The Energon Pub

Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:50 am

Megatron_Wolf wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:
Megatron_Wolf wrote:Im pissed and not pissed. Im pissed because its another Alt (maybe the last one) that i cant get. Im not pissed because i dont like the mold that much. Im sick of all these damn promotions and exclusives.

Well you can feel better, as was stated, the directions do not appear to say Alternator anywhere, so perhaps it is not.

yes i do feel a little better now that i found out its not an alt. But im still a little pissed because its another damn exclusive that i wont be able to get. I must edit my first post now.

I did just think about one thing that kinda p*sses me off about it: untill now, I had every figure with the name Swerve,not that there's many (G1, Alt, Universe, Cybertron)....but now it's not complete...

:sad:

Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:05 am

crap they make it so hard for the collectors these days

News Credits: 1 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:10 am

This is a HASBRO promotion, quit going on about Takara. It is being done by Chevy in "The States".

Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:23 am

Hey Nemisis Cyberplex... do yourself a favor and skip rollbar. He's pretty lame. If you have swindle you have a better rollbar than rollbar.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:38 am

Talk about bad news. The make a GOOD version and ya gotta buy a car to get it. Grrrrr.

Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:39 am

Oh man... That would've been a nice robot mode for Cliffjumper in a TF movie sequel... Too bad...

News Credits: 32 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 11:43 am

I see a wider release of this mold in the future. That is alot of retooling! It's not just his head, arms, and feet that are changed. His alt mode is different from Swindles, and it even looks like he might transform slightly differently too! That's alot money and effort for such a limited exclusive. And it's not even for BotCon! Unless Chevy gave Hasbro a ton of money to keep this remold totally 100% exclusive, I see them releasing him or repainting him sooner or later.

Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:01 pm

hmm looks like a retooling of swindle from the movie toy line

News Credits: 3 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:12 pm

im.... that's just a retool of movie swindle........

News Credits: 7 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:35 pm

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Okay, this is kindacrazy. I'm really hoping this guy will be available without the car, I like the way he loks and I'd pick him up as a deluxe. And now, he's NOT a remold of Swindle. He has a similar transformation, but this is the same thing that happpened with Energon Starscream and Cybertron Hardtop.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:35 pm

I wish it would be for any chevy vehicle. Im planning to buy a Monte Carlo, I dont wont to get a Aveo

Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:48 pm

He may be a retool of movie Swindle, but everything that I did NOT like about Swindle has been retooled, so I REALLY like this figure. If they don't make this Swerve available some other way, then I hope Hasbro *at least* reuses the mold for another character that gets a wider release.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:59 pm

So let me get this straight... if I really wanted that guy, I'd have to buy a friggin' car to get it?

I think Memecat says it best:

News Credits: 34 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:19 pm

Neat promotion!

But tough if you're a die-hard collector wanting everything.

Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:34 pm

That's a pretty neat looking transformer. I like how the wheels move into the torso.

However, I'm not old enough to buy a car. Even if I were, there's no way I'd buy one just for that.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:20 pm

xOPtimUsZErOx wrote:i need a new car anyway since mine just got wrecked lol

Wow that's really making the best outta a bad situation. Is the cast itching yet?

Sat Aug 25, 2007 3:45 pm

why do people say its a remold? do you guys actually have swindle cause it really sounds like you don't.

News Credits: 8 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:19 pm

machinegeist wrote:why do people say its a remold? do you guys actually have swindle cause it really sounds like you don't.

Well, I can tell you that I do, and alot of the characteristics are the same. This is why I said Swindle retool, either that or they started with the Swindle design in mind.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:36 pm

This is an entirely new mold. Thank you for playing please try again.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:03 pm

CyberTooth wrote:
xOPtimUsZErOx wrote:i need a new car anyway since mine just got wrecked lol

Wow that's really making the best outta a bad situation. Is the cast itching yet?

yeah i went down there today and they didn't have the toy i told them i would buy a car unless they get one lol i was joking i just wanted to see if they would give it too me and by the way i don't have a broken leg the doctor read the x-ray wrong

News Credits: 2 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:04 pm

The head reminds me of warpath.

And it's NOT a retool of swindle. There's almost nothing in common. Legs are completely different, arms are completely different, chest, stomach, head all different.

News Credits: 1082 · Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:17 pm

Somehow I missed it in the directions, but someone on the Allspark caught it, apparently there is a 'Universe' logo or indicator on them.

Why is that important? Well, because that may mean that he is going to be a part of the UNIVERSE line (aka CLASSICS 2.0) next fall.

We can only hope.