The Energon Pub

News Credits: 335 · Wed May 11, 2011 8:07 pm

Oh baby! I'm on that like white on rice. The BFS is a good touch, and I hope that the others have a weapon gimmick like Thunderstorm does.

There are two things that give me a ro-boner:

1 - Legends and Scout figures

2 - Unpainted grey resin protos.

Pre-ordered a billion!

News Credits: 187 · Wed May 11, 2011 8:33 pm

Thankyou Seibertron.com and El_Duque! I got a pair pre ordered! An insecticon swarm worth having! This one is actually my least favorite of the three, but thats like saying "This is the slowest Ferrari!" Can't wait for the rest! :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 3 · Wed May 11, 2011 10:10 pm

ae_productions wrote:Stormshread, I mean Thundershread, I mean NOT Shrapnel is just AWESOME.

Fansprojects KNOCKED this one out of the park.

And to think, I use to think the Insecticons were lame when I was a kid. Thundershread would have slapped me across the juvenile face.

That's funny...I thought they were cool enough as a kid, but think they're totally lame now. Still getting these, though. I'm sure they'll be cool figures regardless, and lame or not, they have a place in the ol' Classics collection.

News Credits: 5749 · Wed May 11, 2011 11:10 pm

Blurrz wrote:Wait, his name was Stormshred back in March...

So does this mean CA-04 will be Stormbomb?

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 11, 2011 11:13 pm

El Duque wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Wait, his name was Stormshred back in March...

So does this mean CA-04 will be Stormbomb?

I think BBTS just messed up..It's wierd beacuse the card they show actually says Thundershred but the FP website is different..Somebody got their lines crossed when they set up that page me thinks..

prowl123 wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Knock me down and call me Susan. That is a toy.

Susan

Susan

News Credits: 5749 · Wed May 11, 2011 11:20 pm

LiKwid wrote:
El Duque wrote:
Blurrz wrote:Wait, his name was Stormshred back in March...

So does this mean CA-04 will be Stormbomb?

I can see BBTS just getting the name wrong when doing a product description, but with it being on the promotional artwork I have to think the name has changed. BBTS isn't going the go to the trouble of making new promo art, that would have came from FansProject. Doesn't really matter because in the end I'll be calling him Shrapnel, for now I'm just calling him pre-ordered!

News Credits: 1235 · Wed May 11, 2011 11:23 pm

If this is in fact released in June, we should be seeing color photos soon hopefully. C'mon Fansproject, update that there website o' yours.

Thu May 12, 2011 12:26 am

That giant shuriken thing is frickin' AWESOME. Fansproject is fantastic at integrated weapons/accessories :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 5 · Thu May 12, 2011 12:41 am

This thing is pretty sweet. I don't like the open fists but as everyone has already said: Pre-ordered.

Thu May 12, 2011 12:47 am

Be warned, it looks like Shrapnel isn't holding the blades, its just sorta resting on his hand from what can be seen. I hope i'm wrong.

Thu May 12, 2011 1:37 am

Pre-ordered. Don't like the price hike though and noticed it's now applied to Warcry and Flameblast too - I got them for $44 2 weeks ago and they are now listed at $47. Someone at BBTS suddenly notice how desirable FP stuff is by any chance......?

Thu May 12, 2011 2:20 am

Motorthing wrote:Pre-ordered. Don't like the price hike though and noticed it's now applied to Warcry and Flameblast too - I got them for $44 2 weeks ago and they are now listed at $47. Someone at BBTS suddenly notice how desirable FP stuff is by any chance......?

I bet FP could charge 57 for these and people would still get it.... uh... why am i saying this....
I am not paying 47 for it!.... 8-}

News Credits: 767 · Thu May 12, 2011 2:23 am

Oh Fansproject, my wallet and common sense hate you, but damn, I'm Gay for your stuff.

News Credits: 3 · Thu May 12, 2011 6:59 am

Given that the promotional art matches the colors of the original Insecticons, I would say these are gonna be the Neo-Insecticons!!. I would have bought all three at once on sight. They compliment Warcry and Flameblast.

Off Topic:
Eventhough I only have Munitioner and Explorer, Flameblast and Warcry look so much better, I want the Superlink or E-Bruticus and make me a faux Battle Gaia. I like where this is going and they will be scout size. Seeing we paid $80 for Deluxe Springer, this is a no brainer they will be scout size.

But even as a scout, Flameblast is menacing, so is Explorer.

BTW:
I heard that these will be a one-run production of this line. Is there any proof to this?

News Credits: 1 · Thu May 12, 2011 7:06 am

From BBTS:

Figure's height: 11.5cm (just under 5")

I think that'll be a great size for these guys!

News Credits: 17 · Thu May 12, 2011 7:22 am

I think I'd like him better if he wasn't Shrapnel, he looks too chunky to be Shrapnel in my opinion, not that I don't like chunky robots I just don't think it suits Shrapnel,though, I'd be lying if I said he didn't look drop-dead gorgeous. :oops:

News Credits: 2 · Thu May 12, 2011 7:27 am

DAMN! Cant get it just yet, have to wait due to vacation close to that release date!! Plus, i really wanna see the color scheme first? maybe by the time i get back they'll have another pre-order up and i can order both?

News Credits: 12 · Thu May 12, 2011 7:55 am

$50 EACH? I was hoping the price would be closer to $100 for the whole set, like the PE-11 Camera Set. As awesome as these figures are (and they look REALLY awesome), I don't think they're worth $50.

Thu May 12, 2011 8:21 am

Speculation:

What if the Causality line actually does combine?

News Credits: 1 · Thu May 12, 2011 8:40 am

Skyfire-5 wrote:Speculation:

What if the Causality line actually does combine?

I would quickly lose interest. I think these will be much nicer as stand alone toys, rather than a mash of Humvee, shuttle, and insects...

Thu May 12, 2011 8:49 am

Yep, in this case bigger would not mean better.

News Credits: 23 · Thu May 12, 2011 9:04 am

I like this pic from Robotkingdom. Another less imposing mode of the shuriken (he can hold it better), and the previous extended parts make gauntlets (as we have seen before). The weapons on this figure alone gives you a lot of different configurations. I like how you can even make them swords. FansProject always FTW!

Thu May 12, 2011 9:34 am

I pre-ordered. Does anyone see the posibility of deluxe insecticon repaints ??? Or maybe this is their intention since the actual colors have not been shown ??? Chopshop for this guy, plus Ransack and Barrage ??? Obviously no Venom.