The Energon Pub

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:08 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Given the gimmick of Energon, having to design an entire MP line with the ability to interlink in two distinct ways would also be quite a challenge.
At least the existing Energon toys and cartoon models would give them a base to work from.

Like, seriously. It would largely be a matter of taking the existing design and giving it a more complete articulation scheme. The Unicron Trilogy didn't have the extreme liberties taken by the character models that G1 did, and the Energon Powerlinx combinations already have passable articulation as-is so there isn't the hurdle of trying to reconcile articulation into a design originally not designed with any. If they can do PotP Battletrap, they can do MP Powerlinxers.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:10 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:True. But they haven’t done anything like that on a Masterpiece level before.

I don't think it'd be an issue for the designers... I just don't think they want to do it. I honestly think they will have redone G1 again at a slightly different scale, before they'd ever think to do Energon mp

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:11 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:True. But they haven’t done anything like that on a Masterpiece level before.

Only because they haven't yet done the Multiforce as MPs.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 2:14 pm

Indeed. But as we’ve discussed before, in light of the success of the Beast Wars MP line when it began with Primal. HasTak need only gauge interest/reception by releasing a single UT figure EG Hot Shot or Demolisher. They might be surprised enough to launch that line with the same enthusiasm they clearly have for the BW MPs.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:18 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Given the gimmick of Energon, having to design an entire MP line with the ability to interlink in two distinct ways would also be quite a challenge.

I never though about that but yeah.
Just imagine those bots, but they all actually look GOOD no matter the mode! :shock:

News Credits: 7 · by **TulioDude** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:20 am

If they were to create an Unicron Trilogy Masterpiece line,one of way they could do it is to make it,its own scale,just like they did with Beast Wars,so this way the could do the whole cast.
For example,the truck mode of any of the UT Optimus's forms doesn't need to be as tall and large as any of the previous Optimus we had.

Day 97 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 12:48 pm

TulioDude wrote:If they were to create an Unicron Trilogy Masterpiece line,one of way they could do it is to make it,its own scale,just like they did with Beast Wars,so this way the could do the whole cast.
For example,the truck mode of any of the UT Optimus's forms doesn't need to be as tall and large as any of the previous Optimus we had.

Day 97 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

Good idea. This could also prevent Tidalwave from having to go through HASLAB.

Also, I'm already pass my 10K post! :shock:

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:01 pm

Hm... Tidal Wave wouldn't have to go through Haslab any more than Megatron would, they were both the same size class after all despite TW being markedly taller. And I'm pretty sure they'd go with this size for Tidal Wave rather than his debut shot size or the citybot size from the game.

Honestly, I think the one whose mass would set the scale is Armada Optimus and his superbase trailer.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:05 pm

Unless some crazy mass-shifting was involved, TW was like a City Bot in Armada. In the cartoon and the PS2 game.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:29 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Unless some crazy mass-shifting was involved, TW was like a City Bot in Armada. In the cartoon and the PS2 game.

His size was inconsistent in the cartoon, and he was never as big as in the PS2 game. And I'm pretty sure they'd go with the toy size for the sake of the Burning Megatron combo.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:59 pm

Speaking of inconsistent scale, I wonder how big MP Astrotrain should be in order to fit a whole deception army inside his vehicle modes? :lol:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 2:02 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Speaking of inconsistent scale, I wonder how big MP Astrotrain should be in order to fit a whole deception army inside his vehicle modes?

Big enough that the MP-sized Titan class Devastator can stand up inside its shuttle mode.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tigerhawk7109** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 3:08 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Speaking of inconsistent scale, I wonder how big MP Astrotrain should be in order to fit a whole decepticon army inside his vehicle modes?

Pretty huge! And speaking of that, we need Ultimate-Class Cyberverse Astrotrain.

:BH-PREDACON:

by **Nemesis Maximo** » Mon Apr 06, 2020 4:26 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Speaking of inconsistent scale, I wonder how big MP Astrotrain should be in order to fit a whole deception army inside his vehicle modes?
Big enough that the MP-sized Titan class Devastator can stand up inside its shuttle mode.

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:06 am

Nemesis Maximo wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Speaking of inconsistent scale, I wonder how big MP Astrotrain should be in order to fit a whole deception army inside his vehicle modes?
Big enough that the MP-sized Titan class Devastator can stand up inside its shuttle mode.

He wouldn't need to be any bigger. He was clearly mass-shifting THEM.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 11:23 am

sol magnus wrote:He wouldn't need to be any bigger. He was clearly mass-shifting THEM.

Hey, that's a simple idea that I never thought about.

Same thing with Galvatron riding Cyclonus.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:54 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Same thing with Galvatron riding Cyclonus.

Bom-chicka bow-wow..

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:46 pm

First-Aid wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Same thing with Galvatron riding Cyclonus.

Bom-chicka bow-wow..

Cyclonus: Master Galvatron, you can come inside me.

Galvatron: Perfect, my minion, I'll make myself comfortable inside you.

Cyclonus: Why that human is blushing?

Galvatron: Why should we care about the inferior species quirks? Now transform already!

8-}

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:58 pm

So maybe MP Cyclonus could come with a smol Galvatron figure to go in his cockpit?

Of course if they do that, then MP Huffer will have to come with a smol Hoist.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:25 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
Same thing with Galvatron riding Cyclonus.

Bom-chicka bow-wow..

Cyclonus: Master Galvatron, you can come inside me.

Galvatron: Perfect, my minion, I'll make myself comfortable inside you.

Cyclonus: Why that human is blushing?

Galvatron: Why should we care about the inferior species quirks? Now transform already!

Blushing nothing. They'd be laughing their asses off...

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:29 pm

Actually, realistically the human would probably be running for the hills while the 'Cons were distracted.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:30 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:So maybe MP Cyclonus could come with a smol Galvatron figure to go in his cockpit?

Of course if they do that, then MP Huffer will have to come with a smol Hoist.

Huffer being a minibot, that will be one HELL of a smol Hoist.