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News Credits: 1 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:05 pm

Y'all know that's a Purple Autobot Sigil there on Impactor right? DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?!!!!!!! SHATTERED GLASS BABY!!!!!

Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:09 pm

No, I'm not exited at all. Quite the opposite. For me, Omega is a reason to stay in

Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:11 pm

im a little pissed that they would tease us with an august release then pull the rug out from under us
and say its going to be october WTF :BANG_HEAD:

Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:13 pm

Hi Guys - I'm new here. I'm a bit disappointed with Mirage. What I like about the SIEGE line is the Cybertronian modes. I gave Hound a bit of a pass.. and Prime.. I could get behind Magnus being a truck transport.. but this full-on sports car design feels out of place for the theme. I would have preferred they tweaked the design like they did with Prowl, the seekers, and Iron Hide. :WRECKERS:

Zaren Prime

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:16 pm

Stolen from Unicron.com (and submitted to News)

Take note of the new upper thigh hip joint compared to the

Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:19 pm

@Zaren
First, learn the difference between a sports car and an F1 style racecar. Or have you somehow confused SIEGE Mirage and Alternators Mirage?

Second, it's plainly not an Earthly one.
Third, what about Sideswipe?
Fourth, look up Beast Machines Mirage.

@Flashwave
You might want to finish that sentence.

Ultra Markus wrote:im a little pissed that they would tease us with an august release then pull the rug out from under us
and say its going to be october WTF

This is what's called a production delay. Well, that and idiot marketers announcing a release date before a toy has fully passed testing.

News Credits: 5 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:31 pm

Sorry this comment is a little late but was doing a little catch up on this thread. Apeface is pure awesome sauce.

This having to catch up from taking a little break sucks. I argue with myself all the time wether to spend my money on a figure i missed on or get the one that's out now.

Cyber Bishop wrote:I'll buy them all!

Then I stumble across this priceless quote :MAXIMAL:

Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:49 pm

[quote="ZeldaTheSwordsman"]@Zaren
First, learn the difference between a sports car and an F1 style racecar. Or have you somehow confused SIEGE Mirage and Alternators Mirage?

Second, it's plainly not an Earthly one.
Third, what about Sideswipe?
Fourth, look up Beast Machines Mirage.

Sideswipe might be a close concept but it works for me. Feels futuristic a bit. YA - I MISSPOKE. Should have said race car. I'd have loved something more in the vein of the Beast Wars Mirage. This Mirage still feels like the classic Formula One race car. That said - I'm still going to get him.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:49 pm

Three things I want to say on Omega:

1) We already knew about new the hips, but that doesn't make it hurt my eyes less every time I see them.

2) They've modified the upper arms, and by modified, I mean they took a chunk out of them for some reason.

3) The hell is going on with his neck???

I am not saying Omega is not a good toy. But it is undeniable that it is a much less appealing figure than the one with which we were initially presented. It just sucks knowing what could have been vice what we're actually getting.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:57 pm

Criminy crickets, I want this toy so much. Just an absolute beauty (and a beast). And Countdown is such a perfect size, too. I might save just to justify buying this thing.

News Credits: 56 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:04 pm

Lore Keeper wrote:Three things I want to say on Omega:

1) We already knew about new the hips, but that doesn't make it hurt my eyes less every time I see them.

2) They've modified the upper arms, and by modified, I mean they took a chunk out of them for some reason.

3) The hell is going on with his neck???

I am not saying Omega is not a good toy. But it is undeniable that it is a much less appealing figure than the one with which we were initially presented. It just sucks knowing what could have been vice what we're actually getting.

I don't see what you mean by the modified upper arms, nor what's wrong with his neck, but I can clearly see the hips. Others have mentioned the redesign needed so that the waist rotation would work properly. While this may be a bother for some aesthetically, I much prefer this insignificant sacrifice if it means we can get a properly articulated robot mode.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:51 pm

For anyone still not convinced:

And his eyes totally used to be blue!

News Credits: 12 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:46 am

Well... Lightpiping was a nice idea, but if the eyes aren't going to be blue in the final product, I'm gonna end up painting over the yellow eyes so I can have the nice blue color

News Credits: 2 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:55 am

Just got Red Alert in from Pulse and I'm sad to see that the Cybertronian writing didn't make it onto the production figure! it looked so cool on the renders.

Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:11 am

pity bout the hips, cos the aesthetic balance was better with the previous designs..

the arms are not an issue

the head was the first thing I noticed in the new pics. I'm just hoping it's an issue that won't be noticeable once we start moving and posing the figure round - might've always been there and wasn't visible unless the photo was taken straight on

Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:26 am

I don't have a problem with how the new hips look, myself. Or the change to the upper arms.

frogbat wrote:the head was the first think I noticed in the new pics. I'm just hoping it's an issue that won't be noticeable once we start moving and posing the figure round - might've always been there and wasn't visible unless the photo was taken straight on

I had the same thought.

Honestly, I'm sorta surprised it's taken this long for a Titan-class toy to end up needing a major revision like this. It's a risk with such large toys, sadly. Heck, the original Fort Max mold doesn't pass the drop test - that's why we never got an RiD import of Brave Max.

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:47 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I... am Worthy

The hammer...the wings... Yup, getting a GaoGaiGar flashback there, please hasbro do a gold version of Smash down or at least an orange and yellow one.

Hammer Hell!

News Credits: 96 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:19 am

Some really blurry packaging shots of Bluestreak and SoundBlaster.

https://goods.ruten.com.tw/item/show?21928029621620

https://goods.ruten.com.tw/item/show?21928029600829

bluestreak.jpg

soundblaster.jpg

News Credits: 56 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:55 am

Dunno why I just realized that Soundblaster has the same retooled chest door that the G1 Soundblaster had, so now he can accommodate 2 cassettes

News Credits: 56 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:41 am

Can't confirm, but it seems a strong hunch now that those 35th anniversary figures will be the missing WFC 44-47

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:17 am

o.supreme wrote:Can't confirm, but it seems a strong hunch now that those 35th anniversary figures will be the missing WFC 44-47

That's also my guess as well. So will they be Selects or something entirely different?

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:23 am

I'd likely something different, an odd choice to celebrate the 35th anniversary mind, prime and megs? No brainer, bluestreak and soundblaster? Not so much. Also strange that bluey would be the only Deluxe mold among the lot.

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:53 am

ZeroWolf wrote:I'd likely something different, an odd choice to celebrate the 35th anniversary mind, prime and megs? No brainer, bluestreak and soundblaster? Not so much. Also strange that bluey would be the only Deluxe mold among the lot.

My guess is Bluestreak and Soundblaster are gap fillers jammed in to finish up the Siege line-up without adding actually adding additional figures.

If the 35th anny is a different line, that will spread the Datsun bros across three lines.

Hasbro is the new Twizzlers...

News Credits: 11 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 10:55 am

frogbat wrote:the head was the first thing I noticed in the new pics. I'm just hoping it's an issue that won't be noticeable once we start moving and posing the figure round - might've always been there and wasn't visible unless the photo was taken straight on

I thought the same thing, but looking at the video which gives multiple angles, it appears the head was indeed more flush to the body on the prototype. If they made the change to add more articulation, that's fine, but why does it have to be so unsightly? Look at Siege Jetfire's neck. It's a thing of beauty.

News Credits: 41 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:00 am

carytheone wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:I'd likely something different, an odd choice to celebrate the 35th anniversary mind, prime and megs? No brainer, bluestreak and soundblaster? Not so much. Also strange that bluey would be the only Deluxe mold among the lot.
My guess is Bluestreak and Soundblaster are gap fillers jammed in to finish up the Siege line-up without adding actually adding additional figures.

If the 35th anny is a different line, that will spread the Datsun bros across three lines.

Hasbro is the new Twizzlers...

Bluestreak works for me as a celebratory guy. He was one of two my first and to this day favorite TFs of all time. And of course Hasbro is only in it to please ME! 8-}