The Energon Pub

News Credits: 23 · by **ZenPrime** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:13 pm

If not mentioned already the preorder is up:

http://shop.igeartoys.com/index.php?route=product%2Fproduct&product_id=119

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:33 pm

While cool, I don't really see the point.

News Credits: 23 · by **ZenPrime** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 3:45 pm

Kinda diggin' the lighter blue color than the dark blue of TT's MP Thundercracker.

by **Motorthing** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:01 pm

Just why?

by **Astronopolis** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:27 pm

looks nicer than official, i like the color choices.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 5:36 pm

Astronopolis wrote:looks nicer than official

I don't think I could possibly disagree more with that. The plastic used there looks like some garbage compared to the any of the previous official releases.

News Credits: 1 · by **unicron nemesis** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:52 pm

Doesn't really look that bad to me...I'm actually a little tempted.

by **Astronopolis** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:04 pm

Flux Convoy wrote:
Astronopolis wrote:looks nicer than official

I don't think I could possibly disagree more with that. The plastic used there looks like some garbage compared to the any of the previous official releases.

i dont know about garbage, but its a nice anime accurate look opposed to the very toyetic sparkle flecked blue of the official figures. i never liked the darker blue usually chosen for thundercracker toys. not that im buying it though, im in enough trouble with the missus with just my classics obsession!

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:56 pm

Flux Convoy wrote:While cool, I don't really see the point.

I agree. It would look out of place with the others, assuming the final product looks like what's shown. I do like what they did with the leg/previously hip kibble, though. I wish HasTak woulda done that...

by **dinogeist** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:03 am

Kibble wrote:
Flux Convoy wrote:While cool, I don't really see the point.

I agree. It would look out of place with the others, assuming the final product looks like what's shown. I do like what they did with the leg/previously hip kibble, though. I wish HasTak woulda done that...

I don't like the colors,they look too NEON & G-2 for my taste.

I prefer adult themed darker blue colors.

BTW,Thanks,I didn't know nor realize the hips were remolded to cancel out the ball joints connectors for the wing that got popped into them. I also didn't notice the wings were permanently molded on to the lower outer legs. I PREFER THE LISCENSED WAY over these remolds

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:52 am

I'm going to keep holding out for a Hasbro release for Thundercracker. I'm avoiding the TT release due to the assembly error and want a matched set of the season 1 Seekers so the remoulding here puts this guy out of the running. I'm working with the Hasbro releases of Starscream and Skywarp so I'll still need to put some silver backed faction symbols over the painted ones to get the set to match anyway. Why they messed up Skywarp's wing symbols after getting it right on Starsream (for once totally baffles me.

by **tmk9883** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:03 am

Tempting but not totally digging the light blue. I think he would look goofy next to my MP Starscream and Skywarp with his almost pastel colors.

by **dinogeist** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:35 pm

tmk9883 wrote:Tempting but not totally digging the light blue. I think he would look goofy next to my MP Starscream and Skywarp with his almost pastel colors.

not a fan of pastel colors either on TF toys. I'd imagine this toy would blend in perfectly with the pastel colored hasbro animated TF toys.