The Energon Pub

rikkomba wrote:

G1Blaster wrote:And CP just raised the price of all Mini-Cons by 300% due to this topic. Great. And I was having fun collecting them. Damn you Billy Dee Williams. Damn you.

You forgot to mention the Tiny Tins releases.

He already mentioned the Cybertron Wal-Mart Tiny Tins (bundled with deluxes). IF you are talking about the Universe Race Team, well, that's only for packaging collectors... there's no difference at all in the minicons, it's always your sweet, old, Armada Race Team. Ditto for the Energon 6-packs.

Oh. Yeah I was kinda fading in and out in his post.

Also, that's the worst table cloth I've ever seen. If I were gay, I'd rant to him about how it clashes with the drapes.

I prefer the minicons that turn into weapons. And even though my minicon collection is small I love them to bits.

The combiners are very cool. And Armada Thundercracker looks specially cool holding 2 sabers. As does overload with 2 requiem blasters.
Which brings me to a question:

What the #@%%!@ is wrong with Prowl in this picture?


I don't even know how Overload is holding on to him like that.

The little pegs/bumper at the font of prowl should be acting as the grip for his gun mode not the barrels.

Thusly:

Rear tires/head is barrel. Front bumper, peg is grip.

Overcracker wrote:I prefer the minicons that turn into weapons. And even though my minicon collection is small I love them to bits.

The combiners are very cool. And Armada Thundercracker looks specially cool holding 2 sabers. As does overload with 2 requiem blasters.
Which brings me to a question:

What the #@%%!@ is wrong with Prowl in this picture?


I don't even know how Overload is holding on to him like that.

The little pegs/bumper at the font of prowl should be acting as the grip for his gun mode not the barrels.

Thusly:

Rear tires/head is barrel. Front bumper, peg is grip.

I guess somebody just wanted to turn Prowl into a double-barrelled shotgun, blocking its arm between Overload's hand and kibble.

rikkomba wrote:

Overcracker wrote:I prefer the minicons that turn into weapons. And even though my minicon collection is small I love them to bits.

The combiners are very cool. And Armada Thundercracker looks specially cool holding 2 sabers. As does overload with 2 requiem blasters.
Which brings me to a question:

What the #@%%!@ is wrong with Prowl in this picture?


I don't even know how Overload is holding on to him like that.

The little pegs/bumper at the font of prowl should be acting as the grip for his gun mode not the barrels.

Thusly:

Rear tires/head is barrel. Front bumper, peg is grip.

I guess somebody just wanted to turn Prowl into a double-barrelled shotgun, blocking its arm between Overload's hand and kibble.

Good point, still I like it better the official way.

Copy that, that Taser mode looks pretty lame...

God I hate the mini cons

Hell if I was near that collection I would want to have a bonfire

I admire your dedication, and that was a nice PSA, but as for MiniCons, I have one of each mold, and somehow a million of the street team(?).

But as with most bots, lack of shelf space, and an abundace of other intrests, prevent me from tracking down all the variants.

Still, my hats off to what you've done

You must have been reading my mind, CP. I've been researching Minicons steadily for the last two days, only to still remain largely uninformed. Is there a comprehensive list with pics anywhere on the internet?

After increasing my army twofold with Micron Boosters and X-Dimension sets, I'll continue to pick up harder-to-find releases as I come across them. The Linkage releases alone should keep me busy for awhile.

I know you were talking about the DVD exclusives, and I don’t really know too much on Mini-Cons, but did you get the 2 exclusive Single CD’s with 3 Mini’s each? They were probably the opening and closing songs for the Japanese Armada anime with one being a clear blue Star Saber group and the other, the 3 mini cons that followed the human characters. Were those anything special?

Oh, here's a link to the pic of them. It's towards the bottom of that post!

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=137677&page=8

Thanks for reminding me that I need to grab the X-Dimension Emergency team Halloween colored set to get yet another Prowl, etc. to add to the collection.

Nice article CP. Love 'em all. I bought two boxes of Micron Booster 4 to get both exclusives!

Skyglide was my most recent purchase at Botcon for a mere $20. And I feel lucky. I had no problem finding ALL the Cybertron minicon two packs. I think I still have the set sealed too... Meijer is a good place sometimes.

Sick collection...Way too much money for little tiny chunks of plastic lol. Isn't there a holy grail saber repaint(dark red maybe?) where the pieces were only available at different conventions around the world? Like one at Dairycon, one in Europe, and one in Japan? Where's that thread?

Ah, here we are...the Stormsword.

Linkage(look at the photo a few posts down):
http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=37634

sykoeent wrote:I know you were talking about the DVD exclusives, and I don’t really know too much on Mini-Cons, but did you get the 2 exclusive Single CD’s with 3 Mini’s each? They were probably the opening and closing songs for the Japanese Armada anime with one being a clear blue Star Saber group and the other, the 3 mini cons that followed the human characters. Were those anything special?

Yes actually.

The Street Action Team is anime accurate. The Star Saber team in blue is meant to represent the sword as it was in the show as well.

They're fairly scarce these days. I paid $25 for my blue Saber and $20 for my Street Action Team. Those prices are pretty standard for the sets.

Counterpunch wrote:Wave 4…is an obstacle to new Mini-Con collectors and a good test of patience and dedication. Wave 4 saw a very limited distribution in the US. Many stores saw either 1 or zero case assortments for Wave 4. These 6 Mini-Cons, 3 for the Energon Street Action Team and 3 for the Decepticon Space Team are perhaps the most difficult to located US release Mini-Cons. I have seen the Blastback and Sureshock 2-pack go for upwards of $60 on eBay and it’s a topic which I have regularly argued with other collectors. Not only do you have to be on the lookout for this set, but you have to be on watch for the right price.

No Kidding!! That Sureshock/Backblast 2-pack was the most annoying and patience driven score I've had to date. I remember when all three of these packs were available (all though I only saw them at one Walmart out of the dozens in San Diego), I thought "I'll just get these next payday." What a mistake! Every online store that had it listed: sold out. It took 2 years of watching Ebay, waiting...then that one day I get the email telling me of a hit. $32 later and now Cybertron Cannonball still looks completely undersized with that big-ass blaster! Well worth the wait. Nice collection and informative article CP!

What's a Dragoyell?

Megatron's Lapdog wrote:Sick collection...Way too much money for little tiny chunks of plastic lol. Isn't there a holy grail saber repaint(dark red maybe?) where the pieces were only available at different conventions around the world? Like one at Dairycon, one in Europe, and one in Japan? Where's that thread?

PLease, be careful when posting, because ALL transformers are relatively expensive pieces of plastic.

ANyway, the Dairycon Stormsword is more or less a bootleg, a handmade custom which was never recognizer as an offical convention exclusive. That means, feel free to make your own, it will exactly have the same value and bragging rights than any other Stormsword.

If packaging is not an issue for those wishing to expand your Mini-Con collections, I recommend checking out your local thrift shop or if there happen to be community Swap Meets in your area, try those. It amazes me just how much of my TF collection I have been able to expand by hitting these places. Hell, I got Optimal Optimus for $6.00 at one and I have been able to pick up Mini-Cons, Micromasters,Spychangers and G1 Mini-cars mixed in with Hot Wheels and bagged up with a 99 cent price sticker. Many parents just bundle up stuff they figure their kids have "outgrown" and donate it. Unless the thing is in it's bot mode, the sorters at the shop just assume it is some checp plastic Matchbox toy and dump 'em into bags with other Matchbox or Hotwheels. It means you have to be willing to devote the time to search each bundle (or have two very well coached little TF hunters like my boys are, which cuts the time down. Unfortunately mine know what the word "comission" means) but it's well worth it if you are serious about filling gaps in your collection.

Alas, my love of micromasters and minibots in the days of yore will eventually lead me to become as rabid a collector of these as you are, my dear mentor. When that day comes, I look forward to further guidance ::tips hat::

T-Macksimus wrote:If packaging is not an issue for those wishing to expand your Mini-Con collections, I recommend checking out your local thrift shop or if there happen to be community Swap Meets in your area, try those. It amazes me just how much of my TF collection I have been able to expand by hitting these places. Hell, I got Optimal Optimus for $6.00 at one and I have been able to pick up Mini-Cons, Micromasters,Spychangers and G1 Mini-cars mixed in with Hot Wheels and bagged up with a 99 cent price sticker. Many parents just bundle up stuff they figure their kids have "outgrown" and donate it. Unless the thing is in it's bot mode, the sorters at the shop just assume it is some checp plastic Matchbox toy and dump 'em into bags with other Matchbox or Hotwheels. It means you have to be willing to devote the time to search each bundle (or have two very well coached little TF hunters like my boys are, which cuts the time down. Unfortunately mine know what the word "comission" means) but it's well worth it if you are serious about filling gaps in your collection.

I like the sound of your kids
I hope I can share my passions with my children one day.

rikkomba wrote:

Megatron's Lapdog wrote:Sick collection...Way too much money for little tiny chunks of plastic lol. Isn't there a holy grail saber repaint(dark red maybe?) where the pieces were only available at different conventions around the world? Like one at Dairycon, one in Europe, and one in Japan? Where's that thread?

PLease, be careful when posting, because ALL transformers are relatively expensive pieces of plastic.

ANyway, the Dairycon Stormsword is more or less a bootleg, a handmade custom which was never recognizer as an offical convention exclusive. That means, feel free to make your own, it will exactly have the same value and bragging rights than any other Stormsword.

Yeah, I wasn't sure if that was an official one or not. Lord knows I've spent thousands over the past few years since I started collecting. God help us all.

So did you get this one yet?
X-Dimension Bumble


And this version of Dark Sabre


Well you're no minicon collector are ya'?

Just kidding. I do like the mini=cons, well the ones from Armada/Micron Legend, when they really served a purpose.

Cool review. I always learn a lot from them.

This thread should be called "My minicoms - let me show you them."

1337W422102 wrote:This thread should be called "My minicoms - let me show you them."

Actually, no. Most people just don't get the magnitude of a complete minicon collection... good job, COunterpunch!