The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · by **alekese** » Tue Dec 29, 2020 5:38 pm

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Are the hips supposed to be wiggly? On mine it feels like the rivet used is too small for the hole.

The side-to-side wiggle in his hips is intentional, it's his waist articulation as limited by transformation. If it's wiggling in a way other than just that, that's a QC issue.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:05 pm

With Kingdon hitting my area I'm starting to think it was a mistake not to have gotten Scorpy when I saw him earlier in the month, when I finally saw Wave 3 and 4 in the one stare near me. It seemed like way too much to spend all at once (since I was also getting other things), but now I'm getting nervous about seeing him in person.

Maybe when Toys R Us re-opens (I'm in Ontario) he'll finally be there? I guess there's little hard in waiting about a month for that.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:29 pm

If your local Target stores did not have any Decepticon Clone 2-packs, it is probably because they all went to whatever Target store these two pics were taken at :lol:

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:33 pm

Star Wars Episode II

Holy Mother of Murgatroyd!. In the dozen or so Targets that I can drive to in reasonable distance, I've only seen maybe...10 clone packs total, at 2 or 3 different stores, most never had any... Either this store has a serious Transformers fan, or yeah , they all just got routed there for some odd reason. Gotta love distribution :roll:

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:54 pm

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If your local Target stores did not have any Decepticon Clone 2-packs, it is probably because they all went to whatever Target store these two pics were taken at

Clones... so many clones....

: Buzz Lightyear... fully stocked

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If your local Target stores did not have any Decepticon Clone 2-packs, it is probably because they all went to whatever Target store these two pics were taken at

Yeah, these never showed up in my one local store, neither did the Battle Masters and Micromasters after their initial wave 1 release. When Target did the big Summer endcap to promote Earthrise and their exclusives they filled it mostly with Siege figures and no exclusives. :roll:

I like how they did that 30% off clearance price based on a separate clearance of $14.99.

Emerje

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:27 pm

I think we can safely declare that the distribution of Earthrise product this past year was a total **** show of a failure.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:59 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:I think we can safely declare that the distribution of Earthrise product this past year was a total **** show of a failure.

Yep. And exactly why I have everything I want from Kingdom pre-ordered from Amazon.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:34 pm

aronjlove wrote:If your local Target stores did not have any Decepticon Clone 2-packs, it is probably because they all went to whatever Target store these two pics were taken at

Target was the next chain for me to explore, for Beavis and Butthead, Black Lorrycci's henchman, little guys... and now the Decepticon Clones? O dear...

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 1:26 am

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Wolfman Jake wrote:I think we can safely declare that the distribution of Earthrise product this past year was a total **** show of a failure.

Yep. And exactly why I have everything I want from Kingdom pre-ordered from Amazon.

Ditto. Same for SS86.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 10:46 am

In case anyone wanted to see how the ER seekers are fitting in with Seekers as a whole

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:09 am

Bunch of targets near me got a shipment of thrusts today, and I managed to snag one; looks like target continues to prioritize their stores over pre-orders. Anyone still looking for one should probably just check the site for local availability.

On behalf of all the people whom are likely to get their pre-orders cancelled because of this I'll just say: "F U Target"

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 3:56 pm

My Target TF section was a barren wasteland save for 1 Siege TC and like 8 Shockwaves.

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:02 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:My Target TF section was a barren wasteland save for 1 Siege TC and like 8 Shockwaves.

OOf...you still have Shockwaves wow.....

. I was upset those were plaguing shelves still about 6 months ago, fortunately most of the ones near me have seemed to disappear. I honestly haven't been to any Target in almost a month, as my want list is done for the year. I may go later today just to see what it looks like.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:17 pm

o.supreme wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:My Target TF section was a barren wasteland save for 1 Siege TC and like 8 Shockwaves.

OOf...you still have Shockwaves wow..... . I was upset those were plaguing shelves still about 6 months ago, fortunately most of the ones near me have seemed to disappear. I honestly haven't been to any Target in almost a month, as my want list is done for the year. I may go later today just to see what it looks like.

These Shockwaves showed up in the past 2 weeks, the last time I was there they only had 3. I thought maybe due to his role in Earthrise he might sell, but target still has him at full price. They need to put him on sale.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:25 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
o.supreme wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:My Target TF section was a barren wasteland save for 1 Siege TC and like 8 Shockwaves.

OOf...you still have Shockwaves wow..... . I was upset those were plaguing shelves still about 6 months ago, fortunately most of the ones near me have seemed to disappear. I honestly haven't been to any Target in almost a month, as my want list is done for the year. I may go later today just to see what it looks like.
These Shockwaves showed up in the past 2 weeks, the last time I was there they only had 3. I thought maybe due to his role in Earthrise he might sell, but target still has him at full price. They need to put him on sale.

All my targets still have piles of shockwaves left, definitely the biggest failure of the trilogy

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:28 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
o.supreme wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:My Target TF section was a barren wasteland save for 1 Siege TC and like 8 Shockwaves.

OOf...you still have Shockwaves wow..... . I was upset those were plaguing shelves still about 6 months ago, fortunately most of the ones near me have seemed to disappear. I honestly haven't been to any Target in almost a month, as my want list is done for the year. I may go later today just to see what it looks like.
These Shockwaves showed up in the past 2 weeks, the last time I was there they only had 3. I thought maybe due to his role in Earthrise he might sell, but target still has him at full price. They need to put him on sale.

All my targets still have piles of shockwaves left, definitely the biggest failure of the trilogy

Same... good grief. Lesson here: don't have assortments share UPC across years :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:34 pm

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
Hellscream9999 wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
o.supreme wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:My Target TF section was a barren wasteland save for 1 Siege TC and like 8 Shockwaves.

OOf...you still have Shockwaves wow..... . I was upset those were plaguing shelves still about 6 months ago, fortunately most of the ones near me have seemed to disappear. I honestly haven't been to any Target in almost a month, as my want list is done for the year. I may go later today just to see what it looks like.
These Shockwaves showed up in the past 2 weeks, the last time I was there they only had 3. I thought maybe due to his role in Earthrise he might sell, but target still has him at full price. They need to put him on sale.

All my targets still have piles of shockwaves left, definitely the biggest failure of the trilogy

Same... good grief. Lesson here: don't have assortments share UPC across years

yeah, dunno why that ended up happening, but shockwave could end up shelfwarming well into the next line after kingdom

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:38 pm

The Next line after Kingdom will have all new UPC's I'm sure. I see Kingdom leader Ultra Magnus as the next big Shelf Warmer, unless Hasbro has learned, and is producing far less of him.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:54 pm

o.supreme wrote:The Next line after Kingdom will have all new UPC's I'm sure. I see Kingdom leader Ultra Magnus as the next big Shelf Warmer, unless Hasbro has learned, and is producing far less of him.

He'll be competing with Optimus Prime for sure, and I'm not talking the Core Class one.

News Credits: 1 · by **FellintoOblivion** » Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:46 pm

Been checking the Target app for Thrust (in-store) multiple times a day for a couple weeks now.

Last week a few in my area flipped from "not sold in this store" to "out of stock" (despite never having had stock according to the employees).

Today, one switched to "limited availability".

Guess I know what I'm doing to ring in the new year tomorrow.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Fri Jan 01, 2021 12:54 am

I decided to buy Thrust off ebay. He may very well appear in ToysRUs up here in Canada and he may wind up readily available like Redwing, but I'm out of patience. I want to get what I'm missing and move on from ER.

I may still wait on Scorpy to show up at the ToysRUs near me since they didn't have him at all and I suspect they wanted to clear up old stock during Christmas. Just have to wait most of a month.

News Credits: 1 · by **FellintoOblivion** » Fri Jan 01, 2021 12:22 pm

About half the Targets in the Denver metro area had Thrust in stock this morning.

Not sure if the rest aren’t going to carry it or just haven’t received theirs yet but if you still need him I would be checking the app/website constantly. They let me order it online for pickup as well.

News Credits: 2 · by **Hero Alpha** » Fri Jan 01, 2021 10:50 pm

The last thing I need/want from Earthrise is Thrust. However I dont have a Target within 100 miles of me and no vehicle. I will have to rely on getting him online, which doesnt look good, or the niceness of strangers to sell him at cost plus shipping. I really dont like Target exclusives for this reason. Im also glad I dont collect anything but Transformers and the Megabloks Master of the Universe figures. My personal headcanon after G1 season 3 seekers will be a reborn Starscream, G2 Sandstorm and Thrust.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Sat Jan 02, 2021 3:08 pm

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:I toyed with my Ironworks a little and wow, the thick layer of paint on the ramp really makes things hard to properly connect, especially for the official tower mode. May have to come up with a different configuration... Funny thing: Greasepit was leaked on Ironworks' art

Are the hips supposed to be wiggly? On mine it feels like the rivet used is too small for the hole.

The Modulators seem to be a bit dodgy in execution, honestly. I know Airwave is - the way his ankle tilt hinges are designed to lock in for the airstrip and carrier modes means they don't work very well as ankle tilts and that putting him in the artillery configuration described in the instructions requires forcing (and luck) :-x

You can bet Hasbro will be getting a complaint from me about that frak-up.

So it's probably for the best that the Modulators were retired after ER. HasTak needs to learn how to not half-ass them.