The Energon Pub

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 8:55 am

Still waiting on mine from Ages 3+. Last I heard they were "waiting on confirmation that Japan will be releasing them", which doesn't sound promising. :roll:

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:01 am

Skyfire77 wrote:Still waiting on mine from Ages 3+. Last I heard they were "waiting on confirmation that Japan will be releasing them", which doesn't sound promising.

Oh Japan has released them. The issue maybe "did their Japanese source deliver?"

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Apr 14, 2015 4:32 am

Ocean Designs Upgrades [There are minute parts from Reprolabels though were added aside from the the upgraded Ocean Designs version were also included]

Note the bad cigar endorsement decals.

It lacks this to make it near perfect.

[Good Flavor....err GoodYear]

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:28 pm

Yay! My Exhaust has shipped! :KREMZEEK:

: screenshot-tools usps com 2015-04-21 22-25-18.jpeg (118.65 KiB) Viewed 18383 times

It is, however, taking a tour of the Pacific Northwest first. #-o

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:00 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:Yay! My Exhaust has shipped!

screenshot-tools usps com 2015-04-21 22-25-18.jpeg

It is, however, taking a tour of the Pacific Northwest first.

Then can I have it, also where the hell did you buy it where it's literally only a few miles from where i live?

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:54 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Skyfire77 wrote:Yay! My Exhaust has shipped!

screenshot-tools usps com 2015-04-21 22-25-18.jpeg

It is, however, taking a tour of the Pacific Northwest first.

Then can I have it, also where the hell did you buy it where it's literally only a few miles from where i live?

Ages 3 and Up, which is just across the border in Burnaby. They're no longer accepting US orders, sadly.

News Credits: 3 · by **koolkollectibleskhai** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 3:56 am

Such a beautiful figure! Definitely worth the wait!

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:35 pm

My Exhaust has arrived! I'm happy with it, though he does look a bit plain next to Wheeljack; it needs sticker badly.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:44 pm

So how much do you want to bet there are warehouses full of exhausts in Japan, or alternatively they're shelf warming horrifically?

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:07 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:So how much do you want to bet there are warehouses full of exhausts in Japan, or alternatively they're shelf warming horrifically?

2ndary market shops have sold him for double when he was released. (In Japan at least)

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sat Apr 25, 2015 8:02 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:So how much do you want to bet there are warehouses full of exhausts in Japan, or alternatively they're shelf warming horrifically?

2ndary market shops have sold him for double when he was released. (In Japan at least)

Yeah but unless that was for Japanese 2nd hand retail, i'm sure the inflated prices are for the westerners.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon May 11, 2015 1:59 pm

Here's something that NO ONE saw coming.

TFSource apparently had their stock of MP Exhausts secretly repainted (by whom?) to further differ the deco from the Marlboro chevron.

This Twitter posted several pics, along with official TakaraTomy stock photos for comparison:

Apparently TFSource had their stock of Exhaust's customized in order to sell them.

And here it is. The TFSource repaint vs the original. Huge hood difference.

Here's the bot mode. Again, I'm pulling these off of a FB group. I didn't not buy one from TFSource.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:09 pm

Oh man, that's great for like the 10 people able to get theirs from TFsource after their listing was also pulled. actually, You know what, I'd say that's actually worse, their repaint is a detriment to the paint job; other places were able to sell it as is, for the second version anyway.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:23 pm

So TFsource Opened all their MP Exhaust they have and "professionally" painted those four panels?

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:38 pm

Lol, I just looked at the card, "any questions or concerns?". Uh yeah I have a few.

Number 1, can I get this dumb ass paint off?
Number 2, Was there not a better way of doing this, maybe a sticker?
Number 3, will Exhaust ever see another listing on tfsource?
Number 4, Seriously, was there not a better way of filling the red in?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon May 11, 2015 2:38 pm

mooncake623 wrote:So TFsource Opened all their MP Exhaust they have and "professionally" painted those four panels?

Yeah thats what I am wondering, this is weird and it would eat up into any of their potential profits from this already very niche product.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon May 11, 2015 4:42 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Here's something that NO ONE saw coming.

TFSource apparently had their stock of MP Exhausts secretly repainted (by whom?) to further differ the deco from the Marlboro chevron.

This Twitter posted several pics, along with official TakaraTomy stock photos for comparison:

Apparently TFSource had their stock of Exhaust's customized in order to sell them.

And here it is. The TFSource repaint vs the original. Huge hood difference.

Here's the bot mode. Again, I'm pulling these off of a FB group. I didn't not buy one from TFSource.

WTF?! If they wanted a good go at the repaint they would have fixed the two angles that goes by the two sides that Tomy removed. Jeez! Much worst!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon May 11, 2015 5:05 pm

I would rather pay a premium for a sealed "clean" one. >:oP

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Mon May 11, 2015 5:17 pm

**** it, if TFsource is going to put up a new listing, I might bite. I just want an MP diaclone collection.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon May 11, 2015 6:58 pm

I think it's a joke they did it but, I do like the paint job :-?

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Mon May 11, 2015 9:06 pm

I need my exhaust professionally painted back to the original deco.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon May 11, 2015 10:08 pm

LOST Cybertronian wrote:I need my exhaust professionally painted back to the original deco.

You received the "redecoed" Exhaust? that suxx!

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Mon May 11, 2015 10:21 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
LOST Cybertronian wrote:I need my exhaust professionally painted back to the original deco.

You received the "redecoed" Exhaust? that suxx!

Naw, I meant the OG deco

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon May 11, 2015 10:52 pm

LOST Cybertronian wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
LOST Cybertronian wrote:I need my exhaust professionally painted back to the original deco.

You received the "redecoed" Exhaust? that suxx!

Naw, I meant the OG deco

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If TFsource did that, I'd get it at an instant.