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[prjkt]

Well f*ck

Just broke Silverbolt. Right near the hinges of the piece where Superion's head is attached to.

Still holds together for now, but the other side is also seriously showing strain.... Be careful when you transform him!

Would you be willing to post a pic?

Not the sharpest pics (hand-holdings manual focus macro lense is not easy) but it's still clear....

right side (broken)



left side (serious stress marks)



It's obvious from the underside too (the part that becomes Silverbolt's lower chest - but not risking another transformation here.

Between this and the floppy head on Prime, I'm not having the best of luck

[Agamemnon]

Dude that's horrible!! Thanks much for the pic!! I know I'll be on the lookout when I get him.

[prjkt]

I've emailed RK to see if there's anything they can offer, as OP has issues with his combiner head too (so floppy...) but it does't really affect my ability to keep Superion on display.... I guess if I see a decently priced Silverbolt at retail next year I might pick another one up.

[It Is Him]

This is the best toyline in years!!!!!

Mine arrived last night, and I've only opened Silverbolt and the limbs, but man these guys are big and chunky and stable and easy to transform and stuff. This is what I've wanted for years and Hasbro totally nailed it. This year is going to be good!

[RAcast]

right side (broken)

[snip]

If I may ask, how'd that happen? Was the double hinge assembly that the Superion's head is attached to really tight, and you ended up using too much force to move it? Or did it occur when you moved the red Superion chest pieces into place to peg them into the section with Superion's head?

I suspect it's the latter from what I'm seeing. At least we know now not to use too much force when bringing the chest pieces together. Sorry 'bout your luck.

[prjkt]

If anything it was more the former

The red chest pieces are on a double hinged extension, and open "out" a fair bit, and don't really tab in too tight. The damage came from how I was rotating the neck plate

[leakin' lubricant]

Picked up Powerglide this morning, very nice figure, looks great in both jet and bot mode (havn't bothered with the "gun" mode, because quite frankly it loose awful) also dont seem to have any of the issues wth tabbing the rear section together which has been reported in a few places, must have struck lucky with mine.

[chuckdawg1999]

Has anybody else noticed stress marks when plugging Drag Strips gunblade into a port in gun mode? Darn thing stress every port I try, almost split the port on Optimus Primes second rifle.

[Cobotron]

Just in case there's anyone who hasn't seen this...

[chuckdawg1999]

Just in case there's anyone who hasn't seen this...

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[Cobotron]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQnbZ5VKNzQ

Don't get too excited. It's just for fun.

@chuckdawg I'd be surprised if you haven't.

[chuckdawg1999]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQnbZ5VKNzQ

Don't get too excited. It's just for fun.

@chuckdawg I'd be surprised if you haven't.

Ya know I'm not sure. I've seen Scramble City commercials but from what I understand there's a ton of them out there.

[Autobot032]

Longtime fan artist Cheetimus has provided a sighting, but not just any sighting, oh no. He's presented, with photographic proof, the first US retail sighting of Combiner Wars Deluxe Wave 1, at his local Target in Maryland.

He tweeted about it, which you can visit by clicking on the image that we've embedded below:

Rob Roberts‏@Cheetimus

Look what I found at Target for $11.99 each:

Wave one consists of three Aerialbots (Firefly, Sky Dive, Alpha Bravo) and one Stunticon (Dragstrip), all of which combine with Voyager Class Optimus Prime to form Ultra Prime, which you can see in our galleries here.

It may seem odd that an East Coast store would see a sighting of these first, but I was the first to find Energon Leader Class Galvatron all those years ago and in PA no less, so it's not unheard of, just rare. If you have a sighting such as this, share it with us at sightings@seibertron.com and remember to post your findings in the sightings forum as well, and if you have anything news, please send it to news@seibertron.com and you could see your name up here and earn a news credit!

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

[It Is Him]

Are the bios in multiple languages or just English?

[Va'al]

From the image, there are at least three languages on the box, for age indications and card description. That suggests that the bios might also be multilingual.

[william-james88]

Why does he say they are 11.99 while the picture shows 9.99$?

[Peridot]

Why does he say they are 11.99 while the picture shows 9.99$?

I can just barely make out the label; those appear to be pegs for Hero Mashers.

[leakin' lubricant]

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Well f*ck

Just broke Silverbolt. Right near the hinges of the piece where Superion's head is attached to.

Still holds together for now, but the other side is also seriously showing strain.... Be careful when you transform him!

Would you be willing to post a pic?

Not the sharpest pics (hand-holdings manual focus macro lense is not easy) but it's still clear....

right side (broken)



left side (serious stress marks)



It's obvious from the underside too (the part that becomes Silverbolt's lower chest - but not risking another transformation here.

Between this and the floppy head on Prime, I'm not having the best of luck

Just checked mine, I've got stress marks on the same side yours broke! I've figured out the cause, it's due to 2 very small tabs that hold the piece in place in jet/bot mode, if you shave them off it prevents the part from flexing too much during transformation. There are also another 2 tabs exactly the same that hold the head section into the chest in jet/bot mode, I've shaved these down also making it easier to pull Superion's head out. Neither of this mods compromise any of the modes, don't know why those tabs are there TBH it's a much smoother transformation without them.

[william-james88]

Just checked mine, I've got stress marks on the same side yours broke! I've figured out the cause, it's due to 2 very small tabs that hold the piece in place in jet/bot mode, if you shave them off it prevents the part from flexing too much during transformation. There are also another 2 tabs exactly the same that hold the head section into the chest in jet/bot mode, I've shaved these down also making it easier to pull Superion's head out. Neither of this mods compromise any of the modes, don't know why those tabs are there TBH it's a much smoother transformation without them.

Hey Leaky, could you take some pictures to show us where you shaved off those tabs?

[Cobotron]

Will! Don't call him Leaky! He'll cut the bridge, and we'll all go down!
It's Leakin'. Mr. Lubricant, if your nasty.
Pics would be nice Sir Lube.

About the CW sighting.
That price has to be a fluke. I hope it's not though.
I just paid $14.99 for Chromia. I don't see Hasbro lowering their prices any time soon.

[Emerje]

About the CW sighting.
That price has to be a fluke. I hope it's not though.
I just paid $14.99 for Chromia. I don't see Hasbro lowering their prices any time soon.

It was the Target sale price on Generations Deluxe figures last week. Pretty sure the sale is over now, but I'm going to go in and check today to be sure.

Emerje

[Cobotron]

About the CW sighting.
That price has to be a fluke. I hope it's not though.
I just paid $14.99 for Chromia. I don't see Hasbro lowering their prices any time soon.

It was the Target sale price on Generations Deluxe figures last week. Pretty sure the sale is over now, but I'm going to go in and check today to be sure.

Emerje

Ah-ha. That's awesome that the new merch fell under the sale price. I'd call that a, good fluke.
I was actually just at Target. Shelves were pretty bare. No sale on deluxes, but a lot of clearance on AOE exclusives.

[leakin' lubricant]

Will! Don't call him Leaky! He'll cut the bridge, and will all go down!
It's Leakin'. Mr. Lubricant, if your nasty.
Pics would be nice Sir Lube.

About the CW sighting.
That price has to be a fluke. I hope it's not though.
I just paid $14.99 for Chromia. I don't see Hasbro lowering their prices any time soon.

Here are the pics, sorry for the crappy quality, but I've circled the relevant areas in red for clarity.

The tabs that appear to cause stress to the neck plate.



The tabs that hold the head section into Silverbolts chest (too tightly in my opinion).



"Sir Lube" I like that one, sounds like a posh sex aid.

[Cobotron]

"Sir Lube" I like that one, sounds like a posh sex aid.

I thought the same thing. After I hit submit, of course. I just let it roll.

Thanx for the pics. Don't mean much yet, but will be helpful soon. They DO make me anxious to get my hands on him soon though.

[DecepticonFinishline]

This does not bode well for the appearance of Arcee and Chromia in my area.... :/