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[william-james88]

Since a lot of people are getting their Apefaces now, just a word of advice: be careful removing the shield from the jet. The long, clear plastic peg isn't very strong, I snapped mine right off removing the shield. There's just enough peg left to attach securely to the arm and it can still connect to the cockpit, but it's a bit of a bummer having the broken peg.

Emerje

I sent mine back to Amazon, I paid too much to have a broken toy. Not sure if we should make a breakage article about this. And I am really hoping Hasbro rereleases him with this fixed when Snap Dragon comes out.

[TF-fan kev777]

Battle Squad is available from Amazon now. Should have mine in a couple of days sicne the Targets in my area are all overstocked with older micromasters. Now just waiting on the spy patrol 2 to show up.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZG ... UTF8&psc=1

[aronjlove]

Battle Squad is available from Amazon now. Should have mine in a couple of days sicne the Targets in my area are all overstocked with older micromasters. Now just waiting on the spy patrol 2 to show up.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZG ... UTF8&psc=1

How is the combined mode? I was disappointed with the Off Road and Race Car patrols. Bot mode was janky on the dude's with the huge shoulders and combined mode looked lame, to me. The Decepticon's Air Strike patrol rocks and I love the sword mode!

[AcademyofDrX]

Stand on your head and look at the combined picture, that'll tell you.

(The combined mode is fine, they stick together well. The point of my snark is just that the "gun" mode is terrible.)

[Counterpunch]

Pretty good. Not perfect, but pretty damn good.

[aronjlove]

Stand on your head and look at the combined picture, that'll tell you.

(The combined mode is fine, they stick together well. The point of my snark is just that the "gun" mode is terrible.)

Lol, I see what you mean! I didn't realize they had a combined mode, which does look decent.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Since a lot of people are getting their Apefaces now, just a word of advice: be careful removing the shield from the jet. The long, clear plastic peg isn't very strong, I snapped mine right off removing the shield. There's just enough peg left to attach securely to the arm and it can still connect to the cockpit, but it's a bit of a bummer having the broken peg.

Emerje

I sent mine back to Amazon, I paid too much to have a broken toy. Not sure if we should make a breakage article about this. And I am really hoping Hasbro rereleases him with this fixed when Snap Dragon comes out.

Ugh, just found out Apeface isn't confirmed for an Earthrise re-release. That may put a wrench in my plans for waiting

[william-james88]

How is the combined mode?

The combined vehicle mode is excellent, it's basically their default alt mode.

I sent mine back to Amazon, I paid too much to have a broken toy. Not sure if we should make a breakage article about this. And I am really hoping Hasbro rereleases him with this fixed when Snap Dragon comes out.

Ugh, just found out Apeface isn't confirmed for an Earthrise re-release. That may put a wrench in my plans for waiting

Is it confirmed that he is NOT getting rereleased? Because, as I said, even snap dragon isn't a confirmed release yet and i'd assume they stick em together if Apeface was rereleased.

[Wolfman Jake]

How is the combined mode?

The combined vehicle mode is excellent, it's basically their default alt mode.

I sent mine back to Amazon, I paid too much to have a broken toy. Not sure if we should make a breakage article about this. And I am really hoping Hasbro rereleases him with this fixed when Snap Dragon comes out.

Ugh, just found out Apeface isn't confirmed for an Earthrise re-release. That may put a wrench in my plans for waiting

Is it confirmed that he is NOT getting rereleased? Because, as I said, even snap dragon isn't a confirmed release yet and i'd assume they stick em together if Apeface was rereleased.

It would be really cool if the Earthrise re-releases would drop the battle damage paint apps. That would give us a choice on if we want to get them first in Siege or just wait until Earthrise for a "cleaner" look. Bonus points if an Earthrise Apeface were redone with better, non-pearlescent white plastic and the shield peg problem fixed.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

It would be really cool if the Earthrise re-releases would drop the battle damage paint apps. That would give us a choice on if we want to get them first in Siege or just wait until Earthrise for a "cleaner" look. Bonus points if an Earthrise Apeface were redone with better, non-pearlescent white plastic and the shield peg problem fixed.

I'm afraid the plastic used is a structural necessity. Otherwise we'd see a lot more breaking other than that shield peg.

[Wolfman Jake]

It would be really cool if the Earthrise re-releases would drop the battle damage paint apps. That would give us a choice on if we want to get them first in Siege or just wait until Earthrise for a "cleaner" look. Bonus points if an Earthrise Apeface were redone with better, non-pearlescent white plastic and the shield peg problem fixed.

I'm afraid the plastic used is a structural necessity. Otherwise we'd see a lot more breaking other than that shield peg.

Can you explain that a little more? Is there not a clean white version of that type of plastic in existence?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

It would be really cool if the Earthrise re-releases would drop the battle damage paint apps. That would give us a choice on if we want to get them first in Siege or just wait until Earthrise for a "cleaner" look. Bonus points if an Earthrise Apeface were redone with better, non-pearlescent white plastic and the shield peg problem fixed.

I'm afraid the plastic used is a structural necessity. Otherwise we'd see a lot more breaking other than that shield peg.

Can you explain that a little more? Is there not a clean white version of that type of plastic in existence?

That I couldn't tell you. I can tell you that even if the dye used is the same shade as the white ABS, other components of the plastic could change the final color. Hasbro is somewhat inept in matching shades between plastics and paint apps.

[Wolfman Jake]

That I couldn't tell you. I can tell you that even if the dye used is the same shade as the white ABS, other components of the plastic could change the final color. Hasbro is somewhat inept in matching shades between plastics and paint apps.

Which is mind boggling, as Takara Tomy does a MUCH better job on paint and plastic matching, so you'd think they could teach Hasbro how to do it. Worse yet, these toys are all made at the same factories, so there's really nothing preventing them from getting it right.

[Sabrblade]

How is the combined mode?

The combined vehicle mode is excellent, it's basically their default alt mode.

I sent mine back to Amazon, I paid too much to have a broken toy. Not sure if we should make a breakage article about this. And I am really hoping Hasbro rereleases him with this fixed when Snap Dragon comes out.

Ugh, just found out Apeface isn't confirmed for an Earthrise re-release. That may put a wrench in my plans for waiting

Is it confirmed that he is NOT getting rereleased? Because, as I said, even snap dragon isn't a confirmed release yet and i'd assume they stick em together if Apeface was rereleased.

Astrotrain is the only confirmed Siege rerelease for Earthrise. Any others have not even been mentioned as a possibility.

[Rainmaker]

How is the combined mode?

The combined vehicle mode is excellent, it's basically their default alt mode.

I sent mine back to Amazon, I paid too much to have a broken toy. Not sure if we should make a breakage article about this. And I am really hoping Hasbro rereleases him with this fixed when Snap Dragon comes out.

Ugh, just found out Apeface isn't confirmed for an Earthrise re-release. That may put a wrench in my plans for waiting

Is it confirmed that he is NOT getting rereleased? Because, as I said, even snap dragon isn't a confirmed release yet and i'd assume they stick em together if Apeface was rereleased.

Astrotrain is the only confirmed Siege rerelease for Earthrise. Any others have not even been mentioned as a possibility.

What about Smashdown?

[Sabrblade]

How is the combined mode?

The combined vehicle mode is excellent, it's basically their default alt mode.

I sent mine back to Amazon, I paid too much to have a broken toy. Not sure if we should make a breakage article about this. And I am really hoping Hasbro rereleases him with this fixed when Snap Dragon comes out.

Ugh, just found out Apeface isn't confirmed for an Earthrise re-release. That may put a wrench in my plans for waiting

Is it confirmed that he is NOT getting rereleased? Because, as I said, even snap dragon isn't a confirmed release yet and i'd assume they stick em together if Apeface was rereleased.

Astrotrain is the only confirmed Siege rerelease for Earthrise. Any others have not even been mentioned as a possibility.

What about Smashdown?

Forgot about that one.

Right, correction: Only Astrotrain and Smashdown have been confirmed.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

and I hope you all get your smashdowns. She is the best battlemaster and one of my favorite Siege figures

[Nexus Knight]

Shopping around on Walmart.com and found this...

Anyone care to to help me figure out what this is supposed to mean?

[X3ROhour]

Battle Squad is available from Amazon now. Should have mine in a couple of days sicne the Targets in my area are all overstocked with older micromasters. Now just waiting on the spy patrol 2 to show up.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZG ... UTF8&psc=1

How is the combined mode? I was disappointed with the Off Road and Race Car patrols. Bot mode was janky on the dude's with the huge shoulders and combined mode looked lame, to me. The Decepticon's Air Strike patrol rocks and I love the sword mode!

Honestly, I don't care for the "blaster" combined modes.
It seems odd and clunky.

On the other hand...
We need dedicated Targetmasters for those that need some.
Crosshairs, Spinister...
The line is making Gun Bots anyway,
they might as well be doing so for the right guys!

[Rodimus Prime]

Pretty good. Not perfect, but pretty damn good.

Are the Targetmasters official releases? I seem to have missed them...

[ZeroWolf]

Battle Squad is available from Amazon now. Should have mine in a couple of days sicne the Targets in my area are all overstocked with older micromasters. Now just waiting on the spy patrol 2 to show up.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZG ... UTF8&psc=1

How is the combined mode? I was disappointed with the Off Road and Race Car patrols. Bot mode was janky on the dude's with the huge shoulders and combined mode looked lame, to me. The Decepticon's Air Strike patrol rocks and I love the sword mode!

Honestly, I don't care for the "blaster" combined modes.
It seems odd and clunky.

On the other hand...
We need dedicated Targetmasters for those that need some.
Crosshairs, Spinister...
The line is making Gun Bots anyway,
they might as well be doing so for the right guys!

They released dedicated target masters for Spinister, one was part of the Skywarp exclusive set, the other was in the last wave of battle masters.

[Dr. Caelus]

Confession: Yesterday was the first time I noticed Omega Supreme on Megatron's box art.

[Wolfman Jake]

Battle Squad is available from Amazon now. Should have mine in a couple of days sicne the Targets in my area are all overstocked with older micromasters. Now just waiting on the spy patrol 2 to show up.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZG ... UTF8&psc=1

How is the combined mode? I was disappointed with the Off Road and Race Car patrols. Bot mode was janky on the dude's with the huge shoulders and combined mode looked lame, to me. The Decepticon's Air Strike patrol rocks and I love the sword mode!

Honestly, I don't care for the "blaster" combined modes.
It seems odd and clunky.

On the other hand...
We need dedicated Targetmasters for those that need some.
Crosshairs, Spinister...
The line is making Gun Bots anyway,
they might as well be doing so for the right guys!

They released dedicated target masters for Spinister, one was part of the Skywarp exclusive set, the other was in the last wave of battle masters.

Trenchfoot, of the Alphastrike Counterforce box set from Amazon, makes a pretty good stand-in for Pinpointer as well, even if it is technically a brand new character.

[LinaNui]

Just an FYI, Astrotrain is in stock and prime on amazon. Get him quick though, there is currently less than 17 available!

https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Gen ... 183&sr=8-1

Personally, I am going to wait and see if I can find him on one of my hunts. It feels so much better to find them at a store in person.

[ZeroWolf]

Battle Squad is available from Amazon now. Should have mine in a couple of days sicne the Targets in my area are all overstocked with older micromasters. Now just waiting on the spy patrol 2 to show up.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZG ... UTF8&psc=1

How is the combined mode? I was disappointed with the Off Road and Race Car patrols. Bot mode was janky on the dude's with the huge shoulders and combined mode looked lame, to me. The Decepticon's Air Strike patrol rocks and I love the sword mode!

Honestly, I don't care for the "blaster" combined modes.
It seems odd and clunky.

On the other hand...
We need dedicated Targetmasters for those that need some.
Crosshairs, Spinister...
The line is making Gun Bots anyway,
they might as well be doing so for the right guys!

They released dedicated target masters for Spinister, one was part of the Skywarp exclusive set, the other was in the last wave of battle masters.

Trenchfoot, of the Alphastrike Counterforce box set from Amazon, makes a pretty good stand-in for Pinpointer as well, even if it is technically a brand new character.

I knew Crosshairs got someone close to his little buddy, I just forgot where he was released