In Hand Images - Transformers Shattered Glass Sideswipe and Rodimus
Friday, July 28th, 2023 8:00AM CDT
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Rodimus is a slight retool of the SS86 figure, now featuring his classic goatee look. Sideswipe is a retool of the Kingdom Sideswipe figure, designed to look closer to the original Armada Wheeljack design, including new head and scarred hood. Sideswipe also comes with our very first new Minicon, Whisper, hopefully a sign that more minicons are on the horizon.
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Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 28th, 2023 @ 8:18am CDT
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Posted by AcademyofDrX on July 28th, 2023 @ 10:58am CDT
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Deluge_(G2)
Standing in for this character:
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Drench_(SG)#Toys
Posted by TK415 on July 28th, 2023 @ 11:02am CDT
Posted by Till-all-R1 on July 28th, 2023 @ 12:34pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on July 28th, 2023 @ 2:16pm CDT
Emerje
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Posted by Razorbeast88 on August 2nd, 2023 @ 12:37pm CDT
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on August 2nd, 2023 @ 12:39pm CDT
Razorbeast88 wrote:Any chance of Grimlock being restocked on pulse? I was hesitantly eyeing it for awhile and right when I was gonna cave in and order I saw "out of stock" boo
I'm in a similar boat with both Grimlock and Magnus. Regarding Grimlock, I'd say there's a chance because he doesn't have a comic book, and they already restocked hin once, but I wouldn't exactly bet on it
Posted by Razorbeast88 on August 2nd, 2023 @ 12:49pm CDT
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:Any chance of Grimlock being restocked on pulse? I was hesitantly eyeing it for awhile and right when I was gonna cave in and order I saw "out of stock" boo
I'm in a similar boat with both Grimlock and Magnus. Regarding Grimlock, I'd say there's a chance because he doesn't have a comic book, and they already restocked hin once, but I wouldn't exactly bet on it
Ah damn I didn't know he'd already been restocked
Maybe he'll turn up on another site on some point, I'll just wait it out
I was torn between him and the Walmart g2 Grimlock and told myself if I found the g2 one at my local Walmart I'd get him. Sure enough I did but it only made me realize I still wanted the SG version lol
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on August 2nd, 2023 @ 10:52pm CDT
Razorbeast88 wrote:Sentinel_Primal wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:Any chance of Grimlock being restocked on pulse? I was hesitantly eyeing it for awhile and right when I was gonna cave in and order I saw "out of stock" boo
I'm in a similar boat with both Grimlock and Magnus. Regarding Grimlock, I'd say there's a chance because he doesn't have a comic book, and they already restocked hin once, but I wouldn't exactly bet on it
Ah damn I didn't know he'd already been restocked
Maybe he'll turn up on another site on some point, I'll just wait it out
I was torn between him and the Walmart g2 Grimlock and told myself if I found the g2 one at my local Walmart I'd get him. Sure enough I did but it only made me realize I still wanted the SG version lol
It was a real quick restock where he got went out if stock, then like a week later they had more and it stuck around for a little before selling out again. I'm hoping if/when they do their next restock I'll be able to grab him so I can slap some Decepticon badges on him and use him as a reimagining of Trypticon for the core class guys
Posted by Razorbeast88 on August 2nd, 2023 @ 11:01pm CDT
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:Sentinel_Primal wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:Any chance of Grimlock being restocked on pulse? I was hesitantly eyeing it for awhile and right when I was gonna cave in and order I saw "out of stock" boo
I'm in a similar boat with both Grimlock and Magnus. Regarding Grimlock, I'd say there's a chance because he doesn't have a comic book, and they already restocked hin once, but I wouldn't exactly bet on it
Ah damn I didn't know he'd already been restocked
Maybe he'll turn up on another site on some point, I'll just wait it out
I was torn between him and the Walmart g2 Grimlock and told myself if I found the g2 one at my local Walmart I'd get him. Sure enough I did but it only made me realize I still wanted the SG version lol
It was a real quick restock where he got went out if stock, then like a week later they had more and it stuck around for a little before selling out again. I'm hoping if/when they do their next restock I'll be able to grab him so I can slap some Decepticon badges on him and use him as a reimagining of Trypticon for the core class guys
I also would want to use him as a non-titan version of trypticon. Like a predacon trypticon or something lol
That and I skimmed through stuff about the character and liked the idea of a cold, calculated bot that involuntarily transforms when angry like a jekyll/Hyde type thing. And playing with the "it is I, Grimlock" thing
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 3rd, 2023 @ 6:17am CDT
https://toysnowman.com/fr/a/search?q=tr ... pe=product
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 3rd, 2023 @ 7:46am CDT
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Razorbeast88 wrote:Any chance of Grimlock being restocked on pulse? I was hesitantly eyeing it for awhile and right when I was gonna cave in and order I saw "out of stock" boo
I'm in a similar boat with both Grimlock and Magnus. Regarding Grimlock, I'd say there's a chance because he doesn't have a comic book, and they already restocked hin once, but I wouldn't exactly bet on it
I would not count on a restock for either figure. Magnus came out last year, and was even eligible for the Pulse sale earlier this year. You will need to get him through a 3rd party seller. Same with Grimlock I would reckon, once they are one from pulse after coming in stock, they are gone.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 11th, 2023 @ 6:15am CDT
It's unfair that Canadians have to pay around 100$can+ to get it AS ITS NORMAL PRICE but oh well.
TlDr review, he's pretty nice, but the "Siege scars" this guy have make me wish for a true update of G1 Soundwave in the SS86 line. Leader class with Buzzsaw would be perfect.
Not pictured, my orange bat from the Siege Select Spy Patrol set will finally have its purpose as "SG Ratbat."
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 12th, 2023 @ 12:08pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on August 12th, 2023 @ 2:41pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I can't wait to add another Rodimus and sideswipe to this shelf. And I am debating trying to get Nova Prime in here as well
I hope Hasbro does Stepper at some point next year, I like his Halloween colors.
Emerje
Posted by Till-all-R1 on August 12th, 2023 @ 3:25pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 21st, 2023 @ 6:52am CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 25th, 2023 @ 2:27pm CDT
Sideswipe feels good, and I love this green in person. I like the new weapons too.
Whisper is real nice, I like this little guy.
Rodimus is good, definitely better than retail Hot Rod, but I'm still not that big a fan of this mold. But the purple paint and translucent red look sick together.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on August 26th, 2023 @ 7:29am CDT
Love Sideswipe too. I love the slashed out Autobot logo. The colors are just loads better than regular Armada Wheeljack's too.
I think this set really wins because the older toys were based on two molds that were already pretty close to their G1 counterparts. So you don't have weird forced detailing as in Starscream or Megatron.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on August 28th, 2023 @ 6:50pm CDT
First, this may be the ugliest box art I've ever seen.
The things are wrapped in paper as vehicle, but the extra baggie containing the zillion accessories is well hidden.
Note that Wheeljack's Sideswipe's missile is the new tiny remold as seen in his G2 Legacy self. It barely hold in the launcher and I may have to make another adapter.
SG Sideswipe is really and definitely Armada Wheeljack in funky colors.
There's so much remolding here, SG Sideswipe might as well be a new mold. I love that his ARMADA Car gimmick become batons in Bot mode. The minicon is Armada Accurate too!
Rodimus's vehicle is sexy!
After transforming him, I was reminded in why this guy is a voyager. But if we'd take him back to 2009, Rodimus would have been a deluxe.
He's pretty bad-ass and his Matrix effect can pin on his "needle" hand!
TlDr; this set is worth it.
And if Legacy Armada Wheeljack never happen, I'll eat my hat.
Posted by Gearslide on August 29th, 2023 @ 10:17am CDT
Sideswipe is awesome. It's such a nice remolding to effectively pass as the Armada Wheeljack design. Off the top of my head, the only thing it's missing are the Car Door "Wings" that Wheeljack had in robot mode. And having never had any version of the recent Sideswipe mold, I have to say that it has such a nice, simple transformation with a solid, bulky robot mode. It's just a nice experience all around. And Whisper is great as well. Emulates Wind Sheer's design extremely well but now has good articulation.
Rodimus, on the other hand, gives me concerns. As with Sideswipe, this is my first experience with this mold, and it's a nice figure to LOOK at: sleek Vehicle mode and an excellent Robot mode.
But I'm actually afraid to handle it. There are so many tiny clips and pegs that could snap off, and quite a few places where painted plastic has to rub against painted plastic. I'm all for accuracy, but it feels so incredibly fragile. Sideswipe feels like a Toy, while Rodimus feels like an antique your Parents would have on a high ahelf in a cabinet.
Also, we're now up to three different versions of the SG Matrix and none of them look the same. Which is the "accurate" one? I'm leaning towards Rodimus' version (The one at the top in my photo), since it looks like the inverse colors of the normal Matrix (a Red core with Dark Silver housing instead of a Blue core with Gold housing).
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 30th, 2023 @ 8:24pm CDT
Gearslide wrote:
It's kinda hilarious how inconsistent these are
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 31st, 2023 @ 1:40pm CDT
Gearslide wrote:
Also, we're now up to three different versions of the SG Matrix and none of them look the same. Which is the "accurate" one? I'm leaning towards Rodimus' version (The one at the top in my photo), since it looks like the inverse colors of the normal Matrix (a Red core with Dark Silver housing instead of a Blue core with Gold housing).
A better question would be does the Matrix even exist in SG? It was never touched upon in both FunPub's and IDW's version AFAIK, so it's pretty much fair game for the toys that have it.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on September 9th, 2023 @ 6:49pm CDT
I fear Nova Prime will not fit
Posted by Nemesis Destron on March 8th, 2024 @ 10:33pm CST
So I foolishly passed watching any review for SG Blurr and damnnation for making that huge mistake!
I now can't stand the main flaw of the arm parts that don't stay tabbed in and come loose super easy.
Any helpful tips on how to fix this problem and nothing too hellacious for my simple mind.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 9th, 2024 @ 2:07am CST
A light coat of clear nail polish on the tabs should do the trick.Nemesis Destron wrote:Any helpful tips on how to fix this problem and nothing too hellacious for my simple mind.
Posted by Nemesis Destron on March 9th, 2024 @ 4:24pm CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:A light coat of clear nail polish on the tabs should do the trick.Nemesis Destron wrote:Any helpful tips on how to fix this problem and nothing too hellacious for my simple mind.
Oh nice, thanks Rodimus Prime! I've never messed with anything more than ball joints so I hope this works!
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 10th, 2024 @ 1:54pm CDT
It should. It's the same practice of thickening the part, and a tab doesn't even have a moving part around it. Unless the tab holes are too small, in which case you should try to shave down the tabs with a razor blade or X-acto knife. Very carefully.Nemesis Destron wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:A light coat of clear nail polish on the tabs should do the trick.Nemesis Destron wrote:Any helpful tips on how to fix this problem and nothing too hellacious for my simple mind.
Oh nice, thanks Rodimus Prime! I've never messed with anything more than ball joints so I hope this works!
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2024 @ 1:39pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on April 2nd, 2024 @ 2:24pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Rumor is SG Prime is getting a reissue this year
I assume that would men Ratchet later? It'd be weird to release one from a two pack and never the other. Unless they're doing the Voyager mold later...
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 2nd, 2024 @ 2:28pm CDT
Emerje wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Rumor is SG Prime is getting a reissue this year
I assume that would men Ratchet later? It'd be weird to release one from a two pack and never the other. Unless they're doing the Voyager mold later...
Emerje
Not sure, only thing I heard was that its part of the ongoing process of re-releasing some form of as many Optimus Primes as possible for the 40th anniversary
Posted by Rodimus Prime on April 4th, 2024 @ 1:08am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 16th, 2024 @ 12:17pm CDT
Posted by Sowndwave76 on April 16th, 2024 @ 6:35pm CDT
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 16th, 2024 @ 8:11pm CDT
My local geek store sold them for dirt cheap at 70$CAN. And those who found the set at Winners for 30$CAN were even luckier.
Posted by Emerje on April 16th, 2024 @ 10:05pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 17th, 2024 @ 4:44am CDT
Emerje wrote:Since it's a Selects release it's available pretty much everywhere online (aside from Amazon).
Emerje
It's also more expensive than the first release.
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on April 17th, 2024 @ 6:26am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Emerje wrote:Since it's a Selects release it's available pretty much everywhere online (aside from Amazon).
Emerje
It's also more expensive than the first release.
Higher price, but the same price point accounting for price increases. They originaly came out at $50 when deluxes were $20 and voyagers were $30. With deluxes currently at $25 and voyagers at $35, the $60 price makes sense.
Posted by Till-all-R1 on April 17th, 2024 @ 11:58am CDT
Likely to help pay for the new Commander Prime.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 17th, 2024 @ 4:16pm CDT
Till-all-R1 wrote:Yes, but it's still based on a mold from long ago which by now has been more than paid for so this is juts gravy. And that's likely why they chose to do this, as well as the ER Prime reissue. Trying to soak anything they can from outdated molds. lol
Likely to help pay for the new Commander Prime.
The "It's based on a new mold" is a dumb argument.
By that logic, any G1 reissue should be free.
That's not how business work.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 17th, 2024 @ 4:54pm CDT
Le Mao, wat, 95$CAN!
https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/F0859/dp/B08 ... 182&sr=1-1?tag=seibertron0b-20&
Posted by Sabrblade on April 17th, 2024 @ 5:02pm CDT
Posted by Till-all-R1 on April 17th, 2024 @ 10:44pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Yes, but it's still based on a mold from long ago which by now has been more than paid for so this is juts gravy. And that's likely why they chose to do this, as well as the ER Prime reissue. Trying to soak anything they can from outdated molds. lol
Likely to help pay for the new Commander Prime.
The "It's based on a new mold" is a dumb argument.
By that logic, any G1 reissue should be free.
That's not how business work.
Not what I was suggesting at all. But there's no reason to charge today's prices for yesterday's stock. I noticed that Jetfire is still the same price that is was four years ago for some reason...
Or is that simply because it's merely leftover unsold stock from the last reissue?
Posted by Sabrblade on April 17th, 2024 @ 11:33pm CDT
None of this is leftover unsold stock (It couldn't be since the original release completely sold out years ago), it's a brand new production run of new stock. That's how reissues work.Till-all-R1 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Yes, but it's still based on a mold from long ago which by now has been more than paid for so this is juts gravy. And that's likely why they chose to do this, as well as the ER Prime reissue. Trying to soak anything they can from outdated molds. lol
Likely to help pay for the new Commander Prime.
The "It's based on a new mold" is a dumb argument.
By that logic, any G1 reissue should be free.
That's not how business work.
Not what I was suggesting at all. But there's no reason to charge today's prices for yesterday's stock. I noticed that Jetfire is still the same price that is was four years ago for some reason...
Or is that simply because it's merely leftover unsold stock from the last reissue?
Posted by Emerje on April 18th, 2024 @ 12:31am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:None of this is leftover unsold stock (It couldn't be since the original release completely sold out years ago), it's a brand new production run of new stock. That's how reissues work.Till-all-R1 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Yes, but it's still based on a mold from long ago which by now has been more than paid for so this is juts gravy. And that's likely why they chose to do this, as well as the ER Prime reissue. Trying to soak anything they can from outdated molds. lol
Likely to help pay for the new Commander Prime.
The "It's based on a new mold" is a dumb argument.
By that logic, any G1 reissue should be free.
That's not how business work.
Not what I was suggesting at all. But there's no reason to charge today's prices for yesterday's stock. I noticed that Jetfire is still the same price that is was four years ago for some reason...
Or is that simply because it's merely leftover unsold stock from the last reissue?
Also the original price for Jetfire was $70, the reissue is $90, the current CC price point.
Emerje
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 18th, 2024 @ 4:25am CDT
Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:None of this is leftover unsold stock (It couldn't be since the original release completely sold out years ago), it's a brand new production run of new stock. That's how reissues work.Till-all-R1 wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Till-all-R1 wrote:Yes, but it's still based on a mold from long ago which by now has been more than paid for so this is juts gravy. And that's likely why they chose to do this, as well as the ER Prime reissue. Trying to soak anything they can from outdated molds. lol
Likely to help pay for the new Commander Prime.
The "It's based on a new mold" is a dumb argument.
By that logic, any G1 reissue should be free.
That's not how business work.
Not what I was suggesting at all. But there's no reason to charge today's prices for yesterday's stock. I noticed that Jetfire is still the same price that is was four years ago for some reason...
Or is that simply because it's merely leftover unsold stock from the last reissue?
Also the original price for Jetfire was $70, the reissue is $90, the current CC price point.
Emerje
Chain quoting to say that yeah, those are new production runs.
The old stock were clearanced at Winners/Marshall's and the like aeons ago.
And thinking about it, that's unfair these were clearanced like yesterday's trash because everything would have sold at full price eventually. Too bad the bad distribution gremlins are always at work.