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[Skritz]

Have fun troop building. I'll be crying in Canada.

[Nathaniel Prime]

Siege Apeface, Astrotrain, Spinister, and the 35th anniversary figures are on preorder at Walmart. They start shipping early October.

[NTESHFT]

Siege Apeface, Astrotrain, Spinister, and the 35th anniversary figures are on preorder at Walmart. They start shipping early October.

Still saying Bluestreak is out of stock...

[-Kanrabat-]

Still want Lancer.
I'll have to preorder her at BBTS because I'm not allowed to buy it at Entertainment Earth.

[william-james88]

Still want Lancer.
I'll have to preorder her at BBTS because I'm not allowed to buy it at Entertainment Earth.

Why not wait for it to show up at a canadian retailer? You are stucj waiting months regardless

[-Kanrabat-]

Still want Lancer.
I'll have to preorder her at BBTS because I'm not allowed to buy it at Entertainment Earth.

Why not wait for it to show up at a canadian retailer? You are stucj waiting months regardless

It will? When, and especially, who will carry the Selects?
For now, I had to buy Ricochet from BBTS because my friend already paid for it. While I was at it, I finally decided to get TR Brainstorm. Now I'll have to hunt G1 Brainstorm to go with the TR one.

[Nathaniel Prime]

Still want Lancer.
I'll have to preorder her at BBTS because I'm not allowed to buy it at Entertainment Earth.

Why not wait for it to show up at a canadian retailer? You are stucj waiting months regardless

I don't see why not. The 35th Anniversary versions of G1 and SS38 Primes will be exclusive to EB Games in Australia, so the same might apply to Canada, with other exclusives as well.

[Vic Zanzibar]

Got Screamer. Quite a delight and the chest piece stays on pretty fine for me. I’ll be happy to buy this mold at least a dozen more times.

[Nathaniel Prime]

Got Screamer. Quite a delight and the chest piece stays on pretty fine for me. I’ll be happy to buy this mold at least a dozen more times.

I'm glad to hear that the chest issue has been resolved. I have played with handled the figure, and it is quite possibly the best Starscream we have to date (Yup, better than the MP)

[-Kanrabat-]

Got Screamer. Quite a delight and the chest piece stays on pretty fine for me. I’ll be happy to buy this mold at least a dozen more times.

I'm glad to hear that the chest issue has been resolved. I have played with handled the figure, and it is quite possibly the best Starscream we have to date (Yup, better than the MP)

Remember the unkillable Classic Seeker mold?
Well, it's successor is definitely the Siege voyager. I expect that mold to be repainted and retooled for a few years to come.

And I'm glad for it!
Seriously, I want my Coneheads!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ok so catching up with the Siege images and reveals from SDCC:

Reflector pack: ugh, right after I completed the retail guys. But I really think I will be OK with my retail guys. I can't really justify 2 $60 cameras and basically 6 of the same mold in such a fashion with no real attachment to them.

Impactor 3 Pack: That is the head that should have been on the retail one, that looks much better. Holo Mirage is really cool and I will get him and regular Mirage. Love the Marvel G1 head. Who is Aragon? And what is a Powerdasher?

The previously revealed guys look really good, Astrotrain is my favorite so far.

RUNG!!! That one got me all hyped up. I think the Battlemaster class works out perfectly for him, and he can work with Swerve!

Galactic Man Shockwave is still a pretty easy pass.

Micromasters: I think I'll have to hunt down that set eventually. I like the looks of that pack.

Rainmakers: Really gaudy color schemes, but again I think I'll pick them up. Some new characters for the con shelf, like Redwing hopefully will be.

Kinda funny thinking about getting 5 of that mold but not my favorite seeker or Starscream

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Who is Aragon? And what is a Powerdasher?

This is assuming you're not being sarcastic.

The Powerdashers were the first mail away offered toys in G1. They had pull back motors as their gimmick (hence "dash"), and their simple design made them perfect for the job. They came in 3 styles: Jet, Car and Drill:


Transformers G1 1984 Powerdasher (Car Type) Gallery


Transformers G1 1984 Powerdasher (Drill Type) Gallery


Transformers G1 1984 Powerdasher (Jet Type) Gallery

They were originally from Diaclone, and were also released in other Diaclone-based lines. The latter is where they got their names from: the car is Aragon, the jet is Cromar and the drill is Zetar.

Characterization for them was... messy, and they received little roles in the modern comics.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Who is Aragon? And what is a Powerdasher?

This is assuming you're not being sarcastic.

The Powerdashers were the first mail away offered toys in G1. They had pull back motors as their gimmick (hence "dash"), and their simple design made them perfect for the job. They came in 3 styles: Jet, Car and Drill:

They were originally from Diaclone, and were also released in other Diaclone-based lines. The latter is where they got their names from: the car is Aragon, the jet is Cromar and the drill is Zetar.

Characterization for them was... messy, and they received little roles in the modern comics.

I was actually being serious, so thank you for the answer!

I recognize the drill guy from somewhere, not sure where.

Well, nice to know! And Aragon is a fantastic name!

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Who is Aragon? And what is a Powerdasher?

This is assuming you're not being sarcastic.

The Powerdashers were the first mail away offered toys in G1. They had pull back motors as their gimmick (hence "dash"), and their simple design made them perfect for the job. They came in 3 styles: Jet, Car and Drill:

They were originally from Diaclone, and were also released in other Diaclone-based lines. The latter is where they got their names from: the car is Aragon, the jet is Cromar and the drill is Zetar.

Characterization for them was... messy, and they received little roles in the modern comics.

I was actually being serious, so thank you for the answer!

I recognize the drill guy from somewhere, not sure where.

Well, nice to know! And Aragon is a fantastic name!

Any time

I will admit how turning the Weaponizers into the Dashers requires a bit of... creative thought: Aragon is speedy like Cog, Cromar flies like Six-Gun and Zetar has treads like Brunt. Zetar is the only one of the three to get an SG version, plus a Kre-O manga cameo btw

[Skritz]

Zetar might come with the little barrel on Brunt retooled/replaced with a drill.

[william-james88]

Still want Lancer.
I'll have to preorder her at BBTS because I'm not allowed to buy it at Entertainment Earth.

Why not wait for it to show up at a canadian retailer? You are stucj waiting months regardless

It will? When, and especially, who will carry the Selects?

I already told you

https://www.agesthreeandup.ca/search?q= ... ons+select

[-Kanrabat-]

Still want Lancer.
I'll have to preorder her at BBTS because I'm not allowed to buy it at Entertainment Earth.

Why not wait for it to show up at a canadian retailer? You are stucj waiting months regardless

It will? When, and especially, who will carry the Selects?

I already told you

https://www.agesthreeandup.ca/search?q= ... ons+select

I meant a standard brick and mortar store. Any online store, even Canadian ones, doesn't count.
Still, that's an option. But the price may be not even better than BBTS overall.

[william-james88]

Still want Lancer.
I'll have to preorder her at BBTS because I'm not allowed to buy it at Entertainment Earth.

Why not wait for it to show up at a canadian retailer? You are stucj waiting months regardless

It will? When, and especially, who will carry the Selects?

I already told you

https://www.agesthreeandup.ca/search?q= ... ons+select

I meant a standard brick and mortar store. Any online store, even Canadian ones, doesn't count.
Still, that's an option. But the price may be not even better than BBTS overall.

Generations select are mostly online exclusive, like may mayhem. Canadian online retailer counts just as much as bbts. 9.99 cad shipping and no extra customs fee makes ages3andup an obvious choice for ordering all exclusives in one go.

[-Kanrabat-]

Generations select are mostly online exclusive, like may mayhem. Canadian online retailer counts just as much as bbts. 9.99 cad shipping and no extra customs fee makes ages3andup an obvious choice for ordering all exclusives in one go.

Taxes are like death. There is no escape. Still, that extra 10$ of "handling fees" won't happen. So it's at least that.

Now on Preorder for the normal 30$CAN. Not too shabby.

[Vic Zanzibar]

Got Screamer. Quite a delight and the chest piece stays on pretty fine for me. I’ll be happy to buy this mold at least a dozen more times.

I'm glad to hear that the chest issue has been resolved. I have played with handled the figure, and it is quite possibly the best Starscream we have to date (Yup, better than the MP)

Just tabbed and untabbed the panel on and off of his chest about ten times with no issue. I've only fully transformed him twice and while one of the hinges came partially out of the socket, it never fully flew off. However, I don't know if I can say that the issue was resolved or not. It could just be that mine is in fact just like all the others, but I'm being more gentle with it than other people (That may sound a bit snobbish, but I've seen Youtube reviewers who are more intense collectors than me handle figures pretty roughly.) and am thus avoiding the problem. In any case, after actually seeing what it is like in person, I do feel that even if it pops of all the time for most copies, people are indeed exaggerating how bad it is. It couldn't possibly be figure-ruining levels of annoying. Like, it isn't the doors on Universe Prowl/Bluestreak/Smokescreen levels of obnoxious; nowhere close.

[william-james88]

Generations select are mostly online exclusive, like may mayhem. Canadian online retailer counts just as much as bbts. 9.99 cad shipping and no extra customs fee makes ages3andup an obvious choice for ordering all exclusives in one go.

Taxes are like death. There is no escape. Still, that extra 10$ of "handling fees" won't happen. So it's at least that.

Now on Preorder for the normal 30$CAN. Not too shabby.

I escaped quite a bit of taxes with ages 3 and up, check out that sweet total:



This is WAY better than whatever you'd end up baying through BBTS. We actually have a canadian version of BBTS with this, meaning cheaper shipping, no exchange rate fee and no customs, so I am baffled as to why you would not use it first or use anything else.

[william-james88]

Most reveals at SDCC were for exclusives in the Transformers Siege line. While many preorders went live shortly after the announcement, that was for the US. There was no mention of any country aside from the US, which is typical. That is where we come in to find out where others can get their exclusives. And we have news for Canada right now.

Firstly, Ratchet can be preordered right now at EB Games stores. You have to leave a $5 deposit. The price is $29.99 and he is dated for a September 1st release in Canada (the US will have to wait untill the holiday season).

As for the online exclusives, like Refractor, Galactic Man Shockwave and Lancer, all three can be preordered from Ages Three and Up. For Canadians unaware, they are basically the Canadian version of the typical US collectable online retailers like BBTS and TFSource. But you don't have to worry about exchange rates or customs and shipping is cheaper.

While Amazon.ca does have pages for their exclusives (G2 Sideswipe pack and Skywarp pack), they are not currently available for preorder. Amazon.ca tends to be later than Amazon.com for exclusives.

The Walmart exclusives are not on the Walmart.ca site yet and it is currently unknown if Walmart Canada will be stocking them or not (Walmart does not have a great track record for stocking exclusives in Canada).

The Target exclusives are unaccounted for, but several in the past have shown up at Toysrus stores, which is a significant retailer that usually has exclusives in Canada. The fact that these exclusives are so spread out in the US is because they do not have a big toy giant, unlike Canada. So we can expect Toysrus Canada to have some of these exclusives.

[Stargrave]

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 we have a fresh review of War for Cybertron Seige Thundercracker!

What better way to down shift from the Seeker revealing madness that was this last week than to sit down and appreciate one of the original three. This is one of the nicest regular retail versions of Thundercracker to come around in quite a while, so if you're a fan of the dog owning, script writing, charming and witty bot in blue who found more beauty in humanity than any other bot in the IDW-verse, then you should enjoy this review.

Per Chuck:
"Thundercracker is a repaint with a new head of Starscream, that was repainted and released earlier this month as Red Wing. Other than the new head Thundercracker sports the same battle damage pattern as the other two released seekers but a classic blue paint scheme indicative of the G1 character. Since Thundercracker is a mainline release it's a tad easier to recommend it over Red Wing, who just became a Target Redcard exclusive."

And if you're hungry for even more then visit Soundwave 8084's review which has been up for a few weeks now. Both are great rundowns of this G1 original.

And as always after the peruse share your views with the Seibertron crew in the forums, and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest in Transformers news!

[Ultra Markus]

Tfsourçe needs to get off their ass and ship the damn seige figures that are supposed to be released in June and July
Everyone else seems to be getting them already

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

A comparison between G1 Red Alert's gun and SIEGE Red Alert's gun, showing that there are indeed corresponding details. Not as strong as with Prowl's gun but still.