The Energon Pub

by **Cloudraker_Fastlane** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:16 pm

Hey never really noticed the G1 toy of megs is basically a prowl/ratchet head with a funny hat on lol. :-?

by **TimothyR** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:32 pm

2scraplets1kup wrote:lol, this is hilarious. Henkei is much better. Not only does the Windtop thing match in red on Henkei, the chrome legs are nicer. But for anyone that doesn't have the mold it's good I guess. One of my favorite molds. Megatron though? ugh.. Still not a good enough Megatron for Classics. Can anyone stand up to Hegemon?

hilarious? i don't see how an animation color accurate prime is hilarious.. but okay. i'd personally prefer this version over the henkei version.

Dead Metal wrote:I like that Optimus, it's a great mold plus the cartoon accurate white is actually pretty nice to see on a toy for once.
Although it's pretty odd to have show accurate colours on a mold that's vastly different from the actual cartoon model. If it'S not too expensive to get I might get it for my Classics Prime collection.

you are absolutely right. i've said this quite a few times.. they never give prime his proper white waist/thighs.

i'd kill for an MP prime with this scheme.. this scheme would make that mold completely perfect.. maybe one day they'll do it.. make his waist and thighs white, get rid of the silver stripes in truck mode.. i'd be all over it.

News Credits: 119 · by **megatronus** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:53 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Am I the only one who doesn't have a problem with GDO Megatron's headsculpt in the images?

It's not all that horrible in a vacuum. Not awesome, and a bit cartoon-y, but not at all horrible.

But taken in juxtaposition with the promo art, and, well... I can see where there's much to be desired.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:09 pm

TimothyR wrote:
2scraplets1kup wrote:lol, this is hilarious. Henkei is much better. Not only does the Windtop thing match in red on Henkei, the chrome legs are nicer. But for anyone that doesn't have the mold it's good I guess. One of my favorite molds. Megatron though? ugh.. Still not a good enough Megatron for Classics. Can anyone stand up to Hegemon?

hilarious? i don't see how an animation color accurate prime is hilarious.. but okay. i'd personally prefer this version over the henkei version.

Dead Metal wrote:I like that Optimus, it's a great mold plus the cartoon accurate white is actually pretty nice to see on a toy for once.
Although it's pretty odd to have show accurate colours on a mold that's vastly different from the actual cartoon model. If it'S not too expensive to get I might get it for my Classics Prime collection.

you are absolutely right. i've said this quite a few times.. they never give prime his proper white waist/thighs.

i'd kill for an MP prime with this scheme.. this scheme would make that mold completely perfect.. maybe one day they'll do it.. make his waist and thighs white, get rid of the silver stripes in truck mode.. i'd be all over it.

Me too, It would rock to have MP 10 in cartoon colours!

Man I just realized, the Bludgeon mold has never had a decent head (not counting the HEadrobots one), they all look crap and bloated.
The original Bludgeon head is bloated and horribe, the Overlord head is crap and this one here too.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:17 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
Man I just realized, the Bludgeon mold has never had a decent head (not counting the HEadrobots one), they all look crap and bloated.
The original Bludgeon head is bloated and horribe, the Overlord head is crap and this one here too.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:21 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:
Man I just realized, the Bludgeon mold has never had a decent head (not counting the HEadrobots one), they all look crap and bloated.
The original Bludgeon head is bloated and horribe, the Overlord head is crap and this one here too.

Hey, that's my family motto!

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:48 pm

Sigh. I'll be getting that Prime. Too cool!

by **XDMan** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:26 pm

New pakaging, same, old product.

While that Optimus looks nice, I just think it has been redecoed too often. I think we should just get a new Prime (by new, I mean DESIGN new, not REDECO new), like a Voyager based on his appearance in Ongoing (from IDW), even if it it may not be as popular as Toyworld's Orion. Anyone with me (though I will admit, this is a cool repaint that looks more cartoon accurate)?

Megatron does look AWESOME with that paintjob, it's just the clown face that is the weakest point. Maybe it is just the toy fitting Bludgeon more than Megatron that makes me not like the bot mode, because why would Megatron be a samurai??? Like Prime, I think Megs should get a Voyager based figure, based on his design in "Chaos Theory, Part 1".

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:31 am

Why should anyone care about these?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:48 am

Flux Convoy wrote:Why should anyone care about these?

Japanese fans would at least want Megatron since they never got the GDO Megatron remold of ROTF Bludgeon.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 11:56 am

They never got G2 either. I stand by my previous question. Unless they are wanting it for the BWII Megastorm nod. However, I should have been more clear. Why should any of us care?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:07 pm

Flux Convoy wrote:They never got G2 either.

They did get the mold as Megastorm (which you point out later, defeating your argument).

Flux Convoy wrote:I stand by my previous question. Unless they are wanting it for the BWII Megastorm nod.

Why would they want a silver G1-decoed tank Megatron to use as the mostly green Megastorm?

Flux Convoy wrote:However, I should have been more clear. Why should any of us care?

Shoud we? Are we the intended audience for this, or is it the Japanese fandom?

As for why we're being told about this at all if we're not the intended audience, it's because this is a Transformers news site and any TF news is fair game to be posted. Same reason we get news stories about a MLP comic featuring Optimus Prime on the cover.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:17 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Flux Convoy wrote:They never got G2 either.
They did get the mold as Megastorm (which you point out later, defeating your argument).

Flux Convoy wrote:I stand by my previous question. Unless they are wanting it for the BWII Megastorm nod.
Why would they want a silver G1-decoed tank Megatron to use as the mostly green Megastorm?

Flux Convoy wrote:However, I should have been more clear. Why should any of us care?
Shoud we? Are we the intended audience for this, or is it the Japanese fandom?

As for why we're being told about this at all if we're not the intended audience, it's because this is a Transformers news site and any TF news is fair game to be posted. Same reason we get news stories about a MLP comic featuring Optimus Prime on the cover.

Was you final paragraph truly necessary? The know it all attitude is a bit condescending.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:44 pm

Sabre, flux is right. Nobody should care about this. It's cool in theory, but the head-mold is so bad it looks like it's been designed by whoever does FunnPub's exclusive toy heads (not the awesome ones from 2 years ago since the majority of those where the secondary heads to the Generations molds).
Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if it was actually done by the same guy.

News Credits: 3 · by **Manterax Prime** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:23 pm

I'm gonna need to get the money for Prime as I missed out on the classics release.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:47 am

Dead Metal wrote:Sabre, flux is right. Nobody should care about this.

That's why I asked him if why we should care if we're not the intended audience but no answer was given to me from him. I mean, who here has said that we are supposed to care about these?

But, at the same time, things we don't care about get posted here all the time, and likely will continue to be so simply because it's TF news and everything is fair game here.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:06 am

Not everything needs to be argued into dust. Rhetorical questions don't need answers. Who should care about these? No one should, regardless of the audience or market. Tired of the know it all bs from some. Totally kills any enjoyment I derive from this, my favorite, Transformers site. Having said that, the ignore list grows by one. Over it.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:27 am

eHobby has put up a pre-order page for their exclusive Transformers Cloud TFC-D01 Megatron and with the pre-order comes many new images of the figure. According to the pre-order page, Megatron will be shipping in late May 2014. Also Planet Iacon has posted some new images of TFC-A01 Optimus Prime. Prime is exclusive to TakaraTomyMall. Check out the images below.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:47 am

That Convoy mold never grows old. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 3:17 am

fenrir72 wrote:That Convoy mold never grows old.

I was just thinking the same thing. I'm half tempted to buy that mold yet again just to get this repaint

.

by **DEANO85** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:15 am

I don't have this Optimus mold yet. So good time to pick him up in this deco. Wondering how much he will be and to get it to Australia.

by **Shadowstream** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:22 am

The contrast of the wind vane against the rest of the truck makes it look like a truck wearing a baseball cap on backwards...

News Credits: 86 · by **Powered Convoy** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 6:31 am

Seems no one can find Optimus' product page for some reason.

Optimus Page (has more photos)
http://takaratomymall.jp/special/tfcloud/lineup01.html

Megatron's Additional Page
http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/html/page21.html

Story Page
http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/html/page22.html

Randy

by **Dorkimus** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 7:21 am

That Megatron doesn't look that bad though his legs are a bit wonky. But at least in those promo pics he doesn't look bad. Nice colors and headsculpt

Optimus is optimus. Not bad mold and I actually don't even have that Classics version. I have ultra magnus and nemesis (legit one).

by **frogbat** » Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:05 am

i have bludgeon and it's a fave mould of mine but i'm not feeling it for this megs. Guess of all the recent decepticon leaders my fave was the war for cybertron one.

i'm ashamed to admit i don't have that OP mould : ( was late to the game and he became expensive, hopefully this might come in at a decent price.