Video review of Netflix Sparkless Seeker

-Kanrabat- wrote:Prime VS Prime is a early bird and again, he get the worm!

He just posted his video review of the Netflix Sparkless Seeker! That seeker come with a nice green and brown deco, earning him an unflattering but cool nickname by the community. He come with two Battlemasters as a set. Sparkless Seeker is one more addition to the ever growing Siege Tetrajet seekers family.

View the video review here:



Are you exited by this release? Are you planning to buy him as part of your seeker armada or will it be the first one? Please share your thoughts below!

aronjlove wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Prime VS Prime is a early bird and again, he get the worm!

He just posted his video review of the Netflix Sparkless Seeker! That seeker come with a nice green and brown deco, earning him an unflattering but cool nickname by the community. He come with two Battlemasters as a set. Sparkless Seeker is one more addition to the ever growing Siege Tetrajet seekers family.

View the video review here:



Are you exited by this release? Are you planning to buy him as part of your seeker armada or will it be the first one? Please share your thoughts below!

Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless. I used the Sparkless Deluxe as a failed clone of ER Barricade but this guy is gonna be just another Siege Seeker but with jungle camo. I never got the Rainmakers, but I wish I had Redwing so I could have another trio with this guy, Redwing, and Hotlink.

aronjlove wrote:Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless.

Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio

Cyber Bishop wrote:Early Bird?? Been seeing that wave for almost a month now..

aronjlove wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio

Thanks but he is already sold out

Razorbeast88 wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio

Thanks but he is already sold out

((((((

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio

Thanks but he is already sold out

((((((

Amzon.com got you covered.

https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Gen?tag=seibertron07-20& ... 371&sr=8-1

-Kanrabat- wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless.

That's why we call him Shitstorm.

Dark Starscream wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

aronjlove wrote:Hell yeah, I want him but I won't be calling him Sparkless.

That's why we call him Shitstorm.

I'm calling mine "Casugrab" based on his color scheme, shifty face, and shameless existence.

aronjlove wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:

aronjlove wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I think Redwing is on BBTS for around $45 rn
I really want the sparkless seeker as well and might consider doing the same to have a siege mold trio

Thanks but he is already sold out

((((((

Amzon.com got you covered.

https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Gen?tag=seibertron07-20& ... 371&sr=8-1

Oh, nice! There are a few too so hopefully, he will be available Friday morning when my paycheck hits.

I splurged and bought Siege Jetfire yesterday on Amazon since I was so heated at Hasbro Pulse. They put him back in stock, but barely enough for Premium Access to put him back outta stock. I get Hasbro has to push Pulse but dang, this is the third time he's been back in stock then sold out before I got to him.

And Netflix Wave 3 Voyagers on shelves!?!? I've seen all the Wave 3 Deluxe figures but they are barely putting Wave 2 Voyagers up.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So has anyone else's area been a complete barren wasteland as far as the wave 3 deluxes? I'm just south of Chicago and have been stalking my local Walmarts ever since the first sightings and have seen absolute zero on wave 3. I've seen the Wave 2 voyagers come back in as well as the headmasters, but still nothing on the Netflix deluxes. Completely empty shelf spot for 3 months in 3 of the stores by me and a few stragglers of Elita-1 at the other 2 stores.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So has anyone else's area been a complete barren wasteland as far as the wave 3 deluxes? I'm just south of Chicago and have been stalking my local Walmarts ever since the first sightings and have seen absolute zero on wave 3. I've seen the Wave 2 voyagers come back in as well as the headmasters, but still nothing on the Netflix deluxes. Completely empty shelf spot for 3 months in 3 of the stores by me and a few stragglers of Elita-1 at the other 2 stores.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So has anyone else's area been a complete barren wasteland as far as the wave 3 deluxes? I'm just south of Chicago and have been stalking my local Walmarts ever since the first sightings and have seen absolute zero on wave 3. I've seen the Wave 2 voyagers come back in as well as the headmasters, but still nothing on the Netflix deluxes. Completely empty shelf spot for 3 months in 3 of the stores by me and a few stragglers of Elita-1 at the other 2 stores.

My local Walmart just got Wave 3 Deluxe in. I was tempted by Deep Cover (blue is my fav color), but he's not a priority. Got a few stragglers in the form of Wheeljack, Red Alert and two Elitas, one of which has the misassembled shoulders.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So has anyone else's area been a complete barren wasteland as far as the wave 3 deluxes? I'm just south of Chicago and have been stalking my local Walmarts ever since the first sightings and have seen absolute zero on wave 3. I've seen the Wave 2 voyagers come back in as well as the headmasters, but still nothing on the Netflix deluxes. Completely empty shelf spot for 3 months in 3 of the stores by me and a few stragglers of Elita-1 at the other 2 stores.

My local Walmart just got Wave 3 Deluxe in. I was tempted by Deep Cover (blue is my fav color), but he's not a priority. Got a few stragglers in the form of Wheeljack, Red Alert and two Elitas, one of which has the misassembled shoulders.

I spotted the Netflix Wave 3 Deluxes in Maryland while I was out of town a few weeks ago. Picked up Cheetor and the Quintesson Drone. I want a few more of the Quintesson Drone for army building, but I can do without "Sparkless Bot." As for Deep Cover, though, he's sure pretty in blue, but I already have the Selects version, which is way more accurate, and I can't come up with a plausible identity for Blue Sideswipe, so I'm just going to have to pass, though I love the mold and the color. Maybe he can be the "G1" version of an "Autotrooper?" Though, I'd then be tempted to buy three of them for army building.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So has anyone else's area been a complete barren wasteland as far as the wave 3 deluxes? I'm just south of Chicago and have been stalking my local Walmarts ever since the first sightings and have seen absolute zero on wave 3. I've seen the Wave 2 voyagers come back in as well as the headmasters, but still nothing on the Netflix deluxes. Completely empty shelf spot for 3 months in 3 of the stores by me and a few stragglers of Elita-1 at the other 2 stores.

My local Walmart just got Wave 3 Deluxe in. I was tempted by Deep Cover (blue is my fav color), but he's not a priority. Got a few stragglers in the form of Wheeljack, Red Alert and two Elitas, one of which has the misassembled shoulders.

I spotted the Netflix Wave 3 Deluxes in Maryland while I was out of town a few weeks ago. Picked up Cheetor and the Quintesson Drone. I want a few more of the Quintesson Drone for army building, but I can do without "Sparkless Bot." As for Deep Cover, though, he's sure pretty in blue, but I already have the Selects version, which is way more accurate, and I can't come up with a plausible identity for Blue Sideswipe, so I'm just going to have to pass, though I love the mold and the color. Maybe he can be the "G1" version of an "Autotrooper?" Though, I'd then be tempted to buy three of them for army building.

G2 Gobot Clone Swideswipe, though he's missing the yellow:



Sorry

Wolfman Jake wrote:The Decepticons have Scrapface.

Sabrblade wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:The Decepticons have Scrapface.

Scrapface is just one guy, though. We saw him in the Earthrise season of the Netflix cartoon. All the other Refraktor redecos were colored differently from him. One dark green one was even named Shamble.

william-james88 wrote:Who's got the Netflix Sparkless Seeker?

william-james88 wrote:Who's got the Netflix Sparkless Seeker? Because I want to know if I have a dud or not. Every version of this mold so far had no issue tabbing in. The vehicle mode always feels held together well (once you clip in the fake chest in the back of course). But this one, feels really off. The parts where the arms tab into the legs has issues and I can't seem to have both the right and left sides of the spaceship clip into the nose properly. You get either one or the other, not both at the same time.

Now what I am sure everyone felt though is the change in plastic. This one feels way cheaper and feeble than any plastic used on this seeker mold in the past. Reminds me of the FOC era and I thought we were waaay past that.

william-james88 wrote:Who's got the Netflix Sparkless Seeker? Because I want to know if I have a dud or not. Every version of this mold so far had no issue tabbing in. The vehicle mode always feels held together well (once you clip in the fake chest in the back of course). But this one, feels really off. The parts where the arms tab into the legs has issues and I can't seem to have both the right and left sides of the spaceship clip into the nose properly. You get either one or the other, not both at the same time.

Now what I am sure everyone felt though is the change in plastic. This one feels way cheaper and feeble than any plastic used on this seeker mold in the past. Reminds me of the FOC era and I thought we were waaay past that.

-Kanrabat- wrote:These voyager prices are not normal because they were 60$CAN plus taxes previously. The clearance price of the previous wave have not been changed for some odd reasons.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:These voyager prices are not normal because they were 60$CAN plus taxes previously. The clearance price of the previous wave have not been changed for some odd reasons.

I'll take it You still looking for shitstorm right? Do I get you one if I find another?

william-james88 wrote:Who's got the Netflix Sparkless Seeker? Because I want to know if I have a dud or not. Every version of this mold so far had no issue tabbing in. The vehicle mode always feels held together well (once you clip in the fake chest in the back of course). But this one, feels really off. The parts where the arms tab into the legs has issues and I can't seem to have both the right and left sides of the spaceship clip into the nose properly. You get either one or the other, not both at the same time.

Now what I am sure everyone felt though is the change in plastic. This one feels way cheaper and feeble than any plastic used on this seeker mold in the past. Reminds me of the FOC era and I thought we were waaay past that.

Tuned Agent wrote:And it's interesting to hear about the plastic quality. Makes me wonder if that's part of the cost-cutting measures Hasbro's going to be using the second half of the year.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:And I hate to be the boy that cries Mold degradation (people claim that far too much), but Shitstorm is the eighth or so usage of the mold over the course of two years.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:And I hate to be the boy that cries Mold degradation (people claim that far too much), but Shitstorm is the eighth or so usage of the mold over the course of two years.

I don't think that is likely the case here. Sure it is the 8th use of the mold, but that was just average mold usage during Combiner Wars where just about every mold (except shuttle blast off) was used at least 6-8 times.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:While we're on the topic of CW, am I the only one who has grown to really dislike CW as more time has passed?

william-james88 wrote:I like combiner wars too. The toys are simpler but that's part of the fun of combiners, you want to be able to get them into the right mode for combining.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

william-james88 wrote:I like combiner wars too. The toys are simpler but that's part of the fun of combiners, you want to be able to get them into the right mode for combining.

I think I just got the worst taste of CW with bad midwestern distribution. I only ever got Breakdown, Offroad, Alpha Bravo, Blackjack, Bombshell, and Chopshop. I imagine Dead End was the far superior car mold (I think TR Chromedome shares engineering?) and probably would've changed my impression.

ZeroWolf wrote:And John Warden pitched combiner wars as a line that was going to maximise retools/redecos so there wasn't a budget cut, it was always going to be like that.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:And I hate to be the boy that cries Mold degradation (people claim that far too much), but Shitstorm is the eighth or so usage of the mold over the course of two years.

I don't think that is likely the case here. Sure it is the 8th use of the mold, but that was just average mold usage during Combiner Wars where just about every mold (except shuttle blast off) was used at least 6-8 times.

True, but I was thinking more about how the complexity and size of the Siegekers would change their mold's stability over time. Also, most CW molds just swapped out parts for a secondary retool mold so that may have lightened the load a bit. I honestly think it's likely that Hasbro just used a slightly cheaper plastic on this release due to some budget-balancing for the figure.


While we're on the topic of CW, am I the only one who has grown to really dislike CW as more time has passed? I think the budget cuts that happened between it and T30 really show in the complexity of the figures (which was slowly adjusted over the rest of the Prime Wars). Like, compare CW Breakdown to TR Hot Rod or PotP Blot / Rippersnapper. It wasn't until PotP that HasTak really found their footing again after the budget issues.
Personally, the only part I really like about CW was the new characters on the roster. I really enjoy Offroad and hope he isn't just forgotten in media.