The Energon Pub

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 12:22 pm

EVERYTHING IS FINE

by **wilcosu35** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 12:31 pm

"'T is but a scratch!"

"Your face's come off."

"No it's not."

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 12:54 pm

Va'al wrote:EVERYTHING IS FINE

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 1:13 pm

Look at that dazzling texture detail! This Megatron is shimmering! :shock:

Va'al wrote:

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 1:18 pm

Kurona wrote:

Weird stuff.

More cool pix from various sources:

Before:

After:

Easier to shoot without the silver paint.

The likeness is so good.

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 1:27 pm

Cyberpath wrote:[center]Before:

After:

Man, Takara does the BEST plastic surgery!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 1:37 pm

Cyberpath wrote:

Hold on, that G1 Starscream has been customized. Look at the face.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:12 pm

Damn. If this guy wasn't so much money I would seriously get him. That is an amazing looking figure and I now really want it.

*starts repeating Cary's motto: "Sometimes the wants are better than the haves" over and over in his head"

Va'al wrote:Such photogenic nonsense.

That may be the best thing said over the last 2 pages! :lol:

Cyberpath wrote:Heh!

I just saw that on Twitter! Tis great!

Ironhidensh wrote:Saying I don't like something, isn't really insulting, it's just giving an opinion. What I really don't want to see, is people being attacked.

From what I read, I wasn't seeing insults, just opinions. My view of things, for those who took it up to debate this claim, which is valid considering the looks of Facebook over this Megatron.

fenrir72 wrote:Doth protest too much "X". No need to get snippy. IHD wasn't mad so why should you be?

Please don't. You are completely misreading the way he is wording stuff. the Kid's 15 and has always used that, it's not snippy talk.

wilcosu35 wrote:"'T is but a scratch!"

"Your face's come off."

"No it's not."

*Promptly spits out cherry-vanilla-coke from sheetz he was enjoying drinking*

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:33 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Damn. If this guy wasn't so much money I would seriously get him. That is an amazing looking figure and I now really want it.

*starts repeating Cary's motto: "Sometimes the wants are better than the haves" over and over in his head"

Same here. And man, I wish we had some cherry or vanilla coke here.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:36 pm

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Damn. If this guy wasn't so much money I would seriously get him. That is an amazing looking figure and I now really want it.

*starts repeating Cary's motto: "Sometimes the wants are better than the haves" over and over in his head"

Same here. And man, I wish we had some cherry or vanilla coke here.

I need to get another figure to go with Artfire for the free shipping. I was swaying around seeing if TFsource actually got some movie figures (and the Broadside pre-order is gone for some reason now) but then started thinking about other MPs. Saw they had G2 Sideswipe for $70 and they still have the original Primal, and that Megatron is really awesome looking.

Just wish I had more money. If I could somehow get $200 from something random and unexpected, I would buy Megatron. No doubt.

And Sheetz here has the option to add vanilla or cherry syrups to your coke as you dispense it. I add both to coke, Pepsi, and Mountain dew. Works beautifully with all 3

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 7:39 pm

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Damn. If this guy wasn't so much money I would seriously get him. That is an amazing looking figure and I now really want it.

*starts repeating Cary's motto: "Sometimes the wants are better than the haves" over and over in his head"

Same here. And man, I wish we had some cherry or vanilla coke here.

i love vanilla coke
my dad said he might get it for me.
does tfs have shockwave. i can recommend him

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:55 pm

Cyberpath wrote:
Kurona wrote:
Weird stuff.

More cool pix from various sources:

Before:

After:

Easier to shoot without the silver paint.

The likeness is so good.

Ze big Four!

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 10:37 pm

Anyone know why Megatron has 3 blue circles on his belly plate? He's usually depicted with just two, the larger, upper central one, and then a much smaller one below, typically offset towards the right a bit. I can't find any reference where this pattern with an additional small blue circle towards the middle bottom of the belly is used besides MP-36 Megatron. Is it to give him an actual belly button, lol? :lol:

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:04 pm

Got my shipping notice earlier tonight. Praise be to The Chosen Prime!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:19 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:Anyone know why Megatron has 3 blue circles on his belly plate? He's usually depicted with just two, the larger, upper central one, and then a much smaller one below, typically offset towards the right a bit. I can't find any reference where this pattern with an additional small blue circle towards the middle bottom of the belly is used besides MP-36 Megatron. Is it to give him an actual belly button, lol?

I only see two blue circles and a tiny dot, which he does have on his cartoon model:

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Sun Apr 02, 2017 11:49 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:Anyone know why Megatron has 3 blue circles on his belly plate? He's usually depicted with just two, the larger, upper central one, and then a much smaller one below, typically offset towards the right a bit. I can't find any reference where this pattern with an additional small blue circle towards the middle bottom of the belly is used besides MP-36 Megatron. Is it to give him an actual belly button, lol?
I only see two blue circles and a tiny dot, which he does have on his cartoon model:

Thanks, Sabr! I knew you'd come through for me, lol! I was looking at tons of on screen examples of Megatron from the original cartoon, and various G1-related toys, and couldn't find all three blue dots. Figures it would be on the character model. I'm sure that tiny dot got omitted most of the time in practice when drawing the actual episodes. Could you share your source for these character models with me? I'd love to have them for reference in the future. I have a hunch there are more little oddities with deco details that Takara has produced that can be explained by comparing them to the character models rather than the actual cartoon footage.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:07 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:Anyone know why Megatron has 3 blue circles on his belly plate? He's usually depicted with just two, the larger, upper central one, and then a much smaller one below, typically offset towards the right a bit. I can't find any reference where this pattern with an additional small blue circle towards the middle bottom of the belly is used besides MP-36 Megatron. Is it to give him an actual belly button, lol?
I only see two blue circles and a tiny dot, which he does have on his cartoon model:

Thanks, Sabr! I knew you'd come through for me, lol! I was looking at tons of on screen examples of Megatron from the original cartoon, and various G1-related toys, and couldn't find all three blue dots. Figures it would be on the character model. I'm sure that tiny dot got omitted most of the time in practice when drawing the actual episodes. Could you share your source for these character models with me? I'd love to have them for reference in the future. I have a hunch there are more little oddities with deco details that Takara has produced that can be explained by comparing them to the character models rather than the actual cartoon footage.

Indeed! The access of more source materials Takara has which gives them an edge over the 3rds.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 12:50 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:Anyone know why Megatron has 3 blue circles on his belly plate? He's usually depicted with just two, the larger, upper central one, and then a much smaller one below, typically offset towards the right a bit. I can't find any reference where this pattern with an additional small blue circle towards the middle bottom of the belly is used besides MP-36 Megatron. Is it to give him an actual belly button, lol?
I only see two blue circles and a tiny dot, which he does have on his cartoon model:

Thanks, Sabr! I knew you'd come through for me, lol! I was looking at tons of on screen examples of Megatron from the original cartoon, and various G1-related toys, and couldn't find all three blue dots. Figures it would be on the character model. I'm sure that tiny dot got omitted most of the time in practice when drawing the actual episodes. Could you share your source for these character models with me? I'd love to have them for reference in the future. I have a hunch there are more little oddities with deco details that Takara has produced that can be explained by comparing them to the character models rather than the actual cartoon footage.

Granted, these all appear to be fan-colored versions of the cartoon models, but here's where I get them from - http://www.transformers.kiev.ua/index.php?pageid=g1encyclopedia

Also, here are a couple of screencaps of Megatron with the third dot in the cartoon:

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:32 am

Yay!

(From @GenmonTCracker again.)

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:33 am

Thank you, Sabr! Interesting that these character models are all collected on a Russian website (or so I guess). I wonder if there exists a cache of Sunbow character models with official colorations?

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:36 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:Thank you, Sabr! Interesting that these character models are all collected on a Russian website (or so I guess). I wonder if there exists a cache of Sunbow character models with official colorations?

Boltax doesn't have them?

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 1:36 am

And from @dio122112 --

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 4:24 am

Cyberpath wrote:
And from @dio122112 --

Wrong Rumble :lol:

News Credits: 149 · by **Big Grim** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:40 am

Kurona wrote:That said, I really want MP Howlback already...

And Garboil! Can't have just half of the Cobalt Sentry Team. I want em both! I'm amazing it's not happened yet!

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I just can't get past how awkwardly large his head looks in almost every photo.

Agreed. That in one huge bonce!

Cyberpath wrote:
Yay!

(From @GenmonTCracker again.)

Jeez, the photographers are pumping out amazing pictures of Prime Vs Megatron. I like this one in particular!

Cyberpath wrote:
And from @dio122112 --

Awesome!

RIRFIB

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Mon Apr 03, 2017 7:46 am

Big Grim wrote:
Kurona wrote:That said, I really want MP Howlback already...

And Garboil! Can't have just half of the Cobalt Sentry Team. I want em both! I'm amazing it's not happened yet!

Heck yeah, Garboil would be good too - let's not forget a ton of other easy redecoes like Glit/SG Ravage that'd be so easy and so nice to get. Howlback's just kinda special to me, hence why I pointed her out

Not that I'd mind getting a cute little blue laserbeak with her. More obscure repaints for the ragtag teams!