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TF-fan kev777 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just got the delay email from Pulse, God Neptune delayed until December 3, 2020. worst possible timing

I'd argue December 23 would be worse, still get charged before Christmas, but nothing under the tree because it takes Pulse a minimum of a week from charging to actual shipping.

With the delay, that means that Maverick, Hot House, Bug Bite, Black roritchi, SS As seen in Parks Megatron, AND God Neptune will all be released within 4 days of one another, $350 worth of bots pretty much in one go, and no paypal credit to help either.

That's an overload right around the time when Christmas shopping is at the peak

ok, so I know every TT Selects gets delayed, it's inevitable. However... This first delay is 6 weeks roughly (10/24 to 12/3), can we expect another delay? Basically I'm asking, are they incremental, or is this date goign to be pretty accurate?

I just seem to recall Super Megatron getting pushed back at least twice...but that could be faulty memory based on peoples posts since I didn't actually order one myself. Has Super megs even been released on Pulse yet? (even though it is sold out, usually they still show the estimated arrival date but I dont see any)

o.supreme wrote:ok, so I know every TT Selects gets delayed, it's inevitable. However... This first delay is 6 weeks roughly (10/24 to 12/3), can we expect another delay? Basically I'm asking, are they incremental, or is this date goign to be pretty accurate?

I just seem to recall Super Megatron getting pushed back at least twice...but that could be faulty memory based on peoples posts since I didn't actually order one myself. Has Super megs even been released on Pulse yet? (even though it is sold out, usually they still show the estimated arrival date but I dont see any)

Super Megatron should be shipping Decemeber 1st.

Does anyone else think this will result in several cancellations? Cause it being that close to Christmas is already making me consider cancelling, especially as I wss already debating that with Super Megatron, but $300 right at the start of Decemeber is a bit too much.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

o.supreme wrote:ok, so I know every TT Selects gets delayed, it's inevitable. However... This first delay is 6 weeks roughly (10/24 to 12/3), can we expect another delay? Basically I'm asking, are they incremental, or is this date goign to be pretty accurate?

I just seem to recall Super Megatron getting pushed back at least twice...but that could be faulty memory based on peoples posts since I didn't actually order one myself. Has Super megs even been released on Pulse yet? (even though it is sold out, usually they still show the estimated arrival date but I dont see any)

Super Megatron should be shipping Decemeber 1st.

Does anyone else think this will result in several cancellations? Cause it being that close to Christmas is already making me consider cancelling, especially as I wss already debating that with Super Megatron, but $300 right at the start of Decemeber is a bit too much.

That's my problem as well, especially since it's on a credit card. Why they can't allow paypal for preorders is beyond me.

I may cancel my other preorders for God Neptune, he is the one i most want from the first week of December jam

I'm sure there will be several cancellations. heck I did it last year with the previous Seacons, much to my chagrin as I paid more than double for them later. Not doing that this time, thankfully I Don't have anything else on pre-order from Pulse.

Also, while I'm not going to get political (as I myself am apolitical), some U.S. fans are probably hedging their bets on a hopefully 2nd stimulus payment before this date comes...We will see.

If I remember correctly Super Megatron was only pushed back once, but it might seem like it was twice based on posts here. I noticed about a month ago that the expected date on the Pulse Listing was pushed back to December and commented here. About a week or 2 after that, we got emails from Pulse indicating the delay, which resulted in more comments here, likely looking to someone who wasn't getting him like a second delay.

I've also cancelled a few pre-orders (including super megs) in favor of keeping God Neptune, but I was planning on him not coming out until December anyway with Pulse's entire history of Takara Selects always being 1-2 months late.

Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

aronjlove wrote:

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Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

Not happening. That "SG" is what Takara calls the Siege toys. They all have ID numbers that begin with "SG-##".

Sabrblade wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

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Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

Not happening. That "SG" is what Takara calls the Siege toys. They all have ID numbers that begin with "SG-##".

Also isn't Shattered Glass Astrotrain the same colors as the Siege figure already anyways?

For the longest time it seems TR Galvatron was one of the few molds with only one use until TT Selects Super Megatron.

It will be interesting to see if/ how Astotrain and Doubledealer are reused in the future

Sabrblade wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

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Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

Not happening. That "SG" is what Takara calls the Siege toys. They all have ID numbers that begin with "SG-##".

Huh, I noticed the cream color where my Siege Astrotrain is black and figured it had to be something different.

aronjlove wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

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Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

Not happening. That "SG" is what Takara calls the Siege toys. They all have ID numbers that begin with "SG-##".

Huh, I noticed the cream color where my Siege Astrotrain is black dark gray and figured it had to be something different.

God Neptune's arriving in UK next week - which sadly doesn't mean much for when it will arrive overseas when we have had super megs for a while now but means no delays in production.

Sabrblade wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

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Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

Not happening. That "SG" is what Takara calls the Siege toys. They all have ID numbers that begin with "SG-##".

That version looks better than what we got in the U.S. it's just too bad he's so expensive.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

Screenshot 2020-10-21 161703.png

Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

Not happening. That "SG" is what Takara calls the Siege toys. They all have ID numbers that begin with "SG-##".

That version looks better than what we got in the U.S. it's just too bad he's so expensive.

It's the same one we got in the U.S. The lighting on that pic is just off.

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

Screenshot 2020-10-21 161703.png

Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

Not happening. That "SG" is what Takara calls the Siege toys. They all have ID numbers that begin with "SG-##".

That version looks better than what we got in the U.S. it's just too bad he's so expensive.

It's the same one we got in the U.S. The lighting on that pic is jut off.

It looks whitish instead of gray.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

Gen Selects Shattered Glass Astrotrain when, please?

Not happening. That "SG" is what Takara calls the Siege toys. They all have ID numbers that begin with "SG-##".

That version looks better than what we got in the U.S. it's just too bad he's so expensive.

It's the same one we got in the U.S. The lighting on that pic is jut off.

It looks whitish instead of gray.

Not only does the gray look cream-colored on the Tweet, but the tender looks to have purple where mine has black.

Maybe it's a custom job going for the toy deco?

There's several possibilities, most likely, its just what the photographer has done to his own Siege Astrotrain (maybe he bought two, one to keep animation perfect, the other toy deco custom). Next its a prototype for an actual time train (altering Astrotrain to work out bits and bobs) or, Galaxy Shuttle will be seeing a Takara Selects release soon enough.

Hasbro would be the people to do a toy deco of Astrotrain, but they might be leaving it lie a while since Astrotrain was in Siege's last wave and then again in Earthrise's first wave (and now at discount stores)

I actually think it is just bad lighting and the same toy as Siege/Earthrise. Look at how light in color Gigawatt appears, all of his faux stainless steel details are washed out and he is lighter in that photo than he appears in the Amazon/Pulse listings for him. The same thing appears to be mainly affecting the grey parts of Astrotrain.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:I actually think it is just bad lighting and the same toy as Siege/Earthrise. Look at how light in color Gigawatt appears, all of his faux stainless steel details are washed out and he is lighter in that photo than he appears in the Amazon/Pulse listings for him. The same thing appears to be mainly affecting the grey parts of Astrotrain.

Thank you.

The Tweet literally says that it's just Siege Astrotrain. Its colors look off because the lighting is off.

That's not even a fan Twitter, guys, it's TakaraTomy's official Transformers PR Twitter account. All the Tweet is doing is advertising Gigawatt's Japanese preorder.

I did accidentally leave out that your explanation was most likely, was supposed to be added to the end. Though there is a piece on the takara Astrotrain that isn't on the other picture, a black piece. I don't own the toy yet so I don't know if its an accessory that comes with Astrotrain or not. My guesses were just fantasy speculation on the furthest edges of possibility.

ZeroWolf wrote:I did accidentally leave out that your explanation was most likely, was supposed to be added to the end. Though there is a piece on the takara Astrotrain that isn't on the other picture, a black piece. I don't own the toy yet so I don't know if its an accessory that comes with Astrotrain or not. My guesses were just fantasy speculation on the furthest edges of possibility.

Transformers War for Cybertron: SIEGE Astrotrain Gallery


Transformers War for Cybertron: SIEGE Astrotrain Gallery