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[Nathaniel Prime]

I like Springer, but what I don't like is the "battle damage" being on the green part of his chest instead of the yellow. In both alt modes the fronts look strange being bright yellow in the middle and all scuffed up on the sides. The colors don't bother me at all, they're basically cartoon accurate.

Emerje

I don't mind how the battle damage looks, and I don't get the "Play-doh" look of the plastic. I think he looks great, just wondering how tall he is compared to the T30 version

[Cyberpath]

Now some stock-photos from Hasbro (Source: https://forbiddenplanet.com) --

Red Alert --









Brunt --









Reflector / Refraktor --

[Skritz]

Hey, it's Brunt! ("F.C.A.!")

[Nemesis Primal]

Brunt's gun barrel is orange again! Yay!

Red Alert's still missing paint apps! Boo!

[homicide]

I'd be another one for a good Retail Slipstream figure, not to mention Flamewar too!

[Sabrblade]

Oof, Red Alert's altmode deco sure ain't pretty.

[Emerje]

Looks like it's been a good week for Siege stock photos. First we had a handful of photos come in from Takara Tomy and now we have some new wave 3 Deluxe stock photos from Hasbro. First appearing on Forbidden Planet's online store we get another look at Brunt, Refraktor, and Red Alert. Brunt's orange canon tip has returned and appears to be part of his final design. However it appears Red Alert has undergone several changes from his CG stock images and Toy Fair 2019 display, seemingly not for the better. He has lost nearly all of his Cybertronian text except for on his upper chest, his windows are considerably darker, and his light bar is now black instead of red.

Do some of the changes effect your opinion of these figures, for better or worse? Sound off in the Energon Pub forums below and let us know!

[Albatross250]

Brunt looks gorgeous


The orange cannon is back (!)

[LordBludgeon]

Red Alert just went from a buy to no-buy for me.

[Wireless_Phantom]

Hmm...Still not sure if I'm going to get Red Alert or not.

[Wireless_Phantom]

The more I look at Brunt the more I like him. Those gold accents looks great.

[Cobotron]

Yeah, I'm usually pretty chill when it comes to decos. I don't really need accuracy to this, that, or the other. But, it's crazy how just by simply omitting the red biceps changes Red Alert's whole appearance. He just looks so washed out. I was excited for this release because out of all these flippin' toys I have, I don't have a CHUG Red Alert. Now I'm wondering If I should maybe hunt down an old Gen one.

I'll leave final judgement to seeing him in person with my own eyes.

[Ultra Markus]

why is it that you can only preorder red alert from that wave

[Lore Keeper]

Red Alert seems to have undergone a trade off. He's got a remolded head, which he didn't have in the renders. However, he's lost a lot of paint applications. I like that he looks different from Sideswipe, but he looks very plain now.

And what the heck is with the black light bar???

Edit: Now that I look at it more, the light bar is a different color from the other black parts on Red Alert. It may not actually be black after all. Could just be a darker translucent red, and the lighting is playing tricks on us.

[-Crossfire-]

It's worth noting that not only did CG render Red Alert have red biceps, his lightbar was also red, his head was a red version of Sideswipe's, and he had more Cybertronian text on his front hood/stomach (and I think his gun thingy was gray, but w/e). That's a serious change from this, and it's really disappointing. Methinks someone went ham on Sideswipe with the photo editor before checking to see if it was financially feasible. Vehicle mode looks nice, but that's prob not the most he'll be displayed in most...

[-Crossfire-]

It's worth noting that not only did CG render Red Alert have red biceps, his lightbar was also red, his head was a red version of Sideswipe's, and he had more Cybertronian text on his front hood/stomach (and I think his gun thingy was gray, but w/e). That's a serious change from this, and it's really disappointing. Methinks someone went ham on Sideswipe with the photo editor before checking to see if it was financially feasible. Vehicle mode looks nice, but that's prob not the most he'll be displayed in most...

[SpikeyTigertron]

Red Alert seems to have undergone a trade off. He's got a remolded head, which he didn't have in the renders. However, he's lost a lot of paint applications. I like that he looks different from Sideswipe, but he looks very plain now.

And what the heck is with the black light bar???

Edit: Now that I look at it more, the light bar is a different color from the other black parts on Red Alert. It may not actually be black after all. Could just be a darker translucent red, and the lighting is playing tricks on us.

Even if it’s a dark smoke color like his window (?) that would help. Really starting to wonder who signs off on these

[steals_your_goats]

I still really like Red Alert. While I would've liked the red on the arms if it came down to either doing that or giving him a new head I'm glad they chose new head. I don't think the light bar is actually black. If you look at the edges of the bar in the bot mode picture it looks more like a deep red.

[notsoalex]

Following out earlier article on the Siege wave 3 Deluxe Class figures' stock photos, Forbidden Planet also has some fancy stock images of Siege Commander Class Jetfire! We also get a great look at the art in the front. We have had stock images of this lad before, from Takara Tomy, as seen here.

The toy is being sold at £79.99, approximately $89.77 USD, and is expected to start shipping out on August 11th, and can indeed be pre-ordered. If you are a fan in the United Kingdom, this could be your chance to order it, with £5.50 shipping! Click here to go to the page, or click any of the images below! As for the toy itself, do these new images want you to buy it more? Tell us nay thoughts in the Pub forums below.

(as a bonus, Leader Galaxy Upgrade Optimus is up with his stock images too!)

[Chromedome Master]

I'm so getting this figure

[SgtNateV]

I had previously seen the Jetfire stock images on TFW when someone from The Fwoosh posted them there. In classic Hasbro stock photo fashion, the figure is slightly mistransformed in robot mode (the backpack should be slid upwards to conceal the blue cockpit on it)

[Cobotron]

Wow! I've had a long day! Lore Keeper, Goats, thanks for pointing out the new head on Red Alert.
I didn't even see it right away. If the omission of the red biceps and tampoed symbols was a trade up for a new head, I'll gladly accept the trade.

[Wolfman Jake]

The changes to Red Alert's deco are disappointing, but I will still get him. I already bought a second Sideswipe just so I could give Red Alert a shoulder cannon. Now I'll have to buy a second Prowl to give Red Alert a proper bright red light bar. I'll have to figure out something to do with the extra Sideswipe and Prowl figures, though.

[Rodimus Prime]

I have 1 question/minor complaint: why does Jetfire have black feet?

[Ultra Markus]

I have 1 question/minor complaint: why does Jetfire have black feet?

He's always had black feet