The Energon Pub

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:25 am

From the Hamatoys weibo page. Company revealed to be Maketoys!

Thread will be updated as soon as we know more.
Thanks to Scaleface for this one!

: Not-Metroplex

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 9:42 am

I'm rather happy with my SDCC Metroplex. ahh Why not just make a Trypticon. Then they'll have the whole market rather than just the few that are unhappy with the Has/Tak one?

by **Rated X** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:27 am

What's the point of this ? Are they going to make him the height of a midget to scale with classics figures ?

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:01 am

http://bbs.actoys.net/read.php?tid-1766419.html

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:17 am

Well, this is a waste. my Metroplex is pretty damned good already.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:42 am

Pointless.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:23 pm

While this appears to take more visual queues from FoC Metroplex, it's not nearly close enough to warrant a purchase from me. My Takara Metroplex won't be replaced by this. I'm waiting on a third party to do a game accurate rendition for my WfC/FoC shelf. Until then they can do something else.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 12:46 pm

Alt modes, please!

News Credits: 10 · by **Arctorro** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:07 pm

If they had gone with Trypticon I'd consider it, this though is a waste of time

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 6:21 pm

Arctorro wrote:If they had gone with Trypticon I'd consider it, this though is a waste of time

This a thousand times.

Third-party companies, if there's a good version of a character put out by Hasbro or Takara, at least for me, I'm gonna go for that one. Metroplex is a great toy. And I play with him a lot.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:56 pm

I picked up a Takara Metroplex on Black Friday, and also have a Hasbro version from CostCo.

A 3rd Party Metroplex would probably cost twice what I paid for both Metroplexes put together. Why would I put myself through that?

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Tue Dec 03, 2013 11:59 pm

Unless he's Ultra or Leader sized?

by **NOS** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 1:36 am

Official Metroplex = $100

Unofficial 3rd Metroplex = $300-$400 (if you're lucky)

I like the look of this a lot and I'm curious as to how well an alt mode this guy can pull off, but considering the Hastak Metroplex isn't a shabby figure I can't imagine this guy will be flying off the shelves. Whomever this 3rd group is they waited too long to unveil this Not-Metroplex.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:58 am

I like the top shoulder weapons,too bad the hasbro version doesn't have them.

It seems kinda pointless for a 3rd party company to create similar product like Hasbro. Especially when the 3rd party version will be Quadrupple the price.

I would rather see 3rd party companies create products Hasbro haven't done yet.

by **synapse** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:35 am

I agree this is kinda pointless.

However, it could look great in Necrotitan colors...

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:59 am

*looks at 3rd party Metroplex, then to his, then back to the screen* I'm sorry, you ARE the weakest link. Goodbye.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:58 am

This will most likely be a Leader class or about the size of YOTS Omega Supreme. Rumor also has it that this is actually being made by Maketoys as part of the Mega City Bot line, and will work/connect with the upgraded YOTS OS, with the Armageddon kit.

by **Shadowstream** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:00 pm

Unless it can pull off a better city/fortress mode than the hastak version(which shouldn't be hard given what a piece of sh*t that looks like) then I'm not sold.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:42 pm

This is definitely smaller than Titan Metroplex, look at the feet. That kind of joint won't work on something as large as Generations Metroplex.

This also seems to be more G1 accurate.

I really like this and wouldn't mind seeing more of this, but it's not something I want to buy or own.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:43 pm

synapse wrote:I agree this is kinda pointless.

However, it could look great in Necrotitan colors...

I was thinking the same thing. Necrotitan!

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 9:48 am

http://maketoys.jp/Utopia-page.html

lots more pics on their site

by **NOS** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:12 am

Ya know, while this does look really awesome... I need size comparison pics before I commit and cancel my Hasplex... and even after comparison pics this thing is going to be through the roof expensive so... I can't really get off the fence on this one yet.

by **Rated X** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:23 am

It looks good, but whats the point of doing a character hasbro actually got right ? Unless this thing is four feet tall and scales with classics instead of legends, its pointless...

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:29 am

Oh, I like the look of this. I may break my own rules and get this despite having Hasbro's Metroplex. I'll just need to see sizes and pricing. If this is close to the same size as G1 and costs less than $100, I may just have to bite.

"Why you make such awesome stuff, MakeToys?" -Ag's Wallet

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Tue Mar 18, 2014 10:36 am

I've heard this might be leader class?

I'll buy it if its cheap enough even though I love my SDCC Metroplex. but who knows how much this is going to cost.