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[Full-Tilt]

found siege brunt today at a local target. can say he's a pretty good figure, fun to mess around with.

[thebigfantastic]

I got two slamdance's and they are both fine, no breakage through several transformations.

[emlit]

Umm, Eek? I transformed my Slamdance a few times last night and didnt notice any breakage, although there is a hitch in his leg trying to bend his foot, it could be related? Maybe there is flash in a joint and the tension is giving at the soft plastic arounf the metal pin?

*Carefully putsSlamdance on a shelf and never touches him again*

On a related note, I am now so torn about G2 Sideswipe. This is my first expsrience with the mold and I *Like* it but I'm not sure I *love* it. I am tempted to sell mine, but I think I want to see if the 3P guys do any Guns and the Bandolier. I wish we knew if there was a Sunstreaker coming for Siege2, I *might* be more inclined to circle back for Swipe then.

Let me know if you want to sell G2 Sideswipe. I’d like another.

[o.supreme]

Just wanted to show off Siege Jetfire along with Grand Max (my two most recent acquisitions). Along with some other items. Going on my 4th year now since I got back into the toy collecting aspect of this fandom (always followed the various animated series but didn't do anything with toys for a solid 10 years). I come down hard on Hasbro sometimes, but I have to say, I really enjoy what both they and TT have been offering lately. Even with things I'm not interested in, as long as the variety is there, and they offer something that makes me feel like they value my support, I'll stick around.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ordered my Firestormers and Phantom Strikers Thursday, will hopefully be here next week. Barring some miracle by Target or a cheap deal on Screamer, Skywarp will be my 2nd Siegeeker.

and thanks @Rodimusconvoy for the photos of Thundercracker, that blue looks a lot better in in-hand images. I will get him eventually! Thanks!

[TF-fan kev777]

I got my Amazon exclusives and am "happy" to report that my Grandslam pants are just fine, or well just as fine as Skytread's were in that they will need the mod. In fact, my Grandslam pants seem exactly like my Skytread's did pre-mod. At least it is an easy mod and so worth it. Everything else from both sets was just fine.

[Wolfman Jake]

My exclusives came Saturday, a day earlier than Amazon originally said, but I didn't get to open them up until Sunday morning. Anyway, I've had no breakage issues with Slamdance, though because of the warnings, I was VERY careful when transforming his tank component back and forth. The left foot is VERY tight, and I try to make sure I'm not putting any undue force on the ankle joint. The right foot is smooth as silk by comparison. I would also like to note that, on my Slamdance, the tank component does actually close up and tab in properly at the top, unlike with Flywheels/Skytread.

It's awesome to now have Voyager Skywarp in my display with Starscream. I hope Thundercracker shows up soon, to complete the original trio. Skywarp is more of a dark, gunmetal gray than true black, but he still looks the part to me. Too bad they couldn't make the Null Rays purple, though.

[sol magnus]

I really hope that this is the correct place to put this. I just picked up commander class Jetfire and it has really got me thinking of what will be the next one? I have seen that a lot of people would like it to be G1 Star Saber, which would be cool but I am not really a fan of him (Star Saber is a minicon sword to me). Also I think that the decepticons are very outnumbered in siege. So how about a commander class Tidal Wave!? Based off his Unicron trilogy design. I think that this would be really cool if they made it! I just really wanted to get this out there, I have not seen anyone talk of this yet. So what do you guys think of a commander class Tidal Wave?

It is.

The Decepticons have plenty of guys. They aren't quite as outnumbered as it may have looked initially. Check the Siege section of the wiki to see how it breaks down.

I hope the next Commander Class is a Decepticon, but it would probably have to be someone really popular in order to drive sales. 80 bucks isn't a lay down these days.

[emlit]

So I had all of my Siege figures out, playing with my kids yesterday (I’ll need to pick up another Lionizer for my daughter who loves lions). When we got G2 Sideswipe involved, there was much confusion about who he is and where he came from. I decided it’s time for a new name for him. We’re going to retcon a new backstory. Any suggestions for names? I want to stick with the whole covert ops theme with the black alt mode and all. He’ll likely be yet another Sideswipe brother. Here are some (admittedly lame/unoriginal) thoughts:

Sidestep
Stealthshot
Duskrider
Nightstriker (yes, awfully close to Nightstrike)
Midnight
Scrambler
Black-ops
Robot Guy (my 4-yr old’s suggestion)

Opinions welcomed.

[Wolfman Jake]

emlit, may I suggest repurposing G2 "Covert Clone" Sideswipe as Deep Cover? Deep Cover is an eHobby release from the early 2000's, a new, retroactively added G1 character, based on a Diaclone release of what became the Sideswipe mold in black. Deep Cover has blue parts where G2 Sideswipe has red, but the color of the alt mode and the head sculpt are spot on. You could even dare to do a little customization work and make the red parts blue yourself.

[Jeddostotle7]

emlit, may I suggest repurposing G2 "Covert Clone" Sideswipe as Deep Cover? Deep Cover is an eHobby release from the early 2000's, a new, retroactively added G1 character, based on a Diaclone release of what became the Sideswipe mold in black. Deep Cover has blue parts where G2 Sideswipe has red, but the color of the alt mode and the head sculpt are spot on. You could even dare to do a little customization work and make the red parts blue yourself.

Eh, I'd prefer Hasbro just make a Deep Cover as a Selects release at some point. And Tigertracks. And Clamp Down...

[emlit]

emlit, may I suggest repurposing G2 "Covert Clone" Sideswipe as Deep Cover? Deep Cover is an eHobby release from the early 2000's, a new, retroactively added G1 character, based on a Diaclone release of what became the Sideswipe mold in black. Deep Cover has blue parts where G2 Sideswipe has red, but the color of the alt mode and the head sculpt are spot on. You could even dare to do a little customization work and make the red parts blue yourself.

And now you know why I want Flashwave’s G2 Sideswipe

Oddly, the fan in me is OK with the repurpose, but not at the expense of existing characters. No unnecessary clones in my collection.

[Flashwave]

emlit, may I suggest repurposing G2 "Covert Clone" Sideswipe as Deep Cover? Deep Cover is an eHobby release from the early 2000's, a new, retroactively added G1 character, based on a Diaclone release of what became the Sideswipe mold in black. Deep Cover has blue parts where G2 Sideswipe has red, but the color of the alt mode and the head sculpt are spot on. You could even dare to do a little customization work and make the red parts blue yourself.

Eh, I'd prefer Hasbro just make a Deep Cover as a Selects release at some point. And Tigertracks. And Clamp Down...

Pleasr dont send me down that Rabbit Hole...

Because I want that too

[sol magnus]

emlit, may I suggest repurposing G2 "Covert Clone" Sideswipe as Deep Cover? Deep Cover is an eHobby release from the early 2000's, a new, retroactively added G1 character, based on a Diaclone release of what became the Sideswipe mold in black. Deep Cover has blue parts where G2 Sideswipe has red, but the color of the alt mode and the head sculpt are spot on. You could even dare to do a little customization work and make the red parts blue yourself.

Eh, I'd prefer Hasbro just make a Deep Cover as a Selects release at some point. And Tigertracks. And Clamp Down...

Pleasr dont send me down that Rabbit Hole...

Because I want that too

He can be Deep Cover until they do that.

[Emerje]

So I should be praising or complaining about the two Amazon sets like everyone else, but unfortunately my box is missing. Amazon and USPS say it was delivered to my front door Saturday, but I've got nothing. I live on a private dead end dirt road so I really doubt anyone picked it up off my porch driving by, I don't think it was delivered at all. I've got my neighbors checking their doors and Amazon claims sometimes the delivery info is false and it may not have been actually been delivered. Whatever the case I hope it turns up on Monday.

Emerje

And still nothing. Amazon doesn't do anything to help aside from telling you to wait 36 hours and look around your house, they don't offer any actual help like contacting USPS on your behalf. USPS says I have to wait 7 days before requesting a search or offering a refund, even though it wasn't missing in transit and they claim they dropped it off. I've been buying stuff online for nearly 20 years and this is the first time I've had to deal with something like this. It's a crime to keep someone else's package that was delivered to the wrong address, I hope whoever has it is upstanding enough to give it back.

Emerje

[TF-fan kev777]

I decided it’s time for a new name for him.

Robot Guy (my 4-yr old’s suggestion)

Opinions welcomed.

I kinda like Robot Guy...
I may steal that.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I am still really loving all of these figure. Galaxy Prime is a really cool design, and i love the super robot. It just jives with me!

And I need to customize my smashdowns a bit, to differentiate the 5 different ones. I've named them all, they need to be a bit more distinct.

[chuckdawg1999]

I got my replacement Alphastrike set today and not only did Raindance have both wings but Slamdance's foot/ankle is ok. I didn't see a screw to adjust tightness however.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I got my replacement Alphastrike set today and not only did Raindance have both wings but Slamdance's foot/ankle is ok. I didn't see a screw to adjust tightness however.

You mean the screw is missing, or you didn't notice it being on the inside of his foot?

[o.supreme]

And still nothing. Amazon doesn't do anything to help aside from telling you to wait 36 hours and look around your house, they don't offer any actual help like contacting USPS on your behalf. USPS says I have to wait 7 days before requesting a search or offering a refund, even though it wasn't missing in transit and they claim they dropped it off. I've been buying stuff online for nearly 20 years and this is the first time I've had to deal with something like this. It's a crime to keep someone else's package that was delivered to the wrong address, I hope whoever has it is upstanding enough to give it back.

Emerje

The driver should have taken a photo. I get a photo and an alert each time a package or envelope is dropped off at my porch. If you did not get an e-mail or alert, I'd definitely question that.

[RodimusConvoy13]

And still nothing. Amazon doesn't do anything to help aside from telling you to wait 36 hours and look around your house, they don't offer any actual help like contacting USPS on your behalf. USPS says I have to wait 7 days before requesting a search or offering a refund, even though it wasn't missing in transit and they claim they dropped it off. I've been buying stuff online for nearly 20 years and this is the first time I've had to deal with something like this. It's a crime to keep someone else's package that was delivered to the wrong address, I hope whoever has it is upstanding enough to give it back.

Emerje

The driver should have taken a photo. I get a photo and an alert each time a package or envelope is dropped off at my porch. If you did not get an e-mail or alert, I'd definitely question that.

Is that just Amazon delivery drivers or does USPS do that too?

[TF-fan kev777]

And still nothing. Amazon doesn't do anything to help aside from telling you to wait 36 hours and look around your house, they don't offer any actual help like contacting USPS on your behalf. USPS says I have to wait 7 days before requesting a search or offering a refund, even though it wasn't missing in transit and they claim they dropped it off. I've been buying stuff online for nearly 20 years and this is the first time I've had to deal with something like this. It's a crime to keep someone else's package that was delivered to the wrong address, I hope whoever has it is upstanding enough to give it back.

Emerje

The driver should have taken a photo. I get a photo and an alert each time a package or envelope is dropped off at my porch. If you did not get an e-mail or alert, I'd definitely question that.

Is that just Amazon delivery drivers or does USPS do that too?

That is just the Amazon drivers, USPS does not do the photos. USPS is also the main reason that Amazon has moved toward using their own delivery vans. Too many USPS packages being "delayed" to meet Amazon's 1 or 2 day delivery requirements. I used to always get the "front porch was not accessible" excuse from the USPS when a delivery didn't make it for a specific day, and it pretty much always showed up the next day.

[o.supreme]

Is that just Amazon delivery drivers or does USPS do that too?

Good Point. My apologies for not ascertaining the details. I thought it was delivered by Amazon directly, not via USPS. Yeah I'm not a fan of our postal service these days. They lost some items I was shipping for an eBay transaction about 3 years ago. The purchaser was fully refunded of course, but I lost about $400 as a result, and my book collection was never found (i.e. someone at USPS got a nice new library of novels). I'll take partial blame for not insuring it (this was a large shipment, and I was making barely any profit. In fact I really didn't want to ship it, I wanted local pick up only because it was so massive), but at the same time, insurance should be an added precaution, not extortion to make sure someone just does their job.

[TF-fan kev777]

Offroad Patrol is available right now on Amazon. The Listing is weird without much info or any photos and is just like the decepticon sport car pack was, which arrived just fine. I'll have mine tomorrow by end of the day.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D5 ... UTF8&psc=1

[RK_Striker_JK_5]

Well, these guys arrived Saturday.





IIRC, Skywarp's Battle-Master partners are supposed to go with another figure. But I'm gonna let him keep them. They differentiate him from Thundercracker and Starscream.

Also, Slamdance. Slamdance has a new, kick-butt figure. I'm tickled by that.