The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:08 am

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=159265

Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:22 am

i'm gonna wait for the earth mode, looks much better. and 9 hope that the earth mode will also have a face cover, becuz his mouth looks dumb.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:25 am

Deluxe class is just too small for a Prime.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:29 am

well some kids won't be aloud to get the more expensive voyager prime. these will sell out fast.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 9:58 am

im gettin' both earth and cybertron mode

News Credits: 1 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:35 am

I'll end up buying this, but I doubt I'll keep him in his alt. mode.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:40 am

Despite having washed out of the Autobot Academy...

Boy, I wonder what that's all about.

And you know, how come Hasbro never bothered with Cybertronian modes for the G1 line? There's clearly a lot of potential for new toys there.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:47 am

Still can't really get around the whole animated concept. Think they're trying to follow too much of the art style from the animated shows like Batman, Superman etc. I just don't think it works because TFs are robots after all. No need to antropomorphise them like this

That being said, toys and packaging look nice. Probably will get only ONE of each for this line.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 10:57 am

Since when is academy training a "Galactic Power and/or Ability".

And every packaged toy we've seen so far has had a 3/4 difficulty level.

Glitcher wrote:

And you know, how come Hasbro never bothered with Cybertronian modes for the G1 line? There's clearly a lot of potential for new toys there.

Maybe because there were no futuristic Diaclone/Microman toys?

And they all had the same robot mode, so it'd be pretty hard to do.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:23 am

his axe doesnt match with the one his holding in the picture

Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:03 pm

I'm probably one of the very few who actually likes Prime's face. I guess that makes me a heretic :-P

What do they mean by "washed out of the autobot academy"? Does that mean being fresh out of the academy or kicked out?

Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:17 pm

All of these "in package" auctions make me mad that this line didn't come out for Christmas. I mean the movie is airing on the 26th.

The new Power Ranger line is out and that series won't start for a while after Christmas.

News Credits: 668 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:28 pm

*sighs* That's a shame.

Every time I see these figures they just get worse and worse for me. I really am trying to like them, because I told myself that we're stuck with them, might as well try to make the best of it.

No deal.

I just can't wrangle my brain (or heart) into liking these...at all. I wouldn't even buy them if they were on 90% sale.

I still have to admit they look like their animation counterparts and that still impresses me beyond belief, but they're just not TF enough for me. They are, but they aren't. I'm used to blocky, then streamlined, then a combo of the two, but I just can't get used to this Teen Titans style of TFs...it just doesn't work for me.

Dangit.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:31 pm

what exactly is double handed axe? :???:

or should it be double headed axe?

News Credits: 9 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:37 pm

I can't wait to start getting these...

Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:53 pm

It'll be nice to see something besides movie figures on the shelves, but I dunno. Still not convinced.

News Credits: 335 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:06 pm

Front Paged and Credited.

I'm interested to see what Voyager Prime will end up looking like.

News Credits: 462 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:18 pm

There have been too many of these shown on the Net and no sign of the voyager Earth mode figure. When are we gonna see some decent pics of THAT figure?

Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:23 pm

Prime still looks like Mr Freeze to me and not very likeable, not to mention that packaging looks like one of those 1 buck cheapo robots.

News Credits: 49 · Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:41 pm

Still not interested in toon-town Optimus Prime.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:51 pm

ThunderZap wrote:what exactly is double handed axe? or should it be double headed axe?

A large axe that has to be weilded two-handed I would assume, unlike some battle-axes that are smaller & can be weilded with one...something just a tad larger than a hatchet.

Anyway, I would honestly have to say aside from movie protoform Prime, this has to be the worst alt mode he has ever had....I dunno if its the large single window or the fact that it looks like the cab was squished from the front & back, but it's just asthetically bad. Surely alien robots have some sense of taste....or perhaps retaliating from being made fun of is why he got dropped from the academy....
"Hey look, here comes the short bus....oh wait, it's just Optimus."

Also about Prime....why a noob? The noob's ascention to power angle's been done with Primal, & IIRC there was about 5 seasons of that between BW & BM. So so far we've got 2 seasons of G1 as a full-fledged leader(since he dies in the movie & only had guest appearences after that), 5 of up-&-comer, 3 of the Japanese style of "hey, look what this toy can do...oh yeah, he fights bad guys while doing super-poses, too." Why not let him be the battle-hardened unstoppable juggernaught champion with a heart of gold he ws in G1 again for awhile. I mean gee, it hasn't been done in what...20 years? In video format anyways.

Eh, I just want to see the true Prime personality in action.....& not have to go back & see the same 30-50 episodes he was in in G1 over & over to see it, either. That's kinda like missing your best friend & being told to go back & watch old movies of you interacting instead of actually meeting up with him to catch up.

.......I'll get off my soapbox now.......

edit, I just noticed after looking at the pics again, his axe is like single-handed one he has in the picture....it just extends & the blade splits & half swings around to make the larger battle axe.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:34 pm

I'm liking these toys more and more, I'm digging the Lumberjack look.

Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:37 pm

I can't be bothered to read every fact about TFs Animated, but is there actually any confirmation that there will be an Earth mode of these toys and also, Voyager Class figures or even Leader Class?

Deluxe sucks for Prime.

And I wonder what his Earth mode will look like.

Can someone shed some light on it?

Thanks,

Dan