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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2020 21:02:52 GMT
Head's not good though.  |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 30, 2020 21:10:24 GMT
SIEGE: SUPERIOR! SHINNY: INFERIOR!
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2020 21:12:03 GMT
Shiny *is* Siege you pillock. It's the same toy.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 30, 2020 21:18:20 GMT
PAINT JOB: INFERIOR!
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 30, 2020 22:01:07 GMT
So blind...
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Post by Toph on Mar 30, 2020 22:48:56 GMT
The real question is, does he look out of place in a normal collection? He makes the original look extremely cheap.
But a whole bunch of toys like the original might make him stand out, and not in a good way.
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Post by Llama God on Mar 31, 2020 6:42:31 GMT
Head's not good though. Ew. Still, that said, I don't have a WFC Megatron yet, so it'll be fine. Once reduced. And as for that W*NC spoiler box... Half-arsed? That's not even quarter-arsed. Such a massive disappointment. If it's meant to indicate that he's dead it's not even doing a good job of that. Just... bah. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2020 6:19:43 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2020 10:29:49 GMT
The colours on that are great. I might have to have this to replace the original Siege one. I'm still set on the Classics mould being my default CHUG Mirage. I sold the transparent one out of the fan pack and the Siege one is back in its box, but this chap is definitely worth putting with one of those Nemesis Primes that has the duck egg blue trim.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2020 11:45:55 GMT
It does look fabulous. I hope to snag one when Smyths reopens.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2020 11:46:34 GMT
BUT I MUST DECLARE WAR ON PINWIG FOR SELLING INVISIBLE MIRAGE!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Bogatan on Apr 1, 2020 12:45:55 GMT
And as for that W*NC spoiler box... Half-arsed? That's not even quarter-arsed. Such a massive disappointment. If it's meant to indicate that he's dead it's not even doing a good job of that. Just... bah. Magnus is massively disppointing but as soon as the said it was the version from the cartoon it was never likely to be that diferent from Seige. And honestly most of the Autobots are pretty disappointing. Mirage is the only one that really stands out and hes a Decepticon. Well Rung is pretty good in a weird pointless way. But I kind of like Magnus. The half dead look is better than the terrible wear and tear look on the seige version. And I still dont have Magnus or Rung soooo....... |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2020 12:57:07 GMT
BUT I MUST DECLARE WAR ON PINWIG FOR SELLING INVISIBLE MIRAGE!!! -Ralph I sold the Impactor too. It meant I could get Aragon for a sensible price - came to £18 in the end. Happy with that. I don't think the Mirage mould is that good, and the clear version did nothing for me. I just like the colours on the Walmart one because I think he'll go really well with Tokyo Toyshow 2017 Black Convoy. I think that's the one I'm thinking of. Nemesis Pottop would be too big. Obviously he'd look good with the Siege Nemesis too, but I ain't buyin' that mould again. |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2020 15:35:41 GMT
BUT I MUST DECLARE WAR ON PINWIG FOR SELLING INVISIBLE MIRAGE!!! -Ralph I don't think the Mirage mould is that good, WAR ON PINWIG. WAR ON PINWIG. PHIL: surely this is grounds for a Trial? Do you concur? -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 1, 2020 17:00:08 GMT
I don't think the Mirage mould is that good, WAR ON PINWIG. WAR ON PINWIG. PHIL: surely this is grounds for a Trial? Do you concur? -Ralph It's an interesting opinion and one I hold no truck with. I look forward to correcting Pinwig on this matter in person down the line |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2020 17:06:29 GMT
Ok. It isn't bad, I just don't like it as much as the old one. The legs are really gappy and the general shape doesn't say Mirage to me. Classics is more interesting. I haven't got rid of the Siege one, I just didn't need two and I will buy the Walmart one. I call on Hub Mirage Expert Urzu for an opinion.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2020 17:53:28 GMT
YOUR FATE HANGS IN THE BALANCE.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Apr 1, 2020 19:59:39 GMT
Ok. It isn't bad, I just don't like it as much as the old one. The legs are really gappy and the general shape doesn't say Mirage to me. Classics is more interesting. I haven't got rid of the Siege one, I just didn't need two and I will buy the Walmart one. I call on Hub Mirage Expert Urzu for an opinion. My opinion of it will change if it's retooled into Slapdash. That will get rid of my major issue. It will rise if it gets a good repaint, like MW Prowl or RiD Mirage or Skid-Z But as G1 Mirage, the only thing it really has going for it over classics is the shoulder cannon. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 1, 2020 21:04:28 GMT
I don't think the Mirage mould is that good, WAR ON PINWIG. WAR ON PINWIG. -Ralph Have a care, Dockotor. The enemy of my Pinwig is my Pinwig. |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2020 21:08:47 GMT
Does not compute.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 1, 2020 21:10:22 GMT
YOU CANNOT FIGHT A WAR ON TWO FRONTS!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 1, 2020 21:14:02 GMT
YES I CAN. DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE MARVEL SUPER-HEROES SECRET WARS STORY 'THE BATTLE OF FOUR ARMIES'?
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2020 21:28:19 GMT
Can you fight a war on y-fronts?
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 1, 2020 21:32:39 GMT
YES I CAN. DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE MARVEL SUPER-HEROES SECRET WARS STORY 'THE BATTLE OF FOUR ARMIES'? -Ralph I do not. I remember...
The Habsburgs...
The Poles...
The Dutch...
THE PRUSSIANS!!!!! |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2020 22:08:25 GMT
Oh no.
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Post by Benn on Apr 1, 2020 22:16:13 GMT
I thought that was in The Hobbit
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 1, 2020 23:14:14 GMT
Err... That wasn't what I was expecting. Umm, in which case, let us refer back to Urzu's review of Siege Mirage for his opinion: Overall though... Is he the definitive G1 update? That depends on what you're after. If the cartoon/comic look is what you're after then yes. In robot mode, he's a better Sunbow Mirage than Classics or CW. But Classics is the better toy. It looks better in both modes, with no glaring compromises or the lazy design choices that hurt this Mirage. I'm still unsure how much I like him, and he's not the worst toy to carry the Mirage name. But I don't think he'll be transformed again anytime soon. Three Electro-Disruptors out of five. 3/5 Classics is the better toy. I rest my case! |
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Post by Benn on Apr 1, 2020 23:29:02 GMT
Yeah, Seige Mirage is a bit of a let down. I want to like it more than I do. Remould him as Slapdash with an engine block for a chest and he’s spot on. As Mirage, no. If anything, my opinion has dipped since then.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 2, 2020 6:50:49 GMT
SIEGE MIRAGE IS THE BEST MIRAGE.
Number 2 is the Spychanger.
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Apr 2, 2020 8:55:20 GMT
I am afraid you are in the wrong dear Doctor.
If we discount the original due to his waist swivel, then the best Mirage as an all over package is Classics. Fun design, posable, decent modern update that somehow looks more Cybertronian than Seige. Doesn't have a redundant fake nosecone jutting out the back covered by a ridiculously un-aerodynamic rear wing and engine cover.
Classic Mirage, everything works. I just wish he had a better gun.
Spychangers and Robot Masters both suffer from not knowing quite what to do with the front wheels and overly long nose cone that modern single seaters have and so just leave them hanging there, CW ignores the problem and drops it off his back, so now he loses the iconic chest design completely. And as good as I think the Alternators one is, it looks nothing like Mirage, so it kinda doesn't count.
If only there had been an Action Master!
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