The Energon Pub

by **MINDVVIPE** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 4:56 pm

Easily somthing I can do without.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:05 pm

All that detail on flat, gray plastic.

I like how the rotor transforms for the copter-bot. Wonder if it can pop off and be used as a hand weapon.

by **SaTaN CoNvOy** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:19 pm

So far I'm digging these guy's and the blades folding in on the helicopter guy's chest looks pretty kool imo.

by **Dagon** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 7:25 pm

Evil_the_Nub wrote:I think kirbenvost is right about the rotor on the chest. The blades in the alt mode pic look like they have tabs on them and wrap around the body. It's an interesting new idea and as long as it doesn't obstruct anything then there's no harm in it. I hope the arms are mistransformed, it looks like there's some hinge action going on in there so they'll fold in better. The nascar guys look pretty good, but not spectacular.

Yeah, I like kirbs' ammo belt plan too. Aside from that dumb gun I think the copter guy is all around nice looking, but I'm just not into the whole giant gun idea as of yet. We can apply any of the existing arguements to that opinion that we want to, but I think in all honesty, it's something I'm going to have to hold in my hand before I can solidify a thought. But coptrman, mmmm. He's going to end up on my shelf.

by **OptiMagnus** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:15 pm

Those Wreckers are so cool! They seem to have a lot of detail. The copter guy...eh...I don't know, it just doesn't do much for me. If he's in the movie maybe I'll get him.

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:20 pm

Noideaforaname wrote:I like how the rotor transforms for the copter-bot. Wonder if it can pop off and be used as a hand weapon.

Gimme 5 seconds with it. :twisted:

Oh wait, did you mean "on purpose"? That I'm not sure of but my first inclination is to say that it probably doesn't. If it did they likely would not have gone to the trouble of hinging the blades but then again, you just can't tell with Hasbro these days.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:24 pm

Digging the helicopter, love helicopter alt modes. His hands suffer from the same fate that befell HFTD Highbrow

by **Praxus Prime** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 8:45 pm

A Dale Jr. Transformer? That's quite a treat!

by **OptiMagnus** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:32 pm

Praxus Prime wrote:A Dale Jr. Transformer? That's quite a treat!

Yeah too bad he'll be lagging behind the rest of the Autobots with that alt mode...

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:45 pm

OptiMagnus10 wrote:
Praxus Prime wrote:A Dale Jr. Transformer? That's quite a treat!

Yeah too bad he'll be lagging behind the rest of the Autobots with that alt mode...

Who is Dale Jr.? I'm not familiar with that TF name...

by **OptiMagnus** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:32 pm

First-Aid wrote:
OptiMagnus10 wrote:
Praxus Prime wrote:A Dale Jr. Transformer? That's quite a treat!

Yeah too bad he'll be lagging behind the rest of the Autobots with that alt mode...

Who is Dale Jr.? I'm not familiar with that TF name...

I hope you're just messing around. :lol:

He's just an incredibly overrated auto racer, that's all.

Yeah, I just went there. Deal wit it.

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:01 pm

OMG, the unnamed helicopter has an Mi-24/35 alt-mode! That's so bad-ass. I want two. =P~

News Credits: 1 · by **adamassc** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 11:42 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:OMG, the unnamed helicopter has an Mi-24/35 alt-mode! That's so bad-ass. I want two.

IKNOWRIGHT!

I love air-based alt modes, the more unique the better.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 12:04 am

I like the 'copter, and I like the blades.

It is different without being a crazy unicycle or bug bot like the last movie suffered from.

The cars are pretty weak though. The blue one will have to look VERY cool in store to sell me. The Green one is a lot better, but not a must-buy.

by **DJLazer** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:37 pm

to me it looks like springer inn helicopter mode.

by **Praxus Prime** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:07 pm

OptiMagnus10 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
OptiMagnus10 wrote:
Praxus Prime wrote:A Dale Jr. Transformer? That's quite a treat!

Yeah too bad he'll be lagging behind the rest of the Autobots with that alt mode...

Who is Dale Jr.? I'm not familiar with that TF name...

I hope you're just messing around.
He's just an incredibly overrated auto racer, that's all.

Yeah, I just went there. Deal wit it.

Haha, yeah, I agree about him being overrated. I'm just happy to see a NASCAR Transformer!

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:03 pm

I've a feeling the helicopter TF won't be featured in the movie. He sports a more G1-ish head sculpt which usually isn't featured in Bayverse movies.

That said, he looks like an excellent TF, and one of the few DOTM figs I actually plan to buy. Funny how most of the good figs we've seen so far are actually the ones NOT featured in the movie.

As usual, I'm still holding out for leader class OP, Megs and Shockwave.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:49 pm

SO Dale Jr is a Nascar driver? I'm assuming that means that the Wreckers can only fight, strafe, and shoot to the left?

by **cadenheadr04** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:07 pm

First-Aid wrote:SO Dale Jr is a Nascar driver? I'm assuming that means that the Wreckers can only fight, strafe, and shoot to the left?

^This!!

News Credits: 3 · by **NatsumeRyu** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:14 pm

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I've a feeling the helicopter TF won't be featured in the movie. He sports a more G1-ish head sculpt which usually isn't featured in Bayverse movies.

That said, he looks like an excellent TF, and one of the few DOTM figs I actually plan to buy. Funny how most of the good figs we've seen so far are actually the ones NOT featured in the movie.

As usual, I'm still holding out for leader class OP, Megs and Shockwave.

If we're lucky he'll be in the game, like Breakaway was for RoTF. Someone I really wished had made it in, if only for a second, just so he could be "in" the movie.

by **OptiMagnus** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:47 pm

Praxus Prime wrote:
OptiMagnus10 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
OptiMagnus10 wrote:
Praxus Prime wrote:A Dale Jr. Transformer? That's quite a treat!

Yeah too bad he'll be lagging behind the rest of the Autobots with that alt mode...

Who is Dale Jr.? I'm not familiar with that TF name...

I hope you're just messing around.
He's just an incredibly overrated auto racer, that's all.

Yeah, I just went there. Deal wit it.

Haha, yeah, I agree about him being overrated. I'm just happy to see a NASCAR Transformer!

I've been waiting for a NASCAR Transformer, too. Hell, it might've happened years ago if Hasbro hadn't sold Winners Circle -the NASCAR-focused diecast car brand- in 2001, which was eventually mutilated so badly under a merger from '06-'10 that the new owner of it (Lionel LLC) has decided not to keep it in production. I'm glad to see Hasbro has ties with NASCAR again, though. It would be cool if the repaints of the Wreckers were of Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin, the other two of Hendrick Motorsports.
And actually, I thought Optimus Prime would've been cool in the movies as Jeff Gordon's hauler with his similar color scheme to the #24 car (at least through 2008), and he could've carried twin Autobot/drone stock cars in the trailer.

by **zenosaurus_x** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:09 am

Am I the only one who thinks the Blue Nascar's clampy arms look like those cheap pliar (I have no idea how to spell it, the handles with the jaws) toys that little kids play with? THus my mind also associates those toy's cheapness with it...
Besides that, they don't look bad, the Helicopter could make some decent kitbashes, Vortex maybe.