The Energon Pub

Wed May 18, 2011 4:08 pm

speaking of original engineering... I wonder what the scoop on that little sharkticon they posted is???

News Credits: 5 · Wed May 18, 2011 4:17 pm

Since the PP series is their stolen MP's in Alt/BT scale, I'm thinking it's Alternator Ironhide (and Ratchet eventually.) They were also doing the VW Bug Bumblebee too so it would fit.

This should be unrelated to Impactor.

Wed May 18, 2011 4:21 pm

An alternator I'd buy... but still, would be kinda unethical... like the Masterpiece shrinked-figures

Wed May 18, 2011 5:09 pm

this is getting pretty old. to be honest i have zero interest in any i-gear products not for any reason other than that i prefer the takara packaging having said that it would be nice if they would actually release something finally i mean how long have those seekers been in development and now after info on another 3-4 repaints we still dont have the product in hand (not to mention a 2 yr old trailer). with all due respect maybe we shouldnt front page every teaser image they spit out until they have something released other than a head set.

put in the 3rd party forums and leave it there just my opinion.

News Credits: 5 · Wed May 18, 2011 5:10 pm

gothsaurus wrote:An alternator I'd buy... but still, would be kinda unethical... like the Masterpiece shrinked-figures

As long as it's an original mold there would be nothing any more unethical than any other 3rd party product. More than likely though it's a reuse of Alt Skids mold.

Wed May 18, 2011 5:11 pm

just remembered a while back i saw a custom ironhide made from mp prime maybe this is the basis for the idea?

Wed May 18, 2011 7:49 pm

oh hell yes!!!!! =P~

Wed May 18, 2011 7:57 pm

Primacron's Little Helper wrote:I reckon leader class Ironhide KO in g1 deco with new head.

And that's all I have to say about that...

News Credits: 5 · Wed May 18, 2011 8:12 pm

metaphorge wrote:
--B-- wrote:Let me guess...a KO'd Towline with a new head? Or just the head to put on to Perceptor, probably the Perceptor head KO'd and painted red.

Haters gotta hate....

Realists gotta keep it real.

News Credits: 1 · Wed May 18, 2011 8:28 pm

You know, we don't have to play this guessing game without using a few tricks of our own. I've lightened the picture in Photoshop.

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I don't recognize the body, but does somebody else?

News Credits: 5 · Wed May 18, 2011 10:34 pm

Well, Gauntlet, that's not Impactor for one thing.

Maybe one of the Marvel Crossover figures?

News Credits: 2 · Wed May 18, 2011 10:35 pm

It would be flippin sweet to see Impactor as a Figure. I'm into it.

News Credits: 1 · Wed May 18, 2011 10:45 pm

zodconvoy wrote:Well, Gauntlet, that's not Impactor for one thing.

Maybe one of the Marvel Crossover figures?

No, not Impactor. Which is too bad because Impactor would be nice.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... /841/1/74/

It does sorta look like Blaster, though. But not really on closer inspection.

News Credits: 5 · Thu May 19, 2011 1:11 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:It does sorta look like Blaster, though. But not really on closer inspection.

Which is made from the Skids mold that I mentioned earlier.

News Credits: 767 · Thu May 19, 2011 2:42 am

Gauntlet101010 wrote:You know, we don't have to play this guessing game without using a few tricks of our own. I've lightened the picture in Photoshop.

Untitled-1.jpg

I don't recognize the body, but does somebody else?

I'll give them credit for the very Nick Roche looking face, but the body does look a lot like Alt Stepper.

News Credits: 5749 · Thu May 19, 2011 9:03 am

Let's apply a little critical thinking to this. The head that was shown earlier is clearly Impatcor from LSOTW:

Everything matches down to the grooves in the helmet.

The PP05 Teaser is clearly an IDW inspired Ironhide:

Plus the tag line is a give away: "Such heroic nonsense" is the last thing Megatron said to Ironhide in the 86 movie before killing him.

So far everything in the PP line has been full figures. Yes, they've been KO's of MP figures, but full figures none the less. From what I've been reading in other forums this will be an original design full figure. Guess we'll find out at BotCon, which seems pretty ballsy in it's own right.

iGear is unpredictable. They wear at least two hats, third party toy maker and distributor. The PP series and the MGT-01 Arcee are not iGear products and they are quick to point that out. They're basically just the distributor for these. In a way a think that's pretty cool, there are a lot of talented people out there with great ideas for figures that may just not have the resources or knowledge to ever get their ideas produced. If iGear can help make that happen I'm all for it.

As for the Impactor head, I would also lean toward a full figure. It may be a KO of an existing figure plus their new head, but I think it will probably be a full figure. So far nothing they have released has required any real customization, just part swapping. Of course that could change with this release since they are constantly changing their game.

The bottom line is we'll have to wait and see, but I'm hopeful.

News Credits: 1 · Thu May 19, 2011 9:11 am

Good analysis. These things might have nothing to do with each other aside from a visual similarity.

Thu May 19, 2011 11:47 am

I won't be buying this PP05 Ironhide toy.

I'm honestly wondering when I-gear is going to get around to making their promised Monarch Leader small scaled MP Megatron toy. Having a 8 to 9 inch MP megatron would be priceless. as it'll be in better size scale with other Classics & AEC leader sized toys.

News Credits: 20 · Thu May 19, 2011 2:42 pm

These theories are crazy, lol. I'm betting the majority of you saying you won't buy this, in fact will.

News Credits: 767 · Thu May 19, 2011 3:20 pm

deathy wrote:I won't be buying this PP05 Ironhide toy.

I'm honestly wondering when I-gear is going to get around to making their promised Monarch Leader small scaled MP Megatron toy. Having a 8 to 9 inch MP megatron would be priceless. as it'll be in better size scale with other Classics & AEC leader sized toys.

You know if they do downscale MP Megatron, and you bought it, you would be complaining about it being broken right out of the box.
MP Megatron is freaking delicate, there are many thin plastic pieces on him that if scaled down would simply be plastic foil. The thing would crumble in your hands, like the thin weak plastic of the crystal clear Faith Leader.

Thu May 19, 2011 3:35 pm

Wasn't Crystal Faith Leader a cola drink in the 80s?

News Credits: 767 · Thu May 19, 2011 3:43 pm

gothsaurus wrote:Wasn't Crystal Faith Leader a cola drink in the 80s?

No that was Crystal Pepsi, or also known as the drink of the Cinema Snob.
I don't know what the clear version of Faith Leader was called, but lets see if I can find the video...
Ah here it is:

That's what would happen with the downscaled MP Megatron KO if ever made, heck people are already complaining about how fragile the original is.

News Credits: 1 · Thu May 19, 2011 3:46 pm

Just wait a little longer and you can get a vastly overprices official small MP Megatron. It'll probably come with the stock and silencer too. Or at least it ought to for the prices MPs are going for now,