The Energon Pub

Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:09 am

holy hell how ugly! pass. hope the show models dont look like this.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:09 am

Looks good, but picking up characters that have already been released isn't on the top of my list. >:oP

Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:17 am

Doubledealer93 wrote:holy hell how ugly! pass. hope the show models dont look like this.

I don't think you're allowed a vote on what's ugly... with that sig pic. :grin:

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:19 am

gothsaurus wrote:
Doubledealer93 wrote:holy hell how ugly! pass. hope the show models dont look like this.

I don't think you're allowed a vote on what's ugly... with that sig pic.

Oh. Snap.

Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:26 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:
Doubledealer93 wrote:holy hell how ugly! pass. hope the show models dont look like this.

I don't think you're allowed a vote on what's ugly... with that sig pic.

Oh. Snap.

not sure i follow. but from what im gathering you are calling my photo uglier than this starscream toy. and i was not voting on whats ugly, i was stating my opinion on a toy that i think is ugly.

Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:56 am

Hey again. I'm TOTALLY just kidding. :-D

I actually completely agree with you.

Mind you, I also think that Wheeljack retool is pretty wacky looking, though I picked him up. He looks like a Scooby Doo villain.

News Credits: 251 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:05 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:
Doubledealer93 wrote:holy hell how ugly! pass. hope the show models dont look like this.

I don't think you're allowed a vote on what's ugly... with that sig pic.

Oh. Snap.

Need some ice for that burn? 8-}

I actually really like his signature. Optimus, Sunstreaker, and Jazz dancing disco style? Cookie for you, sir! :APPLAUSE:

UltraPrimal wrote:Would have to see better picks, but looks Starscream would make a halfway decent Terrorsaur repaint. Also, he comes with Inferno's gun for some reason.

That's what I thought when I first saw him. He'd make a pretty good Prime/Classics Terrorsaur in my eyes. Didn't notice the similarity to Beast Wars Inferno's weapon until you brought it up.

Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:22 pm

Oh. No, I was talking about his avatar of Dead End's monster face.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:30 pm

gothsaurus wrote:Oh. No, I was talking about his avatar of Dead End's monster face.

That would be his avatar, not his sig pic.

News Credits: 20 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:32 pm

Um, guys? We already saw the animation model for Starscream and Soundwave for the Beast Hunters season. They looked nothing like their Beast Hunters figures and exactly like their 1st/2nd season selves. I don't see why people are getting bent out of shape about it.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:33 pm

Fires_Of_Inferno wrote:Um, guys? We already saw the animation model for Starscream and Soundwave for the Beast Hunters season. They looked nothing like their Beast Hunters figures and exactly like their 1st/2nd season selves. I don't see why people are getting bent out of shape about it.

But that's probably one of the first scenes of the season. They don't need to upgrade right away for no reason. >:oP

Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:34 pm

Hello Prime Acid Storm!

Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:43 pm

Gearslide wrote:Hello Prime Acid Storm!

i would love the hell out of that repaint. or if it were skywarp or thundercracker

Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:45 pm

Also, doesn't this mean that Wave 2 is entirely new molds? Not bad considering Wave 1 had 3/4 retools of old molds.

Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:50 pm

True there. I'd love to get a full line of seekers before we start seeing moar Starscream repaints/retools.

What have we seen stateside? (I tend to get mixed up with all the waves of Hasbro and Takara bots flying past.)

Seems like we've had a couple Starscreams in the main line, but no TC or Skywarp... and Takara has seen Starscream in both sizes, plus AM Skywarp and AM Thundercracker.

Anyone able to confirm or deny?

Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:00 pm

gothsaurus wrote:True there. I'd love to get a full line of seekers before we start seeing moar Starscream repaints/retools.

What have we seen stateside? (I tend to get mixed up with all the waves of Hasbro and Takara bots flying past.)

Seems like we've had a couple Starscreams in the main line, but no TC or Skywarp... and Takara has seen Starscream in both sizes, plus AM Skywarp and AM Thundercracker.

Anyone able to confirm or deny?

Name wise, we've only seen Starscream in the Hasbro line. However, "Dark Energon Starscream" highly resembles Skywarp.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:03 pm

gothsaurus wrote:Seems like we've had a couple Starscreams in the main line, but no TC or Skywarp... and Takara has seen Starscream in both sizes, plus AM Skywarp and AM Thundercracker.

Anyone able to confirm or deny?

No stateside Thundercrackers or Skywarps; that's all in Japan. Here in the U.S, we have:

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:58 pm

Boy, based on this thread, I feel like adding Beast Hunters to the TFWiki "Ruined FOREVER" page. :roll:

It's like the early-to-mid 90's alt.toys.transfomers all over again. I'm surprised no one's yelled "TRUKK NOT MUNKY" or something derogatory to that ring yet. [-(

As for this Starscream, if he gets that new body in the show, SOLD! =P~

Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:46 pm

He looks cool and I like it more than his normal design.

But why those colors :/

It look so much better with show accurate colors

News Credits: 12 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:16 pm

Hmm. I don't watch the cartoon so accuracy is not really important to me, as I'd probably use them as different characters anyway (I have my own personal continuity that changes according to my collection). Smokescreen looks good, and I love the crossbow, it's really nice to see Transformers returning to the days where all the characters have their own, universally compatible weapons. Ripclaw is meh, I need to see what he turns into before I pass judgement. Bulkhead looks cool, especially his buzzsaw weapon. Starscream looks like he'd make a great drone or army builder, I don't know why, he just has a cool, mass produced look about him.

In honesty though I wouldn't buy any of them straight from the store, like I did with Unit 01-sorry, Soundwave, who really grabbed me. I'm probably gonna conserve my cash and get some more Figmas or the Soul of Chogokin SPEC Evangelion figures.

Also, who else would like to see a reboot of the Transformers Revoltech line? I demand a Revoltech Devastator!

News Credits: 4 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:25 pm

Delta Magnus wrote:Ripclaw is meh, I need to see what he turns into before I pass judgement..

News Credits: 1452 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 4:29 pm

Dragongirl is a she.

News Credits: 12 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:13 pm

That Bot wrote:
Delta Magnus wrote:Ripclaw is meh, I need to see what he turns into before I pass judgement..

Oh sweet Primus that is terrible. The rear Beast Mode legs really kill it for me. They just look like his regular legs but hideously contorted. And not good hideous, like the Mass Production Evangelion Series. Bad hideous, like the G1 Ironhide figure.

And as for that paintjob...EURGH.

The tail and the claw weapon are cool though. I might get it on the secondary market for conversions.

Mon Jan 07, 2013 5:18 pm

That Bot wrote:
Rated X wrote:Beast Hunters seems to be destined to fail. The whole "beast" concept wasnt liked by everyone back in the 1990's. I think bringing it back will slow down the momentum of the TF franchise.

I don't think a single iteration of Transformers has been "liked by everyone," so that's an empty statement. Beast Wars saved the franchise, after all. And let me say, if my kid self from 1996 got transported to the present day, I would gobble Beast Hunters up. I think it'll do fine.

I think the TF franchise is running off of the momentum created by the Michael Bay movies. TF Prime seems to be very influenced by the Bay movies. (Optimus's aesthetics, Arcee being a blue motercycle, Bumblebee's missing voice, etc) With this being said, I dont think todays kids will embrace the change. I wasnt collecting in the 90's but I did see a few episodes of Beast Wars when they were brand new and I didnt like it. I was like "this aint Transformers, WTF is this ?" I could see kids thinking along these lines, especially with TF4 in the works. This will get phased out as quick as animated...

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 07, 2013 7:37 pm

Looks like a weird variation of Yoshimitsu from the Tekken games. Pass.

I'll probably be enjoying the show, but doubt I'll be touching any of the toys.