The Energon Pub

by **ajy101** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:50 am

ANYONE KNOW WHEN THESE ARE DUE?????

ahem.. thanks.

I'm going to keep posting this until I get an answer.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stickshift** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:00 pm

bigbot.com reckons 2008, but that's all i know. I imagine late summer/fall

by **ajy101** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:05 pm

many thanks.

by **Crossfire** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:24 pm

whats with that one bot with the giant guitar?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:32 pm

Soundwave.

by **The Happy Locust** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:05 pm

I'm actually impressed by these. Not impressed enough to buy or like them, but you have to admit these are near-perfect representations of the new animation style.

I do like the new looks for BlackArachnia, Starscream, and Grimlock though.

News Credits: 1 · by **Heavy B** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:12 pm

some of them look cool. prime (i asume thats prime) looks f*cked up.

was that a transformer with a guitar

by **Dclone Soundwave** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:13 pm

Soundwave & Laserbeak= fangasm!! I loved this! I never really did like him as a jet in Cybertron, I like this better. Too bad this couldn't have been an Alternator design. Oh well, I like these toys!

by **microclone** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:14 pm

Versa wrote:What they really needed to do is get away from this too stretchy new-age look and stick to what worked for the cartoon before. That way at least they could still produce the toys in a better realistic vehicle form and still pass for cool. I mean look at Starscream for instance... the G1 show he at least looked like a jet. The toy companies made a jet toy. it at least looks like a flying vehicle in our world of some kind.

I'm afraid these animated toys look too toony.

I admire the vintage for being able to maintain a less exaggerated look to the vehicles. I think that's what sold the toys more was the fact they looked like representations of cars or jets etc and that they transformed into robots.

This just looks terrible and I won't be buying any of those. P.U. Those stink!

its interesting to not that the first lot of G1 toys were toys from 2 other lines (microman and diaclone)so already produced so to speak, the animation look came after the toys. This explains why the megatron toy looks nothing like the animation as the toy came first. As soon as the ex diaclone cars/seekers were done then G1 went for the fantasy vehicles itself. the only real type vehicles were ex diaclones, ie the cars, optimus, omnibots, seekers, blitzwing, devastator, raiden.

News Credits: 2 · by **Sephron1335** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:17 pm

Bumble-B wrote:I want all of them. I dont get why you people don't like Lugnut and Bulkhead....

Yeah, I don't get it either. I think they look great! Just big hulks of robotic badassery. I'm definitely getting all of these. I don't see one that I dislike at all. Perhaps there's just no accounting for taste (mine, haha).

microclone wrote:with the armada trilogy I never felt like the characterful distinct G1 toys had returned so to speak, looking at the toys on pegs just left me very uninterested. I bought a few of the energon (link types) and cybertron toys i liked (and theres only a few), binaltech are amazing but hardly fun, the classics were awesome, the movie toys are too dull, some OK but for the first time in 20 years i feel that an honest attept to restart the series properly with a real core line up of immediately memorable characters and toys, I think the whole thing is quite ingenious, if im not mistaken is it not the australian guy who designed classics bumblebee who was involved with these toys?

I agree that perhaps some of the the robo designs are a little bit too humanish and a touch too cute, i'd prefer a 25% evolution into a more angular robo look and 25% less cuteness but overall I think this is the best thing to happen to TF in a long time. The upcoming waves of movie toys just seem so bland by comparison. for those who hate all this there are the classics/universe that are also amazing.

Hurumph!! I couldn't agree more!! Well said!!

by **Night~GONE** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:29 pm

The Grim Locust wrote:I'm actually impressed by these. Not impressed enough to buy or like them, but you have to admit these are near-perfect representations of the new animation style.

I do like the new looks for BlackArachnia, Starscream, and Grimlock though.

Yep my ideas with the g1 toys not paying 80 some dollars for nonposeable toys.I mean im going to only pay up to 20$ for a toy any higher then that is crazy.

by **Bouncy X** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:23 pm

sorry if this has been addressed but...........is that a second Prime on the second page? because that actually looks like the Prime from that first picture that was posted here to advertise the show..and he actually has 2 windshields as well as opposed to the 1 windshield he has in all the footage and that other toy.

i'm thinking maybe the large windshield is his cybertronian mode.

but does anyone know for sure?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:29 pm

Erm...yeah, I think that's it, the weird looking one without the faceplate is the Cybertronian mode, the other normal looking Prime is Earth.

by **Sentinel Pax** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:31 pm

Bouncy X wrote:i'm thinking maybe the large windshield is his cybertronian mode.

Yeah, from what I've heard, there will be a deluxe Cybertronian form for Optimus, if not other characters as well. I think that is an awesome idea.

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:00 pm

twee wrote:The more I see these, the more I'm warming up to them.

Yeah... I hate to say it but some of them are growing on me... The bot modes more than the vehicle modes, mind you. Starscream looks very much like he should, slim and deadly, with must be a sneer molded into his face...

The molds actually have a lot of personality, and I'll admot that actually seeing the toys has brought me around on animated. Though it does help that Classics is continuing as universe, so there'll still be Transformers on the market that look more like what we're used to.

by **Night~GONE** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:01 pm

Cybertronian Mode deluxe Optimus is this one.
http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&al ... 0&start=40

Voyager Earth Mode Optimus Prime Unpainted no painted picture of this awsome figure has been released yet.
http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=view&al ... 0&start=20

I hope This helps. :grin:

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:06 pm

I think of all the ones I dislike the most out of the animated series I would have to say Lockdown is my least favorite. Lugnut for soem reason I really like, and Soundwave doesn't do a think for me. Laserbeak as the guitar doesn't do much for me either. Other then that I like everything else, even Black whats her name.

by **adam-x** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:23 pm

by **Night~GONE** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:28 pm

Man can some one put a counter to count down the days to the new animated serries like they did the movie. The toys are brilliantly designed and are unique and are more poseable than any other transformers toys especially g1 lol especially. I cant wait to see how the combiners work out.

News Credits: 149 · by **Big Grim** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:35 pm

Koloth wrote:You know I think people are missing the brillance of some of these designs. Notice how most of them come really very close to the cartoon model with virtually no kibble. These are really well designed for once. And really these are no worse than the movie designs were when we first saw those. The proportions are a bit odd but then again they aren't human they shouldn't nessarily have human proportions.

I'm with you Koloth. Some of these designs are amazing! And as you pointed out, have minimal kibble. I really like some. Not so much others but the fullness of time shall tell. (I will have that Grimlock and Starscream though.)

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:38 pm

Big Grim wrote:
Koloth wrote:You know I think people are missing the brillance of some of these designs. Notice how most of them come really very close to the cartoon model with virtually no kibble. These are really well designed for once. And really these are no worse than the movie designs were when we first saw those. The proportions are a bit odd but then again they aren't human they shouldn't nessarily have human proportions.

I'm with you Koloth. Some of these designs are amazing! And as you pointed out, have minimal kibble. I really like some. Not so much others but the fullness of time shall tell. (I will have that Grimlock and Starscream though.)

I think the best looking robot for what the alt mode is has got to be Prowl. He's the first bike former that hasn't had an awkward time with the tires.

by **StryderPrime** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:09 pm

Down_Shift wrote:
Big Grim wrote:
Koloth wrote:You know I think people are missing the brillance of some of these designs. Notice how most of them come really very close to the cartoon model with virtually no kibble. These are really well designed for once. And really these are no worse than the movie designs were when we first saw those. The proportions are a bit odd but then again they aren't human they shouldn't nessarily have human proportions.

I'm with you Koloth. Some of these designs are amazing! And as you pointed out, have minimal kibble. I really like some. Not so much others but the fullness of time shall tell. (I will have that Grimlock and Starscream though.)

I think the best looking robot for what the alt mode is has got to be Prowl. He's the first bike former that hasn't had an awkward time with the tires.

Amen.....Prowl looks 2 be the best cycle bot ever made period. Arcee will be 1 if only i can get used 2 her banshee like head and uppercutt hands.

Y do designers something make a figure with no wraist movement in their hands. Arcee, Scrouge(cybertron), Movie Brawl and some more i cant name at the time but i think it bring the toy down some.

Look at the Animated Starscream got me thinkin of that as well cause that we suck 4 me if his hands are stuck like that

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:07 pm

Versa wrote:What they really needed to do is get away from this too stretchy new-age look and stick to what worked for the cartoon before. That way at least they could still produce the toys in a better realistic vehicle form and still pass for cool. I mean look at Starscream for instance... the G1 show he at least looked like a jet. The toy companies made a jet toy. it at least looks like a flying vehicle in our world of some kind.

I'm afraid these animated toys look too toony.

I admire the vintage for being able to maintain a less exaggerated look to the vehicles. I think that's what sold the toys more was the fact they looked like representations of cars or jets etc and that they transformed into robots.

This just looks terrible and I won't be buying any of those. P.U. Those stink!

Amen, here's prof that the kiddie concept and TFs don't go well, yet somehow it's happening again anyway :???:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaBB2w7xrzc

by **trent hughes** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:57 pm

Versa wrote:What they really needed to do is get away from this too stretchy new-age look and stick to what worked for the cartoon before. That way at least they could still produce the toys in a better realistic vehicle form and still pass for cool. I mean look at Starscream for instance... the G1 show he at least looked like a jet. The toy companies made a jet toy. it at least looks like a flying vehicle in our world of some kind.

I'm afraid these animated toys look too toony.

I admire the vintage for being able to maintain a less exaggerated look to the vehicles. I think that's what sold the toys more was the fact they looked like representations of cars or jets etc and that they transformed into robots.

This just looks terrible and I won't be buying any of those. P.U. Those stink!

Then pat yourself on the back for this small victory over the plastic crack! Why does everyone act like just because it says Transformers, they're supposed to like them and buy them? I don't have any Sigma 6 in my G.I.Joe collection.