New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst

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You've seen the figures, you've seen the pre-orders, and now we're getting our first look at the packaging of Siege Leader Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime and Battle Masters Smashdown and Caliburst. Posted by both DaimChoc on Facebook (thanks to Albatross250 in the Energon pub forums for the tip) we see Optimus really filling out his box leaving little room inside. Newcomer Smashdown has some truly fantastic art going on as he smashes the ground, while Caliburst is blasting away at Autobots (is that Red Alert getting blown up in the background!?). These are turning into must-have figures so get a good look at what you'll be searching for when you're out on the hunt later this year.

Credit(s): Albatross250 on Seibertron.com, DaimChoc Reports on Facebook

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Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012239)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:08pm CST

Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime. Hope some 3rd Party company is already planning an upgrade kit for him to give him Cybertron Prime's base head and better cannons or at least cannon fillers

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012243)
Posted by william-james88 on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:19pm CST

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012244)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:23pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

Kinda, aside from the mouth slit and accented crest:

Transformers Cybertron Optimus Prime (Galaxy Convoy) Gallery

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012246)
Posted by Skritz on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:30pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

Hardly! Cybertron Prime is as far removed from the G1 design as it gets:
-Cybertronian Fire Truck vs '80 Square Cab with trailer
-Silver and yellow head details
-Optimus Primal-esque mouth
-Arm wheels
-Fake chest windows of a completely different shape
-Has the shoulders made from the front of the cab

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012247)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:30pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

I'm just meaning the inner bot, specifically the head. It's a small thing, but for some reason it really bothers me that even in a big new non-G1 figure, there still had to be some G1 for it to be made. Cause Cybertron Prime had a mouthplate similar to Optimus Primal where he still had the mouth, but also plating around it, and this new version is just G1 Prime inside armor that makes him look like Cybertron Prime, rather than Cybertron Prime and his Supermode

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012248)
Posted by Skritz on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:32pm CST

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

I'm just meaning the inner bot, specifically the head. It's a small thing, but for some reason it really bothers me that even in a big new non-G1 figure, there still had to be some G1 for it to be made. Cause Cybertron Prime had a mouthplate similar to Optimus Primal where he still had the mouth, but also plating around it, and this new version is just G1 Prime inside armor that makes him look like Cybertron Prime, rather than Cybertron Prime and his Supermode

I'm sure 3P and/or Shapeways will try to rectify this as best they can. >:oP

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012249)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:33pm CST

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

I'm just meaning the inner bot, specifically the head. It's a small thing, but for some reason it really bothers me that even in a big new non-G1 figure, there still had to be some G1 for it to be made. Cause Cybertron Prime had a mouthplate similar to Optimus Primal where he still had the mouth, but also plating around it, and this new version is just G1 Prime inside armor that makes him look like Cybertron Prime, rather than Cybertron Prime and his Supermode

I'd like to think of him as G1 Prime, but with armor and power derived from his Galaxy Force counterpart... Like Kamen Rider Zi-O :lol:

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012250)
Posted by Skritz on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:34pm CST

Frankly the G1-esque chest does not bother me, I understand the limitations of retooling. However the lack of Cybertron Optimus/Galaxy Convoy head in the smaller mode really bugs me.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012251)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:35pm CST

Skritz wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

Hardly! Cybertron Prime is as far removed from the G1 design as it gets:
-Cybertronian Fire Truck vs '80 Square Cab with trailer
-Silver and yellow head details
-Optimus Primal-esque mouth
-Arm wheels
-Fake chest windows of a completely different shape
-Has the shoulders made from the front of the cab

vs

I mean, Bayverse Prime or Armada Prime would probably take the title of "Farthest Removed from G1" because Armada Prime doesn't have the chest windows in any capacity, with yellow and more angular designs, and Bayverse Prime is... Well, as much as I love the Bayverse designs (pre AOE and TLK), even I can't really find any outstanding similarities until it gets to the mouthplate and ears

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012252)
Posted by Skritz on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:37pm CST

I find early Bayverse Prime to be more G1-accurate in the kibble placement than Cybertron Optimus, but that's just me.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012254)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on February 24th, 2019 @ 6:57pm CST

I was really hoping they would do his arms in blue like they did at TFNY. I know it was never going to happen, but I hoped.

Guess I’ll have to pull out the Testors and the brushes.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012255)
Posted by Randomhero on February 24th, 2019 @ 7:07pm CST

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

Hardly! Cybertron Prime is as far removed from the G1 design as it gets:
-Cybertronian Fire Truck vs '80 Square Cab with trailer
-Silver and yellow head details
-Optimus Primal-esque mouth
-Arm wheels
-Fake chest windows of a completely different shape
-Has the shoulders made from the front of the cab

vs

I mean, Bayverse Prime or Armada Prime would probably take the title of "Farthest Removed from G1" because Armada Prime doesn't have the chest windows in any capacity, with yellow and more angular designs, and Bayverse Prime is... Well, as much as I love the Bayverse designs (pre AOE and TLK), even I can't really find any outstanding similarities until it gets to the mouthplate and ears

No that would be Beast Wars bat Optimus because that was intended to be Optimus Prime. Pretty sure he’s got that title if there was one

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012256)
Posted by Ultra Markus on February 24th, 2019 @ 7:39pm CST

Randomhero wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:
Skritz wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

Hardly! Cybertron Prime is as far removed from the G1 design as it gets:
-Cybertronian Fire Truck vs '80 Square Cab with trailer
-Silver and yellow head details
-Optimus Primal-esque mouth
-Arm wheels
-Fake chest windows of a completely different shape
-Has the shoulders made from the front of the cab

vs

I mean, Bayverse Prime or Armada Prime would probably take the title of "Farthest Removed from G1" because Armada Prime doesn't have the chest windows in any capacity, with yellow and more angular designs, and Bayverse Prime is... Well, as much as I love the Bayverse designs (pre AOE and TLK), even I can't really find any outstanding similarities until it gets to the mouthplate and ears

No that would be Beast Wars bat Optimus because that was intended to be Optimus Prime. Pretty sure he’s got that title if there was one

I think the most far removed optimus prime would be machine wars optimus prime and the first transmetal optimus primal as there is nothing similar to compare with any other optimus prime

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012258)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 24th, 2019 @ 7:47pm CST

Ultra Markus wrote:I think the most far removed optimus prime would be machine wars optimus prime and the first transmetal optimus primal as there is nothing similar to compare with any other optimus prime

Optimus Primal in any of his forms can get away with it by virtue of his being a separate person from Optimus Prime.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012259)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:00pm CST

Ultra Markus wrote:I think the most far removed optimus prime would be machine wars optimus prime and the first transmetal optimus primal as there is nothing similar to compare with any other optimus prime

Don't forget G2 Go-Bot Optimus Prime and the G2 Autoroller General Optimus Prime.

But you know? Those two plus Machine Wars get a pass because they were redecos of non-Optimus Prime figures. :lol:

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012260)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:04pm CST

Ultra Markus wrote:I think the most far removed optimus prime would be machine wars optimus prime and the first transmetal optimus primal as there is nothing similar to compare with any other optimus prime

The farthest I can thing of from G1 Optimus is the Movie KNIGHT Optimus as seen in AoE and TlK. That Optimus is a long nose truck, but the bot is a dude wearing a wetsuit with absolutely no hint of a truck anywhere on his body.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012262)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:07pm CST

Y'all are forgetting the most radically-designed Optimus (Prime or otherwise) of them all.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012275)
Posted by Ultra Markus on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:28pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Y'all are forgetting the most radically-designed Optimus (Prime or otherwise) of them all.

Ah yes him most of all

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012279)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 24th, 2019 @ 8:40pm CST

Wolfman Jake wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:So we're looking at the following for the classes, right?
Voyagers
Wave 1: Prime and Megatron
Wave 2: Starscream and Soundwave
Wave 3: Thundercracker(?) and Springer
Wave 4: Thundercracker(?) and Apeface(?)
Wave 5: Apeface(?)

How did you come up with this projection for the Voyager waves? I would just assume Wave 4 is Apeface for now. Why repeat Thundercracker and then have have a fifth wave with Apeface again?

I was trying to base these off the release dates. All of the classes have some wonky release dates really.

also, Galaxy Prime looks fantastic! And Smashdown as the mascot of the Wreckers who happens to be a Minotaur Hammer is everything I could ever have wanted. I'm buying 3.

Also got Shockwave this weekend. Passed on him upon seeing him initially Friday night, but went back and got him tonight. They even added the SS leaders in that time, so triple leader score!

Will pass on some thoughts later this week once I open him. I still need to fully appreciate megs and Prime. And Prime truly is fan-frikkin-tastic

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012283)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on February 24th, 2019 @ 9:04pm CST

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:So we're looking at the following for the classes, right?
Voyagers
Wave 1: Prime and Megatron
Wave 2: Starscream and Soundwave
Wave 3: Thundercracker(?) and Springer
Wave 4: Thundercracker(?) and Apeface(?)
Wave 5: Apeface(?)

How did you come up with this projection for the Voyager waves? I would just assume Wave 4 is Apeface for now. Why repeat Thundercracker and then have have a fifth wave with Apeface again?

I was trying to base these off the release dates. All of the classes have some wonky release dates really.

I think it's because those are actually the release dates for the character specific cases. So, when you see "September" for Springer or something like that, it's the release date for the all-Springer case, not the retail wave that goes to brick-and-mortar stores that will contain Springer and Thundercracker together, for instance.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012286)
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on February 24th, 2019 @ 10:09pm CST

Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime. Hope some 3rd Party company is already planning an upgrade kit for him to give him Cybertron Prime's base head and better cannons or at least cannon fillers

If you want to really go deep with third party and have some patience I believe Make Toys teased a Galaxy Force Convoy. I know I would go for that if I could justify spending that much on a figure like that (still might try to anyway)

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012288)
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on February 24th, 2019 @ 10:14pm CST

Wireless_Phantom wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime. Hope some 3rd Party company is already planning an upgrade kit for him to give him Cybertron Prime's base head and better cannons or at least cannon fillers

If you want to really go deep with third party and have some patience I believe Make Toys teased a Galaxy Force Convoy. I know I would go for that if I could justify spending that much on a figure like that (still might try to anyway)

I unfortunately can't even justify MP figures, let alone 3rd Party MP scaled figures. Upgrade kits are as far as I can go without BBTS' insane discounts on some older figures, and even then I can really only justify the upgrade kits ones for figures that truly need one like Optimal Optimus from POTP and Predaking, or figures that Hasbro won't ever do like Paddles

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012334)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 25th, 2019 @ 10:01am CST

Sabrblade wrote:Y'all are forgetting the most radically-designed Optimus (Prime or otherwise) of them all.

..You had to go there, didn't you?

This design was so much better... #-o

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012335)
Posted by ZeroWolf on February 25th, 2019 @ 10:05am CST

In of themselves, the beast machines toys were fun, terrible representations of the onscreen characters, but fun to play with.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012336)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 25th, 2019 @ 10:07am CST

ZeroWolf wrote:In of themselves, the beast machines VEHICONS were fun, terrible representations of the onscreen characters, but fun to play with.

EDIT

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012339)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 25th, 2019 @ 10:18am CST

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:In of themselves, the beast machines VEHICONS were fun, terrible representations of the onscreen characters, but fun to play with.

EDIT

Some of the Maximals were cool, if weird- Blackarachnia, Night Viper, Skydive and Hammerstrike at the very least looked cool. I feel BM is a seriously underrated toyline; there was a lot of junk but also some really good figures. And the Vehicons as mentioned were really nice.

I also wish we'd get a new BM Cheetor figure that isn't a super-expensive MP, the "Xenomorph cat" look was really interesting IMO.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012340)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 25th, 2019 @ 10:21am CST

Black Hat wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:In of themselves, the beast machines VEHICONS were fun, terrible representations of the onscreen characters, but fun to play with.

EDIT

Some of the Maximals were cool, if weird- Blackarachnia, Night Viper, Skydive and Hammerstrike at the very least looked cool. I feel BM is a seriously underrated toyline; there was a lot of junk but also some really good figures. And the Vehicons as mentioned were really nice.

I also wish we'd get a new BM Cheetor figure that isn't a super-expensive MP, the "Xenomorph cat" look was really interesting IMO.

To this day, I'm still a proud owner of Supreme class Cheetor.

Even got the 6" Titanium Cheetor too.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012341)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 25th, 2019 @ 10:22am CST

Battle Unicorn and the Optimus Primal I mentioned previously are the only Maximals that come to mind as cool figures. The rest... Someone in the design team was clearly heavily smoking something exotic. Anorexic Cheetor was just bizarre on so many levels, as was Silverbolt The Turkey...

9 out of 10 Vehicons were solid and could easily be added to the War For Cybertron trilogy with minimal effort.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012342)
Posted by Evil Eye on February 25th, 2019 @ 10:26am CST

Sabrblade wrote:
Black Hat wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:In of themselves, the beast machines VEHICONS were fun, terrible representations of the onscreen characters, but fun to play with.

EDIT

Some of the Maximals were cool, if weird- Blackarachnia, Night Viper, Skydive and Hammerstrike at the very least looked cool. I feel BM is a seriously underrated toyline; there was a lot of junk but also some really good figures. And the Vehicons as mentioned were really nice.

I also wish we'd get a new BM Cheetor figure that isn't a super-expensive MP, the "Xenomorph cat" look was really interesting IMO.
To this day, I'm still a proud owner of Supreme class Cheetor.

Even got the 6" Titanium Cheetor too.

You madman. :lol:

Myself I still want to track down Universe Skywarp (or any other version of that mold really), the jet mode is awesome and the robot mode, strange though it is, is nice too. I can see a lot of those molds working as cannon fodder/generics for either side with the relevant stickers. Same for some UT figures.

Actually, Siege Obsidian, Strika and Blastcharge would be cool. Obsidian and Strika are cool characters with "OK I guess" toys (especially poor Strika) and Blastcharge has a great vehicle mode with a ridiculous robot mode.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012344)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 25th, 2019 @ 10:34am CST

Black Hat wrote:Myself I still want to track down Universe Skywarp (or any other version of that mold really), the jet mode is awesome and the robot mode, strange though it is, is nice too. I can see a lot of those molds working as cannon fodder/generics for either side with the relevant stickers. Same for some UT figures.

Actually, Siege Obsidian, Strika and Blastcharge would be cool. Obsidian and Strika are cool characters with "OK I guess" toys (especially poor Strika) and Blastcharge has a great vehicle mode with a ridiculous robot mode.

The Jetstorm mold was so underrated (both size classes).
Blastcharge and Strika were part of the 1/10 'not-so-good' Vehicons. Vehicle mode, yes! Bot Mode... KILL IT WITH FIRE :michaelbay:

Scavenger was a great Vehicon design, that really could have benefited from being a few size classes bigger.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012377)
Posted by Kyleor on February 25th, 2019 @ 3:36pm CST

Lol, Optimus looks like he barely fits in the box.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012379)
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on February 25th, 2019 @ 4:22pm CST

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Y'all are forgetting the most radically-designed Optimus (Prime or otherwise) of them all.

..You had to go there, didn't you?

This design was so much better...

Looks like the weird ape monsters from Temple Run

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012381)
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on February 25th, 2019 @ 4:26pm CST

Black Hat wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:In of themselves, the beast machines VEHICONS were fun, terrible representations of the onscreen characters, but fun to play with.

EDIT

Some of the Maximals were cool, if weird- Blackarachnia, Night Viper, Skydive and Hammerstrike at the very least looked cool. I feel BM is a seriously underrated toyline; there was a lot of junk but also some really good figures. And the Vehicons as mentioned were really nice.

I also wish we'd get a new BM Cheetor figure that isn't a super-expensive MP, the "Xenomorph cat" look was really interesting IMO.

Personally I think Nightslash Cheetor isn't too bad as he is. He isn't accurate but he is the best BM Cheetor mold.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012398)
Posted by -Kanrabat- on February 25th, 2019 @ 8:45pm CST

Emgo just posted a video review of the upcoming Micromasters Ravage and Laserbeak!

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012402)
Posted by Sabrblade on February 25th, 2019 @ 9:30pm CST

Ultra Magnus Base Mode - https://twitter.com/ba_sa_ra/status/1100020219261505538

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012404)
Posted by william-james88 on February 25th, 2019 @ 11:12pm CST

Skritz wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime is still looking amazing. Still disappointed that Hasbro decided to make it just G1 Prime but with armor instead of going all out and doing a new Galaxy Convoy/Cybertron Prime.

Wasnt the original similar to that? I remember it being the most G1 prime since G1 prime.

Hardly! Cybertron Prime is as far removed from the G1 design as it gets

But arent there even further removed designs in that very same trilogy he comes from?

And about BM, Allnewsuperrobot do you have nigjt viper? Thats a pretty incredible toy.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012406)
Posted by Ultra Markus on February 25th, 2019 @ 11:37pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Ultra Magnus Base Mode - https://twitter.com/ba_sa_ra/status/1100020219261505538

Nice! same can be done with the leader optimus prime I assume

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012417)
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on February 26th, 2019 @ 6:20am CST

Sabrblade wrote:Ultra Magnus Base Mode - https://twitter.com/ba_sa_ra/status/1100020219261505538

Wow, that's awesome!

Makes my lackluster base mode from CW Ultra Magnus even more lackluster :lol:

I like how well those Diaclone guys scale with the line, they seem just right, and that Cog battlesuit is really cool, especially with the cockpit attached ;)^

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012421)
Posted by Emerje on February 26th, 2019 @ 6:57am CST

Sabrblade wrote:Even got the 6" Titanium Cheetor too.

"Wrong Cheetor" is still my favorite BM Cheetor figure.

I'd love to see Warden remake this figure for Siege with some updated joints.

Emerje

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012424)
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2019 @ 7:06am CST

Why is he called wrong cheetor?

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012430)
Posted by Cobotron on February 26th, 2019 @ 7:50am CST

I had tried something similar with Magnus's trailer parts for the Micro Masters.

But that Diaclone mash-up is AWESOME! Especially using UM's robot core as a control tower incorporated into it.
Well "played" creative person who likes to play with toys! Whoever you are. ;)^

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012431)
Posted by Emerje on February 26th, 2019 @ 7:51am CST

william-james88 wrote:Why is he called wrong cheetor?

It's a funny story and probably why Hasbro should have watched Galoob a little closer when they made the Titanium line (I mean, aside from quality control issues).

From TFWiki:

This figure is the first transforming toy commemorating the Beast Machines story, designs, and faction symbols. According to Titanium Series concept designer Don Figueroa, making Titanium Cheetor use the BM body was his idea. It seems he was told simply to make "Cheetor", but his Hasbro supervisors never specified which Cheetor to make. Aaron Archer corroborated this, saying Hasbro had not meant to produce a Beast Machines figure: they had simply put Cheetor's name on a list, and the toy ended up being, as Archer put it, "the wrong one."

Emerje

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012432)
Posted by AllNewSuperRobot on February 26th, 2019 @ 7:55am CST

william-james88 wrote:And about BM, Allnewsuperrobot do you have night viper? That's a pretty incredible toy.

Snake Bots are typically a design I don't like. One mode or the other usually has to make big concessions to make the look viable.
Night Viper is definitely one of the better Maximals and boded far better than his counterpart in BW2/Neo, but I didn't like how his head sat in Bot Mode.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012441)
Posted by o.supreme on February 26th, 2019 @ 9:34am CST

Question...Are the base modes for UM fan made, or actually part of the design?..., if they are designed, do they have compatibility with TR like the upcoming Omega Supreme?

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012442)
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on February 26th, 2019 @ 9:37am CST

o.supreme wrote:Question...Are the base modes for UM fan made, or actually part of the design?..., if they are designed, do they have compatibility with TR like the upcoming Omega Supreme?

Fan made, no compatibility. Other than possibly being able to add some parts onto a TR base using the 5mm posts and ports

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012443)
Posted by william-james88 on February 26th, 2019 @ 9:37am CST

o.supreme wrote:Question...Are the base modes for UM fan made, or actually part of the design?..., if they are designed, do they have compatibility with TR like the upcoming Omega Supreme?

Just fan modes.

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012457)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on February 26th, 2019 @ 12:47pm CST

william-james88 wrote:
o.supreme wrote:Question...Are the base modes for UM fan made, or actually part of the design?..., if they are designed, do they have compatibility with TR like the upcoming Omega Supreme?

Just fan modes.

I think you mean fantastic modes!

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012466)
Posted by Decepticon Stryker on February 26th, 2019 @ 2:16pm CST

Found out that the battlemaster effects can fit on some Iron Factory figures.

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Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012485)
Posted by no-one on February 26th, 2019 @ 4:47pm CST

Sabrblade wrote:Ultra Magnus Base Mode

That looks incredibly awesome!

Re: New stock images of Siege Leader Optimus Prime, Smashdown, and Caliburst (2012644)
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on February 27th, 2019 @ 6:13pm CST

Thanks to a heads up from Seibertronian Kanrabat, we have word that popular Youtube creator Emgo316 has uploaded reviews for the upcoming Wave 2 Micromasters! The wave 2 Micromasters consist of the Spy Patrol, which is Laserbeak and Ravage, designed to act as shields/tapes while still fitting in voyager Soundwave's chest, and the Rescue Patrol, which features Red Heat and Stakeout, fresh off of his claim to fame from the acclaimed Sins of the Wreckers appearance. Ravage, Laserbeak, and Stakeout are new molds, though Stakeout shares engineering with Roadhandler, while Red Heat is a retool of Top Shot.

These upcoming Micromasters should be made available in the coming months at retail, and will sell for around $9.99. Check out the reviews below, and let us know what you think of these upcoming Micromasters in the comments section below! And as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers news and galleries!