The Energon Pub

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:23 pm

just remember to not go "too" far...

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:26 pm

Gary from Weird science wrote:Whoa! Wyatt! Easy on the melons! Anything bigger than softball and your risking a sprained thumb!

That is by far one of my most favorite movies of all time.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 2:34 pm

Cobotron wrote:
Gary from Weird science wrote:Whoa! Chet! Easy on the melons! Anything bigger than softball and your risking a sprained thumb!

That is by far one of my most favorite movies of all time.

I must have really strong thumbs from playing video games for so long.

It's a great flick!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:25 pm

Cobotron wrote:

WOW. That is freaky and awesome

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon May 20, 2019 1:07 pm

.....

*took me a hot minute to catch up*

Been a little nuts in here eh? :lol:

I saw you got a potpie King? Didn't see any thoughts on him though? :-?

And dude. Did you fall hard down the 3P Legends hole? :shock:

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Mon May 20, 2019 7:46 pm

shajaki wrote:. Did you fall hard down the 3P Legends hole?

Its a very happy hole to fall down.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon May 20, 2019 9:25 pm

shajaki wrote:*took me a hot minute to catch up*

What up, Jak?! Long time no shatalkie.

shajaki wrote:I saw you got a potpie King? Didn't see any thoughts on him though?

Oh yeah, he's cool. He's a big badass brawler. I like a great big giant robot toy. He has his shortcomings. Mostly in individual smaller bot modes. I think Headstorng is my favorite indy bot (was that even his name in this release? I can't keep track). Also a big badass brute. But he really shines in combined mode. Perhaps blasphemy to some, but I have him on display with my MPs. I think he looks awesome up there. But, it's also the only place I had space. :lol:

shajaki wrote:And dude. Did you fall hard down the 3P Legends hole?

Well, specifically down an Iron factory hole. A lot of this New Age and other stuff looks really great, especially those New age Datsuns, but I like that IF offers new and different designs on the classic characters. It makes me feel better about it to collect versions of my favorite guys in designs I don't already have in other scales.

I have a bunch of photos I need to post, and still some IF stuff to photograph, but I just keep not finding the time. And I'll admit my hobby/play thoughts have drifted to other endeavors as of late. I'm still coming down from my Ren Faire high, and already ramping up to the next faire season in September.

But just like...

Ironhidensh wrote:Its a very happy hole to fall down.

A happy hole indeed. ;)^

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue May 21, 2019 3:08 am

I've gone down a few happy holes myself... Speaking of, still trying decide where PredaKOng will go once he's completed. I'm thinking on my desk as a cord and headphone organizer. The right leg is already holding a spare USB C to C 8-}

I'm trying hard to resist the legends cave, but that IF Soundwave is very tempting and if snatch up a Prowl rerelease in a heartbeat!

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:11 pm

Peoples wrote:Wull! Wherz da higgity-heck ding dang Cougartron done gone?!?!

Been doin' stuff. Ya know.
Built a workbench and tricked out my garage into a cool little workshop. Made some nice cedar shaft wooden arrows for loosing from my bow. And I've started an exciting woodworking project!

I do still like robots!
Here's a bunch I've gotten over the last few months.

More from the happy hole.

Iron Factory Steel Lucifer, but also Nova Prime.

I don't know all that much about Nova Prime, but I'm pretty sure he's not depicted as a nice guy. He's not gonna be that here. He looks like a hero to me...

A shining White Angel Knight of Cosmic Justice and Galactic Truth!

Armor UP!

Who's that rad Mirage lookin' dude, you say?

Iron Factory Phantom

He's one of my soft spot guys. My first not Minibot Transformer toy when I was a sapling.
This version is FANTASTIC! Alt modes not that bad for an Iron Factory build. Awesome bot mode. Rubber tires, and that Pharoid headsculpt!

Crap! Toon style head is cool too!

There was also this dude.
Haven't takin a lot of pics of him, but...

HE DOPE!

IF EX-18D Lord Scorpion Dark Matter Edition :michaelbay:

... also Black Zarak

He's got a cool scorpion mode with awesome articulated scorpio-legs. He comes with a hilariously adorable little booger of a Head Master, and can do a ok base mode. I went back and forth whether to get him or their Scorpinok, but the red chrome and the giant spear won me over.

Then the air show blasted into town!

Which led to needing to asses the entire Legends scale ARMY OF DESTRUCTION!

Not sure if I even posted anything about Skywarp and Thundercracker. Sunstorm is a bi-product of those two and the Coneheads. The two OG Seekers came each with Sunstorms arms and legs, and the Conies came with his head and torso. BONUS SEEKER!!!!

Army built!

Finally found some companions for my lonely Soundwave.

En Vogue and Salt 'n Peppa did a retro reunion tour!

L.L. Cool J got on the bill.

Yo! You gurls ret to POARTY?!

Oh no you didn't.

L.L. - "THAS WHAT I'M TALKIN 'BOUT!!"

And, the latest acquisition.

Springer!

This figure is pretty spot on. His feet could be tighter, but he is pretty sweet otherwise. I was on the fence about him because I thought T30 was good enough, but I like this one better. Always my favorite TF:TM character, and this one gives me a vibe more akin to that clunky old G1 toy I liked.

TRONETTE PHOTO BOMB!!!!!

Happy Summertime y'all!! ;)^

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 9:23 am

Cheezus Crisps! So many things! ;)^

Where to begin :-?

With a name like Steel Lucifer, he can't be good. I don't much about the character, but maybe he started good or he thought he had the best of intentions? Either way his base bot mode reminds me of this guy.

Coincidence?

IFfy Mirage has rubber wheels :shock:

I love rubber wheels ;)^

Well Lady's do Love COOL Jeans 8-)

seems appropriate.

Springer is great and should not be missed. T30 is packing his bags

but I have Sandstorm :DANCE:

Dude, how swole did did Hot Rod get from the Matrix :shock:

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:31 am

carytheone wrote:Cheezus Crisps! So many things! Where to begin

With a name like Steel Lucifer, he can't be good. I don't much about the character, but maybe he started good or he thought he had the best of intentions? Either way his base bot mode reminds me of this guy.

Coincidence?

Not at all my friend.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 11:21 am

Scramjet wrote:
carytheone wrote:Cheezus Crisps! ... Coincidence?
Not at all my friend.
[img]redlasersbluelasers.jpg[/img]

Well look who is the new LL Cool Jet of scramming 8-)

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:26 pm

Nice toys! Yeah Nova Prime was the big bad of Furman's era of IDW. He was kind of pushed off centre stage by the likes of Galvaltron and Shockwave. He even went by the moniker, Nemesis Prime for a while. Who knows what Furman would have done with him...

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:23 pm

carytheone wrote:Cheezus Crisps!

Delicious!

carytheone wrote:Coincidence?

Perhaps. I'm pretty sure IF based this design on a War Within Prime. OF course, and I'm sure you know this, but he is a retool/redeco of one of their Prime toys.

carytheone wrote:Dude, how swole did did Hot Rod get from the Matrix

Well, as history has shown, he's allergic to Matrixes. :roll:

carytheone wrote:
Scramjet wrote:
carytheone wrote:Cheezus Crisps! ... Coincidence?
Not at all my friend.
[img]redlasersbluelasers.jpg[/img]
Well look who is the new LL Cool Jet of scramming

You two are on fire today! :lol:

ZeroWolf wrote:Nice toys! Yeah Nova Prime was the big bad of Furman's era of IDW. He was kind of pushed off centre stage by the likes of Galvaltron and Shockwave. He even went by the moniker, Nemesis Prime for a while. Who knows what Furman would have done with him...

Thanks Z! I had kinda gathered that here and there over past few years.

Ima rewind to a time when Nova still saw the light of good in the Universe. Before he was corrupted by Unicron's taint.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:28 pm

Cobotron wrote:Unicron's Taint.

Band name, called it 8-)

SO **** METAL \m/

I'll also settle for Unicorn's Taint

Decisively less metal

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News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:31 pm

One sounds more perverse then the other

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:37 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:One sounds more perverse then the other

One glitters, one destroys planets. Depends on where you're standing.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:06 pm

The daughters photobombing the movie picture is so adorable!

And wow, you have really hit the iron Factory bug lately! I thought about their mirrored commander, but didn't bite. I'm still debating that Magnus they are doing that is coming out around Christmas

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:00 pm

I never got the Generations Red Alert repaint of the Classics Lambros mold, so I'm really psyched to have this guy!

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:04 pm

*likes post*

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 7:37 pm

Nice!

I love the white on that guy, really makes him pop.

How do you like the new head on him? and the Lightbar ax?

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Jul 15, 2019 8:30 pm

That ish dude wrote:*likes post*

*likes ish*

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Nice!

I love the white on that guy, really makes him pop.

How do you like the new head on him? and the Lightbar ax?

Yeah! I think Swipe is the dope bizy, but something about this deco really does it for me.

The head is great. Fitting for the character, and just different enough from Swipe's. I haven't partied the ax much. It's ok. I remember you raving about it, and I'm glad you think it's cool! ;)^