The Energon Pub

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:56 pm

DonFig wrote:FYI, Nova Prime's design was originally a new Optimus Prime Concept I did for Hasbro a few years back. if you notice on the original sketches on the back, he had a much different head.

So Hasbro already has the design...

Like Menasorwheels on Facebook · by **Menasorwheels** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:24 pm

I picked the spotlight book today. Loved the art. I would be happy if any of the primes or Monstructor would make it into the toy realm.

by **upther** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:07 pm

Nova and Sentinel Prime would be awesome but what I really want is a Nightbeat.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:24 pm

upther wrote:Nova and Sentinel Prime would be awesome but what I really want is a Nightbeat.

Hate to tell you this, but he is already available, well in vintage style anyway.

by **upther** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:54 am

Guess I should have said I want an affordable Nightbeat.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:59 pm

upther wrote:Guess I should have said I want an affordable Nightbeat.

You could always grab the BT Prowl (blue), and then do the Nightbeat bash to him. :-?

Lot of work, and I'm not sure how much that guys going for now.

by **Auto Bot** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:01 am

BT prices are way up there.

by **neliz** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:16 am

BT prices are around $35/€25 in euroland for the commons and €50 for the uncommon BT's.

by **Auto Bot** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 7:40 am

I have only 2 BTs. Got them both at around $36 USD.

But i can't find anymore BT at the price. They just went sky high!

News Credits: 1 · by **Silent_Magnus** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:43 am

Auto Bot wrote:
Silent_Magnus wrote:I'm not sure if anyone is willing to ruin the spine on their copy, but I guess someone could use a digital camera and snap some pictures of the sketch page.

Sadly I do not own such a device.

That's a good idea. How about phone-camera?

I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:56 am

Silent_Magnus wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Silent_Magnus wrote:I'm not sure if anyone is willing to ruin the spine on their copy, but I guess someone could use a digital camera and snap some pictures of the sketch page.

Sadly I do not own such a device.

That's a good idea. How about phone-camera?

I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

News Credits: 2 · by **Sid Burn** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:42 am

Auto Bot wrote:I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

More like different alt modes for his different pieces. Like many prime molds, he has the trailer/ battlestation, the cab/bot and the combination of cab and trailer in alt and superbot modes.

Glad this is up for people to see, the design is amazing, I would LOVE to see it realized

by **mpchi** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:34 pm

Moonbase2 wrote:I'm allowed to do this, right?

Wow, the torso & shoulders are direct borrowing from Gundam Mk II, while the other one has the Z Gundam face. Heavily Z Gundam influenced, even though the art seems pretty good.

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:38 pm

Sid Burn wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

More like different alt modes for his different pieces. Like many prime molds, he has the trailer/ battlestation, the cab/bot and the combination of cab and trailer in alt and superbot modes.

Glad this is up for people to see, the design is amazing, I would LOVE to see it realized

Something like Armada Prime?

Are these pictures, Don's arts, the same designs with what's shown on tv?

by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:41 pm

mpchi wrote:
Moonbase2 wrote:I'm allowed to do this, right?

Wow, the torso & shoulders are direct borrowing from Gundam Mk II, while the other one has the Z Gundam face. Heavily Z Gundam influenced, even though the art seems pretty good.

Good observation. The design is somewhat Japanese style. But better. Like a combination of Japs and American.

News Credits: 1 · by **Silent_Magnus** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:37 am

Auto Bot wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

More like different alt modes for his different pieces. Like many prime molds, he has the trailer/ battlestation, the cab/bot and the combination of cab and trailer in alt and superbot modes.

Glad this is up for people to see, the design is amazing, I would LOVE to see it realized

Something like Armada Prime?

Are these pictures, Don's arts, the same designs with what's shown on tv?

what about TV? those sketch pictures were in a small gallery at the end of the Optimus Prime Spotlight comic book.

But Nova's Super Robot mode is More like R.I,.D prime, in that the trailer part slips over the body of the regular robot mode, with a few other changes.

by **Auto Bot** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:21 am

Silent_Magnus wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

More like different alt modes for his different pieces. Like many prime molds, he has the trailer/ battlestation, the cab/bot and the combination of cab and trailer in alt and superbot modes.

Glad this is up for people to see, the design is amazing, I would LOVE to see it realized

Something like Armada Prime?

Are these pictures, Don's arts, the same designs with what's shown on tv?

what about TV? those sketch pictures were in a small gallery at the end of the Optimus Prime Spotlight comic book.

But Nova's Super Robot mode is More like R.I,.D prime, in that the trailer part slips over the body of the regular robot mode, with a few other changes.

Was Nova ever on tv?

by **Bonger** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:27 am

Auto Bot wrote:
Silent_Magnus wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

More like different alt modes for his different pieces. Like many prime molds, he has the trailer/ battlestation, the cab/bot and the combination of cab and trailer in alt and superbot modes.

Glad this is up for people to see, the design is amazing, I would LOVE to see it realized

Something like Armada Prime?

Are these pictures, Don's arts, the same designs with what's shown on tv?

what about TV? those sketch pictures were in a small gallery at the end of the Optimus Prime Spotlight comic book.

But Nova's Super Robot mode is More like R.I,.D prime, in that the trailer part slips over the body of the regular robot mode, with a few other changes.

Was Nova ever on tv?

Nope.

by **Auto Bot** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:54 am

Bonger wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Silent_Magnus wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

More like different alt modes for his different pieces. Like many prime molds, he has the trailer/ battlestation, the cab/bot and the combination of cab and trailer in alt and superbot modes.

Glad this is up for people to see, the design is amazing, I would LOVE to see it realized

Something like Armada Prime?

Are these pictures, Don's arts, the same designs with what's shown on tv?

what about TV? those sketch pictures were in a small gallery at the end of the Optimus Prime Spotlight comic book.

But Nova's Super Robot mode is More like R.I,.D prime, in that the trailer part slips over the body of the regular robot mode, with a few other changes.

Was Nova ever on tv?

Nope.

Dam! hehe

by **Bonger** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:55 am

Auto Bot wrote:
Bonger wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Silent_Magnus wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

More like different alt modes for his different pieces. Like many prime molds, he has the trailer/ battlestation, the cab/bot and the combination of cab and trailer in alt and superbot modes.

Glad this is up for people to see, the design is amazing, I would LOVE to see it realized

Something like Armada Prime?

Are these pictures, Don's arts, the same designs with what's shown on tv?

what about TV? those sketch pictures were in a small gallery at the end of the Optimus Prime Spotlight comic book.

But Nova's Super Robot mode is More like R.I,.D prime, in that the trailer part slips over the body of the regular robot mode, with a few other changes.

Was Nova ever on tv?

Nope.

Dam! hehe

I think he'd make for a great Botcon Exc. next year.

by **Auto Bot** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:05 am

Bonger wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Bonger wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Silent_Magnus wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:
Sid Burn wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:I just saw someone put the pictures on Teletran-1

http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Nova_Prime
(there are some spoilers in the middle of the page)

Oh yeah! Awesome!!!

He's got multiple alt modes?

More like different alt modes for his different pieces. Like many prime molds, he has the trailer/ battlestation, the cab/bot and the combination of cab and trailer in alt and superbot modes.

Glad this is up for people to see, the design is amazing, I would LOVE to see it realized

Something like Armada Prime?

Are these pictures, Don's arts, the same designs with what's shown on tv?

what about TV? those sketch pictures were in a small gallery at the end of the Optimus Prime Spotlight comic book.

But Nova's Super Robot mode is More like R.I,.D prime, in that the trailer part slips over the body of the regular robot mode, with a few other changes.

Was Nova ever on tv?

Nope.

Dam! hehe

I think he'd make for a great Botcon Exc. next year.

Noooo! Pls NOT Botcon! This means it will never be produced as regular toy anymore.

Botcon: No [-(

Classics: YES ;)^

by **upther** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:13 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:
upther wrote:Guess I should have said I want an affordable Nightbeat.

You could always grab the BT Prowl (blue), and then do the Nightbeat bash to him. Lot of work, and I'm not sure how much that guys going for now.

Believe me, I've already got my eyes on doing that. Still not real affordable, the cheapest I've seen Prowl is $70.

by **Bonger** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:19 am

upther wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:
upther wrote:Guess I should have said I want an affordable Nightbeat.

You could always grab the BT Prowl (blue), and then do the Nightbeat bash to him. Lot of work, and I'm not sure how much that guys going for now.

Believe me, I've already got my eyes on doing that. Still not real affordable, the cheapest I've seen Prowl is $70.

Yeah, I was considering doing that myself if I can find a decently priced blue Prowl.

by **Tramp** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:38 pm

For Nova Prime, I have to agree with the people who said using an Energon Rodimus (or the white repaint of Rodimus) would be perfect. Nova Prime looks almost just like him, woth only some cosmetic differences in the chest.