The Energon Pub

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:09 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Burn wrote:
Daryphe wrote:Hi,good people!
I spotted this one,where does he come from?

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/produc ... 7c1fktlXQy

Energon Optimus Prime and Wing Sabre done in Shattered Glass colours by the looks of it.

That's very interesting.
Also, thank you Daryphe for pointing out a new store. Especially with their low shipping prices and wide selection of weird KOs.

So I clicked the link, saw the thing and moved on, then saw your comment about a new store and went back to check them out. I already follow them and have a KO Iron Factory Sixshot in transit from that store. That seller seems to run lower than most and has good feedback. Guess I'll find out eventually.

Side note: Ali is running a nice sale today. Them fools have been spamming me all week about it.

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Sat Nov 11, 2017 10:33 am

I take it that this must be due out soon then(since I've had it preordered for some time now)

btw why the eff is this thing packaged in robot mode(like the guy described in the video) coz the wings alone make the packaging waaay too big! now had the figure been packaged in tanker truck mode the packaging could've been waaay smaller, lol and here's me arguing packaging sizes =P~

by **Daryphe** » Sat Nov 11, 2017 7:07 pm

Hey guys,
I'm planning to get a Wei Jiang OS Skullcruncher,and i wanna know if you know about a cool alternative head?
Something darker,closer than his original head color.
Thanks!

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:12 am

I'm getting excited :DANCE:

my Peru Kill arrives today

meanwhile Keith's Fantasy Club Stratotanker arrives hopefully by the end of this month

update!

he's just arrived! woohoo :DANCE:

although the packaging is smaller than I was anticipating :-?

annnnywhoo...i'll get the figure open & do a video review, which I'll post later, when I'm done

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Nov 13, 2017 6:18 pm

Ugh, why I have so much preorders piled up?

I want a Peru Kill so much... :-(

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:12 am

Oh goody

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Tue Nov 14, 2017 4:44 pm

Here's a review of X2Toys SkyCrusher courtesy of Kuma Style

by **Daryphe** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 4:20 am

Stuartmaximus wrote:These Jia Qi figures look cool
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(Bee?)
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(Crosshairs repaint?)
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(RID StrongArm retool?)
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(CW Rook retool?)
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(Drift)
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(Dark Steelcore?)
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JQ 6108 for me,sir!

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:17 am

That Peru Kill... it's just... it shouldn't even be possible. And Challenger appears to be using the same kind of magic... :O

Anyways I've got Alien Attack Toys Firage pre-ordered. Looking forward to it

By the way can anyone tell me how tall this KO Sqweeks is? I don't have the Warpath they use for comparison. I'm very keen to know if it's a downsized Sqweeks.

http://sirtoys.com/toys.php?c=23&p=3575 ... s_KBB.html

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:32 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:That Peru Kill... it's just... it shouldn't even be possible. And Challenger appears to be using the same kind of magic... :O

Anyways I've got Alien Attack Toys Firage pre-ordered. Looking forward to it

By the way can anyone tell me how tall this KO Sqweeks is? I don't have the Warpath they use for comparison. I'm very keen to know if it's a downsized Sqweeks.

http://sirtoys.com/toys.php?c=23&p=3575 ... s_KBB.html

the opposite! it's an upscaled Sqweeks! not downsized, I think it's Voyager Class sized(coz the original was deluxe...and from there you go one scale up from that....which is Voyager) anywhoo didn't you see my video review of it on this section of this website? I'm sure I did size comparisons on there :-?

oh...and Emgo has just recently done a video review of it, maybe he's done size comparisons on there too!

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:39 am

Stuartmaximus wrote:the opposite! it's an upscaled Sqweeks! not downsized, I think it's Voyager Class sized(coz the original was deluxe...and from there you go one scale up from that....which is Voyager) anywhoo didn't you see my video review of it on this section of this website? I'm sure I did size comparisons on there

No it's not the large one. I've seen that and wondered why make a bigger one when official is too big anyways. And that one's here.

Also you can tell by the toolbox in the repair bay. Only the lid is red on the OS one.

If anything this one I'm looking at is probably same size as official one but I just wanted to check. I'd love a shrunken down Sqweeks.

Same Warpath in this shot too which is totally dwarfed by OS voyager Megatron

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Sat Nov 18, 2017 6:43 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:the opposite! it's an upscaled Sqweeks! not downsized, I think it's Voyager Class sized(coz the original was deluxe...and from there you go one scale up from that....which is Voyager) anywhoo didn't you see my video review of it on this section of this website? I'm sure I did size comparisons on there

No it's not the large one. I've seen that and wondered why make a bigger one when official is too big anyways. And that one's here. Also you can tell by the toolbox in the repair bay. Only the lid is red on the OS one.

If anything this one I'm looking at is probably same size as official one but I just wanted to check. I'd love a shrunken down Sqweeks.

ah right, sorry, didn't know there was a KO deluxe kicking about, I only know about the Wei Jiang OS one

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sat Nov 18, 2017 11:15 am

This upgrade kit was the OS voyager TLK Megatron. Anyone know if there's a version for the regular official Voyager sized figure? Would seem crazy just to limit it to the OS KO but I can't seem to find anything about true Voyager scale one. Just makes the back of the figure look nicer.
http://sirtoys.com/toys.php?c=23&p=3462 ... e_Kit.html

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:40 pm

Outrage aside, it came too close to breaking rule #2 of the forum rules.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:41 pm

Whoops. My apologies, I didn't think of that.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Nov 23, 2017 6:45 pm

All good. It was reported once, it probably would have been reported multiple times. :lol:

News Credits: 3 · by **Decepticon Stryker** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:02 pm

Anyone know where to get those Jia Qi knockoffs? Those look kinda cool IMO.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:10 pm

Decepticon Stryker wrote:Anyone know where to get those Jia Qi knockoffs? Those look kinda cool IMO.

AliExpress and this link

And any other KO (and sometimes original) you could ever want ;)^

EDIT: I think sirtoys might also have them.

EDIT EDIT: yup

EDIT EDIT EDIT: I'm not 100% sure which ones you mean, but TF-Direct is a good place to find KOs as well.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 3:46 pm

For personal reasons I had to cancel my Firage and Peru Kill I had been looking forward to so much. TF-Express were very quick and polite in letting me cancel those pre-orders and refunding me fully. They seem a cool site for us UK collectors.

I just can't have nice things. Oh well, they sure as heck look lovely in other people's collections. :/

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Dec 04, 2017 6:28 pm

That's a bummer. Let's hope you'll still be able to get them at a relatively reasonable price one things get sorted out.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:46 am

Oops. I typed TF-Direct when it was TF-Express I had ordered from and who kindly cancelled my pre-orders without trouble. I typed TF-Direct probably cos I saw it mentioned up there and that I have one of those free (plus shipping) replacement Arcee heads coming from TF-Direct for a much more G1 accurate head for my Alcee (oversized Generations Arcee). I may not be able to have the big expensive figures but the lil affordable things are neat too.

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:05 am

Woohoo Stratotanker has shipped
:DANCE:

downside is, due to mailing companies at this time of the year, I might not see it til January :-x

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:31 am

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Someone should edit that gif to replace those metal rings and counter with shelves of Transformer toys to make it more relatable (not saying you'd want to do that with your TF figures but sometimes the antipication and frustration waiting for a new one you really want can make you feel negatively towards the ones you already have)

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:34 pm

Here's a nice wee vid from Benscollectables showing some 3d printed parts for figs including a Rotostorm upgrade kit for Generations Whirl + a UK comic accurate style head for God Ginrai

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:39 am

Got replacement head for Alcee (upscaled Generations Arcee) today!

Also literally just got USB Type C cable for my new phone (waited a week without any battery power) so just going with default camera settings.
Anyways new head on left and old one on right. New one's more serious and accurate and fits better on the neck balljoint too so doesn't flop around.
Replacement head was FREE plus £4.97 or so in shipping from the US.