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Thread: Toy Review - Siege Skytread

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    Default Toy Review - Siege Skytread

    SKYTREAD (Flywheels)
    Series – War For Cybertron
    Sub-Line - Siege
    Size/class - Deluxe
    New/remould/redeco - New
    Wave - 1
    Released here – ?? 2019?
    Approximate Retail Price - $35
    Approximate Size - 13cm
    Allegiance - Decepticon
    Alt-mode – jet and tank
    Main Features/Gimmicks – Hardpoints for fireblasts (not included). 5mm ports for additional weapons.
    Main Colours – brown and red
    Main Accessories – 2 guns

    Vehicle Modes (or is it Vehicles Mode?)

    Instantly recognisable as G1 Flywheels on both the tank and jet. The tank is kinda hollow on the back of the turret, but that personally doesn't bother me. This toy really carries over the spirit of TR/LG Overlord, but at a smaller/cheaper Deluxe scale. Both modes are chock full of nicely sculpted detail. Now I'm not a fan of the try hard "battle damage" decoes that they're putting on these toys, but here it's not so bad and kinda works (although I would still prefer just a straight up clean look). I guess because it's only on the sides of the tank and not weirdly splattered through random parts of the toy.



    Robot Mode



    Surprisingly really solid. The only hollow part are the forearms for the fists to fold into, but other than that it's a reasonably solid toy. This toy is brimming with detail throughout the sculpting, the colours and paint ops work well and it boasts 15 points of articulation. The guns can be held individually or combined into one really long rifle.



    Overall

    This toy exceeds my expectations and just blows Power of the Primes Battletrap right out of the water. Not that Battletrap is a bad toy per se, but HasTak have clearly learnt lessons from that toy and really improved on it. And to be fair, Battletrap does have 2 individual robot modes which Skytread has sacrificed. As mentioned before, this toy really feels like a smaller/cheaper version of Overlord! Highly recommended.


    And yeah, I'll be posting a comparison pic with G1 Flywheels later. Feel free to post your own in the meantime.

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    P.S. - comparison with G1
    Last edited by GoktimusPrime; 26th November 2018 at 11:06 PM.

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    Does the tank roll at all?

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    Can’t wait for this guy - he looks awesome! Good review 👍🏻

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    I totally want this guy. Pretty much the only Deluxe in wave 1 which is a must have. Great review!

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    So jelly!
    He looks awesome, really looking forward to getting one whenever they show up here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Autocon View Post
    Does the tank roll at all?
    Yes. The treads don't work but there are little wheels underneath that allow it to roll. That's G1 accurate!

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    Okay, this is pretty damn cool.






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    Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
    Okay, this is pretty damn cool.
    I'm super stoked they kept the compatibility in for this guy despite not having separate robot modes this time (which I think is a plus anyways)

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    Most wanted figure in a long time, can't wait to get him!

    Can his tank cannon go into his shoulder, similar to how a seekers missile would?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KELPIE View Post
    Can his tank cannon go into his shoulder, similar to how a seekers missile would?
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