The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5 · Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:23 am

I don't know if you do any kitbashing or moding but I got the E Gal to mod into a cannon and just forgot to do it. I'll give it a whirl this weekend and let you know how it turns out. Oh, and you need drones? 100 Starscreams and as many different cans of spray paint your handware store can stock! There, problem solved! :wink:

News Credits: 18 · Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:05 am

ive put a couple in my classics display, thing is as cool as cyb soundwave and energon shockblast are, they did exsist as characters in those series, so im not takeing them out of thier spots.

cyberdtron downshift however, was toy onry, and TFCC comic but eh. i plan to repaint him into a true wheeljack. and ive had no gap or joint fall off problems with my smokescreen.

lastly energon towline is fillingin for ratchet. too bad i dont own the botcon versions, that would rock.

thing is, theres not enough cons that have a classic feel to them, that were just made as extra toys, and not already repaints. so im one of the ones hopeing for a bunch of seekers at botcon.

News Credits: 17 · Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:34 am

jimi04 wrote:
JTKranix wrote:I had the same idea with Cybertron Blurr and Smokescreen, then I bought them. The quality is no where near Classics so I put them in a box in the back of my closet where they can hide in shame for all eternity.

I am so glad I didn't buy those two now, I was pretty tempted to at one point.

As far as the thread topic goes, I guess I'd say the Energon Megatron I picked up a couple years ago was purchased solely because it looked so much like Galvatron

Wow, you still exist

Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:34 am

JTKranix wrote:The Windshield as a "shield" is lame.

That's hilarious, I could just imagine the meeting where they decided that.

Bill: So I was driving to work today and a pebble flew up and hit my windshield. I started thinking and if that windshield weren't there BAM right in my face, plus my eyes would be all stinging and stuff when drving down the highway from all the draft and whatever.

Bob: Ah man, I love that story! You know what else I liked about that story? The fact we are supposed to be talking about Transformers! I think by now everyone knows that Energon is Latin for "We don't give a crap" but at some point someone is gonna' start catching on and we can't just do a bunch of repaints and give them new names. This new Cybertron line needs to be top notch.

Ted: WHAT!?! Name a time we did a repaint.

Bob: We've done a bunch but I'll give you an example: Armada Tidal Wave repainted into Energon Tidal Wave... and it was you that wanted to call it "Fiesta Tidal Wave". Seriously, Fiesta?

Ted: Well the colors were bright and it made me think of a party.

Bill: Anyways, I was thinking on Smokescreen we could... and now stay with me on this, use the windshield as a shield. I mean it's got the name shield built right in.

Bob: Yes! Could we BE any better Transformers makers!?!

Bill: I submit to you that we could not!

Ted: Can it be Fiesta Smokescreen?

Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:09 pm

Well I think I got the list about complete, when added to my list in my sig, of the figures that I'm gonna use in my comic. I like how the Scrapmetals look as underlings of Unicron, just wanna use them as mindless waves of attack bots that are capable of wiping out an entire planet's line of defense before their master arrives.

Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:31 pm

So no one can think of any other figures that could be makeshift Classics?

I was thinking Cybertron Mudflap might make a good Kup and Cybertron Unicron could make a good leader for the Scrapmetals.

News Credits: 129 · Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:47 pm

Here are all of the figures I have deemed worthy of fufilling a 'Classics' spot:

Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:24 pm

Damn those look nice, I don't care what anyone else says I love the Energon Gestalts, I already have Superion I just need Bruticus and Devastator. I wish I had the cash to get all those guys in the pics, well the ones I don't already have anyways.

News Credits: 10 · Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:53 pm

The one I wish I had was Downshift in Wheeljack colors. Maybe Hasbro'll do a Classics repaint...

Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:54 pm

Agamemnon wrote:The one I wish I had was Downshift in Wheeljack colors. Maybe Hasbro'll do a Classics repaint...

That would be great.

News Credits: 5 · Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:06 am

Titanium Rodimus Prime makes a good classics Rodimus Prime

News Credits: 7 · Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:18 am

Sylus wrote:Ok, I scratched those 2 off the list. Something else I need is drones, anybody have a good suggestion for drones? I was thinking maybe a few waves of different color Cybertron Scrapmetals would make good drones for my Armada Unicron.

Well, this isn't as easily available, but any of the Vehicons from Beast Machines are pretty much made to be drones too. If you want heavy weapons, try the tank drones.

Sylus wrote:So no one can think of any other figures that could be makeshift Classics?

Meh, that's just not how I do things... As far as I'm concerned, a G1 homage does not a Classics make. We haven't designated the Landcross components as makeshift Energon figures, have we?

News Credits: 129 · Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:30 am

Agamemnon wrote:The one I wish I had was Downshift in Wheeljack colors. Maybe Hasbro'll do a Classics repaint...

What?

Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:59 am

Hmm, never thought of using a aquad of Tankors but then again he's gonna be tough to find. And man Energon Downshift just looks so sweet, I get all hyper just looking at him. Counterpunch those pics of your classics are making me drool. I hope I can get all the figures I need so I can make a weekly comic using the figures so I can post it on Seibertron for everyones enjoyment.

Edit: I think the Scrapmetals would look very menacing moving in swarms on Cybertron destroying everything in their path like a plague of locusts, Especially if they were being overseen by Transmetal Tarantulas and some version of Blackarachnia, maybe TM2 or BM version.

News Credits: 10 · Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:47 am

Counterpunch wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:The one I wish I had was Downshift in Wheeljack colors. Maybe Hasbro'll do a Classics repaint...

What?

Yes, that one!!! (Though, re-paint would be minimal, right?)

News Credits: 129 · Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:14 am

Agamemnon wrote:Yes, that one!!! (Though, re-paint would be minimal, right?)

I think he's close enough that it would be moot.

News Credits: 10 · Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:28 am

Counterpunch wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:Yes, that one!!! (Though, re-paint would be minimal, right?)

I think he's close enough that it would be moot.

'Cept that Hasbro could issue him as "Classics Wheeljack" and probably make some more money. Especially if they could work out some sort of wing setup for him.

But, yes. If I had him, he wouldn't be Downshift. He'd be Wheeljack.

News Credits: 335 · Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:58 pm

Agamemnon wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:Yes, that one!!! (Though, re-paint would be minimal, right?)

I think he's close enough that it would be moot.

'Cept that Hasbro could issue him as "Classics Wheeljack" and probably make some more money. Especially if they could work out some sort of wing setup for him.

But, yes. If I had him, he wouldn't be Downshift. He'd be Wheeljack.

He got off the Wheeljack bandwagon and went with a COOLER name.

But to be serious. Double A said he was suppose to be Wheeljack, they just couldn't use the name. However the Super Link version is infact named Wheeljack. Just like Cliffjumper is Sandstorm and Buckhead is Sprang. Oh and Shockblast is Laserwave.

News Credits: 20 · Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:31 am

Down_Shift wrote:But to be serious. Double A said he was suppose to be Wheeljack, they just couldn't use the name.

Eh, it's not like Hasbro lost the rights to the name. It was mainly just the whole idiotic Armada Wheeljack situation biting them in the ass (Wheeljack becoming a 'Con because the name sounded "evil," FYI for the kiddies), and maybe an effort to keep yet another G1 name (Downshift).

They could've tried a bit harder.

News Credits: 335 · Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:22 pm

Chosen wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:But to be serious. Double A said he was suppose to be Wheeljack, they just couldn't use the name.

Eh, it's not like Hasbro lost the rights to the name. It was mainly just the whole idiotic Armada Wheeljack situation biting them in the ass (Wheeljack becoming a 'Con because the name sounded "evil," FYI for the kiddies), and maybe an effort to keep yet another G1 name (Downshift).

They could've tried a bit harder.