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News Credits: 4877 · Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:08 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Has anyone recreated this scene with SIEGE Apeface and PotP Rampage?

Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:01 pm

Thank you very much, Will! That was just begging to be done, with how easily the ape arms can be removed when one desires.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Dec 12, 2020 8:40 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Thank you very much, Will! That was just begging to be done, with how easily the ape arms can be removed when one desires.

Even when one doesn't desire. The arm came off while I was transforming him haha

No problem, cheers!

News Credits: 22 · Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:22 am

Sowndwave76 wrote:Somehow forgot... Also asking basically the same about Siege Sideswipe... He's one of my favorite characters, but was hoping for a slightly different version of him from either the ER or Netflix line than what we actually got... Since that didn't happen, I'm back to considering the first version.

The Sideswipe mold IMO is 1 of the best in Siege, on par if not better than the Datsun mold. I love my Sideswipe, the shade of red is perfect and the vehicle mode is just smooth and flawless. I also own Red Alert, and I feel the same way about him. I didn't get any other versions of the mold, but I considered getting Tigertrack and just calling him Sunstreaker. I ended up getting the ER Streaker. I absolutely recommend Siege Sideswipe. The 1st 5-star figure of the WFC line.

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:26 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:Somehow forgot... Also asking basically the same about Siege Sideswipe... He's one of my favorite characters, but was hoping for a slightly different version of him from either the ER or Netflix line than what we actually got... Since that didn't happen, I'm back to considering the first version.
The Sideswipe mold IMO is 1 of the best in Siege, on par if not better than the Datsun mold. I love my Sideswipe, the shade of red is perfect and the vehicle mode is just smooth and flawless. I also own Red Alert, and I feel the same way about him. I didn't get any other versions of the mold, but I considered getting Tigertrack and just calling him Sunstreaker. I ended up getting the ER Streaker. I absolutely recommend Siege Sideswipe. The 1st 5-star figure of the WFC line.

My main issue with Sideswipe is that I can't get the car mode to line up properly and I don't think it can. You can see how the lines are supposed to connect on the sides but it doesn't seem physically possible.

News Credits: 4 · Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:33 am

william-james88 wrote:My main issue with Sideswipe is that I can't get the car mode to line up properly and I don't think it can. You can see how the lines are supposed to connect on the sides but it doesn't seem physically possible.

It lines up just fine on mine.

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News Credits: 22 · Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:38 am

King Kuuga wrote:
william-james88 wrote:My main issue with Sideswipe is that I can't get the car mode to line up properly and I don't think it can. You can see how the lines are supposed to connect on the sides but it doesn't seem physically possible.

It lines up just fine on mine.
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I don't have a photo, but mine does as well. Maybe you got a bum specimen?

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Dec 13, 2020 1:54 am

King Kuuga wrote:
william-james88 wrote:My main issue with Sideswipe is that I can't get the car mode to line up properly and I don't think it can. You can see how the lines are supposed to connect on the sides but it doesn't seem physically possible.

It lines up just fine on mine.
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Both sides at the same time?

Rodimus Prime wrote:
King Kuuga wrote:
william-james88 wrote:My main issue with Sideswipe is that I can't get the car mode to line up properly and I don't think it can. You can see how the lines are supposed to connect on the sides but it doesn't seem physically possible.

It lines up just fine on mine.
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I don't have a photo, but mine does as well. Maybe you got a bum specimen?

Mine only lines up well one side at a time but getting them both at the same time seems impossible for my toy. Sucks to know I have a lemon

Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:05 am

Mine lines up close to perfectly (door vents in shoulders don't quite line up with mid-body panels, but both sides of the back are lined up smoothly), but it takes some finessing.

I think the root of the problem is the pin sockets not always being at quiiite the right spot to let everything line up Minute Rice-perfect.

News Credits: 101 · Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:33 am

william-james88 wrote:Mine only lines up well one side at a time but getting them both at the same time seems impossible for my toy. Sucks to know I have a lemon

Mine is perfect and easy to transform. Everything line up perfectly. Either you're doing a step wrong, or you indeed have a faulty toy.

Sun Dec 13, 2020 11:29 am

I have to echo the popular sentiments about Siege Sideswipe. I held off until Red Alert came out, and as soon as I had him, I knew that was a mold I needed to acquire several times over. I have all versions but the new Netflix Red Alert, and none of them have issues converting to alt-mode. I'm a little bummed that Tigertrack's torso doesn't stay together as securely as the others, but the floppiness can be somewhat mitigated by the shoulder cannon.

The only other defect any of them suffer is a Sideswipe I found with Red Alert's head (in Sideswipe's colours). Kept it 'cause I like the aesthetic, even if it isn't correct.

News Credits: 9 · Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:17 pm

Hey thanks everyone for the input. Really appreciate it, and I've decided to get both, whether it's in a week when I get paid again (this is always the time of year when funds get stretched a lot, plus I may as well wait until I've moved) or once I get a little Christmas $$$.
I think I'm going to go with the Siege version over the Netflix version of Sideswipe.

Does anyone else think we could get another Springer with non-"battle damage" paint apps?
I wouldn't care if it wasn't until fall of '21, I would wait for that.

Thanks again for the insight!!

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Dec 13, 2020 9:21 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:Hey thanks everyone for the input. Really appreciate it, and I've decided to get both, whether it's in a week when I get paid again (this is always the time of year when funds get stretched a lot, plus I may as well wait until I've moved) or once I get a little Christmas $$$.
I think I'm going to go with the Siege version over the Netflix version of Sideswipe.

Does anyone else think we could get another Springer with non-"battle damage" paint apps?
I wouldn't care if it wasn't until fall of '21, I would wait for that.

Thanks again for the insight!!

Yes, it wouldn't be too crazy if they rereleased Springer in the ss86 line with no battle damage

News Credits: 4 · Mon Dec 14, 2020 12:45 am

I fully expect Siege Springer to see a reissue of some sort, maybe a Pulse exclusive.

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:36 pm

FYI, my sideswipe is fine afterall.

News Credits: 101 · Thu Dec 17, 2020 6:41 pm

william-james88 wrote:FYI, my sideswipe is fine afterall.

So you were just doing something wrong?

News Credits: 22 · Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:04 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:FYI, my sideswipe is fine afterall.

So you were just doing something wrong?

don't rub it in.

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Dec 17, 2020 8:24 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:FYI, my sideswipe is fine afterall.

So you were just doing something wrong?
don't rub it in.

Haha, I dont know. I just pushed it in more now that I knew it should work.

News Credits: 31 · Sat Dec 19, 2020 12:49 pm

My first attempt of combining brunt and sixgun, despite already owning them for quite a while.

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News Credits: 101 · Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:15 pm

bacem wrote:My first attempt of combining brunt and sixgun, despite already owning them for quite a while.

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That's seriously awesome looking! ;)^

News Credits: 31 · Sun Dec 20, 2020 3:00 am

Decided to throw in cog there as well.

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Not as successful, but still kinda works, i think.

News Credits: 22 · Sun Dec 20, 2020 3:28 pm

bacem wrote:Decided to throw in cog there as well.

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Not as successful, but still kinda works, i think.

Paint it all red and it looks like an anorexic Warpath.

News Credits: 101 · Sun Dec 20, 2020 3:44 pm

bacem wrote:Decided to throw in cog there as well.

Not as successful, but still kinda works, i think.

Sometime, less is more. The first version was better.

Sat Dec 26, 2020 6:06 pm

So, I got Astrotrain for Christmas and I'm pretty happy with him. The shuttle ugliness doesn't look too bad to me in hand, although getting the fin locked in takes some finessing.

I like the idea and look of the shuttle pad and shuttle crawler. But I do have a complaint: The black hinge piece that his foot platforms/tender top attach to doesn't want to fold in properly for those modes.
I also think they maybe missed a trick by not making the spacing on his three larger rocket nozzles match the spacing of the Seekers' upper three engines (so that the launchpad could work for the tetrajets too) but that's more of a nitpick.

I had an idea for a supplemental accessory for Astrotrain: A big tank car that turns into a shuttle fuel tank and boosters.

News Credits: 31 · Sat Dec 26, 2020 9:23 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:So, I got Astrotrain for Christmas and I'm pretty happy with him. The shuttle ugliness doesn't look too bad to me in hand, although getting the fin locked in takes some finessing.

I like the idea and look of the shuttle pad and shuttle crawler. But I do have a complaint: The black hinge piece that his foot platforms/tender top attach to doesn't want to fold in properly for those modes.
I also think they maybe missed a trick by not making the spacing on his three larger rocket nozzles match the spacing of the Seekers' upper three engines (so that the launchpad could work for the tetrajets too) but that's more of a nitpick.

I had an idea for a supplemental accessory for Astrotrain: A big tank car that turns into a shuttle fuel tank and boosters.

Getting the fin lock in on shuttle mode is much easier if you don't lock the jet thruster on the arm yet.

As for the platform hinge, yep it is a common problem with pretty much every copy. It is fixable, but still annoying. But the fix isn't that hard, thankfully.