New Video Review of Transformers Earthrise Battlemaster Slitherfang
Friday, July 3rd, 2020 1:09PM CDT
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Slitherfang is part of the second wave of Battlemasters, along with a re-release of Siege Rung (his deco is unchanged).
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Posted by ZeroWolf on July 3rd, 2020 @ 1:13pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Rumours are Prowl and Ironhide will be exclusives of some fashion. Don't think Target though, more likely amazon
I heard that as well, hopefully if those sets become reality they won’t be like Siege Skywarp and friends (who I had before I got the new one) and be crazy ridiculous on the aftermarket. I’m kinda tired of big name characters being exclusives, selling out quick, and being expensive later in the future. I’m no completionist but I want to get as much of the modernized 84/85 cast as possible. I wasn’t even thought of when it was a thing so this is kinda my way of living that experience out.
I think it's supposed to create a kind of variety on the shelves instead of the same names appearing (though some same names are allowed...) but exclusives bring with them their own problems, it's very hard to balance.
Posted by sol magnus on July 3rd, 2020 @ 1:18pm CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Mindmaster wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Rumours are Prowl and Ironhide will be exclusives of some fashion. Don't think Target though, more likely amazon
I heard that as well, hopefully if those sets become reality they won’t be like Siege Skywarp and friends (who I had before I got the new one) and be crazy ridiculous on the aftermarket. I’m kinda tired of big name characters being exclusives, selling out quick, and being expensive later in the future. I’m no completionist but I want to get as much of the modernized 84/85 cast as possible. I wasn’t even thought of when it was a thing so this is kinda my way of living that experience out.
I think it's supposed to create a kind of variety on the shelves instead of the same names appearing (though some same names are allowed...) but exclusives bring with them their own problems, it's very hard to balance.
Personally, I'd rather the 'big names' be exclusives than not get them at all.
Posted by Short Circuit on July 3rd, 2020 @ 1:21pm CDT
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Posted by Shockwave_640 on July 3rd, 2020 @ 2:51pm CDT
ebo716 wrote:From the looks of it, Airwaves shares his upper thighs, elbows, and chest peg with Brunt.
Only his hip joints and the chest peg! His thighs are very similar but are different. I assume his thighs are treads for a Hothouse retool
Posted by o.supreme on July 3rd, 2020 @ 4:10pm CDT
Posted by Mindmaster on July 3rd, 2020 @ 4:37pm CDT
o.supreme wrote:Looks BBTS 2 days ago -Oh they only have Slitherfang and Rung together, oh well. "Checks today" appropriately they did have them seperated at some point in the last 48 hours and Slitherfang sold out...Of course. Well It was a pain in the behind to find Sounbarrier, hopefully I can find Slitherfang at a Target without having to pay scalper prices online.
Really? Soundbarrier is literally the only Battlemaster I see... multiple pegs of nothing but him.
Posted by sol magnus on July 3rd, 2020 @ 5:03pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:o.supreme wrote:Looks BBTS 2 days ago -Oh they only have Slitherfang and Rung together, oh well. "Checks today" appropriately they did have them seperated at some point in the last 48 hours and Slitherfang sold out...Of course. Well It was a pain in the behind to find Sounbarrier, hopefully I can find Slitherfang at a Target without having to pay scalper prices online.
Really? Soundbarrier is literally the only Battlemaster I see... multiple pegs of nothing but him.
They don't get Battlemasters at all in Maryland, anymore.
Posted by o.supreme on July 3rd, 2020 @ 9:27pm CDT
Mindmaster wrote:o.supreme wrote:Looks BBTS 2 days ago -Oh they only have Slitherfang and Rung together, oh well. "Checks today" appropriately they did have them seperated at some point in the last 48 hours and Slitherfang sold out...Of course. Well It was a pain in the behind to find Sounbarrier, hopefully I can find Slitherfang at a Target without having to pay scalper prices online.
Really? Soundbarrier is literally the only Battlemaster I see... multiple pegs of nothing but him.
I had to beg a Target employee to dig a Soundbarrier out of the back a few months ago, only saw it one other time. Siege BMs still clogging pegs in northern CA stores. Never saw Rung either. I guess I should have waited so I could pre-order Rung & Slitherfang both now. But I was able to get a TT Rung at a fairly reasonable price compared to others.
With Doublecrosser being the only other new BM, I wonder if his Wavemate would be Slitherfang?
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on July 3rd, 2020 @ 10:00pm CDT
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Posted by Tuned Agent on July 3rd, 2020 @ 11:50pm CDT
Otaku-mus Prime wrote:Are Smokescreen's headlights going to be black? I really hope not.
I'm pretty sure they're the same clear plastic as his windows. So dark, but not quite black.
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 3:36am CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 4th, 2020 @ 3:43am CDT
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:03am CDT
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:13am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:22am CDT
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:23am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:You know what I'm going to ask don't you? Do you have a Fort Max on hand for comparison?
I do of course! I will get some more comparisons once I have taken pictures of the alternate modes!
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:25am CDT
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:40am CDT
Scorpion mode:
Base Mode:
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:47am CDT
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 4:47am CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:00am CDT
Do you also have TR Trypticon to compare him with?
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:01am CDT
And, my favourite photo
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:07am CDT
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:10am CDT
To sum it up, this is one of my favourite figures I own at the moment. He is hands down my favourite titan figure, which is tough to say considering I absolutely adore Omega Supreme. I just love the aesthetic of this figure, and its actually fun to transform and display (unlike Fort Max/Trypticon). He is incredibly articulated, including a neck joint to allow him to look down one click which I think is such a good feature. Makes him feel very imposing looking down on his enemies. He is also incredible hefty, it feels worth the price tag, and really doesn't feel hollow. Only minor hollow part is in his legs but thats just for where his feet go in the other modes. All space is used up by every mode, and its incredible.
For the alt modes, I definitely prefer scorpion mode, its just huge and imposing and I love how well it pulls it off. My only minor complaint is I feel it could have done with another joint in the arms more in the middle to make a more natural bend of the claw, but that is a VERY minor complaint, it still looks great as is. The base mode doesn't look like anything special, but I wasn't expecting it to be. It does the job well enough, and thats the most important part of it! I think its also good they included a spot to store the head in base mode, as well as an area for the titan master to ride the scorpion mode (even if you do have to untransform him a bit).
Zarak looks great, and feels great. Kind of sucky that you have to remove the orange ears to put them on the back, but honestly its another very minor complaint on an otherwise perfect figure. Even Zarak has ankle pivot! Miles better than Cerebros, even if he is smaller!
Overall I'm incredibly impressed with this figure, a good final pit stop before stopping my collecting days, go out with a bang as they say! Would recommend this to anyone who is even remotely interested!
Also, in response to a previous comment, the visor is detachable, however you need to remove a screw to do so. I thought I'd have to put the screw back in, but it actually holds in very well without, so leaving the screw loose gives you the option permanently!
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:11am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:Very nice looking figure. I'm glad I got him preordered. Do you happen to have a G1 Fort Max you can stand him next to? Scorpy looks so G1-accurate, he kinda looks out of place with TR Max.
Unfortnuately not, I only got into collecting in 2015 along with Combiner Wars, so most of my collection is modern!
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:16am CDT
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:17am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Thank you for all the photos! Once I get back home I'll start drafting the news story. Okay to share your thoughts as well?
Gave them in a previous response, a bit of a hefty one but it is well deserved from this beast
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on July 4th, 2020 @ 5:51am CDT
TR Fort Max definitely tries his best (aside from the head integration in altmode), but yeeeah did he suffer from being an experiment (and thus, HasTak hedging their bets). On the upside, thanks to his proving that people would buy Titan basebots other than Metroplex we got Trypticon, Omega Supreme, and Scorponok - all beautifully accurate.Rodimus Prime wrote:Very nice looking figure. I'm glad I got him preordered. Do you happen to have a G1 Fort Max you can stand him next to? Scorpy looks so G1-accurate, he kinda looks out of place with TR Max.
LeAwsome1, I'm curious. First, would I be right in thinking that your least favorite part of transforming Trypticon is splitting the legs? Second, can Scorponok ride on the back of Trypticon's robot mode?
Also, excuse me while I drool.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on July 4th, 2020 @ 6:20am CDT
I think he meant would it be okay if he shared your thoughts on the figure in the news piece along with the pictures.LeAwesome1 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Thank you for all the photos! Once I get back home I'll start drafting the news story. Okay to share your thoughts as well?
Gave them in a previous response, a bit of a hefty one but it is well deserved from this beast
And Zelda, I got both Devy and Omega to ride on Tryppy, so I'm sure Scorpy can do it, seeing as how he's even more articulated.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 6:34am CDT
Rodimus Prime wrote:I think he meant would it be okay if he shared your thoughts on the figure in the news piece along with the pictures.LeAwesome1 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Thank you for all the photos! Once I get back home I'll start drafting the news story. Okay to share your thoughts as well?
Gave them in a previous response, a bit of a hefty one but it is well deserved from this beast
And Zelda, I got both Devy and Omega to ride on Tryppy, so I'm sure Scorpy can do it, seeing as how he's even more articulated.
Indeed, though why have I got the sudden desire to see if someone has taken pictures of devy, omega and Fort max riding on a trypticon of their own That would be the most insane cowboy posse ever.
Posted by sol magnus on July 4th, 2020 @ 7:59am CDT
LeAwesome1 wrote:Okay, so my thoughts on ER Scorponok:
To sum it up, this is one of my favourite figures I own at the moment. He is hands down my favourite titan figure, which is tough to say considering I absolutely adore Omega Supreme. I just love the aesthetic of this figure, and its actually fun to transform and display (unlike Fort Max/Trypticon). He is incredibly articulated, including a neck joint to allow him to look down one click which I think is such a good feature. Makes him feel very imposing looking down on his enemies. He is also incredible hefty, it feels worth the price tag, and really doesn't feel hollow. Only minor hollow part is in his legs but thats just for where his feet go in the other modes. All space is used up by every mode, and its incredible.
For the alt modes, I definitely prefer scorpion mode, its just huge and imposing and I love how well it pulls it off. My only minor complaint is I feel it could have done with another joint in the arms more in the middle to make a more natural bend of the claw, but that is a VERY minor complaint, it still looks great as is. The base mode doesn't look like anything special, but I wasn't expecting it to be. It does the job well enough, and thats the most important part of it! I think its also good they included a spot to store the head in base mode, as well as an area for the titan master to ride the scorpion mode (even if you do have to untransform him a bit).
Zarak looks great, and feels great. Kind of sucky that you have to remove the orange ears to put them on the back, but honestly its another very minor complaint on an otherwise perfect figure. Even Zarak has ankle pivot! Miles better than Cerebros, even if he is smaller!
Overall I'm incredibly impressed with this figure, a good final pit stop before stopping my collecting days, go out with a bang as they say! Would recommend this to anyone who is even remotely interested!
Also, in response to a previous comment, the visor is detachable, however you need to remove a screw to do so. I thought I'd have to put the screw back in, but it actually holds in very well without, so leaving the screw loose gives you the option permanently!
Thanks for all the pics and the excellent write up. Could you shoot more pictures of the box?
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 8:20am CDT
LeAwesome1 wrote:Okay, so my thoughts on ER Scorponok:
To sum it up, this is one of my favourite figures I own at the moment. He is hands down my favourite titan figure, which is tough to say considering I absolutely adore Omega Supreme. I just love the aesthetic of this figure, and its actually fun to transform and display (unlike Fort Max/Trypticon). He is incredibly articulated, including a neck joint to allow him to look down one click which I think is such a good feature. Makes him feel very imposing looking down on his enemies. He is also incredible hefty, it feels worth the price tag, and really doesn't feel hollow. Only minor hollow part is in his legs but thats just for where his feet go in the other modes. All space is used up by every mode, and its incredible.
For the alt modes, I definitely prefer scorpion mode, its just huge and imposing and I love how well it pulls it off. My only minor complaint is I feel it could have done with another joint in the arms more in the middle to make a more natural bend of the claw, but that is a VERY minor complaint, it still looks great as is. The base mode doesn't look like anything special, but I wasn't expecting it to be. It does the job well enough, and thats the most important part of it! I think its also good they included a spot to store the head in base mode, as well as an area for the titan master to ride the scorpion mode (even if you do have to untransform him a bit).
Zarak looks great, and feels great. Kind of sucky that you have to remove the orange ears to put them on the back, but honestly its another very minor complaint on an otherwise perfect figure. Even Zarak has ankle pivot! Miles better than Cerebros, even if he is smaller!
Overall I'm incredibly impressed with this figure, a good final pit stop before stopping my collecting days, go out with a bang as they say! Would recommend this to anyone who is even remotely interested!
Also, in response to a previous comment, the visor is detachable, however you need to remove a screw to do so. I thought I'd have to put the screw back in, but it actually holds in very well without, so leaving the screw loose gives you the option permanently!
Box:
Robot Mode (Toes not transformed correctly):
Scorpion Mode:
Base Mode:
Zarak:
More comparisons (Toes transformed correctly):
Are you getting this titan? Do you think he stacks up? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!
Posted by SGMLordMirage on July 4th, 2020 @ 8:40am CDT
SGM
Posted by AutobotAlvaron on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:05am CDT
It seems like he's an all-new mold with no mold/ parts-sharing. Is that right? There were those who said he was a heavy re-mold of Omega Supreme.
I only wish he included his big orange rifle, his elevator, the other two double-cannons, & whatever city-mode bits Hasbro always leaves out due to budgetary restraints. Oh well, 3rd Party add-ons to the rescue, again!
I hope this mold gets a Black Zarak repaint/ remold.
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:08am CDT
AutobotAlvaron wrote:Wow! Titan Scorponok looks GREAT!
It seems like he's an all-new mold with no mold/ parts-sharing. Is that right? There were those who said he was a heavy re-mold of Omega Supreme.
I only wish he included his big orange rifle, his elevator, the other two double-cannons, & whatever city-mode bits Hasbro always leaves out due to budgetary restraints. Oh well, 3rd Party add-ons to the rescue, again!
I hope this mold gets a Black Zarak repaint/ remold.
Entirely his own mould, I see nothing that has been shared what so ever! I own both, so I just had a gloss over, and I thought the legs may have been shared but they are not!
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:13am CDT
I saw that his head was cross compatible with Fort Max's too. Not something I expected, but was glad to see.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:14am CDT
AutobotAlvaron wrote:Wow! Titan Scorponok looks GREAT!
It seems like he's an all-new mold with no mold/ parts-sharing. Is that right? There were those who said he was a heavy re-mold of Omega Supreme.
I only wish he included his big orange rifle, his elevator, the other two double-cannons, & whatever city-mode bits Hasbro always leaves out due to budgetary restraints. Oh well, 3rd Party add-ons to the rescue, again!
I hope this mold gets a Black Zarak repaint/ remold.
Where did you hear that? I've never heard he was going to be a remold. The only titan to ever be a retool was Fortress Maximus.
Posted by JoeIsNotCool on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:21am CDT
I also noticed a gunshot coming from round the corner, and is that who I think it is firing?
Is that Megatron?
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:27am CDT
Posted by Skritz on July 4th, 2020 @ 9:45am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:I noted that Megatron was firing on Scorponok back when we had the box reveal I wonder what the angle is with it. Afterall according to the Japanese G1 timeline, Megs and Optimus did ally together for a while (the truce broke down in the lead up to the Japanese G2 release), megs became a good guy in the IDW stories, Transformers Prime had him renouncing evil at its end. I can't remember what happened with megs in the prime wars trilogy though, other than he was snarky as hell but wasn't the bad guy. Are we about to see a twist in this tale?
It would be so weird if the mandatory Megatron of the next line was an Autobot.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:11am CDT
Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I noted that Megatron was firing on Scorponok back when we had the box reveal I wonder what the angle is with it. Afterall according to the Japanese G1 timeline, Megs and Optimus did ally together for a while (the truce broke down in the lead up to the Japanese G2 release), megs became a good guy in the IDW stories, Transformers Prime had him renouncing evil at its end. I can't remember what happened with megs in the prime wars trilogy though, other than he was snarky as hell but wasn't the bad guy. Are we about to see a twist in this tale?
It would be so weird if the mandatory Megatron of the next line was an Autobot.
Well there's plenty speculation that the next line will have a... Different sort of Megatron, of the purple dinosaur sort.
Posted by sol magnus on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:20am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I noted that Megatron was firing on Scorponok back when we had the box reveal I wonder what the angle is with it. Afterall according to the Japanese G1 timeline, Megs and Optimus did ally together for a while (the truce broke down in the lead up to the Japanese G2 release), megs became a good guy in the IDW stories, Transformers Prime had him renouncing evil at its end. I can't remember what happened with megs in the prime wars trilogy though, other than he was snarky as hell but wasn't the bad guy. Are we about to see a twist in this tale?
It would be so weird if the mandatory Megatron of the next line was an Autobot.
Well there's plenty speculation that the next line will have a... Different sort of Megatron, of the purple dinosaur sort.
It could very well be that Skorponok poses a threat to the Autobots AND Decepticons. Megatron has no shortage of potential usurpers in his circle.
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:29am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:47am CDT
Instead, he'll possess Bumblebee.ZeroWolf wrote:As long as they don't have Starscream possessing Scorponok ala the Titan's Return cartoon
Posted by ZeroWolf on July 4th, 2020 @ 10:57am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Instead, he'll possess Bumblebee.ZeroWolf wrote:As long as they don't have Starscream possessing Scorponok ala the Titan's Return cartoon
Now that's a twist!
Posted by Dr. Caelus on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:03am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:05am CDT
Then he'll jump around and possess Optimus, Megatron, Arcee, Soundwave, Shockwave, Ultra Magnus, and more.ZeroWolf wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Instead, he'll possess Bumblebee.ZeroWolf wrote:As long as they don't have Starscream possessing Scorponok ala the Titan's Return cartoon
Now that's a twist!
And with Starscream being Starscream, he won't wisen up to realize that he could have just stayed inside Megatron and taken over the Decepticons that way.
Posted by o.supreme on July 4th, 2020 @ 11:16am CDT