Siege Springer & Thundercracker and Studio Series Dropkick, Drift & Hightower in packging

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by payres, May 3, 2019.

  1. Vector Oracle

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    Red Alert looks much better with the red sirens in these photos. He also has enough red in his deco, which wasn't as clear before.

    Springer has a very photogenic shade of green and I'm looking forward to getting an army of Reflector triplets.

    Thundercracker looks much better than Starscream. Love that shade of blue.
     
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    Agree. One of many problems with this toy.
     
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    Is Thundercracker smirking or having a stroke?
     
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    not my pic, but here is the base mode i use for my rodimus' trailer
     

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    These pictures only further demonstrate that the Siege figures look way better in actual in-hand photos than in the digital renders. There is just something about them, be it the detailing, chunkiness, or heft, that just doesn't come through in the production images.
     
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    I think I'll end up passing on Siege Springer. I like the more screen accurate proportions but Thrilling 30 Springer is still a fun figure so I'll most likely stick with that one.

    As for Thundercracker, I did want him too but that smirk kind of kills it for me. Instead of that evil smirk, I would have preferred a goofy smirk like he was pitching his latest movie script in the IDW-Verse 1.0. Maybe a 3P/shapeways will give us some optional faces. That smirk would look better on Starscream. It just screams "How it pains me to do this".
     
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    Do you have Starscream? You could just do a head swap.
     
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    I thought about that but I had decided to pass on Starscream. I was mainly wanting TC because the colors look better than Screamer's, IDW made him awesome, and I didn't really want three of this particular seeker mold. :) 
     
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    I guess I wasn't super clear. I actually quite like the head, I just think it works so much better for Starscream.
    Gee it's almost like the entire point of the Siege line is to give us pre-Earth G1 designs with faithful bot modes or something./s All I said was I think the smirk works better for Starscream, your hostile tone is unwarranted and disproportionate. We get it you hate G1, no need to be a condescending ass about it.
     
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    i have never had a Starscream and Thundercracker from the same series of toys , so Thundercracker is a must have buy for me .
     
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    Same here, I've never really been into Seekers enough to get more than one but I love the tetrajet mold and will definitely be getting the full trio for the first time. Fingers crossed we get other repaints down the road for Acid Storm and Sunstorm -- maybe even some remolds for Slipstream, Thrust, Dirge, or Ramjet. I feel like Slipstream at the very least is going to happen considering how much they've been pushing her to the forefront lately.
     
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    For whatever reason it looks better as thundercracker than starscream. Will get it for sure 
     
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    It\'s funny, every seeker other than Starscream has gotten me interested in getting this with just their paintjob alone.
    Though I\'m still gonna wait for reprolabels to repaint their part for him. 
     
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    I was never to found of T30's Springer. It's just looks to lanky IMO. As a result I don't mind the upgrade.

    TC is a buy on sight to! Just swap heads with Starscream. That's likely what they meant to do in the first place.
     
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    True true but in an IDW comic ,neutral Thundercracker said to an Autobot in a panel "You're tempting me"with same typical Starscream smirk,very similar to the shuttle scene ,only that there, surely involved something much more noble for both :D  ,so it can go on him.
    But I don't know if IDW usually gave to blue seeker that smile.
     
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    I agree the smirk doesn't suit Thundercracker as he is conflicted about the rights and wrongs of the Decepticon cause....

    I will be giving my copy a head transplant from my spare Starscream.
     
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    So all they did was forget to make the hands the same pale green as the thighs?
     
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    Can't say I'm taken with that Springer. Thrilling 30 has it beaten in every way aside from movie accuracy and ankle tilts.
     
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    Always remember, there are some in this fandom that are incredibly nit picky and if it’s not 100% screen accurate they will decry it as a horrible piece of garbage that isn’t worth buying.
     
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    The arms are the darker green, the legs are greyer instead of having that blue tint to it and I toned down the brightness of his other green since it's supposed to be a bit more pastel. I also added some yellow on the vents on his helmet.
     
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