The Energon Pub

News Credits: 337 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:00 pm

Impossibletoys was the company that braught us the light up Quintessons. Now they are creating a Diaclone sized Spike figure. Apparantly his arms and legs will be able to move, his hard hat can come off and he comes with a wrench. You can check out the images over at TFW2005.

Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:15 pm

wow thats bad, it looks like some generic construction toy....looks nothing like him at all......and maybe its just the photo quality but it looks like its made out of playdoh and not plastic..lol

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:29 pm

Ahm ... well yea ... Its cool enough he got hes helm, but ... Okay he looks like puke, sorry! :S - Maybe its just the picture quality -

Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:50 pm

I say Sparklug more than Spike. Really it is.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:52 pm

Well that's......nice. :-/

Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:02 pm

Have any of you have tried painting a diaclone figure or sculping a figure that small? Do you know how difficult it is to paint or sculpt the little details. Plus this a prototype I think it looks good for what it is.
Impossibletoys is small budget company unlike Hasbro or Takaratomy that have machines that scale down the sculpts to a smaller size while keeping the little details.

I think it looks great.

News Credits: 8 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:08 pm

All they need to do is make him fat and we have Sparkplug as well. Im suprised that no one has done this yet. Its a great idea. Now to see what the price is. What they should do is make Sparkplug as well and sell them as a set.

News Credits: 23 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:11 pm

Doesn't even look like Spike. And that hat and wrench WILL get lost by most people...

Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:26 pm

Hmm....Interesting. I think it could have a lot better details, and I really can't see Spike in that picture. Hey did anyone hear about the Transformers Sneek Peek on Spike TV during The Ultimate Fighter 5 this upcoming Saturday at 9PM? I did not see it posted in the news section.

News Credits: 8 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:29 pm

All I can say is "GOOFY BOOTS"

Also on the topic of Quint-01, don't trust the Ebay seller spiritbreaker or whatever the hell is name is. I ordered 5 through him and they showed up fine, but my 6th never arrived, no refund, no email response, nothing. He just took my money and ran.

Just a fair waring, Thanks Trevor Franklin!

Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:31 pm

Air Commander Starscream wrote:Impossibletoys was the company that braught us the light up Quintessons. Now they are creating a Diaclone sized Spike figure. Apparantly his arms and legs will be able to move, his hard hat can come off and he comes with a wrench. You can check out the images over at TFW2005.

Well I guess at least it has the same clothing that Spike would wear...

Looks more like a skinny Sparkplug IMO...

Seriously, a great accessory that is long overdue, yet poorly done even considering it's scale AFAIC.

News Credits: 10 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:42 pm

Geez, that thing's tiny. I can't wait to see some pics of him beside/inside some of the Diaclone TFs. Maybe then people will stop complaining about his detail when they see how small he REALLY is. :\

News Credits: 10 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 5:49 pm

For the size that isn't bad. I hope they improve it, but I'd buy it if the price was decent.

Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:05 pm

Looks like something made by a low budget company in the 70s. Generic construction guy indeed. It could be any one of the generic humans from the first season.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:07 pm

it seems like its made out of rubber.

News Credits: 70 · Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:33 pm

I have a dozen diaclone drivers, (mostly copies from Ken szemethy) and I've always wanted a painted one but couldn't imagine how because they're so small.

Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:09 pm

Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:I say Sparklug more than Spike. Really it is.

That's what I thought when I first saw it.

Wed Jun 20, 2007 11:37 pm

I always wondered where spike or sparkplug were when I got my Optimus Prime and they had a spots to sit in the command station, and even in roller.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 12:21 am

I don't care if it doesn't really look like Spike. Still gonna get it.

I have Quint-01 and love it. I hope they do the rest of the human G1 cast soon as well.

Thu Jun 21, 2007 1:27 am

So he is EDBD. The person who took the pics should put a ruler or other recognizably-sized object in the shot for size reference. It is very helpful!

News Credits: 26 · Fri Jun 22, 2007 12:17 pm

Hell I would get seeing that its the only Spike we will ever see since Hasbro doesn't want to make a human figure asst for the Transformers line

Fri Jun 22, 2007 8:04 pm

why don't they just do all the humans- Carly before and after the movie, Dr. Arkevil, Mr. Burger, Spike after the movie and his exo-suite, Daniel, Spark plug and last but not least Chip.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:52 pm

Cool, it'd be sweet to put him in my G1 Hoist so he can sit in Hoist's chest looking through the window.

And yeah it's Sparkplug not Spike.

Fri Jun 22, 2007 9:56 pm

Satanatron wrote:Have any of you have tried painting a diaclone figure or sculping a figure that small?

Yes. It's incredibly hard. The results are often disastrous.
So is this figure's alleged likeness being somehow attached to "Spike".
It's disastrous, comicly so.
It HAS to be Sparkplug.