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[Wolfman Jake]

A tiny screwdriver gently worked through the opening on Ironhide’s leg panel helps the peg fit more snuggly in the hole and it’s not as liable to fall right off.

It's definitely helped my copy of the figure. The flaps are still easily removeable with a minimum of force, but they don't just fall off at the slightest touch now. I was able to transform Ironhide into alt mode without any problems. When transforming him back, however, one of the leg/side panels did pop off, but I think that had more to do with the pressure I needed to use to untab the panel. I tried again and was able to get it to untab while not upsetting the friction hinge. I was surprised that widening the holes just slightly was enough to have an appreciable effect, and the plastic wasn't even stressed, which was a concern of mine before trying this fix.

[Stargrave]

I know it seems totally counterintuitive. Just be careful everyone! Like the Voyager Starscream running fix with his chest plate, they should have put a pin in those leg panels.

[Jeddostotle7]

I know it seems totally counterintuitive. Just be careful everyone! Like the Voyager Starscream running fix with his chest plate, they should have put a pin in those leg panels.

That Starscream running change was confirmed to be a hoax a while ago. Someone modified their copy of the figure and claimed that it was a running change when it actually wasn't.

[The_Cryptid_Person]

Got it.

Thank you! I was afraid Sentinel would be taller... man the leaders in this line are tiny

[AcademyofDrX]

I know it seems totally counterintuitive. Just be careful everyone! Like the Voyager Starscream running fix with his chest plate, they should have put a pin in those leg panels.

I wouldn't want a pin in the leg panels. Sure, I don't like them coming loose so easily, but I wouldn't want the risk of broken parts. Overall, I think it's a very minor issue.

[Microbot]

Thanks for the replies. And if the Galaxy Prime will be a retool/repaint for Solo Prime/nemesis will be great and a good reason to buy it...actually I really don't like this figure. Any hope for bumblebee or other cybertronians, like Kup or Arcee maybe? I really like this line, it's awesome! Maybe the Dinobots too...will be cool!

[Stargrave]

I'm really digging the repainted silver shoulder launcher and missile on G2 sideswipe. I'm going to swap them over to the regular "G1" Siege Sideswipe and give the black cannon with red missile to G2 Sideswipe. That'll sooth my "show accuracy" needs. The black and red will still match with G2 Sideswipe, and the original G2 didn't have that shoulder launcher anyway, but a different neon green gun with elongated blue missile.

I'm tempted to get a second set to do something similar for the upcoming Siege Red Alert (since he doesn't come with any shoulder launcher accessories), but I don't know what I'd do with an extra G2 Sideswipe and Slamdance. $50 is a lot of money for an just accessory for an action figure.

Hey Wolfman the same missile color issue was bugging me too, even moreso with Hound's rocket launcher with no rocket. I don't want a G2 Sideswipe but for a second I was like, man, but that missile color...For Hound I went through all my old plastic missiles and found a grey one and sanded it down to a point and it works great. If anyone saves all their old missiles from toy lines long past I think most of 'em are approximately our beloved 5mm peg size. A little sanding and patience and you can do an easy custom that fills that gap.

[Stargrave]

I know it seems totally counterintuitive. Just be careful everyone! Like the Voyager Starscream running fix with his chest plate, they should have put a pin in those leg panels.

I wouldn't want a pin in the leg panels. Sure, I don't like them coming loose so easily, but I wouldn't want the risk of broken parts. Overall, I think it's a very minor issue.

It's totally battle damage - that's Ironhide for ya blow half his legs off and he still is charging into battle.

[Stargrave]

Thanks for the replies. And if the Galaxy Prime will be a retool/repaint for Solo Prime/nemesis will be great and a good reason to buy it...actually I really don't like this figure. Any hope for bumblebee or other cybertronians, like Kup or Arcee maybe? I really like this line, it's awesome! Maybe the Dinobots too...will be cool!

I'm keeping all the candidates from the last fan vote in the back of my head. We have a new Omega Supreme a new Hound - I'm silently pining for a new Arcee (that doesn't share the Chromia mold), a Deathsaurus, and after we got Overlord finally, I would love to see Hasbro have a go at a leader Star Saber...and like good guy Victory Saber not wackadoo religious zealot IDW Saber...brrr, that guy was creepy.

Kup and the Dinobots though, man, we had them so recently as much as I'd love to see them through the Siege prism I think it'll be a while. A Kup where I don't have to paint the forearms would be rad.

[blackeyedprime]

It will be strange if they don't do a bumblebee under the seige line, if they are keeping the line relatively spacey and off earth to avoid duplicating characters maybe the lines after siege will focus on other planets like nebulos for more headmasters and then some of the other planets from cybertron series to have some more beasts/race planet cars and a cybertron megatron redo to go with the galaxy prime. Would be nice to see some more victory stuff redone (with the exception of starsabre for me).

[TF-fan kev777]

So I finally got tired of waiting for Laserbeak and Ravage to show up in stores and ordered them off Hasbro Pulse yesterday. They arrive tomorrow, which means of course I saw them in stores today.

Wow, they are tiny. WAY too tiny for my liking.

Is anyone else just going to end up using the TR cassettes/tablets with Siege Soundwave? As imperfect as the TR versions are, size-wise they are much better than the itty bitties in Siege for me.

[Wolfman Jake]

Is anyone else just going to end up using the TR cassettes/tablets with Siege Soundwave? As imperfect as the TR versions are, size-wise they are much better than the itty bitties in Siege for me.

That's what I have in my display right now, since we don't have a full compliment of Micromaster Soundwave minions just yet. The TR Legends sized minions look a bit too big to really fit in scale with Siege Voyager Soundwave. They really were meant to go with TR Leader Soundwave, after all.

[TF-fan kev777]

Is anyone else just going to end up using the TR cassettes/tablets with Siege Soundwave? As imperfect as the TR versions are, size-wise they are much better than the itty bitties in Siege for me.

That's what I have in my display right now, since we don't have a full compliment of Micromaster Soundwave minions just yet. The TR Legends sized minions look a bit too big to really fit in scale with Siege Voyager Soundwave. They really were meant to go with TR Leader Soundwave, after all.

TR is definitely a bit too big, but for me at least, they are closer to the right size than the Siege micromasters are. Poor ravage only comes up to Soundwave's calf.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Speaking of Micromasters, just how many in an appropriate size do we have?

Thrilling 30
Blazemaster
Flanker aka Sky High
Payload aka Blast Master
Groundbuster aka Neutro
Eclipse aka Eagle Eye
Phaser (JP)

Siege
Roadhandler
Swindler
Topshot aka Big Shot
Flak
Storm Cloud
Visper aka Whisper
Stakeout
Red Heat aka Red Hot
Blackjack
Hyperdrive
Highjump
Powertrain

[o.supreme]

My closest Walmart has not carried any leader class for any line in well over a year. But for some odd reason/good timing, they got Two cases of wave 1 Siege, and one case of wave 2 which resulted in Three Shockwaves, Two UM, and One Galaxy Prime, all on the shelf at the same time. I moved the Prime into 3rd position on the shelf, so anybody who wanted him would have to do a bit of digging, but not too hard. I'm sure next time I go there, at least half of those leaders will be gone.

[Nathaniel Prime]

My closest Walmart has not carried any leader class for any line in well over a year. But for some odd reason/good timing, they got Two cases of wave 1 Siege, and one case of wave 2 which resulted in Three Shockwaves, Two UM, and One Galaxy Prime, all on the shelf at the same time. I moved the Prime into 3rd position on the shelf, so anybody who wanted him would have to do a bit of digging, but not too hard. I'm sure next time I go there, at least half of those leaders will be gone.

Your confidence in that there will be any left is too ambitious

[o.supreme]

My closest Walmart has not carried any leader class for any line in well over a year. But for some odd reason/good timing, they got Two cases of wave 1 Siege, and one case of wave 2 which resulted in Three Shockwaves, Two UM, and One Galaxy Prime, all on the shelf at the same time. I moved the Prime into 3rd position on the shelf, so anybody who wanted him would have to do a bit of digging, but not too hard. I'm sure next time I go there, at least half of those leaders will be gone.

Your confidence in that there will be any left is too ambitious

I wouldn't be surprised, but another Walmart further out from me has had them for a while (Just Shockwave & UM). Of course, those have anti-theft devices affixed to them as well.

[Skritz]

Can't say I'm a fan of that Thundercracker color scheme (a bit too bright and teal) but...meh he's still going to end up in my collection, isn't he?

[The_Cryptid_Person]

Anyone else feel like they're going to re-release these characters either with less battle damage, less greebling, or more earthly alt-forms every couple of years, just so we all buy them again? At the very least, I foresee more redecoes like Special Edition Prime and Megs. Things like a red-eyed Soundwave, maybe a Shockwave with trans-purple hands and a brighter general hue. But there will always be *something* keeping them from being "perfect" like RtS Jazz was. Even masterpiece isn't immune to this with all the + edition redecoes.

[Rodimus Prime]

My closest Walmart has not carried any leader class for any line in well over a year. But for some odd reason/good timing, they got Two cases of wave 1 Siege, and one case of wave 2 which resulted in Three Shockwaves, Two UM, and One Galaxy Prime, all on the shelf at the same time. I moved the Prime into 3rd position on the shelf, so anybody who wanted him would have to do a bit of digging, but not too hard. I'm sure next time I go there, at least half of those leaders will be gone.

Some may consider this a dick move, but if I ever come across a figure I want really bad, but for some reason can't get it right then, I take it to another aisle and hide it behind some bigger stuff, usually on the bottom shelf. Hasn't failed me yet.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

So I finally got tired of waiting for Laserbeak and Ravage to show up in stores and ordered them off Hasbro Pulse yesterday. They arrive tomorrow, which means of course I saw them in stores today.

Wow, they are tiny. WAY too tiny for my liking.

Is anyone else just going to end up using the TR cassettes/tablets with Siege Soundwave? As imperfect as the TR versions are, size-wise they are much better than the itty bitties in Siege for me.

I should be getting mine tomorrow, but if they are tiny, that might work with my Leader Bumblebee movie version of TR Soundwave. I had hoped to fit a bunch of tiny Micro-cassettes into his chest so he can hold multiples at once. And I have some of the TR cassettes too, so no big disaster

[Microbot]

Thanks for the replies. And if the Galaxy Prime will be a retool/repaint for Solo Prime/nemesis will be great and a good reason to buy it...actually I really don't like this figure. Any hope for bumblebee or other cybertronians, like Kup or Arcee maybe? I really like this line, it's awesome! Maybe the Dinobots too...will be cool!

I'm keeping all the candidates from the last fan vote in the back of my head. We have a new Omega Supreme a new Hound - I'm silently pining for a new Arcee (that doesn't share the Chromia mold), a Deathsaurus, and after we got Overlord finally, I would love to see Hasbro have a go at a leader Star Saber...and like good guy Victory Saber not wackadoo religious zealot IDW Saber...brrr, that guy was creepy.

Kup and the Dinobots though, man, we had them so recently as much as I'd love to see them through the Siege prism I think it'll be a while. A Kup where I don't have to paint the forearms would be rad.

IF they will make a new Arcee I hope they DON'T use Chromia mold in any way...I really hate her shape, like I don't like and don't buy the Galaxy one. Just a repaint into a Solo or black prime maybe will convince me to buy it.

For Bumblebee I really hope they give us a new one...with the movie success, and how much this guy is love by fans, I really hope they made a Siege one too.

More different planets...hmm...Ok, will be interesting.


For now, I'm focused on getting next Thundercracker, Spring, Barricade, Reflektor, Mirage and Smookescreen....next Jetfire!

And I see the powers of the prime: Dinobots - just really don't like them... I'm a big fan of Dinobot and I want them made really great like the planet X version for examples

[Stargrave]

My closest Walmart has not carried any leader class for any line in well over a year. But for some odd reason/good timing, they got Two cases of wave 1 Siege, and one case of wave 2 which resulted in Three Shockwaves, Two UM, and One Galaxy Prime, all on the shelf at the same time. I moved the Prime into 3rd position on the shelf, so anybody who wanted him would have to do a bit of digging, but not too hard. I'm sure next time I go there, at least half of those leaders will be gone.

Some may consider this a dick move, but if I ever come across a figure I want really bad, but for some reason can't get it right then, I take it to another aisle and hide it behind some bigger stuff, usually on the bottom shelf. Hasn't failed me yet.

That's not a dick move - a dick move is buying something and returning it with something different, that's a dick move. What you describe? That's survival in the collector jungle my friend.

[Microbot]

Oh and I wait for a Blaster here at some point too

[Stargrave]

At $20.00+ a pop is anyone really going to get three Refraktors? Ideally I'd love it sure but eh, I think I'll be cool getting one just to check it out. Man if only there was like one with a smirking face how they did with Thundercracker or just an extra stripe of paint or something on another to distinguish them into three characters.