The Energon Pub

carytheone wrote:

Cobotron wrote:the sound of Optibotimus's voice makes me want to plug my ears with my own feces

Agreed, his voice is grating and he's a negative nancey. I havn't watched his in a while. Doesn't he use a blinding white background now? So he stabs you in the ears and the eyes

You got me, you talked me into it and to my surprise Dragonus is really awesome. I've never noticed he has a sweet fold away tail

So as the old saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so have three thousand words.





So I just hit the TF Wiki and I didn't know these lil guys had bios! Some of them are kinda nuts.

Dragonus
Sawback
Beastbox
Sandsting

You didnt want to apply the purple clear stuff? Not all are necessary but the one for his head is great! And plus, he gets claws out of them. If you look at the artwork on the card (which I LOVE by the way), you can see that they incorporate the purple into his overall colour.

william-james88 wrote:You didnt want to apply the purple clear stuff? Not all are necessary but the one for his head is great! And plus, he gets claws out of them. If you look at the artwork on the card (which I LOVE by the way), you can see that they incorporate the purple into his overall colour.

No for two reasons. First, I'm not home and I don't want to lose any of it. Second, I didn't care for them on Slipstream, so I haven't tried any of the others.

They are all sitting on my end table in my TF sanctuary still attached. I was waiting to get an entire wave before popping them off the sprus so I could make an energon beastie.

Now I just need to find Ratbat on a warm peg.

I'm finding Dragonus way more fun than expected. I have him buzzing around my room perching on stuff and letting his tail dangle.

Protip: I used my Walmart Savings Catcher points to get a quick e-gift card to buy him

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:You didnt want to apply the purple clear stuff? Not all are necessary but the one for his head is great! And plus, he gets claws out of them. If you look at the artwork on the card (which I LOVE by the way), you can see that they incorporate the purple into his overall colour.

No for two reasons. First, I'm not home and I don't want to lose any of it. Second, I didn't care for them on Slipstream, so I haven't tried any of the others.

They are all sitting on my end table in my TF sanctuary still attached. I was waiting to get an entire wave before popping them off the sprus so I could make an energon beastie.

Now I just need to find Ratbat on a warm peg.

I'm finding Dragonus way more fun than expected. I have him buzzing around my room perching on stuff and letting his tail dangle.

Protip: I used my Walmart Savings Catcher points to get a quick e-gift card to buy him

He looks great, I've been thinking of getting him one day; might wait for a HTS sale

Yeah, these guys havent gone on sale much in canada. I am just waiting so I can jump on the others.

Those energon beasties are really something else. Like neat little puzzles. I feel bad they arent spotlighted more.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

carytheone and william-james88 wrote:a bunch of nonsense about dragon asses

He looks great, I've been thinking of getting him one day; might wait for a HTS sale

I'd recommend him and also the Perfect Effect googly eyes

carytheone wrote:

carytheone wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

carytheone and william-james88 wrote:a bunch of nonsense about dragon asses

He looks great, I've been thinking of getting him one day; might wait for a HTS sale

I'd recommend him and also the Perfect Effect googly eyes

Yeah, I think I might pick him up

shajaki wrote:

carytheone wrote:

#dragonass

Tigertron has a deep respect for Drift, but sometimes can not embrace his gall.

Love the colour combo in this pic

Cobotron wrote:

I'm with Geno, that's an incredibly awesome picture. It's reminding me of something, a movie maybe...?

So, I guess you can catch a purple dragon after all

carytheone wrote:I'm with Geno, that's an incredibly awesome picture. It's reminding me of something, a movie maybe...?

So, I guess you can catch a purple dragon after all

... now back to guitar hero.

Cary, I'm glad you pulled the trigger on the little dragon. Googly eyes and all!

Glad y'all like the shot. Fracture and that crew have been like that on the shelf for a week or so, and I'd been meaning to snap a shot. Now seemed apropos.

P.S. MP Clampdown is on the truck for delivery!

Cobotron wrote:P.S. MP Clampdown is on the truck for delivery!

Clampdown, eh?

itscramtastic wrote:Clampdown, eh?

Buckle up!



Clampdown


So this is kind of a mystical, magical, childhoody, nosstalGalisTic, ex-ROBO-shus, RubmeeNerdOn-onIT! ... moment.
I'd like to share it with y'all.



The only "Sideswipe" I had as a lad, was this Diaclone. Now the Arkenstone of my hoard!




If you look really close you can see my childhood riding in the pilot's seat.










Blue Collar Heros. Cybertron's TRUE GRIT!


Like Murtaugh and Riggs!






Red Alert - CLAMPDOWN! We don't have TIME for heroics! We've got civilians to move!
Clampdown - Ya! Well who's gonna move him, Chief? Start SHOOTIN'!

Now it makes sense!!

Very cool about Clampdown I really didn't pay any attention to what/who he was supposed to be. Now I know. Diaclone.

You should have a pretty good modern Diaclone collection going now!!

More OG and MP shots are needed. MOAR I SAY!!

I need to find a modern figure updated from my childhood that takes me back instantly. I feel like it's Ultra Magnus..

getting too old for this 5hit!

Cobz congrats on Clampdown, how is that mold holding up? I have him on POL but am resisting the urge to ship so I can get an epic drop in a few months...but now feeling left out with all these Clampdown and RoadRage pics floating around...

Happy Saturday!

Cool cool on Clampdown. I always love a good rosebud story.

With the holidays and my cray cray work schedule I forgot all out these shots.

Those were all amazing shots. I've been meaning to ask; what are you using for that pretty green light?

itscramtastic wrote:Very cool about Clampdown I really didn't pay any attention to what/who he was supposed to be. Now I know. Diaclone.

Ya, know he didn't really have a name until E-hobby gave him one. The Diaclone was just Lambor Police Type or something like that. The only other change E-hobby made was adding the to the badge.

I need to find a modern figure updated from my childhood that takes me back instantly. I feel like it's Ultra Magnus..

An MP mirage would do it for me. Bluestreak and Skywarp always work too.

william-james88 wrote:getting too old for this 5hit!

Who? Me, you, Red Alert, or Murtaugh?

donny1975 wrote:Cobz congrats on Clampdown, how is that mold holding up?

Really good! the only thing I can say at the moment is his gun doesn't peg into his palm, but I suspect that's always been a prob for the mold. Red Alert is the same.

I have him on POL but am resisting the urge to ship so I can get an epic drop in a few months...but now feeling left out with all these Clampdown and RoadRage pics floating around...

The Japan Post must have choose the S in SAL for my Road Rage. She hasn't shown up on tracking for a week now.

Happy Saturday!

Back atcha Dontron!

carytheone wrote:Those were all amazing shots. I've been meaning to ask; what are you using for that pretty green light?

An LED ice cube that came in my KRAKATOA! A tropical grog from Trader Sam's, the pool side bar at the Disneyland Hotel. When you order the drink the bar goes dark and the painting of the volcano ERUPTS!!

Cobotron wrote:

donny1975 wrote:Cobz congrats on Clampdown, how is that mold holding up?

Really good! the only thing I can say at the moment is his gun doesn't peg into his palm, but I suspect that's always been a prob for the mold. Red Alert is the same.

I can confirm that lambor is the same as well. I find this so odd. You can tell takara do their best with these figures so why do they then neglect the shape of pegs to fit properly. It's apparently the only main drawback of StarSabre as well.

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

donny1975 wrote:Cobz congrats on Clampdown, how is that mold holding up?

Really good! the only thing I can say at the moment is his gun doesn't peg into his palm, but I suspect that's always been a prob for the mold. Red Alert is the same.

I can confirm that lambor is the same as well. I find this so odd. You can tell takara do their best with these figures so why do they then neglect the shape of pegs to fit properly. It's apparently the only main drawback of StarSabre as well.

Ditto for G2 Sideswipe, but iirc it's only one of the guns and the left hand or something like that

I can confirm that MP Sideswipe has that issue also, too, as well WJ. And I have the "second run".