WFC Siege Greenlight confirmed

[bowspearer]

From Tformers.com (https://tformers.com/transformers-siege-greenlight-and-dazlestrike-revealed/34527/news.html):



The Facebook page In Demand Toys has posted a packaging stock photo this afternoon giving us our first look at Transformers Siege Greenlight, one of the new products mentioned on an unconfirmed listing of upcoming merchandise. Immediately, this lends much more weight to that list (our detailed analysis of which you can find here, but it also reveals a surprise when you look just a little closer: Greenlight is not a redeco of Chromia, but of Moonracer (with a new head sculpt, of course). This distinction is important, as it means that Greenlight will function as a combiner limb, a capability the Chromia mold - near-identical in engineering, but a different toy entirely - notably lacks.

Greenlight was one of Elita-1's team of female Autobots in the G1 cartoon. One more from the team, Lancer, remains without a toy. Given we're currently three out of four for being able to assemble a full combiner from members of that team, it's hard to imagine that a Lancer might not be on the drawing board for the near future. Though in the meantime it's likely to stir the pot a bit in the fandom as people are left to wonder why Chromia was not herself made using the combiner mold.

The answer of course is one of how the toys are marketed. Chromia is part of the standard general retail assortments. We don't yet know what the intended distribution method is for Greenlight, but being in a larger, more expensive set means it won't be part of any normal case assortment. If sold primarily via online retail outlets, it greatly reduces potential confusion in a general customer base about the combiner functionality that does not exist in any other toys from this product lineup, lending much more flexibility in what can be used.

Greenlight comes with Dazlestrike, a minimally-redecoed Lionizer Battle Master that has a flame effect piece instead of the "energy slash" that Lionizer includes.

[Ravagecat]

Cool!

Well if they do, do Lancer and use the moon-racer mold again :rolleyes: at least the combined form will be well proportioned.

I'm personally all up for another female combiner even if the limbs are all protoform buddies :D

[SMHFConvoy]

Siege Chromia is the same mold as Novastar and Moonracer but she doesn't have a combiner port

[DELTAprime]

Well, just have to wait for Lancer to complete the set.

[BigTransformerTrev]

Ok, now Greenlight, Acid Storm, Sunstorm and Nightbird have all gotten toys...

Whose left? Deceptitran? :confused::D

[reillyd]

You just made my day Bowspearer. With some shapeways heads, I think I can make a female combiner team even if they don't release lancer

[bowspearer]

You just made my day Bowspearer. With some shapeways heads, I think I can make a female combiner team even if they don't release lancer

Pretty sure they will release Lancer. At this point, I'm hoping we get 1 more Autobot combiner limb (for Inferno) and 2 more Decepticon combiner limbs (for Starscream) and we'll then have completed combiners for PotP.

[Bidoofdude]

This looks great, just the retro future aesthetic that made the cartoon models for the female Autobots so appealing. I really hope we get Lancer down the line, as well as a more cartoon-accurate deluxe Elita 1 to better scale with the team.

Similarly, a Dion and Ariel would be fantastic as well.

[griffin]

Official images have been leaked from China (http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/12/15/stock-images-of-war-for-cybertron-siege-greenlight-and-dazzlestrike-378927), giving us a clearer look at the toy out of packaging, with its new head and minor remoulded parts.

[Jellico]

So... Hasbro, Takara, or some kind of exclusive?

[griffin]

In-hand images of this toy (http://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/19/war-for-cybertron-siege-greenlight-dazlestrike-in-hand-images-381106).

[tinyJazz]

Ugh I hate the kibble on this mold but I’m gonna buy it anyway because I need them gorls. The headsculpt is very cute.


I really hope we get Lancer down the line, as well as a more cartoon-accurate deluxe Elita 1 to better scale with the team.

Similarly, a Dion and Ariel would be fantastic as well.

Hello yes, all of this please. I was so disappointed with Elita, that jet mold is just awful.

[1AZRAEL1]

At least her release got the green light...

As much as the back kibble is annoying, I do like that we are getting more goils.

[DELTAprime]

I just wish Hasbro would announce where she will be sold. We know she is likely and an exclusive, the question is where. (please don't be a US only exclusive)

[Firestorm]

At this rate they may end up not announcing her until NY Toyfair next month.

And if that’s the case, who knows when she might finally get released.

Was hoping they’d have announced her by now, that way she might see release soon and if she did end up unfortunately being exclusive to some store in America maybe I’d get lucky and she’d show up while I am over there in feb. But that’s looking unlikely now. Shame.

[DELTAprime]

Um, so anyone have any idea what's going on with Greenlight? At this rate I'm wondering if Hasbro has cancelled her?

[1AZRAEL1]

I am not sure on wave items, but she'll likely be towards the end of the WFCS run.

[Fungal Infection]

Just hope she has a connector peg to combine with POTP Elita 1. Was so disappointed to get Seige Chromia and find she has no connector peg. Wanted to create an all-girl combiner along with Moonracer and Firestar but thats no longer possible. :(

[Sinnertwin]

Last I read she was an amazon exclusive.

[Akky82]

Just hope she has a connector peg to combine with POTP Elita 1. Was so disappointed to get Seige Chromia and find she has no connector peg. Wanted to create an all-girl combiner along with Moonracer and Firestar but thats no longer possible. :(

Greenlight can combine, there's also talk of a 4th limb coming along in siege (some people theorising it's Lancer):

https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/01/03/hasbro-to-complete-transformers-generations-elita-one-combiner-with-fifth-female-autobot-380072

[DELTAprime]

Greenlight is up for preorder on Amazon US. However, she is only being sold to Prime members. Also, it looks like an AU Prime membership doesn't count and it has to be a US Prime subscription.:(

[BigTransformerTrev]

Greenlight is up for preorder on Amazon US. However, she is only being sold to Prime members. Also, it looks like an AU Prime membership doesn't count and it has to be a US Prime subscription.:(

She's gone from preorder to being available. :)

In regards to Prime you can join for a month for free, that's what I did. I did it ages ago in order to get Predaking and then cancelled it. Because that was so long ago the option of having another 'free trial membership' for Prime came up again so I did it once again. It's ridiculous that being a member of Prime in Aus does not translate to being one in the US. Means you have to pay for two different Prime subscritptions if you want to take advantage of it from both countries. :rolleyes:

With shipping it came to nearly $54 for Greenlight so she's pretty expensive. Wonder if we will ever get Lancer. Would be silly of them not to do it, but whether she would be another exclusive or more readily available remains to be seen, and that's if she's made at all.

[DELTAprime]

I've already had a free Prime membership, so I'd have to pay for a month of Prime in the US adding to the cost of her. Hopefully she shows up on Amazon AU.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I've already had a free Prime membership, so I'd have to pay for a month of Prime in the US adding to the cost of her. Hopefully she shows up on Amazon AU.

Just check that the option for a free trial hasn't reappeared mate, it seemed to have for me. I put it down to the fact that it had been nearly a year since I tried a free membership before. Unless I've stuffed up and paid it, in which case I'll certainly be informed by the missus when I get home and hear about it :p

[Maruten]

Disappointing that she hasn't appeared on Aussie Amazon, but at least the US will ship her here. Even without a free trial, item plus shipping plus one month of US Prime is probably not bad compared to the aftermarket prices I assume we'll start seeing.

[griffin]

The link for anyone interested (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HYQ2SC5). (you will need to sign up to Amazon Prime to be able to buy it at the moment - note that you get a month free, so just cancel before the month is up, or else you will start paying for it)
After a few days, Greenlight should be available to non-Prime members, if it doesn't sell out (I'd be surprised if it does sell out)... but for those who have signed up to Prime and can buy it, are you able to ship it to Australia?

[Sinnertwin]

The link for anyone interested (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HYQ2SC5). (you will need to sign up to Amazon Prime to be able to buy it at the moment - note that you get a month free, so just cancel before the month is up, or else you will start paying for it)
After a few days, Greenlight should be available to non-Prime members, if it doesn't sell out (I'd be surprised if it does sell out)... but for those who have signed up to Prime and can buy it, are you able to ship it to Australia?

$53 shipped. A bit pricey, but considering the RRP of a Deluxe is $35+, meh .

Remember the option to ship it in Amazon packaging as the default is

Item arrives in packaging that reveals what's inside. To hide it, choose Ship in Amazon packaging at checkout.

[griffin]

Yep, pricey, but it's a Deluxe (AU$30-35) and a Battlemasters (AU$10)... and if Greenlight were sold in a store here, it would be $50-60. It's possible it will be listed on Amazon Australia, as last year's Prime Day Transformers toy (POTP Nemesis Prime) ended up being released by Amazon Australia (not an Amazon American import).... but since we aren't seeing any of the other Generations exclusives here (brown box ones), can you really take the chance.
Tinyjazz is ordering one for me and her, which ended up bringing them down to AU$50 each.

[Sinnertwin]

Actually, Deluxe & BM pricing considered, $50ish delivered doesn't seem so bad. Beats driving around and all of the assorted joys that come with toy hunting at retail.
Yeah... I'm happy with the purchase now.

[griffin]

Remember the option to ship it in Amazon packaging as the default is

Ooo, I hope that doesn't mean they are just sending out the toy box with an address label stuck onto it, like they did with the Platinum Edition Predaking a few years back. I can't imagine that they would though, as this one is a lot smaller, and not as solid as Predaking's box was (this one has a window).

[tinyJazz]

Ooo, I hope that doesn't mean they are just sending out the toy box with an address label stuck onto it, like they did with the Platinum Edition Predaking a few years back. I can't imagine that they would though, as this one is a lot smaller, and not as solid as Predaking's box was (this one has a window).

I hope they only do that for large items. My POTP Jazz & Beachcomber shipped in a box but my cyberverse deluxe Prowl shipped in a bubble mailer. In both cases the toy packaging was damaged but the figures were fine.

Uh, anyway, I did not pick ship in amazon packaging so...

[Omega Metro]

Available now
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[reillyd]

Available now
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Thanks for the heads up Omega metro! She's only $13 shipping when purchased on her own with small parcel. Safer than missing out if she's not released on Amazon AU

[griffin]

A photo review of Greenlight on Seibertron (https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/war-for-cybertron-siege-greenlight-pictorial-review/43496/), as people in America are now getting theirs in the mail.