The Energon Pub

Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:05 am

Hi folks

Quick question, Strafe is a redeco of mindwipe yes?

Mindwipe is a jet/robot and fan-formed bat, yes?

Is strafe identical to mindwipe, bar the colours?

is he worth getting?

just asking as Toys'r'us in sheffield UK seem to have uncovered a vast supply of lugnuts, grappels and strafes, and i'm tempted to get them...

News Credits: 33 · Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:17 am

I got Strafe and the paint apps on his face were ****! watch out for that and then i took a good look at his colours and thought he looked lame Mindwipe is the superior, i didnt even take him out the box i took him straight back the next day i just did not like him at all.

The other two i would highly recommend especialy Lugnut i got those the same week i took strafe back glad i did or i would not have been able to get them both.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Aug 31, 2011 5:30 am

The paintjob doesn't seem to like the mold and the character this partical mess is really not very much like the original Technobot. Get Mindwipe instead if you can.

Grapple and Lugnut are awesome.

News Credits: 7 · Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:43 am

Strafe is probably the weaker deco out of the 3 that have made it to the UK (no sign of Deepdive) but I quite like him anyway. My Gentei Strafe hangs out with my smaller scale Classics 'bots and RtS Strafe with the larger scale guys so it's nice to have a (relativly) obscure character represented on both shelves.

Pro tip, if you've got a Home Bargains near you these guys have been showing up for £12 so you could save yourself a few quid there.

Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:03 am

Sweet!

may have to have a look, though my local one just seems to have ROTF BB's for £5...

Not to keen overall on grappel or lugnut, not sure why, but grappel looks a bit to short to me in alt mode, and lugnut... dunno just not my cup of tea. Was interested in strafe only as i've seen the "Bat" version of mindwipe on here, but having an albino bat might have been fun, think i'll only get him if he does appear at home bargains.

Still trying to pick up a couple of the Power core 2 packs, but can't find sabotage, and undertow in the UK atm.

Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:16 am

id definitely get him if he is cheap, but as others have said Mindwipe has a better paint scheme. Both robot mode and alt mode look really nice with minimal kibble.

Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:19 am

your right mate, just found him on homebargains for £12.99 which aint bad at all...

just gotta decide if i want him though still...

News Credits: 33 · Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:14 am

crossblades wrote:
Not to keen overall on grappel or lugnut, not sure why, but grappel looks a bit to short to me in alt mode, and lugnut... dunno just not my cup of tea. Was interested in strafe only as i've seen the "Bat" version of mindwipe on here, but having an albino bat might have been fun.

I could never have chosen Strafe over Lugnut and Grapple but that's me if you can get him the price of a deluxe go for it that's probably the right price for him.

Dont think he will make a good bat though as the gimmick if intentional is because G1 mindwipe is a bat in alt and with ROTF MW being black he has that look.

Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:20 am

I know a LOT of people who would gladly pay you to pick up a Grapple, Lugnut, or Strafe for them...

Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:45 am

hmmm i am tempted to order about 4 of each from the site, then sell tham back on ebay to cover the costs of my 3...

12x£13 = £156

sell each for £22 on ebay (covers postage and ebay fees) and means i'll have paid £0 for mine...

or is that just cheeky?

Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:28 pm

I had Strafe in my hand at TJ Maxx and put him back. He just looks to "movie" to fit in with my Classics. That and he was a straight repaint of Mindwipe. They really didn't do anything to differentiate the two. Give me a new head, rework the jet mode a bit, something!

Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:09 pm

I have yet to see any of these guys in my neck of the woods.I was given hope that they would when my local Walmart Got a stock of the Warpath case in,but then again, I have been disappointed before.