The Energon Pub

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 9:28 pm

Stay tuned for more to come. Pete said that they'd be posting even more unused concepts like this in the next few days, after the con.

by **ausbot** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:04 pm

I'd kill for the override figure.

by **Hydrargyrus** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:21 pm

I'm mesmerized by this stuff...
I'd never buy most of them, but I really like the creativity that goes into each design.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:23 pm

I wouldn't say so @ Flywheels. After all, we got Megalligator -- and we know TFCC previously cancelled CW Nemesis Prime when it turned out Takara done something very similar. That tells me these proposed ideas were very early; early enough for the E-Hobby stuff to not immediately shoot down Megalligator and possibly even early enough for Hasbro to pinch the Flywheels idea. Anything's possible, if unlikely.

God I would have loved Override.

News Credits: 1 · by **megamanfan** » Sat Jun 24, 2017 10:55 pm

didn't we end up getting like half of these anyway?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 12:18 am

megamanfan wrote:didn't we end up getting like half of these anyway?

Some of those did get produced, some after a few changes like Breakdown and Wildrider switching molds. The point is to get a glimpse of the brainstorming process for those figures produced or not, which is always interesting to see... not to mention how FunPub and eHobby seem to think alike :lol:

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:18 am

So many great ideas, gone to waste.

Also shown off at Pete's Robot Convention was Energon Megatron from Titans Return Black Shadow, which upon viewing a part of me died. The knowledge that it would never be made depressed me. :-(

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:20 am

can honestly say none of these appeal to me at all anyways.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:33 am

I would have loved the Beast Machines stuff and most of TFSS 6.0.(all but SG Rodimus) I am glad we got the animated Stunticons set as that's my favorite box set.

News Credits: 10 · by **Terrsolpix** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 2:20 am

Who thought of the different transformation on Thrust? Find them and give them some sort of meaningless title that shows off how brilliant they are.

by **frogbat** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:25 am

Saw some interesting concepts posted from the show like doubledealer from hardhead... they look quite good and interesting. In a way it's a pity but then again it leaves more of a door open for hasbro to tackle some characters themselves

by **WarzoneBeta** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 4:01 am

So am I the only one who just started screaming at the computer screen in frustration?

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:13 am

I totally would have bought that Override. Why they didn't do her instead of Nautica for the Velocitron set I'm not sure, it would have made much more sense for the theme and it would have worked better too (plus it would have required less retooling).

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:44 am

LOST Cybertronian wrote:I would have loved the Beast Machines stuff and most of TFSS 6.0.(all but SG Rodimus) I am glad we got the animated Stunticons set as that's my favorite box set.

And SG Rodimus was the thing I loved most from that set. I needed him.

Wanna do a split purchase?! :lol:

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 11:38 am

That Alligator/Crocodile Prime was actually something I planned on making for a stop motion where he lost his truck parts and "de-evolved" into having a beast mode. Kind of like when Wolverine had his adamantium removed and got more feral (I have crazy ideas :oops:

)

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 3:04 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:not to mention how FunPub and eHobby seem to think alike

Except the club would have give us a proper body for Megalligator.

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:50 pm

Anyone have any idea what they made the "rcordicon" Ratbat from?

News Credits: 10 · by **Terrsolpix** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:56 pm

Zeedust wrote:Anyone have any idea what they made the "rcordicon" Ratbat from?

G1 doubledealer's deception powermaster.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:08 pm

Terrsolpix wrote:
Zeedust wrote:Anyone have any idea what they made the "rcordicon" Ratbat from?

G1 doubledealer's deception powermaster.

It actually looks like a whole new tooling. Wouldn't surprise me; since BotCon 2014 Scorponok, the Club stepped their game up.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:32 pm

Zeedust wrote:Anyone have any idea what they made the "rcordicon" Ratbat from?

What Ratbat? You aren't confusing him with Skar, are you?

by **Hydrargyrus** » Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:39 pm

Mindmaster wrote:So many great ideas, gone to waste.

That's where you're... well, wrong. These ideas are not exactly wasted, in fact, I would say more of the opposite: Hasbro will most likely see these in some way (along with reactions), and put them on some list of ideas for the (far) future. If so, these figures, if released, will be much cheaper. Hopefully that puts a more positive spin on these wonderful ideas.

Also, y'know, customizers

P.S. This is not an attack, personal or otherwise.

[EDIT]: Oh, yeah, almost forgot: those box sets full of miscellaneous retools/redecos.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 1:04 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Zeedust wrote:Anyone have any idea what they made the "rcordicon" Ratbat from?
What Ratbat? You aren't confusing him with Skar, are you?

I'll take a big wager and say the head is totally made from scratch, possibly aside from the wings that are designed after Skar:

Transformers G1 1988 Skar (Doubleclouder) Gallery

It could even be the pretool head design for the Mindwipe mold, who knows? The design being a render leads me to think that.

News Credits: 8 · by **Mr.MicroMaster** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:59 am

It is a crying same we will not be getting some of these

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 2:08 pm

It might be years from now, but I'll be genuinely surprised if an Energon Megatron or Galvatron never happens from the Black Shadow mold. It practically looks intended for it!

by **Easy Tiger** » Mon Jun 26, 2017 7:19 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Zeedust wrote:Anyone have any idea what they made the "rcordicon" Ratbat from?
What Ratbat? You aren't confusing him with Skar, are you?

I'll take a big wager and say the head is totally made from scratch, possibly aside from the wings that are designed after Skar:

Transformers G1 1988 Skar (Doubleclouder) Gallery

It could even be the pretool head design for the Mindwipe mold, who knows? The design being a render leads me to think that.

It's not a render, it's just a surprisingly well done Photoshop. The wings and legs *are* Skar's. Pretty certain the head too.

Couple of tells: the legs don't match up against the body on either side, and the wings still have faint mold flash circles.