New Stock Photos of Siege Deluxe Wave 3 In and Out of Package

Brunt looks gorgeous


The orange cannon is back (!)

Red Alert just went from a buy to no-buy for me.

Yeah, I'm usually pretty chill when it comes to decos. I don't really need accuracy to this, that, or the other. But, it's crazy how just by simply omitting the red biceps changes Red Alert's whole appearance. He just looks so washed out. I was excited for this release because out of all these flippin' toys I have, I don't have a CHUG Red Alert. Now I'm wondering If I should maybe hunt down an old Gen one.

I'll leave final judgement to seeing him in person with my own eyes.

why is it that you can only preorder red alert from that wave

Red Alert seems to have undergone a trade off. He's got a remolded head, which he didn't have in the renders. However, he's lost a lot of paint applications. I like that he looks different from Sideswipe, but he looks very plain now.

And what the heck is with the black light bar???

Edit: Now that I look at it more, the light bar is a different color from the other black parts on Red Alert. It may not actually be black after all. Could just be a darker translucent red, and the lighting is playing tricks on us.

It's worth noting that not only did CG render Red Alert have red biceps, his lightbar was also red, his head was a red version of Sideswipe's, and he had more Cybertronian text on his front hood/stomach (and I think his gun thingy was gray, but w/e). That's a serious change from this, and it's really disappointing. Methinks someone went ham on Sideswipe with the photo editor before checking to see if it was financially feasible. Vehicle mode looks nice, but that's prob not the most he'll be displayed in most...

It's worth noting that not only did CG render Red Alert have red biceps, his lightbar was also red, his head was a red version of Sideswipe's, and he had more Cybertronian text on his front hood/stomach (and I think his gun thingy was gray, but w/e). That's a serious change from this, and it's really disappointing. Methinks someone went ham on Sideswipe with the photo editor before checking to see if it was financially feasible. Vehicle mode looks nice, but that's prob not the most he'll be displayed in most...

Lore Keeper wrote:Red Alert seems to have undergone a trade off. He's got a remolded head, which he didn't have in the renders. However, he's lost a lot of paint applications. I like that he looks different from Sideswipe, but he looks very plain now.

And what the heck is with the black light bar???

Edit: Now that I look at it more, the light bar is a different color from the other black parts on Red Alert. It may not actually be black after all. Could just be a darker translucent red, and the lighting is playing tricks on us.

Even if it’s a dark smoke color like his window (?) that would help. Really starting to wonder who signs off on these

I still really like Red Alert. While I would've liked the red on the arms if it came down to either doing that or giving him a new head I'm glad they chose new head. I don't think the light bar is actually black. If you look at the edges of the bar in the bot mode picture it looks more like a deep red.

Following out earlier article on the Siege wave 3 Deluxe Class figures' stock photos, Forbidden Planet also has some fancy stock images of Siege Commander Class Jetfire! We also get a great look at the art in the front. We have had stock images of this lad before, from Takara Tomy, as seen here.

The toy is being sold at £79.99, approximately $89.77 USD, and is expected to start shipping out on August 11th, and can indeed be pre-ordered. If you are a fan in the United Kingdom, this could be your chance to order it, with £5.50 shipping! Click here to go to the page, or click any of the images below! As for the toy itself, do these new images want you to buy it more? Tell us nay thoughts in the Pub forums below.

(as a bonus, Leader Galaxy Upgrade Optimus is up with his stock images too!)

I'm so getting this figure

I had previously seen the Jetfire stock images on TFW when someone from The Fwoosh posted them there. In classic Hasbro stock photo fashion, the figure is slightly mistransformed in robot mode (the backpack should be slid upwards to conceal the blue cockpit on it)

Wow! I've had a long day! Lore Keeper, Goats, thanks for pointing out the new head on Red Alert.
I didn't even see it right away. If the omission of the red biceps and tampoed symbols was a trade up for a new head, I'll gladly accept the trade.

The changes to Red Alert's deco are disappointing, but I will still get him. I already bought a second Sideswipe just so I could give Red Alert a shoulder cannon. Now I'll have to buy a second Prowl to give Red Alert a proper bright red light bar. I'll have to figure out something to do with the extra Sideswipe and Prowl figures, though.

I have 1 question/minor complaint: why does Jetfire have black feet?

Rodimus Prime wrote:I have 1 question/minor complaint: why does Jetfire have black feet?

He's always had black feet

red alerts also got less red on his legs (what would be under vehicle mode but front facing in robot mode). They have still kept the unnecassary black near the windshield whicch is one of put offs anyways (like hasbro CW stunticons). Still sticking to the classics for nearly all the carbots this line or waiting for a line that has Earth alts (or actual cybertronian style alts like some of the siege figures have).

jetfire looking good

Skritz wrote:Hey, it's Brunt! ("F.C.A.!")

Every time I see this guy I just hear Rom saying “Liquidator Brunt!”

That’s EX-Liquidator.

Jetfire's rifle looks really nice. He looks nice all over. I was hoping I could swear off the character because of how expensive he is, but I'm probably not going to be able to.

I hadn't planned on getting Red Alert anyway, being perfectly happy with my Universe 2.0 version, but the Siege Red Alert had looked just fine, until I saw that alt-mode, WTF?! That is horrendous!!

notirishman wrote:(as a bonus, Leader Galaxy Upgrade Optimus is up with his stock images too!)

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but we've seen his in box image already, I even took a picture of it

steals_your_goats wrote:I still really like Red Alert. While I would've liked the red on the arms if it came down to either doing that or giving him a new head I'm glad they chose new head. I don't think the light bar is actually black. If you look at the edges of the bar in the bot mode picture it looks more like a deep red.

I can definitely see it being a very dark red.

I'm calling it now. I can totally see Brunt being repainted into Tankor. If not for Siege, then within 1 of the next 2 in the Trilogy.

Jetfire looks great, but I don't think I care enough to drop a ton of money on him when I'm okay with the T30 version I have.

By the way do we know if the Commander Class is going to be 'one-per-line' like (most) Titans? Given the down scaling of Leaders to two figures (with a third as a retool) my guess would be a solid 'yes' unless that Astrotrain rumour is true.

Skritz wrote:By the way do we know if the Commander Class is going to be 'one-per-line' like (most) Titans? Given the down scaling of Leaders to two figures (with a third as a retool) my guess would be a solid 'yes' unless that Astrotrain rumour is true.

More like "once per year" (Fortress Maximus was 2016, Trypticon 2017), but yeah until further notice I'd expect just one for now. There may be some wiggle room somewhere in future tho.

Finally got around to opening and playing with Ironhide. I really like the figure ... far superior to the CW version. But man, those side leg panels pop off if you even look at it funny. Sixgun is neat but doesn't quite feel like a $20 figure.

nycPrime wrote:Sixgun is neat but doesn't quite feel like a $20 figure.

Well, he isn't. He's a 20$ Accessory pack that double as a figure!

Skritz wrote:

nycPrime wrote:Sixgun is neat but doesn't quite feel like a $20 figure.

Well, he isn't. He's a 20$ Accessory pack that double as a figure!

Yup pretty much! Gotta say tho, Ironhide looks pretty sweet when loaded up with Sixgun.

Weaponizers! Combine to form... CYBER-STEED!

Latebrus-K wrote:Weaponizers! Combine to form... CYBER-STEED!

Looks cool and horrifying at the same time.

I still haven't seen a Titan Cog yet, and I am aching to see one

Is it wrong I legitimately hope that future Generations lines try to retain even a fraction of the added 5mm ports Siege introduced just so the weaponizers and things like that can retain play value for later?

Skritz wrote:Is it wrong I legitimately hope that future Generations lines try to retain even a fraction of the added 5mm ports Siege introduced just so the weaponizers and things like that can retain play value for later?

Absolutely not.

Skritz wrote:Is it wrong I legitimately hope that future Generations lines try to retain even a fraction of the added 5mm ports Siege introduced just so the weaponizers and things like that can retain play value for later?

Absolutely, just like C-clips

Don't worry Red, my buddies over at Reprolabels and Toyhax will get you looking just right. I just hope getting 3 reflector figures won't be too much of a hassle..

KVO Prime wrote:Don't worry Red, my buddies over at Reprolabels and Toyhax will get you looking just right. I just hope getting 3 reflector figures won't be too much of a hassle..

Don’t worry he’s 3 per case once they’re at saturation - even online he should be pretty easy to get.

Surprisingly, I found Shockwave at Walmart today. For one, he is precisely what I have wanted from a CHUG Shockwave since 2007. His robot mode is perfect, his spaceship mode is unexpectedly good with all the add-ons attached, and his powered up mode is pretty cool too. However, he is decidedly not a Leader figure. If the Ultra class still existed, I'd say he's a fantastic Ultra, but that isn't how things worked out. Regardless, even though the value is kinda questionable, he's a magnificent figure.

Well, now that I've had time to open up the rest of the Wave 2 Deluxe Class figures I found while on vacation, I'll share a few of my thoughts. I like all three figures. Ironhide is my favorite. He's at last the Generations G1-styled Ironhide we've needed for over 10 years. He's a good bit taller than most of the contemporary Deluxes from Thrilling 30 onward, and is much taller than his Universe 2008 mold. I do wish his side/leg flaps wouldn't fall off so easily, but that's really the ONLY problem I have with the figure.

Chromia is pretty solid. I like her sculpt and her similarity to the rest of the Elita One squadron, though she does have enough remolding to distinguish her. Her greebling isn't so bad in person, but it still is a bit more "extra" than it needed to be, especially when compared to the likes of Moonracer, Firestar, and Greenlight. I'm still trying to fiddle with her Transformation to find a good Targetmaster fan-mode for Orthia (or Elita Infin1te) to wield so that she can still be a part of the team.

Six Gun is pretty much everything I expected, after having experienced Cog. He "completes" Generations Metroplex quite well, even if the reds on both aren't a perfect match. I've got the SDCC version of Metroplex, so maybe the reds match better on the regular Hasbro retail version or the Takara Tomy version? At any rate, Six Gun seems solid. Nothing that pegs in seems too loose, except maybe for the legs, which was a much bigger problem on Cog, to be honest.

I'm really liking how things have been shaping up with SIEGE, and I'm more eager than ever to get the rest of the line and see what the next part of the "War for Cybertron" Trilogy has to offer.

So the Siege Wave 2 Deluxes? All these of these guys are pretty darn amazeballs!

Ironhide may be my favorite figure of the line so far. He is so fun, I love the armored truck mode, the heft to his size, the weapon, everything is great!

Prowl is a pleasant surprise. The feet are a little weird, but he is really good too. But he has some troubles with the weaponizers.

Sixgun is really good too. I think I prefer Cog slightly to him, but his upper body makes a great jetback for any figure with a 5mm port on the back.

Picture dump!

How are the leg panels and hip joints on your 'Hide?

Ironhidensh wrote:How are the leg panels and hip joints on your 'Hide?

Panels on the legs slip off sometimes, but not consistently, so I'm not concerned.

Left hip is a bit loose, but it hasn't drastically affected him. And I enjoy him far more than those little issues take away from him

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:How are the leg panels and hip joints on your 'Hide?

Panels on the legs slip off sometimes, but not consistently, so I'm not concerned.

Left hip is a bit loose, but it hasn't drastically affected him. And I enjoy him far more than those little issues take away from him

Doesn't sound terrible. The panels on mine fell off if you coughed in the same room, and the hips are so loose he has trouble standing on his own. Its so bad, that I just tossed the panels in my junk/accessory bin and gave the figure to my boys. It really sucked too, as this was one of the few siege figures I was actually looking forward to.

Ironhidensh wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:How are the leg panels and hip joints on your 'Hide?

Panels on the legs slip off sometimes, but not consistently, so I'm not concerned.

Left hip is a bit loose, but it hasn't drastically affected him. And I enjoy him far more than those little issues take away from him

Doesn't sound terrible. The panels on mine fell off if you coughed in the same room, and the hips are so loose he has trouble standing on his own. Its so bad, that I just tossed the panels in my junk/accessory bin and gave the figure to my boys. It really sucked too, as this was one of the few siege figures I was actually looking forward to.

Shame really, He is awesome and a great figure. I now look forward to finding Ratchet, this is a mold worth getting twice for him. Same with Prowl and the other 3 Datsun based figures

Yup my Ironhide leg panels were also super loose. Came off with little pressure. I put some nail polish on it and it's ever so slightly better.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Sixgun is really good too. I think I prefer Cog slightly to him, but his upper body makes a great jetback for any figure with a 5mm port on the back.

Picture dump!

Sorry, 0/10, no one is featuring a six gun hulk-fist

Hellscream9999 wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Sixgun is really good too. I think I prefer Cog slightly to him, but his upper body makes a great jetback for any figure with a 5mm port on the back.

Picture dump!

Sorry, 0/10, no one is featuring a six gun hulk-fist

I cannot get a convincing Hulk fist.

So I got my soundwave and cassettes today from hasbro pulse; they shipped everything separately despite ordering them together; the cassetticons are so adorable they immediately bypass any criticism I might have towards them

The best part is that there is a pretty easy ratbat somewhere in the laserbeak mold, here's to more of these little guys