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News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:03 am

Well Cyberpath, for seemingly not liking him very much, you sure make him look AWESOME! :lol:

Love that last shot of him getting blown away!

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:10 am

Cobotron wrote:Love that last shot of him getting blown away!

Or he just had Taco Bell.

News Credits: 6 · by **Sarahthecutevixen** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:40 am

Flashwave wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
TrypticonCarne wrote:
Emerje wrote:Yes, when I compare my first run Siege Megatron to my Selects G2 Megatron the ridge is noticeably thicker on the G2 version and there's more friction. I can easily see it turn up on standard Siege Megs since the mold would have been modified and is still in use.

Emerje

Mine's from January before the Selects megatron was released or announced at all, so more could be in the wild , A running change for Megatron is possible, unlike starscream, where we had no reports after that one dude

Mine is from January as well. I got mine in Canada when they were first found in stores.

So I guess the $64 question is, is this an intential change, or a deviation between two casting moulds? I wonder how many Hasbro has in play for a figure, if they are stamping an entire run out of one or if they have 2 (or possibly multiple in one) seperate cut to speed production? Moulds are expenvie, but I could maybe see production being high enough to justify having them.

We shall see soon

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:24 pm

Cobotron wrote:Well Cyberpath, for seemingly not liking him very much, you sure make him look AWESOME!

Love that last shot of him getting blown away!

Thanks! Did it sound like I didn't like him much, or were you being ironic? I can't tell. :lol:

I do like him, as of writing this, he's my favourite CHUG! Just think he can be even better. :))

Looking forward to Megatron (although Galvatron would have worked better with the whole Rebirth thing.)

News Credits: 6 · by **Sarahthecutevixen** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 2:59 pm

Cyberpath wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Well Cyberpath, for seemingly not liking him very much, you sure make him look AWESOME!

Love that last shot of him getting blown away!

Thanks! Did it sound like I didn't like him much, or were you being ironic? I can't tell. I do like him, as of writing this, he's my favourite CHUG! Just think he can be even better.

Looking forward to Megatron (although Galvatron would have worked better with the whole Rebirth thing.)

Lets hope yours is like mine

News Credits: 6 · by **Sarahthecutevixen** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:05 pm

In Missouri will ne opened in the following months

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 6:42 pm

TrypticonCarne wrote:In Missouri will ne opened in the following months

I think thats the first time in a while I have seen a literal in hand image. Lol.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:48 pm

Cyberpath wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Love that last shot of him getting blown away!
Or he just had Taco Bell.

That's where my mind went first too. Toilet humor is alive and well. :lol:

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:48 am

316 pages later and I can finally join in!

Found ONE, just one Siege figure locally. Starscream.

Looks good in both modes, but some parts are a bit too loose, for example the chest just pops off with a strong breeze.

Then the fists don't want to seem to fold up properly.

Are those things a thing with him or did I just get super lucky?

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:02 am

Burn wrote:316 pages later and I can finally join in!

Found ONE, just one Siege figure locally. Starscream.

Looks good in both modes, but some parts are a bit too loose, for example the chest just pops off with a strong breeze.

Then the fists don't want to seem to fold up properly.

Are those things a thing with him or did I just get super lucky?

Thats a thing with a lot of Siege figures, it seems. Anything relying on the plastic nub in a hole hinge design seems to suffer from big fluctuations in Tolerances. The side leg flaps on Ironhide are another popular culprit. For Screamer, rhe chest floppi g off is so well known its become scandalous: someone claimed to have found a Running Change with rhe Chest hinge replsced with metal pins, but no one has been able to colloborate the sitings, including Hasbro, and the claimed runni gbchange matches up real close to a fix advocated by dome Youtubers. So either someone made up a hoax for attention, or someone bought, fixed, and returned a Starscream and someone bought the Returned Figure with the aftermarket pins added.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:21 am

Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!

For the last couple of years I convinced myself that the CW and TR figures can represent G1 in my collection, but now I'm leaning towards collecting all of Siege to represent G1, while CW and TR will represent IDW.

I was hoping to avoid spending more money and making more space. The curse of a collector...

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:08 am

Flashwave wrote:For Screamer, rhe chest floppi g off is so well known its become scandalous: someone claimed to have found a Running Change with rhe Chest hinge replsced with metal pins, but no one has been able to colloborate the sitings,

Does the original release come with holes in the chest for a pin to go through at least?

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:21 am

Burn wrote:316 pages later and I can finally join in!

Found ONE, just one Siege figure locally. Starscream.

Looks good in both modes, but some parts are a bit too loose, for example the chest just pops off with a strong breeze.

Then the fists don't want to seem to fold up properly.

Are those things a thing with him or did I just get super lucky?

I had a little trouble with the fists at first, but then I got the "trick." You have to make sure the fists are rotated just the right way to get the whole assembly to close correctly. I assume you're also collapsing the biceps into the forearms for transformation, yes?

News Credits: 2 · by **matthewrex** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 9:34 am

Managed to snag Ironhide from Amazon. I actually really like him, but he has two right hands :BANG_HEAD:

Not only that but his left leg panel basically falls off if you sneeze near it.

I'm going to be waiting for it to come back in stock to get another one and return it. Like him overall though!

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:40 am

matthewrex wrote:Managed to snag Ironhide from Amazon. I actually really like him, but he has two right hands

Not only that but his left leg panel basically falls off if you sneeze near it.

I'm going to be waiting for it to come back in stock to get another one and return it. Like him overall though!

Yeah, well, mine had the head fused to the ball joint so it couldn't compact for vehicle mode, and the torso rotation mechanism was actually fuse so the front of the vehicle mode couldn't rotate into place :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:42 am

Burn wrote:
Flashwave wrote:For Screamer, rhe chest floppi g off is so well known its become scandalous: someone claimed to have found a Running Change with rhe Chest hinge replsced with metal pins, but no one has been able to colloborate the sitings,

Does the original release come with holes in the chest for a pin to go through at least?

He does, and some reviewers have put how-to videos on YouTube. Dig a little in this thread.

Ironhide's panel popping is apparently due to mismatched holes for the pegs: the holes are slightly too small, so the pegs don't go in all the way and even push them out a bit.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:10 pm

Some thoughts about Ultra Magnus...

* The manuals for the SIEGE line are muddy, it took me a while to figure out Magnus even got frustrated for a moment there. Maybe it was an off day.

* The tractor mode alone is below standard at this point. With the feet up up like that and the arms and hands sticking out to blatantly. But not terrible with the trailer attached. With the trailer it looks good.

* And everything has to be lined/tabbed/positioned to the millimeter for it to work.

* A trailer-less Optimus doesn't look "right" next to Magnus in full alt-mode. I hide his truck-bed behind Magnus on the shelf.

* One of my favouirte things about his transformation is how the belt flips around.

* Similar articulation to MP, plus waist rotation.

* It's subtle but something about his face sculpt (of the inner robot) is more Optimus than SIEGE Prime.

* I like having one Magnus with a "perfect transformation" (whatever the term in Japan) like the cartoon. And one with an inner White Convoy. Will have to think of a back-story for him.

* The reason why I got this when I already had an Ultra Magnus is that I was impressed that Optimus and White Convoy were two different molds, with the same signature elements done in different styles. HasTak could have also Magnus for Prime too, but came up with a brand new mold. I think they're really upping their game with this line. And war-paint aside, Hasbro might be better at getting the decos right than before.

by **Skritz** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:22 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
matthewrex wrote:Managed to snag Ironhide from Amazon. I actually really like him, but he has two right hands

Not only that but his left leg panel basically falls off if you sneeze near it.

I'm going to be waiting for it to come back in stock to get another one and return it. Like him overall though!

Yeah, well, mine had the head fused to the ball joint so it couldn't compact for vehicle mode, and the torso rotation mechanism was actually fuse so the front of the vehicle mode couldn't rotate into place

BAH! A TRUE Geewun Ironhide need no head! :lol:

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:35 pm

Burn wrote:
Flashwave wrote:For Screamer, rhe chest floppi g off is so well known its become scandalous: someone claimed to have found a Running Change with rhe Chest hinge replsced with metal pins, but no one has been able to colloborate the sitings,

Does the original release come with holes in the chest for a pin to go through at least?

On the outer parts, yes. The inner parts have to be drilled through.

Here’s the article, for better reference.

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News Credits: 27 · by **Albatross250** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 11:34 am

https://www.facebook.com/loopaza/posts/2301016203293215

Siege Takara tomy continues by listings on Loopaza, these figures are dated in September 2019.

News Credits: 4868 · by **william-james88** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:33 pm

Albatross250 wrote:https://www.facebook.com/loopaza/posts/2301016203293215

Siege Takara tomy continues by listings on Loopaza, these figures are dated in September 2019.

These listings arent as fun as they used to be. We used to get some clues or confirmations in the past for upcoming toys. But now its just showing us when a figure we already know is coming will be released in Japan.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:06 pm

On my weekly hunt today I came across the wave 2 deluxes finally, except for the one I really looked for, Ironhide. I saw 2 Chromias along with Prowl and Six-gun, and I was surprised how much better Prowl looks in hand than in pics. So I picked him up, and it inspired me to get Sideswipe as well, which was a figure I initially passed on. Is it just me, or is Chromia's head a bit too large?

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:11 pm

I got Ironhide a couple of days ago looking for Prowl. Funny how life works. I can't find Prowl to save my life. Chromia seems to be warming pegs...

News Credits: 4868 · by **william-james88** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:51 pm

sol magnus wrote:I got Ironhide a couple of days ago looking for Prowl. Funny how life works. I can't find Prowl to save my life. Chromia seems to be warming pegs...

Thats because female characters dont sell as well.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Apr 01, 2019 6:56 pm

Found these 3 at my small hometown Walmart! Win!

All 3 are really fun figures, and great color coordination for them too!

Ironhide may be my new favorite SUV type Transformer in Generations, and he is overall one of my favorites period in Generations. His robot mode has presence, the Transformation is fun in it's straight-forwardness, and that alt mode is nice. I like what they did with the front end, it looks a little more mean.

Prowl was a pleasant Surprise. I really like the sleek alt mode in hand far better than images, and the robot mode is nearly faultless to me, save for the slightly weird feeties. I am on board for the Datsun trio (plus Barricade, argh that head...) now!

Sixgun is really cool, love the robot mode, and jet mode is cool too. He and Cog are great individuals made better by splitting into weapons and also going with their larger partners. Really fun. And really cannot complain at all about him.

Funny thing though: It was thought that Ironhide would share some engineering with TR Kup, and that is completely false. But yet, in the same wave, I really feel Prowl and PotP Jazz definitely have the body transformation nearly the same in terms of engineering. Very clever.