New Images - Transformers War for Cybertron: Siege Reflector Prototype and Caliburst
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 7:06PM CST
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Up first, we have some shots of the Reflector prototype figure, which gives us the chance to check out the figure from multiple angles. We get a nice look at the clear plastic chestpiece Reflector will come with, and we also get a shot of the back, showing some hollow forearms and lower legs that are somewhat covered up by the landing gear for the individual hover jet mode. We also get a shot of him holding Caliburst. We sadly don't get a picture of the camera mode you get by buying three Reflector figures and combining them together.
Speaking of which, Caliburst comes onto the scene as a repaint of the Wave 1 Blowpipe, featuring a new and pretty cool blast effect. We also get a shot of the newly released Starscream figure wielding him as well.
Check out the images below, and let us know what you think of the pair in the comments section below!
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 5th, 2019 @ 9:04pm CST
Wait a minute... Not "Refraktor"?
Posted by william-james88 on March 5th, 2019 @ 9:06pm CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:SG-27 Caliburst and SG-28 Decepticon Reflector...
Wait a minute... Not "Refraktor"?
Yeah, I first noticed in the preorders, his name is Reflector
Posted by Sabrblade on March 5th, 2019 @ 9:26pm CST
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 5th, 2019 @ 9:27pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:I guess Takara doesn't have the same Trademark issues with the name that Hasbro might have.
... despite having the "Decepticon" prefix. Quite funny how one area doesn't need while the other doesn't.
Posted by william-james88 on March 5th, 2019 @ 9:27pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:I guess Takara doesn't have the same Trademark issues with the name that Hasbro might have.
As I just wrote above, its still unclear for Hasbro themselves: https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... e/hse3432c
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on March 5th, 2019 @ 9:29pm CST
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on March 5th, 2019 @ 9:34pm CST
Posted by TulioDude on March 5th, 2019 @ 10:42pm CST
I like the idea of character geting recognition and being adapted on other versions,but he looks like he could have more detail.
These G1 inspired line keep absorving details from other parts o the frachise,so much so that I personally think being G1 inspired isn't that much of descriptive term for design.
Wireless_Phantom wrote:Come on now give us Drift from Springer!
This is a great idea to bring more movie inspired parts to the toyline!
Posted by william-james88 on March 5th, 2019 @ 10:49pm CST
TulioDude wrote:Wireless_Phantom wrote:Come on now give us Drift from Springer!
This is a great idea to bring more movie inspired parts to the toyline!
But in Drift's case, its bringing IDW verse to an old school G1 setting, not movie inspired. Eslecially since it reflects the decepticon aspect which is not a big part of the movie character.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 5th, 2019 @ 11:02pm CST
william-james88 wrote:TulioDude wrote:Wireless_Phantom wrote:Come on now give us Drift from Springer!
This is a great idea to bring more movie inspired parts to the toyline!
But in Drift's case, its bringing IDW verse to an old school G1 setting, not movie inspired. Eslecially since it reflects the decepticon aspect which is not a big part of the movie character.
Retro G1 Deadlock model sheet. There's an AoE and regular Drift deco version too
I'm calling it now: Hasbro has a Deadlock head built into Springer. Whether or not it'll see use, who knows?
Posted by Albatross250 on March 5th, 2019 @ 11:54pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 5th, 2019 @ 11:54pm CST
Posted by Albatross250 on March 6th, 2019 @ 12:03am CST
Posted by Cyberpath on March 6th, 2019 @ 1:59am CST
Posted by Emerje on March 6th, 2019 @ 2:38am CST
Albatross250 wrote:I'd be surprised if there will be Micromaster Combiners, that will be fun for both and
I don't think that's what you meant to say, but yes, I will be surprised if they do Micromaster combiners. Hasbro has never showed much interest in them before aside from some late exclusives and I'm not at all convinced that they actually care about the Micromasters they're doing now. Half-teams and half-assed weapon modes aren't exactly filling me with confidence that they'll ever do more than the minimum to fill the Legends price point.
Emerje
Posted by william-james88 on March 6th, 2019 @ 6:28am CST
Its about the same. Hasbro preorders are due July
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... e/hse3432c
Posted by Cyberpath on March 6th, 2019 @ 7:11am CST
william-james88 wrote:Its about the same. Hasbro preorders are due July
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... e/hse3432c
That's also for three Red Alerts and two Brunts though. I haven't seen any other pre-orders for the Hasbro release.
I wonder if Takara will announce an MP Reflector not long after I get this. Mind you, it could be relatively soon, with the S1 Decepticon cast nearly complete, special teams aside.
Anyone else think that they have a little too much greeble? I have yet to receive any SIEGE figures so maybe it looks less noticeable in-hand. Nice of them to spare him of the war paint though.
Posted by william-james88 on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:01am CST
Cyberpath wrote:william-james88 wrote:Its about the same. Hasbro preorders are due July
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/prod ... e/hse3432c
That's also for three Red Alerts and two Brunts though. I haven't seen any other pre-orders for the Hasbro release.
I wonder if Takara will announce an MP Reflector not long after I get this. Mind you, it could be relatively soon, with the S1 Decepticon cast nearly complete, special teams aside.
Anyone else think that they have a little too much greeble? I have yet to receive any SIEGE figures so maybe it looks less noticeable in-hand. Nice of them to spare him of the war paint though.
The greebling is fine on all the toys I have so far. But the worst offender was Chromia and she hasnt come out yet (nor will I own her).
And I get what you mean now about the preorders. There is this thing where Walmart has to have a head start on deluxes, and so Habro preorders for anything before their big toy fair initiative usually ends up close to release date.
Also with this wave having 3 reflectors per case I just dont know how collectables retailers will be doing their preorders.
Posted by william-james88 on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:16am CST
Let us know if you will be picking up the whole wave or just a few and when you do get the toys, let us know what you think of them. If you have found them, share your sightings with our community in the sightings section and on our boards in your region related thread.
While the wave 2 voyager bots were also found recently, we still have yet to see the leader, Battle Master and Micro Master class at retail, so if you find them, let us know.
Posted by Randomhero on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:43am CST
Posted by Amelie on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:50am CST
Posted by Cyberpath on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:50am CST
william-james88 wrote:The greebling is fine on all the toys I have so far. But the worst offender was Chromia and she hasnt come out yet (nor will I own her).
And I get what you mean now about the preorders. There is this thing where Walmart has to have a head start on deluxes, and so Habro preorders for anything before their big toy fair initiative usually ends up close to release date.
Also with this wave having 3 reflectors per case I just dont know how collectables retailers will be doing their preorders.
Thanks, Will!
Posted by Cobotron on March 6th, 2019 @ 9:15am CST
If they're showing up in next to nowhere Columbia, They could just as easily be in my neck of the woods! (One tick closer to somewhere. )
Better feed the hounds and and tip the arrows. It's hunting time!
Posted by o.supreme on March 6th, 2019 @ 9:28am CST
Posted by Big Grim on March 6th, 2019 @ 11:19am CST
Posted by Flashwave on March 6th, 2019 @ 12:03pm CST
william-james88 wrote:TulioDude wrote:Wireless_Phantom wrote:Come on now give us Drift from Springer!
This is a great idea to bring more movie inspired parts to the toyline!
But in Drift's case, its bringing IDW verse to an old school G1 setting, not movie inspired. Eslecially since it reflects the decepticon aspect which is not a big part of the movie character.
But IDW Drift (Deadlock) was not a Triple Chsnger, so a Springer redeco would be more in line with Movie Drift, than IDW. Although their safest bet would probably be to do an amalgamation of them and give us the triple changer as IDW Drift.
Or Deadlock. I could use him as a seperate chsracter. Nice color scheme
Posted by Sabrblade on March 6th, 2019 @ 12:40pm CST
The point of making Drift out of Springer is because of Guidi having done another piece of fanart of G1 Drift (well, Deadlock) from Springer:Flashwave wrote:william-james88 wrote:TulioDude wrote:Wireless_Phantom wrote:Come on now give us Drift from Springer!
This is a great idea to bring more movie inspired parts to the toyline!
But in Drift's case, its bringing IDW verse to an old school G1 setting, not movie inspired. Eslecially since it reflects the decepticon aspect which is not a big part of the movie character.
But IDW Drift (Deadlock) was not a Triple Chsnger, so a Springer redeco would be more in line with Movie Drift, than IDW. Although their safest bet would probably be to do an amalgamation of them and give us the triple changer as IDW Drift.
Or Deadlock. I could use him as a seperate chsracter. Nice color scheme
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 6th, 2019 @ 12:55pm CST
william-james88 wrote:While your local Walmart's Transformers section might look like a ghost town (unlike my awesome one)...
Salt in the wound, Will.
Posted by o.supreme on March 6th, 2019 @ 12:59pm CST
Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:While your local Walmart's Transformers section might look like a ghost town (unlike my awesome one)...
Salt in the wound, Will.
I've explained this before though. I know different members live in different population centers. I literally can drive in any direction and hit 10 different Walmarts in 30 minuets or less (when I visited all in one day last summer it took about 4 hours). If we say, reduced that number to 2 instead of 10, its likely the toy sections would more like they do in Canada
Posted by Kyleor on March 6th, 2019 @ 1:25pm CST
blackeyedprime wrote:Omegas art doesnt even resemble the toy, the toys faction symbol is too low down among other things.
Still not sold on the micromaster cars humping each other = weapon thing but wanting them at some point (ideally half price and being able to complete full teams)
If the gun barrels were painted, or some sort of plug-in blast effect were included the cars would be more convincing as a weapon. As-is it's a very meh look. Maybe someone on Shapeways will help them out on that.
Posted by william-james88 on March 6th, 2019 @ 1:34pm CST
Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:While your local Walmart's Transformers section might look like a ghost town (unlike my awesome one)...
Salt in the wound, Will.
Haha, couldnt resist I think this thread was full of walmart woes recently that it was just too perfect not to include.
And it's a way of showing casual members and viewers that this site has more fun things to offer, plus making a ho hum article all the more fun and cheeky
Posted by palmcd on March 6th, 2019 @ 2:22pm CST
Posted by Inactive_____ on March 6th, 2019 @ 2:37pm CST
Also, Reflector? Eh, he's cool I guess. I dunno, I've never really cared about this guy, and this figure doesn't change that. Not that he's bad or anything, just does nothing for me. He cool for people that want him. He's a little greebly too.
I'm interested in what Skywarp will look like too, because, as we all know, Skywarp is the best Seeker. It's a fact.
Posted by Hydrargyrus on March 6th, 2019 @ 4:00pm CST
Gemstonegemini wrote:So, as a guy whose opinion means literally nothing to anyone, I kinda wanna throw my hat into the ring about the recent figures. First, Barricade. I can see why people are disappointed. A straight repaint of Prowl for the introduction of one of the movie series' most iconic Decepticons is a bit lame. That said, I can't help but like him. Quite a lot really. I just love the colors. Black and purple? Yes please. Definitely will be picking this guy up when he *eventually* reaches the UK.
Also, Reflector? Eh, he's cool I guess. I dunno, I've never really cared about this guy, and this figure doesn't change that. Not that he's bad or anything, just does nothing for me. He cool for people that want him. He's a little greebly too.
I'm interested in what Skywarp will look like too, because, as we all know, Skywarp is the best Seeker. It's a fact.
Hey! Those are good opinions!
I actually never realized that Guidi might have done Springer as Drift because of the triple-changer thing (I know that version isn't one, but it's still a connection).
Posted by Emerje on March 6th, 2019 @ 4:38pm CST
o.supreme wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:While your local Walmart's Transformers section might look like a ghost town (unlike my awesome one)...
Salt in the wound, Will.
I've explained this before though. I know different members live in different population centers. I literally can drive in any direction and hit 10 different Walmarts in 30 minuets or less (when I visited all in one day last summer it took about 4 hours). If we say, reduced that number to 2 instead of 10, its likely the toy sections would more like they do in Canada
That's basically my situation, my two local Walmarts (Waterville and Augusta, right in the capital) are both about 20 or so miles apart, I just happen to live between the two. The next nearest Walmarts are much further than 30 miles from me. Sadly neither of my Walmarts look anything like Will's, the only thing that's been restocked since January is Studio Series wave 1 Leaders and Deluxe wave 5. Everything else is fairly barren with only a few stragglers left behind.
Emerje
Posted by Skritz on March 6th, 2019 @ 4:48pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 6th, 2019 @ 6:06pm CST
Posted by GeekyGamer Gal on March 6th, 2019 @ 6:59pm CST
william-james88 wrote:While your local Walmart's Transformers section might look like a ghost town (unlike my awesome one), it may also now harbour some new toys. The wave 2 Transformers Siege deluxes have been found there. This wave includes Ironhide, Sixgun, Chromia and Prowl. They each come two per case. This particular sighting comes from a Walmart in Columbia, Missouri, and was reported by MelodiousGiant04 on the TFW boards.
Meanwhile on the opposite side of the state, I'm happy that my Walmarts and Targets finally stocked Studio Series Sideswipe...
Posted by Ironhidensh on March 6th, 2019 @ 7:00pm CST
All I found was a single Siege Soundwave and Starscream at the last Walmart I hit.
Anyway, I picked up soudwave, since Starscream's 'detachable body' has me less than thrilled.
I have made no secret that I overwhelmingly detest the Siege line. Soundwave (much like Megatron) is a massive exception to that. This is just an all around amazing figure. The only complaint I have is the battle damage, which remains the worst idea Hasbro has ever had.
Seriously, if it wasn't for said deco, this would be an absolute perfect update to the original toy.
Posted by no-one on March 6th, 2019 @ 7:12pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on March 6th, 2019 @ 7:46pm CST
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on March 6th, 2019 @ 7:59pm CST
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:08pm CST
Why is it so weird that the part of the alt mode that most looks like wings on an Earth-mode airplane is what ends up as the iconic wings on Starscream's back? Let me put it this way. Studio Series Starscream is an AMAZING figure, and no one can deny it's the best rendition of that character we've gotten from the movies in toy form. However, its arms, legs, and much of its torso don't really form any appreciable part of the jet mode either. They just hide a little better underneath, as is the case with the vast majority of air and jet craft Transformers, but somehow that's okay? Who cares if you can pull off the top of the tetra jet and still have a Starscream that's missing several pieces of his silhouette while still having a head, a torso, two arms, and two legs?
Posted by Hellscream9999 on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:11pm CST
Wolfman Jake wrote:That "goblin glider" pic of SIEGE Starscream hits home how much people are over-reacting to his transformation scheme. Yes, that's recognizably still Starscream if you pull off his wings, but he's supposed to have those on his back, along with his shoulder pauldrons. (Where did those go in this picture anyway? If you were going to pull them off for a specific look for the "glider," why not try to put them back on the robot mode?)
Why is it so weird that the part of the alt mode that most looks like wings on an Earth-mode airplane is what ends up as the iconic wings on Starscream's back? Let me put it this way. Studio Series Starscream is an AMAZING figure, and no one can deny it's the best rendition of that character we've gotten from the movies in toy form. However, its arms, legs, and much of its torso don't really form any appreciable part of the jet mode either. They just hide a little better underneath, as is the case with the vast majority of air and jet craft Transformers, but somehow that's okay? Who cares if you can pull off the top of the tetra jet and still have a Starscream that's missing several pieces of his silhouette while still having a head, a torso, two arms, and two legs?
Sounds like you're over-reacting; he's just trying to have some fun with his toy for kids; it's a humorous picture
Posted by Wireless_Phantom on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:14pm CST
Posted by Jeddostotle7 on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:17pm CST
Hellscream9999 wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:That "goblin glider" pic of SIEGE Starscream hits home how much people are over-reacting to his transformation scheme. Yes, that's recognizably still Starscream if you pull off his wings, but he's supposed to have those on his back, along with his shoulder pauldrons. (Where did those go in this picture anyway? If you were going to pull them off for a specific look for the "glider," why not try to put them back on the robot mode?)
Why is it so weird that the part of the alt mode that most looks like wings on an Earth-mode airplane is what ends up as the iconic wings on Starscream's back? Let me put it this way. Studio Series Starscream is an AMAZING figure, and no one can deny it's the best rendition of that character we've gotten from the movies in toy form. However, its arms, legs, and much of its torso don't really form any appreciable part of the jet mode either. They just hide a little better underneath, as is the case with the vast majority of air and jet craft Transformers, but somehow that's okay? Who cares if you can pull off the top of the tetra jet and still have a Starscream that's missing several pieces of his silhouette while still having a head, a torso, two arms, and two legs?
Sounds like you're over-reacting; he's just trying to have some fun with his toy for kids; it's a humorous picture
I don't think Jake was really responding directly to that picture/post, more using it as a springboard to respond to the wider complaints about Siege Starscream.
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:29pm CST
https://youtu.be/tEhKVrIWF48
Also there is a Siege Starscream review as well:
https://youtu.be/D2OtGHoqSNM
Posted by SGMLordMirage on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:31pm CST
SGM
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on March 6th, 2019 @ 8:54pm CST
SGMLordMirage wrote:See I need to be back home in Missouri. Wishful thinking, but I am keeping my eyes open here while I am in Virginia. Fingers crossed. My only current fortune, is finding SS #37 Rampage and Siege Starscream today.
SGM
Dude, you just found 2 brand new figures that have been hitting stores for less than a week. You’re acting like you haven’t found anything.
Posted by SGMLordMirage on March 6th, 2019 @ 9:02pm CST