The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · by **MagnusPrimal** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 10:57 pm

I just cannot see the appeal of this mold. I'm glad everyone else seems to like it though.
Let's have a blue Bluestreak now!

by **Swerve** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:32 am

Wonder what he'll go for on TFSource? They don't have him listed yet but they usually get all the e-hobby stuff.

by **olokin** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 4:41 am

trilobitepictures wrote:
olokin wrote:An earlier news item says that the Encore Ratchet and Ironhide will get new heads. This black Encore doesn't seem to have a new head.

Correction: Not heads but faces. Sorry.

Don't like face? Then clicky clicky --->
http://www.reprolabels.com/Upgrades/upgrade1.asp

Those custom stickers would be an improvement.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:01 am

Counterpunch wrote:At $70 for the BBTS preorder...that's strangely expensive.

Overcast was only 45 or 50, Twincast, who was significantly bigger was 70, why is Ironhide so much?

Not really complaining, it's just odd.

Yeah, that is pretty expensive. What's going on with BBTS prices? I'll be ordering mine directly from E-Hobby, which will be a $20 less, but still it's a pretty penny for a half shodddy mold.

News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:54 am

pre-ordered!

News Credits: 1 · by **influence82** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:13 pm

When I first saw the black Ironhide I thought that it was supposed to commemorate the 2007 movie Ironhide, since he was also black. I guess that the movie Ironhide's color matching the Diaclone is just a coincidence.
By the way, if you buy this from American stores of course it will cost more because of the shipping and customs fees, as well as the usual secondhand markup.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:24 am

influence82 wrote:When I first saw the black Ironhide I thought that it was supposed to commemorate the 2007 movie Ironhide, since he was also black. I guess that the movie Ironhide's color matching the Diaclone is just a coincidence.
By the way, if you buy this from American stores of course it will cost more because of the shipping and customs fees, as well as the usual secondhand markup.

I think you are right and eHobby saw a great opportunity to commemorate both with the black repaint.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:07 pm

influence82 wrote: By the way, if you buy this from American stores of course it will cost more because of the shipping and customs fees, as well as the usual secondhand markup.

Obviously.

But by proportion, this eHobby release is more expensive than comparible releases in the past, even accounting for the current spike in oil etc.