The Energon Pub

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Dec 26, 2023 2:51 am

They weren't exactly presents because I had to pay for them, but I got my half of each of the Reactivate sets that I split with a friend just in time for Christmas.

These figures are pretty good, especially Prime. I think they will be my IDW reps from now on.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:50 pm

I got out of the house to do my Boxing Day Transformers hunt at 10:30AM. I took the bus to the shopping center. Saturday schedule. Only to find out that by law, all stores opened today at 1PM! Oh joy. With lots of waiting around, especially for the damn busses that were at the HOUR, I came back with a few things.

The ROTB "basic" Optimus with his blue wolf blade thing. At a true clearance price from Canadian Tire.

Legacy United Core Energon Megatron and Deluxe Magneous from GameStop. No sale at all, but at least I got them around SIX MONTHS earlier than my Amazon preorder.

Finally, at my local geek store, SS Sideways that was 20% off, bringing this down to the normal big retail price with no taxes.

Also, GameStop gave these useless thumbs things for controllers with any purchases, and I got myself some European chocolate on the way.

Now, I just want to lay down and rest. I-)

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Dec 26, 2023 6:57 pm

I was honestly losing hope in finding Core Snarl in retail having never seen him in stores and online orders drying up quick. So I was very happily surprised to see a single one at Walmart tonight. :DANCE:

Emerje

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Dec 26, 2023 7:42 pm

Emerje wrote:I was honestly losing hope in finding Core Snarl in retail having never seen him in stores and online orders drying up quick. So I was very happily surprised to see a single one at Walmart tonight.

Emerje

Your Core Volcanicus is now complete?

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Wed Dec 27, 2023 5:30 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Emerje wrote:I was honestly losing hope in finding Core Snarl in retail having never seen him in stores and online orders drying up quick. So I was very happily surprised to see a single one at Walmart tonight.

Emerje

Your Core Volcanicus is now complete?

Yep, he was the last part I needed.

Now if I could just find a Studio Series Snarl at a reasonable price. Sucks when the previous figures in a set are easy to find (not so much Grimlock now, but at the time he was everywhere) yet I've never seen Snarl in person and the online stores have long since dried up. Not entirely surprising, all of the 2023 SS Leaders (Scourge, Snarl and Optimus Primal) have been in short supply, I haven't seen any of them in stores. Meanwhile all of the 2022 SS Leaders (Starscream, Sludge and the Fallen) have been on clearance and can still be found discounted. :BANG_HEAD:

Emerje

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:46 am

Snarl is available aplenty at the Canadian Amazon but I heard that Americans are not allowed to buy from there.
https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Transformers ... C94&sr=1-1

Strange because we Canadians can import from Amazon.com just fine, appart from some hosted sellers.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Dec 27, 2023 7:58 am

Emerje wrote:Now if I could just find a Studio Series Snarl at a reasonable price. Sucks when the previous figures in a set are easy to find (not so much Grimlock now, but at the time he was everywhere) yet I've never seen Snarl in person and the online stores have long since dried up. Not entirely surprising, all of the 2023 SS Leaders (Scourge, Snarl and Optimus Primal) have been in short supply, I haven't seen any of them in stores. Meanwhile all of the 2022 SS Leaders (Starscream, Sludge and the Fallen) have been on clearance and can still be found discounted.

Emerje

I have not seen a single 2023 SS leader at a store this year, i can only find Blitzwings and Starscreams with some random Armada Megatrons.

Also helps my decision to sell my SS86 leader dinobots minus Sludge, I can probably get a good chunk for Grimlock, Slug, and Snarl.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Dec 27, 2023 11:37 am

I have only seen SS86 Snarl once, at a GameStop, but I did not have the money to spend on it at the time (and GameStop was selling it for higher than normal price, anyway), and never saw it again.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:15 am

Picked up Earthspark Deluxe Grimlock Saturday morning. I think the only Deluxes left for me are Optimus and the upcoming Thrash.

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 2:28 pm

Emerje wrote:Picked up Earthspark Deluxe Grimlock Saturday morning. I think the only Deluxes left for me are Optimus and the upcoming Thrash.

Emerje

What about CheckpointProwl? I may skip Thrash, not sure yet, but I want that Prowl for the stupid fun of it.

I did get a couple more bots right before Christmas I could not share then:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:12 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Emerje wrote:Picked up Earthspark Deluxe Grimlock Saturday morning. I think the only Deluxes left for me are Optimus and the upcoming Thrash.

Emerje

What about CheckpointProwl? I may skip Thrash, not sure yet, but I want that Prowl for the stupid fun of it.

Oh yeah, forgot about him. I guess that's three more four more, I forgot Starscream, too...

Emerje

by **Whifflefire** » Thu Jan 04, 2024 11:03 am

A repost of my Christmas haul, plus the leftover acquisitions from the last couple of months I hadn't gotten a chance to open until the last week.

Cybertron Vector Prime with Safeguard and deluxe Unicron, two more exciting figures my childhood self dreamed of now finally in my hands! Joined by Gamer Optimus, ROTB Mirage, and a surprise United Chase, a little earlier than I was expecting! Also, a book on Mal Evans, the longtime road manager and friend of the Beatles, my other favourite subject.

In the wind-down after Christmas I was able to finally get to Buzzworthy Tow-Line, Gamer Bumblebee, Masterpiece Suiken, and Gamer Cliffjumper, who is technically my first Transformer of 2024 due to being opened on New Year's Day. I also got the DNA kits for Velocitron Scourge and Legacy Prowl, which I had had preordered for months, so it was great when they came in stock together.

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:59 pm

Titan Nemesis, at MSRP, is my first TF score for the year

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 5:09 pm

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:34 pm

I've been crazy busy since before Christmas and haven't had time to post any recent hauls, so here goes since about the week before Christmas. I finally got through opening them all this past weekend.
Haslab Deathsaurus
Legacy Evo Titan Nemesis
SS86 Scrapheap and Arcee
SS Nightbird and 2x Novacane
Legacy Evo Medix
Legacy United Tigerhawk, Thunderclash, Chase, Windblade, Magneous, Bouldercrash and Tasmania Kid.

Oh yeah, and just today SS Mohawk

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:24 pm

Got my 1st and 2nd TF of 2024

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 7:50 pm

This does not really count as a "haul", but I bought the same filler parts 4 times to fill the hollows of all of my Hoistbreakers.

With the Reprolabels, they are finally truly "complete".

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 12:12 pm

That reminds me I still need to get that Bluebreaker...

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:12 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:That reminds me I still need to get that Bluebreaker...

It should be still available. And with some digging, you may even find it on clearance.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Jan 13, 2024 5:56 pm

I got a few things from the latest Legacy wave that is slowly making its way to independent stores and GameStop.

Rock Bike, A.Bee, and T.Kid.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Jan 13, 2024 7:09 pm

FedEx dropped off my cartoon deco Soundwave reissue from Walmart today (Blaster is in the mail from Pulse, might be here Monday). I love him! The box is nice, but very flimsy, if I found one in stores on clearance in good shape I'd buy another to keep in box (mine isn't in great shape since in shipped in a bag). He looks exactly like the stock photos we saw previously, but interestingly the pictures on the box show him with chromed parts like the original. I'm surprised they went with stickers on Laserbeak, I thought for sure they'd remove them in place of tampographs since he has the only stickers in the set.

Overall I'm really happy with the way he turned out.

Emerje

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:59 pm

Nice Emerje; I got the opposite.
40th Blaster arrived via Pulse and Soundwave is queuing up to ship soon.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:18 pm

Walmart had those weird plush Transformers x-ray things on clearance for $3 so I picked up Prime and Bee. No Megs left, not sure why they sold so well, they were in equal numbers on the shelf. I guess because of the movie.

Emerje

by **Starseeker** » Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:33 pm

I've been taking it easy on purchases for a bit with the holidays and my daughter's birthday shortly after, so just a few figures over the last month, but good ones.
Bombshell to complete my Insecticons!
Found a single G2 Sideswipe behind some other figures at my local Walmart!
About 10 miles down the road at another Walmart, I found Gamer Edition Prime! Only time I've seen him in store!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu Jan 18, 2024 9:25 am

Well that's encouraging, I thought SSGE Prime was long gone since I haven't seen one. Both Walmart and Target here jumped right from the ROTB Cheetor/Battletrap wave to the GE Megatron/Rhinox wave.

As for me, got my retro reissue Blaster a couple days ago, haven't opened it yet.

Emerje