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[Wolfman Jake]

My guess is that the packaging has been "standardized" for all of the Hasbro markets so that they can just design one package per unique item, allowing them to cut costs on developing multiple packages with different languages and making it easier to distribute products worldwide.

[Wolfman Jake]

So, I got around to opening Siege Spinister last night. He's great overall, but there is one big flaw in my copy, at least. the bottom "cockpit leg" won't tab into place correctly. There is a big gap left between the cockpit and the fuselage above. No amount of fiddling will close that gap and let the tabs stay in place in their slots. Every other tab and slot on the figure works perfectly fine. It's a shame, really. Otherwise, he's a terrific addition to the Siege line. I've got him dual wielding "Shrute" and Singe right now, with his blue and purple guns attacked to his forearms. He's ready to do some damage. I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

[Sentinel_Primal]

I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

I think Hasbro is too considering they've put him into the polls twice now

[Jeddostotle7]

So, I got around to opening Siege Spinister last night. He's great overall, but there is one big flaw in my copy, at least. the bottom "cockpit leg" won't tab into place correctly. There is a big gap left between the cockpit and the fuselage above. No amount of fiddling will close that gap and let the tabs stay in place in their slots. Every other tab and slot on the figure works perfectly fine. It's a shame, really. Otherwise, he's a terrific addition to the Siege line. I've got him dual wielding "Shrute" and Singe right now, with his blue and purple guns attacked to his forearms. He's ready to do some damage. I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

I've got that same problem, and I don't know how to fix it.

[SiegeFan]

Same here with Spinister.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

So, I got around to opening Siege Spinister last night. He's great overall, but there is one big flaw in my copy, at least. the bottom "cockpit leg" won't tab into place correctly. There is a big gap left between the cockpit and the fuselage above. No amount of fiddling will close that gap and let the tabs stay in place in their slots. Every other tab and slot on the figure works perfectly fine. It's a shame, really. Otherwise, he's a terrific addition to the Siege line. I've got him dual wielding "Shrute" and Singe right now, with his blue and purple guns attacked to his forearms. He's ready to do some damage. I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

I've got that same problem, and I don't know how to fix it.

Have you tried transforming that cockpit before the fuselage? Once the panel with the rotor is snapped in you won't have any wiggle room.

[Hellscream9999]

So, I got around to opening Siege Spinister last night. He's great overall, but there is one big flaw in my copy, at least. the bottom "cockpit leg" won't tab into place correctly. There is a big gap left between the cockpit and the fuselage above. No amount of fiddling will close that gap and let the tabs stay in place in their slots. Every other tab and slot on the figure works perfectly fine. It's a shame, really. Otherwise, he's a terrific addition to the Siege line. I've got him dual wielding "Shrute" and Singe right now, with his blue and purple guns attacked to his forearms. He's ready to do some damage. I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

I've got that same problem, and I don't know how to fix it.

So I was having this issue too, and just figured it out, I swiveled his thigh at the pelvis for his vehicle mode, and not his actual thigh swivel which raises his legs far enough for everything to tab into place, hope this helps

[aronjlove]

So, I got around to opening Siege Spinister last night. He's great overall, but there is one big flaw in my copy, at least. the bottom "cockpit leg" won't tab into place correctly. There is a big gap left between the cockpit and the fuselage above. No amount of fiddling will close that gap and let the tabs stay in place in their slots. Every other tab and slot on the figure works perfectly fine. It's a shame, really. Otherwise, he's a terrific addition to the Siege line. I've got him dual wielding "Shrute" and Singe right now, with his blue and purple guns attacked to his forearms. He's ready to do some damage. I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

I've got that same problem, and I don't know how to fix it.

So I was having this issue too, and just figured it out, I swiveled his thigh at the pelvis for his vehicle mode, and not his actual thigh swivel which raises his legs far enough for everything to tab into place, hope this helps

Are you all talking about the space circled in the attached pic? Website I uses for inline image is down

[Wolfman Jake]

So, I got around to opening Siege Spinister last night. He's great overall, but there is one big flaw in my copy, at least. the bottom "cockpit leg" won't tab into place correctly. There is a big gap left between the cockpit and the fuselage above. No amount of fiddling will close that gap and let the tabs stay in place in their slots. Every other tab and slot on the figure works perfectly fine. It's a shame, really. Otherwise, he's a terrific addition to the Siege line. I've got him dual wielding "Shrute" and Singe right now, with his blue and purple guns attacked to his forearms. He's ready to do some damage. I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

I've got that same problem, and I don't know how to fix it.

So I was having this issue too, and just figured it out, I swiveled his thigh at the pelvis for his vehicle mode, and not his actual thigh swivel which raises his legs far enough for everything to tab into place, hope this helps

Are you all talking about the space circled in the attached pic? Website I uses for inline image is down

Yes, that's the spot I'm talking about.

So I was having this issue too, and just figured it out, I swiveled his thigh at the pelvis for his vehicle mode, and not his actual thigh swivel which raises his legs far enough for everything to tab into place, hope this helps

I'll have to try it when I get home tonight!

[Hellscream9999]

So, I got around to opening Siege Spinister last night. He's great overall, but there is one big flaw in my copy, at least. the bottom "cockpit leg" won't tab into place correctly. There is a big gap left between the cockpit and the fuselage above. No amount of fiddling will close that gap and let the tabs stay in place in their slots. Every other tab and slot on the figure works perfectly fine. It's a shame, really. Otherwise, he's a terrific addition to the Siege line. I've got him dual wielding "Shrute" and Singe right now, with his blue and purple guns attacked to his forearms. He's ready to do some damage. I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

I've got that same problem, and I don't know how to fix it.

So I was having this issue too, and just figured it out, I swiveled his thigh at the pelvis for his vehicle mode, and not his actual thigh swivel which raises his legs far enough for everything to tab into place, hope this helps

Are you all talking about the space circled in the attached pic? Website I uses for inline image is down

Yes, that's the spot I'm talking about.

So I was having this issue too, and just figured it out, I swiveled his thigh at the pelvis for his vehicle mode, and not his actual thigh swivel which raises his legs far enough for everything to tab into place, hope this helps

I'll have to try it when I get home tonight!

I have everything transformed correctly and tabbed together, and I still have that gap, I think it's a clearance thing for the torso to collapse in bot mode, I can tell cuz the leg does sit flush to the body in vehicle mode

[Jelze Bunnycat]

So, I got around to opening Siege Spinister last night. He's great overall, but there is one big flaw in my copy, at least. the bottom "cockpit leg" won't tab into place correctly. There is a big gap left between the cockpit and the fuselage above. No amount of fiddling will close that gap and let the tabs stay in place in their slots. Every other tab and slot on the figure works perfectly fine. It's a shame, really. Otherwise, he's a terrific addition to the Siege line. I've got him dual wielding "Shrute" and Singe right now, with his blue and purple guns attacked to his forearms. He's ready to do some damage. I hope Needlenose is coming up in Earthrise!

I've got that same problem, and I don't know how to fix it.

So I was having this issue too, and just figured it out, I swiveled his thigh at the pelvis for his vehicle mode, and not his actual thigh swivel which raises his legs far enough for everything to tab into place, hope this helps

Are you all talking about the space circled in the attached pic? Website I uses for inline image is down

Yes, that's the spot I'm talking about.

So I was having this issue too, and just figured it out, I swiveled his thigh at the pelvis for his vehicle mode, and not his actual thigh swivel which raises his legs far enough for everything to tab into place, hope this helps

I'll have to try it when I get home tonight!

I have everything transformed correctly and tabbed together, and I still have that gap, I think it's a clearance thing for the torso to collapse in bot mode, I can tell cuz the leg does sit flush to the body in vehicle mode

So for it to work:

1) Hips facing forward (robot mode position)
2) Thighs facing out

[Hellscream9999]

So for it to work:

1) Hips facing forward (robot mode position)
2) Thighs facing out

this is how I orient everything to get the best result:

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Is that how it's shown in the instructions?

[Hellscream9999]

Is that how it's shown in the instructions?

Dunno, but everything fits together better than any other configuration I've tried *shrugs*

[SiegeFan]

As posted elsewhere...

Heads up for UK Amazon buyers - Siege Phantomstrike pack (Skywarp) is now listed as shipping between 21/1/20 - 27/2/20 according to the email I got.

I can't see that they've restocked it for wider release though, but it would be worth checking around then because they did that with Siege Prime and others.

[blackeyedprime]

As posted elsewhere...

Heads up for UK Amazon buyers - Siege Phantomstrike pack (Skywarp) is now listed as shipping between 21/1/20 - 27/2/20 according to the email I got.

I can't see that they've restocked it for wider release though, but it would be worth checking around then because they did that with Siege Prime and others.

my Amazon email read Jan 23rd to 3rd of March, same with G2 swipe set. No update for me on Greenlight yet.

[SiegeFan]

I ordered mine way back in September if that makes any difference? Ordered Greenlight from Amazon US when the pound went a little higher months ago (**** Brexit!).

[blackeyedprime]

my orders were September too, as long as they finally turn up I don't mind the wait. Greenlight was a recentish order as I placed it after receiving Lancer.

[Wolfman Jake]

So, I opened up Apeface last night. He's not as disappointing as I feared from some other fans' experiences I've read here. He's also certainly not without his flaws. Apeface's robot mode is definitely his best mode. I love how everything tabs together pretty securely. I don't know how so many reviewers missed that the ape head folds up into the nosecone on the back of the robot mode, instead leaving it to "dangle" off the back. The next best mode is the gorilla mode, despite the fact that I don't think I can get the head and neck assembly to tab in correctly. It feels like something is resisting being pushed into place, and any time I apply force, everything else pops out of place. It's irksome. The jet mode is what it is, but it does at least tab together fairly well. The only issue I had was getting the tabs on the nosecone to slot into the holes on the front of the fuselage. The fit is so tight that the plastic gives before the peg can squeeze in on one side. I had to use a tool to brace the other side of the panel to push the peg through. Speaking of pegs, I haven't had issue yet with the clear blue plastic peg for the "shield" piece. I was very careful to gently "shimmy" it out of the peg hole for the alternate modes. For robot mode, I peg the shield into the shallow elbow hole, as the instructions show, instead of the deeper holes on the forearm or the shoulder area. It's not a tight fit at the elbow, and the shield likes to pop off with little provocation, but I figure this will keep the tab from suffering too much stress over the long term. The white plastic for the figure looks better in person, though I would still prefer a truer white. As it is, it looks soft and pearl-like, but it's actually strong and sturdy. Overall, I'm glad to have Apeface in a full triple-changer form, instead of just the small Titan Master toy from a few years ago. Now, if we could just get Snapdragon to go with him.

[Sentinel_Primal]

So, I opened up Apeface last night. He's not as disappointing as I feared from some other fans' experiences I've read here. He's also certainly not without his flaws. Apeface's robot mode is definitely his best mode. I love how everything tabs together pretty securely. I don't know how so many reviewers missed that the ape head folds up into the nosecone on the back of the robot mode, instead leaving it to "dangle" off the back. The next best mode is the gorilla mode, despite the fact that I don't think I can get the head and neck assembly to tab in correctly. It feels like something is resisting being pushed into place, and any time I apply force, everything else pops out of place. It's irksome. The jet mode is what it is, but it does at least tab together fairly well. The only issue I had was getting the tabs on the nosecone to slot into the holes on the front of the fuselage. The fit is so tight that the plastic gives before the peg can squeeze in on one side. I had to use a tool to brace the other side of the panel to push the peg through. Speaking of pegs, I haven't had issue yet with the clear blue plastic peg for the "shield" piece. I was very careful to gently "shimmy" it out of the peg hole for the alternate modes. For robot mode, I peg the shield into the shallow elbow hole, as the instructions show, instead of the deeper holes on the forearm or the shoulder area. It's not a tight fit at the elbow, and the shield likes to pop off with little provocation, but I figure this will keep the tab from suffering too much stress over the long term. The white plastic for the figure looks better in person, though I would still prefer a truer white. As it is, it looks soft and pearl-like, but it's actually strong and sturdy. Overall, I'm glad to have Apeface in a full triple-changer form, instead of just the small Titan Master toy from a few years ago. Now, if we could just get Snapdragon to go with him.

Regarding the gorilla mode neck not tabbing together, is it an issue of not enough room, or is it resistance at the back of the next piece? Because if it's the latter, it's likely because the neck actually tabs in in two places, the obvious tabs at the front, and also at the base of the hinge. It definitely requires force to get in the first few times

[no-one]

Apeface...tabbing...stuff

Seems there is a lot of "misinformation" about Apeface making the rounds. Check this thread over at TFW for all kinds of good info on how to properly transform and mod it. Mine's an "Xmas present", so I've been reading in preparation.

[Wolfman Jake]

Regarding the gorilla mode neck not tabbing together, is it an issue of not enough room, or is it resistance at the back of the next piece? Because if it's the latter, it's likely because the neck actually tabs in in two places, the obvious tabs at the front, and also at the base of the hinge. It definitely requires force to get in the first few times

It's definitely the latter. I can see where it looks like the hinge wants to fold up and snap together with the tabs opposite it, but it just won't do it, and applying any extra force just makes everything else pop out of place.

[Sentinel_Primal]

Regarding the gorilla mode neck not tabbing together, is it an issue of not enough room, or is it resistance at the back of the next piece? Because if it's the latter, it's likely because the neck actually tabs in in two places, the obvious tabs at the front, and also at the base of the hinge. It definitely requires force to get in the first few times

It's definitely the latter. I can see where it looks like the hinge wants to fold up and snap together with the tabs opposite it, but it just won't do it, and applying any extra force just makes everything else pop out of place.

Hm. That's strange. Is there any mold flash on either side of the tab?

[Wolfman Jake]

Apeface...tabbing...stuff

Seems there is a lot of "misinformation" about Apeface making the rounds. Check this thread over at TFW for all kinds of good info on how to properly transform and mod it. Mine's an "Xmas present", so I've been reading in preparation.

I'm gonna try some of those tips tonight. I think where I was going wrong before was trying to tab the head and neck assembly in last. I'm going transforming Apeface again, but do the head and neck as soon as possible, then form all of the torso around it. That should let me use the force needed to get the tabs to click around the hinge joint without worrying about knocking everything else out of place.

[Wolfman Jake]

Regarding the gorilla mode neck not tabbing together, is it an issue of not enough room, or is it resistance at the back of the next piece? Because if it's the latter, it's likely because the neck actually tabs in in two places, the obvious tabs at the front, and also at the base of the hinge. It definitely requires force to get in the first few times

It's definitely the latter. I can see where it looks like the hinge wants to fold up and snap together with the tabs opposite it, but it just won't do it, and applying any extra force just makes everything else pop out of place.

Hm. That's strange. Is there any mold flash on either side of the tab?

Not that I can see, but coincidentally, I did have some mold flash on the right foot. I was wondering why I couldn't get Apeface to stand up straight in bot mode, until I found it and snipped it off with a pair of scissors. Now, he stands perfectly flat-footed.