The Energon Pub

Haven’t opened the Megs and Hotlink yet. He looks good in the box. My only complaint with the OG Siege one was actually that I fell in love with the Blitzwing co-tool (minus the two-tone fusion cannon)

Hotlink, Deecover and Elita-1 are definitely quite high on my list of 'will try to get if its doable'. Cheetor I've got no idea, will depend on the mold and how he looks. As much as I'm in the minority who find some positives about POTP Elita-1 (if you ignore the poopy sticker quality, her vehicle mode is lovely) I'd definitely be down to get a more toon-accurate, smaller Elita-1 with the car mod and will probably repurpose her POTP self as someone else or an upgraded form.

I'm not too much of a sucker for 'toon accuracy but its definitely a figure I'd want to display alongside Siege Optimus because he need his waifu!

Skritz wrote:Hotlink, Deecover and Elita-1 are definitely quite high on my list of 'will try to get if its doable'. Cheetor I've got no idea, will depend on the mold and how he looks. As much as I'm in the minority who find some positives about POTP Elita-1 (if you ignore the poopy sticker quality, her vehicle mode is lovely) I'd definitely be down to get a more toon-accurate, smaller Elita-1 with the car mod and will probably repurpose her POTP self as someone else or an upgraded form.

I'm not too much of a sucker for 'toon accuracy but its definitely a figure I'd want to display alongside Siege Optimus because he need his waifu!

So many of those TR and PotP molds would have been so much better w/o stickers....

I was/am a fan of the combiner Elita One.

I’m also curious about the next wave. Also- do we think it may get unique or completely exclusive releases?

I guess the wave one equivalent being Hotlink & Scrapface (everyone else is just repainted versus unique characters(.

I can’t see Bee being completely exclusive to Walmart.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:Scrapface on the other hand.... need to resist getting two more....

Fortunately Hasbro is helping you resist by making him 1 per case. As soon as I realized that, I gave up on a trio. (Also already having 3 regulars and the exclusive 3 pack helps resist too).

I think a camera made of 2 Refraktors and Scrapface in the middle looks good, unfortunately his accessories are a different color. Of course if you already have 3 Refraktors, it's not a problem.

Anyone else here think that the Netflix version of Hound has a better color scheme then the normal version for the most part?

Stuff like having a yellow striped instead of an orange one just looks better.

Deadput wrote:Anyone else here think that the Netflix version of Hound has a better color scheme then the normal version for the most part?

Stuff like having a yellow striped instead of an orange one just looks better.

I like how his gold stripe is worn. They did a good job with that, but the all gray accessories made me think twice.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Yeah, I don't get why the Netflix version is so highly thought of either. I have the Siege and the anniversary version, and I like them well enough, but the Netflix one is not different enough to warrant a 3rd purchase of the mold. My main gripe is that I think his paint job is crap. I would want the accurate Pinpointer from the box and that's it.

Like so many of us who snatched up Crosshairs... like me. The G1-accurate Lionizer sweetens the deal more.

I saw that end cap display, much to my surprise. What to get...

I went to Wallmart and grabbed Megatron today. Plenty of him and Hotlink. Of course I had already got Hotlink as a future birthday present for twice the price form ebay ... happens every frikkin' time.

I think this is THE definitive Classics Megatron. Has the right look. The right alt. mode. The right paint job. Good articulation. I'm not sure what they can do to make a better Megatron, but this tops the list as far as official releases go.

If I see him, I might get Mirage and pretend he's a different character.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

SpikeyTigertron wrote:Scrapface on the other hand.... need to resist getting two more....

Fortunately Hasbro is helping you resist by making him 1 per case. As soon as I realized that, I gave up on a trio. (Also already having 3 regulars and the exclusive 3 pack helps resist too).

I think a camera made of 2 Refraktors and Scrapface in the middle looks good, unfortunately his accessories are a different color. Of course if you already have 3 Refraktors, it's not a problem.

Of course you can also just get silly.

So the closest WM to me didn't have the display but they had quite a few Netflix deluxes. They also had 1 really-beat-up Megatron, which I purchased upon inspection that overthinking looked in tact.

Oddly, everything was there, but there was a significant lack of tie-downs (only 2 on pinpointer). I wonder if this is Hasbro's slow move towards using less plastic, a packaging error, or someone did really return it, but put everything back?

Anyway, although this is the 4th use of this Megatorn, this is MY first go at it. If nto for the Battlemasters included, I would have skipped this one as well. This is my first Modern megatron toy, and eh....although it is getting some praise, I'm just not feeling it. In fact I had it transformed iniitally incorrectly because I coudln't get the front end of the tank all clocked in place. I figured it out, but I cant tell you how, it was quite accidental .

As I've mentioned in other threads, I'm not sure we'll ever get my *ideal* version of Megatron (MP version scaled down, less parts/budget) not possible for a variety if reasons. But oh well.

Now just need to find Hotlink, and my only seeker, will be one of the most obscure ones

Quick Question: which Optimus Prime would go with Netflix Megatron? The shiny 35th Anniversary one or the Siege original?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Quick Question: which Optimus Prime would go with Netflix Megatron? The shiny 35th Anniversary one or the Siege original?

I feel like the normal Siege one is good enough since Megatron's Netflix colors are relatively dark, I think the 35'th anniversary one is a bit too shiny in comparison.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Quick Question: which Optimus Prime would go with Netflix Megatron? The shiny 35th Anniversary one or the Siege original?

I would go with the original Siege as well. Original Megatron has Galaxy Prime as his counter (as is in the comic) and the anniversary figures go together.

Maybe just wait and there'll be a Netflix Prime later on. Honestly, it's just like the Siege line to make you rebuy a figure.

I can kinda see why Netflix Megatron would be disappointing to some. He's basic Megatron. No bells and whistles. Two colors. Regular G1 look - blocky and functional.

Which is why I like it, TBH. I want a blocky, basic Megatron that has no gimmicks and is the right size. So this fills that niche quite nicely. The basicness is exactly what I like about it.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Maybe just wait and there'll be a Netflix Prime later on. Honestly, it's just like the Siege line to make you rebuy a figure.

I can kinda see why Netflix Megatron would be disappointing to some. He's basic Megatron. No bells and whistles. Two colors. Regular G1 look - blocky and functional.

Which is why I like it, TBH. I want a blocky, basic Megatron that has no gimmicks and is the right size. So this fills that niche quite nicely. The basicness is exactly what I like about it.

Netflix Megatron is like a refinement of the Siege Megatron process. It just feels so much better than the 35th Anniversary. I still want the Select Combat Megatron because of the look but I think I have enough of this mold with ER Megatron being so similar. Today I picked up Hotlink and I feel like he is the same as Netflix Megatron, a refinement of the Siege Seeker process. The color looks so good and again he just feels better than Siege Starscream does. Maybe it's a mental thing with these figures being newer than the previous but I am really happy I bought them both. The additional Battlemasters and effects definitely sweeten the deal.

I think it's also the idea that Hasbro has hit their stride with the "battle damage paint" process. Sideswipe and many of the others really sell that "I've had a really **** day out in the scrap". Where as in comparison the original siege versions practically look like they rolled of the assembly line and tripped over a low fence.

I think that's why I'm so on the fence with the Netflix ones in general (seeing as they'd all be literal repeats for me except for Hotlink and Scrapface). I think they make better use of the blast hard points too... actually having weathering were it's relatively relevant.

But is it worth double dipping for display purposes.... i'm not sure yet. The real kicker is going to be when wave 2 comes out... and wave 1 disappears into the aether…

Well this did not take long. Not even on shelf for a full week and poor Magnus is already on Clearance for nearly half off. At $35 bucks I am sorely tempted by this. I probably won't, I just dont care enough about the deco to double dip or have the extra $$$ but it is very enticing.

If I find Magnus for that price, I would buy it.

I haven't even gotten my pre-order yet! I guess I could take my copy into the store to return it and pick one up off of the shelf, though that's probably more trouble than I want to go to. I haven't been into a Walmart since the beginning of the pandemic and I'm not eager to start now.

Found this at my second Walmart stop. First had hardly anything on the shelves. The second not only had this display but they also had more Cyberverse and Earthrise further down the aisle. Not a single Spoiler pack though, at either of the Walmarts. Picked up Hound, I now have all five Wave 1 deluxe figures. I'm going all-in on the Teletraan 1 display so bring on Wave 2!

Make sure you look real hard for the spoiler pack. At my Wal-Mart it's on the bottom shelf at the edge of the TF section, blending in with Power Rangers. Remember when Siege Jetfire was in stores, he wasn't even in the TF section.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Make sure you look real hard for the spoiler pack. At my Wal-Mart it's on the bottom shelf at the edge of the TF section, blending in with Power Rangers. Remember when Siege Jetfire was in stores, he wasn't even in the TF section.

Yesterday I went back to the same Walmart with the end cap and took your advice. Lo and behold I found a single spoiler pack. I now have all of the Netflix wave 1 figures. Thanks!



One thing I definitely noticed, after handling each Netflix figure in turn with their Siege counterparts, is that the paint is definitely different. Like physically different. You can tell by the feel. And tightness. Every one of my Netflix figures feels tighter in the joints than their Siege counterparts. Plus the visual quality of the paint is very apparent when side by side. Like a different chemical mix or something. Heck, Hound's head is so tight I thought I was going to break it when turning and apparently several people have.



Definitely glad I got these figures.

Yikes! All those solid gray parts make him look like an unfinished-painted test shot.

Has it ever been said anywhere what the spoiler text actually says?