The Energon Pub

by **Moosey** » Sun May 10, 2015 3:18 pm

MelRains wrote:I took your composite, Madeus, and tried to color balance/pull out some details.

Also, hello. This is my first post...

Welcome! Are you new to collecting, or is this just your first time on this forum? Also to share my opinion on the autobot repaints, I think I'll get the limb bots but not white optimus, the combiner wars molds are awesome and I can't wait to see how they look as classic autobots. :grin:

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Sun May 10, 2015 3:20 pm

Blast-Off? Please no.

by **MelRains** » Sun May 10, 2015 3:36 pm

Moosey wrote:Welcome! Are you new to collecting, or is this just your first time on this forum?

Thanks. I've been collecting for a little bit, kinda started with the classics line in '08, bu didn't get big into it until '12 when I realized the classics line continued in Universe and Generations. Been perusing the forums since last year and finally decided to join.

My two cents on the Autobot Repaints: I say bring 'em on. Hell, I'd be cool if they did the entire G1-iverse in the CW style.

by **MelRains** » Sun May 10, 2015 3:38 pm

whoops double post. I'll have to get used to this board system.....

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sun May 10, 2015 3:55 pm

MelRains wrote:whoops double post. I'll have to get used to this board system.....

Nah, it happens. Not your fault at all.

Welcome!

I've been wanting to get some of these for my son's birthday in a couple of weeks. However, there still appears to be no Wave 2 Deluxe in MN... :-s

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Sun May 10, 2015 4:13 pm

MelRains wrote:I took your composite, Madeus, and tried to color balance/pull out some details.

Also, hello. This is my first post...

That now definitely looks like Streetwise's front end below the right knee

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun May 10, 2015 4:35 pm

MelRains wrote:My two cents on the Autobot Repaints: I say bring 'em on. Hell, I'd be cool if they did the entire G1-iverse in the CW style.

As others have said already, welcome!

I've heard a lot of "without extensive retooling they won't be G1 enough" but I could really care less. I more than willing to make certain concessions, hell I'm happy with a simple repaint and new head

by **Moosey** » Sun May 10, 2015 4:54 pm

shajaki wrote:
MelRains wrote:My two cents on the Autobot Repaints: I say bring 'em on. Hell, I'd be cool if they did the entire G1-iverse in the CW style.
As others have said already, welcome!

I've heard a lot of "without extensive retooling they won't be G1 enough" but I could really care less. I more than willing to make certain concessions, hell I'm happy with a simple repaint and new head

It also definitely helps that the Combiner War molds are absolutely awesome! My only concern might be accessories, (I'd prefer Ironhide to have a gun rather than an axe) but that's an easy fix.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun May 10, 2015 4:58 pm

shajaki wrote:
MelRains wrote:My two cents on the Autobot Repaints: I say bring 'em on. Hell, I'd be cool if they did the entire G1-iverse in the CW style.
As others have said already, welcome!

I've heard a lot of "without extensive retooling they won't be G1 enough" but I could really care less. I more than willing to make certain concessions, hell I'm happy with a simple repaint and new head

Welcome MelRains, don't mind the bolts we have running around. We used to have a nuts problem, so we called in some bolts. Bad Idea... :roll:

To me, the Autobot retools should not be "G1", more like temporary alternate bodies.

by **Crimson Prime** » Sun May 10, 2015 7:36 pm

shajaki wrote:
MelRains wrote:My two cents on the Autobot Repaints: I say bring 'em on. Hell, I'd be cool if they did the entire G1-iverse in the CW style.
As others have said already, welcome!

I've heard a lot of "without extensive retooling they won't be G1 enough" but I could really care less. I more than willing to make certain concessions, hell I'm happy with a simple repaint and new head

I collect a lot of G1, it will always be my pride and joy, but I can see the flaws in the design and engineering too, si as much as it pains me to say, to make them more G1 you'd also have to lock a bunch of the elbows, knees and ankles to remove all that G1 inaccurate articulation.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun May 10, 2015 9:19 pm

Aw, no one's given MelRains the traditional Seibertron welcome yet.

Welcome to Seibertron!

WARNING: Seibertron contains NUTS!

News Credits: 3 · by **MarkNL** » Mon May 11, 2015 3:25 am

Sabrblade wrote:Aw, no one's given MelRains the traditional Seibertron welcome yet.

Welcome to Seibertron!

WARNING: Seibertron contains NUTS!

So that's why I always get this allergic reaction when opening the website. :lol:

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon May 11, 2015 7:34 am

MarkNL wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Aw, no one's given MelRains the traditional Seibertron welcome yet.

Welcome to Seibertron!

WARNING: Seibertron contains NUTS!

So that's why I always get this allergic reaction when opening the website.

Weird, we got rid of the nut infestation long ago. Now we have a bolt problem.

by **shockblast2** » Mon May 11, 2015 7:50 am

Wow. And just last week the site was claiming that Prowl was going to be a redeco of Off Road..... >:oP

I don't trust any rumors until they are officially announced. And this is why.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Mon May 11, 2015 8:03 am

Agamemnon wrote:Quick question: has anyone seen the Wave 1 Deluxes with pack-in comic instead of the card? I'm curious to know if they are in the wild yet...

peaces wrote:w1 with comic are not out

peaces is wrong, they are out. Saw some in a local Toys R Us Saturday (5/9), that Toys R Us also moved & crammed all their transformers stuff together, poorly, looks like to make room for 'Jurassic World' toys. It looks dumb to have Windblade and Crosscut sitting on a shelf instead of on a peg.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon May 11, 2015 8:04 am

shockblast2 wrote:Wow. And just last week the site was claiming that Prowl was going to be a redeco of Off Road.....

I don't trust any rumors until they are officially announced. And this is why.

Design sketches from the First Aid comic showed a Prowl- or Ratchet-like head (only the crest is clearly visible, which both characters had):

...on the First Aid version of the mold. Could be Prowl, could be Ratchet (with Ironhide coming from the Offroad version, I suspect the latter). Point is, rumors can change when more solid information is available. And the site does not take them as fact at all.

Like Cyberstrike on Facebook · by **Cyberstrike** » Mon May 11, 2015 8:04 am

william-james88 wrote:
Sigmus Prime wrote:I just hope these all have extensive remolding. So far I can't really see getting a good-looking Mirage from Dragstrip.

Why not? Unlike his G1 self, CW dragstrip does not have the 6 wheels making his alt mode more in line with Mirage's.

And last time we just got a redeco and it worked out great, now we'll have a different head to differentiate them even more

Generations Mirage was the one worst TFG toys ever. CW Dragstrip is a million times better.

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Mon May 11, 2015 8:32 am

shockblast2 wrote:Wow. And just last week the site was claiming that Prowl was going to be a redeco of Off Road.....

I don't trust any rumors until they are officially announced. And this is why.

The official stance is that it's a rumor.

by **peaces** » Mon May 11, 2015 8:33 am

you should send it to news reporting then

News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:31 am

peaces wrote:you should send it to news reporting then

transformers-generations-combiner-wars-discussion-thread-t102338s5625.php#p1671537

Read moar

by **peaces** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:32 am

umm, that's just the wave 2 assortment dragstrip. fail.

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:45 am

peaces wrote:you should send it to news reporting then

Nice piece of backwards thinking, but impractical. How much nonsense would be newsified if every fart turned out to be a follow-through? 8-}

News Credits: 3 · by **MrBlack** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:54 am

peaces wrote:umm, that's just the wave 2 assortment dragstrip. fail.

Dragstrip was wave 1.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:59 am

MrBlack wrote:
peaces wrote:umm, that's just the wave 2 assortment dragstrip. fail.

Dragstrip was wave 1.

But reportedly Drag Strip was carried over into the Wave 2 assortment. Yes, some figures are shipping in more than one wave.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon May 11, 2015 10:37 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
MrBlack wrote:
peaces wrote:umm, that's just the wave 2 assortment dragstrip. fail.

Dragstrip was wave 1.

But reportedly Drag Strip was carried over into the Wave 2 assortment. Yes, some figures are shipping in more than one wave.

So there are different case assortments?