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News Credits: 2 · Fri Aug 16, 2019 11:30 pm

Got my Slamdance and Skywarp sets in yesterday. Thankfully I'm not having the Slamdance ankle issue. Really cool sets overall! The Seeker collection is so cool. 7 of them all lined up!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:04 am

My Counterstrike sets finally shipped from Amazon, should be here Saturday.

Emerje

News Credits: 101 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:27 am

About Amazon's Slamdance, don't tell me it's GPS 2.0? :shock:

Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:15 am

Seems like the Skytread mold is the real dud of this line, between this and the issues on the tank. Shame, because I feel like the Duocons are a neat concept.

News Credits: 10 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 8:26 am

Skywarp arrives TODAY! Not Monday as initially reported.

Sat Aug 17, 2019 8:42 am

Unicron Magnus wrote:Seems like the Skytread mold is the real dud of this line, between this and the issues on the tank. Shame, because I feel like the Duocons are a neat concept.

The mold looks quite nice in robot mode though so even the dud of the line has merit. While I’m impressed that they made a rather aesthetic deluxe size robot mode Duocon, the Duocon gimmick probably needs to be applied to the voyager class to get decent vehicle modes out of it.

News Credits: 12 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:18 pm

I still wish that we had gotten little robot modes for the vehicles. Yeah, it would have been an engineering nightmare when it comes to the jet and probably would have resulted in Skytread not being released in this line due to the legends class being replaced, but I'd rather he match Battletrap's new gimmick from POTP because I feel like that added something new to the duocons

News Credits: 241 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:52 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:About Amazon's Slamdance, don't tell me it's GPS 2.0?

*takes a deep breath preparing to scream*

No, it's not. It's a tension related break, as described in the article as a really tight joint. That's a red flag right there, an overly tight joint means there's too much friction in a certain spot and the force required to move causes any weaker spots to give.

My Skytread has a similar issue (that left joint being tighter than the right, but not to the point of jamming), so it may be a tolerance issue with the mold itself, coupled with the plastic used. A bit disheartening, I was looking forward to getting him

News Credits: 3 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 1:41 pm

Finally got lucky and found the Seeker set at a local Target here in Virginia.

SGM

News Credits: 10 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 2:00 pm

SGMLordMirage wrote:Finally got lucky and found the Seeker set at a local Target here in Virginia.

SGM

Nice. They're up the road in Maryland, too. Looks like I'm going to pass on them, but I still think they're great!

In other news, my Skywarp just hit the Amazon pick up box!

Sat Aug 17, 2019 4:09 pm

Vic Zanzibar wrote:
Unicron Magnus wrote:Seems like the Skytread mold is the real dud of this line, between this and the issues on the tank. Shame, because I feel like the Duocons are a neat concept.

The mold looks quite nice in robot mode though so even the dud of the line has merit. While I’m impressed that they made a rather aesthetic deluxe size robot mode Duocon, the Duocon gimmick probably needs to be applied to the voyager class to get decent vehicle modes out of it.

I'm alright with the current vehicles, but it's disappointing that the tank can't peg together fully without having to trim down the plastic.

(Edit: does Slamdance have the same problems? Or just the ankle?)

News Credits: 332 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:21 pm

Well, here's something you don't hear often. Thanks to the ankle issues with Slamdance I opened my set to make sure it was ok only to discover Raindance was missing a wing. Amazon was very helpful and I'll have the replacement on Monday.

Sat Aug 17, 2019 9:23 pm

I wouldn't go anywhere as far as to call Skythread a 'dud': he's a bit on the basic side, sure (as based off his G1 design), a bit small and his mold may have some QC issues but he's not terrible. Of course, if we are talking relative to the entire line....meh, maybe but I'd still put Chromia as worse albeit for completely different reasons.

Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:01 pm

If it weren't for the issues, Skytread would be one of the only things that interest me enough to get from this line. I like the idea of the Duocons, and I like his design. Almost reminds me of T30 Blitzwing, another figure I was going to pick up if it weren't for its issues.

Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures. :lol:

News Credits: 241 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:08 pm

Unicron Magnus wrote:Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures.

They actually do. Even seen a universally praised figure with either mode? :lol:

News Credits: 25 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:11 pm

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?

News Credits: 8 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:26 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Unicron Magnus wrote:Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures.

They actually do. Even seen a universally praised figure with either mode?

Generations Warpath? The first one?

News Credits: 7 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:33 pm

Flashwave wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Unicron Magnus wrote:Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures.

They actually do. Even seen a universally praised figure with either mode?

Generations Warpath? The first one?

Combiners Wars Megatron?

News Credits: 462 · Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:42 pm

TulioDude wrote:
Flashwave wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Unicron Magnus wrote:Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures.

They actually do. Even seen a universally praised figure with either mode?

Generations Warpath? The first one?

Combiners Wars Megatron?

Pfft, no way. People hated the shoulders on that one.

Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:53 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
TulioDude wrote:
Flashwave wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Unicron Magnus wrote:Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures.

They actually do. Even seen a universally praised figure with either mode?

Generations Warpath? The first one?

Combiners Wars Megatron?
Pfft, no way. People hated the shoulders on that one.

I really like that one, even with the slightly weird shoulders. I think it's worth the rotating turret and the actual treads. I feel like a large amount of figures now compromise on the alt-mode for a better bot-mode (Siege Ironhide's... "van" is questionable, Siege Hound's arms don't do anything in alt-mode), and I tend to prefer figures that put just as much effort into alt-mode, if not a little more (CW Megatron, original MP Seekers).

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Aug 18, 2019 6:37 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Unicron Magnus wrote:Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures.

They actually do. Even seen a universally praised figure with either mode?

With either?

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... oys/32291/

https://www.seibertron.com/transformers ... oys/39954/

Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:42 am

Stargrave wrote:They’re just taking the battle damage aesthetic to the next level, jeepers. I know Slamdance ‘shoots himself in the foot’ sometimes but this is ridiculous.

My Red Alert is a tad just a smidge looser in the legs but honestly pretty solid.

I know what you mean about that curse of the second use of the mold but with him it’s not so much the case. Thundercracker will be my second Seeker so I’m really curious to see how it holds up. I love Starscream I’m feeling I won’t be disappointed everyone’s loving the Seekers for the same reasons I am.

I got my Alphastrike set and my G2 Sideswipe’s legs are a bit loose like my Red Alert.

No issues with Slamdance, but I’m being VERY careful given the news.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Aug 18, 2019 10:10 am

Out of caution, has anyone reported issues with the Skywarp set?

Sun Aug 18, 2019 11:02 am

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Out of caution, has anyone reported issues with the Skywarp set?

Mine has survived a transformation and back. Chest panel seems pretty good. Appears to be a solid figure.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Aug 18, 2019 4:02 pm

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. :roll: