The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:51 am

From /toy/:

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:56 am

...and?

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:59 am

zodconvoy wrote:...and?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:01 am

RhA wrote:
zodconvoy wrote:...and?

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:40 am

Silhouette may not be of the actual figure.

Figure might not actually come to pass.

I'd rather have an official Megatron.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:58 am

Since I'm not really feeling Hegemon, color me interested.

Hope it turns out to be...

:michaelbay:

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:20 am

Is this the one with the legs that lack any kind of articulation?

Also 22 cm, he seems to be in scale with MP10 Prime.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:43 am

So sick of these non-reveals. It's bad enough when it's art that may not resemble the actual figure in question, but this "get excited over a silhouette" tactic just annoys me. If Seibertron were still doing 3rd party news, I wouldn't even consider this sort of thing news worthy.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:45 am

Too late people. I'm getting Hegemon, and that's my Megatron for the foreseeable future.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:58 am

This would be, what, number 4? Who in the hell still thinks they have an original idea by doing this? Stuff like this is why online retailers are cutting back on 3rd party stuff.

El Duque wrote:
RhA wrote:
zodconvoy wrote:...and?

Enough out of you two!

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:08 pm

not sure how it can be animation and comics accurate. especially when it doesn't appear to reflect any light whatsoever.

regardless of crappy advertising, the Megatron from the G1 tv show (and I'm assuming this is going to be another interpretation of the G1 gun-mode Megatron) was quite different from the one in most of the comics. In fact, from issue to issue comics Megatron's look varied quite dramatically. Will he have the gold bits? the swirly lines on his chest? The head in the comics was usually based on the toy, with the more Doctor Doom looking faceplate. Not much like the cartoon model.

a light up gun might be cool, and the variable expressions is a cool idea (not an original one, sure, but that's hardly a surprise) and when it says "2 points articulated fingers" does it mean that each finger with have 2 points of articulation? or will the fingers be split into 2 posable parts, like say MP01 where he could move his trigger finger and the rest of his fingers independently of each other, but has no individual finger articulation?

know how all of my questions could have been answered? by them posting an actual picture of the actual product they're trying (and so far, failing) to sell to me.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:14 pm

Why does this always happen? i just commited to buy Hegemon on ebay.

EDIT: still staying commited to hegemon but if this DE turns out to be pretty good himself having a megatron in gun mode on display aint a bad thing.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:02 pm

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:59 pm

No need to wait on pictures of this guy. I don't need a 3rd party MP-Megatron.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:07 pm

Remember when 3rd Parties used to make stuff that you wouldn't be able to get otherwise?

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:57 am

Kibble wrote:Remember when 3rd Parties used to make stuff that you wouldn't be able to get otherwise?

Those were the days. What was the last thing that made everyone collectively "holy ****!" like City Commander the first time? Was it Defender? Crossfire Bruticus? What happened to those days?

Seriously, this is the FOURTH Megatron and the first one isn't even out yet!

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 6:44 am

zodconvoy wrote:
Kibble wrote:Remember when 3rd Parties used to make stuff that you wouldn't be able to get otherwise?

Those were the days. What was the last thing that made everyone collectively "holy ****!" like City Commander the first time? Was it Defender? Crossfire Bruticus? What happened to those days?

Seriously, this is the FOURTH Megatron and the first one isn't even out yet!

Fourth? What else is on offer?

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:01 am

Mykltron wrote:
zodconvoy wrote:
Kibble wrote:Remember when 3rd Parties used to make stuff that you wouldn't be able to get otherwise?

Those were the days. What was the last thing that made everyone collectively "holy ****!" like City Commander the first time? Was it Defender? Crossfire Bruticus? What happened to those days?

Seriously, this is the FOURTH Megatron and the first one isn't even out yet!

Fourth? What else is on offer?

Actually I believe this is the second one, ignoring the two Targetmasters and the Headmaster.
There is Hegemon and then there is this.
I believe this is the same one as the one we saw that had zero leg articulation.

The third one was just a fan art render and was never intended as a full blown product.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:08 am

zodconvoy wrote:
Kibble wrote:Remember when 3rd Parties used to make stuff that you wouldn't be able to get otherwise?

Those were the days. What was the last thing that made everyone collectively "holy ****!" like City Commander the first time? Was it Defender? Crossfire Bruticus? What happened to those days?

Our expectations got MUCH higher and the 3rd party guys stated to compete directly. If FP's Bruticus were released now I think we'd expect a full figure, not merely replacement parts.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:44 pm

Don't forget MP Megatron v2. It hasn't been announced yet, but everyone and their mother knows it's coming. And that's sorta my beef. These buttplugs are just looking to beat TT (and/or each other) to the punch and get this out before v2 hits the shelves. How about instead they put their effort into something we dont already know damn well is coming. This is the **** that's ruining the 3rd Party experience IMO.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 1:48 pm

That's true enough. I'm definitely not interested in someone else's 3rd party MP Megs when I know the real deal is coming soon.

News Credits: 5 · by **zodconvoy** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:00 pm

Nope, this would be number 4.

We already have Hedgemon:

Glockenstein:

And the crap one:

Unless this no show image is the crap one?

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 4:34 am

zodconvoy wrote:Nope, this would be number 4.

We already have Hedgemon:

Glockenstein:

And the crap one:

Unless this no show image is the crap one?

I believe it is the crap one.
The Glockenstein was nothing but a an art render someone did, it was never intended to be made into a toy.

so we're currently up to two, possibly 3 (if this isn't the crap one).