The Energon Pub

The movie toys I have:

Barricade: He's a nice figure with a cool design, out of all the movie figs I've seen, Barricade is the coolest to it's CG model, I can't seem to the spring loaded arm to work so I just simply pull it's arms out, overall a great figure.

I give it a 4 out of 5.

Frenzy's a nice addition by the way.

Bonecrusher: This guy looked cool in the trailers and he also looks cool as a toy. Difficulty in transforming him is moderate his spring loaded thingie on his back (I call it a scrapper) is a neat feature. I was a little worried about the wheels on his feet making him hard to pose but it's not bad. He's my favorite so far.

I give it a 5 out of 5.

Jazz: Looks cool in vehicle mode. It's not bad in robot mode either, I just wish they could've done his arms better. I like how they kept the old Visor on him, I think if you look at the visor you immediately think " Yep, that's Jazz all right!" A recommended buy.

I give it a 4 out of 5.

And finally...

Bumblebee (70s): Not the best figure of the crop, but I suppose it could've been worse. let me say this, I got this guy because I've bought two decepticons and one autobot and I needed another autobot. (I like to keep the sides even.) He's not bad in vehicle mode but his robot mode leaves alot to be desired, more detailing, better looking feet, etc. Givin the choice, I recommend the 08 Bumblebee, avoid this if you want.

I give it a 3 out of 5.

More reviews to come later.

Here's my 2 cents:

Deluxe Barracade---like, the best. While Frenzy is pretty dumb, I think this might be the best Deluxe I so far own.

Jazz---others have already said it, but he does feel kind of cheap, especially the arms.

Bumblebee---not too great, and mine broke right out of the package as well, just like everyone elses.

Brawl---awesome, but obviously suffering from some design flaws like the shoulder tabs.

Swindle---surprisingly cool. The legs are a little thin though.

Bonecrusher---very cool, but it seems to me he will lose some of his charms as time goes on.

Skorpanok---there's really nothing left to say about him that hasn't been said.

I happen to like the protoforms.

Voyagers:
These are really great. I have Ironhide, Ratchet, Starscream and Blackout. Pretty much ever helicopter TF from Vortex to Blackout has suffered the same robot mode problem where everything from the rotor to the tail winds up being nothing more than a backpack, but my gripe with Blackout is that he seems kind of small as a robot. Ratchet impresses me the least, but his robot mode does seem a lot bigger than the other three. I really like Starscream, but as someone else pointed out, it's not really Starscream to me. I'm looking forward to the Thundercracker repaint. Ironhide is the best of the four in my opinion.

FABs---definately for the kids, and Starscreams' is kind of weak, but Brawl....if the deluxe Brawl is not up to your liking, I'd recommend the FAB. Except for the non possable arms, he's just as good.

I don't plan to get any more toys from this launch line. Instead, I'm waiting for both the Deluxe and Leader class '08 Bumblebees to hit, and perhaps some 'bots we haven't yet seen?


..Hope Microsoft puts out some great Xbox 360 Gamerpics and a faceplate or two to check out (let alone the game..seems to be looking good so far!) It's not toy related per se, but a lot of you guys probably are awaiting something like that as well.

Sorry to sidetrack there!

Vorpal wrote:Brawl: Knees cannot bend as far as I know.

The knees do bend! They're a little stiff but they're definitely jointed.

tacogrande wrote:Wreckage
Cons: Do the swords have a place to store in vehicle mode?

Yes! It's rather hard to describe so how about a picture?

Awesome, I take it back, Wreckage = 10/10

so awesome.

I just got:

Brawl: He looks cool in vehicle mode and in robot mode. But I wish his shoulders could be more secured in robot mode. I liked how the automorph technology works on him.

I give it a 4 out of 5.

Autobot Jazz's vehicle modeis awesome... but the robot mode is lacking. I don't really get the idea of the arms and hands for him