The Energon Pub

[Hellscream9999]

You scrambled my brain

Haha, it is pretty neat! Though the pictures of the toys do not match wholely up with the actual placement in the picture. But still, really neat stuff

D Max, what you did is Gorgeous! I didnt know you had gone all out on those Takara combiners, wow, they look beautiful!

Oh no, I have caused more confusion. These are not my pictures, I found those on the Singapore Transformers Fans Unite facebook page and posted them. I haven't even found a combaticon for cheaper than $25 yet so it may be a bit before I get them. Sorry guys, I just posted them for the fun of the pic, not that they were mine...

I really need to get back in the swing, I really suck

Aaaaahhhhh, go to your corner now! The site is about to explode with people having no idea what's going on

[D-Maximal_Primal]

You scrambled my brain

Haha, it is pretty neat! Though the pictures of the toys do not match wholely up with the actual placement in the picture. But still, really neat stuff

D Max, what you did is Gorgeous! I didnt know you had gone all out on those Takara combiners, wow, they look beautiful!

Oh no, I have caused more confusion. These are not my pictures, I found those on the Singapore Transformers Fans Unite facebook page and posted them. I haven't even found a combaticon for cheaper than $25 yet so it may be a bit before I get them. Sorry guys, I just posted them for the fun of the pic, not that they were mine...

I really need to get back in the swing, I really suck

Aaaaahhhhh, go to your corner now! The site is about to explode with people having no idea what's going on

[fenrir72]

Just for fun:




And here's the original:

The anime art style, I'm 90% certain it might be from Masami Obari

[D-Maximal_Primal]

The anime art style, I'm 90% certain it might be from Masami Obari

According to TFWiki, where I got this image, the art is by Shinya Ohira

[Ultra Markus]

so are they going to make Liozack and Jarugar as one figure for the torso

[King Kuuga]

so are they going to make Liozack and Jarugar as one figure for the torso

Well they're not going to split Sky Lynx in two, so yeah.

[guarayakha]

Would be fun to see what backstory they're going to give Liokaiser in the UW comics, ha!

Maybe Dezaras had enough of Leozack's bs and ate him + Jaruga. And they probably tasted terrible which causes big D to turn teal and black.

[MemphisR56]

Still tracking down to see if this is legit, but here is something for y'all:

I'm gonna say fake on the render. Or at least that it's a digibash. That's ultr-prime's faceplate sitting under skyreign's jaw. The colours don't match the official art either.

[Va'al]

Still tracking down to see if this is legit, but here is something for y'all:

I'm gonna say fake on the render. Or at least that it's a digibash. That's ultr-prime's faceplate sitting under skyreign's jaw. The colours don't match the official art either.

Yep, digibash.

[Stuartmaximus]

Does anybody else think Scattershot will be repainted when he's released alongside the Technobots?

[MemphisR56]

Does anybody else think Scattershot will be repainted when he's released alongside the Technobots?

100% yes. Even if there's minor changes in plastic colours with the same paint mask/layout, I feel that it'll definitely be a different decco. Otherwise what would be the point of selling scattershot individually at all?

[Autobot N]

You scrambled my brain

Haha, it is pretty neat! Though the pictures of the toys do not match wholely up with the actual placement in the picture. But still, really neat stuff

D Max, what you did is Gorgeous! I didnt know you had gone all out on those Takara combiners, wow, they look beautiful!

Oh no, I have caused more confusion. These are not my pictures, I found those on the Singapore Transformers Fans Unite facebook page and posted them. I haven't even found a combaticon for cheaper than $25 yet so it may be a bit before I get them. Sorry guys, I just posted them for the fun of the pic, not that they were mine...

I really need to get back in the swing, I really suck

Allow me to aid you in your quest, my friend.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

[ZeroWolf]

I think the computron head looks different as well in the box art to what betatron has. Though I'm still wondering about why they released scattershot on his own. My personal theory could be that there was something else in his place but it was shelved/pushed back so that left a spot open in the waves so they took scattershot in the state he was in at that moment and worked out the gap between him and the box set then revealed him.

A stretch yes, but it explains why we're getting two of him

[MemphisR56]

I've updated the charts I made on mold usage.

-New leaders for torso re-use
Silverbolt & Hotspot joint 1st place with 8 uses each.

-New leaderS for limb re-use
The Skydive/AirRaid mold AND the Deadend/Streetwise mold, which now stands at a grand total of 13 uses.

-Total Combiner bots existing UP
Now 24 complete gestalts

-New pure and chaste overlord
Unite Warriors Blast-off's new shuttle mode is the only CW mold which hasn't been repainted at least once.

PM me if you want screencaps.

[ScottyP]

I think the computron head looks different as well in the box art to what betatron has. Though I'm still wondering about why they released scattershot on his own. My personal theory could be that there was something else in his place but it was shelved/pushed back so that left a spot open in the waves so they took scattershot in the state he was in at that moment and worked out the gap between him and the box set then revealed him.

A stretch yes, but it explains why we're getting two of him

I honestly think they put out Scattershot with no plans to do Computron, saw the reaction to it, and changed plans. Realized later that wouldn't really work as the torso so repacked it into a box set with some new paint apps, also allowing them to keep a consistent price point with the other four (so far) planned boxed sets.

[Autobot N]

I think the computron head looks different as well in the box art to what betatron has. Though I'm still wondering about why they released scattershot on his own. My personal theory could be that there was something else in his place but it was shelved/pushed back so that left a spot open in the waves so they took scattershot in the state he was in at that moment and worked out the gap between him and the box set then revealed him.

A stretch yes, but it explains why we're getting two of him

I honestly think they put out Scattershot with no plans to do Computron, saw the reaction to it, and changed plans. Realized later that wouldn't really work as the torso so repacked it into a box set with some new paint apps, also allowing them to keep a consistent price point with the other four (so far) planned boxed sets.

Transformers have a production cycle of two years (I think, but correct me if I am wrong), so the situation you propose is impossible. As for Zerowolf's suggestion:

[D-Maximal_Primal]

You scrambled my brain

Haha, it is pretty neat! Though the pictures of the toys do not match wholely up with the actual placement in the picture. But still, really neat stuff

D Max, what you did is Gorgeous! I didnt know you had gone all out on those Takara combiners, wow, they look beautiful!

Oh no, I have caused more confusion. These are not my pictures, I found those on the Singapore Transformers Fans Unite facebook page and posted them. I haven't even found a combaticon for cheaper than $25 yet so it may be a bit before I get them. Sorry guys, I just posted them for the fun of the pic, not that they were mine...

I really need to get back in the swing, I really suck

Allow me to aid you in your quest, my friend.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

Thanks! Didn't even think about there, thought they sold out

[william-james88]

I think the computron head looks different as well in the box art to what betatron has. Though I'm still wondering about why they released scattershot on his own. My personal theory could be that there was something else in his place but it was shelved/pushed back so that left a spot open in the waves so they took scattershot in the state he was in at that moment and worked out the gap between him and the box set then revealed him.

A stretch yes, but it explains why we're getting two of him

I honestly think they put out Scattershot with no plans to do Computron, saw the reaction to it, and changed plans. Realized later that wouldn't really work as the torso so repacked it into a box set with some new paint apps, also allowing them to keep a consistent price point with the other four (so far) planned boxed sets.

But that goes against what John Warden told Seibertron (Ryan Y) when he was asked about the release when he was initially announced, along with the name of his combied form. He was told that it was called Betatron because it was the beta version of another combiner, with a hint hint wink wink. That tells me they were gonna release computron eventually (a full combiner takes a while to plan for). Since all these designs are preplanned, I think its more the other way around. Computron would be released eventually but since Scattershot has a whole bunch of new tooling, he would be released first to offset some of the cost and as a way to get new stuff on the shelves. Hasbro never denied that we would be getting computron, unlike what they said about Predaking, Abominus and King Poseidon.

[william-james88]

Transformers have a production cycle of two years (I think, but correct me if I am wrong), so the situation you propose is impossible. As for Zerowolf's suggestion:

Yup minimum 2 years. This was confirmed by hasbro in this awesome article from 2013:

http://gizmodo.com/5994962/autobots-ass ... me-to-life

Also, a cool tidbit for you all. This is for all Hasbro toys. Take this interesting toy for instance, it is another hybrid dinosaur from Jurassic Park. This idea never got past the design stage for the film and the script was rewritten to exclude it (and thus make the Indominus Rex unique). By the time the script was changed before initialy photography began (and well before they started filming), Hasbro was already too advanced along the development to change things and the toy was released with the rest. That means that the time it takes to rewrite a movie script and then shoot the film, then add special effects, edit it and release it is small potatoes compared to the time it takes to develop a toy.



And that toy didnt even need that extra interaction with a Japanese company to engineer it.

[steals_your_goats]

I've updated the charts I made on mold usage.

-New leaders for torso re-use
Silverbolt & Hotspot joint 1st place with 8 uses each.

-New leaderS for limb re-use
The Skydive/AirRaid mold AND the Deadend/Streetwise mold, which now stands at a grand total of 13 uses.

-Total Combiner bots existing UP
Now 24 complete gestalts

-New pure and chaste overlord
Unite Warriors Blast-off's new shuttle mode is the only CW mold which hasn't been repainted at least once.

PM me if you want screencaps.

Who is the 13th use of the dead end mold? And am I the only one who's a little upset that with all the mold reuses we didn't see another use of first aid or a retool to drag strip?

[Lunatic Prime]

I've updated the charts I made on mold usage.

-New leaders for torso re-use
Silverbolt & Hotspot joint 1st place with 8 uses each.

-New leaderS for limb re-use
The Skydive/AirRaid mold AND the Deadend/Streetwise mold, which now stands at a grand total of 13 uses.

-Total Combiner bots existing UP
Now 24 complete gestalts

-New pure and chaste overlord
Unite Warriors Blast-off's new shuttle mode is the only CW mold which hasn't been repainted at least once.

PM me if you want screencaps.

Who is the 13th use of the dead end mold? And am I the only one who's a little upset that with all the mold reuses we didn't see another use of first aid or a retool to drag strip?

No, I'm really upset that they didn't use First Aid's mold for Prowl to let him look like in the comics. That would have been so cool.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I've updated the charts I made on mold usage.

-New leaders for torso re-use
Silverbolt & Hotspot joint 1st place with 8 uses each.

-New leaderS for limb re-use
The Skydive/AirRaid mold AND the Deadend/Streetwise mold, which now stands at a grand total of 13 uses.

-Total Combiner bots existing UP
Now 24 complete gestalts

-New pure and chaste overlord
Unite Warriors Blast-off's new shuttle mode is the only CW mold which hasn't been repainted at least once.

PM me if you want screencaps.

Who is the 13th use of the dead end mold? And am I the only one who's a little upset that with all the mold reuses we didn't see another use of first aid or a retool to drag strip?

No, I'm really upset that they didn't use First Aid's mold for Prowl to let him look like in the comics. That would have been so cool.

I thought that too about Prowl, but the Car mode still works out good for him. No complaints

[Lunatic Prime]

I've updated the charts I made on mold usage.

-New leaders for torso re-use
Silverbolt & Hotspot joint 1st place with 8 uses each.

-New leaderS for limb re-use
The Skydive/AirRaid mold AND the Deadend/Streetwise mold, which now stands at a grand total of 13 uses.

-Total Combiner bots existing UP
Now 24 complete gestalts

-New pure and chaste overlord
Unite Warriors Blast-off's new shuttle mode is the only CW mold which hasn't been repainted at least once.

PM me if you want screencaps.

Who is the 13th use of the dead end mold? And am I the only one who's a little upset that with all the mold reuses we didn't see another use of first aid or a retool to drag strip?

No, I'm really upset that they didn't use First Aid's mold for Prowl to let him look like in the comics. That would have been so cool.

I thought that too about Prowl, but the Car mode still works out good for him. No complaints

To me it's a bit too boring. He's always a police super car. Something new would have been very cool and I prefer offroaders

[D-Maximal_Primal]

The car mode works best to me, but it would have been cool to have an offroad police SUV!

[brokenchopstick]

I've updated the charts I made on mold usage.

-New leaders for torso re-use
Silverbolt & Hotspot joint 1st place with 8 uses each.

-New leaderS for limb re-use
The Skydive/AirRaid mold AND the Deadend/Streetwise mold, which now stands at a grand total of 13 uses.

-Total Combiner bots existing UP
Now 24 complete gestalts

-New pure and chaste overlord
Unite Warriors Blast-off's new shuttle mode is the only CW mold which hasn't been repainted at least once.

PM me if you want screencaps.

Who is the 13th use of the dead end mold? And am I the only one who's a little upset that with all the mold reuses we didn't see another use of first aid or a retool to drag strip?

No, I'm really upset that they didn't use First Aid's mold for Prowl to let him look like in the comics. That would have been so cool.

I thought that too about Prowl, but the Car mode still works out good for him. No complaints

To me it's a bit too boring. He's always a police super car. Something new would have been very cool and I prefer offroaders

And given his appearance in the comics, it was like they were setting up for a retool of First Aid. Missed opportunity (and I'm surprised no custom creations out there have done this yet)!