at all. He feels like a good old deluxe from 15 years ago. When you see him in store, get him.



BTW, if you want a "solid" ROTB Rhinox, go for the MAINLINE voyager, not the Studio Series one. The Mainline one look nice enough even though the rhino is a bit too "cubic" and he's not screen accurate at all. However, Mainline Rhinox is SOLID all over and is made for rough play. Plus he's simple to transform.

The perfect looking Studio Series Rhinox have parts that will pop off all over the place if you transform things just slightly pass their tolerances. He's like a mini-masterpiece with screen accuracy down to almost perfection, but he got the fragility that goes with it.

Man, you're a fountain of info! Any other G1-ish/War for Cybertron/SS86 figures that are well-built that I should be aware of?

Mkdlmr wrote:Man, you're a fountain of info! Any other G1-ish/War for Cybertron/SS86 figures that are well-built that I should be aware of?

SS86 Perceptor, Blurr, and Sharkticon are excellent.
The Siege/Kingdom Sideswipe mold is solid.
Appart the occasional wing-panel that can pop off, all the SS86 Dinobots are great.
The Siege seeker mold is superior to the Earthrise seeker mold.

Really, most "G1" toys are solid. The ones you should avoid are the Studio Series live action movies toys. Those are flimsy, fiddly, fragile, and have parts that will pop off all over the place at the slightest provocation.

That's about all I know, based on what I bought and played with.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mkdlmr wrote:Man, you're a fountain of info! Any other G1-ish/War for Cybertron/SS86 figures that are well-built that I should be aware of?

SS86 Perceptor, Blurr, and Sharkticon are excellent.
The Siege/Kingdom Sideswipe mold is solid.
Appart the occasional wing-panel that can pop off, all the SS86 Dinobots are great.
The Siege seeker mold is superior to the Earthrise seeker mold.

Really, most "G1" toys are solid. The ones you should avoid are the Studio Series live action movies toys. Those are flimsy, fiddly, fragile, and have parts that will pop off all over the place at the slightest provocation.

That's about all I know, based on what I bought and played with.

Thanks a bunch! I already have Siege Sideswipe and the first three SS86 Dinobots as well as both Seeker molds. I'll have to think about the other SS86 figures you mentioned - can't say I ever cared for those characters though. I just hate being indecisive.

Mkdlmr wrote:Thanks a bunch! I already have Siege Sideswipe and the first three SS86 Dinobots as well as both Seeker molds. I'll have to think about the other SS86 figures you mentioned - can't say I ever cared for those characters though. I just hate being indecisive.

Get SS86 Perceptor and/or Select Magnificus. Both feel so GOOD and SMOOTH in hand. No, really. Blurr is an easy skip, but should be found on clearance easily. Avoid SS86 Kup. He's fiddly and his arms popping-off gimmick is annoying.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mkdlmr wrote:Thanks a bunch! I already have Siege Sideswipe and the first three SS86 Dinobots as well as both Seeker molds. I'll have to think about the other SS86 figures you mentioned - can't say I ever cared for those characters though. I just hate being indecisive.

Get SS86 Perceptor and/or Select Magnificus. Both feel so GOOD and SMOOTH in hand. No, really. Blurr is an easy skip, but should be found on clearance easily. Avoid SS86 Kup. He's fiddly and his arms popping-off gimmick is annoying.

Gotcha. I'll consider Perceptor. Kinda surprised Blurr wasn't retooled into an Arcee. Their alt modes are very similar looking IMHO. Kingdom/Legacy Blaster feels solid - dunno about Rewind (or is it Eject?)... Clear plastic always leaves me wary.

Do you know if the clear plastic on Omega Supreme's claw is problematic?

Mkdlmr wrote:Gotcha. I'll consider Perceptor. Kinda surprised Blurr wasn't retooled into an Arcee. Their alt modes are very similar looking IMHO. Kingdom/Legacy Blaster feels solid - dunno about Rewind (or is it Eject?)... Clear plastic always leaves me wary.

Do you know if the clear plastic on Omega Supreme's claw is problematic?

Kingdom Blaster / Legacy Twincast are pretty damn solid too and you shouldn't have any fear with their default cassettes. They are in clear plastics but only for their main body parts. learned over the years that making a full body in clear will stay solid and never break as long that the JOINTS are NOT in clear plastics. This is the case for these cassettes and many modern figures.

As for Omega's claw, there's no fear. The clear plastic is a kind of rubbery soft plastic and the worst it can do is to bend a little. Note that the claw on Guardian Robot is made of solid gray plastics.

I hate to pester you, but how does SS86 Brawn scale with Classics Bumblebee?

Mkdlmr wrote:I hate to pester you, but how does SS86 Brawn scale with Classics Bumblebee?

You better built me a shrine after this.

As you can see, using my Cliffys again, Classic Bee is WAY too big to be "in scale" with any WFC/SS86 toys. The bot is way too big and the "mini car" is bigger than Optimus Prime's truck mode. Even at the time, Classic Bee was way too big compared to Classic Optimus, but the vehicles at least matched better.



TlDr; if scale matter, better stick to a display that is only WFC/SS86. But even so, it shouldn't prevent you from enjoying old Transformers and make a separate display with all those old Generations, Scale be damned.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Mkdlmr wrote:I hate to pester you, but how does SS86 Brawn scale with Classics Bumblebee?

You better built me a shrine after this.

As you can see, using my Cliffys again, Classic Bee is WAY too big to be "in scale" with any WFC/SS86 toys. The bot is way too big and the "mini car" is bigger than Optimus Prime's truck mode. Even at the time, Classic Bee was way too big compared to Classic Optimus, but the vehicles at least matched better.



Thanks again! Now, to get the wife to approve all these purchases...

TlDr; if scale matter, better stick to a display that is only WFC/SS86. But even so, it shouldn't prevent you from enjoying old Transformers and make a separate display with all those old Generations, Scale be damned.

Any thoughts on Black Zarak? I never got the chance to pick up Earthrise Scorponok. :⁠-⁠\

Mkdlmr wrote:Any thoughts on Black Zarak? I never got the chance to pick up Earthrise Scorponok. :⁠-⁠\

One of the best titan ever. For you, just the vanilla BZ would be enough, but for me, I had to but Select Black Rorichi and the DNA Design upgrade kit. Veri worth getting everything.

If it's any consolation I did preorder 86 Brawn and added 86 Perceptor to my lootbag to ship with him.

Unfortunately Black Zarak sold out again... Not like a have room for him. Same goes for Skylynx... Although he's still in stock.... /thinking... I'd buy a backup [to store] Siege Omega Supreme in a heartbeat for the right price.

My kiddo wanted Nemesis Leo Prime, and he's actually pretty durable if kinda finicky to transform. /Shrugs