When I was talking with my wife about Siege Astrotrain and how his guns don't suit gum she pointed out how I describe him as more a weary logistics guy and suggested the guns are for other cons. He's doing his job. I find that figuring quite satisfying.
The fact that you have a wife that can talk transformers with you is amazing, I wish my fiancé would watch the movies with me, don’t fuck it up brother she a keeper
I absolutely love the extra guns. They help flesh out some of the loose figures I have that don't have proper guns. Very helpful as well when you're outfitting your figures with loads of weapons for shots.
Y’know, it’s funny, I recently (finally) picked up a Siege Astrotrain for myself, and it landed in my possession a little over a week ago, and as I cracked open the damaged box and started playing with it and doing the alt modes, sometimes I like watching videos tangentially related to the new toy I’m handling, so I put on the Astrotrain video from five years ago and found myself wondering if it would ever get a sequel. And here we are!
I've been begging for a real dedicated figure for her from ANYONE that isn't a hard to get half-assed Blurr retool. Even none of the third parties have touched her, fingers crossed on Mastermind Creations eventually getting to her in their Reformatted line since IDW style is basically the point of that line.
@@itsahostiletakeover I would also like a core/Iron Factory one... hell, Hasbro waited 'till IDW lost their licence to finally give us IDW Blurr and Tarn! Maybe it's about time! Actually, nevermind that... If hasbro was to do a Nautica, she'll probably be a half-assed retool...
To give even more credit to Thomas is the decal on it's side (see 36m50s) which is the door that Starscream used to boot Megatron out into space during the OG Transformers movie. Truly a beautiful action figure. Thanks Thew
Love the vid. Love they felt like four full reviews sharing the stage (with some filler acts) instead of lightly trimmed synopses. Thank Primus Hasbro remembered Galaxy Shuttle, since it's become law Astrotrain isn't allowed to be pretty anymore. I hope they keep bringing him back just because.
When Thew finds a disappointing official figure, I just can HELP but feel the sadness, the emptiness and the unsatisfactory that we can't even beat them with a hammer like a knockoff.
I've seen his G1 version in random places at times. But my first was the Classics 2007. That figure was great. It was like team bullet train. But I didn't really get much rid 2001 stuff.
I still respect Dropkick as the con with the greatest surface area to decepti-badge ratio. He doesn’t have as much space for one as Astrotrain, but he gives as much as he can.
... You know, I suddenly want a Sodor Blue version of Thomas with a much more cheerful robot mode face. Same helmet, same everything. Just blue, and smiley.
Idk what Shattered Glass Astrotrain looks like, but in my head at this moment he wears this look. Big and blue and cheery just doing his best to be a Really Useful Decepticon.
I'd love to see a video about Thew's favorite toys, just like his top 10 of all time. He has so much fun quippy stuff to say about the one character I can only imagine what he could say about a whole lineup.
I remember one of the first times I saw Astrotrain was when he was escaping from a volcano on an alien planet. When asked what the aliens were supposed to do without him, he just bellows "DIE, LIKE THE WORMS YOU ARE" and fucks off into space. He legit made going "aw no im getting the fuck outta here" sound badass.
WFC Astrotrain takes to paint really, really well. I hit the exterior edges of the detail in trainmode with a metal-silver gundam marker and it looks incredible. You just have to have a light touch and not overdo it.
I won’t be satisfied until an Astrotrain toy can hold all of the deceptions and a fully formed Devastator but is only as tall as siege megatron in robot mode…
The funny part of the armada toy was that I believe the colour scheme was originally destined for a figure known as “space warp” so the figure technically is a Skywarp however space warp has the original jetfire head
There was already an Armada Skywarp, which predates Spacewarp. Spacewarp (along with repainted Space Mini-Con Team) was supposed to be a Universe store exclusive which didn't pan out (because no store wanted it). FunPub tried to revive it, but because Hasbro didn't have the trademark for Spacewarp at first, the toy became Astrotrain (the Space Mini-Con Team was replaced with a repaint of the Giant Planet Mini-Con Team because, according to Takara, all the Armada Mini-Con molds became worn out/unusable).
Armada Astrotrain is incredible. I love that giant-ass Decepticon badge, and it makes me realize how much I miss light and sound gimmicks in mainline figures. Bangin' video as always!
This is such a great video for so many reasons. Mainly, I love how excited you get talking about a character you love, which re-reminded my why I love Transformers so much. Superb job!
Great video! I got the Earthrise release of Siege Astrotrain, and his problems aren't lost on me, but something about a Transformer that's a full steam engine with a tender makes me very happy with him.
Didn't know Galaxy Shuttle coming back was a thing. As a part-timer TF fan, I can always rely on Thew to enlighten me on the pulse of the TF fandom and industry.
I'm not surprised, it barely made it to retail in the first place. It's right there with Cosmos and Hot Rod in terms of ridiculous scarcity outside of a handful of foreign markets, and if you're in the US, it has the Netflix Soundwave problem of "Sold out at preorder and then never made it to actual stores and never got restocked online".
If I remember correctly, the original Galaxy Shuttle toy was one of the Japan exclusives retooled by the Brave series, as the Yellow Ranger's Zord from "Brave Command Dagwon". His new name in that series was Dag Thunder, and he combines with other components to form Thunder Dagwon.
Aww~ Such a missed opportunity not using your “Choo Choo, Thomas! Woo Woo!” song during the FansToys review’s transformation sequences. Beyond that, I thoroughly enjoyed this video; it is structured beautifully.
Hell, yeah! Excellent review! Thank you! Out of all of those, that Thomas looks amazingly good! And cripes, I miss Wispas -- and it's only been two months since I was last home in England . . . .
Glad you called out how good together Cyberverse Astrotrain and Dead End were. Since the show ended it’s been all about Dead End/Perceptor among the fans, but i for one love Dead End and his massive boyfriend who he flies around and bickers with. I think their favorite activity is going to parties and standing in the corner ruining the vibe.
When I was a kid, I had that astro sinker sub minicon in different colours, presumably a repaint or a different character. It was dark gray and blue. Loved it to death! No clue where he came from
The "exploded on ignition" line reminded me of something Dusty Rhodes said to Jim Cornette after a promo taping: "Don't joke about the Challenger, kid."
FT Thomas is the figure I show off to normal people. What’s wild is that going from bot to shuttle reveals almost nothing about how he also turns into a train. That round up being such a neat reveal for whoever I’m showing it to.
i think galaxy shuttle wears the mold much more successfully than siege astrotrain. the velocitron collection is primarily about just giving us neat new toys, compared to the very publicized intent of siege being “realistic” and serious in space. the very earthly train mode feels more at home when it’s not trying to pretend it’s extraterrestrial in origin.
loved that beasties reference! well done, mate. keep fillin' your pockets with youtube dollar bills, sippin' pintes of ale on the window sill, and reviewin' transformers that's chilly-chill✊
Man, I wish I had a quarter of your enthusiasm for Galaxy Shuttle, it just didn't click with me. You're also making me regret getting rid of the Armada Jetfire repaint, that's such a nice toy.
Thanks to how Seige, ER. And legacy, I love mech fan toys (or whoever made it) Ironsky. Picked it up with their thunderbird and Posoin. Absolutely love the lads
My G1 and 3P Legends (I call them micro-scale) shelves are now one and the same. I bought the MFT Astrotrain and Octane to go with my G1 Blitzwing and you can't friggin' tell.
All my robot friends are in storage and i can’t for the life of me recall if I have siege astro train.nice video I’ve been suffering from lack of puns.thanks for the laughs and tf goodness
I think I speak for most of us when I say we’re here for you more than the transformers, Thew. More frequently released shorter episodes is just more of what we’re here for!
I never picked up the WFC Astrotrain figure because he's just so dark...but I do love the redeco into Victory Shuttle. He looks so good in all three modes, a rarity for a triple changer.
I’m still waiting for my FT44-Thomas reissue, it’ll be released sometime in March this year. I’ve managed to source a spare piece of track (which is also a flight stand) and I’ve bought the upgrade kit which includes a tender and new rifle.
I have always thought it would make more sense for Astrotrain to be just as big as Jetfire in g1 because they basically severed the same purpose for there respective sides of the war
When I was talking with my wife about Siege Astrotrain and how his guns don't suit gum she pointed out how I describe him as more a weary logistics guy and suggested the guns are for other cons. He's doing his job.
I find that figuring quite satisfying.
Dude, that is seriously awesome
You have a real keeper there
The fact that you have a wife that can talk transformers with you is amazing, I wish my fiancé would watch the movies with me, don’t fuck it up brother she a keeper
I absolutely love the extra guns. They help flesh out some of the loose figures I have that don't have proper guns. Very helpful as well when you're outfitting your figures with loads of weapons for shots.
That's exactly what I've been sayin' about him since the figure first came out! Your wife's a clever one.
"When I was talking with my wife about Siege Astrotrain"
There's a joke there somewhere.
The transformation from shuttle to train might be my single most satisfying transformation of the original G1 line. It's like a reversible sweater.
I always felt the same about Blitzwing
Rockets-On-Old-Timey-Train vs Artillery-Turret-On-MIG. We all win!
“We’re not here to find the perfect Astrotrain.”
*pulls out Thomas*
“Anyway here’s the perfect Astrotrian!”
Y’know, it’s funny, I recently (finally) picked up a Siege Astrotrain for myself, and it landed in my possession a little over a week ago, and as I cracked open the damaged box and started playing with it and doing the alt modes, sometimes I like watching videos tangentially related to the new toy I’m handling, so I put on the Astrotrain video from five years ago and found myself wondering if it would ever get a sequel.
And here we are!
The hype for the 3p giant masterpiece with the music and then just Thomas. Made me crack a good laugh.
"Very rare to see a submarine, I wonder how many are in the franchise!"
* cries in Nautica *
I've been begging for a real dedicated figure for her from ANYONE that isn't a hard to get half-assed Blurr retool. Even none of the third parties have touched her, fingers crossed on Mastermind Creations eventually getting to her in their Reformatted line since IDW style is basically the point of that line.
@@itsahostiletakeover I would also like a core/Iron Factory one... hell, Hasbro waited 'till IDW lost their licence to finally give us IDW Blurr and Tarn! Maybe it's about time!
Actually, nevermind that... If hasbro was to do a Nautica, she'll probably be a half-assed retool...
@@brotquel1592 Oh I'd 100% be down with an Iron Factory Nautica as well, I got into the 3P Legends-scale game somewhat early on 😁
I lucked into a Nautica toy from someone selling her individually, and she has a permanent place on my shelf.
I only have one Nautica fig, that Blurr Repaint from the Chaos On Velocitron giftset, and that whole set is a QC issue. :(
To give even more credit to Thomas is the decal on it's side (see 36m50s) which is the door that Starscream used to boot Megatron out into space during the OG Transformers movie. Truly a beautiful action figure. Thanks Thew
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Love the vid. Love they felt like four full reviews sharing the stage (with some filler acts) instead of lightly trimmed synopses.
Thank Primus Hasbro remembered Galaxy Shuttle, since it's become law Astrotrain isn't allowed to be pretty anymore. I hope they keep bringing him back just because.
When Thew finds a disappointing official figure, I just can HELP but feel the sadness, the emptiness and the unsatisfactory that we can't even beat them with a hammer like a knockoff.
Astrotrain was my first ever Transformers toy, got him at a garage sale in 1995 for three bucks.
I've seen his G1 version in random places at times. But my first was the Classics 2007. That figure was great. It was like team bullet train. But I didn't really get much rid 2001 stuff.
That third party MP is really slick looking
I still respect Dropkick as the con with the greatest surface area to decepti-badge ratio. He doesn’t have as much space for one as Astrotrain, but he gives as much as he can.
You dropped it in there so casually, but 'Poppin' like a ski-mask on a porpoise' might be one of my new favourite sentences.
Literally every upload Thew makes makes my day better!!
... You know, I suddenly want a Sodor Blue version of Thomas with a much more cheerful robot mode face.
Same helmet, same everything.
Just blue, and smiley.
Idk what Shattered Glass Astrotrain looks like, but in my head at this moment he wears this look. Big and blue and cheery just doing his best to be a Really Useful Decepticon.
I'd love to see a video about Thew's favorite toys, just like his top 10 of all time. He has so much fun quippy stuff to say about the one character I can only imagine what he could say about a whole lineup.
I remember one of the first times I saw Astrotrain was when he was escaping from a volcano on an alien planet. When asked what the aliens were supposed to do without him, he just bellows "DIE, LIKE THE WORMS YOU ARE" and fucks off into space. He legit made going "aw no im getting the fuck outta here" sound badass.
WFC Astrotrain takes to paint really, really well. I hit the exterior edges of the detail in trainmode with a metal-silver gundam marker and it looks incredible. You just have to have a light touch and not overdo it.
If he did a skywarp one like this it wound be an hour long
Have you seen his skywarp cabinet ? More than an hour surely.
Finally, I know you've had issues with this video and I'm sure it'll be worth the wait!
Keep up the good stuff 😁
I won’t be satisfied until an Astrotrain toy can hold all of the deceptions and a fully formed Devastator but is only as tall as siege megatron in robot mode…
You'll need to break physics to do it
The funny part of the armada toy was that I believe the colour scheme was originally destined for a figure known as “space warp” so the figure technically is a Skywarp however space warp has the original jetfire head
There was already an Armada Skywarp, which predates Spacewarp. Spacewarp (along with repainted Space Mini-Con Team) was supposed to be a Universe store exclusive which didn't pan out (because no store wanted it). FunPub tried to revive it, but because Hasbro didn't have the trademark for Spacewarp at first, the toy became Astrotrain (the Space Mini-Con Team was replaced with a repaint of the Giant Planet Mini-Con Team because, according to Takara, all the Armada Mini-Con molds became worn out/unusable).
@@twistedgaming9185 shockingly, I've heard that some people actually have it.
Nothing better than a Thew Video first thing in the morning!
My name is Thomas, and I was NOT expecting that! Hahaha.
Great stuff as always Thew!!
Also remember Armada Megs had massive shoulders too.
He basically wore pillars for shoulder armor.
I love it when a triple changers vehicle color changes entirely
Every time I start thinking about how we haven't heard from Thew in a while, he drops a new video.
Armada Astrotrain is incredible. I love that giant-ass Decepticon badge, and it makes me realize how much I miss light and sound gimmicks in mainline figures. Bangin' video as always!
Astrotrain, the guy guaranteed to get a participation award for every new entry in the franchise.
with Thomas, the hands getting flipped in for the shiny thrusters would seem to work decently well for "flamethrower hands" fan mode thingie.
This was an amazing episode! I love Thew's energy and joy for his toys.
This is such a great video for so many reasons. Mainly, I love how excited you get talking about a character you love, which re-reminded my why I love Transformers so much. Superb job!
I’ve grown to love that big purple doofus after I began to include him in my fanfic.
Just found this channel today and loving it!!!
Birthday, snow day, and thew upload In the same day. Might be my best birthday in a while
Great video! I got the Earthrise release of Siege Astrotrain, and his problems aren't lost on me, but something about a Transformer that's a full steam engine with a tender makes me very happy with him.
Didn't know Galaxy Shuttle coming back was a thing. As a part-timer TF fan, I can always rely on Thew to enlighten me on the pulse of the TF fandom and industry.
I'm not surprised, it barely made it to retail in the first place. It's right there with Cosmos and Hot Rod in terms of ridiculous scarcity outside of a handful of foreign markets, and if you're in the US, it has the Netflix Soundwave problem of "Sold out at preorder and then never made it to actual stores and never got restocked online".
' . . . all that flat earth money.' Had me in stitches.
Sorry Thew, can't bully you to stop, I loved the episode way too much.
Thomas is one of my favourite figures in my collection. It looks so good, in all modes.
If I remember correctly, the original Galaxy Shuttle toy was one of the Japan exclusives retooled by the Brave series, as the Yellow Ranger's Zord from "Brave Command Dagwon". His new name in that series was Dag Thunder, and he combines with other components to form Thunder Dagwon.
Always appreciate the love for Astrotrain. He's the best train/shuttle ever.
I loved watching your astrotrain video when I was bored dorming in college. Great video, and a great update
Astrotrain: We’ll…. You coming?
Me: Where?
Astrotrain: why to Cybertron of course. THIS IS THE CYBERTRON EXPRESS!!!
"But he brought the rest of the tunnel out with him."
I choked on my morning OJ. Thank you , Thew 🤣
Aww~ Such a missed opportunity not using your “Choo Choo, Thomas! Woo Woo!” song during the FansToys review’s transformation sequences. Beyond that, I thoroughly enjoyed this video; it is structured beautifully.
I guess you could say that those minocons really got you, Hook, Line, and Sinker.
Hell, yeah! Excellent review! Thank you!
Out of all of those, that Thomas looks amazingly good! And cripes, I miss Wispas -- and it's only been two months since I was last home in England . . . .
3:27 the face of disappointment when someone eats your last Dino nuggies if the fridge
Glad you called out how good together Cyberverse Astrotrain and Dead End were. Since the show ended it’s been all about Dead End/Perceptor among the fans, but i for one love Dead End and his massive boyfriend who he flies around and bickers with. I think their favorite activity is going to parties and standing in the corner ruining the vibe.
Man, I love how all the Astrotrain toys are the same at heart, it is kind of comforting in a way
I like how this gets uploaded right after I am finished rewatching the last one.
That goofy Armada astrotrain never fails to bring a smile to my face
When I was a kid, I had that astro sinker sub minicon in different colours, presumably a repaint or a different character. It was dark gray and blue. Loved it to death! No clue where he came from
The "exploded on ignition" line reminded me of something Dusty Rhodes said to Jim Cornette after a promo taping: "Don't joke about the Challenger, kid."
Now I will forever picture the thomas and friends intro playing whenever I remember any scene in the g1 cartoon with astrotrain.
Mechanic Studios’ Iron Sky is still my favorite Astrotrain figure I own
"jettison some weight or I'll never make it back to Cybertron" - the best G1 decepticon
Wait I still function...
I don't remember Shockwave saying that...
Great video as always. The Timelines Astrotrain has been a grail of mine for years. Some day...
I love these videos where there’s a review of a bunch of the same bot, keep it up!
FT Thomas is the figure I show off to normal people. What’s wild is that going from bot to shuttle reveals almost nothing about how he also turns into a train. That round up being such a neat reveal for whoever I’m showing it to.
Oooh dat Astrotrain! The A-train is my favorite Transformer so this vid is the soothing light at the end of a tunnel of a day. Thanks, Thew!
Excellent reviews of all the Astrotrains and others
29:30 Same, honestly.
As I watch more and more of the video, I start to see Impactor’s face in Astrotrain’s.
Wonderful stuff as always and i appreciate you deeply dude! Take a nap and keep on keeping on.
Your Alliteration always brings a smile to my face
i think galaxy shuttle wears the mold much more successfully than siege astrotrain. the velocitron collection is primarily about just giving us neat new toys, compared to the very publicized intent of siege being “realistic” and serious in space. the very earthly train mode feels more at home when it’s not trying to pretend it’s extraterrestrial in origin.
Astro train and a Purple Rain reference on the t shirt….truly my favorite video today.
I appreciate the fingernails fitting the vibes and colours of the video
loved that beasties reference! well done, mate. keep fillin' your pockets with youtube dollar bills, sippin' pintes of ale on the window sill, and reviewin' transformers that's chilly-chill✊
37:33 Did a double take right there XDD
Always gotta love the way thew says stuff
We are all All Friends and over 40 and we are in this with Yew!!! Hell Yes Thew ❤️
“How many subs are there in transformers?”
Thew, Starscream is _right_ there.
lmfao
Breakdown
@@Cdr2002Breakdown is a powerbottom
@@XplodingTurtle this is true
We definitely need an update of the collection
Definitely
It'd be so cool
Thank you for another fun and bright video in a stressful world, much-needed chortles!
You get a shuttle! you get a shuttle!, EVERYBODY GETS SHUTTLES!!!
yep, name checks out
5:20 Soft Sine Wave…I might have to use in my math class. Keep them coming.
Man, I wish I had a quarter of your enthusiasm for Galaxy Shuttle, it just didn't click with me.
You're also making me regret getting rid of the Armada Jetfire repaint, that's such a nice toy.
Thanks to how Seige, ER. And legacy, I love mech fan toys (or whoever made it) Ironsky. Picked it up with their thunderbird and Posoin. Absolutely love the lads
My G1 and 3P Legends (I call them micro-scale) shelves are now one and the same. I bought the MFT Astrotrain and Octane to go with my G1 Blitzwing and you can't friggin' tell.
Absolutely amazing alliteration as always!
At last, got my Thew fix! And what a fun and satisfying fix it was
Thew, your channel is a delight. Truly
All my robot friends are in storage and i can’t for the life of me recall if I have siege astro train.nice video I’ve been suffering from lack of puns.thanks for the laughs and tf goodness
Current pop culture references. Classic Thew.
I think I speak for most of us when I say we’re here for you more than the transformers, Thew. More frequently released shorter episodes is just more of what we’re here for!
That Armada Astrotrain is awesome!!
I coincidentally rewatched the last Astro Video yesterday 😎
"Don't know if I love the edging, first time I've said that" that got me to do a real spit take.
I never picked up the WFC Astrotrain figure because he's just so dark...but I do love the redeco into Victory Shuttle. He looks so good in all three modes, a rarity for a triple changer.
I’m still waiting for my FT44-Thomas reissue, it’ll be released sometime in March this year. I’ve managed to source a spare piece of track (which is also a flight stand) and I’ve bought the upgrade kit which includes a tender and new rifle.
42:04 as a character Galaxy Shuttle is literally if Astrotrain was an Autobot, you’d love him
love the purple nail polish for the Cons
This was a great surprise. Thanks for what you do Thew
One of your best ever. Great job Thew
Always a good day seeing a Thew video on my feed! Cheers man
The giant planet minicon mold has seen a few repaints. Although the coffee repaints didn't use overcast just the sub and crane truck.
8:18 Honestly, I'm glad Thew's keeping it wheel about the lack of wheels.
Gimme some of them good Thew vibes. Need it today.
I have always thought it would make more sense for Astrotrain to be just as big as Jetfire in g1 because they basically severed the same purpose for there respective sides of the war