The Energon Pub

Well, looks like we finally got that Flywheels from Blitzwing everyone kept asking for.

Kibble wrote:

Cobotron wrote:I don't think it's any more odd than most of the freaky deaky "Year Of" releases. If these come out I'm scoopin' 'em up like a spoon does Cap'n Crunch.

Me too...cuz my spoon doesn't scoop no nasty Cap'n Crunch.


Toon accurate deco woulda been the right play.

Say what? Your name is Kibble, and you don't like Cap'n Crunch? Dem's some of the tastiest kibbles around!

each to their own.

Sabrblade wrote:Well, looks like we finally got that Flywheels from Blitzwing everyone kept asking for.

But it's the wrong Blitzwing

Then again, Generations Doubledealer would have been a better choice...

An outrageous deco like this is the only thing that would make me buy this.

They really should have done a full SG boxset and had both the red and purple Decepticon insignia stickers. People who want a SG Blitzwing or Flywheels are happy, people who want a show-accurate G1 Astrotrain and don't want to pay a boatload of money are happy.

Wow, I had Blitzwing as a kid and got the KB Astrotrain reissue, so I was looking forward to this set to have both in a more G1/Toon color scheme. I'm really bummed about the colors, I'm still getting it for the figures though.

Pretty psyched about this set; hopefully the price isn't too high and we can make this happen.

triKlops wrote:Pretty psyched about this set; hopefully the price isn't too high and we can make this happen.

The price was mentioned on the previous page. The philipines equivalent to 100$, which is insane. I wont be getting this after all.

Well, I definitely agree with those saying Astrotrain is in Movor's colors. There aren't a lot of orange and white space shuttle Transformers. Astrotrain's face in the art looks to be light blue like the Movor figure. If it really is then it's ironic that this is happening at the same time as Takara Tomy's Rollbar/Greejeeber repaint in Adventures.

For Blitzwing I'm not sold on either the SG or Flywheels theory. Maybe if he was more dark maroon and dark gray-brown I could buy the Flywheels idea, but it looks more purple to me. Unlike Astrotrain, Blitzwing's colors are a 1:1 color swap from the original figure so it may not be based on anything at all. Both would look pretty decent with G2 stickers on them.

I'm not overly excited about these figures, but if they do something similar with Perceptor/Blaster and the tapes I'll be all over that set. Hopefully Trypticon will be more like the Insecticons and left alone since this will be a first time reissue for him. The Coneheads 3-pack? Dunno, maybe this?

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Well, I definitely agree with those saying Astrotrain is in Movor's colors. There aren't a lot of orange and white space shuttle Transformers. Astrotrain's face in the art looks to be light blue like the Movor figure. If it really is then it's ironic that this is happening at the same time as Takara Tomy's Rollbar/Greejeeber repaint in Adventures.

For Blitzwing I'm not sold on either the SG or Flywheels theory. Maybe if he was more dark maroon and dark gray-brown I could buy the Flywheels idea, but it looks more purple to me. Unlike Astrotrain, Blitzwing's colors are a 1:1 color swap from the original figure so it may not be based on anything at all. Both would look pretty decent with G2 stickers on them.

I'm not overly excited about these figures, but if they do something similar with Perceptor/Blaster and the tapes I'll be all over that set. Hopefully Trypticon will be more like the Insecticons and left alone since this will be a first time reissue for him. The Coneheads 3-pack? Dunno, maybe this?

Emerje

We already know how the coneheads will look like, they are keeping their original colors:

william-james88 wrote:We already know how the coneheads will look like, they are keeping their original colors:

I know, it was a joke.

Emerje

I really hope they don't pull this stunt with Trypticon. I'd hate to see him in neon yellow with pink polka dots.

MightyMagnus78 wrote::SICK:

I really hope they don't pull this stunt with Trypticon. I'd hate to see him in neon yellow with pink poker dots.

I would buy that in a heartbeat.

I love this I have the original G1 versions or Reissues and this change has had them more interesting.

RhA wrote:

MightyMagnus78 wrote::SICK:

I really hope they don't pull this stunt with Trypticon. I'd hate to see him in neon yellow with pink poker dots.

I would buy that in a heartbeat.

Each to their own I suppose. Generally, I prefer my TF's to be more librarian than Liberace.

Generation 2 Trypticon! Changes from walking dinosaur into LAS VEGAS!

Sabrblade wrote:Generation 2 Trypticon! Changes from walking dinosaur into LAS VEGAS!

having been to Las Vegas I can honestly say I saw no giant robot dinosaur parts sticking out of any of the buildings. Man, that is a wonderful transformation!

william-james88 wrote:

triKlops wrote:Pretty psyched about this set; hopefully the price isn't too high and we can make this happen.

The price was mentioned on the previous page. The philipines equivalent to 100$, which is insane. I wont be getting this after all.

Aha, found it after some perusing; thanks for the heads up WJ88 .
Still in for the hundo, this still piques my interest.

These reek of awesome, the orange on Astrotrain has cause me to activate my "instant buy" mode!

Darn you color orange, Darn you!

Fascinating...

These really peak my interest.

Counterpunch wrote:So one of the following is true:

I am wrong. Someone, somewhere has decided that collectors want inaccurate G1 reissues in gaudy colors unrelated to toy safety and further that they intend to sell these toys at the Platinum price mark-up. The sheer oddness and partial reference to Flywheels for one of the toys will make this desirable much like G1 color Supreme Starscream was...

I am right. These are mock ups for some internal use purpose, not having meant to be leaked publicly and not in their final colors. This instance would see a reissue similar to the recent Insecticons and Conehead seekers, both of which were colored correctly.

Which of those is more plausible? Hell, I could be wrong...

But which would you put money on?

I'd put my money on you being wrong.

GuyIncognito wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:So one of the following is true:

I am wrong. Someone, somewhere has decided that collectors want inaccurate G1 reissues in gaudy colors unrelated to toy safety and further that they intend to sell these toys at the Platinum price mark-up. The sheer oddness and partial reference to Flywheels for one of the toys will make this desirable much like G1 color Supreme Starscream was...

I am right. These are mock ups for some internal use purpose, not having meant to be leaked publicly and not in their final colors. This instance would see a reissue similar to the recent Insecticons and Conehead seekers, both of which were colored correctly.

Which of those is more plausible? Hell, I could be wrong...

But which would you put money on?

I'd put my money on you being wrong.

Just in case I didnt answer yet, I put my money on you being wrong too. You underestimate how poorly Hasbro's decisions can be sometimes. Like recomending that TRU should charge 100$ for 3 insecticons.

Sabrblade wrote:Generation 2 Trypticon! Changes from walking dinosaur into LAS VEGAS!

Someone tell the guy behind Knights of Unicron that this is the next thing they need to accomplish.

Heck, have Trypticon turn into a soundstage that compliments that set. Replace the radars with sound monitors, antennae with a drum kit, towers/turrets/missile launchers with laser lights, and ramps with barriers to stop the wanna-be groupies from harassing the fembots.

I just talked myself into this whole idea. Brb gonna go price out Knights of Unicron sets on ebay.

ScottyP wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Generation 2 Trypticon! Changes from walking dinosaur into LAS VEGAS!

Someone tell the guy behind Knights of Unicron that this is the next thing they need to accomplish.

Heck, have Trypticon turn into a soundstage that compliments that set. Replace the radars with sound monitors, antennae with a drum kit, towers/turrets/missile launchers with laser lights, and ramps with barriers to stop the wanna-be groupies from harassing the fembots.

I just talked myself into this whole idea. Brb gonna go price out Knights of Unicron sets on ebay.

HA! Somebody mentioned this idea for Metroplex in another thread. Tryp would be better though 'cause you could totally pull off some sweet guitar solo knee slides down that ramp. ROCK OUT!
I like your accessory replacement ideas.

Overcracker wrote:These really peak my interest.

Breaking one of my own rules to be that annoying vocabulary guy and help you out with the correct phrasing of this.

These are often confused homophones when this saying is used:

Peek (verb) - To glimpse.
Peak (noun) - A mountain summit.
Pique (verb) - To arouse, upset, or excite some emotion.

The correct word is that last one, "pique". These pique your interest. Your interest is piqued.

My eternal apologies to everyone for this. Just a pet peeve of mine lately seeing this done wrong on the internet everywhere, nothing personal against this particular post or person that posted it. Back to Transformers.

Cobotron wrote:]Tryp would be better though 'cause you could totally pull off some sweet guitar solo knee slides down that ramp. ROCK OUT!

Oh man. Yeah, that's what G1 reissues should be for now. To bring rock and roll back to Transformers.