The Energon Pub

News Credits: 340 · by **Stargrave** » Fri May 17, 2019 11:28 am

Good morning and happy Friday fellow Seibertronians! Your laughable Swerve wannabe here - I was tooling around looking for news and noticed Optibotimus on YouTube posted a review for Siege Jetfire a few days ago. I figured if anybody had eyes on this bad boy you might want to give it a view. Share your thoughts below and let everyone know if seeing it in action has made you waver on our beloved first Autobot of the air!

https://youtu.be/9WPFUSO8SOI

*I'm obviously still not an ace at posting youtube links sorry about that gang I appreciate everyone's patience :-D

I wanted to post it like the Brunt review with that big beautiful image/link. I'll get there!*

News Credits: 56 · by **Nathaniel Prime** » Fri May 17, 2019 2:09 pm

00Stargrave00 wrote:Good morning and happy Friday fellow Seibertronians! Your laughable Swerve wannabe here - I was tooling around looking for news and noticed Optibotimus on YouTube posted a review for Siege Jetfire a few days ago. I figured if anybody had eyes on this bad boy you might want to give it a view. Share your thoughts below and let everyone know if seeing it in action has made you waver on our beloved first Autobot of the air!

https://youtu.be/9WPFUSO8SOI

*I'm obviously still not an ace at posting youtube links sorry about that gang I appreciate everyone's patience I wanted to post it like the Brunt review with that big beautiful image/link. I'll get there!*

Sorry bud, but since Optibotimus has requested we not news his videos, even if they are early release. I learned that the hard way :oops:

Now, if Emgo posts one, feel free to share it here

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Fri May 17, 2019 2:20 pm

Nathaniel Prime wrote:
00Stargrave00 wrote:Good morning and happy Friday fellow Seibertronians! Your laughable Swerve wannabe here - I was tooling around looking for news and noticed Optibotimus on YouTube posted a review for Siege Jetfire a few days ago. I figured if anybody had eyes on this bad boy you might want to give it a view. Share your thoughts below and let everyone know if seeing it in action has made you waver on our beloved first Autobot of the air!

9WPFUSO8SOI

*I'm obviously still not an ace at posting youtube links sorry about that gang I appreciate everyone's patience I wanted to post it like the Brunt review with that big beautiful image/link. I'll get there!*

Sorry bud, but since Optibotimus has requested we not news his videos, even if they are early release. I learned that the hard way

Now, if Emgo posts one, feel free to share it here

Guys, you can still post anything related on the boards. No one will and should stop you. With Optibotimus though, we wouldnt front page it, since he asked us not to. But that's only something for news staff to worry about, anyone can post his reviews on the forum.

The reason we wouldn't news this regardless is because we already posted a video review on jetfire a while ago.

Also, if you guys want to better post the videos, just use the last bit at the end of the youtube links that has a wierd code. In the case of the jetfire review, its: 9WPFUSO8SOI

then wrap it around with the youtube button we have above "[youtube][/youtube]"

that would give you this:

News Credits: 340 · by **Stargrave** » Fri May 17, 2019 2:28 pm

Excellent to know! I was wondering about little details with other creators/reviewers you just never know, until you know, which is what Seibertron is for, you know?

Ok so I was doing it correctly the preview pane must just not have been displaying it like I wanted it to look. Ok perfect. You'd shown me that once before I hate asking again thank you.

Hey thanks everyone for the feedback!

Till all are one dudes and dudettes.

by **PushYouDown** » Fri May 17, 2019 5:57 pm

I don't know if this is old news but I just saw the Hobbylink Japan newsletter on the Fwoosh mention that Thundercracker's "knee joints have been redesigned for better flexion for a wider range of poses!"
I'm curious to see what the difference is since Star Scream seems pretty good in that department.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Fri May 17, 2019 9:21 pm

PushYouDown wrote:I don't know if this is old news but I just saw the Hobbylink Japan newsletter on the Fwoosh mention that Thundercracker's "knee joints have been redesigned for better flexion for a wider range of poses!"
I'm curious to see what the difference is since Star Scream seems pretty good in that department.

They have been known for translating errors that brought hope to fans before. So i would just wait to see if there is anything different at all.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat May 18, 2019 1:19 pm

Fellow Seibertron user, Riley Hoffman, has let us know that YouTuber TonTon Reviews has uploaded a new video review of upcoming Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Deluxe Class figure, Reflector/Refracktor! The review covers all the basics and shows off the camera mode that is made by combining three Reflector/Refracktor figures!

Check out the video below, which we have embedded for your convenience.

What do you think of this review? Are you planning on tracking down three of this mold, to make a camera for your display shelves? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

News Credits: 340 · by **Stargrave** » Sat May 18, 2019 2:00 pm

Whaaa? Score! Thanks for finding that, totally makes my morning

He looks rad, I am in love with this Siege style detailing.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat May 18, 2019 2:09 pm

Ahhh, so that's how the chests work: the lens on Viewfinder (the middle guy) detaches and is used for the base of the tripod!

News Credits: 340 · by **Stargrave** » Sat May 18, 2019 2:23 pm

Maaaaan, he looks awesome. Such great colors I mean of course you’re going to want three of these staring back at you on the shelf. And JelZe you said you had a family member who was a photographer right? So you’re all over this guy I bet. I love him. Dang.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Sat May 18, 2019 2:53 pm

What's the over-under on them retool this guy for Perceptor?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat May 18, 2019 3:09 pm

00Stargrave00 wrote:And JelZe you said you had a family member who was a photographer right? So you’re all over this guy I bet.

My dad was a recreational photographer back when I was little, mainly family pictures and natural scenery. He had an old-style photo camera, same style as G1 Reflector, even with switch-out lenses. He had a knack for it.

sol magnus wrote:What's the over-under on them retool this guy for Perceptor?

I don't see that happening, really. We already had a proper Perceptor back in Titans Return.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Sat May 18, 2019 3:26 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
sol magnus wrote:What's the over-under on them retool this guy for Perceptor?

I don't see that happening, really. We already had a proper Perceptor back in Titans Return.

Not that that really means anything considering how quickly the popular characters get remade. This line is supposed to go three years with different sub names, right? They just did Jazz in Power of the Primes, so no Jazz in WFC? Is that really how it works? Wasn't that long ago Prowl, Ironhide and Mirage (and others) got made in Combiner Wars. Wasn't Chromia from Titans Return?

Anyway, my point is probably more that this toy could easily be retooled into a pre-earth Perceptor moreso than whether they'll actually do it.

by **ThunderThruster** » Sat May 18, 2019 3:33 pm

Chromia was Thrilling 30, before getting her Siege figure, but is based on the PotP Moonracer engineering.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat May 18, 2019 3:33 pm

sol magnus wrote:Wasn't Chromia from Titans Return?

T30, actually. The Titans Return ones were Windblade and Arcee

I don't really see any resemblance between Perceptor and Viewfinder honestly, aside from the chest window. But I suppose stranger things have happened, like TR Alpha Trion into Broadside.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Sat May 18, 2019 3:35 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
sol magnus wrote:Wasn't Chromia from Titans Return?

T30, actually. The Titans Return ones were Windblade and Arcee

I don't really see any resemblance between Perceptor and Viewfinder honestly, aside from the chest window.

Ah, okay. I was collecting Masterpiece during all this, so I didn't pay as much attention as I am now.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat May 18, 2019 3:43 pm

sol magnus wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
sol magnus wrote:Wasn't Chromia from Titans Return?

T30, actually. The Titans Return ones were Windblade and Arcee

I don't really see any resemblance between Perceptor and Viewfinder honestly, aside from the chest window.

Ah, okay. I was collecting Masterpiece during all this, so I didn't pay as much attention as I am now.

Reflector was considered as the character for 2010 Reveal the Shield Perceptor's retool however, because the toy-accurate head resembles the Viewfinder toy's to a degree:

Transformers Generations Magnificus Gallery

And Hasbro does have a history of repeating concepts...

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sat May 18, 2019 3:45 pm

It's cheaper to make something that's already got a basis

News Credits: 340 · by **Stargrave** » Sat May 18, 2019 5:11 pm

1. That Magnificus looks so deadly, I love that thing.

2. Random: PotP Prime's rifle scales well with Galaxy Upgrade Prime. It's a little chunky but that's like the whole mold anyways, it's just working for me

3. A Perceptor out of that mold regardless of who came out when, would be rad. If they did that I'd have to get it, and I can already think of little fanmode ways you could approximate some kind of scope or microscope out of that thing.

4. It's hard for me to talk about Reflector without mentioning my favorite one so far which was the most simple too - the Targetmaster styled Reflector that came with Skrapnel a few years back. I had it for like a week before my cat disappeared it. But I thought that was so clever a design and transformation. It's nice to see old Reflaktorglass back.

5. Seeing this current ones vehicle mode made me wish there was a 5mm peg on the bottom so he could just be used as a giant cannon. Same for Shockwaves vehicle mode.

by **YoungPrime** » Sat May 18, 2019 5:51 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
00Stargrave00 wrote:And JelZe you said you had a family member who was a photographer right? So you’re all over this guy I bet.

My dad was a recreational photographer back when I was little, mainly family pictures and natural scenery. He had an old-style photo camera, same style as G1 Reflector, even with switch-out lenses. He had a knack for it.

sol magnus wrote:What's the over-under on them retool this guy for Perceptor?

I don't see that happening, really. We already had a proper Perceptor back in Titans Return.

Exactly!

I'm more interested in getting DJD Vos out of the mold.

News Credits: 340 · by **Stargrave** » Sat May 18, 2019 5:56 pm

Dude!! VOS!! Great call! Hell gimme a Tarn out of Megatron while you’re at it please!

News Credits: 3 · by **Randomhero** » Sat May 18, 2019 6:44 pm

Yikes. That dudes nails...

News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Sat May 18, 2019 7:13 pm

Based on the size comparison with Ironhide, Refraktor(s) should be shorter than Prowl, and hopefully no taller than the Classics Seekers. I was worried they would be too tall, but it looks like they should scale pretty well, even if I don't get the Siege seekers.

by **YoungPrime** » Sat May 18, 2019 9:21 pm

00Stargrave00 wrote:Dude!! VOS!! Great call! Hell gimme a Tarn out of Megatron while you’re at it please!

Here! Here!!

by **YoungPrime** » Sat May 18, 2019 9:55 pm

AcademyofDrX wrote:Based on the size comparison with Ironhide, Refraktor(s) should be shorter than Prowl, and hopefully no taller than the Classics Seekers. I was worried they would be too tall, but it looks like they should scale pretty well, even if I don't get the Siege seekers.

They actually look like that might be dlx Classics Bumblebee height. Which is another reason why I won't buy more than one for $20.