The Energon Pub

[-Kanrabat-]

Oy Will, where did you find that Soundwave? At TrU? No matter, still a great deal. We could call him "Stealth-Soundwave-Who-Thought-Too-Much-About-Toffee-When-Entering-Stealth-Mode".

I sincerly hope that all that clear plastic will not go brittle over time. That's a worry I have with my MP-03G. So, forever-a-jet.

EDIT:
Bumblebee. Megatron. Ravage. Grimlock. I LOVE that new automated refferencing of the Transformers names! It will be a really useful feature. Thanks Seibertron!

[fenrir72]

UW Bruticus. Technically, just paid for him. 3 weeks waiting

[Ironhidensh]

What could this be?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

A massive box full of HLJ stuff?

[Cobotron]

Iron, D-Max, remember we were talkin' about being in the same boat? Sorry D our ships have docked.

I hope the contents of that box fared better than the HLJ box.


This is to hold me over til those dang Titans return.


Loud Pedal makes this haul official!

[Ironhidensh]

Why, it's a box of awesome!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I see absolutely nothing in there that will disappoint

[shajaki]

Well, there'll be two extremely happy Seibertronians tonight!

@Densh
Let us all know what you think of Devs!

@Cobs
Such the jelly. My LP is en route!

[william-james88]

@Cobs
Such the jelly. My LP is en route!

via Imgflip Meme Generator

[shajaki]

All I know is, my band would be named NOISEMAZE

On topic, here's a Dinobot in a baggie!





I'm told this is a "Production Sample" and that the seller is legitimate (by Seibs himself). So in a sense, it's a prototype. Since I have an actual prototype it's not all that exciting, but hey, it's another piece for the Shrine! (and I didn't pay much for it)

[Cobotron]

Keeeeewwwwwuuuueeel!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I love the fact that he's packaged doing the splits.

"I will never buy another Combiner Wars figure" I said.
"Victorion dosent look that good" I said.

DAMN YOU, TrU SALE!
(came in ONE business day after ordering. So fast, Paypal havent even taken the money out of my account yet!)



I was a naysayer. But at 104$CAN+tx instead of 150$, I just had to bite. And man, what a DELICIOUS bite that was! Overal quality is solid, thw new remoldings are pretty amazing, them new proper hands and feet are perfect, and the colors are way better in person. No regrets at all and the combined mode is BAD ASS.


(Damn I suck at pictures...)

I wish I had the budget for Victorion, she interests me a lot more than the CW versions of characters who weren't originally Special Teams members.


My collection has been growing. Here's everything I've acquired since my last post in this thread:



Galactic Man (The Radio Shack import of the Astro Magnum that Hasbro and Takara adapted for Transformers as Shockwave)
G1 Menasor's head and feet
G1 Wildrider
G1 Hot Spot
G1 First Aid
G1 Sixshot (Yes, that's paint. I'm working on painting a lot of his sculpted detail, starting with the treads)
G1 Megatron's silencer connector.
G2 Slag
G2 Silverbolt's missiles
The amazing KOmbination of: Brain Man! Barrack! Shooter! Artillerist! Aaaand Containercar! (AKA the cheesy KO Menasor that's missing Motormaster's chest and the sword, replaces Dead End and Wildrider with Nosecone and Afterburner, and whose Dead End and Drag Strip are molded with perma-collapsed legs).

I mainly bought that KO set because it was the cheapest way of getting fists, a roller car (though that will need some modification), waist armor, and a rifle to finish my G1 Menasor. However, it will have uses beyond that:
Containercar's head and ramp, with slight modification, can be used to complete my other G1 Motormaster. I plan to turn him into a homemade G2 Motormaster. The duplicate combiner kibble will be repainted accordingly.
If I can give the Drag Strip and Breakdown KOs real legs, they can be repainted into G2 colors.
The Technobot KOs can, with a little work, serve as Afterburner and Nosecone for the purposes of my collection.
The rest of Containercar will surve as a materials for a custom combiner team leader.

[-Kanrabat-]

Sweet G1 goodness, ZeldaTheSwordsman! Especially for Astro Magnum. You can't go wrong with that. Did you managed to find his gun barrel part as well?

BTW, if you ever come accross Victorion on sale, go for it! Be irresponsible a bit and "forget" to pay the phone bill or something. Just to be able to have an original, unified team with lots of unique and limited moldingss. You know, before she's gone forever and went for one gonzillion roubles on Ebay.

[Ironhidensh]

Well, there'll be two extremely happy Seibertronians tonight!

@Densh
Let us all know what you think of Devs!

@Cobs
Such the jelly. My LP is en route!

Devy is big, so very, very big. I literally have no good display options for him, so I think the constructicons will spend a lot of time as individuals. That brings me to my only real complaint, these guys are too big, flat out. They really should have been deluxe sized.

All that said, I like Devy. Getting him in hand erased a lot of concern . Takara's superior paint apps really stand out as well.

[-Kanrabat-]

Devy is big, so very, very big. I literally have no good display options for him, so I think the constructicons will spend a lot of time as individuals. That brings me to my only real complaint, these guys are too big, flat out. They really should have been deluxe sized.

All that said, I like Devy. Getting him in hand erased a lot of concern . Takara's superior paint apps really stand out as well.

All my big figures are standing tall and proudly directly on the floor. CW Devy, FortMax, and Gen Metroplex.

[william-james88]

Devy is big, so very, very big. I literally have no good display options for him, so I think the constructicons will spend a lot of time as individuals. That brings me to my only real complaint, these guys are too big, flat out. They really should have been deluxe sized.

All that said, I like Devy. Getting him in hand erased a lot of concern . Takara's superior paint apps really stand out as well.

If they are gonna be displayed as individuals then its a blessing in disguise that you opted for the Takara one since those are the modes that really show off the differences with the added articulation and individual guns. I am surprised you like the paint apps though since I didnt find them that much better than hasbro for their robot modes. In vehicle mode though Takara goes the extra mile with all their painted rims and a lot more paint on Mixmaster and Hook.

[shajaki]

Devy is big, so very, very big. I literally have no good display options for him, so I think the constructicons will spend a lot of time as individuals. That brings me to my only real complaint, these guys are too big, flat out. They really should have been deluxe sized.

All that said, I like Devy. Getting him in hand erased a lot of concern . Takara's superior paint apps really stand out as well.

If they are gonna be displayed as individuals then its a blessing in disguise that you opted for the Takara one since those are the modes that really show off the differences with the added articulation and individual guns. I am surprised you like the paint apps though since I didnt find them that much better than hasbro for their robot modes. In vehicle mode though Takara goes the extra mile with all their painted rims and a lot more paint on Mixmaster and Hook.

I certainly think the paint apps are different enough to warrant buying Takara's. Just watch Vangelus' review, he compares the two meticulously side by side.

I always cringe a bit when someone takes my (our) advice about a big ticket item, so I'm quite received knowing you're happy with him.

[no-one]

Devy is big, so very, very big. I literally have no good display options for him, so I think the constructicons will spend a lot of time as individuals.

I was in the same boat. I was shocked at first on just how big they were. They spent the first few days as individual bot mode and every time I walked into my TF room they caught me off guard. They got shuffled around from place to place and went from a team to Devy until I got an additional shelf and made him/they a home.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Sweet G1 goodness, ZeldaTheSwordsman! Especially for Astro Magnum. You can't go wrong with that. Did you managed to find his gun barrel part as well?

BTW, if you ever come accross Victorion on sale, go for it! Be irresponsible a bit and "forget" to pay the phone bill or something. Just to be able to have an original, unified team with lots of unique and limited moldingss. You know, before she's gone forever and went for one gonzillion roubles on Ebay.

No, I did not get the gun barrel as part of the purchase. But for the price I managed to score Galactic Man at I'm not complaining.

As for Victorion... I'm a dependent whose only current sources of income are cashing the recycling and a seasonal Rennaissance Faire job. Also trying to offer art commissions, but that hasn't really gone anywhere yet. I just don't have enough cash even if I did see her on sale, sadly.

[shajaki]

Yeah, I had an ok day

[Bumblebee21]

Yeah, I had an ok day

G1 reissue/recolor

[joeprime276]

I just ordered all the Combaticons off of Hasbrotoyshop. Each deluxe was $13.99 and Onslaught was $20.99. I absolutely cannot wait as the Combaticons/Bruticus are my favorite combined team. I especially can't wait for Swindle

[-Kanrabat-]

I just ordered all the Combaticons off of Hasbrotoyshop. Each deluxe was $13.99 and Onslaught was $20.99. I absolutely cannot wait as the Combaticons/Bruticus are my favorite combined team. I especially can't wait for Swindle

Not the greatest deal, but having a whole combiner team in one fell swoop is always great. Also, Swindle/rooks/Hound is indeed an amazing mold.

[Bumblebee21]

I just ordered all the Combaticons off of Hasbrotoyshop. Each deluxe was $13.99 and Onslaught was $20.99. I absolutely cannot wait as the Combaticons/Bruticus are my favorite combined team. I especially can't wait for Swindle

On eBay battle core prime and cyclonus are 12.49 and free shipping

[william-james88]

I just ordered all the Combaticons off of Hasbrotoyshop. Each deluxe was $13.99 and Onslaught was $20.99. I absolutely cannot wait as the Combaticons/Bruticus are my favorite combined team. I especially can't wait for Swindle

Phenominal deal, well done

And Shajaki, did you find that wave of Legends class figures at walmart or tru?