In-hand images of Siege Wave 3 Battle Masters, Micromaster, Deluxes, Voyagers
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Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 26th, 2019 @ 10:42pm CDT
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Posted by notsoalex on May 26th, 2019 @ 10:46pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Seriously, why does thundercracker have starscreams head?
Yo, same exact thing happened with Construct bots, remember?
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Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 26th, 2019 @ 11:30pm CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 26th, 2019 @ 11:31pm CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:im surprised that with all the different brunt configurations not one was a tower for trypticon
Has anyone tried integrating the weaponizers with their titans yet?
Posted by Sabrblade on May 26th, 2019 @ 11:39pm CDT
There's an official "Weaponizer Fortress Maximus" configuration with Cog combined with Legends Fort Max in the Big Powered prologue manga.SpikeyTigertron wrote:Ultra Markus wrote:im surprised that with all the different brunt configurations not one was a tower for trypticon
Has anyone tried integrating the weaponizers with their titans yet?
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on May 27th, 2019 @ 12:04am CDT
Yeah on further reflection I'm definitely going to have to paint his blue parts grey, and the swords silver
Posted by Hip-Hoptimus Rime on May 27th, 2019 @ 12:05am CDT
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Posted by chuckdawg1999 on May 27th, 2019 @ 12:18am CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 27th, 2019 @ 12:51am CDT
Wireless_Phantom wrote:The more I look at Springer's battle damage and leg colors, the more I really hope he gets redecoed as Drift or Deadlock so that the mold can exist in a better color scheme.
I was just thinking about this, looking at his shoulders, and how his rotor section if painted right *could* look like a car's windscreen.... my money would be on Deadlock with a Drift later in the trilogy.
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 27th, 2019 @ 12:54am CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm really excited for Springer but I'm not happy with how they handled the rotor blades/swords. I think the T30 version did it better.
I agree the T30 did a really good job, but I don't hate how they did it this time around. I like that the blades look like they can clip onto the sides of the gun(s). Guess the sniper rifle is also a "combined" weapon. I think it'll be fun.
Posted by sol magnus on May 27th, 2019 @ 7:49am CDT
Nemesis Primal wrote:...so I read the latest article put up about the card game again out of curiosity, and I think I see another potential first look at a figure. Last time I did this, I got shot down pretty quickly, but I think this might be accurate, given who it is:
-We know Ratchet is coming already
-That does appear to be the Ironhide mold
-Has the cartoon-accurate white helmet and black crest I recall most people on this thread expecting
-Most importantly, this card is a DIFFERENT design for Ratchet than the one on his individual card, as his individual card looked to be based off the old Universe mold
So if I'm right this time, then Ratchet absolutely has a molded-on lightbar like I was hoping, a cartoon-accurate head, and possibly those accessories? I'm taking the accessories with a grain of salt for now. I know Ratchet appeared in his Siege design in the new IDW run already, does anyone who's seen it want to confirm or deny this?
He also appeared in issue 4 of the current series in the Siege body.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 27th, 2019 @ 7:53am CDT
Posted by sol magnus on May 27th, 2019 @ 7:59am CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:brunt continues to look amazing; I honestly hope we get alternate faction recolors of all the weaponizers, I just need more of these guys in my life
Weirldy, the weaponizers (and micromasters) are the ones I'm passing on. Not that I don't like them, but to me they are parts of figures I don't have and will likely never get.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 27th, 2019 @ 8:24am CDT
sol magnus wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:brunt continues to look amazing; I honestly hope we get alternate faction recolors of all the weaponizers, I just need more of these guys in my life
Weirldy, the weaponizers (and micromasters) are the ones I'm passing on. Not that I don't like them, but to me they are parts of figures I don't have and will likely never get.
Thats fair, I only have trypticon; but I'm super into the weaponizing gimmick, so more weaponizers will never be a bad thing for me
Posted by ThunderThruster on May 27th, 2019 @ 8:31am CDT
sol magnus wrote:Weirldy, the weaponizers (and micromasters) are the ones I'm passing on. Not that I don't like them, but to me they are parts of figures I don't have and will likely never get.
I don't have Fort Max or Metroplex, but that hasn't stopped me picking up Cog and Sixgun. I don't have Trypticon, but I will be getting Brunt. The beauty of the weaponisers is the fact that you don't need their associated titan to be able to enjoy them, as they can bu utilized by other figures and (IMHO) they are nice enough figures in their own right.
Posted by sol magnus on May 27th, 2019 @ 8:34am CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Thats fair, I only have trypticon; but I'm super into the weaponizing gimmick, so more weaponizers will never be a bad thing for me
I don't think it's bad at all. It's just having some line to not cross so I don't go off the deep end.
I'm slated to get everything from Wave 3 except Brunt, the micromasters and Galaxy Upgrade Optimus, and I'm wavering on Optimus.
ThunderThruster wrote:sol magnus wrote:Weirldy, the weaponizers (and micromasters) are the ones I'm passing on. Not that I don't like them, but to me they are parts of figures I don't have and will likely never get.
I don't Fort Max of Metroplex, but that hasn't stopped me picking up Cog and Sixgun. I don't have Trypticon, but I will be getting Brunt. The beauty of the weaponisers is the fact that you don't need their associated titan to be able to enjoy them, as they can bu utilized by other figures and (IMHO) they are nice enough figures in their own right.
Yeah, I get that. And hey, I wouldn't mind having the Titans. They're all acquirable. But I have a tendency to go overboard, and I have a wife and four kids. It's time for me to not go overboard.
I associate them with the Titans, and if I got them I would totally get the Titans. Just better to not go down that road.
Posted by william-james88 on May 27th, 2019 @ 8:42am CDT
Posted by Ironhidensh on May 27th, 2019 @ 9:01am CDT
Luckily, it looks like I won't have to spend any more money on siege figures. I showed my kids the pictures, and told them they can get these, or more Lego sets.
They chose Legos. In the past, I'd have been sad, but I'm so disappointed by Hasbro's recent and current line ups, I'm happy not to give them more money.
Posted by sol magnus on May 27th, 2019 @ 9:07am CDT
william-james88 wrote:The first time we saw Transformers Siege leader class Galaxy Optimus Prime was in comic art, and it seems like our first look at Siege Ratchet could be on some card art. Hasbro is trying to keep a standard image throughout its transformers media and thus the cards have had a lot of Siege themed designs in their art lately. In the latest card reveals, we have an image of Ratchet on the Take Cover card (shown below) and that image shows Ratchet in an identical body to Siege deluxe Ironhide. So this could be our first look at the deco for the upcoming Walgreens exclusive Ratchet. The art shows him with a black crest on a white helmet, which is Ratchet's standard colour scheme in the G1 cartoon.
He appeared in issue 4 of the comic in that body.
Posted by DeathReviews on May 27th, 2019 @ 9:26am CDT
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on May 27th, 2019 @ 9:52am CDT
DeathReviews wrote:I want them 3 reflectors, but that means others will go without... And I want Brunt to fit out Trypticon of course.
The hardest choices require the strongest wills
Posted by Nexus Knight on May 27th, 2019 @ 10:18am CDT
sol magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:The first time we saw Transformers Siege leader class Galaxy Optimus Prime was in comic art, and it seems like our first look at Siege Ratchet could be on some card art. Hasbro is trying to keep a standard image throughout its transformers media and thus the cards have had a lot of Siege themed designs in their art lately. In the latest card reveals, we have an image of Ratchet on the Take Cover card (shown below) and that image shows Ratchet in an identical body to Siege deluxe Ironhide. So this could be our first look at the deco for the upcoming Walgreens exclusive Ratchet. The art shows him with a black crest on a white helmet, which is Ratchet's standard colour scheme in the G1 cartoon.
He appeared in issue 4 of the comic in that body.
Yeah, and while it's noticable enough to see that it is Siege Ironhides body, there are notable differences, especially in the shoulders. The comic version sports a red cross on the left shoulder, while this card version shows a red stripe on both. There is also some details on the shoulders that don't correspond with each. Plus, the card figure is in better lighting, which gives us more colors than the pale blue glow in the comic, plus we can see more in the card.
Posted by william-james88 on May 27th, 2019 @ 10:53am CDT
Nexus Knight wrote:Yeah, and while it's noticable enough to see that it is Siege Ironhides body, there are notable differences, especially in the shoulders. The comic version sports a red cross on the left shoulder, while this card version shows a red stripe on both. There is also some details on the shoulders that don't correspond with each. Plus, the card figure is in better lighting, which gives us more colors than the pale blue glow in the comic, plus we can see more in the card.
Thanks Nexus, glad to know newsing this wasnt a complete waste (hate when that happens). The fact that the comic has a red cross is a pretty clear indication that this card would be the more representative deco for the toy, since Transformers toys can't use the red cross anymore.
Posted by Nemesis Destron on May 27th, 2019 @ 11:30am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 27th, 2019 @ 11:32am CDT
Nemesis Destron wrote:I was hoping that this find was at a Walmart store. Well hopefully they will hit Walmart's soon.
It would be rather early for Walmart. The release date for these toys is July 2019.
Posted by Flashwave on May 27th, 2019 @ 11:52am CDT
Nexus Knight wrote:sol magnus wrote:william-james88 wrote:The first time we saw Transformers Siege leader class Galaxy Optimus Prime was in comic art, and it seems like our first look at Siege Ratchet could be on some card art. Hasbro is trying to keep a standard image throughout its transformers media and thus the cards have had a lot of Siege themed designs in their art lately. In the latest card reveals, we have an image of Ratchet on the Take Cover card (shown below) and that image shows Ratchet in an identical body to Siege deluxe Ironhide. So this could be our first look at the deco for the upcoming Walgreens exclusive Ratchet. The art shows him with a black crest on a white helmet, which is Ratchet's standard colour scheme in the G1 cartoon.
He appeared in issue 4 of the comic in that body.
Yeah, and while it's noticable enough to see that it is Siege Ironhides body, there are notable differences, especially in the shoulders. The comic version sports a red cross on the left shoulder, while this card version shows a red stripe on both. There is also some details on the shoulders that don't correspond with each. Plus, the card figure is in better lighting, which gives us more colors than the pale blue glow in the comic, plus we can see more in the card.
In the Past, Red Cross has given Ratchet heck over havibg Red Crosses on the shoulders of a "War Toy", zo for what we know this CPULD be a more accurate depiction of the toy anyway based on that
Posted by SkyFire Prime on May 27th, 2019 @ 11:57am CDT
Posted by TAAO on May 27th, 2019 @ 12:02pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Destron on May 27th, 2019 @ 12:16pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Destron wrote:I was hoping that this find was at a Walmart store. Well hopefully they will hit Walmart's soon.
It would be rather early for Walmart. The release date for these toys is July 2019.
True but considering how Galaxy OP and others hit shelves ahead of the scheduled release (I think) dates I thought I could be a bit hopeful.
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on May 27th, 2019 @ 12:25pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Nemesis Destron wrote:I was hoping that this find was at a Walmart store. Well hopefully they will hit Walmart's soon.
It would be rather early for Walmart. The release date for these toys is July 2019.
And that's assuming they actually appear by July. Alot of stores end up not carrying new waves for at least a month, if not more.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 27th, 2019 @ 1:21pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:In the Past, Red Cross has given Ratchet heck over havibg Red Crosses on the shoulders of a "War Toy", zo for what we know this CPULD be a more accurate depiction of the toy anyway based on that
That's weird, the more common version of the story I've heard is simply trademark infringement of the Red Cross logo... at least since the 2000's
Speaking of crosses... I'm sorry, but the designers really need to stop detailing crotches so much.
Posted by william-james88 on May 27th, 2019 @ 2:09pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Flashwave wrote:In the Past, Red Cross has given Ratchet heck over havibg Red Crosses on the shoulders of a "War Toy", zo for what we know this CPULD be a more accurate depiction of the toy anyway based on that
That's weird, the more common version of the story I've heard is simply trademark infringement of the Red Cross logo... at least since the 2000's
It's both. It's a trademark and hasbro doesnt have the right to use it for the reasons given above:
This logo is trademarked by the organizations, who enforce the use of their marks heavily these days. Modern Transformers toys can no longer sport the logo, as it could be considered an abuse of the symbol's meaning. The red cross symbol was in fact incorrectly used on all of the aforementioned toys to begin with, since the symbol represents humanitarian organizations that normally don't operate regular urban ambulances.
Posted by AcademyofDrX on May 27th, 2019 @ 6:36pm CDT
TAAO wrote:Anyone else hoping that Brunt will be recolored into a Slammer for Metroplex? I know he wouldn't necessarily be the "perfect" Slammer, but I think he would be close enough to fill out Metroplex's minions. Maybe in a 2 pack with a redecoed Sideswipe as Scamper?
A Slammer redeco would be close to the original comics inspiration.
(Source: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Centurion_droid)
Wouldn't hold out hope for a two-pack with a Scamper based off Sideswipe, since we're already getting a two-pack with a black and red 'Swipe.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 27th, 2019 @ 7:06pm CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:TAAO wrote:Anyone else hoping that Brunt will be recolored into a Slammer for Metroplex? I know he wouldn't necessarily be the "perfect" Slammer, but I think he would be close enough to fill out Metroplex's minions. Maybe in a 2 pack with a redecoed Sideswipe as Scamper?
A Slammer redeco would be close to the original comics inspiration.
(Source: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Centurion_droid)
Wouldn't hold out hope for a two-pack with a Scamper based off Sideswipe, since we're already getting a two-pack with a black and red 'Swipe.
We don't really need another Scamper, though. We have a perfectly good Scamper that comes with Titan Class Metroplex already, and it's a unique mold, not a retool of Sideswipe. Nothing says Scamper, Slammer, and Six Gun all need to be the same size class. Let's just be happy with a retool/repaint of Brunt into Slammer.
Posted by Nemesis Primal on May 27th, 2019 @ 9:35pm CDT
Posted by IHaveQuestions on May 27th, 2019 @ 10:44pm CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 28th, 2019 @ 12:56am CDT
IHaveQuestions wrote:Would it be possible to get a picture of Magnus wielding Smashdown?
Not sure Smashdown is big enough for *the* hammer
Posted by blackeyedprime on May 28th, 2019 @ 5:49am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:TAAO wrote:Anyone else hoping that Brunt will be recolored into a Slammer for Metroplex? I know he wouldn't necessarily be the "perfect" Slammer, but I think he would be close enough to fill out Metroplex's minions. Maybe in a 2 pack with a redecoed Sideswipe as Scamper?
A Slammer redeco would be close to the original comics inspiration.
(Source: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Centurion_droid)
Wouldn't hold out hope for a two-pack with a Scamper based off Sideswipe, since we're already getting a two-pack with a black and red 'Swipe.
We don't really need another Scamper, though. We have a perfectly good Scamper that comes with Titan Class Metroplex already, and it's a unique mold, not a retool of Sideswipe. Nothing says Scamper, Slammer, and Six Gun all need to be the same size class. Let's just be happy with a retool/repaint of Brunt into Slammer.
Pretty sure one of the cyberverse figures with the vehicle armor has slammer covered so I'd rather see brunt repainted silver (battlestar galacticish) and maybe even have a red handprint on him
Posted by Hellscream9999 on May 28th, 2019 @ 6:23am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 28th, 2019 @ 9:57am CDT
AcademyofDrX wrote:Wouldn't hold out hope for a two-pack with a Scamper based off Sideswipe, since we're already getting a two-pack with a black and red 'Swipe.
Yeah but nothing is stopping anyone from using that Sideswipe as Scamper so it works for everyone.
Hasbro seems to have stopped with doing redecos of characters who kinda maybe work and now just focus on redecos no one would have issue with. Which I much preffer.
Nemesis Primal wrote:Doesn't it make more sense for a CYBERTRONIAN Ratchet to not have a Red Cross logo anyway? Or does the Red Cross secretly have a Cybertronian division?
yeah, that makes more sense either way.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 28th, 2019 @ 10:06am CDT
People took issue with Slamdance being made from Skytread since it means his components lack cassette modes and inverts his robot mode deco.william-james88 wrote:Hasbro seems to have stopped with doing redecos of characters who kinda maybe work and now just focus on redecos no one would have issue with. Which I much preffer.
Posted by william-james88 on May 28th, 2019 @ 10:08am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:People took issue with Slamdance being made from Skytread since it means his components lack cassette modes and inverts his robot mode deco.william-james88 wrote:Hasbro seems to have stopped with doing redecos of characters who kinda maybe work and now just focus on redecos no one would have issue with. Which I much preffer.
From my vantage point it seemed there was more happiness than disdain. It also felt like a better effort to me for a redeco. But yeah, could go either way.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on May 28th, 2019 @ 10:59am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:We don't really need another Scamper, though. We have a perfectly good Scamper that comes with Titan Class Metroplex already, and it's a unique mold, not a retool of Sideswipe. Nothing says Scamper, Slammer, and Six Gun all need to be the same size class.
Thank you. Yes, Scamper is already covered, and Metroplex's guys were never the same size originally anyway.
Wolfman Jake wrote:Let's just be happy with a retool/repaint of Brunt into Slammer.
However, I really don't see that fitting. Slammer looked much more like a conventional tank than Brunt did, so there wouldn't really be any resemblance. The Classics Deluxe or Universe Legends Megatron molds would be much more suited to Slammer IMO (not that a reuse of either during WFC is very likely):
Plus, with Six-Gun we already have a Metroplex minion who becomes a Weaponizer, so why do we need another one?
Personally I think it would be much more fitting to redeco Brunt either as a Cylon (like blackeyedprime suggested) or in a somewhat different purple with gold accents and turquoise spots to reference Gigastorm, who was cheated of his own Brunt redeco back in the day:
blackeyedprime wrote:Pretty sure one of the cyberverse figures with the vehicle armor has slammer covered so I'd rather see brunt repainted silver (battlestar galacticish) and maybe even have a red handprint on him
Ooh? Which one?
Nemesis Primal wrote:Doesn't it make more sense for a CYBERTRONIAN Ratchet to not have a Red Cross logo anyway? Or does the Red Cross secretly have a Cybertronian division?
Indeed, really.
I finally got hold of Ultra Magnus on Friday, and I'm liking him:
I look forward to Wave 3. Springer looks very promising (although it's a bit disappointing he doesn't have a transforming sword. Hm...), Thundercracker would be a nice addition to my CHG Decepticon ranks, Brunt would be especially nice given someone who will be joining my collection very soon, Refraktor is "Shut up and take my money!" thrice over, and despite having Generations Red Alert I might get the new one, if only to free him up for customization.
Posted by Microbot on May 28th, 2019 @ 11:23am CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on May 28th, 2019 @ 11:39am CDT
Microbot wrote:I want to know if I'm the only one crazy that will buy 3 Refraktor instead of one for being more classic cartoon accurate
You're not. I also plan to buy 3 - got to complete the team and the camera mode, after all!
Posted by sol magnus on May 28th, 2019 @ 12:07pm CDT