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Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance

Transformers News: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance

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While it's exciting that both Amazon exclusive Siege sets are shipping and arriving to American consumers, several fans are now reporting a very specific breakage issue for Deluxe Class Slamdance, which comes in the pack officially titled Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Deluxe WFC-S26 Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce 3 Pack - Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1. Slamdance is also packaged with Deluxe Class G2 clone Sideswipe and Battle Masters Trenchfoot.

The breakage with Slamdance is on his left ankle, which you can see in the images below. This problem has been reported several times to the Seibertron.com news staff as well as several Transformers fans on Twitter. Apparently the breakage is caused because the feet are very tight and it's the same plastic material on those parts as Flywheels which are susceptible to stress from the get-go. The figure needs to be handled carefully to avoid the breakage, though it is not clear at this time if even that will prevent breakage.

Here are a handful of twitter posts showing the defect and more reports are coming in as people get them:

https://twitter.com/N0tsofriendly/status/1162089529328701440?s=19
https://twitter.com/UnderscoreZeus/status/1162116742727868417/photo/1
https://twitter.com/KPAutobotX/status/1162140505616068612

Good luck to all of you with your Slamdance! Please let us know if you experience any problems with your Slamdance figure so that we can continue to share this information with other Seibertronians.

Transformers News: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance

Transformers News: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance

Transformers News: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance
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Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034755)
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:25am CDT
Next stage of Siege's battle damage gimmick: Broken toys!
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034756)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:26am CDT
william-james88 wrote:We have some bad news.
The breakage in on the ankle, specifically the left ankle, as you will see in images below. The feet are very tight and it's the same plastic material on those parts as Flywheels which was susceptible to stress from the get-go. Gotta handle it really gingerly.

Good luck to all of you!

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Well crap, I'm going to be opening him tonight, good to know to be careful. Are there actually 2 breakage points? The first and last photo show the ankle breaking, but the middle photo looks like the knee might be suspect as well.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034757)
Posted by o.supreme on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:30am CDT
I have 2 thoughts....

1. I'm seeing this more and more on the *second use* of any particular figure type, I wonder what the reason is? Definitely causes concern for pretty much all the 35th anniversary packaged figures, Ratchet etc...

Has anyone who purchased Red Alert yet had similar issues?

2. I'm glad they delayed Omega Supreme. I know he is a brand new toy, but taking extra time to QC everything is worth it IMHO.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034758)
Posted by wolverinetodd on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:36am CDT
The question to ask is "What is Hasbro doing to rectify this to customers' satisfaction?" This is a rather expensive exclusive set for one of the figures to be defective and end up broken after a couple of transformations. It's not like one can take the defective figure back to the retail store and exchange it for another figure. Will Hasbro send out replacement parts? Will Hasbro do partial refunds?
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034759)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:41am CDT
wolverinetodd wrote:The question to ask is "What is Hasbro doing to rectify this to customers' satisfaction?" This is a rather expensive exclusive set for one of the figures to be defective and end up broken after a couple of transformations. It's not like one can take the defective figure back to the retail store and exchange it for another figure. Will Hasbro send out replacement parts? Will Hasbro do partial refunds?


No and no to your questions. I don't ever recall a case before where replacement parts were sent out, it is usually a replacement or a refund. And since this was an Amazon exclusive, Amazon will offer replacement or refund and then work it out directly with Hasbro.

I'll be opening mine right when I get home from work today to see if I ended up with a bad one, and if so, package it right back up for Amazon.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034760)
Posted by joevill on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:45am CDT
Nooooooooooooo! Mine arrives Monday
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034761)
Posted by william-james88 on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:49am CDT
wolverinetodd wrote:The question to ask is "What is Hasbro doing to rectify this to customers' satisfaction?" This is a rather expensive exclusive set for one of the figures to be defective and end up broken after a couple of transformations. It's not like one can take the defective figure back to the retail store and exchange it for another figure. Will Hasbro send out replacement parts? Will Hasbro do partial refunds?


Hasbro will send you an item of equal value but you have to send them every component of this set first.
You are better off to just return to Amazon for refund.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034762)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:50am CDT
o.supreme wrote:I have 2 thoughts....

1. I'm seeing this more and more on the *second use* of any particular figure type, I wonder what the reason is? Definitely causes concern for pretty much all the 35th anniversary packaged figures, Ratchet etc...

Has anyone who purchased Red Alert yet had similar issues?

2. I'm glad they delayed Omega Supreme. I know he is a brand new toy, but taking extra time to QC everything is worth it IMHO.


It doesn't seem to be happening with the Seekers. And there's 7 uses of that one. Skytread had issues with his ankles on some of the figures too. It sounds like it's a problem with this specific mold, not a line wide issue.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034763)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:54am CDT
o.supreme wrote:1. I'm seeing this more and more on the *second use* of any particular figure type, I wonder what the reason is? Definitely causes concern for pretty much all the 35th anniversary packaged figures, Ratchet etc...

Has anyone who purchased Red Alert yet had similar issues?


Do you have any specific examples? The only recent one that comes to mind for me is Red Swoop.

Red Alert is just as solid, if not more than Sideswipe for me. All the Siege seekers after Starscream have been better than Starscream. Ricochet and Combat Hero Megs were equal to Jazz and reg Megs for me.

The Skytread mold already had issues right from the start, so I wonder if they actually adjusted the mold to fix one issue and instead caused another one. Or it could be nothing to do with the molds themselves and rather be an issue with the plastic material used.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034764)
Posted by Ultra Markus on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:55am CDT
Better keep some plastic bonder ready
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034769)
Posted by Stargrave on August 16th, 2019 @ 11:30am CDT
They’re just taking the battle damage aesthetic to the next level, jeepers. I know Slamdance ‘shoots himself in the foot’ sometimes but this is ridiculous.

My Red Alert is a tad just a smidge looser in the legs but honestly pretty solid.

I know what you mean about that curse of the second use of the mold but with him it’s not so much the case. Thundercracker will be my second Seeker so I’m really curious to see how it holds up. I love Starscream I’m feeling I won’t be disappointed everyone’s loving the Seekers for the same reasons I am.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034770)
Posted by william-james88 on August 16th, 2019 @ 11:32am CDT
I dont think its a second mold use curse, I havent seen that trend. Skythread was the siege deluxe suffering from the most QC issues from the get go, so its no suprise that of all the redecos, its this one that also has issues.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034773)
Posted by Stargrave on August 16th, 2019 @ 11:39am CDT
william-james88 wrote:I dont think its a second mold use curse, I havent seen that trend. Skythread was the siege deluxe suffering from the most QC issues from the get go, so its no suprise that of all the redecos, its this one that also has issues.


I had to shave down his heel pegs just to get that tank mode to work and it’s still a little eh, you know? He’s otherwise a win though I love how chunky he is and the jet mode is way cool. I reversed his wings and place the long barrel on his back to give him a junior Blitzwing vibe.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034775)
Posted by Randomhero on August 16th, 2019 @ 11:42am CDT
william-james88 wrote:I dont think its a second mold use curse, I havent seen that trend. Skythread was the siege deluxe suffering from the most QC issues from the get go, so its no suprise that of all the redecos, its this one that also has issues.


Exactly. It’s not mold degradation. It’s privet just a bad batch of red plastic and that spot where it’s breaking is just a really weak spot.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034776)
Posted by o.supreme on August 16th, 2019 @ 11:45am CDT
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Do you have any specific examples? The only recent one that comes to mind for me is Red Swoop.


I don't like to dredge up old beefs but since you asked...yeah my Red Swoop and Ricochet were pretty much garbage. But this seems to be less frequent than some others (though I know for certain I was not the only one who had issues with these). Glad to know Red Alert is good, also Combat Hero Megs, since that was a selects release and I had my concerns.

Although I wont be getting Bluestreak or Selects Smokescreen, it will be interesting to see what the overall QC of these is. I'm not saying its a *second mold curse* just an observation. being in QC/Auditing is what I'm all about ;) . Something happens twice, it's a red flag, 3 or more times, and it's a trend that needs to be corrected.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034781)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on August 16th, 2019 @ 12:28pm CDT
Stargrave wrote:They’re just taking the battle damage aesthetic to the next level, jeepers. I know Slamdance ‘shoots himself in the foot’ sometimes but this is ridiculous.

My Red Alert is a tad just a smidge looser in the legs but honestly pretty solid.

I know what you mean about that curse of the second use of the mold but with him it’s not so much the case. Thundercracker will be my second Seeker so I’m really curious to see how it holds up. I love Starscream I’m feeling I won’t be disappointed everyone’s loving the Seekers for the same reasons I am.


I just got Thundercracker yesterday. He's great! The chest panel shows no signs of falling off. I don't have any issues with the figure. At least nothing that can't be fixed with a quarter turn of a screw driver. Slightly loose elbow on one side. No biggie.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034782)
Posted by sol magnus on August 16th, 2019 @ 12:31pm CDT
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Stargrave wrote:They’re just taking the battle damage aesthetic to the next level, jeepers. I know Slamdance ‘shoots himself in the foot’ sometimes but this is ridiculous.

My Red Alert is a tad just a smidge looser in the legs but honestly pretty solid.

I know what you mean about that curse of the second use of the mold but with him it’s not so much the case. Thundercracker will be my second Seeker so I’m really curious to see how it holds up. I love Starscream I’m feeling I won’t be disappointed everyone’s loving the Seekers for the same reasons I am.


I just got Thundercracker yesterday. He's great! The chest panel shows no signs of falling off. I don't have any issues with the figure. At least nothing that can't be fixed with a quarter turn of a screw driver. Slightly loose elbow on one side. No biggie.


Did you order him from Pulse? Amazon?
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034784)
Posted by Vic Zanzibar on August 16th, 2019 @ 12:32pm CDT
I just won’t transform my Slammy. If I ever feel the need to transform a figure into stumpy and dorky looking plane and tank modes, I’ll just use Skytread.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034786)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on August 16th, 2019 @ 12:38pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Stargrave wrote:They’re just taking the battle damage aesthetic to the next level, jeepers. I know Slamdance ‘shoots himself in the foot’ sometimes but this is ridiculous.

My Red Alert is a tad just a smidge looser in the legs but honestly pretty solid.

I know what you mean about that curse of the second use of the mold but with him it’s not so much the case. Thundercracker will be my second Seeker so I’m really curious to see how it holds up. I love Starscream I’m feeling I won’t be disappointed everyone’s loving the Seekers for the same reasons I am.


I just got Thundercracker yesterday. He's great! The chest panel shows no signs of falling off. I don't have any issues with the figure. At least nothing that can't be fixed with a quarter turn of a screw driver. Slightly loose elbow on one side. No biggie.


Did you order him from Pulse? Amazon?


Amazon. I got lucky. I saw he was in stock, but by the time I went to order him, it said August 31st before he'd ship. Next day I was on Amazon again and it said 1-2 days. Cancelled the first order and ordered again. Now he's August 31st again.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034789)
Posted by Bounti76 on August 16th, 2019 @ 12:58pm CDT
I got Skywarp yesterday, and his chest panel is just as prone to popping off as Starscream's, if not more. I have all the other Seekers, and so far, only Starscream and Skywarp have that issue.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034791)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 16th, 2019 @ 1:05pm CDT
I have Red Alert and Ratchet and they're just as good as the original use of the molds if not better like in Ratchet's case. I was giving Hasbro a lot of slack with Slamdance because I liked the blue on Rain Dance, but if they can't even make sure a repaint in a set is 100% then there's a problem. Mine will be here tomorrow so we'll see.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034792)
Posted by Microbot on August 16th, 2019 @ 1:07pm CDT
My Red Alert has his right fist positioned backward... :evil: :evil:
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034796)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on August 16th, 2019 @ 2:23pm CDT
Fun with a flight stand.

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Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034797)
Posted by william-james88 on August 16th, 2019 @ 2:25pm CDT
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Fun with a flight stand.

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Does TC have decepticon symbols in his inner wings like Starscream?
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034798)
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on August 16th, 2019 @ 2:32pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Fun with a flight stand.

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Does TC have decepticon symbols in his inner wings like Starscream?


He does not. I was surprised by that.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034800)
Posted by Flashwave on August 16th, 2019 @ 2:43pm CDT
Umm, Eek? I transformed my Slamdance a few times last night and didnt notice any breakage, although there is a hitch in his leg trying to bend his foot, it could be related? Maybe there is flash in a joint and the tension is giving at the soft plastic arounf the metal pin?

*Carefully putsSlamdance on a shelf and never touches him again*

On a related note, I am now so torn about G2 Sideswipe. This is my first expsrience with the mold and I *Like* it but I'm not sure I *love* it. I am tempted to sell mine, but I think I want to see if the 3P guys do any Guns and the Bandolier. I wish we knew if there was a Sunstreaker coming for Siege2, I *might* be more inclined to circle back for Swipe then.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034814)
Posted by Unicron Magnus on August 16th, 2019 @ 6:07pm CDT
I think I'd actually be interested in the Seeker mold if it didn't have the fake F-15 cockpit slapped on the chest/plane rear. That's one thing that's always bugged me about "Cybertronian-mode" designs, the fake Earth-mode chunks slapped on, and "faux-parts" are already something I can't stand. This line seems to avoid that, for the most part.

(On that note, when was the last time we got a G1 Starscream that had an actual cockpit-chest? The Legends figure? And that's not even addressing the chest turbines, which I believe only the Masterpiece ever had actually folding up.) I don't mind Siegescream's chest turbines, since they could be interpreted as engines.

I know I'm nitpicking about a-million-and-a-half times too hard right now, but I wish that the seeker mold chest actually looked like something that could be the rear of a spaceship, even if that's not slavishly G1 enough.

I have literally no idea why I ranted so hard about this, but I'm really picky about G1 Starscreams for some reason.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034815)
Posted by Stargrave on August 16th, 2019 @ 6:11pm CDT
Unicron Magnus wrote:I think I'd actually be interested in the Seeker mold if it didn't have the fake F-15 cockpit slapped on the chest/plane rear. That's one thing that's always bugged me about "Cybertronian-mode" designs, the fake Earth-mode chunks slapped on, and "faux-parts" are already something I can't stand. This line seems to avoid that, for the most part.

(On that note, when was the last time we got a G1 Starscream that had an actual cockpit-chest? The Legends figure? And that's not even addressing the chest turbines, which I believe only the Masterpiece ever had actually folding up.) I don't mind Siegescream's chest turbines, since they could be interpreted as engines.

I know I'm nitpicking about a-million-and-a-half times too hard right now, but I wish that the seeker mold chest actually looked like something that could be the rear of a spaceship, even if that's not slavishly G1 enough.

I have literally no idea why I ranted so hard about this, but I'm really picky about G1 Starscreams for some reason.


Dude it’s cool, you’re in the right place. Starscream appreciators welcome :lol:
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034822)
Posted by grimdragon2001 on August 16th, 2019 @ 7:18pm CDT
i got lucky with mine, no breaks
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034826)
Posted by Triggerdick Megatron on August 16th, 2019 @ 8:17pm CDT
"Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Deluxe WFC-S26 Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce 3 Pack - Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1."

The longest name for anything ever!

"Power of the Primes Optimal Optimus" and "Studio Series Bumblebee Optimus Prime" are rather short in comparison. :)
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034828)
Posted by Sabrblade on August 16th, 2019 @ 8:38pm CDT
Triggerdick Megatron wrote:"Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Deluxe WFC-S26 Autobot Alphastrike Counterforce 3 Pack - Final Strike Figure Series: Part 1."

The longest name for anything ever!

"Power of the Primes Optimal Optimus" and "Studio Series Bumblebee Optimus Prime" are rather short in comparison. :)
"Hasbro, Inc. Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Leader class Ultra Magnus Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord (with Minimus Ambus)". :P
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034829)
Posted by o.supreme on August 16th, 2019 @ 8:40pm CDT
Just found Siege Jetfire at the larger Walmart in my area, the one I expected it to be at, if any store in my area were to get them. Thanks to Rodimus Prime for the tip to look in the Jurassic Park section ;)^ . This is the same store I've often criticized for going overboard with anti-theft devices (all their reissue Optimus Primes and Siege leaders have them) Oddly enough, Jetfire did not....

This doesn't happen often, but it was a little uncomfortable seeing my wife's eyes widen when she saw the price at checkout, probably should have explained that ahead of time :oops: .....(I usually do, just somehow forgot...), but that's OK, my work bonus next week should more then compensate
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034832)
Posted by TFanPage101 on August 16th, 2019 @ 10:07pm CDT
I think everyone needs to contact Hasbro on this and set a recall, because there's no way it should be like that.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034834)
Posted by william-james88 on August 16th, 2019 @ 11:03pm CDT
Unicron Magnus wrote:I think I'd actually be interested in the Seeker mold if it didn't have the fake F-15 cockpit slapped on the chest/plane rear. That's one thing that's always bugged me about "Cybertronian-mode" designs, the fake Earth-mode chunks slapped on, and "faux-parts" are already something I can't stand. This line seems to avoid that, for the most part.

(On that note, when was the last time we got a G1 Starscream that had an actual cockpit-chest? The Legends figure?.

We had a real cockpit chest G1 starscream in the cyberbattalion series from a couple years ago. Plus the combiner starscream uses a real cockpit in combined mode, which I found fun.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034838)
Posted by matthewrex on August 16th, 2019 @ 11:30pm CDT
Got my Slamdance and Skywarp sets in yesterday. Thankfully I'm not having the Slamdance ankle issue. Really cool sets overall! The Seeker collection is so cool. 7 of them all lined up!
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034839)
Posted by Emerje on August 17th, 2019 @ 12:04am CDT
My Counterstrike sets finally shipped from Amazon, should be here Saturday.

Emerje
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034852)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 17th, 2019 @ 2:27am CDT
About Amazon's Slamdance, don't tell me it's GPS 2.0? :shock:
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034856)
Posted by Unicron Magnus on August 17th, 2019 @ 5:15am CDT
Seems like the Skytread mold is the real dud of this line, between this and the issues on the tank. Shame, because I feel like the Duocons are a neat concept.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034859)
Posted by sol magnus on August 17th, 2019 @ 8:26am CDT
Skywarp arrives TODAY! Not Monday as initially reported.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034861)
Posted by Vic Zanzibar on August 17th, 2019 @ 8:42am CDT
Unicron Magnus wrote:Seems like the Skytread mold is the real dud of this line, between this and the issues on the tank. Shame, because I feel like the Duocons are a neat concept.

The mold looks quite nice in robot mode though so even the dud of the line has merit. While I’m impressed that they made a rather aesthetic deluxe size robot mode Duocon, the Duocon gimmick probably needs to be applied to the voyager class to get decent vehicle modes out of it.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034881)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on August 17th, 2019 @ 12:18pm CDT
I still wish that we had gotten little robot modes for the vehicles. Yeah, it would have been an engineering nightmare when it comes to the jet and probably would have resulted in Skytread not being released in this line due to the legends class being replaced, but I'd rather he match Battletrap's new gimmick from POTP because I feel like that added something new to the duocons
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034885)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 17th, 2019 @ 12:52pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:About Amazon's Slamdance, don't tell me it's GPS 2.0? :shock:


*takes a deep breath preparing to scream*

No, it's not. It's a tension related break, as described in the article as a really tight joint. That's a red flag right there, an overly tight joint means there's too much friction in a certain spot and the force required to move causes any weaker spots to give.

My Skytread has a similar issue (that left joint being tighter than the right, but not to the point of jamming), so it may be a tolerance issue with the mold itself, coupled with the plastic used. A bit disheartening, I was looking forward to getting him :(
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034889)
Posted by SGMLordMirage on August 17th, 2019 @ 1:41pm CDT
Finally got lucky and found the Seeker set at a local Target here in Virginia.

SGM
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034895)
Posted by sol magnus on August 17th, 2019 @ 2:00pm CDT
SGMLordMirage wrote:Finally got lucky and found the Seeker set at a local Target here in Virginia.

SGM

Nice. They're up the road in Maryland, too. Looks like I'm going to pass on them, but I still think they're great!

In other news, my Skywarp just hit the Amazon pick up box!
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034899)
Posted by Unicron Magnus on August 17th, 2019 @ 4:09pm CDT
Vic Zanzibar wrote:
Unicron Magnus wrote:Seems like the Skytread mold is the real dud of this line, between this and the issues on the tank. Shame, because I feel like the Duocons are a neat concept.

The mold looks quite nice in robot mode though so even the dud of the line has merit. While I’m impressed that they made a rather aesthetic deluxe size robot mode Duocon, the Duocon gimmick probably needs to be applied to the voyager class to get decent vehicle modes out of it.

I'm alright with the current vehicles, but it's disappointing that the tank can't peg together fully without having to trim down the plastic.

(Edit: does Slamdance have the same problems? Or just the ankle?)
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034911)
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 17th, 2019 @ 9:21pm CDT
Well, here's something you don't hear often. Thanks to the ankle issues with Slamdance I opened my set to make sure it was ok only to discover Raindance was missing a wing. Amazon was very helpful and I'll have the replacement on Monday.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034913)
Posted by Skritz on August 17th, 2019 @ 9:23pm CDT
I wouldn't go anywhere as far as to call Skythread a 'dud': he's a bit on the basic side, sure (as based off his G1 design), a bit small and his mold may have some QC issues but he's not terrible. Of course, if we are talking relative to the entire line....meh, maybe but I'd still put Chromia as worse albeit for completely different reasons.
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034914)
Posted by Unicron Magnus on August 17th, 2019 @ 10:01pm CDT
If it weren't for the issues, Skytread would be one of the only things that interest me enough to get from this line. I like the idea of the Duocons, and I like his design. Almost reminds me of T30 Blitzwing, another figure I was going to pick up if it weren't for its issues.

Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures. :lol:
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034915)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 17th, 2019 @ 10:08pm CDT
Unicron Magnus wrote:Almost makes me wonder if Has/Tak have issues with designing jet/tank figures. :lol:


They actually do. Even seen a universally praised figure with either mode? :lol:
Re: Several breakage reports with newly released Siege Slamdance (2034916)
Posted by LinaNui on August 17th, 2019 @ 10:11pm CDT
I really hope that this is the correct place to put this. I just picked up commander class Jetfire and it has really got me thinking of what will be the next one? I have seen that a lot of people would like it to be G1 Star Saber, which would be cool but I am not really a fan of him (Star Saber is a minicon sword to me). Also I think that the decepticons are very outnumbered in siege. So how about a commander class Tidal Wave!? Based off his Unicron trilogy design. I think that this would be really cool if they made it! I just really wanted to get this out there, I have not seen anyone talk of this yet. So what do you guys think of a commander class Tidal Wave?

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