The Energon Pub

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Oh my gosh, guys!!! I just realized something!!! Grimlock's enigma of combination would go perfectly with TLK Nitro to make him a Shockwave!!!!

I don't have Grimlock, but I got the idea watching emgo's review when he put it on Hot Rod

[Skritz]

I just got Nitro Zeus. Oh damn, do I not regret getting this guy. He's deceptively (heh) good: solid body, unique transformation, nice chunky side and little hollow parts. The Titan Master headport is just icing on an already good cake. I bought him for 'custom fodder' but he's quite nice on his own almost to the point that I think he would have made a better earth mode Megatron design than what we got from the actual movie.

[Emerje]

Am I the only one that doesn't really care that much for Nitro? His robot mode is OK, his Transformation is different, and it's cool that he has a Titan Master slot. But his jet mode only looks good from the top, the bottom is a wreck, the wings don't like to straighten out, and to me sticking a Titan Master in there is just making a movie version of a G1 character rather than giving a G1 character a proper body.

Emerje

[Madeus Prime]

I just got Nitro Zeus. Oh damn, do I not regret getting this guy. He's deceptively (heh) good: solid body, unique transformation, nice chunky side and little hollow parts. The Titan Master headport is just icing on an already good cake. I bought him for 'custom fodder' but he's quite nice on his own almost to the point that I think he would have made a better earth mode Megatron design than what we got from the actual movie.

Honestly, as someone who does not like Movie Starscream's design, I would've adored Nitro's design as his.

[-Kanrabat-]

Am I the only one that doesn't really care that much for Nitro? His robot mode is OK, his Transformation is different, and it's cool that he has a Titan Master slot. But his jet mode only looks good from the top, the bottom is a wreck, the wings don't like to straighten out, and to me sticking a Titan Master in there is just making a movie version of a G1 character rather than giving a G1 character a proper body.

Emerje

I see no problem with that.
It work surprisingly well in fact.

[Emerje]

Yeah, I'm perfectly fine with as well, I have a lot of love for my movie style Seaspray. It's the other way around that bothers me. Especially when people say things like "this mold should have been in Titans Return". Why? Because it has a Titan Master slot? It's still a movie design.

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

Yeah, I'm perfectly fine with as well, I have a lot of love for my movie style Seaspray. It's the other way around that bothers me. Especially when people say things like "this mold should have been in Titans Return". Why? Because it has a Titan Master slot? It's still a movie design.

Emerje

Still WAY less "alien" like than the first trilogy though.

[Emerje]

Yeah, I'm perfectly fine with as well, I have a lot of love for my movie style Seaspray. It's the other way around that bothers me. Especially when people say things like "this mold should have been in Titans Return". Why? Because it has a Titan Master slot? It's still a movie design.

Emerje

Still WAY less "alien" like than the first trilogy though.

I can't disagree with this. Although, there are some first trilogy figures that do fit the AOE/TLK look like Wreckage, Longarm, and Breacher. Of course, none of those were actually in the movies...

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

Yeah, I'm perfectly fine with as well, I have a lot of love for my movie style Seaspray. It's the other way around that bothers me. Especially when people say things like "this mold should have been in Titans Return". Why? Because it has a Titan Master slot? It's still a movie design.

Emerje

Still WAY less "alien" like than the first trilogy though.

I can't disagree with this. Although, there are some first trilogy figures that do fit the AOE/TLK look like Wreckage, Longarm, and Breacher. Of course, none of those were actually in the movies...

Emerje

Yup. Those were "classics" bonus figures.
I'm pretty glad that the Movie designs went "classic" for the Knight Trilogy. Even though the insect/alien look of the first trilogy had it's appeal.
I wonder though... If Starscream get somehow resurrected,, how will he look?

[Emerje]

I wonder though... If Starscream get somehow resurrected,, how will he look?

I mean, if Megatron can be a truck...

Emerje

[Va'al]

Good news South American fans! Via Facebook group Transformers Chile, we have images of new sightings of some Transformers: The Last Knight figures which have had a troublesome history at States retail: Turbo Changer Knight Armor Hound and the Autobot Unite exclusive (but not really) Legion class Hot Rod, along with Legion Crosshairs and Drift.

The bulky (geddit) simplified toy rang up at 19990 Chilean pesos (approx 30.5 USD) while the smaller ones 5990 (9 USD), and Heht Rehd a slightly higher price of 6990 (10 USD). The former three were all found at Falabella de Paseo Puente, in Santiago Centro, whereas Hurht Rohrd was spotted in the Supermercado Líder de General Velasquez (Santiago Central Station). Check out the images below, and make sure to use the Sightings Database for any sightings of your own, too!

[-Kanrabat-]

I wonder though... If Starscream get somehow resurrected,, how will he look?

I mean, if Megatron can be a truck...

Emerje

Eh, I used to own this guy. This mold suck mighty ass though.

As for altmode, Megatron can never settle on one form. He's like a prima-diva with a huge walk-in and change shoes to match his purse. Through the universes, Starscream was always a type of fighter jet. So I do hope the trend will remain.



If they release a Starscream Titan Master, I know what to do................

[-Kanrabat-]

Finally got TLK Deluxe Cogman. I quite like it, except for the obvious unpainted parts. Those are pretty garish because they are surrounded with well painted parts. So I used a silver Testor paint pen and a Tamiya black water wash. That's it. This is the result:















What do you guys think?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

So i landed myself a Cogman finally (funny enough, I didn't know I was getting the Takara packaged one. He even came with both paper and laminated directions!). Overall, he is a pretty good figure. The paint work on him is spectacular! And I love the Headmaster. The transformation feels like TLK Barricade mixed with AoE Ninja Bee, and it is quite satisfying.

The bummer though, and the reason I am not more excited for him:


Very first transformation, the crotch piece broke. Very first piece I went to transform. it sucks. But if it weren't for that piece, I would sing his praises. Probably the best deluxe of the line, though he competes some with Sqweeks there. I'll need to take some more pictures of him later with the Autobot crew from the knight trilogy (or at least what is supposed to be a knight trilogy)

[ToaLeePrime]

On the subject of Mr Cogman, has anybody in Australia or New Zealand spotted him yet?. I've been scouring every supplier I know of and have only found the wave 3 bots.

[-Kanrabat-]

On the subject of Mr Cogman, has anybody in Australia or New Zealand spotted him yet?. I've been scouring every supplier I know of and have only found the wave 3 bots.

Cogman is an exclusive to the most random store you will never expect to find him.
No, seriously.

Don't take any chances. Pay 10$ more than retail and import him. He's very, VERY worth it.

OOOOOOooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Well well well, seem like it's only 5ish bucks more instead. So don't wait:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HASBRO-TRANSFORM ... SwH6tZjt3a

[ToaLeePrime]

On the subject of Mr Cogman, has anybody in Australia or New Zealand spotted him yet?. I've been scouring every supplier I know of and have only found the wave 3 bots.

Cogman is an exclusive to the most random store you will never expect to find him.
No, seriously.

Don't take any chances. Pay 10$ more than retail and import him. He's very, VERY worth it.

OOOOOOooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Well well well, seem like it's only 5ish bucks more instead. So don't wait:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/HASBRO-TRANSFORM ... SwH6tZjt3a

I might just have to take you up on that offer, Cogman is the one figure in this line I can't afford to miss!

[-Kanrabat-]

I might just have to take you up on that offer, Cogman is the one figure in this line I can't afford to miss!

Not only you will have it 5$ cheaper than me, I'm pretty sure you Aussies are used to pay insane price for about everything. So that Cogman may be at (almost) exactly retail price for you, including taxes.

EDIT:
If you are not Australian, please move over there ASAP so I don't look like a fool.

[ToaLeePrime]

I might just have to take you up on that offer, Cogman is the one figure in this line I can't afford to miss!

Not only you will have it 5$ cheaper than me, I'm pretty sure you Aussies are used to pay insane price for about everything. So that Cogman may be at (almost) exactly retail price for you, including taxes.

EDIT:
If you are not Australian, please move over there ASAP so I don't look like a fool.

Haha! I come from the land down under NZ, not Aussie! Moving on, I can confirm the pricing here is indeed insane, this Cogman ain't to far off what I usually pay though.

[-Kanrabat-]

Haha! I come from the land down under NZ, not Aussie! Moving on, I can confirm the pricing here is indeed insane, this Cogman ain't to far off what I usually pay though.

Eh, close enough!

Too bad deluxe Cogman suffer from the "tail line" syndrome.
Still, it could have been worse. It could have been like this trio of deluxes from DOTM: Soundwave, Q, and Leadfoot.



All 3 had very limited release in non-Japan Asia only. At the time, and mostly today, Deluxe Soundwave and Leadfoot have insane prices. Like 100-200$ insane.

[ToaLeePrime]

Haha! I come from the land down under NZ, not Aussie! Moving on, I can confirm the pricing here is indeed insane, this Cogman ain't to far off what I usually pay though.

Eh, close enough!

Too bad deluxe Cogman suffer from the "tail line" syndrome.
Still, it could have been worse. It could have been like this trio of deluxes from DOTM: Soundwave, Q, and Leadfoot.



All 3 had very limited release in non-Japan Asia only. At the time, and mostly today, Deluxe Soundwave and Leadfoot have insane prices. Like 100-200$ insane.

Poor Leadfoot, Both Que and Soundwave got there molds released in later lines, but he's still stuck in 2011 with the rest of the wreckers

[chuckdawg1999]

So i landed myself a Cogman finally (funny enough, I didn't know I was getting the Takara packaged one. He even came with both paper and laminated directions!). Overall, he is a pretty good figure. The paint work on him is spectacular! And I love the Headmaster. The transformation feels like TLK Barricade mixed with AoE Ninja Bee, and it is quite satisfying.

The bummer though, and the reason I am not more excited for him:


Very first transformation, the crotch piece broke. Very first piece I went to transform. it sucks. But if it weren't for that piece, I would sing his praises. Probably the best deluxe of the line, though he competes some with Sqweeks there. I'll need to take some more pictures of him later with the Autobot crew from the knight trilogy (or at least what is supposed to be a knight trilogy)

Takara Cogman is out?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Eh, close enough!

Too bad deluxe Cogman suffer from the "tail line" syndrome.
Still, it could have been worse. It could have been like this trio of deluxes from DOTM: Soundwave, Q, and Leadfoot.



All 3 had very limited release in non-Japan Asia only. At the time, and mostly today, Deluxe Soundwave and Leadfoot have insane prices. Like 100-200$ insane.

I got my Cogman from China too. I have yet to see a deluxe past wave 1 anywhere here, and most likely won't.

As for these 3, I got Que on Amazon for $27 back at the end of 2011, and I love him, one of my favorite movie deluxes actually, and he is my 2nd favorite DotM figure after Topspin. Never saw the other 2 for a decent price ever. Just had to use my RotF Soundwave and HA Leadfoot.

I hate tail enders and the difficulty with getting them, especially when they are figures I would prefer to get over beginning of the liners

Takara Cogman is out?

I guess

[Budder Prime]

I just got this one Yesterday, He's probably one of my new favorites.

[-Kanrabat-]

Finally decided to get myself a TLK voyager Scorn despite having the stellar AoE deluxe. But guess what? Voyager Scorn ROCK! Simple but clever transformation, beautiful all over, and the dino mode is HUGE.