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[Wolfman Jake]

That's always been my theory when they announced wave 5, though I think Crosshairs may have been a selects release that got promoted to main stream release

I suspect the same with Crosshairs.

That "battle damage" on the shuttle mode is bleh...

I agree, though it's again, understandable, given that the battle damage was likely a late edition to an Earthrise release to make it look more like it fit with Siege. Some other Siege figures have eschewed battle damage too, like Prowl, Bluestreak, and Smokescreen, but they can get by on being vaguely "Cybertronian" in design, which Astrotrain definitely cannot, so he needs something to fit the theme of Siege. Battle damage paint apps are an easy "fix."

Holy scrap! Impactor just punched the spark right out of him!

[Hero Alpha]

Man I am so into Siege Astrotrain, like completely, but I just cant see enough there to replace my Legends Astrotrain. Maybe if I see him really cheap I may. Though I did just get my Fan Vote Impactor and Mirage, love them. Aragon is a nice surpise as my first weaponizer, and has really tight joints. Actually all 3 do. This Impactor is the Impactor I have always wanted. Holo Mirage is cool enough and will be fun with actual Mirage.

EDIT: I also got the 3 pack for 25$

[Epsilon Delta]

Astrotrain's car/launchpad makes me want a 5-car train combiner. Steam engine, maybe a coal car, maybe a tanker car, maybe passenger cars, and a red caboose. Or maybe an Amtrak style train. But I think I would enjoy the old style train more.

[Deadput]

And then Mirage. Apparently he isn't very popular, but gosh I love him. he looks awesome! And can take some great effects pictures

Those pictures made me think of a new version of the Mirage character and his abilities that would be cool to maybe do in a future story.

Instead of Mirage's ability to go completely invisible, his ability is to detach his "spirit" from his body as a holographic projection that can go clear when he's standing still but is visible if he moves, he wouldn't be able to interact with anything by touch but would be weak to electromagnetic weapons or things like Starscream's nullray which could risk Mirage to destabilization.

[Sabrblade]

And then Mirage. Apparently he isn't very popular, but gosh I love him. he looks awesome! And can take some great effects pictures

Those pictures made me think of a new version of the Mirage character and his abilities that would be cool to maybe do in a future story.

Instead of Mirage's ability to go completely invisible, his ability is to detach his "spirit" from his body as a holographic projection that can go clear when he's standing still but is visible if he moves, he wouldn't be able to interact with anything by touch but would be weak to electromagnetic weapons or things like Starscream's nullray which could risk Mirage to destabilization.

In other words, astral projection.

[Jeddostotle7]

Mirage looks so good. With my having just picked up Barricade tonight, Mirage is the only wave 4 Deluxe I still need, and I can't wait to find him. I hope he gets redecoed and/or retooled in his unreleased G2 colors, or his Machine Wars deco, or as Crasher or someone through Selects.

[Deadput]

In other words, astral projection.

That's a good way to say it.

He is like a hazy dream, a Mirage.

[Cyberpath]

Have Apeface and Crosshairs been officially released yet? I see that a bunch of people got them already.

Apeface's Amazon page is gone completely and Crosshairs says "Currently Unavailable" as opposed to the pre-order button + release date.

[primalxconvoy]

Too small, too expensive and too much cruddy paint on parts of it.

Sticking with my TR version.

[ZeroWolf]

Too small, too expensive and too much cruddy paint on parts of it.

Sticking with my TR version.

How is he too small? He scales really well with the rest of the cast, Astrotrain has never towered over the likes of Megatron in the toon. That's the scale guide hasbro are working off, and I think it's a step forward if the figures while not big, are not slouching off using the plastic to fill out any hollow parts.

[Deadput]

Too small, too expensive and too much cruddy paint on parts of it.

Sticking with my TR version.

How is he too small? He scales really well with the rest of the cast, Astrotrain has never towered over the likes of Megatron in the toon. That's the scale guide hasbro are working off, and I think it's a step forward if the figures while not big, are not slouching off using the plastic to fill out any hollow parts.

I agree, way too many think that he has to be super tall to justify the price.

This wouldn't be a voyager figure, even removing the cab and extra weapons he would of probably been more hollow at that price.

Astrotrain hasn't been some giant guy in robot mode, that's only ever applied in shuttle mode but this was also in the same series where everyone's sizes changed whether it was animation errors or if they mass shifted when turning into vehicle mode.

[Sentinel_Primal]

Have Apeface and Crosshairs been officially released yet? I see that a bunch of people got them already.

Apeface's Amazon page is gone completely and Crosshairs says "Currently Unavailable" as opposed to the pre-order button + release date.

I still have an order in for Apeface. Doesn't say it's been cancelled or anything. But it says it comes out a month from now, so I wonder what that means

[TF-fan kev777]

Have Apeface and Crosshairs been officially released yet? I see that a bunch of people got them already.

Apeface's Amazon page is gone completely and Crosshairs says "Currently Unavailable" as opposed to the pre-order button + release date.

I don't believe they have been officially released, but I do think Hasbro has let some select partners like Siebertron himself have an early preview of the figures, hence the great batch of new photos.

That is weird that the Amazon Listings for the last Siege wave has either gone to currently unavailable (Crosshairs, Spinster and Astrotrain) or just flat out dissappeared like Apeface. I have all 4 on pre-order (I jumped on them as soon as they were announced), and clicking on Apeface goes to a "page not found" screen.

Also weird are the different expected dates for each of the figures on Amazon compared to Pulse. Amazon has Apeface as mid November, Astrotrain as early December and Spinster/Crosshairs as early January. Pulse had everyone except Astrotrain as early December and Astrotrain as early January.

I've had a mixed bag with Amazon for their earlier than Pulse release dates. I got my Jetfire and Thundercracker earlier than Pulse had them, but Mirage did end up getting pushed back to match up with Pulse.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Time for some more siege fun!

[Wolfman Jake]

Time for some more siege fun!

Get two more "Holo Mirage" figures and you can have Mirage unleash some Street Fighter Alpha styled Super Combos on Impactor!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I've been told that a few times now! i am considering more holo mirages since he seems to be very unpopular

[Nemesis Primal]

So over the course of the last week I got my hands on Mirage, Barricade, the Fan Vote 3-Pack, and Selects Hot Shot and Cromar. All of them have been great, been having a great time, I may do a post actually going over how I feel about them in detail later like I've been meaning to since last week.

The point of this post, though, is a warning for those who aren't/haven't been being careful, because after owning and transforming Mirage for exactly a week today the clear plastic pegs on his legs that peg into the torso during transformation broke while I was transforming him back to bot mode. His alt mode is still functional, as the tabs on the torso and the arms hold him together, but it doesn't make me not annoyed, especially since I KNEW that there was risk of this happening to those tabs because multiple people pointed it out and I tried to be careful, but getting those tabs to peg in and come back out required way more effort than it felt like it should.

So yeah, there's my cautionary tale. The figure's still functional, but I feel like he just dropped in my rankings of the Siege figures I own now.

[william-james88]

It took a while but Walmart is making a big deal of their exclusive 35th Anniversary figures in stores. Siege cell-shaded Optimus Prime and Megatron as well as Bluestreak and Soundblaster were all spotted in a new display at a Walmart in East York, Pennsylvania. This sighting was found on Istagram and posted by Toyshiz.

FOUND! Shout to Transformers Adventures on Facebook, they came across this brand new huge 35th Anny @hasbropulse Transformers Siege display with all the exclusives at their East York, Pennsylvania @walmart! Optimus Prime, Megatron in their G1 animated deco scheme and Blue Streak and Soundblaster for the Siege line. Start checking this upcoming weekend if you need to grab em! And thank you to @paradise_loot for the heads up!

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[chuckdawg1999]

In other words, astral projection.

That's a good way to say it.

He is like a hazy dream, a Mirage.

Like the new terminator in the new movie

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Damn, I really hope I find a Walmart with Bluestreak. I need to get him

[aronjlove]

Damn, I really hope I find a Walmart with Bluestreak. I need to get him

I really like him, especially how the shoulder guns combine into a 5mm double-barrel.

[Flashwave]

My Smokescreen arrived from Pulse today. I gotta say, i think thisvisvthe best deco on the mold. I think the paint really allows the canopy to pop and make for a less flat and more believable vehicle mode.

[Wolfman Jake]

Damn, I really hope I find a Walmart with Bluestreak. I need to get him

You really do. His paint job really makes the mold pop, so much more so than Prowl. I feel the same way about Soundblaster too. Trading the blue plastic for black and turning the optics and chest door red makes the mold look truly menacing. These redecoes RULE!

[STngAR]

Damn, I really hope I find a Walmart with Bluestreak. I need to get him

Patiently waiting for that end cap to show up at a Walmart near me. Although I'm feeling like the age old question, How do you keep an a**hole in suspense?

[Rodimus Knight]

I ended up ordering Soundblaster from Walmart.com when I figured he wouldn't show up in stores and paid 39.99. If I find it in the store for 29.99 I'm going to be a little ticked off.