The Energon Pub

by **thundershot** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 9:05 am

I'm terrified of transforming him... please don't break..

Crap. This board doesn't resize the pics... Took it from my phone.

It's tarantulas..

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:09 pm

got mine to, worried about his hands as they seem to have stress marks already

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 2:15 pm

This pleases me.

by **Emeraldbwing** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:10 pm

Just got mine, but one of the handle bars was bent out of shape. Any tips to fix this without water because the part is non removable and near metal.

by **Rated X** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:24 pm

I got mine. Havent transformed it yet. Its a cool figure. But it would a lot more meaningful to me if I had the Botcon 2006 stuff.

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:29 pm

Emeraldbwing wrote:Just got mine, but one of the handle bars was bent out of shape. Any tips to fix this without water because the part is non removable and near metal.

ive found a hair dryer does wonders

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:34 am

not a bad figure

News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:12 pm

The final figure (and mystery figure) are now starting to arrive in mailboxes!!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:12 pm

TF_JW wrote:The final figure (and mystery figure) are now starting to arrive in mailboxes!!

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:24 am

I really enjoyed a lot of this subscription set. These last two are nice additions as well, Krok being a highlight of the set, but Nightracer... First released female transformer (even though it was a show exclusive), is awesome! Another micromaster is always welcome, but not sure who Shakar would homage, if anyone, ground shaker is the closest I can think of, but both the American and Japanese versions were
Autobots.

Can't wait to get mine in the mail.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:37 am

The Transformers Collectors' Club envoy TF_JW, with some help by fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade, has confirmed the shipping and arrival of the last known figure for the Subscription Service 3.0, along with the mystery figures for this year - if you want to keep yours under wraps, skip this post, and don't scroll too far down! Images are mirrored from John DeLuna on Twitter.

SPOILERS BELOW

News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:05 am

I just wanted to give a special credit and thanks to Raksha for returning to write the new bio for the mystery figure. I hope fans like it (the bio and the toy)!

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:45 am

I'm just glad our long national nightmare of every car mold ever getting rumored to be repainted into Nightracer is over :lol:

I have no idea what the significance of the bio is, but it seems many folks are happy about it, so it's cool with me.

by **Dagon** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:46 am

Krok looks really nice. And the mystery figure is a really nice surprise.

by **RiddlerJ** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:20 am

Krok looks nice (my poor wallet).

Nightracer looks okay. I'm disappointed they didn't go with Animated Arcee. Her earlier pics in the TFCC comics looked to be pointed that way.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 10:52 am

Nighttracer looks awesome; these are the kind of figures we should be getting from hasbro, not sh!t like windcharger [-(

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:26 pm

Both look really nice!

Aside from the Seeker QC, this TFSS has been my most favourite to date.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:50 pm

Tigertrack wrote:Another micromaster is always welcome, but not sure who Shakar would homage, if anyone, ground shaker is the closest I can think of, but both the American and Japanese versions were
Autobots.

Oy, not every new toy out there is a homage to an old one, my friend.

The name itself is an anagram for "Raksha".

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 3:05 pm

Both look very nice. Love that look for Krok and Nightracer looks pretty slick!

News Credits: 1 · by **durroth** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 3:56 pm

Only problem for me is Nightracer's targetmaster doesn't really fit with her bio. She's a sharpshooter with no guns D:

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 4:24 pm

durroth wrote:Only problem for me is Nightracer's targetmaster doesn't really fit with her bio. She's a sharpshooter with no guns D:

Yah, that's a bit odd. I wonder if there's a yellow gun that she can hold that's easy to obtain in the aftermarket. Seems silly not to have her with a gun. Love the mold choice for her, just bummed that something more clever wasn't done to replace the Mini-Con/Micromaster partner or to give her an additional gun from another mold. I keep hoping this will be addressed by Hasbro or something where they can start making extra guns, kind of like they've done with the weapons from the Construct-Bots being given to regular main-line Transformers figures.

News Credits: 1 · by **durroth** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:35 pm

I didn't think the targetmasters were gangmolded with the bots either, since the plastic colors are generally completely different.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblevivisector** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:11 pm

Okay, I'm not the only one who was ecstatic to get an improved official Wipe Out to replace the nice Takara one with the lousy Windcharger face until I looked at the name on her bio, am I?

But I have two of him already (counting the custom dye-job I made from a yellowed G1 Tailgate 10 years ago), so getting an overdue take on a character whose original toy I'll probably never own is way better; just confused for a few minutes.

Seibertron wrote:
durroth wrote:Only problem for me is Nightracer's targetmaster doesn't really fit with her bio. She's a sharpshooter with no guns D:

Yah, that's a bit odd. I wonder if there's a yellow gun that she can hold that's easy to obtain in the aftermarket. Seems silly not to have her with a gun. Love the mold choice for her, just bummed that something more clever wasn't done to replace the Mini-Con/Micromaster partner or to give her an additional gun from another mold. I keep hoping this will be addressed by Hasbro or something where they can start making extra guns, kind of like they've done with the weapons from the Construct-Bots being given to regular main-line Transformers figures.

I'm guessing we'll have to wait for a Shapeways tommy-gun if anything, but for those of us wishing to make do with what we got, I found a decent gun mode for Shakar already: just point the peg out to serve as the barrel, then point the treads down to stabilize him on her outstretched arm. It looks way clunkier than any of the myriad gun modes I got out of last year's Catgut, but still convinces you that Nightracer's capable of capping Ultra Mammoth and BW Megs from across the room with her dozer-zooka.

(Sorry I can't post a pic; digital camera's still misplaced)

Oh, and am I the only one who thinks Gatoraider's weapon mode looks like a Ghostbuster trap in those colors?

News Credits: 1 · by **durroth** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:00 pm

I gotta wonder a bit: is this intended to be the "Original" Nightracer, (replacing 'accidentally nightbird') or a proper upgrade of the clone.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Oct 24, 2015 9:18 pm

durroth wrote:I gotta wonder a bit: is this intended to be the "Original" Nightracer, (replacing 'accidentally nightbird') or a proper upgrade of the clone.

I'm thinking it's the clone, but I can't say for sure.

Whichever one she is, she was present at the signing of the Pax Cybertronia in this body.