The Energon Pub

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:21 pm

He came courtesy of Joel at BigBadToyStore.

News Credits: 2 · by **SureShot18** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:25 pm

Aw haul yeah. I've been looking at a third party Arcee myself lately, MMC's Azaela. And I take it someone listened to the Twincast and/or saw the news post when it comes to that Battle Beast. :-P

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:26 pm

I'm jelly of the A3.

how's your HTS order coming? mine still hasn't left the store according to shipping

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:26 pm

Cobotron wrote:He came courtesy of Joel at BigBadToyStore.

Lucky. I don't get why people call him A3. I bet he will be repurposed into razorclaw. Have fun

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:32 pm

SureShot18 wrote:Aw haul yeah. I've been looking at a third party Arcee myself lately, MMC's Azaela. And I take it someone listened to the Twincast and/or saw the news post when it comes to that Battle Beast.

This Arcee is Legends scale, but man, for $19.99 she comes with a flight stand and IF's windblade sword. Plus her swords and a blaster. That is some 3P bang for your buck IMO.
I actually found the Battle Beast on my own and was all over it, but I did have a good laugh with the cast crew! :lol:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:how's your HTS order coming? mine still hasn't left the store according to shipping

Tracking says tomorrow. :DANCE:

Bumblebee21 wrote:I don't get why people call him A3.

Tri = 3

Have fun

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:40 pm

Cobotron wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:how's your HTS order coming? mine still hasn't left the store according to shipping
Tracking says tomorrow.

Boo. Mine's been all screwed up shipping wise

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:43 pm

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:how's your HTS order coming? mine still hasn't left the store according to shipping
Tracking says tomorrow.

Boo. Mine's been all screwed up shipping wise

WAIT! Sorry D. I must have skimmed over that last part. Hasn't left the store?! WTF with a capital WHAT THE!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:48 pm

Cobotron wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:how's your HTS order coming? mine still hasn't left the store according to shipping
Tracking says tomorrow.

Boo. Mine's been all screwed up shipping wise
WAIT! Sorry D. I must have skimmed over that last part. Hasn't left the store?! WTF with a capital WHAT THE!

Last week, all that was showing was no shipping data and HTS would not take any sort of calls or email as they were down apparently. and so far, all that is showing is that a shipping label was created

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:50 pm

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Terrible news!

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:25 am

That Pink Assassin is mad tempting, especially at $20. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the little lady. I just don't know if that's a door I'm willing to walk through; what has been seen cannot be unseen... the rabbit hole is real :shock:

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:50 am

Burn wrote:
Cobotron wrote:It's gettin' smokey up in here.

I just realised what's wrong with this picture.

No Alternator/Binaltech Smokescreen.

I know it was a big shift ... Datsun - Subaru, and totally different colour scheme. But if you're going to have a Datsun Brothers collection you gotta have the Alt/BT's.

'cause they're just ...

Remeber way back when the first prototype pictures for BT Smokescreen were starting to leak? Remeber that feeling of amazement hand almost magic at this transformer that was on a level we had never seen before? Man, Rhodes were good times. Its one of the reasons that no matter how much I may shrink my collection, BT Smokey will always have a place with me.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:00 am

Lookit all the things! I was expecting more in the PoL for some reason, that term should mean no less than 10 items :lol:

Quality stuff though! I may need to exchange my Loudmouth I'd I find him at retail again, waaaaaaay too loose.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 9:46 am

Densh, I wasn't active here or even lurking much when Alternaters hit the shelves, but I remember the sense of wonder I had when I brought Smokey home, opened him, and transformed him for the first time. WIndcharger (or is it Overdrive?) and Sideswipe didn't effect me as much, and I would always come back to SS. Jazz did it all most as good as SS, and Ravage was just weird and awesome to have. But SS is my favorite out of what I have.

Cram, my new Loudmouth is a wiggly jiggly break dancing fool too, but that little vehicle might be my favorite yet.
And if that haul wasn't big enough for you, check back this evening! ;)^

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:20 am

Adendum to previous post:Checked the galleries. It is Windcharger, but I feel like the BT was called Overdrive. Over Ride? What ever the red Ferrari Omnibot's name is. Billy Jim always uses this as an example of something.
Also, while in the galleries, I was reminded that the Alt/BT Datsun (Subaru) Bros all have unique head sculpts. Pretty cool. First and only time that's happened. I think?
(Edit: first time, but not only. Masterpiece!)

Anyway, I feel like re-posting this photo.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:34 am

Cobotron wrote:Adendum to previous post:Checked the galleries. It is Windcharger, but I feel like the BT was called Overdrive. Over Ride? What ever the red Ferrari Omnibot's name is. Billy Jim always uses this as an example of something.
Also, while in the galleries, I was reminded that the Alt/BT Datsun (Subaru) Bros all have unique head sculpts. Pretty cool. First and only time that's happened. I think?
(Edit: first time, but not only. Masterpiece!)

Anyway, I feel like re-posting this photo.

Hooray photos!!

Yeah, BT is Overdrive, Alternator is Windcharger

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 4:15 pm

Hey Cram! Is this enough to qualify? :lol:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:10 pm

Im super jealous. Mine finally left this morning to come

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 5:28 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:Remember way back when the first prototype pictures for BT Smokescreen were starting to leak? Remember that feeling of amazement hand almost magic at this transformer that was on a level we had never seen before? Man, those were good times. Its one of the reasons that no matter how much I may shrink my collection, BT Smokey will always have a place with me.

It was when I was only starting to rediscover Transformers. The collection was slowly growing, as was the fandom on the internet. Fan sites weren't as big as they are now, I don't think I was active on this site, or if I was, I wasn't engaging in toy discussion much (probably because every time you sneezed incorrectly you'd get banned) but I do remember the excitement, not just my own, but others as well.

It's funny how we didn't care that he was blue and covered in sponsor stickers, nothing like his G1 self. We all just saw this incredible Transformer from a licensed vehicle that was also to scale. As the webmaster of another fan site said, "this is the sexiest Transformer I've ever seen".

I didn't hesitate to get him, and it was a glorious day when he arrived! So much metal ... so heavy, so damn good looking he sat beside my desk for a long long time. Then they released the right hand drive version, had to have it! Then they updated the sponsor stickers for the next year, had to have it! Then the Alternator version came out, had to have it!

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:31 pm

Cobotron wrote:Hey Cram! Is this enough to qualify?

Quality trumps quantity my friend :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 6:32 pm

Nice Frenzy!

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:08 pm

Autobot N wrote:Nice Frenzy!

Lol

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 7:13 pm

Not here boys. Not here. :-x

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:02 pm

Cobotron wrote:Not here boys. Not here.

Huh?

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:06 pm

SillySpringer wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Not here boys. Not here.

Huh?

In the Collect-O-Tron we call the cassette minions by their correct names.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:07 pm

Cobotron wrote:
SillySpringer wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Not here boys. Not here.

Huh?
In the Collect-O-Tron we call the cassette minions by their correct names.

Red lasers blue lasers