The Energon Pub

by **adamage1** » Tue Aug 05, 2025 1:17 pm

I just received my SS86 Megatron from BBTS, and while I haven’t had a chance to fully open up the package and explore his transformation yet, I can say right off the bat that the lower leg color is nowhere near as blue as some of the initial photos have suggested. It is a much more muted, slightly blueish gray, which gave me a sigh of relief. I can’t wait to get him open later this evening and get him posed on the shelf.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Aug 05, 2025 1:51 pm

I got a surprise email notice from Amazon today that Scavenger and Megatron are already out for delivery along with Alchemist Prime from AotP. Can't wait!

News Credits: 2 · by **Hero Alpha** » Tue Aug 05, 2025 4:43 pm

My Perceptor and cassettes should be here tomorrow. Still nothing about Megatron, although reading that some of you guys got the ready email from Pulse, gives me some hope. I didn't think Megs would be out for a couple more months so good news.

by **Till-all-R1** » Tue Aug 05, 2025 5:42 pm

WTH, it feels like only last week I preordered Megs and people already getting it delivered! Maybe because I had to order through Pulse because Amazon sold out before I could get to him. Which means another month wait most likely. Meanwhile i did get a notice for Grimlock.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Aug 05, 2025 6:02 pm

Till-all-R1 wrote:WTH, it feels like only last week I preordered Megs and people already getting it delivered! Maybe because I had to order through Pulse because Amazon sold out before I could get to him. Which means another month wait most likely. Meanwhile i did get a notice for Grimlock.

That's what happens when Hasbro drags so long revealing something that Takara Tomy shows it first. They really dropped the ball, but at least it seems like there'll be enough to go around. We should have seen him back at Toy Fair and pre-orders in April.

Emerje

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Wed Aug 06, 2025 12:27 am

I missed out on both Scavenger and Mixmaster from both Hasbro and Amazon the 1st time, so I was happy to see Scavenger back in stock. Of course, the only one left missing had to be a leg. >:oP

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Aug 06, 2025 1:33 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:I missed out on both Scavenger and Mixmaster from both Hasbro and Amazon the 1st time, so I was happy to see Scavenger back in stock. Of course, the only one left missing had to be a leg.

In the future they should plan the limb releases better.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed Aug 06, 2025 5:32 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:I missed out on both Scavenger and Mixmaster from both Hasbro and Amazon the 1st time, so I was happy to see Scavenger back in stock. Of course, the only one left missing had to be a leg.

In the future they should plan the limb releases better.

I think we say that with every combiner. Problem here is unlike the Age of the Primes line where all of the Aerialbot limbs are Deluxes paired in waves as a response to colossally screwing up the Stunticons, they appear to be doubling down on screwing it up with the Combaticons and Constructicons. Yeah, there's a necessity to mixing Deluxe and Voyager figures, but it sure doesn't make getting them easy for everybody.

Emerje

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Wed Aug 06, 2025 12:43 pm

Emerje wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:I missed out on both Scavenger and Mixmaster from both Hasbro and Amazon the 1st time, so I was happy to see Scavenger back in stock. Of course, the only one left missing had to be a leg.

In the future they should plan the limb releases better.

I think we say that with every combiner. Problem here is unlike the Age of the Primes line where all of the Aerialbot limbs are Deluxes paired in waves as a response to colossally screwing up the Stunticons, they appear to be doubling down on screwing it up with the Combaticons and Constructicons. Yeah, there's a necessity to mixing Deluxe and Voyager figures, but it sure doesn't make getting them easy for everybody.

Emerje

For me, the biggest screw up with the constructions was making Scrapper in a split case with 2 other figures and Mixmaster 2 per case with 1 other figure. Assuming the same number of cases in a production run, that means there will be twice as many Mixmasters in existence than Scrappers without some type of repack.

by **adamage1** » Wed Aug 06, 2025 3:17 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:I missed out on both Scavenger and Mixmaster from both Hasbro and Amazon the 1st time, so I was happy to see Scavenger back in stock. Of course, the only one left missing had to be a leg.

Big Bad Toy Store still has all 6 Constructicons available to order/preorder.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Search?HideSoldOut=true&PageSize=100&SortOrder=New&Series=13851

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:27 am

OK, Amazon seems to be a little confused about if my Scavenger is coming today or not. In several places it says arriving today, others say it hasn't shipped, and the tracking itself is telling me both!

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Emerje

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Thu Aug 07, 2025 10:34 am

Emerje wrote:OK, Amazon seems to be a little confused about if my Scavenger is coming today or not. In several places it says arriving today, others say it hasn't shipped, and the tracking itself is telling me both!

Screenshot 2025-08-07 112504.jpg

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Emerje

Schrödinger’s Scavenger. :lol: