Siege Astrotrain, Apeface, Spinister and Crosshairs revealed!

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Knightsword, Jun 26, 2019.

  1. Capperclawed

    Capperclawed I'll clean ur pool

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    Look not to get anyone worried, these announcements are killer and all, but astrotrain looks like he risks some serious case of the hollow forearms. I know thats not the worst thing ever, and heck i can think of some leader titans return figures who had it, but siege has been so promising with their designs and how solid they look/feel that hollow forearms on a leader feels really cheap. Hollow parts are the reason some of didn't get Soundwave, and the biggest reason people arent happy with Impactor. Again these characters are wonderful and im amped they're getting great renditions in a modern line, lets just not let that lower our standards.

    Edit: Changed QC to "designs and how solid they look/feel", my original phrasing didnt make sense, thanks mx-01 archon for catching that one!
     
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  2. lonewolf96

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    Your aware that they are pieces of plastic from other countries. I fail to see the need for high standards to begin with let alone letting something like hollow pockets in plastic lower standards to begin with.
     
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    Grabbing a few of these for sure but the hollow parts really do suck. I mean, shouldn't be too surprised but it's just such a fixable flaw to have just a little more plastic on a hinge on each figure, and I would comprise on the second weapon or something else if necessary.

    Some of you sound like there was literally no other way they could have gotten hinge flaps on the hollow parts when these guys are making tons of money with comfy margins on these figures. The truth is that they just don't care to push it that far since there are more than one target audience and older or more premium or serious collectors aren't going to matter that much to their bottom line especially since some of those will buy it anyway.

    I'm definitely getting that Apeface even though I don't need one, already having Kingorilla.
    Really digging that ape mode and headsculpt.

    I think Shockwave coming with the space sled vehicle is what sealed the deal for me since I don't exactly need another shockwave having Quakeblast.
     
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  4. MrSoundmeister

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    Yeah, especially with taking account with things like parts count, weight of the product and the important factor that these are meant to be put in large numbers in stores!*.

    (*Availability may vary.)
     
  5. mx-01 archon

    mx-01 archon Well-Known Member

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    You know that those two things are not even remotely related, right?
     
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  6. orangeitis

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    Every time someone complains about hollowness on HasTak figures, it makes me want to go out and buy another figure that was referred to as "hollow".
     
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  7. Mr.Deflok

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    Though I want it bad, Apeface feels like a leftover TR design. The hollow forearms and other touches smack of it. I just hope the build quality is Siege level.

    But like I said, I want it bad.
     
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    I hope so, because it looks like they're only going to sell at least one of them with Skywarp, which I'm definitely not buying.
     
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  9. primalxconvoy

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    Wouldn't that be three extra toys? Wasn't Spinister a double Targetmaster?
     
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  10. DutyBeforeAll

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    But then you’re Figure will never be complete!
    Can you really stand to look at your shelf and know that the only thing keeping it from being perfect is a little money?
     
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  11. ReximusPrimal07

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    I want all of them
    Hurry hasbro i need them sooner
     
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  12. Dinobot Snarl

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    If you let the reduced hollowness get in the way of enjoying a solid figure, I think that's really unfortunate.

    I'll give you Mirage though, I think his plastic got used for Impactor. Who's hollow because he's a tall deluxe like Ironhide.

    I'll definately be getting some....many of these myself. These days the hollowness is not in your face and the quality is WAY up.

    Bought:
    War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Autobot-Alphastrike-Counterforce-Multi-Pack-09.jpg War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Autobot-Alphastrike-Counterforce-Multi-Pack-03.jpg War-For-Cybertron-Siege-Autobot-Alphastrike-Counterforce-Multi-Pack-04.jpg apeface-vertical-2.jpg Spinister-1.jpg Astrotrain-1.jpg
    This guy, ...has no hollows. You better get on grab one.
    61698996_2349683075275597_2119156483257008128_n.jpg
     
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  13. Starfire22

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    Yeah.

    Usually, the figures only get one alt mode right, but in this case, Astrotrain did (imo) both the train and shuttle right.
     
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  14. payres

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    Two extra toys They'd get Spinister anyway, then they'd buy both Targetmasters
     
  15. Automorpher

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    Huh? Which one may I ask?

    Nevermind, it's Shrute.
     
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  16. Foster

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    It would be great if Spinister's guns could attach to Battlemasters and give them a unique look. I'm trying to visualize that and I think it would work well!
     
  17. Fenrys

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    yep, shrute is an alternate name for hairsplitter
     
  18. Rodimus Prime

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    I wonder if this was intentional: Urban Dictionary: SCHRUTE

    At least they didn't name him Shart. :eek: 
     
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  19. Fenrys

    Fenrys Formerly Tigatron2002

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    its from funpub, they could get the name hairsplitter so they renamed him after dwight schrute from the show the office, because both are presented as pencil pushing beauracrats
     
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  20. Louise Belcher

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    I hope it means Apeface would have filled/closed forearms.
     
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