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News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 12:21 am

I wonder why they did that. Did they do it so they wouldn't have to wait until Siege was all sold? They had to know that stores weren't gonna give shelf space to ER until Siege was gone.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jun 21, 2020 8:58 pm

I'm not surprised about Shockwave, he's still clogging my Target shelves too.

But on the plus side, my small hometown Walmart continues to provide the hard to find missing pieces.

He is a glorious piece. And my pre-order was cancelled

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:31 am

Meh. For me, "Hotlink" is a total writeoff. The battle damage effects don't normally bug me, but in his case they erase my desire for him because of how excessive his are and what was done to get them.
I don't care AT ALL for how he's practically more burnt black than the purple that should be his main color, and even less for the fact to achieve that they actually cast him in black plastic instead of purple (meaning you can't just strip the excessive damage) :-x

Wrong, Hasbro. Just.. wrong. Send out stickers to rename him something else, and try it again.

The way they did him, I may as well just get an extra Starscream and repaint that.

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 4:29 pm

Nice haul D-Max!

As head-scratching as his robot mode deco is (though it makes for a great budget Skywarp :twisted:

), I absolutely adore the alt mode deco. The "scorched" battle damage is exactly what I wanted the other seekers to have. It really looks like he's seen some battles and flown through some explosions, instead of having just been pooped on by a space seagull.

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 5:15 pm

The deco really works as a flamethrowing wielding Seeker, so Hotlink's scorch marks work I think.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:32 pm

I personally think Hotlink is a really great figure. The paintwork is incredible, and I think they finally nailed a great battle damage figure. He is definitely my 2nd favorite Seeker after Redwing now.

I need to assemble my seeker squad for a photo, it's a pretty mixed bag for the most part.

So, looking at the seekers, we still need:

Thrust
Ramjet
Dirge (the one i think i want the most)
Nacelle
Bitstream
Sunstorm
Blackout
Sandstorm

I really want to see WFC finish the seeker ranks. I want to complete that nice range of seekers.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:43 pm

I find the extent of the battle damage on him excessive, and loath that you can't reduce it because the burnt black is actually the base plastic color.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Jun 22, 2020 7:49 pm

Tuned Agent wrote:My Target still had eight Shockwaves last I checked. But don't Siege and ER leaders use the same product codes or something?

They do, biggest miscommunication I've ever seen for this brand; hasbro has always gone to great lengths in the past to differentiate the lines, even during the last trilogy; between that and splitting the springer/thundercracker case into two revision waves, my local target has 10 cases of the megs/thundercracker case (guess how well that's selling) :BANG_HEAD:

by **Starseeker** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:37 pm

Does anyone have Siege Nemesis Prime that was the TT mall exclusive? I see some on ebay but I'm wary of having stuff shipped from China right now for obvious reasons. BBTS is sold out.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:43 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I personally think Hotlink is a really great figure. The paintwork is incredible, and I think they finally nailed a great battle damage figure. He is definitely my 2nd favorite Seeker after Redwing now.

I need to assemble my seeker squad for a photo, it's a pretty mixed bag for the most part.

So, looking at the seekers, we still need:

Thrust
Ramjet
Dirge (the one i think i want the most)
Nacelle
Bitstream
Sunstorm
Blackout
Sandstorm

I really want to see WFC finish the seeker ranks. I want to complete that nice range of seekers.

And Slipstream. :-D

I still really hope we get Sunstorm and Bitstream from the Siege mold specifically, both to match Hotlink and just because I like the mold better, and seconded on Hotlink being awesome.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:59 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I personally think Hotlink is a really great figure. The paintwork is incredible, and I think they finally nailed a great battle damage figure. He is definitely my 2nd favorite Seeker after Redwing now.

I need to assemble my seeker squad for a photo, it's a pretty mixed bag for the most part.

So, looking at the seekers, we still need:

Thrust
Ramjet
Dirge (the one i think i want the most)
Nacelle
Bitstream
Sunstorm
Blackout
Sandstorm

I really want to see WFC finish the seeker ranks. I want to complete that nice range of seekers.

And Slipstream.

I still really hope we get Sunstorm and Bitstream from the Siege mold specifically, both to match Hotlink and just because I like the mold better, and seconded on Hotlink being awesome.

We definitely need a new Slipstream. With the love she is getting in the new IDW comic the Decepticons need a female or two in this Trilogy, especially since the Autobots have a few.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 6:10 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I personally think Hotlink is a really great figure. The paintwork is incredible, and I think they finally nailed a great battle damage figure. He is definitely my 2nd favorite Seeker after Redwing now.

I need to assemble my seeker squad for a photo, it's a pretty mixed bag for the most part.

So, looking at the seekers, we still need:

Thrust
Ramjet
Dirge (the one i think i want the most)
Nacelle
Bitstream
Sunstorm
Blackout
Sandstorm

I really want to see WFC finish the seeker ranks. I want to complete that nice range of seekers.

And Slipstream.

I still really hope we get Sunstorm and Bitstream from the Siege mold specifically, both to match Hotlink and just because I like the mold better, and seconded on Hotlink being awesome.

Yep, forgot her, but she needs a toy too!

And agreed on Sunstorm and Bitstream

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Jun 25, 2020 6:12 pm

it's been a super long week of work so far, but Hotlink, Heatstroke, and Heartburn made today go a little faster. They are such a great package. Need to get Redwing in there beside Hotlink for the full effect.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:31 am

*sigh* Why... Why did they have to do him that way...

Anyway, how do people think Apeface and Weirdwolf look with each other's heads swapped?

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 3:46 am

Wierdwolf looks a bit off with the purple nogging but Apeface is rocking the new head.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:52 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Wierdwolf looks a bit off with the purple nogging but Apeface is rocking the new head.

Yeah, those were my thoughts.

Am I the only one who thinks Ultra Magnus' secondary guns make good base weapons for Orthia?

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 8:35 am

I'd probably have to get a loan with a three year payment plan to get greenlight :/

I was playing around with Siege Brunt whilst on the phone and thinking it would be awesome if the guy who is 3d printing the giant g1 cassettes could do a cw combiner or bigger version of him. I've not decided to go for a 3d printer yet but it's one more reason to tempt me.

by **emlit** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:44 am

Unfortunately, Hound didn’t realize Hotlink had recently arrived at the Decepticon positron energy converter station...

News Credits: 2 · by **SpikeyTigertron** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 6:51 pm

When you’re just starting out, but then you absorb a few Matrix ( Matrices?) of Leadership. I do feel the Siege mold sets this particular Nemesis Prime apart. Especially if folks upgraded their collection with Earthrise Prime.

**edit** more thoughts: I feel one thing under appreciated about the Siege mold that didn’t get carried over to the ER mold. All those promising 5mm ports. Also the often forgot hover mode (not pictured)

by **Starseeker** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:58 pm

So apparently, all of the Skywarp Phantomstrike Squadrons in the world were sold to a couple people in Canada who are now scalping the hell out of them on ebay. Every time I check, I see them being sold out of Alberta or Ontario again and again. Really disappointed because I want to get this, but I'm not paying these outrageous prices plus the shipping on top of it to get it here in the US for a voyager class with a few battle masters.
For being an "Amazon Exclusive" you sure can't find it on Amazon except like one listing for $300.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 10:08 pm

Starseeker wrote:So apparently, all of the Skywarp Phantomstrike Squadrons in the world were sold to a couple people in Canada who are now scalping the hell out of them on ebay. Every time I check, I see them being sold out of Alberta or Ontario again and again. Really disappointed because I want to get this, but I'm not paying these outrageous prices plus the shipping on top of it to get it here in the US for a voyager class with a few battle masters.
For being an "Amazon Exclusive" you sure can't find it on Amazon except like one listing for $300.

JUST saw this same thing this evening!
Which is okay... No way is that worth anywhere close to what they're being listed for.
It may work out that Hotlink is the only Siege seeker in my collection. Which is more than okay with me (although I still may not keep him; I won't open him for a while).

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:00 am

Starseeker wrote:So apparently, all of the Skywarp Phantomstrike Squadrons in the world were sold to a couple people in Canada who are now scalping the hell out of them on ebay. Every time I check, I see them being sold out of Alberta or Ontario again and again. Really disappointed because I want to get this, but I'm not paying these outrageous prices plus the shipping on top of it to get it here in the US for a voyager class with a few battle masters.
For being an "Amazon Exclusive" you sure can't find it on Amazon except like one listing for $300.

Why didnt you purchase it from Amazon when it was first made available? It didn't sell out instantly.

News Credits: 11 · by **Munkky** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 9:22 am

I barely touched Seige when it started last year, the only figures I had from the line prior to a few days ago were Ironhide, Shockwave, Ratchet, Ratbat and Rumble, but as time has gone on I've decided I do want to own a few more figures from this range, so I've bought Chromia and Springer, both of which are decent enough, and now I'm scouring the Internet for a reasonably priced Ultra Magnus, though I'm not really expecting to find one because I do realise I'm late to the party. Omega Supreme is still on my to-get list, but I need to make sure I can actually pay for one first.

by **Starseeker** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 1:16 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Starseeker wrote:So apparently, all of the Skywarp Phantomstrike Squadrons in the world were sold to a couple people in Canada who are now scalping the hell out of them on ebay. Every time I check, I see them being sold out of Alberta or Ontario again and again. Really disappointed because I want to get this, but I'm not paying these outrageous prices plus the shipping on top of it to get it here in the US for a voyager class with a few battle masters.
For being an "Amazon Exclusive" you sure can't find it on Amazon except like one listing for $300.

Why didnt you purchase it from Amazon when it was first made available? It didn't sell out instantly.

I just started buying Transformers toys for myself in May, so it wasn't even on the radar for me at this time last year. I wish it had been.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Mon Jul 27, 2020 4:18 pm

Starseeker wrote:I just started buying Transformers toys for myself in May, so it wasn't even on the radar for me at this time last year. I wish it had been.

I had been on hiatus for a while... TF hadn't interested me for what felt like a long time. And the initial Siege stuff didn't impress me much at all. So I didn't even dig for any news on exclusives like Skywarp. Although, I'm not sure I would've bought the Siege version.
Still am passing on the mass-majority of this line.
Only have Soundblaster, Hotlink, and the 35th Anniversary Prime and Megatron in anime cell paint apps.
Can't really think of another figure I'd get at this point.
ER is a different story... Even though I only have the 3 seekers (and the conehead 2 pack on preorder), there are some I am heavily considering. Just wish we had news on the SS '86 figures and actual photos of MP Starscream; that would really give me an idea of any extra wiggle room I'd have in the checking account.