Video Review for Transformers WFC Siege Optimus Prime and Megatron

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Wasn't one of the things that Hasbro revealed about Optimus that he had some form of Hover-truck mode?

Seibertron wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Wasn't one of the things that Hasbro revealed about Optimus that he had some form of Hover-truck mode?

Yep. It's in the video!

Nemesis Primal wrote:THE BOX ART FOR BOTH OPTIMUS AND MEGATRON HAVE MORE CYBERTRONIAN TEXT ON THEM

QUICK DECODER PEOPLE GO

ExciKaiser wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:The well of creativity on hasbro's current design team is about an inch deep, they already scraped the bottom and have come back up

Well of creativity from Hasbro ? or acceptance factor from the average Tfan ?

When I see debates about Potp prime fists being gray instead of blue.. I somewhat understand why Hasbro continues to play secure.

Who said "the worst punishment is to give men what they desire the most" ? because it's how I feel the generation line currently. Hasbro gives fandom exactly what they wanted for years, and fans are not happy. and less and less happy in fact.

Fireback wrote:

ExciKaiser wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:The well of creativity on hasbro's current design team is about an inch deep, they already scraped the bottom and have come back up

Well of creativity from Hasbro ? or acceptance factor from the average Tfan ?

When I see debates about Potp prime fists being gray instead of blue.. I somewhat understand why Hasbro continues to play secure.

Who said "the worst punishment is to give men what they desire the most" ? because it's how I feel the generation line currently. Hasbro gives fandom exactly what they wanted for years, and fans are not happy. and less and less happy in fact.

↑ ACCEPTANCE FACTOR!

Like this Terrible MEGATRON..
Sure Battle damage looks cool. But his legs Look goofy & his head sculp is way off!
Its face don't resemble G1 Meg's IMO. His Helmet is to wide also, plus there's to much forhead black. Making the entire sculp look SMASHED! & By comparison to last years PoP. Megateon Voyager its A No Brainer- that the PoP. Version is twice as nice.
>> Although, I will happily buy OP. Though.

But Yea "Acceptance factor" 100% Spot on!
Im getting real Sick of almost everyone (or it would seem) outside of comicsgate community anyhow, being so accepting & quick to praise trash! Esp. TV & Bots.

E.g. I was happy to see such A Negative backlash to TiTans Starfire being cast as Anna Diop (who is A Lovely black woman) BUT,,, She's not built for an Iconic Character like Teen Titans Starfire! Who's an Upper Eschelon "comic babe". Alittle tiny, cute & petite black chic is far from A 6ft. Miami Beach; Banging Red head broad w/ A Really bad orange tan. Which she's been for almost 50yrs. Thus I was happy My YouTube video "Teen Titans trailer Trash" (see: "5 Fold Understanding" YouTube) Went over really well w/ people....

>> NOTE: I got IDW "UNICRON" (Begans) #0 & #1 comics up for reading (than I review) on my channel as well, Nobody watchs those ones. HaHa! IDW Is cool w/ people introducing the starting points to their comics to get people to buy the rest of the series. Like promotion. To help bring new readers to there Hit & Miss Transformers comic book mythology.

Anyhow, Go check-out my https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHm7gd ... XihmQfMiHQ
More IDW Transformer comics // one-shots & Pt.1's coming soon Stop by & comment. Always High res. Scans, Always honest, YouTube's only real variety channel.

KVO Prime wrote:Can anyone tell me if the "battle damage" can be removed via mail polish remover or anything?

KVO Prime wrote:Can anyone tell me if the "battle damage" can be removed via mail polish remover or anything?

YoungPrime wrote:Why didn't he do the Bot size comparison's of the Classics and Sieges the way he did the OP's in truck mode? I still can't tell which are taller. It feels like these reviewers are hiding it with these crouched down poses.

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

Fireback wrote:

ExciKaiser wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:The well of creativity on hasbro's current design team is about an inch deep, they already scraped the bottom and have come back up

Well of creativity from Hasbro ? or acceptance factor from the average Tfan ?

When I see debates about Potp prime fists being gray instead of blue.. I somewhat understand why Hasbro continues to play secure.

Who said "the worst punishment is to give men what they desire the most" ? because it's how I feel the generation line currently. Hasbro gives fandom exactly what they wanted for years, and fans are not happy. and less and less happy in fact.

↑ ACCEPTANCE FACTOR!

Like this Terrible MEGATRON..
Sure Battle damage looks cool. But his legs Look goofy & his head sculp is way off!
Its face don't resemble G1 Meg's IMO. His Helmet is to wide also, plus there's to much forhead black. Making the entire sculp look SMASHED! & By comparison to last years PoP. Megateon Voyager its A No Brainer- that the PoP. Version is twice as nice.
>> Although, I will happily buy OP. Though.

But Yea "Acceptance factor" 100% Spot on!
Im getting real Sick of almost everyone (or it would seem) outside of comicsgate community anyhow, being so accepting & quick to praise trash! Esp. TV & Bots.

E.g. I was happy to see such A Negative backlash to TiTans Starfire being cast as Anna Diop (who is A Lovely black woman) BUT,,, She's not built for an Iconic Character like Teen Titans Starfire! Who's an Upper Eschelon "comic babe". Alittle tiny, cute & petite black chic is far from A 6ft. Miami Beach; Banging Red head broad w/ A Really bad orange tan. Which she's been for almost 50yrs. Thus I was happy My YouTube video "Teen Titans trailer Trash" (see: "5 Fold Understanding" YouTube) Went over really well w/ people....

>> NOTE: I got IDW "UNICRON" (Begans) #0 & #1 comics up for reading (than I review) on my channel as well, Nobody watchs those ones. HaHa! IDW Is cool w/ people introducing the starting points to their comics to get people to buy the rest of the series. Like promotion. To help bring new readers to there Hit & Miss Transformers comic book mythology.

Anyhow, Go check-out my https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHm7gd ... XihmQfMiHQ
More IDW Transformer comics // one-shots & Pt.1's coming soon Stop by & comment. Always High res. Scans, Always honest, YouTube's only real variety channel.

Alright first of all you should try to stay a bit more on topic, and second of all I don't think people liking this Megatron is part of the acceptance factor. Personally I quite like the way it looks and for those like myself who haven't had many options for a reasonably priced voyager Megatron (that isn't just a grey Blitzwing) this is a great option. He isn't perfect but it is unreasonable to expect him to be.

Cobotron wrote:Great review Ryan! Wish you had more time to do these kinds of videos. I prefer listening to you ad looking at your photography over a lot of the the other reviewers out there. But

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:Great review Ryan! Wish you had more time to do these kinds of videos. I prefer listening to you ad looking at your photography over a lot of the the other reviewers out there. But

That surprises me since i remember you commenting on Optibotimus' pleasing and soothing voice.

Seibertron wrote:

YoungPrime wrote:Why didn't he do the Bot size comparison's of the Classics and Sieges the way he did the OP's in truck mode? I still can't tell which are taller. It feels like these reviewers are hiding it with these crouched down poses.

It was about an 8 hour process start to finish to get the video and pics done that I did yesterday. The comparison pictures was just something I had overlooked during my mad dash to get this stuff done as fast as possible. If you guys would like, I can take some photos of Siege Optimus Prime and Megatron next to other versions of those characters, along with each other. I haven't put them away yet.

Seibertron wrote:

Wireless_Phantom wrote:

Fireback wrote:

ExciKaiser wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:The well of creativity on hasbro's current design team is about an inch deep, they already scraped the bottom and have come back up

Well of creativity from Hasbro ? or acceptance factor from the average Tfan ?

When I see debates about Potp prime fists being gray instead of blue.. I somewhat understand why Hasbro continues to play secure.

Who said "the worst punishment is to give men what they desire the most" ? because it's how I feel the generation line currently. Hasbro gives fandom exactly what they wanted for years, and fans are not happy. and less and less happy in fact.

↑ ACCEPTANCE FACTOR!

Like this Terrible MEGATRON..
Sure Battle damage looks cool. But his legs Look goofy & his head sculp is way off!
Its face don't resemble G1 Meg's IMO. His Helmet is to wide also, plus there's to much forhead black. Making the entire sculp look SMASHED! & By comparison to last years PoP. Megateon Voyager its A No Brainer- that the PoP. Version is twice as nice.
>> Although, I will happily buy OP. Though.

But Yea "Acceptance factor" 100% Spot on!
Im getting real Sick of almost everyone (or it would seem) outside of comicsgate community anyhow, being so accepting & quick to praise trash! Esp. TV & Bots.

E.g. I was happy to see such A Negative backlash to TiTans Starfire being cast as Anna Diop (who is A Lovely black woman) BUT,,, She's not built for an Iconic Character like Teen Titans Starfire! Who's an Upper Eschelon "comic babe". Alittle tiny, cute & petite black chic is far from A 6ft. Miami Beach; Banging Red head broad w/ A Really bad orange tan. Which she's been for almost 50yrs. Thus I was happy My YouTube video "Teen Titans trailer Trash" (see: "5 Fold Understanding" YouTube) Went over really well w/ people....

>> NOTE: I got IDW "UNICRON" (Begans) #0 & #1 comics up for reading (than I review) on my channel as well, Nobody watchs those ones. HaHa! IDW Is cool w/ people introducing the starting points to their comics to get people to buy the rest of the series. Like promotion. To help bring new readers to there Hit & Miss Transformers comic book mythology.

Anyhow, Go check-out my https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHm7gd ... XihmQfMiHQ
More IDW Transformer comics // one-shots & Pt.1's coming soon Stop by & comment. Always High res. Scans, Always honest, YouTube's only real variety channel.

Alright first of all you should try to stay a bit more on topic, and second of all I don't think people liking this Megatron is part of the acceptance factor. Personally I quite like the way it looks and for those like myself who haven't had many options for a reasonably priced voyager Megatron (that isn't just a grey Blitzwing) this is a great option. He isn't perfect but it is unreasonable to expect him to be.

I think this Megatron is pretty great. The only problems I have with it boils down to wanting to see this mold with a silver paint job, wishing the peg hole in his forearms wasn't a see-through hole, and wishing the peg holes on the tank treads were in a lower position on his back so that the rear cannon could sit lower like it should. Other than that, I think this is an absolutely fantastic Megatron. I love his headsculpt, which I'm shocked to see some of you not liking for some odd reason. It's a better sculpt, in my opinion, than Masterpiece MP-36 Megatron, whose head is too big and too cartoonish.

These versions of Megatron and Optimus Prime remind me of their Studio Ox models, which I am a huge fan of, though Optimus has the more G1 cartoon model antenna.

I agree, the Studio Ox designs are excellent.

Seibertron wrote:

YoungPrime wrote:Why didn't he do the Bot size comparison's of the Classics and Sieges the way he did the OP's in truck mode? I still can't tell which are taller. It feels like these reviewers are hiding it with these crouched down poses.

It was about an 8 hour process start to finish to get the video and pics done that I did yesterday. The comparison pictures was just something I had overlooked during my mad dash to get this stuff done as fast as possible. If you guys would like, I can take some photos of Siege Optimus Prime and Megatron next to other versions of those characters, along with each other. I haven't put them away yet.

I would love to see more pictures of these guys compared to some alternatives.

AcademyofDrX wrote:Disappointed that the Optimus transformation is so complex, and he seems way too much like a shellformer with that backpack. I stopped buying Masterpiece figures because transforming them took too long and often wasn't fun, and contemporary Generations has been more satisfying by comparison. This seems like a step in the wrong direction.

That said, it's a great looking robot at that price, and the various play features add some value too. I'm definitely still going to get it, and I'm sure I'll be happy with it overall.

Emerje wrote:I'm throwing together a breakdown of the mystery symbols from what we've seen of the packaging so far.


Optimus Prime


Hound, Sideswipe


Cog


Firedrive, Lionizer, Topshot/Flak


Megatron


Skytread


Blowpipe

I think I caught all of them and there's definitely a trend here, especially on the Autobot end. They appear to be rank symbols with Optimus having the most elaborate. The deluxe figures use a similar symbol, but a less elaborate bottom right portion with two lines. Cog's Weaponizer symbol is the same bottom half as the other deluxe, but with a different top half. The Battle Masters and Micro Masters seem to have the same symbols, hard to tell, which is the same as Cog's but with one bar in the bottom right instead of two.

The Decepticon symbols will probably be similar. Megatron and Skytread's symbols are similar with different centers. Megatron has a sword in the center and an elaborate bottom partion while Skytread has two crossed bars for Duocons and a V shape on the bottom. Blowpipe has an unusual symbol that doesn't quite match the others.

Emerje

Skritz wrote:Edit: No, it's definitely rank if Sideswipe and Hound have identical symbols.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Skritz wrote:Edit: No, it's definitely rank if Sideswipe and Hound have identical symbols.

When put that way, then Cog as a Weaponizer falls in the same league as the Autobot Battle Masters and Micro Masters as "living weaponry" as their symbols are similar.

With that, the symbols seem twofold in design, with the top showing function, the bottom showing rank.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Skritz wrote:Edit: No, it's definitely rank if Sideswipe and Hound have identical symbols.

When put that way, then Cog as a Weaponizer falls in the same league as the Autobot Battle Masters and Micro Masters as "living weaponry" as their symbols are similar.

With that, the symbols seem twofold in design, with the top showing function, the bottom showing rank.

Wolfman Jake wrote:It does, however, make me die a little bit inside every time I hear you pronounce "Seibertron."

Emerje wrote:I'll wait and see what Walmart's price is. As usual these wave 1 figures are going to saturate heavily while finding the rest of the line at retail is going to be based on luck.

Emerje

Wolfman Jake wrote:Thanks for the review, Seibertron! I can't wait for these figures now! Looking forward to seeing some of those comparison shots too.

It does, however, make me die a little bit inside every time I hear you pronounce "Seibertron."

Seibertron wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Thanks for the review, Seibertron! I can't wait for these figures now! Looking forward to seeing some of those comparison shots too.

It does, however, make me die a little bit inside every time I hear you pronounce "Seibertron."

Comparison pics news story coming soon. I think william-james88 or one of the other news moderators is going to post a story with my pics soon.

Emerje wrote:I'll wait and see what Walmart's price is. As usual these wave 1 figures are going to saturate heavily while finding the rest of the line at retail is going to be based on luck.

Emerje

Shredd the Dinobot wrote:I wasn't sure how to ask or if you get notified by who quotes you or what, I'm completely brand new to the forum but I was curious if the new Prime could store the POTP Matrix in his chest, or atleast the matrix block minus the handles?

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:I'll wait and see what Walmart's price is. As usual these wave 1 figures are going to saturate heavily while finding the rest of the line at retail is going to be based on luck.

Emerje

And yet those same wave 1 figures will then be the most coveted a year from now when new or returning collectors get wind of this line and wish to complete it. I was able to sell my swoop for more than twice what I paid for him.