In Package Images of New Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Rung, Singe, Direct Hit, Power Punch

Definitely getting Rung and Singe. Probably will partner Rung with Red Alert.

SgtNateV wrote:I've heard the running change also has a better chest hinge like the other Siege Seekers

That would make double-dipping a little more tempting. I noticed that the chest hinge on Red Wing was definitely a tighter, more secure fit, and it only popped off when I had something aligned incorrectly and tried to force the chest flush. I guess that's the reason Takara and Hasbro didn't design it with a pin.

Anyone know the magic lot number to look for on latter wave Starscreams?

Wolfman Jake wrote:

SgtNateV wrote:I've heard the running change also has a better chest hinge like the other Siege Seekers

That would make double-dipping a little more tempting. I noticed that the chest hinge on Red Wing was definitely a tighter, more secure fit, and it only popped off when I had something aligned incorrectly and tried to force the chest flush. I guess that's the reason Takara and Hasbro didn't design it with a pin.

Supposedly they initially did, but with the prospect of ill-applied force breaking that part they removed the pin, without adjusting the tolerances (metal on plastic vs. plastic on plastic).

sol magnus wrote:Definitely getting Rung and Singe. Probably will partner Rung with Red Alert.

That is... Soo fitting and soo wrong.

"This is my gun, he's my Psychological Counseler..."

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Found the Rainmakers. At the Sunset Boulevard store in Columbia, SC if anyone is in my area. They now have one left.

Still nothing in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, but some of the Targets have reset their Transformers sections at least. The tag for the Seeker 3-Pack is on said shelves, but no product is available. The listing online keeps going in and out of stock so fast that, even with email notifications from Target, I can't get one ordered even two minutes later.

Oddly enough, I did just spot the Micromaster 10-Pack at a Target earlier today. They had at least two or three of them. No Rainmakers, though. It's like they haven't even been delivered to the Midwest yet.

Flashwave wrote:

sol magnus wrote:Definitely getting Rung and Singe. Probably will partner Rung with Red Alert.

That is... Soo fitting and soo wrong.

"This is my gun, he's my Psychological Counseler..."

Sort of my thought. Red Alert now has "24 cycle care" on deck.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

SgtNateV wrote:I've heard the running change also has a better chest hinge like the other Siege Seekers

That would make double-dipping a little more tempting. I noticed that the chest hinge on Red Wing was definitely a tighter, more secure fit, and it only popped off when I had something aligned incorrectly and tried to force the chest flush. I guess that's the reason Takara and Hasbro didn't design it with a pin.

Supposedly they initially did, but with the prospect of ill-applied force breaking that part they removed the pin, without adjusting the tolerances (metal on plastic vs. plastic on plastic).

So, brutes like me breaking their toys are why we can't have nice things?

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Found the Rainmakers. At the Sunset Boulevard store in Columbia, SC if anyone is in my area. They now have one left.

Still nothing in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, but some of the Targets have reset their Transformers sections at least. The tag for the Seeker 3-Pack is on said shelves, but no product is available. The listing online keeps going in and out of stock so fast that, even with email notifications from Target, I can't get one ordered even two minutes later.

Oddly enough, I did just spot the Micromaster 10-Pack at a Target earlier today. They had at least two or three of them. No Rainmakers, though. It's like they haven't even been delivered to the Midwest yet.

Near as I can tell, they're putting out shelf labels at every target, but only a couple of stores are gonna stock it, no, I don't understand the logic

I got the impression IDW fanboys will hate what I plan to do with a few Rungs.

The first two Seacons went up for preorder but bbts took them down now. I managed to order them. They’re still in my orders made

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Found the Rainmakers. At the Sunset Boulevard store in Columbia, SC if anyone is in my area. They now have one left.

Still nothing in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, but some of the Targets have reset their Transformers sections at least. The tag for the Seeker 3-Pack is on said shelves, but no product is available. The listing online keeps going in and out of stock so fast that, even with email notifications from Target, I can't get one ordered even two minutes later.

Oddly enough, I did just spot the Micromaster 10-Pack at a Target earlier today. They had at least two or three of them. No Rainmakers, though. It's like they haven't even been delivered to the Midwest yet.

Near as I can tell, they're putting out shelf labels at every target, but only a couple of stores are gonna stock it, no, I don't understand the logic

I have the opposite problem here (Nebraska). Each of my Targets have had ONE Rainmaker set each, but no sign of Micromasters other than the price tag.

I'm curious, though, do you get Battlemasters properly stocked where you are in the Midwest? We just keep getting Wave 1 Battlemasters over and over and over again. And then again after that.

Brickseek still tells me there are no seeker sets at any of my local targets. And online they come in stock at 3am and are gone by 6am, ugh!

I did go by a local Target and did see the tag for the sought after seekers set but obviously no seekers.

I will have to pick up 2 of that ol' boy Bluestreak! I need the other so he can share those proper looking wheels with his brother Prowl...ahhhh yeah!

Skritz wrote:I got the impression IDW fanboys will hate what I plan to do with a few Rungs.

I'm both nervous, and intrigued Any chance you'll share with the class early? Or do we have to wait till you have them in hand?

Stargrave wrote:Just in from In Demand Toys on Facebook are in package images of the upcoming Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Battlemaster and Micromaster assortment including Rung, Singe, and Direct Hit with his Micromaster combiner partner Power Punch!

With this assortment you can torch your enemies with Singe, quadra-rocket blast your opponents to pieces with Direct Hit and Power Punch, and seriously de-escalate any intense conflict through conversation and understanding with the help of Rung. It's his eyebrows, so disarming. That should cover you in just about any scenario a Cybertronian battlefield could present.

Will these be helping you round out the first chapter of the War for Cybertron Battlemaster saga or will you pass on them? Be sure to share your views with the Seibertron crew in the forums and as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

WHEN these will be available? And where? thanks!

These will be available wherever you get your toys, in december.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

Skritz wrote:I got the impression IDW fanboys will hate what I plan to do with a few Rungs.

I'm both nervous, and intrigued Any chance you'll share with the class early? Or do we have to wait till you have them in hand?

His face is getting scrubbed and then smoothed out with putty (or something). Then he's getting a full paint of silver (and maybe some blue) and they will become protoforms who transform into stasis pods.

Skritz wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

Skritz wrote:I got the impression IDW fanboys will hate what I plan to do with a few Rungs.

I'm both nervous, and intrigued Any chance you'll share with the class early? Or do we have to wait till you have them in hand?

His face is getting scrubbed and then smoothed out with putty (or something). Then he's getting a full paint of silver (and maybe some blue) and they will become protoforms who transform into stasis pods.

Actually sounds like a neat idea for a retool that Hasbro should do but won't because "Beast Wars = Not G1".

That's right folks thanks to our fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 we have a video of the much anticipated War for Cybertron Siege Ratchet! Fans have been abuzz over this redux of the Siege Ironhide mold with his clever medbay mode and head crest which may be spot on for some, or completely wrong for others. Like him or love him most fans agree that Ratchet is one of the classic G1 pantheon and is a welcome addition to the Siege roster. Plus with all the battle damage deco's and these Weaponizers exploding all over the place it's about time we get someone on the battlefield who knows his way around a box of bandages.

Is your shelf ready for the original Transformers 'doc'? Who's the first Micromaster in your collection to visit his medbay mode? Let us know in the forums and as always stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

From Chuckdawg1999's post:
"The Doctor is in the HOUSE! Siege Ratchet is fantastic G1 inspired update to the classic character. Retooled from Ironhide Ratchet features a few new accessories including a wrench! Set to be a Walgreens exclusive this is definitely worth the pick-up."

Sabrblade wrote:

Skritz wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

Skritz wrote:I got the impression IDW fanboys will hate what I plan to do with a few Rungs.

I'm both nervous, and intrigued Any chance you'll share with the class early? Or do we have to wait till you have them in hand?

His face is getting scrubbed and then smoothed out with putty (or something). Then he's getting a full paint of silver (and maybe some blue) and they will become protoforms who transform into stasis pods.

Actually sounds like a neat idea for a retool that Hasbro should do but won't because "Beast Wars = Not G1".

I didn't like Rung as a character (in fact I fucking hate him and who he turned out to be in IDW2005!) but his battlemaster toy immediately caught my eyes due to its completely unique tooling, what with his flip out back part being the rear end of his 'gun' and his legs being the barrels. This left me wondering what to do because the tooling looked like a lot of fun but I didn't like Rung. Taking a look at his body, I noticed how slim and simplistic he looked, even almost androgynous. He also has this big circle on his body which reminded me of this:


Thus I thought he'd look great as a protoform, in other words an infant and unformed Transformers whose body has not grown into its fully completed form. Battlemasters are also super small (only Micromasters are smaller in the current line) which also fitted with their depiction in TFA and Prime:



At first I wanted to get rid of his backpack but I think it could work as a stasis pod part.

DecepticonFinishline wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Vic Zanzibar wrote:Found the Rainmakers. At the Sunset Boulevard store in Columbia, SC if anyone is in my area. They now have one left.

Still nothing in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, but some of the Targets have reset their Transformers sections at least. The tag for the Seeker 3-Pack is on said shelves, but no product is available. The listing online keeps going in and out of stock so fast that, even with email notifications from Target, I can't get one ordered even two minutes later.

Oddly enough, I did just spot the Micromaster 10-Pack at a Target earlier today. They had at least two or three of them. No Rainmakers, though. It's like they haven't even been delivered to the Midwest yet.

Near as I can tell, they're putting out shelf labels at every target, but only a couple of stores are gonna stock it, no, I don't understand the logic

I have the opposite problem here (Nebraska). Each of my Targets have had ONE Rainmaker set each, but no sign of Micromasters other than the price tag.

I'm curious, though, do you get Battlemasters properly stocked where you are in the Midwest? We just keep getting Wave 1 Battlemasters over and over and over again. And then again after that.

Don't worry, you're not alone, lots and lots of wave 1 battlemasters everywhere except a meijer in one city nearby - they got wave 2 and then set them all to clearance

My local Wal Mart and TRU are still stuck in Wave 1 except for some Battlemasters and, sometimes, an odd deluxe popping up.

Fellow Sibertronian Cyberpath told us of new images for upcoming highly anticipated Transformers Siege toys. One good thing of brand unification is that now fans outside Japan can benefit from Takara's stock photos for toys they will find at retail. These photos were found on Takara Tomy Mall.

Below you will find images for SG-40 Siege Battle Master Rung, SG-41 Siege Rumble and Ratbat (remember, Rumble is the Red one) and SG-42 Siege Deluxe Spinister. The Spinister images are particularly cool since we get a full view of the character from the front and back, making him look really clean. And look, no hollow forearms. All of these are due for mass retail (so wherever you get your toys) in December to finish off the year and provide more Siege toys for the holiday season. We also posted in package images of some of these toys here.

Skritz wrote:My local Wal Mart and TRU are still stuck in Wave 1 except for some Battlemasters and, sometimes, an odd deluxe popping up.

Same with my neck of the woods, Canada really shit the bed when it comes to Siege. TRU is way behind. I know Americans may think our stocked shelves look fun, but its easy to have full shelves when its old product no one in interested in buying.

william-james88 wrote:

Skritz wrote:My local Wal Mart and TRU are still stuck in Wave 1 except for some Battlemasters and, sometimes, an odd deluxe popping up.

Same with my neck of the woods, Canada really **** the bed when it comes to Siege. TRU is way behind. I know Americans may think our stocked shelves look fun, but its easy to have full shelves when its old product no one in interested in buying.

Titans Return and POTP were slightly quicker but Siege is the king of shelf-warming anything that isn't Optimus and Megatron.

If you are searching Walmart for Jetfire, don't just limit your search to the Transformers section.


One of my Walmart's had them in the Jurassic park section.

Ironhidensh wrote:If you are searching Walmart for Jetfire, don't just limit your search to the Transformers section.


One of my Walmart's had them in the Jurassic park section.

Well, didn't he technically crash on prehistoric Earth in the G1 toon?

Skritz wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Skritz wrote:My local Wal Mart and TRU are still stuck in Wave 1 except for some Battlemasters and, sometimes, an odd deluxe popping up.

Same with my neck of the woods, Canada really **** the bed when it comes to Siege. TRU is way behind. I know Americans may think our stocked shelves look fun, but its easy to have full shelves when its old product no one in interested in buying.

Titans Return and POTP were slightly quicker but Siege is the king of shelf-warming anything that isn't Optimus and Megatron.

Oh man, my TRUs have seas of Megatrons. Only Optimus figures are moving.

How did you find Ratchet on Ebay? I have been watching for a while and all I can find are the silly TCG Cards

Skritz wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:If you are searching Walmart for Jetfire, don't just limit your search to the Transformers section.


One of my Walmart's had them in the Jurassic park section.

Well, didn't he technically crash on prehistoric Earth in the G1 toon?

Zing!!!

william-james88 wrote:Oh man, my TRUs have seas of Megatrons. Only Optimus figures are moving.

In my neck of the wood (Markham, Ontario). The selfwarming figures are Megatron, Skytread, Shockwave in Wave 1, Wave 2 is only slowly starting to appear more regularly but I see many Chromia with no other bots next to the fembot. I got my Starscream a month ago and I still haven't found any Soundwave. It's really tough this year to hunt for TF. I used to be able to get 90% of my TF at Toys R Us, and often on sale. This year, maybe 25-30% comes from TRU. I have to get it at Walmart, I don't see the figures at TRU for me to do returns after 90 days!

Ironhidensh wrote:If you are searching Walmart for Jetfire, don't just limit your search to the Transformers section.


One of my Walmart's had them in the Jurassic park section.

Wish I'd have known this when I ran to Wal-Mart earlier I did a quick once through then checked the top shelves and didn't find him. But, they apparently reorganized, so hopefully they should be stocking everything again next week

By some miracle, Spokane stores are getting their act together with resupplying their toy departments. In the last five days I've encountered the latest waves of Studio Series, Siege, and Cyberverse, INCLUDING store exclusives!

On that note, buy Siege Jetfire. Just. Do. It.

Madeus Prime wrote:On that note, buy Siege Jetfire. Just. Do. It.

i would if i have extra fund. 160$ is not something that i can leisurely drop on a single figure, on my current situation, unfortunately.

Flashwave wrote:How did you find Ratchet on Ebay? I have been watching for a while and all I can find are the silly TCG Cards

A seller from Hong Kong had some. It's a TRU exclusive over there.

I've come to realize how broken Target's stock notification is online. I hit the button when we first reported the Rain Makers were in stock there since it was gone when I checked, but it just randomly emails me to say it's back in stock, sometimes only minutes after I hit the button. Hopefully I'll either catch it online or find it in the store.

Also those seemingly finished Spinister stock photos.

Emerje

Hm nope. I liked Spinister a lot in the Marvel UK comics but I don't care for this figure. I not sure why. He's never had the best design anyways but the body looks boring and the chopper kibble at back (particularly the tail end) just looks bad to me. Was never fond of his colour layout either. Easy pass.

(still can't figure out what they were thinking with that Rumble either)

"It appears to be a robot of unknown classification.

With his size and probable strength, he will make an excellent Decepticon!"




Yay, I finally have Siege Skyfire! (No thanks to you, Amazon!)

Now, lets find out if he's worth it.

The more I see of spinister, the more I like him. Find it’s Cool he’s getting his own mould.. more deceptions are always welcome.. choppers are awesome... my main criticism is that it’s odd in a line with target masters as a main component, he isn’t being shipped with them. I like his weapons, but I’m guessing his original target asters might be candidates for a battlemaster pack.

frogbat wrote:The more I see of spinister, the more I like him. Find it’s Cool he’s getting his own mould.. more deceptions are always welcome.. choppers are awesome... my main criticism is that it’s odd in a line with target masters as a main component, he isn’t being shipped with them. I like his weapons, but I’m guessing his original target asters might be candidates for a battlemaster pack.

One of them is getting released later in the Battlemaster line, Singe is part of the same wave as Rung.

Hairsplitter is part of Skywarp's Amazon exclusive set under the new name Shrute

chuckdawg1999 wrote:

Flashwave wrote:How did you find Ratchet on Ebay? I have been watching for a while and all I can find are the silly TCG Cards

A seller from Hong Kong had some. It's a TRU exclusive over there.

I know this, but I can't pull it up in the search results, even as a Sold Listing. All I get is the cards

Emerje wrote:I've come to realize how broken Target's stock notification is online. I hit the button when we first reported the Rain Makers were in stock there since it was gone when I checked, but it just randomly emails me to say it's back in stock, sometimes only minutes after I hit the button. Hopefully I'll either catch it online or find it in the store.

Also those seemingly finished Spinister stock photos.

Emerje

I think I overreacted to the "not sold at this store" online reporting. My local Target has a shelf label for the Rainmakers, even though the website describes the product as "not sold at this store." I guess the distribution is just really uneven?

I took a long drive to get mine. I probably wouldn't do that again, assuming it will be more widely available over the next few months.

My fear was going to be you wouldn't be able to find Refractor because everyone was going to buy all three from the case to make the camera, which I don't hold that against anyone, because I would do the same, but that's what's been happening locally. I've seen his case mates in a couple of stores, otherwise every store seems to be stocking up on wave one. In fact those sames stores that I found Brunt and Red Alert, then got in fresh stock of wave 1.

When I was asked If I found everything alright, I told them no.
When I was asked what I was looking for I told them, The new wave of Transformers, you keep restocking the old one.
To that the response was a blank look and "oh"

I wonder if we’ll see Omega Supreme at Wal-Mart now.

The Rainmakers’ colors are less obnoxious than I thought they’d be; largely due to the battle damage; but when looking at them alongside another mostly single color Seeker with a bit more accent coloration in Thundercracker, it becomes apparent that they probably need a bit more dark grey and/or white. I know they’re accurate to the show, but a little deviation from the source would have helped. Regardless, I like them a lot and I’d definitely recommend the set.

You know, $20 is a lot to pay for a toy where the feet just hang off the back of the vehicle mode.

cruizerdave wrote:You know, $20 is a lot to pay for a toy where the feet just hang off the back of the vehicle mode.

What figure are you talking about?

So having patience has paid off. At a Walmart in Portsmouth, VA, there was two Jetfires on the shelf. Of course that was around 0830 my time but awesome to actually buy him in the store. Totally amazing!


SGM

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:

cruizerdave wrote:You know, $20 is a lot to pay for a toy where the feet just hang off the back of the vehicle mode.

What figure are you talking about?

My guess is Ratchet, since there was a recent review that was front paged.

I was actually grinning when I took Skyfire out of the box. Was already impressed with the last iteration, but this guy, the size, and cartoon-accuracy.. he looks like he stepped out of the cartoon.
Although they did use some of that "shampoo bottle" plastic with this one, too, I think. But he still feels fairly hefty.

Some steps of his transformation are really fun and innovative. If you've been buying Transformers consistently for the past several years you can see how the HasTak designers keep coming up with new tricks, it's impressive. I quite like the wing transformation, and how his feet fold (expected it to be like Megatron but instead they fold very compact.) The boosters transformation is also pretty neat. Or how they kept the shape of his nosecone in robot-mode but still allow some waist rotation. The compression of his backpack.. it's all great.
Was worth avoiding "spoilers."
(And of course rotating symbol and port-less open hands.)

Love that they included lots of guns in addition to the one specified in his model sheet -- and even that one can split into two rifles! I like that they kept the "Jetfire" armour gimmick. And I finally have some Siege effects! Didn't expect them to be made of that kind of rubbery plastic though. Wish they were more glassy and transparent like those other effects I got from HLJ a few years back. (Now I need purple effects for the Decepticons!)

Yeah, he looks amazing. Spot on. My only complaint is that the feet should have been completely black, without the center white.

Now I have to get Siege Starscream to go with this? I think they could do better. No CHUG figure has done him justice yet.


A couple of things I had to do straight out of the box, with MP-10 Spike...