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News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:44 am

This version of Astrotrain just looks sublime. Or maybe it's my love of trains and shuttles talking :lol:

News Credits: 1 · by **SkyFire Prime** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:09 am

People are widely forgetting he does have ankle tilt.

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:33 am

SkyFire Prime wrote:People are widely forgetting he does have ankle tilt.

Transformers War for Cybertron: SIEGE Astrotrain Gallery

Who's forgetting?

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:14 am

Yeah but how much of that is trans fats? ;D

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:32 am

ScottyP wrote:Yeah but how much of that is trans fats? ;D

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:43 am

ScottyP wrote:Yeah but how much of that is trans fats? ;D

More like trains fats.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:48 am

Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Yeah but how much of that is trans fats? ;D
More like trains fats.

Too much of either and you're left with a big caboose!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:54 am

ScottyP wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Yeah but how much of that is trans fats? ;D
More like trains fats.
Too much of either and you're left with a big caboose!

Sounds pretty tender.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:05 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Yeah but how much of that is trans fats? ;D
More like trains fats.
Too much of either and you're left with a big caboose!
Sounds pretty tender.

Okay, you both win the internet today!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:03 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
ScottyP wrote:Yeah but how much of that is trans fats? ;D
More like trains fats.
Too much of either and you're left with a big caboose!
Sounds pretty tender.

Okay, you both win the internet today!

Woo Woo!

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:09 pm

Okay, all these puns are disrupting my train of thought, and I don't want to railroad anyone but I think we all need to stay on track. Full steam ahead on the Astrotrain comments.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:17 pm

The gallery is making me indecisive on the destination I want to take. Do I go the more expensive but more available Siege route, or the aftermarket Titans Return one with the full train?

by **Skritz** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:20 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The gallery is making me indecisive on the destination I want to take. Do I go the more expensive but more available Siege route, or the aftermarket Titans Return one with the full train?

Try finding the Legends version.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:25 pm

I'd say it depends on if you want a Cybertronian mode Astrotrain or an Earth Mode Astrotrain. I'd be tempted to get this leader Class and the Sentinel Prime version of the Titans Returns mold to get the experience of both.

@Siebs how was Leader Class Astrotrain to handle?

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:02 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The gallery is making me indecisive on the destination I want to take. Do I go the more expensive but more available Siege route, or the aftermarket Titans Return one with the full train?

I will be replacing the TR version with this one, and I suspect I will not be alone. You might be able to find the TR version affordable on ebay once the Siege version hits retail.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:32 pm

Liking all the astrotrains but sticking with TR version for size and price, he's displayed in robot mode so the earth trains not that important and he will go better with the siege alts anyways. Might be tempted to pick up the classics astrotrain as it looks nice in the white coloring to be different enough from the others.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:55 pm

I was going to get Astro if I found a good sale/clearance, but the gallery pics have convinced me to just skip it all together. Hell, with Earthrise around the corner, the whole siege line will be a happily forgotten Bad memory.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:07 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:I was going to get Astro if I found a good sale/clearance, but the gallery pics have convinced me to just skip it all together. Hell, with Earthrise around the corner, the whole siege line will be a happily forgotten Bad memory.

What about the siege line did you find disappointing? Was it just the alt mode choices? Plus Astrotrain is getting released in Earthrise as well

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:17 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:I was going to get Astro if I found a good sale/clearance, but the gallery pics have convinced me to just skip it all together. Hell, with Earthrise around the corner, the whole siege line will be a happily forgotten Bad memory.

What about the siege line did you find disappointing? Was it just the alt mode choices? Plus Astrotrain is getting released in Earthrise as well

Plus, let's be real, Astrotrain was probably going to be in Earthrise originally anyway, the same with the likes of other late Siege additions like Spinister and maybe even Apeface. Astrotrain especially does not have Cybertronian alt modes. Spinister is a more stylized helicopter and can maybe pass as Cybertronian, and Apeface's jet mode is alien enough, but not his gorilla mode. They were all likely meant to come out in 2020, but Hasbro scrambled to put together just one more wave of Siege product to meet demand for the holidays this year. It makes sense that they'd pinch from the next series to come and just push up the production schedule a bit on the Earthrise plans.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 4:20 pm

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

News Credits: 1 · by **toycave_studios** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:32 pm

I'll stick with my Takara TR version. That "battle damage" on the shuttle mode is bleh and it just seems redundant at this point to have another one so soon. I dunno. I'm glad a lot of people will be happy with him, though.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:24 pm

Scored the fan vote 3-pack and the wave 4 Micros tonight. Gotta say, I think Powertrain and ironworks are 2 of the best Micromasters released.

Also, Impactor finally has his proper head and he is fantastic. He is now perfect. Aragon is very tight in a good way, his 2 halves stick together much better than Cog, and he is a better toy from that mold. He also finishes a great set of Powerdashers.

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

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:00 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:On a slightly different note, I cannot wait to get Omega at some point. Seeing all the images of his base mode, That is the mode i am most excited for. That rocket is HUGE, and the race track fits up perfectly for Micromaster races (and legion class races too).

Just wanted to say that, he looks really good

Micromaster races while dodging explosions to be exact.

News Credits: 3 · by **Wireless_Phantom** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:10 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Exactly. Honestly I was hoping Earth wasn't going to be a part of The War For Cybertron Trilogy at all. Something in the name, perhaps?

I had wanted a sort of spiritual successor to the Fall of Cybertron. HasTak's modern take on it. SIEGE looked like that was going to be the case, but the War seems to have jumped past Cybertron way too soon.

My thinking is that we will loop back to Cybertron with more late G1 stuff.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:15 pm

Wireless_Phantom wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Exactly. Honestly I was hoping Earth wasn't going to be a part of The War For Cybertron Trilogy at all. Something in the name, perhaps?

I had wanted a sort of spiritual successor to the Fall of Cybertron. HasTak's modern take on it. SIEGE looked like that was going to be the case, but the War seems to have jumped past Cybertron way too soon.

My thinking is that we will loop back to Cybertron with more late G1 stuff.

With Unicron coming in 2021, the third line could be themed around his arrival, which would require the story to go back to Cybertron to defend it in its darkest hour.