The Energon Pub

[Autobot N]

have you ever preordered from bbts

During 2015, I bought almost everything from BBTS.

[Bumblebee21]

have you ever preordered from bbts

During 2015, I bought almost everything from BBTS.

if it says it comes out in december around when would it be out.
do they tell you when they have it in

[Autobot N]

have you ever preordered from bbts

During 2015, I bought almost everything from BBTS.

if it says it comes out in december around when would it be out.
do they tell you when they have it in

Well, BBTS's pre-order dates are just estimates. For example, last year, the OpMax wave was listed as coming out in July. Three months later, in October, they finally came out (by that point, I had cancelled my pre-order and gotten them off of Amazon). Not every scenario is exactly like that (usually, the delay is less than a month).

As for your main question, there are three different times: Early <month> <year>, <month> <year>, and late <month> <year>. If it says Early December, then it will likely come out in the 1st half of the month, and the opposite for Late December.


Of course, Twinferno is in-stock on BBTS as we speak, so I suppose it doesn't matter.

[Bumblebee21]

have you ever preordered from bbts

During 2015, I bought almost everything from BBTS.

if it says it comes out in december around when would it be out.
do they tell you when they have it in

Well, BBTS's pre-order dates are just estimates. For example, last year, the OpMax wave was listed as coming out in July. Three months later, in October, they finally came out (by that point, I had cancelled my pre-order and gotten them off of Amazon). Not every scenario is exactly like that (usually, the delay is less than a month).

As for your main question, there are three different times: Early <month> <year>, <month> <year>, and late <month> <year>. If it says Early December, then it will likely come out in the 1st half of the month, and the opposite for Late December.


Of course, Twinferno is in-stock on BBTS as we speak, so I suppose it doesn't matter.

but for TR sixshot.
it says december 2016

[Autobot N]

but for TR sixshot.
it says december 2016

Should probably come in the middle of the month.

[Autobot N]

Sorry about the late update. I forgot that my family was coming in for Christmas, so I didn't have time to do anything. I was able to update the main images, but the sales thread and Christmas display thing will have to wait until tomorrow or Tuesday.

[Autobot N]

So, I was going to post pictures of my little Christmas setup, but as it happens, Photobucket is taking a long time to load, and I can't deal with that right now. However, I do have some stuff for you guys:

1. Updated my sales thread with some more figures (link in my sig)

2. Bought a new figure:

Overkill.jpg

I wasn't gonna, but I did anyway, and I have no regrets. Overly-PC name kill is basically just a blue Crashbash, but Crashbash is fricken awesome, so he gets an A+ in my book.
Also got a semi-haul as well. My mom took me and my siblings out to Target to buy gifts for each other for Christmas, and when I went to the TF aisle, they had a couple of A3s and Astrotrains. I gestured towards Astrotrain and said to my brother "Hey, this would be a neat Christmas gift". He picked it up and said "Merry Christmas". A similar interaction occurred with A3 and my sister, so I've got those two waiting for me.

[Cobotron]

You sly dawg! I like how you work the system.

Merry Christmas Lil Bro.

[Autobot N]

You sly dawg! I like how you work the system.

Hey, if it works, it works.

Merry Christmas Lil Bro.

[Autobot N]

So, to recap:
TR Alpha Trion
TR Astrotrain
TR Clobber
TR Skytread
TR Soundwave
CW Liokaiser
Bluetooth speaker
Headphones
Terrible Towel (heck yeah!)
Assorted Steelers merchandise

In addition, I also have a UW Computron coming in the mail on the 5th, as it wasn't able to get here in time.

[Va'al]

I wasn't gonna, but I did anyway, and I have no regrets. Overly-PC name kill is basically just a blue Crashbash, but Crashbash is fricken awesome, so he gets an A+ in my book.

We need more tinysaurs-who-are-actually-space-chickens in the world. Fully endorsed.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I'm jealous of the Liokaiser. Girlfriend is broke, so I got no Christmas gift from her yet, but hopefully my birthday/Christmas present still turns out to be him.

Otherwise, I'm buying him myself

[Autobot N]

I'm jealous of the Liokaiser. Girlfriend is broke, so I got no Christmas gift from her yet, but hopefully my birthday/Christmas present still turns out to be him.

Otherwise, I'm buying him myself

Liokaiser is amazing and I totally recommend him to everyone. I also made him even better by buying him a PC-05 (I'd post pictures, but I'm in Tennessee, so I can't).


Speaking of Tennessee, while I haven't found any new TFs, I did buy one of those Wind Waker Link and Zelda amiibo 2-packs.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I'm jealous of the Liokaiser. Girlfriend is broke, so I got no Christmas gift from her yet, but hopefully my birthday/Christmas present still turns out to be him.

Otherwise, I'm buying him myself

Liokaiser is amazing and I totally recommend him to everyone. I also made him even better by buying him a PC-05 (I'd post pictures, but I'm in Tennessee, so I can't).


Speaking of Tennessee, while I haven't found any new TFs, I did buy one of those Wind Waker Link and Zelda amiibo 2-packs.

Huh, I'll actually be stopping in Tennessee for a stop-over on the flight home. And I look forward to Liokaiser. He seems to be an amazing figure

[Autobot N]

He seems to be an amazing figure

He definitely is.

[Autobot N]

I have two hauls today, but since I'm pretty tired, I'll talk about one tonight and save the other one for tomorrow.

Número uno:

Mindwipe.jpg

Pretty nice figure. Definitely not the best TR figure, but is in no way a bad figure. Robot mode is great, but he really should have had ankle tilts. Oh well, at least he has a waist swivel. Bat mode is lackluster, though.

7.5/10.

As for my next figure, almost all of the fandom is united in praise for this warrior, and it doesn't disappoint. At least an 08/10.

(I have left subtle clues towards the identity of tomorrow's haul. See if you can figure it out)

[Cobotron]

Computicus.

Or whatever he's called in Japan.

[Autobot N]

Computicus.

Or whatever he's called in Japan.

Possibly...

[Bumblebee21]

Computicus.

Or whatever he's called in Japan.

Possibly...

i knew it way before i saw the fine print.
unite warrior

[Autobot N]

Número dos:

UW Computron, here at last! Since he separates into 5 different TFs, I'll go over them one by one, going from worst to best.

Lightspeed.jpg

Sadly, not much praise for this guy. If you've heard me say anything about CW, it's probably that the BD/WJ mold sucks, and this one is no exception. Head, color scheme, and weapons are nice, though. 4/10

Afterburner.jpg

Pretty nice figure. Hasbro color scheme is way better IMO, but it's still a great figure. 6/10

Scattershot.jpg

Now we get to the good stuff. Scattershot is a huge improvement over the CW version, with new guns and combiner head/chestplate. Better than CW in every way. 8/10

Strafe.jpg

Fantastic figure. Great mold, has ankle tilts, and can do Rook-style weapon placement. In addition, the tailfins can come off and be used as arm-mounted blades. Only things I don't like are the head mechanism and the overly tight waist. 9/10

Nosecone.jpg

This was a hard decision. I couldn't decide whether or not to put Nosecone or Strafe at the top. Ultimately, Nosecone won out. Fantastic figure overall, and that's not even counting the drill. Oh man, the drill. Never before have I seen something so majestic and beautiful. It makes Drillhorn, Ramhorn, and Brawlcone's drills look like needles. 9/10.

UW Computron.jpg

Now, onto the big guy himself. The improvements made to Scattershot, Nosecone, and Strafe really stand out in this set. I give the base set an 8/10. However, he can be made better. Much, much better. Behold, PERFECT COMPUTRON!

ULTIMATE COMPUTRON!.jpg

The best parts of both Computrons (plus some Perfect Effect stuff) put together in one combiner. Possibly my favorite combiner I have, maybe besides Superion.


EXTRA THINGS:
D-Max, this picture is for you:

TRIPLE DRILL HAND ACTION!.jpg

[D-Maximal_Primal]

D-Max, this picture is for you:

TRIPLE DRILL HAND ACTION!.jpg

I approve

Though, I'd say having the hasbro Strafe on there with Scrounge would look better

[Autobot N]

D-Max, this picture is for you:

TRIPLE DRILL HAND ACTION!.jpg

I approve

Though, I'd say having the hasbro Strafe on there with Scrounge would look better

Eh, I prefer him closer to Comp's hand. Now Comp can punch people with him like Captain America's shield.

[Autobot N]

Two things for today:

1. Small Haul:

Small Haul.jpg

2. A departing member:
Tomorrow, my good friend Battle In Space Cyclonus shall join D-Maximus_Prime and the rest of his collection in Pennsylvania.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Two things for today:

1. Small Haul:

Small Haul.jpg

2. A departing member:
Tomorrow, my good friend Battle In Space Cyclonus shall join D-Maximus_Prime and the rest of his collection in Pennsylvania.

Yay for Titan masters! I am loving these little guys so much!

And Cyclonus is going to a great home. My one Cyclonus is currently combined, so it will be nice to have an independent one to go with Tailgate, Chromedome, and Rewind

[Autobot N]

Yay for Titan masters! I am loving these little guys so much!

I think that Ptero is the best out of this batch (Overkill still wins the entire wave of TMs, though). As for the Alt-Modes Sunstorm, he's pretty nice, but his legs are pitifully loose; combine that with the size of his head, and he'll never be able to stand on his own.

And Cyclonus is going to a great home. My one Cyclonus is currently combined, so it will be nice to have an independent one to go with Tailgate, Chromedome, and Rewind

If you're using him for a MTMTE display, I guess it actually works out that the rubsign was scratched off.