6 additional Siege TakaraTomy stock photos from Dengeki Hobby

So wanting that Megatron and Shockwave.

mentre83 wrote:I think it's a shame that for Flywheels they didn't make two merging Tfs like Battletrap. Still, a better toy than the last one we got - and I'm not over yet not getting a Triple Changer version. It seems that the character is cursed... or not very popular, at least.

Skytread/Flywheels being exactly like Battletrap was probably wishful thinking on our part. The two individual bots are much more complex than most Legends, effectively being Triplechangers themselves. They probably only were able to budget them by only having three other new Legends molds in the line (Beachcomber, Slash, and Windcharger), along with three slight retools (Tailgate, Cindersaur, and Outback), and one minor repaint of a much older figure (Skrapnel). Skrapnel is likely the biggest factor in us getting Battletrap since he was basically a budget freebie saving money they could use on the Duocon. If Siege Deluxe really are $17.99 that's not enough to cover two Legends, let alone two Legends that complex.

And personally I'm very glad they didn't go the lazy way and make the Duocons just another pair of Triplechangers. It works as a club exclusive, but we deserve something more faithful at retail.

Emerje

mentre83 wrote:I think it's a shame that for Flywheels they didn't make two merging Tfs like Battletrap.

Personally I think it's a shame we got two TF's that merged into one like Battletrap.

That was what made the Duocons fun, two alt modes into one robot mode. They screwed up Battletrap and made things right for Flywheels, here's hoping they go back and "fix" Battletrap.

Im curious how Battletrap is compatible to Flywheels?
Hmmmm.....

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:

Skritz wrote:Wait. THE TURRET MOVES?!

I'm honestly not too surprised. HasTak figured out how to pull that stunt off way back in 2005 with Cybertron Defense Scattorshot, and repeated it in 2015 with Combiner Wars Megatron.

And that was such a neat stunt, kind of blew my mind when it came out. Arms connected to a carousel that can turn around once the shoulder joints are swung up.

Burn wrote:

mentre83 wrote:I think it's a shame that for Flywheels they didn't make two merging Tfs like Battletrap.

Personally I think it's a shame we got two TF's that merged into one like Battletrap.

That was what made the Duocons fun, two alt modes into one robot mode. They screwed up Battletrap and made things right for Flywheels, here's hoping they go back and "fix" Battletrap.

Agreed!

And I think it hurt the look of the combined robot form, especially those clunky legs.






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Cyberpath wrote:

Burn wrote:

mentre83 wrote:I think it's a shame that for Flywheels they didn't make two merging Tfs like Battletrap.

Personally I think it's a shame we got two TF's that merged into one like Battletrap.

That was what made the Duocons fun, two alt modes into one robot mode. They screwed up Battletrap and made things right for Flywheels, here's hoping they go back and "fix" Battletrap.

Agreed!

And I think it hurt the look of the combined robot form, especially those clunky legs.

I agree as well. I think Battletrap is quite fun and I've enjoyed the figure a lot, but after seeing Flywheels and how tight and focused of a package he is, I also wish BT was not two robots.

Albatross250 wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:Im curious how Battletrap is compatible to Flywheels?
Hmmmm.....

Depends on the connection points I think it would be a shame if they weren't compatible.

Better get Battleslash and Roadtrap then, shame they dont have weapons like Flywheels

I gave the Battletrap boys CW Megatron's weapons. Combining weapons for combining bots made sense and they look good with the individual bots as well as the combined figure (combined).

While I only have half of PotP Battletrap, I'll agree that the extra parts needed for Battleslash and Roadtrap can be a bit in the way. No argument. But it was the only way to do him as a regular retail release under the constraints of PotP. But who knows, maybe they will do a Battletrap-only retool if Flywheels sells well.

Adimus Prime wrote:That Micromaster "sword" looks ridiculous. Lol

So did the Star Saber (albeit less so because of the unified colors), but it's the fun kind of ridiculous. Hopefully this sword stays combined better, though!

I think what Burn is getting at is: what was sacrificed in PotP Battletrap to give him his extra robot modes?

Emerje wrote:And personally I'm very glad they didn't go the lazy way and make the Duocons just another pair of Triplechangers. It works as a club exclusive, but we deserve something more faithful at retail.

I'm glad that they preserved the Duocons concept, yet a Blitzwing redeco to pair with the Triple Changer Battletrap would have been nice.

ZeroWolf wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:Im curious how Battletrap is compatible to Flywheels?
Hmmmm.....

Depends on the connection points I think it would be a shame if they weren't compatible.

Warden said they are compatible. I imagine there's a ball joint about the size of Battleslash's head used to connect the tank to the jet.

Emerje