The Energon Pub

Windracer wrote:It's about time the A. Wheeljack mold gets some repainting love. (I always wondered why Hasbro abused the heck out of that A. Sideswipe mold but completely ignored some of the better figs in the line...)

Shame this toy will be in a color scheme and at a price range I probably won't bother with. :[

Not so much repainting "hate", it just seems to be that they were willing to redeco what would seem like a dull mould. The thing is that Wheeljack just seems like too dull a toy to redeco. Its Powerlinx feature was rather Powermasteresque: Hook on the Mini-con of your choosing, and the doors open up, and the transformation can begin. Chances are children would miss out hooking on the Mini-con part as well.

However, Sideswipe would seem like the better/more logical toy to redeco (A nasty thought to fathom, I know) because in terms of play quality, it had much more. A "Punching action" and an extending car mode, which would appeal more to children then adults. Then again, you also have to remember the target audience: Children. If they could buy a fun looking toy, and don't even care about articulation or paint applicaitions, then Hasbro would make more money from the toy because children would want to play with it.

Then again, it's down to what you define as better. I'd like to see more Cybertron moulds in this line to be honest. Armarda was rather limited in decent moulds (In terms of collectables, which these figures seem to be).

nolga supreme wrote:If we attend the convention how do we find these? Are limited to first come or part of the packages?

FUn Pub/Collector's Club are usually set up outside the dealer room doors, or directly inside of them, selling their exclusives for the con as well as, club exclusives not sold out yet like Air Razor and Astrotrain.

Thanks tiger tracks and ultra primal. I wil have to get there by 6 then. I guess I am taking 2 days of work.

1st Bot Con. Woo Hoo.

nolga supreme wrote:Thanks tiger tracks and ultra primal. I wil have to get there by 6 then. I guess I am taking 2 days of work.

1st Bot Con. Woo Hoo.

You should have a good time. If you want exclusives for the con, you certainly have to try to show up to get in line before the dealer room opens. Look for the schedule when it pops up on Botcon.com, and see when is the earliest time you can show up on Friday before the dealer room opens. You'll want to get in line at least an hour to an hour and a half early. Well, unless you want to take the chance of them selling out.

Good luck!

yeah the Micron Legend version is nice.

bvzxa wrote:yeah the Micron Legend version is nice.

WHAT!!!! Would this be an image of the Micron Legend Rampage that you screwed me on over ebay? I know i got the money back but jeez man, you actually have the gall to come back here and post an image of it.