Toy Review - Siege Seekers (3-pack)

[GoktimusPrime]

"RAINMAKERS"
Sereis - Siege
Sub-line - War for Cybertron
Size/class - Voyagers
New/remould/redeco - Repaint of Siege Starscream (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php/26288-Transformers-WFC-Siege-Starscream-video-Review)
Wave - N/A
Released here - N/A (overseas store exclusive)
Approximate Retail Price - US$110
Approximate Size - 17cm
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode - Kaonian Viper fighter
Main Features/Gimmicks - obscure cartoon reference makes you edgelord
Main Colours - monotone
Main Accessories - x2 guns

https://i.ibb.co/Rpws52w/temp.png

Very bland looking trio of robots, and it's just the way we like it! :p Acid Storm, Ion Storm and Nova Storm are predominantly bright green, blue and bright yellow respectively with few other colours to break up their monotonous palettes. Objectively speaking it makes them look incredibly dull, and this would be why previous versions of Acid Storms used other colours to break up the monotony (but was still mostly green). But I get it, these are being to represent the Rainmakers in their Cybertronian Tetrajet forms as they appeared in the cartoon, so they should be monotonously dull. :)

Having said that, the battle damage breaks up the monotony so... for me they're not dull enough! The splatter on the robot modes ought to be easy enough to remove as they mostly don't contact other paint ops. I think most of the splatter on the jet modes should be removable too, but still like the splatter near the nosecone and winglines will be too risky -- so I reckon I'd be able to remove a fair chunk of the try-hard battle damage but not all of it. The battle damage is also uniformly painted on each toy, making them look less interesting side-by-side. Even if you love the battle damage on this toy you might like to partially remove or even add some marks to make each look differently weathered (pun intended). I'm also glad that they used the same "smirkless" face mould from Starscream. The chest plate is also less prone to falling off than Starscream, so it appears that they have attempted to fix that weakness from Starscream.

This set is definitely not going to be everyone's cup of tea being really based on such obscure characters and also just being so visually bland to boot. It makes sense why they were released together as store exclusives. Ion Storm would be the hardest to sell individually being so similar to Thundercracker. But for anyone who's ever wanted the set of Rainmakers from the G1 'toon then your wish has been fulfilled. :cool: But due to the incredibly niche appeal of this set I've voted "Only if (something else)" with the something else being if you really want a set of Rainmakers. :D

[Tha_Phantom]

Very bland looking trio of robots, and it's just the way we like it!
Amen! Sold my Masterpiece Acid Storm to raise funds for this set and don't regret it one bit.



The chest plate is also less prone to falling off than Starscream, so it appears that they have attempted to fix that weakness from Starscream.
Mine didn't fall off at all. I can see that they've definitely retooled the nubs to make them longer and hold the chest panel in better. Yours could just have popped off due to you being new to transforming the mould maybe?

Overall, I really like that this set exists. When I first saw the Rainmakers in the cartoon it intrigued me to see these extra (intentional, not accidental) seekers and made me wonder about who they were. I am glad that they chose the Siege Tetrajet mould as a way to finally give us the whole trio, it's quite fitting since we ONLY saw them as Tetrajets in the cartoon, not Earth jets.

https://i.ibb.co/LYsvT0C/tetrajets.jpg (https://ibb.co/fqTQ3XC)

[GoktimusPrime]

One side of my Ion Storm's chest became loose/wobbly but didn't actually detach (I realigned it when I felt it dislodging). It's not like Starscream's chest which comes off if you look at it the wrong way. ;)

[GoktimusPrime]

Trying to remove the try-hard "battle damage" from these figures is proving to be a pain in the backside with varying degrees of success. I forgot to take a 'before' picture of Ion Storm before scrubbing him so I nicked a image off of Google for comparison. :p
https://i.ibb.co/nCcn91D/SIEGE-rainmakers-ionstorm00.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/CQf7tYZ/SIEGE-rainmakers-novastorm00.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/344h6CV/SIEGE-rainmakers-acidstorm00.jpg

[Bemblebuu]

No offense to the fans of these figures, but they look like KO versions you'd find at the markets or something.

[TaZZerath]

I think it's their monotone-ness (for lack of a better word). Reprolabels have a sticker sheet out now.

From a cartoon accuracy perspective they're definitely on point though. But they won't be everyone's cuppa tea.

[Autocon]

Yellow one looks like its mouldy. A cheese that is over ripe perhaps.
The blue one looks okay with the battle damage and fits with the theme of the line.
The green you could do the opposite and add more, say its camo paint :p

[GoktimusPrime]

In an effort to make these dull and monotonous looking Jets look even plainer, I gave all three of my Seekers another round scrubbing. I think I've managed to scrub off a good amount of the battle damage paint but I just can't get it all off. :(
https://i.ibb.co/dcLXHz4/SIEGE-rainmakers00.jpg

I think it's their monotone-ness (for lack of a better word). Reprolabels have a sticker sheet out now.

From a cartoon accuracy perspective they're definitely on point though. But they won't be everyone's cuppa tea.
These aren't going to be everyone's cube of Energon, you're right. That's why they're limited store exclusives. :) And I suspect that it may be why Aussie retail buyers aren't keen on ordering these Rainmakers given how Siege Starscream is still massively shelfwarming atm.

[Bidoofdude]

In an effort to make these dull and monotonous looking Jets look even plainer, I gave all three of my Seekers another round scrubbing. I think I've managed to scrub off a good amount of the battle damage paint but I just can't get it all off. :(

These aren't going to be everyone's cube of Energon, you're right. That's why they're limited store exclusives. :) And I suspect that it may be why Aussie retail buyers aren't keen on ordering these Rainmakers given how Siege Starscream is still massively shelfwarming atm.

Wave 2 seem to be following the classic wave 1 treatment that always happens. A small trickle of new product in hot demand, then a huge amount of stock with everyone who wants one already having one, that shelfwarms hard, making retailers go yikes. Expect the next wave to be nigh impossible to find, and the wave after that, until there’s finally a big restock of that last wave and there’s way too much. Vicious.

[Tha_Phantom]

Just Dew it!
https://i.ibb.co/2hg31WB/20190831-211845.jpg (https://ibb.co/pwJjBbp)

[Omega Metro]

I still want to get these but not sure they are worth the price people are charging for them on EBay. Any leads as to where else to get these?

[Bidoofdude]

I still want to get these but not sure they are worth the price people are charging for them on EBay. Any leads as to where else to get these?

Robot Kingdom has them for $110 USD, but they’ve been sold out for a while. Really hoping they open up for more.

[Tha_Phantom]

I still want to get these but not sure they are worth the price people are charging for them on EBay. Any leads as to where else to get these?

Yeah the eBay prices are bad. If you can get them so it works out to roughly $50aud per Rainmaker then that's fair.
I paid $99usd or roughly $146aud for my set from RK as I preordered them straight away and I'm happy with that.

[GoktimusPrime]

Side by side comparisons between original default and my scrubbed up Rainmakers...
https://i.ibb.co/2nHLrXH/SIEGE-rainmakers-acidstorm01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/n6LLs1D/SIEGE-rainmakers-ionstorm01.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/TB0dvr8/SIEGE-rainmakers-novastorm01.jpg

[Tha_Phantom]

Robot Kingdom has restocked them:
http://www.robotkingdom.com/e5002.html

[Omega Metro]

Robot Kingdom has restocked them:
http://www.robotkingdom.com/e5002.html

Yeah, been checking daily for them to come back in stock. $220 shipped though. Ended up getting it from Ebay. AU$170 shipped.

[Tha_Phantom]

Yeah, been checking daily for them to come back in stock. $220 shipped though.

Just noticed from my earlier comment that I paid $99usd for them from RK. That's very cheeky of them to bump the base price up an extra $10usd.


Ended up getting it from Ebay. AU$170 shipped.

Nice work!

[Omega Metro]

They always bump up the price. They do it with Star Wars and Marvel Legends too.

[GoktimusPrime]

They always bump up the price. They do it with Star Wars and Marvel Legends too.
It's only marginally dearer than the price of 3 Voyagers at full RRP. <shrugs>

110USD ≈ $165 or ≈$55 per figure. So you're paying roughly $5 above RRP per toy.

[BigTransformerTrev]

I'm not that big a fan of these 3 in their robot forms. But:


I am glad that they chose the Siege Tetrajet mould as a way to finally give us the whole trio, it's quite fitting since we ONLY saw them as Tetrajets in the cartoon, not Earth jets.

https://i.ibb.co/LYsvT0C/tetrajets.jpg (https://ibb.co/fqTQ3XC)

I friggin LOVE them in their Tetrajets mode! The three of them look fantastic together and makes the colour schemes look more appealing. Unless I am doing a specific display it's how I'll be keeping mine.



Yeah, been checking daily for them to come back in stock. $220 shipped though. Ended up getting it from Ebay. AU$170 shipped.

I think maybe the prices have dropped a bit or otherwise it was during a rare spike in the Aussie dollar, but I had a mate visit the states and he picked up the 3 for me for $120(au). Then when he brought them back to Aus he posted them to me from within the same state so they ended up not costing me too much.


Objectively speaking it makes them look incredibly dull, and this would be why previous versions of Acid Storms used other colours to break up the monotony (but was still mostly green).


Cyberverse Acid Storm (http://www.bigangrytrev.com/toy-review-cyberverse-acid-storm/) is almost all green, even the head.

[Tha_Phantom]

I had a mate visit the states and he picked up the 3 for me for $120(au). Then when he brought them back to Aus he posted them to me from within the same state so they ended up not costing me too much.

Nice one!