The Energon Pub

Sounds fun.

(I have a borderline-microscopic collection compared to some of these, but I MAY BE ABLE TO GET IT TO WORK!)

EDIT: Turns out I WON'T be able to. I just remembered what day it was.

Ok so I spread the toys around between last night and this morning and took some shots of my bots...battlin' for domain of the bedroom (a.k.a. nerd cave).

I went a lil crazy so there's lots of pics (I need to make a few posts )...hope that's ok with you Cobz??!!

First up, a dramatization of the Decepticon Day parade from Megatron's Masterplan part 2.












Second up, the battle!

Here is my second post for this challenge...hope you like.

Here is my 3rd post...

Ok last one, I promise! I hope you are all having a great Sunday! I know it was fun posing and playing with my toys like I was 8 again...LOL. Now to forage for something eat...and peruse the other threads for a bit.

The epics of epicness!! Woooooo!! Great amazing awesome pics

First; great stuffs Donny. You posted before I even got started. It made this challenge just that much more intimidating.

I decided to pick up where I left off on the Combiner Wars battle I had started on my shelf. I find that limitations inspire creativity. Well a lot more bots have showed up since. Once I got started I went crazy.

Ready for story time? I knew you would be, so buckle up! For a quick recap click here.

carytheone wrote:First; great stuffs Donny. You posted before I even got started. It made this challenge just that much more intimidating.

I decided to pick up where I left off on the Combiner Wars battle I had started on my shelf. I find that limitations inspire creativity. Well a lot more bots have showed up since. Once I got started I went crazy.

Ready for story time? I knew you would be, so buckle up! For a quick recap click

Firstly, thank you sir it was a ton of fun to do .

Secondly, great stuffs to you as well. I was totally doing my own lines through all the shots...when Defensor lost all his limbs, I was all oh nooo, and then Superion was all like gimme that sword, punk. Ironhide was all go away boy ya bother me; to Blackjack. Then when Prime and the gang showed up...I was like awww SH-nap!...but then brother ya had to put the big boy on the scene and whamo to be continued...so typical...

Cobz you threw the challenge down, now you need to represent bruh! Where are yer shots man?

donny1975 wrote:Firstly, thank you sir it was a ton of fun to do .

Secondly, great stuffs to you as well. I was totally doing my own lines through all the shots...when Defensor lost all his limbs, I was all oh nooo, and then Superion was all like gimme that sword, punk. Ironhide was all go away boy ya bother me; to Blackjack. Then when Prime and the gang showed up...I was like awww SH-nap!...but then brother ya had to put the big boy on the scene and whamo to be continued...so typical...

Cobz you threw the challenge down, now you need to represent bruh! Where are yer shots man?

Yeah, I had a blast setting them up and just let the story free flow where it went. I wanna say it was around a 4 hour shoot and about an hour organizing and posting. I wanna say I shot over 60 pics.

I was in a hurry to post and forgot to mention how much I dug the lego town the 'Cons paraded through. I was loving all the fishing line rigs. That really reminded me of being a kid.

We may have to give Cobs and extension, but I have a feeling we might see some late night posts.

BTW, a lunar eclipse is happening right now.

I'm workin' on it guys. All odds have been against me this entire week.

Buzzer sounds at midnight CST!

Back to work!

You guys rocked it. I got all kinds a things to say but, LATER!

Another typical day in the War for Energon...













































Checkmate!


And so the Autobots raised the flag on Bedlam 4. Seizing not only the day, but the energon, and a most important prisoner.
Data Entry: 1476.6

@Cobs and just under the buzzer too. Great stuffs, I was entertained. I really dug the Gears/Huffer/Blitzwing skirmish. I wouldn't count them 'Cons out yet. I spotted Soundwave and Astrotrain still standing.

Well that was a lot of fun, more fun then I thought I could have had actually.

Congrats everyone, I had a blast.

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Well just like most forms of mass media consumption; as soon as something is done, it's old and on to the next meal. So, who's hosting next week?

Hey fellas, GREAT JOB on the challenge! I thought it was nice to have some motivation to play with these toys the way they should be. It's been a long time since I've done that, and some of those figures have never seen that type of action. Funny thing for me is I realized that that is exactly how I try to set up my shelf displays anyway.

Donny you get the award for most epic. I mean you got them ALL out and went to town!
Most memorable moments:
1. Evil dictator parade
2. Red Alert takes it square in the cyber jewels.
3.The focus change with the aerial Seeker shots. I.E. foreground in focus than background in focus. I totally used to do that with my eyes when playing as a kid and any flyer toy went in for a strafing run.
4. Blustreak hates bugs!
5. Brawl whaling on Astrotrain like he hates his father.
And extra points are rewarded for hanging those Seekers.

Cary, you get the best story telling award. I love that this was the next chapter of what started on your shelves. I cheered out loud when the CW Ark team rolled in, and even louder when OP drove all up on to Megs. My most favorite shot is Megs sweeping Power Glide while choking out Alpha B, plus LIGHT PIPING! Great poses in every shot. And I loved the cliff hanger.
I'm not sure why you were intimidated? You, as they say in show biz, brought the noise!

Good times brothers, can't wait for the next challenge.



Note: CombaticonsCombine, if your reading this, stick around and maybe you can catch the next challenge.

Cobotron wrote:I'm not sure why you were intimidated?

Scope of the challenge. I was probably over thinking it. Once I got going it was a ton of fun, then it was hard to stop.

Cobotron wrote:Good times brothers, can't wait for the next challenge.

Speaking of... any takers?


I'm coming up short on ideas.

Well I had to come in here since I was fast getting bogged down in my real life...stoopid real life...ahem I digress.

Cobs I love all your shots!

I looks like you only did like one of your many many shelves of figgahs, eh?

My favs are:

Inferno whoopin @ZZ is he using Shrapnel as a blunt melee weapon? SCORE!

Grimlock showing Bludgeon that Metallikato is not ALL that...

Gears using his mom adrenaline to lift Blitzwing and Huffer!

Prime using Skywarp and Megs as stairs

Doubledealer getting a dose of Acidstorm (?)

The final shot with everyone building into a heaping crescendo.

Good stuff sir!

Cobotron wrote:Hey fellas, GREAT JOB on the challenge! I thought it was nice to have some motivation to play with these toys the way they should be. It's been a long time since I've done that, and some of those figures have never seen that type of action. Funny thing for me is I realized that that is exactly how I try to set up my shelf displays anyway.

Thanks! and I totally agree. I needed that challenge to help me connect with some of my lovelies!

Cobotron wrote:Donny you get the award for most epic. I mean you got them ALL out and went to town!
Most memorable moments:
1. Evil dictator parade
2. Red Alert takes it square in the cyber jewels.
3.The focus change with the aerial Seeker shots. I.E. foreground in focus than background in focus. I totally used to do that with my eyes when playing as a kid and any flyer toy went in for a strafing run.
4. Blustreak hates bugs!
5. Brawl whaling on Astrotrain like he hates his father.
And extra points are rewarded for hanging those Seekers.

Me? The winner? Nah we all win! I appreciate your sentiments but I think we all showcased our skillz...I will tell you the fishing line came to me last minute and I had to run out and get some of it and some double sided mounting tape to pull it off !

Cobotron wrote:Cary, you get the best story telling award. I love that this was the next chapter of what started on your shelves. I cheered out loud when the CW Ark team rolled in, and even louder when OP drove all up on to Megs. My most favorite shot is Megs sweeping Power Glide while choking out Alpha B, plus LIGHT PIPING! Great poses in every shot. And I loved the cliff hanger.
I'm not sure why you were intimidated? You, as they say in show biz, brought the noise!

Agreed! I totally dug the story line.

Cobotron wrote:Good times brothers, can't wait for the next challenge.



Note: CombaticonsCombine, if your reading this, stick around and maybe you can catch the next challenge.

Well I will host since you all have opened your homes previously...I just need to think of a challenge

Apparently I didn't comment on all of the amazingness!

Seriously, epic shots guys. I really need to find time to get more than 5 figures in a picture at once

I was contemplating dumping all of my bins out and having "The Key to Vector Sigma" under the pile of bots

Cannot believe I've been missing challenges. The HORROR.

I'll gear up for the next one, fo sho.
(Good stuff in the mean time, Cob-bros)

Va'al wrote:Cannot believe I've been missing challenges. The HORROR.

I'll gear up for the next one, fo sho.
(Good stuff in the mean time, Cob-bros)

Still got one day if I'm remembering correctly for challenge 3 over at Donny's place.

Wanna host challenge 4? If not its probably my turn again (I have an idea BTW).

Been a while since I've done anything in here.
I'll just set this pile of photos here, I guess.




I took these at the request of Billy Jim for one of his lists. I was waiting for him to post the list before I dropped these in here, but my love for Killerpunch is to strong.
That reminds me, I have another assignment from Bill.













Here's my first ever digi bash! The conversation that spawned it was lost in the Kremzeek attack of Oct. 14th, but Hellscream9999 and D-Maximus Prime and I developed a new character from the forth coming CW/TR Legends Buzz Saw. Taserbeak is Tailgate's pink skateboard from MTMTE, complete with Tony Hawk graphics.

Well I'll be, red pants.

Also, Taserbeak is winning the internet today!

Andy Benard of the office rocks dem red pants.

RED PANTS DANCE!

THE COLLECT-O-TRON HAS NEW RESIDENTS!!!!!!!!!!

Wife and kids just went to bed. I just sat down.
Daddy gonna party with his new friends!