The Energon Pub

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 2:54 pm

You let us down. :-(

why fam why

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:00 pm

Sorry. Didn't open it in my car.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:10 pm

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SNAP :DANCE:

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:14 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:Sorry. Didn't open it in my car.

fine im only half mad

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:09 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:Sorry. Didn't open it in my car.

So? The cars only feet away in the driveway ain't it?

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:17 pm

I'd like to see a pic of Primal lifting the car.

Just sayin'.

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:23 pm

shajaki wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Sorry. Didn't open it in my car.
So? The cars only feet away in the driveway ain't it?

Yep he could've sat in his car and opened it

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:29 pm

Maybe Iron should change his name to Ironhidash? :-?

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:32 pm

Cobotron wrote:Maybe Iron should change his name to Ironhidash?

Your a bit late with that

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:33 pm

Bumblebee21 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Maybe Iron should change his name to Ironhidash?

Your a bit late with that

Don't you have homework to do or something? >:oP

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:36 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Maybe Iron should change his name to Ironhidash?

Your a bit late with that
Don't you have homework to do or something?

Homework hahahahaha
Lolololololololololololololol

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:15 pm

Bumblebee21 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Maybe Iron should change his name to Ironhidash?

Your a bit late with that

Yeah! Get your own material :-x

And BB, no one likes a snitch. Go to your room.

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:16 pm

shajaki wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Maybe Iron should change his name to Ironhidash?

Your a bit late with that
Yeah! Get your own material

And BB, no one likes a snitch. Go to your room.

Iw did I snitch

I don't have a room I have a comb

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 5:00 pm

Okay, not a "new" hual, but I got complaints yesterday.

Also, not my car, I have the wife's mini van today.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 5:59 pm

Primal is gorgeous. Kinda sad I didn't get him, but at the same time, I am glad I will still be getting a masterpiece this year

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:24 pm

Waitasec... you haven't said much besides "pretty"....
Watcha about Primal? Good? Great? Best evar?

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:14 am

shajaki wrote:Waitasec... you haven't said much besides "pretty"....
Watcha about Primal? Good? Great? Best evar?

Best. Masterpiece. Ever.

Well, at least top 3. Seriously, I **** love this guybsobmuch, I might try and get it into bed. About the oy real complaint I have is that he could use a little better articulation in the arms, but he still gets by just fine.

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:21 am

Ironhidensh wrote:I might try and get it into bed

Just don't have too much fun. :-s

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:25 am

Autobot N wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:I might try and get it into bed
Just don't have too much fun.

i need to sig this

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Nov 10, 2016 7:38 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:Also, not my car, I have the wife's mini van today.

Dats a caravan isnt it? I drive one for work. Pretty dope minivan at that ;)^

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:24 pm

I'm glad you're enjoying Optimus Primal! Your references are reminding me of Bobby Skullface talking about MMC Carnifex :lol:

News Credits: 295 · by **WreckerJack** » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:03 am

Autobot N wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:I might try and get it into bed
Just don't have too much fun.

And make sure your virus protection is up to date!

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 6:48 pm

Okay, so I promised some thoughts on TR voyager Prime and Megatron, and here they are. Not because I think I'm so wise, and that you all crave my knowledge, but because I'm bored, and really don't want to do the housework I should be doing while my wife and kids are gone.

Anyway, lets look at pics of the 3 modes first:

As is obvious to anybody with a familiarity of G1 characters, these are quite obviously repaints of soon to come Blitzwing and Octane figures. While I am no fan of repaints, these two aren't that bad. Prime is actually a very nice homage to his G2 Laser Prime self, and Megatron kinda gives an IDW feel. As I've sais before, these will be excellent figures of the triple changers they are supposed to be.

Prime is actually a very simple figure. The transformation is very basic, and lots of truck kibble shows in plane mode. The truck modes hides the plane parts alright, but looks extremely simple. In robot mode, the wings really stand out on his back:

Not a ton of range of movement for either figure, but this one feels very limited. It also feels cheap. I can't fully explain this, other than it feels very light, and the plastic just feels cheap. I would fear to give this toy to an actual child as it would probably break within a day. Prime looks nice, but is a rather disappointing figure.

Megatron is quite different. This transformation is very satisfying, and very reminiscent of the original G1 Blitzwing figure. While the plastic still feels cheap, Megs feels much more solid than Prime. It would probably take a child 3 days to break it, although the joints are very thin. Megatron is also very much on the loose side. While nowhere near as floppy as Skullcruncher, Megatron will flop over easy, and his arms don't like to stay up. He also doesn't tab in well in jet mode:

You can see on the left side there, that the tread piece does not sit as flush to the body as the same piece on the right side. The tabs simply don't measure up right (tab is smaller than the hole), so it won't hold to the body.

The tank modes holds together very well. The grey color feels off, but its easy to get over.

One thing I'm very happy with on both figures is the ability to hide the shoulder columns. I like the heads as is, with out the side pieces limiting movement. Here are the shots of that:

With:

...and without:

Of course, as with all Hasbro figures, these two suffer from a criminal lack of paint apps. Prime in particular could have really benefitted from some paint apps in truck mode. Then there are the stickers. I really hope this does not become a thing. These are cheap, and the edges were already starting to come up out of the box. These will defiantly not last over time. I don't know what Hasbro was thinking.

In the end, while I kinda do like these figures, I can't recommend them at full price. If you can find them on sale, go for it. Otherwise, wait for Blitzwing and Octane.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 7:00 pm

Huh, cool and thanks. The moment I saw these guys I knew it was a waiting game for the repaints of the figures they were meant to be. I also got a serious Laser Prime vibe from Prime.

So what is the deal with the shoulder pop up thingies anyway? Is that some gimmick from years past that I just don't know about? Astrotrain has them and while it's kinda cool to play with I just don't get it :-?

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Nov 17, 2016 7:10 pm

first off, nice review of sorts. I appreciate hearing your thoughts! Megatron was the one of the bunch that I might actually get.

carytehone wrote:Huh, cool and thanks. The moment I saw these guys I knew it was a waiting game for the repaints of the figures they were meant to be. I also got a serious Laser Prime vibe from Prime.

So what is the deal with the shoulder pop up thingies anyway? Is that some gimmick from years past that I just don't know about? Astrotrain has them and while it's kinda cool to play with I just don't get it

It's similar to the helmets on the leaders: It's trying to make the head area a bit bigger and look a little more in proportion, considering the heads are more fit for deluxe figures and have to be used for larger ones considering the playability of the line