The Energon Pub

by **King Slick** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:44 pm

At first glance I thought it was the Free Masons compass super-imposed on top of the Decepticon logo. Thank goodness I was mistaken. Not that the Free Masons are "evil"....actually I really can't say if they are or not. Actually, if anything I would sooner suspect the Illuminati to link theemselves to the Decepticon cause.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 3:00 pm

Always felt the stripes made him look like he was wearing pyjamas or a tacky suit. :oops:

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:13 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Always felt the stripes made him look like he was wearing pyjamas or a tacky suit.

Pinstripe suits never go out of style.

by **ILL-Star** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:00 pm

As for the jet mode, I don't see how anyone can complain.... but they will. Maybe.

News Credits: 1 · by **TK415** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:42 pm

Mkall wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Always felt the stripes made him look like he was wearing pyjamas or a tacky suit.

Pinstripe suits never go out of style.

True, pinstripe suits look good. But Sabrblade said "stripes" and those are some big stripes. Pinstripes are thin and make the suit look good. Those look more like a jail suit, or a sailor outfit, or pajamas, or like Sabrblade said a tacky suit, but not pinstripes.

by **Henry921** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:55 pm

Mkall wrote:I'm guessing he'll be this year's "free" attendee figure.

That's what I've been saying basically since Skywarp was revealed. Way to piss off the fans even further, FunPub.

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 5:57 pm

Megaplex looks really good. Only minor complaint is the head. Plane mode looks spot on perfect.

And as said before, if they pull out a Jhiaxus from the mold — or some other equally awesome surprise... I'll let the whole head sculpt thing slide and forget all about it.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Mar 05, 2013 6:08 pm

Henry921 wrote:
Mkall wrote:I'm guessing he'll be this year's "free" attendee figure.

That's what I've been saying basically since Skywarp was revealed. Way to piss off the fans even further, FunPub.

At least there will be a high quantity of him floating about. The "free" figures are usually pretty easy to find and comparatively affordable.

News Credits: 8 · by **LiKwid** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 2:00 am

That skywarp mold..... I mean...wow..Are they mad at us?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 7:57 am

LiKwid wrote:That skywarp mold..... I mean...wow..Are they mad at us?

More like that's all they had. Most movie mold are licensed either as a character or as vehicle, so they're out of FunPub's reach.

Hey, let's make a drinking game out of this! Every time anybody says "licensed" we have a shot. Except for me, I can't have alcohol :oops:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:45 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hey, let's make a drinking game out of this! Every time anybody says "licensed" we have a shot. Except for me, I can't have alcohol

Pop open a can of soda. I'll do it with ya (since I don't drink either).

News Credits: 3 · by **Manterax Prime** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:28 am

I'll gladly take part in that drinking game!

by **gothsaurus** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:41 am

As a G1er who hibernated through the movies and subsequent toy lines, can someone tell me which mold Skywarp-on-the-hat turned out to be? I'd like to look it up to mull over. Still on the fence about this year's set. Mixing Classics/Prime/Movie lines is still making my eye twitch. I want to see these guys lined up before committing to buy them, to make sure they all match okay.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:43 am

gothsaurus wrote:As a G1er who hibernated through the movies and subsequent toy lines, can someone tell me which mold Skywarp-on-the-hat turned out to be? I'd like to look it up to mull over. Still on the fence about this year's set. Mixing Classics/Prime/Movie lines is still making my eye twitch. I want to see these guys lined up before committing to buy them, to make sure they all match okay.

Revenge of the Fallen Dirge:

Non-licensed jet, didn't appear in the movie or the game, he's fair game. :lol:

I should warn you his "nipples" turn when you raise or lower his arms. :oops:

News Credits: 3 · by **Manterax Prime** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:43 am

gothsaurus wrote:As a G1er who hibernated through the movies and subsequent toy lines, can someone tell me which mold Skywarp-on-the-hat turned out to be? I'd like to look it up to mull over. Still on the fence about this year's set. Mixing Classics/Prime/Movie lines is still making my eye twitch. I want to see these guys lined up before committing to buy them, to make sure they all match okay.

ROTF Dirge/HFTD Jetblade. Having Jetblade, I can verify how bad a mold it is. Jet mode is good. ROBOT MODE SUCKS!!!!

JelZe beat me to it....

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:50 am

gothsaurus wrote:Mixing Classics/Prime/Movie lines is still making my eye twitch.

Regarding this, the 2005 set was even more diverse in its mold choices. Within just its box set, there were molds from G2, Beast Wars, Robots in Disguise and Energon.

Speaking of RiD, that's another case like this as it used molds from G1, G2, Beast Wars, Beast Machines, and its own newer style molds, and that was a mainstream retail line.

by **gothsaurus** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:53 am

And is BC13 Thundercracker a repaint of this one, or is he a different mold?

It does look like a pretty bad mold. The arm cockpit is painful. Still, I think the new head(s) will help this mold a lot. As is, the original looks like some kind of squid monster.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:59 am

gothsaurus wrote:And is BC13 Thundercracker a repaint of this one, or is he a different mold?

Same mold, same head, just painted like this (we're assuming):

by **gothsaurus** » Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:14 am

Ha. I do like that green and burgundy paint job, though I might keep him in plane mode ALL the time. Heh.

by **Henry921** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:21 am

I was thinking about getting the two Seekers a la carte from ebay post BotCon, but I'm now seriously considering just getting the original Machine Wars basics. My original plan was to have them flank Jhiaxus, but as Jhiaxus is a deluxe mold -and he should be taller than his clone bodyguards- the scale might work for that. The only reason I haven't bit the bullet on that yet is because the at-show exclusives have yet to be revealed. If, by some miracle, we are indeed getting a new Jhiaxus mold I'll have to buy it and the two BotCon seekers, as their aesthetics will line up better, even if the scale is off.

So c'mon, FunPub, make some awesome at show exclusives. It's your last chance to get me to buy any of 'em.

Unrelated post script: I really wish Obsidian had been a helicopter or Megaplex had a more Megatron-ish head.

by **gothsaurus** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:40 am

I'm sure something 3rd party will surface to make a new head for Megaplex. When it does, I'll bite — if it's a good sculpt.

News Credits: 1 · by **KingJames** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:38 pm

Does anyone think the troop builder would be the commander class sky quake mold seeing as they have a clone commander?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 1:47 pm

KingJames wrote:Does anyone think the troop builder would be the commander class sky quake mold seeing as they have a clone commander?

Nope, as Commander Class is too small (and Voyager would be too big for that matter). Word has it though that will be something that fans of Classics will really like.

by **Henry921** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:23 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
KingJames wrote:Does anyone think the troop builder would be the commander class sky quake mold seeing as they have a clone commander?

Nope, as Commander Class is too small (and Voyager would be too big for that matter). Word has it though that will be something that fans of Classics will really like.

Well, if Dreadwing's mold is available, then presumably some other Prime molds are as well.

Maybe Sergeant Kup/Ironhide as Autotroopers?

My money's on another clone army from Jhiaxus, possibly some failed incarnations of other characters. My guess was Terradive for Starscream, but possibly some deluxe scale Optimuses as failed clones? There are plenty of molds to work with there.

by **RiddlerJ** » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:27 am

I'm still betting on a Animated Arcee repaint as Nightracer G2

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Nightracer_%28G2%29

Though it may require a new head and I don't know if that's in the budget.

I wonder why FunPub has never done repaints as the E-Hobby sold characters. Detritus, Magnificus, Deep Cover and so on. There would be a good load of repaints that require no retooling and would probably make a lot collectors happy.