In Hand Images of Kingdom Red Alert and Comparisons to Siege Mold

WeatherManNX01 wrote:The black panels near the front wheels in car mode kill me. I'd rather those have been matched to the rest of the vehicle color, even if it that area looked a little off in robot mode.

I'm still going to get these - they're far above the Universe versions of these characters - but that one detail could have made these even better.

I won't be transforming mine for anything other than stop-motion shots.

Rodimus Knight wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

WeatherManNX01 wrote:The black panels near the front wheels in car mode kill me. I'd rather those have been matched to the rest of the vehicle color, even if it that area looked a little off in robot mode.

I'm still going to get these - they're far above the Universe versions of these characters - but that one detail could have made these even better.

I won't be transforming mine for anything other than stop-motion shots.

I don't understand why they have those panels black, even the siege version, it didn't make sense.
Still it looks like most of the parts to make up vehicle mode are new, so that's good. Wish they'd put the spoiler on there though.

Because these black things are on the same sprue as all the other black parts. It's a mass production thing.
Still, it could have been better planned.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Knight wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

WeatherManNX01 wrote:The black panels near the front wheels in car mode kill me. I'd rather those have been matched to the rest of the vehicle color, even if it that area looked a little off in robot mode.

I'm still going to get these - they're far above the Universe versions of these characters - but that one detail could have made these even better.

I won't be transforming mine for anything other than stop-motion shots.

I don't understand why they have those panels black, even the siege version, it didn't make sense.
Still it looks like most of the parts to make up vehicle mode are new, so that's good. Wish they'd put the spoiler on there though.

Because these black things are on the same sprue as all the other black parts. It's a mass production thing.
Still, it could have been better planned.

Odd, people said it was on the same sprue as the head, and yet the head is a different colour here. This now makes the Selects Deep Cover really nonsensical.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Rodimus Knight wrote:

sol magnus wrote:

WeatherManNX01 wrote:The black panels near the front wheels in car mode kill me. I'd rather those have been matched to the rest of the vehicle color, even if it that area looked a little off in robot mode.

I'm still going to get these - they're far above the Universe versions of these characters - but that one detail could have made these even better.

I won't be transforming mine for anything other than stop-motion shots.

I don't understand why they have those panels black, even the siege version, it didn't make sense.
Still it looks like most of the parts to make up vehicle mode are new, so that's good. Wish they'd put the spoiler on there though.

Because these black things are on the same sprue as all the other black parts. It's a mass production thing.
Still, it could have been better planned.

Odd, people said it was on the same sprue as the head, and yet the head is a different colour here. This now makes the Selects Deep Cover really nonsensical.

The head is a different sprue and material. Sideswipe and Deep cover make it hard to tell because there are 2 black sprues, one of paintable and one unpaintable.

The wheels, head, flip out ab piece, and the shins are all paintable black. The shoulders, fists, inner structure you can barely see through the windshield and crotch/hips are unpaintable black.

The side by side with Kingdom Red Alert and Siege Sideswipe is how you can tell. Red Alert uses a different color for the parts of Sidswipe that were black but paintable.

Edit: I meant to add that I suspect the wheels themselves might be their own mold that they can mass produce in multiples of 4 and potentially re-use in the future without having to affect the rest of the mold.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:OK, just saw a review of Titan Class Autobot Ark (he's out folks!)...

Why is he marked as 15+ instead of 8+ like the rest of his range?

Because a 8yo might my seriously hurt by his awesomeness!

Having seen more in hand images, I have some fears for this mold. It seems like the chest is super hollow, even the parts where the shoulders are. It seems to be a lot of empty space in the area where he needs strength.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:OK, just saw a review of Titan Class Autobot Ark (he's out folks!)...

Why is he marked as 15+ instead of 8+ like the rest of his range?

I guess to show that this is for collectors and not kids. 15+ is the default collector age range across all collectibles. Don't know if that means he won't be getting an in store release.

Does anyone else have Galvatron or Rodimus Prime on preorder with Target? Mine are now listed as Backordered. Was really looking forward to getting them. I hope it won't be too long.

Sabrblade wrote:I think o. supreme hit the nail on the head when he mentioned the Optimus Prime microfigure. That thing could be considered a choking hazard, requiring an upping of the age range.

Thank you. Although I *may* have spoke too soon. I don't have Haslab Unicron, but I completely forgot the Centurion Drone pack also has a Micro figure, and the age on it is 8+. Unless perhaps there is a different standard for online exclusives vs something produced for standard retail? Also possibly, the safety guidelines for toys in the United States changed in the last year?