The Energon Pub

News Credits: 6 · Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:12 pm

Oh man.
I'm stuck home alone tomorrow, so I can't go hunting!

There better be something in Ohio.

News Credits: 194 · Thu Jul 01, 2010 6:57 am

I just noticed something when messing with WFC Prime. He has kneecaps/guards whatever you want to call them.

These aren't shown on the back of the box or in Seibertron's galleries

just thought it was interesting. I haven't noticed anything different on Bumblebee. He's a bit difficult to transform the first time. getting everything to click into place was tough.

overall, they are nice figures. I'd love a voyager version of Prime with the giant axe he has in the game.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:24 am

Looks to me like you may have just skipped a step. Do they flip around?

News Credits: 194 · Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:28 am

God Magnus wrote:Looks to me like you may have just skipped a step. Do they flip around?

actually, I think it's the instructions that skipped a step. :grin:

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:40 am

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
God Magnus wrote:Looks to me like you may have just skipped a step. Do they flip around?

actually, I think it's the instructions that skipped a step.

Silly instructions, always trying to make you look foolish.

News Credits: 194 · Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:43 am

Well, it's not the first time Prime has had issues with his knees on the back of the box. :grin:

News Credits: 194 · Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:17 am

okay, so maybe they aren't knee guard and they actually flip up for when he's in vehicle mode to make a little tailgate/brake light thing.. I suck.. sorry :oops:

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:35 pm

Son of a biscuit! I hit Livonia TRU again this afternoon just to grab a couple more of the new TFs and the only things left were the 2 Leader Primes and a few of the Legends.

Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:07 pm

God Magnus wrote:Son of a biscuit! I hit Livonia TRU again this afternoon just to grab a couple more of the new TFs and the only things left were the 2 Leader Primes and a few of the Legends.

At least you got something! I'm still only finding wave one and two ROTF stuff in Battle Creek.

I need to get out of this damn town.

News Credits: 5 · Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:12 pm

devil prime wrote:
God Magnus wrote:Son of a biscuit! I hit Livonia TRU again this afternoon just to grab a couple more of the new TFs and the only things left were the 2 Leader Primes and a few of the Legends.

At least you got something! I'm still only finding wave one and two ROTF stuff in Battle Creek.

I need to get out of this damn town.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I still feel very fortunate to have a Sea Spray. I just wanted to grab a WFC Prime and Bumblebee and I'm surprised that everything sold so fast.

Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:54 am

God Magnus wrote:
devil prime wrote:
God Magnus wrote:Son of a biscuit! I hit Livonia TRU again this afternoon just to grab a couple more of the new TFs and the only things left were the 2 Leader Primes and a few of the Legends.

At least you got something! I'm still only finding wave one and two ROTF stuff in Battle Creek.

I need to get out of this damn town.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I still feel very fortunate to have a Sea Spray. I just wanted to grab a WFC Prime and Bumblebee and I'm surprised that everything sold so fast.

plenty of wfc's at pontiac tru...at least yesterday.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:12 am

the roseville tru was pretty picked over yesterday. still managed to get wfc and tfm activators bumblebees.

News Credits: 194 · Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:59 pm

I grabbed PCC Smolder and Searchlight at TRU in AA at lunch today. I had a $5 coupon, so I basically got 2 for the price of one. They're alright. I doubt I'll get anymore. They do look like they fit in well with Energon and Cybertron figures though. I just wish the combiner connect points weren't allspark blue. They still had the voyager ratchet repaint. 2 WFC Prime and 2 WFC BBs. Also one PCC Huffer left. Nothing else new.

Fri Jul 02, 2010 2:50 pm

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:They still had the voyager ratchet repaint. 2 WFC Prime and 2 WFC BBs. Also one PCC Huffer left. Nothing else new.

I picked up the Huffer you left behind at Arborland TRU, as well as one of the WFC BB's. It's also worth noting that they had 3 TFA Arcee's as of 4:30 pm if anyone's still looking for her.

EDIT: Forgot to mention they had the new wave of Activators and the new BB and OP Legends figures.

Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:31 pm

Hello, hunters. New to the boards but wanted to post that the Southgate TRU has everything from the HFTD to Powercore and even Generations. Unfortunately, the only Gen. left were the WFC Prime and BB. I am desperate for Drift and Thrust, though.
Happy hunting!

Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:15 pm

Stoicjunkion wrote:Hello, hunters. New to the boards but wanted to post that the Southgate TRU has everything from the HFTD to Powercore and even Generations. Unfortunately, the only Gen. left were the WFC Prime and BB. I am desperate for Drift and Thrust, though.
Happy hunting!

tru on telegraph had one thrust as of noon today. other than that everything from flint to there is missing everything but some gen's and a leader prime.

News Credits: 5 · Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:41 pm

Stoicjunkion wrote:Hello, hunters. New to the boards but wanted to post that the Southgate TRU has everything from the HFTD to Powercore and even Generations. Unfortunately, the only Gen. left were the WFC Prime and BB. I am desperate for Drift and Thrust, though.
Happy hunting!

From what I've heard, it seems that most of the TRUs are getting WFC-only Generations cases containing 4 each of Prime and Bumblebee. Hopefully, the other two figures won't be too far behind. Drift intrigues me.

Also, welcome to the board! Feel free to pop into any of the random chats that stir up from time to time. Requests for help finding non-TF toys is also cool. I collect DC Universe Classics and Minimates and post sightings for those every now and then.

Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:46 am

Thanks God Magnus. I live about 5 minutes from the TRU on Eureka and will be making many trips over there. Is anyone ordering the Seacons set? I am definitely leaning towards yes.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:39 am

welcome to the boards stoic. glad to have you here. we also have meetups every so often. xtravacon is in another week or so. that is usually where most meet at.

Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:26 pm

Oo oo! Advance warning.

Details. I need them.

News Credits: 5 · Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:48 pm

Vapes wrote:Oo oo! Advance warning.

Details. I need them.

Sunday, July 11. 10am-4pm.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL
19801 Farmington Rd.
(BETWEEN 7 & 8 MILE RD)
in Livonia, MI.
http://www.motorcityconventions.com/

News Credits: 6 · Sun Jul 04, 2010 1:10 am

What is xtravacon?
You guys are always talking about it.
What's the big deal?

News Credits: 1082 · Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:55 am

Sorry to be out for awhile, vacation down South...(it was hot, damn hot).

Botcon was pretty good. It wasn't the same without you guys who are normally there to share the excitement, and the regional woes.

Lots of great reveals. The toy exclusives are pretty cool, and there was a fair amount of toys to be had in the dealer room.

The dealer room seemed overpriced though for vintage TF's. I did not buy much. My collection is at the mature level, where I'm not looking for much, and what I am looking for is specific, rare, and expensive.

I grabbed a G1 Prowl MIB complete (bubble glue came undone as happens often with 25+ year old toys), TRU Japan God Fire Convoy Exclusive set (the one with the big F'in matrix blade), 2 x the headrobots clear red Snake exclusive, 1 x Animated Blackout, 1 x Prowl vs. Blitzwing Animated VS. pack, and an Japanese Animated Soundblaster (activator Soundwave repaint).

Of course, I grabbed all the exclusives.

The range of toys I saw were as rare as Masterforce Browning MISB ($700- thought too long on that and missed out), Prototype Galaxy Force Noisemaze, Transformers Return of Convoy Guard City MIB ($1800.00!!) and as common as loose bagged Energon combiners, and lots of loose G1 in various levels of completeness.

Only Michigan guy I recognized was DAVE (sells at Extravacon), but he didn't recognize me from a hole in the wall.

I do have some stuff I want to sell at a future Extravacon. I have a bagged set of the exclusives, plus a Cindersaur (hate the fig). I also have a Crimson Strike GI JOE bagged loose set to sell, and I think with the collection 'trimming' I am doing that I can probably put together a table of stuff.

Miss seeing you guys. Miss hearing about new TFs, but it was nice to see a number of people excited to be on the hunt again.

With my new mindset, I am going to grab the 3 PCC two-packs, and see if I like them. I have the commander 5 pack sets, and do NOT like them much, but maybe the sets with minicon quad changers are better.

I also know I want Dirge, and will probably grab Thrust to have all 3 versions!

Great pics with Barricade Pam. I would have loved to pull Eleanor up next to him, and take pictures... :KREMZEEK:

Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:22 am

Aw, nuts. I have to work all day Saturday.
[sigh]

Happy ID4 day, everyone. I just got paid this weekend, I might have to see if there's still a Starscream lurking around. My store already went through all the new leaders. I assume we'll get more in this week... but I do enjoy the hunt so.

Yesterday I even got to help some clueless lady find Ironhide. She didn't believe me when I said "the only one we have is Deluxe and they're flying off the shelves". What do I know, right?

Update: Wow, fortune favors the adventurous. Took a bike ride to the Madison Heights store, and those two Arcee's were still there waiting for me. They had the "hook" Leader Primes, but no Starscream so I picked them up instead.
I know what you're thinking. "Why, Vapes. Two? Don't be that guy!"

At first I was just going to get one for me, but then I thought of you guys. Anyone been just plain unable to find Arcee and want her? We can work something out.
If not that, it's either going to either my Transformers fan of an ex-girlfriend, or into my storage area for a few years until I decide it's ripe for eBay.

And even with two, I'm torn as to whether or not I should open the one for me.

Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:22 am

::Rises from the dead::

TT, I'm interested in your bagged Exclusives.

I actually feel like a TF collector again, having snatched up much of the new stuff, including Leader Starscream yesterday at the AA TRU.

He's a ridiculously nice figure. Can't wait for the MP version.

The PCCs are hit or miss. The Aerialbot set is unimpressive, but the 2-pack figures are very cool. I guess I'm just happy that $10 TFs are back, in one shape or form.

Seaspray rocks, and so do the WFC Generations figs.

Nothing else to report, have a good holiday, everyone.