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News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:15 pm

If they haven't started arriving already, your TFSS 3.0 figure #3 should show up very soon. So keep an eye out!

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 2:56 pm

Sweet! We've got SerpentO.R., Tarantulas, Krok, and G2 Starscream (bonus figure too) left to go. Wonder who's next! I'm guessing G2 Starscream.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 3:40 pm

I'm excited. Seeing as I just put out my Pre-BW figures again, I'm kinda hoping it'll be Tarantulas.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:56 pm

I'd guess this is gonna be Serpent-OR to time up with the other GI Joe/TF Crossover stuff being released. Guess we'll know soon.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sat Aug 01, 2015 7:14 pm

G2 Starscream. G2 Starscream. G2 Starscream. No whammies, no whammies stop! Looked it up online. ****. Well I've still yet to figure out what Oregon has to do with this figure.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:00 pm

Someone on another site got theirs in the mail. Wanna know who it is?

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sun Aug 02, 2015 9:19 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Someone on another site got theirs in the mail. Wanna know who it is?

I spoiled it already what other figure has O.R Oregon postal code XD

by **necr0blivion** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:57 pm

Got him this afternoon. So, are we really playing this "guess who" game or should I post pics (or else it didn't happen)?

News Credits: 4837 · by **william-james88** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:10 pm

necr0blivion wrote:Got him this afternoon. So, are we really playing this "guess who" game or should I post pics (or else it didn't happen)?

We believe you. I will be posting a news post soon. Can you let us know if from now on your would rather not spoil the figures or is it first come first spoil? Let us know how we should handle news posting from now on, regarding these.

News Credits: 4837 · by **william-james88** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:16 pm

The secret is out. We received this message a few days ago:

TF_JW wrote:If they haven't started arriving already, your TFSS 3.0 figure #3 should show up very soon. So keep an eye out!

And now enough have received their figure to know that it is none other than: Serpent O.R.

Both Seibertronians Bounti76 and Durroth sent us some pictures of their newly received figure (Bounti76 even made a super cute unboxing). For those who ordered him, you should be getting him very soon unless you have him already.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:27 pm

Neat! I've had his minicons for a while now, awaiting their master.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:47 pm

Mine arrived today too! What an unexpected surprise.

I recall people (myself included) were bummed at the mustard brown plastic replacing the brighter gold we saw in the promo / mock up pics. I must say though, it isn't bad - it's a lighter brown-yellow mustard color than originally thought, and it features metallic specks (the green plastic does, too!). Still not as good as the original color scheme, IMHO, but I'm still quite pleased with how he turned out.

Especially paired with Vipers!

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 9:50 pm

Mkall wrote:Neat! I've had his minicons for a while now, awaiting their master.

Can you remind me what the micron's name is? I may have to pick him up now...

by **Railbomb** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:01 pm

megatronus wrote:
Mkall wrote:Neat! I've had his minicons for a while now, awaiting their master.

Can you remind me what the micron's name is? I may have to pick him up now...

The Cobra one that forms the top of the staff is Gob. I'm not sure who the other one is.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 10:57 pm

Railbomb wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Mkall wrote:Neat! I've had his minicons for a while now, awaiting their master.

Can you remind me what the micron's name is? I may have to pick him up now...

The Cobra one that forms the top of the staff is Gob. I'm not sure who the other one is.

BTW, in the comic, SerpentOR use the pink coloration of the pair. They were on Ebay for like $4 a piece. May have gone up now due to TFSS raising demand.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Aug 03, 2015 11:33 pm

megatronus wrote:
Mkall wrote:Neat! I've had his minicons for a while now, awaiting their master.

Can you remind me what the micron's name is? I may have to pick him up now...

Gob and Zad. Specifically the pink versions, Gob 2 and Zad 2.

by **Decepticon619** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:16 am

Sabrblade wrote:
megatronus wrote:
Mkall wrote:Neat! I've had his minicons for a while now, awaiting their master.

Can you remind me what the micron's name is? I may have to pick him up now...
Gob and Zad. Specifically the pink versions, Gob 2 and Zad 2.

I'm just curious, is the midsection of the staff included with one of these microns? The pictures on eBay don't exactly show too much :p

News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:30 am

The midsection of the staff is formed by Zad and Gob's tails. They each have a 5mm peg which then peg into the top and bottom of SerpentOR's fist.

So it's not a free-standing staff. It has to be in SerpentOR's hand or else the two halves stay two separate Minicons.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:32 am

Agabyss has the two Microns for cheap on ebay: Gob 2 and Zad 2.

Decepticon619 wrote:I'm just curious, is the midsection of the staff included with one of these microns? The pictures on eBay don't exactly show too much :p

The tail of each of them goes in one side of the hand to make them appear as a solid piece when held by the figure. There isn't a real midsection to it if it's created to appear how Burcham drew it in the comic.

by **Decepticon619** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:34 am

Awesome, thanks lads!!

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:19 pm

ScottyP wrote:Agabyss has the two Microns for cheap on ebay: Gob 2 and Zad 2.

Decepticon619 wrote:I'm just curious, is the midsection of the staff included with one of these microns? The pictures on eBay don't exactly show too much :p
The tail of each of them goes in one side of the hand to make them appear as a solid piece when held by the figure. There isn't a real midsection to it if it's created to appear how Burcham drew it in the comic.

Thanks! Totally ordered. $7.90 shipped for the 2 microns aint bad at all!

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:37 pm

megatronus wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Agabyss has the two Microns for cheap on ebay: Gob 2 and Zad 2.

Decepticon619 wrote:I'm just curious, is the midsection of the staff included with one of these microns? The pictures on eBay don't exactly show too much :p
The tail of each of them goes in one side of the hand to make them appear as a solid piece when held by the figure. There isn't a real midsection to it if it's created to appear how Burcham drew it in the comic.

Thanks! Totally ordered. $7.90 shipped for the 2 microns aint bad at all!

Just sayin', I highly reccomend experimentin' with the microns. I'll leave this here.

News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 1:49 pm

Yeah, that's the great thing about Arms Microns - There were the official combinations, but you could come up with so many great fan modes in addition to those ones.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:03 pm

megatronus wrote:Mine arrived today too! What an unexpected surprise.

I recall people (myself included) were bummed at the mustard brown plastic replacing the brighter gold we saw in the promo / mock up pics. I must say though, it isn't bad - it's a lighter brown-yellow mustard color than originally thought, and it features metallic specks (the green plastic does, too!). Still not as good as the original color scheme, IMHO, but I'm still quite pleased with how he turned out.

Especially paired with Vipers!

Looking at the original promo shots, I think I got it a bit wrong - those were more a gold/bronze, and I think we were under the impression those parts would be metallic.

Still, the more I handle him, the more I'm pleased. I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of his staff.

News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:08 pm

The very first promo shots were digital mock-ups using, well, the very first images of Takara Tomy's Ratbat. If you remember, those images of Ratbat had him with extra metallic as well.