The Energon Pub

Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:14 pm

Haha yeah, it can absolutely be nerve racking when you click the buy button on something that expensive. Magnus has been my holy grail for a long time now so I'm glad he's finally mine. So far I've been pretty good about ONLY getting the MP figures of my favorite characters... hopefully I don't end up buying them all :lol:

And Cary, do you collect MP figures?

News Credits: 131 · Wed Sep 21, 2016 7:25 pm

joeprime276 wrote:And Cary, do you collect MP figures?

I do, but they're not my primary focus. UM is on the list of must haves, followed by Ironhide, Hot Rod, Road Rage and Shockwave. I'm pretty much a mold collector when it comes to MP. I pick one and call it a day, but money talks so dupes are not out of the question.

I think they are fun and challenging but a bit too fiddly most of the time for a quick play. So they fill the void when I want a challenge.

News Credits: 23 · Sat Sep 24, 2016 2:20 pm

nice collection.

love that mags

Sat Sep 24, 2016 3:37 pm

Bumblebee21 wrote:nice collection.

love that mags

Thanks a lot Bee! Still working on it, especially the G1 season 1 cast

Just got around to transforming Mags and it truly is a very intuitive transformation. The alt mode is a beauty as well.

Cary- I can definitely understand how MP is not your main focus; that is probably smart due to the cost. So far I've been pretty good about only getting my favorite characters but I'm afraid I may slip to the dark side and get all of them :BANG_HEAD:

While I like season 1+2 more than 3+4, Hot Rod is on the shortlist for me as well.

Fri Sep 30, 2016 3:37 pm

Here are some cool pics I got of me having some fun posing my new MP figures

News Credits: 23 · Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:13 pm

nice

how many mps do you have

Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:31 pm

Thanks,
I'm up to: Optimus, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Ultra Magnus, Ironhide, and Prowl

News Credits: 131 · Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:38 pm

joeprime276 wrote:Thanks,
I'm up to: Optimus, Bumblebee, Wheeljack, Ultra Magnus, Ironhide, and Prowl

Coolieman McCoolerson ;)^

That's a nice selection - I'm jelloshots of Ironsides there ;)^

I'll Repeat-pete myself - how you feeling bout Prowl?

Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:12 pm

Thanks scary! Prowl is indeed a nearly perfect figure. His head sculpt is perfect and I love how they nailed the angling of the doors that hang off his back. The only complaint I have for Prowl is his lack of accessories. I wish that he had an alternate face at least (that's my favorite MP accessory for all characters). Especially compared to Ironhide who has his own armory of accessories.

Do you not have Ironhide? He is AWESOME!

News Credits: 131 · Sat Oct 01, 2016 5:18 pm

joeprime276 wrote:Thanks scary! Prowl is indeed a nearly perfect figure. His head sculpt is perfect and I love how they nailed the angling of the doors that hang off his back. The only complaint I have for Prowl is his lack of accessories. I wish that he had an alternate face at least (that's my favorite MP accessory for all characters). Especially compared to Ironhide who has his own armory of accessories.

Do you not have Ironhide? He is AWESOME!

Not yet...

If you wanna accessorize Prowl, check out these.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

They're sold out at bbts, but can be found elsewhere.

Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:41 pm

Just got this beauty in the mail today,

News Credits: 293 · Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:55 pm

Nice! How are you liking him?

I noticed you were asking about MP Starscream and thought I'd weigh in. Right now the Hasbro MP11 is the cheapest option but unfortunately comes with no goodies (coronation gear). The Takara MP11 will cost ya.

How patient are you? If you need him now, go Hasbro. If you're patient, then hold off. You never know what'll be reissued down the road.

The third option is the new KO. Don't ever buy anything like this without doing your homework (video reviews and such). I only own one MP KO (MP10 White Magnus) and wasn't pleased.

Also if you don't keep an eye on your local Kijiji listings, start doing that. I have gotten some killer deals

Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:11 pm

Thanks for the info! I'd rather not go down the KO route if possible. The problem is that the Toys R Us reissue of Starscream never showed in my area. I'm not sure if I'm patient enough for yet another reissue :-(

I do enjoy watching video reviews and always watch them for figures I'm interested in. I've never heard of kijiji so I'll look into that.

In regards to Mightron, he is beautiful. Hes absolutely what I wanted out of a G1 cartoon accurate Megatron figure. I love the matte paint (don't like overly glossy). I just attempted to transform to gun mode and the difficulty is way out of my comfort zone so I think I'm gonna watch a video reviewer transform him and go along with them.

News Credits: 41 · Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:42 pm

Wow! He looks really good! I like the way they handled the hips, legs and feet on him. You got that fast. Did you do expedited shipping? I'll be curious to hear about the transformation. I did watch a review and the transformation looked complex, but not overly so. Have fun with that big baddie.

And kiijiii (or how ever it's spelled :lol:

)) is the Canadian equivalent to Craig's List. Are you Canoodlian Joe?

News Credits: 23 · Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:42 pm

The hasbro one is about $150
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Mast ... Ciid%253A2
Which is better than the ko. Because you don't know If a $200 official is a ko or not. There is a new company bb7 that is better than the official

Wed Oct 05, 2016 1:58 pm

Cobotron wrote:Wow! He looks really good! I like the way they handled the hips, legs and feet on him. You got that fast. Did you do expedited shipping? I'll be curious to hear about the transformation. I did watch a review and the transformation looked complex, but not overly so. Have fun with that big baddie.

And kiijiii (or how ever it's spelled )) is the Canadian equivalent to Craig's List. Are you Canoodlian Joe?

Yeah the transformation is a bit out of my league so I'm gonna need a tutorial on YouTube. I'll be sure to post pics. I ordered him through eBay and it came in two days, but the shipping was free. And no I'm not Canadian but practically. I'm from Maine

News Credits: 293 · Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:08 pm

Kijiji is only in Canada? Huh. Sorry America!

Sat Oct 15, 2016 12:06 pm

Just completely redid my Transformers and Star Wars collection room! Once Mp Starscream and MP Thundercracker arrive I'll post some pictures!
Is it appropriate for me to post pics of my Star Wars collection?