The Energon Pub

[Emerje]

Not like the Optimus Primes and Megatrons who seem to have all the same because those are tampographs (I guess all Voyagers have tampographs for battle damage).

They are not tampographs either, the voyagers have very different amounts from one to the next.

Yeah, technically all figures (not just Transformers) are hand painted since it would be impractical to build a machine to automate the process for every single figure ever made. Even tampographs are applied by hand using a press. Brushed on battle damage like in the Siege line are free-form making each figure a little unique.

Emerje

[Lunatic Prime]

Not like the Optimus Primes and Megatrons who seem to have all the same because those are tampographs (I guess all Voyagers have tampographs for battle damage).

They are not tampographs either, the voyagers have very different amounts from one to the next.

Yeah, technically all figures (not just Transformers) are hand painted since it would be impractical to build a machine to automate the process for every single figure ever made. Even tampographs are applied by hand using a press. Brushed on battle damage like in the Siege line are free-form making each figure a little unique.

Emerje

Good to know. Thank you!

[o.supreme]

Finally found Pteraxadon. Also this is the counter to a post I made in the *G1 Walmart reissues* thread about bad customer service.

At my local Target, I was looking at the remnants of the recent toy sale. An employee walked by with a cart full of toys to be stocked and asked "Can I help you find something" -I pointed to the battle Masters, he scanned the code with his device and said "We have 3 in the back, but they will be from the same case..." I explained the possibility that there could be one unique one I was looking for, so he was happy to check, and wouldn't you know, ALL 3 were Pteraxadon. Now, despite the fact that my hunt was successful, THAT is how you do customer service. The employee was willing to learn, honest, knowledgeable, and friendly.

[The_Cryptid_Person]

Many weaponizer combos just look goofy... this one, maybe not so much.

[Wolfman Jake]

Finally found Pteraxadon. Also this is the counter to a post I made in the *G1 Walmart reissues* thread about bad customer service.

At my local Target, I was looking at the remnants of the recent toy sale. An employee walked by with a cart full of toys to be stocked and asked "Can I help you find something" -I pointed to the battle Masters, he scanned the code with his device and said "We have 3 in the back, but they will be from the same case..." I explained the possibility that there could be one unique one I was looking for, so he was happy to check, and wouldn't you know, ALL 3 were Pteraxadon. Now, despite the fact that my hunt was successful, THAT is how you do customer service. The employee was willing to learn, honest, knowledgeable, and friendly.

Glad to hear you got what you were looking for!

I've had some really good customer service experience with Target too. A month or so ago, when I was in a Target looking for the Studio Series Deluxes of Sideswipe, Clunker Bumblebee, and WWII Bumblebee, a really nice employee was willing to look in the back when I could only find Crankcase and Barricade on the self. I told him I was most interested in Sideswipe and described what he looked like. He came back with all three figures I needed, and new precisely which one was the one I wanted. I bought all three, of course! That's the kind of experience that makes me want to keep coming back to a store!

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Many weaponizer combos just look goofy... this one, maybe not so much.

I love the Prime Master sitting in Ironhide's chest there. It gives it a nice little nod to the G1 toy's "face" too.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

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Many weaponizer combos just look goofy... this one, maybe not so much.

Sixgun makes a great jetpack, I think that's why I prefer him for combinations. Cog is really good no doubt! Sixgun makes for a better flightpack

[The_Cryptid_Person]

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Many weaponizer combos just look goofy... this one, maybe not so much.

Sixgun makes a great jetpack, I think that's why I prefer him for combinations. Cog is really good no doubt! Sixgun makes for a better flightpack

Agreed, and Sixgun's colors match splendidly with his wavemate!

I love the Prime Master sitting in Ironhide's chest there. It gives it a nice little nod to the G1 toy's "face" too.

Haha, thanks for noticing! Just wait until I throw some Titan Masters in there!

I call this "Combinerhide"... still very floppy, but I can probably work something out with extra pieces.

[chuckdawg1999]

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Many weaponizer combos just look goofy... this one, maybe not so much.

Sixgun makes a great jetpack, I think that's why I prefer him for combinations. Cog is really good no doubt! Sixgun makes for a better flightpack

I'm getting a lot more used out of SixGun. Especially for weapons.

[Jeddostotle7]

I can't wait to get Sixgun to go with the Takara Metroplex that just arrived, he and the two micromaster packs are all I have left to get from wave 2.

[sol magnus]

I went on a binge. Found Soundwave, Prime, and Megatron in a one-day period. Bought all three.

[Wolfman Jake]

Fellow Seibertronians, you may recall that we reported almost a week ago about a new stop motion animated short featuring the Transformers: War for Cybertron - Siege series of figures, duking it out on the battlefield in a fighting game type of framework. Well, Seibeton.com member Cyberpath has let us know that Taiwan Hasbro is continuing their series of shorts with another installment, published to their YouTube channel, this time featuring the first two Leader Class figures for the Siege line, Ultra Magnus and Shockwave! Again, the animation makes use of the fighting game motif, complete with a character select screen at a "KO!" declaration at the end of combat. This latest short shows off how to transform and armor up both Ultra Magnus and Shockwave as per their Leader Class gimmick for the line. Once again, most of the special effects are done with computer animation and not the weapon effects parts from the Battle Master Class of the line. Take a look for yourselves at the video below and see which bot stands victorious at the end!

What Transformers: War for Cybertron - Siege figures do you want to see featured in the next stop motion short by Taiwan Hasbro? Let us know in the comments below, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest news on all things Transformers!

[sol magnus]

Nice! Now, if I can only find Shockwave...

[Wolfman Jake]

I can't wait to get Sixgun to go with the Takara Metroplex that just arrived, he and the two micromaster packs are all I have left to get from wave 2.

Tell us how he colors on Sixgun match up with Takara Tomy's release of Metroplex. I have the SDCC version of Metroplex, and the reds are just a bit off from one another, but not enough to be distracting.

[Vic Zanzibar]

There can be only one. Siege Ironhide is absolutely fantastic. I’ve been trying to think of other characters aside from Ratchet it could be repainted into because it is so good, I want it many more times. Energon Tow Line might be a bit obscure for the main line, but it would be fun to see the homage get homaged.

[Aimless Misfire]

Ultra Magnus knocked Shockwave out with a street sign? I don't think so!

[Sarahthecutevixen]

Oh boy! Time for evey g1 fans tramatic memory

[Skritz]

Man, I was originally skipping out on the 'deluxe autobots' to not go down a spiral of trying to get the whole G1 cast but Ironhide looks really, really good.

[Vic Zanzibar]

Man, I was originally skipping out on the 'deluxe autobots' to not go down a spiral of trying to get the whole G1 cast but Ironhide looks really, really good.

I'm being selective about it. I ignore Siege figures if I already have CHUG versions I'm happy with as is the case with Universe 2.0 Sideswipe, the Universe 2.0 Datsun Boys, and T30 Chromia. However, if Siege makes a really obviously superior version of a character like Hound and Ironhide, I'll get them.

[Skritz]

Man, I was originally skipping out on the 'deluxe autobots' to not go down a spiral of trying to get the whole G1 cast but Ironhide looks really, really good.

I'm being selective about it. I ignore Siege figures if I already have CHUG versions I'm happy with as is the case with Universe 2.0 Sideswipe, the Universe 2.0 Datsun Boys, and T30 Chromia. However, if Siege makes a really obviously superior version of a character like Hound and Ironhide, I'll get them.

In my case, outside of Optimus Prime I had no '84-'85 Autobot character prior to Siege since I started during Titans Return. Since then I've gotten my hands on some of the mini-bots, namely Bumblebee, Cosmos and Brawn via their TR version and POTP Beachcomber.

[Lore Keeper]

So, have any more Galaxy Upgrade Primes shown up yet? There were a handful of sightings suddenly and then... nothing? Seems like the few sightings we got were some kind of fluke.

[Sarahthecutevixen]

I think Big hasbrother caught word of what happened and stomped it out that fire before it could spread into a PR nightmare,

[Ultra Markus]

Oh boy! Time for evey g1 fans tramatic memory

Such heroic nonsense!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I can't wait to get Sixgun to go with the Takara Metroplex that just arrived, he and the two micromaster packs are all I have left to get from wave 2.

Wave 2 wise, I need to find leader Prime, the Battlemasters, and the micromasters still

[Jeddostotle7]

I can't wait to get Sixgun to go with the Takara Metroplex that just arrived, he and the two micromaster packs are all I have left to get from wave 2.

Wave 2 wise, I need to find leader Prime, the Battlemasters, and the micromasters still

Oh yeah, I still need Leader Prime too. Guess I wasn't considering it wave 2 since it's supposed to come out alongside the Wave 3s.

[ZeroWolf]

Thanks to a tip off from fellow Seibertron user, TFanPage101, we've learned that YouTuber TonTon Reviews, has just reviewed the highly anticipated Commander Class Jetfire figure from the Transformers War for Cybertron Siege toyline!

In the review he goes through the basics of transformation, scale to other transformer figures (namely Leader Class Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime, Deluxe Class Prowl, Studio Series Leader Class Jetfire and Studio Series Voyager Class Movie 1 Optimus Prime), all the points of articulation, and a run down on all the action points of the toy. This includes showing its interaction with other Siege figures and how Titan/Prime Masters can get in the fun via Jetfire's cockpit!

We have embedded the video below for your convenience.



What do you think of this figure? Are you looking forward to adding Jetfire to your collection? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!