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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 6, 2019 21:20:31 GMT
I'm sorry, Urz', but I too do not mind at all this new Siege Mirage. You're obviously a F1 purist..? As a highly trained special forces killing machine who can't remember who he is and has to depend on some pretty chick lugging around a baby to help him dodge assassins....
I can imagine your discomfort.
-Lt. Asher Knight, Delta Force Daddy
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Post by Benn on Jul 6, 2019 22:00:27 GMT
Not so much a purist, more.... I want it to make aerodynamic and aesthetic sense. Something designed to go fast shouldn't be towing a huge square box around on it's back end. The CW version looked fine in car mode, I adore the Classics version. This one just looks ugly to me, and I think I'd outright resent it being used as Sureshot!
His robot mode isn't awful though, and I'm pleased he has a gun and missile launcher both.
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 6, 2019 22:21:09 GMT
I'm getting a Leadfoot vibe from it too.
As for Mirage it isn't bad, I kinda like it, robot mode is pretty nice, but car mode doesn't work for the character.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 6, 2019 22:35:25 GMT
Impactor alt mode looks like a constipated Duplo car.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 6, 2019 23:15:04 GMT
I don't think Mirage's robot mode is much cop either. Wonder if this is a case of stick with the classics.
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Post by Toph on Jul 7, 2019 0:46:51 GMT
The half transluscent plastic is very nearly a dealbreaker.
If the whole thing were transluscent, I'd understand. I'd hate it, but I'd get the logic- he's in cloak mode. But only a quarter of it is transluscent, and that's just dumb.
Cancelling both this and Impactor, and just waiting for their retools. I got better versions of both of these.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 7, 2019 6:58:21 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Jul 9, 2019 6:32:27 GMT
But so is 2005...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 9, 2019 18:37:53 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 9, 2019 18:54:53 GMT
More please!
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Post by Toph on Jul 10, 2019 4:54:09 GMT
So I was thinking about the micromaster ten-pack. There are twelve known unique micromaster molds in Siege, when you count the cassettes (which are classed as Micromasters and hasbro will count them as such). • Roadhandler/Hyperdrive • Swindler/Blackjack • Stormcloud • Visper • Topshot/Red Heat • Flak • Laserbeak • Ravage • Powertrain • Highjump • Stakeout • Countdown So that gives us: • Visper- Groundshaker • Stormcloud- Skyhopper • Powertrain- Ironworks While nothing is a given, these three seem pretty obvious. They'll be wanted because this fandom demands every update to be repainted into every character the original has ever been, but they're d-listers, and unsellable normally. One could say Buzzsaw is an obvious inclusion, but I think he (and most things to do with soundwave) could stand alone. SG Ravage/Glit could too. I do think Garboil, Howlback, Sundor, and Stripes are plausible inclusions. The two cars will likely be repainted into just about anyone. Neither version's original has a noteworthy repaint, if any. Likewise, neither military, Stakeout, red heat, Countdown, or highjump have any noteworthy straight repaints. So we can expect any of these to either get random generic repaints, or we can expect to see something more clever, like: Stakeout- Skystalker. I'm pretty sure of this one. We've got Countdown coming, and I thought Stakeout would need retooling to work, but he's actually really close to Skystalker without it. I doubt we'll see a Countdown repaint, because he's probably gangmolded to Omega. Which brings up another thing: gangmolding. All the siege micros are gangmolded, but in different ways to the originals. Flak, Topshot/Red Heat/Stakeout are all gangmolded, but Stakeout and Flak share no parts. They both share parts with TS/RH though . Thus, I think Flak will be the other odd man out. So here's what I think the Micromaster set will be: • Groundshaker- Visper redeco • Skyhopper- Stormcloud redeco • Ironworks- Powertrain redeco • Skystalker- Stakeout redeco/retool • Erector- heavy Red Heat redeco • Garboil or Sundor- Laserbeak redeco • Howlback or Glit- Ravage redeco • Unknown Highjump redeco/retool • Unknown Roadhandler/Hyperdrive redeco/retool • Unknown Swindler/Blackjack redeco/retool
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2019 10:22:46 GMT
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Dezzeh
Thunderjet
Wait, what?
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 10, 2019 10:39:42 GMT
Is that an enlarged cassette slot?
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 10, 2019 11:14:30 GMT
Such low res that all I see are pixels!
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Jul 10, 2019 14:52:10 GMT
Have they changed his chest?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 10, 2019 16:29:40 GMT
I think they have, yes
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Post by Benn on Jul 10, 2019 19:15:31 GMT
I like him a lot more than Prowl. I may have to have him.
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 10, 2019 20:04:36 GMT
Is that an enlarged cassette slot? I say!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 10, 2019 20:22:46 GMT
You all have better eyes than I!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 11, 2019 12:39:40 GMT
I haven't been able to find Hound or regular Sideswipe so good they are coming back out. Flywheels also eludes me from wave 1 deluxes. -Ralph Flywheels secured for Burns
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 11, 2019 15:49:34 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 11, 2019 17:01:37 GMT
Are these '35th Anniversary' toys part of the regular Siege line, the Select line or some other line?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 11, 2019 17:13:39 GMT
Well..... There's a WFC-S64 number on the package, so yes, they're part of the main WFC line. And beyond what we knew the numbers extended to. See tmukhub.proboards.com/post/11844/thread for a current list of WFC numbers. There's ALSO a 2 of 19 numbering on then, which suggests a 35th anniversary sublime, possibly over multiple toys ala Thrilling 30's special toys
tfwiki.net/wiki/Thrilling_30#30_special_toys
A better look at Soundblaster's box will provide some clarity there.EDIT: it's been pointed out to me this is 2019, part of 1984-2019, written In an odd way.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 12, 2019 16:02:15 GMT
Any sign of the Skywarp set on ANY online store yet?
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 12, 2019 17:01:04 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 12, 2019 17:30:14 GMT
Prime card??
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Jul 12, 2019 17:38:54 GMT
Amazon prime membership. It's theorized to be a prime day exclusive.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jul 12, 2019 20:25:53 GMT
I have Prime but never got a card.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 12, 2019 20:36:11 GMT
There is no card!
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Jul 12, 2019 20:43:49 GMT
Phil was using a metaphor
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