The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5 · by **REMINATOR** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:15 pm

In response to MROP:
Til this day, I refuse to buy any MP Seeker due to that samurai hip kibble. Thank you very much TTomy for your REALISTIC Alt.Mode, but your robot mode suck! The prototype was better!
What my point? I would rather have a good looking robot mode and sacrifice the alt. mode. Both MP1 and MP10 are gorgeous in its own right. MP10 alt.mode is perfect the way it is.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:18 pm

MR Optimus Prime wrote:Man I AM sorry, but compared to MP-01, you are getting ripped off. What is sad, is that after over 25 years, MP-01 nor MP-10 have a more realistic vehicle mode than G1 Prime.

Yeah well, I already own MP-1.

I have to say that, due to his larger size and longer legs, MP-1 strikes a more impressive figure on the shelf as a central showpiece in bot mode [along with MP-Megs], but on my desktop, MP-10 reigns supreme. He's in scale with my Generations/Classics collection, which makes him the perfect G1 OP to be posed with them.

As for his alt mode, I think it looks convincing enough as a truck, and looks close enough to the G1 cartoon incarnation of OP that it doesn't matter at all if it isn't accurate to a real-life snub nose truck.

Like I said, I'm really impressed by his updated G1 look, and whatever inaccuracies it suffers in alt mode compared to a real truck is not an issue to me.

I'm not saying he's perfect or anything, but I personally think MP-10 is a worth addition to the MP line, even if the price is really steep.

News Credits: 3 · by **No One** » Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:48 pm

I just wish they had paid as much realism to the rear like they did the cab, if you can do it for Buster OP you can do it for G1 OP.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:15 am

MR Optimus Prime wrote:I just wish they had paid as much realism to the rear like they did the cab, if you can do it for Buster OP you can do it for G1 OP.

Yeah, I agree on that. It's as if they just redid the legs for the sake of redoing it. I personally think they could have kept the legs just like they did for MP-01.

by **feeiq90** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:29 am

any comparison pic with the faith leader??i thought it will be the same height :-B

by **donnie_707** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:52 am

hopefully hasbro will bring this over to the states

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:18 am

Even G1 OP isn't vehicle accurate. If they'd made the back part accurate there wouldn't be much material with which to make legs. They'd be full of gaps. Anyway, once the trailer is attached the inaccuracy of that part is covered.

feeiq90 wrote:any comparison pic with the faith leader??i thought it will be the same height

I saw one further back in this thread I think. He's slightly taller.

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:54 pm

Mykltron wrote:
feeiq90 wrote:any comparison pic with the faith leader??i thought it will be the same height

I saw one further back in this thread I think. He's slightly taller.

Ask and ye shall....

whkvictor wrote:Thx Mach for posting my pics here!
Size comparison: MP-01, PP01C, MP-10

I still haven't seen one in truck mode yet (and I'm really curious)....

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 6:59 pm

Stormrider wrote:

What are all the rectangular holes for on the trailer? A future release with something attaching there?

Hmmmm....

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:54 am

metaphorge wrote:
Stormrider wrote:

What are all the rectangular holes for on the trailer? A future release with something attaching there?

Hmmmm....

I do hope they do Nemesis/Black Convoy.

And I have mine in hand now as well. First impression, it is not a $250 toy. Second impression. It's a nice toy with some accessories, and the trailer is huge and has some nice details in it that we have not had before.

Buyer's remorse, sort of. I really do think HASBRO will release this in the HA line.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:18 am

I should have mine later today, oddly unexcited.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:19 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:I do hope they do Nemesis/Black Convoy.

I think he's talking about the cannon pack mounted in the front of the trailer in that pic.

News Credits: 3 · by **metaphorge** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:01 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:I do hope they do Nemesis/Black Convoy.
I think he's talking about the cannon pack mounted in the front of the trailer in that pic.

Bingo; perhaps something more like this?

G2 Optimus Prime by Despotes, on Flickr

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:05 pm

metaphorge wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:I do hope they do Nemesis/Black Convoy.
I think he's talking about the cannon pack mounted in the front of the trailer in that pic.

Bingo; perhaps something more like this?

G2 Optimus Prime by Despotes, on Flickr

Right, I know what you were getting at with your pic for what the holes were for, I just saw the black convoy and wanted to reiterate how much I want to see a black convoy from this.

Accessories to me are meh that are included.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:21 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:Right, I know what you were getting at with your pic for what the holes were for, I just saw the black convoy and wanted to reiterate how much I want to see a black convoy from this.

Though, would you want him as a good guy clone, a bad guy clone, or Optimus himself powered up? (all three of which have become commonplace in the Optimus/Convoy black repaints)

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:04 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Right, I know what you were getting at with your pic for what the holes were for, I just saw the black convoy and wanted to reiterate how much I want to see a black convoy from this.
Though, would you want him as a good guy clone, a bad guy clone, or Optimus himself powered up? (all three of which have become commonplace in the Optimus/Convoy black repaints)

Back story matters not, black convoy is black convoy on the shelf...

?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:32 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Right, I know what you were getting at with your pic for what the holes were for, I just saw the black convoy and wanted to reiterate how much I want to see a black convoy from this.
Though, would you want him as a good guy clone, a bad guy clone, or Optimus himself powered up? (all three of which have become commonplace in the Optimus/Convoy black repaints)

Back story matters not, black convoy is black convoy on the shelf... ? ?

Ah, but you see, my friend, backstory is what breathes life into these beings, and makes them all the more appealing and and all the more worth purchasing. :-B

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:13 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
metaphorge wrote:
Stormrider wrote:

What are all the rectangular holes for on the trailer? A future release with something attaching there?

Hmmmm....

I do hope they do Nemesis/Black Convoy.

And I have mine in hand now as well. First impression, it is not a $250 toy. Second impression. It's a nice toy with some accessories, and the trailer is huge and has some nice details in it that we have not had before.

Buyer's remorse, sort of. I really do think HASBRO will release this in the HA line.

Your comment came two hours too late. I placed my order right before your post and now I am feeling buyer's remorse. #-o