Well, for my End of the Line Top 10 list:

10. Shockwave - A great Shockwave figure, who probably should've just been a Voyager and skipped the armor. I don't use most of it, just the barrel attachment/turret piece. It's been a great time to be Shockwave fan, with Cyber Battalion, the many Cyberverse versions, and this guy.

9. Ultra Magnus - It's just a solid G1 Magnus. Which, shockingly, I didn't have in my collection. I waited and only got him recently, my particular QC isn't that great, but it's not that bad either.

8. Aimless - My favorite Targetmaster update weapon. Just love the relatively sleek gun and the form.

7. Galaxy Optimus Prime - An unexpected delight. Tight transformation, solid (Thicc) robot mode, I just find myself really liking this guy.

6. Spinister - I expected this guy to be number 1. It's not bad in any way, the robot mode is perfection, but I would've liked a better transformation (The hip rotation in particular), and more friendly to loading targetmasters on him; he has the ports, but getting them on clean and really loading him up is more awkward then it could be.

5. Sideswipe - A mini masterpiece to be sure. Just a solid little guy.

4. Rung - I'll be honest, I never expected a Rung figure. I never expected a Rung who transforms into an Ornament. What a crisp paint job (at least on mine) at such a tiny scaled figure. Plus I love the blast effects. Wait, who was I talking about again? Anyway...

3. Ratchet - I love this guy. Really, outside of red hands, and minor stuff like that, there's nothing except great things from me to this figure. The wrench and the G1 toy launcher is just that added extra touch of excellence.

2. Bluestreak - I was going to skip the Prowl "family" and then after getting Barricade, Smokescreen, and Bluestreak, I couldn't have changed my position more. Bluestreak just seems to be the jewel even among this fun mold. Plus, this was one of the biggest holes in my neo-'84 lineup, so now it's filled nicely.

1. Thundercracker - It was really hard to pick Thundercracker specifically. TBH, the mold itself works for me and if I was less restrictive, the top several slots would be filled with this mold, especially the Rainmakers. But, given the times that TC gets shortchanged, it's wonderful to get him as a Voyager Seeker, let alone one that's such a strong mold and mine in particular has perfect QC. TBH, over time, I'm certain that when SIEGE is mentioned to me, my thoughts on the is line will be the Seeker mold.

 

I was happy to see homages to TF Cybertron
I hope in Earthrise we get more homages outside of G1

 

Got my Astrotrain today, I notice with the "launch pad" mode the big grey part doesn't want to go all the way flat. Is this a sad normal thing about it, or is mine just defective?

 

I'm glad I found him after that. He was in shelf with my other bots  

 

Here's another Red Alert shot. He is so photogenic. As for my Top 10 Siege, I'll post that tommorow.

Also, Episode 7 of Awesomepow's Multiverse is up! Here's a preview:


Click Awesomepow's Multiverse in my signature to view the whole episode.

Thank you  

 

Thanks for making my year, Impactor!

 

For probably my final TF purchase of 2019, I picked up this Siege Shockwave which is on a deep discount and priced for only MYR 129 (Around USD 31) which is a far cry from the original MYR 250 (Around USD 60) general retail price for this toy in my area. It's an incredible deal, so I finally bought one Shockwave.



And in hand, this figure is a pretty good Shockwave toy with some good posability and solid construction in most places. That being said, this figure and its entire package don't feel much like a USD 50 worth of value for me. I'm incredibly happy that I picked one up for a price far below its MSRP and Siege Shockwave here is probably the best mainline CHUG Shockwave toy we'll ever get in a while, but this is one of those toys that'll be the best when bought on discount.

 

Siege WFC-S21 Ironhide

 

Unless you find yourself transforming Bee alot I highly recommend reversing his biceps to give his bot mode a far better look.

 

Just look at that beautiful detail. The panel works. The engraving behind those translucent chest.
It was a really well engineered piece of art.

 

Wow. Great. Thanks a million. Mine were VERY tight. It took a lot of force to do it as shown in a video, now they work fine.

 

Seems some folks / reviewers are having issues with the transformation for Spinister. The hip section for the bottom part of the fuselage needs to be turned around first.





DaimChoc Reports - ダイムチョック・リポーツ

 

Awesome posing and photography!

 

Thanks

 

Ditto....Plus a Fort Max.......and a Metroplex.

Sheesh. Looks like a lot of fun.

 

QC check! What's the loosest and the tightest joint in your Siege collection?
Mine might both be on Megatron. His ankles are really loose, especially the right one and his elbows are so tight I have to grip his arm firmly with both hands to pose him.
I also have one floppy The Burt right elbow...but the other 8 are fine!