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News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:12 pm

alekese wrote:
sol magnus wrote:You know, I've never found that link now that you mention it.

At the very top of the site, there's a header bar with social media icons linking to seibertron's social pages. On the right hand side of that, there is a shop link, followed by "Submit News". You can also access it from the drop down menus below the first ad bar; It is the second to last link in the 'news' submenu, at the far left.

Thanks. I did go and find it after that post. From now on I'll post there when I find something.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:31 pm

Various people on Twitter are sharing these images of the Netflix wave 3 3-packs.

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News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:35 pm

I won't be getting that seeker but I love the paint job! Awesome!

That Primal and rattrap pack looks like a big waste of time though haha not that it means much coming from me but the differences are barely noticeable if at all

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:53 pm

Well that's cool. The seeker does come with 2 BM's even if they are repaints of existing ones, I'll definitely be getting that. Primal would have been an instant purchase with 2 Smashdown repaints...oh well....

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:00 pm

The seeker is an instant buy. I'm curious about the battlemasters. The Firedrive repaint matches the Seeker, but the Blowpipe repaint looks to be different. I'm wondering if they are going for one of the missing target masters similar to how they released captive Lionizer and Pinpointer.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:01 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:The seeker is an instant buy. I'm curious about the battlemasters. The Firedrive repaint matches the Seeker, but the Blowpipe repaint looks to be different. I'm wondering if they are going for one of the missing target masters similar to how they released captive Lionizer and Pinpointer.

Good eye. I like the deco enough I might pull the trigger on the seeker, but I don't see any real difference in Primal and Rattrap.

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:10 pm

TFW has an article up that includes shots of the alt modes and the backs of the boxes as well:

Looks like the Primal set is basically just metallic paint versions of the figures, kinda like Netflix Cheetor's blue? A bit boring, maybe it looks better in-hand/in actual photos. Glad I didn't wait for it though.

The Seeker actually looks really good to me, the color scheme almost reminds me of Prime Skyquake (which is fitting given it's supposed to be a zombie, I suppose) and I'm glad it uses the superior WFC Seeker mold. Is it bad though that at this point I'm just amused by yet another gun Battlemaster repaint completely not matching their box render deco at all?

EDIT: Oh, and it looks like there's a VERY high chance these'll go up on Pulse as well, since the Pulse email today about restocks and the UK site also specifically calls out that there will be preorders on Monday that coincides with Walmart's thing.

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:32 pm

I really like the Seeker, it looks just alive enough that I can pretend it's just a regular guy

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 4:37 pm

Netflix Optimus Primal's robot mode feet are now original toy and cartoon accurate gray instead of blue. Rattrap's teeth aren't painted. Besides using slightly different color tones/hues/whatever, has anyone spotted any other differences?

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:48 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:Netflix Optimus Primal's robot mode feet are now original toy and cartoon accurate gray instead of blue. Rattrap's teeth aren't painted. Besides using slightly different color tones/hues/whatever, has anyone spotted any other differences?

Primal has a bit more paint on his hands and slightly different (less?) paint on his bot chest. I'm not spotting anything else, just a darker color palette.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:53 pm

That Seeker is giving me Vietnam camo vibes...

I like it! I have an idea for his name and personality actually- Double Ugly with Nape and Snake (slang names for the Phantom, napalm canisters and bombs respectively). A psychotic Decepticon jungle soldier with a penchant for deforestation and pyromania, and also a bit of a (loathsome) skirt chaser.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:56 pm

Autobot N wrote:I really like the Seeker, it looks just alive enough that I can pretend it's just a regular guy

That's what I'm planning, just need to come up with a name. For starters I'll go with Sparky and Less for the battlemasters, playing off sparkless until I think of something better.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:29 pm

Fellow Seibertronian Aronjlove shared photos of new products that are being posted all across the internet, like on this Facebook page. These photos show what the Netflix wave 3 voyagers will look like and, well, we will let you be the judge. As with previous Netflix voyagers, these are multipacks of a voyager figure paired with smaller figures. We have a sparkless seeker that is paired with sparkless targetmasters. It is the siege mold, which makes sense since that matches the show model used for the sparkless seekers on the Netflix show. The other voyager pack is made up of Kingdom Optimus Primal and Rattrap which don't have major deco changes from the regular releases in the sense that they their decos are not representing a different aspect of these characters.

The deluxes that are coming in wave 3 are a sparkless Barricade, Quintesson guard Ironhide, Cheetor and a yet to be shown sparkless Deep Cover.

Let us know what you think of these!

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:35 pm

sol magnus wrote:You know, I've never found that link now that you mention it.

Have you never read my signature?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 7:50 pm

REALLY gonna need comparison pics for Primal and Rattrap with their normal versions. The differences are just that subtle.

The Seeker looks like one of the dark green ones seen in the show.

News Credits: 3 · by **alekese** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:08 pm

Definitely picking up the seeker, and headcanoning new names for the three. Evil Eye isn't the only one picking up camouflage/foliage vibes from it. I'm thinking I'm personally going with Bushwhack, with Taglimit and Snipehunt for the guns.

News Credits: 2 · by **Rodimus Knight** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 8:34 pm

Sabrblade wrote:REALLY gonna need comparison pics for Primal and Rattrap with their normal versions. The differences are just that subtle.

The Seeker looks like one of the dark green ones seen in the show.

Yeah it looks like the Maximals are getting Minimals changes. :-D

by **Whifflefire** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:01 pm

I'm tempted to get that seeker just so I can finally give Spinister his Targetmasters.

News Credits: 1 · by **durroth** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 9:39 pm

ah yes, the forgotten seeker, acid wash

News Credits: 20 · by **Tuned Agent** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:36 pm

The seeker looks cool, the deco gives me little green army men vibes. I was hoping for creamsicle, though, so ultimately I'll pass.

I think I like this Primal deco a bit more than the regular one, but not enough to seek it out, especially since I already have regular Rattrap.

Which is fine, because my local Wal-Marts probably won't stock these anyway. :BANG_HEAD:

by **RiddlerJ** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:44 pm

alekese wrote:Definitely picking up the seeker, and headcanoning new names for the three. Evil Eye isn't the only one picking up camouflage/foliage vibes from it. I'm thinking I'm personally going with Bushwhack, with Taglimit and Snipehunt for the guns.

Call him Rustbucket

News Credits: 54 · by **Deadput** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:50 pm

That Seeker would make for a fantastic G1 version of Transformers Prime Skyquake (His brother Dreadwing was a Seeker Captain and Skyquake was originally going to be Skywarp so I'm sure TFP Skyquake was a Seeker as well.)

It's a really sick military green paintjob.

Reminds me of the Botshot Skyquake even.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:52 pm

I’d be down for the Sparkless Seeker to complete the squadron I have consisting of Red Wing and Hotlink. Optimus Primal/Rattrap I don’t need as I have their Kingdom toys already and am happy with them. Cheetor I might be interested in if the blues were darker, the Quintesson Soldier I’ll skip but secretly wish it was the Earth version of Ironhide but black so I can have an excuse to get him as a makeshift Shattered Glass Ironhide to go with Ratchet...