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[Stargrave]

Voids:
I have either been blessed with luck or the QC game has been stepped up. Outside of minor complaints with Siege I’ve found each figure to feel pretty well put together with better joint friction and stability. There are a few gaps in a few pieces though that I keep wondering if it’s just the molding or if there’s dual purpose.
1. Ironhide’s rocket launcher has a rectangular hole on its right side - could just be for the molded panel on the reverse.
2. Megatron’s fusion canon has a rectangular notch towards the end of the barrel. Why?
3. Galaxy Upgrade Prime’s rifle has a small hole on one side similar to Ironhide’s. Probably just molding. The two large backpack guns though have matching rectangular holes cut into them with hollowed out undercarriages. I’ve seen if it’s maybe for some compatibility with the included black guns but it doesn’t seem to work. Maybe it’s just to make them light so they don’t bow down too much. Hmm.

These are all probably just engineering necessities for things I don’t understand but since Hound has that cool unsuspecting magazine that attaches to his rifle I’ve been looking at the other figures for subtle versatility like that.

Let me know if anyone know what those are for if anything at all. And Happy Mother’s Day!

[Stargrave]

And what is it with boots? Weaponizers make boots Cybertron Prime, boots, Victory Saber - I mean, Leo is two guns, and then the entire rest of him, so much boots. All the Braves series, every one of them, these bots love their boots. It's all about height in robot culture you can have tiny Tyrannosaur arms but you better be scraping the ceiling with your head fins. You have to be tall, extremely tall and able to shoot. A lot. Agility is highly overrated in a giant robot fight. One kick from Siege Ultra Magnus and I would probably explode into just a cloud of red powder. Nothing left.

[Skritz]

I think the 'boots' on weaponizers are meant to be some kind of hovering system that allow them to slide around the battlefield at high speed while not having to rely on their altmode.

[Nathaniel Prime]

I think the 'boots' on weaponizers are meant to be some kind of hovering system that allow them to slide around the battlefield at high speed while not having to rely on their altmode.

I like your headcanon. I think I may go with it as well

Someone on Reddit pointed out that there is cybertronian text on Siege Barricade's door that writes "To Punish and Enslave", and showed the door that does indeed have extra text closer to the bottom

Can someone confirm this?

[Nemesis Primal]

I think the 'boots' on weaponizers are meant to be some kind of hovering system that allow them to slide around the battlefield at high speed while not having to rely on their altmode.

I like your headcanon. I think I may go with it as well

Someone on Reddit pointed out that there is cybertronian text on Siege Barricade's door that writes "To Punish and Enslave", and showed the door that does indeed have extra text closer to the bottom

Can someone confirm this?

Yeah, I noticed that text on the door in the pictures from that event in Japan the MP Blackarachnia photos came from. I guessed it probably said that, I'm glad it did, but I didn't have the time to try to translate it.

[Stargrave]

Boom. Gimme a sec I’ll double check the translation...

[Stargrave]

That side says POLICE

[Stargrave]

I don’t see extra text but that would be so rad if they did it...
Hey Barricade looks like his head mold is more Smokescreen-ey than Prowl-ish. I think it’s not just a repaint.

[Nemesis Primal]

The text you're talking about isn't in the stock photos. Here's what I was referencing:

It's under where it already says Police on the door.

[Nathaniel Prime]

The text you're talking about isn't in the stock photos. Here's what I was referencing:

Barricade's door.jpg

It's under where it already says Police on the door.

Yep, that's what I'm talking about. You see? The letters look like they spell "Punish and Enslave", but I can't give full confirmation yet. I'm glad that it's there though

[Wolfman Jake]

Seriously!? They go ahead and add "To Punish and Enslave" to Barricade's deco, but they took away "Fire Chief" from Red Alert? Why!?

[Stargrave]

That's rad I hadn't seen that before! I can't make out all the characters but I can make out enough that I do believe that's what it's saying. Hey why do you think it's left off the production photos?

[Stargrave]

Nono I'm pretty sure Red's got it on his hood.

[Nathaniel Prime]

That's rad I hadn't seen that before! I can't make out all the characters but I can make out enough that I do believe that's what it's saying. Hey why do you think it's left off the production photos?

Maybe they thought it was neccesarily enough to add in. I wish they did the same with Siege Red Alert and just left how he originally looked. The black light bar and boring arms were a bit of a letdown, but at least they retooled the head.

[Nathaniel Prime]

That's rad I hadn't seen that before! I can't make out all the characters but I can make out enough that I do believe that's what it's saying. Hey why do you think it's left off the production photos?

Maybe they thought it was neccesarily enough to add in. I wish they did the same with Siege Red Alert and just left how he originally looked. The black light bar and boring arms were a bit of a letdown, but at least they retooled the head.

[Stargrave]

Oh it's a different head?? I thought it was the same! Oh that's great news. I wanted him even though I thought he was just a straight up repaint but that makes it that much sweeter.

[Wolfman Jake]

Nono I'm pretty sure Red's got it on his hood.

He doesn't. Just a Cybertronian "F" and "D" bookending an Autobot symbol. The "Fire Chief" Cybertronian lettering, while present in initial renders, was removed in the latest stock photos and in-package shots, along with the red paint on the biceps and the red color in the light bar. Red Alert got significantly altered, mostly for the worse, between initial solicitations and his actual production, unfortunately. The only thing that really improved was the head being retooled to resemble Red Alert's cartoon model. Earlier renderings had it as just a repainted Sideswipe head.

[Nathaniel Prime]

Oh it's a different head?? I thought it was the same! Oh that's great news. I wanted him even though I thought he was just a straight up repaint but that makes it that much sweeter.

Between the old reveal and the new stock photo, there has been a few changes. Besides the new head, the biceps, which used to be red, are now white, the extra cybertronian text on the bottom of his chest and the sides of his vehicle mode are now gone, and his light bar appears to be black instead of red.

Overall, while I like the new head, I would have preferred the older colors and texts. Oh well

[AcademyofDrX]

It looks like Barricade's light bar has red coloration, but the plastic itself is the same purple as his windscreen. I suspect Red Alert will be the same way, so it'll probably have some red, just not enough to make up for the dark translucent plastic. At any rate, his lightbar is certain to be less red than originally shown.

I doubt it'll matter enough for me to get a second Prowl to borrow the light bar. Of course, there's that Aileron mod going around...

[ExciKaiser]

Arm upgrade mode, not a Lion but works better than the original i you want my opinion.

[Wolfman Jake]

I doubt it'll matter enough for me to get a second Prowl to borrow the light bar.

That's what I've done in anticipation. I also got an extra Sideswipe so that Red Alert can have his shoulder cannon as well.

[Nathaniel Prime]

It looks like Barricade's light bar has red coloration, but the plastic itself is the same purple as his windscreen. I suspect Red Alert will be the same way, so it'll probably have some red, just not enough to make up for the dark translucent plastic. At any rate, his lightbar is certain to be less red than originally shown.

I doubt it'll matter enough for me to get a second Prowl to borrow the light bar. Of course, there's that Aileron mod going around...

I wouldn't mind this explanation, if it weren't for the fact that Siege Red Alert has no dark red translucent plastic, unlike Barricade, who does have translucent plastic to gang mold from. But Red Alert only has that black looking plastic for his wheels and windshield. Unless this plastic is really, really dark red, like what you are talking about

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Arm upgrade mode, not a Lion but works better than the original i you want my opinion.

Works so well it's scary Now we need a Metroshot redeco of Sixgun to even things out.

[william-james88]

how do you guys affix the giant fist?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

how do you guys affix the giant fist?

It attaches to the forearm. There should be a 5mm peg under the cockpit section that forms the base.