The Energon Pub

Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:04 am

I hope Sentinel or Ultra Magnus or who ever it is isn't to spindly in robot mode. I like my bots with girth!

News Credits: 3 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:08 am

Soundwave1979 wrote:
Albershide wrote:The fire truck is Ultra Magnus not Sentinel Prime. Sentinel Prime will be an aerial craft.

How do you know that for sure?

I just remember that security guard on set that claimed it was Sentinel...and you'd expect him to know what he's talkin' about, right?

I saw something on youtube that claimed the fire truck would be Ultra Magnus. I can't link because I didn't pay that close attention to it. Whoever he is , looks neat.
The helicopter looks neat too.

News Credits: 24 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:22 am

Soundwave1979 wrote:How do you know that for sure?

I just remember that security guard on set that claimed it was Sentinel...and you'd expect him to know what he's talkin' about, right?

Well we saw call sheets confirming that Ultra Magnus is in the movie. The fire truck color scheme matches Magnus'. There is Takara toy of Magnus with that truck for alt mode. Sentinel Prime is the Gold Bot with wings from the announcement teaser. And i really don't see him transform into red fire truck. So I just make logical conclusions. Still you can trust the security guard. That sounds like a solid source. :-B

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:42 am

has no-one paid attention to the fact i know the name of the helicopter?!?!?!
HE'S LONGBOW!

plus, movie magnus = YES!
i can finally get an ultra magnus that isnt the awful titanium one. or the gawkishly huge animated one.

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:49 am

check this out...:http://www.usatoday.com/community/photos/publicgalleryphoto.htm?plckPhotoID=066ba23c-ce62-4390-9f95-658585228de9&plckGalleryID=4f01ed2c-39f0-4984-8d25-3125507394a8&loc=interstitialskip

you want the truth? you cant handle the truth!

Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:20 pm

The fire truck looks like a must-have, whoever he is. With all this discussion I can't tell who really knows what.
The helicopter...he looks very intriguing. This must be the one from the Takara listings we saw.
Blue Wrecker = epic. Liking the weaponry. It would be even better if it wasn't Jimmie Johnson.
Uh...anyone notice deluxe class Ratchet? I don't think we've seen him yet to my knowledge. He appears from this point of view to be the ROTF mold with a new weapon.
Sideswipe looks like the best version of him so far. I'm digging the drop-top.
And where the slagging heck is Juan Montoya's #42 car? I was looking forward to that one the most.

News Credits: 24 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:31 pm

Wasp-shot23 wrote:check this out...:http://www.usatoday.com/community/photos/publicgalleryphoto.htm?plckPhotoID=066ba23c-ce62-4390-9f95-658585228de9&plckGalleryID=4f01ed2c-39f0-4984-8d25-3125507394a8&loc=interstitialskip

you want the truth? you cant handle the truth!

This chopper was made by Josh Nizzi 2 years ago for a USA Today contest. So it has nothing to do with DOTM. Still a great concept.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... ntest.html

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:39 pm

Albershide wrote:
Wasp-shot23 wrote:check this out...:http://www.usatoday.com/community/photos/publicgalleryphoto.htm?plckPhotoID=066ba23c-ce62-4390-9f95-658585228de9&plckGalleryID=4f01ed2c-39f0-4984-8d25-3125507394a8&loc=interstitialskip

you want the truth? you cant handle the truth!

This chopper was made by Josh Nizzi 2 years ago for a USA Today contest. So it has nothing to do with DOTM. Still a great concept.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... ntest.html

i thought it was hinted at as being in dotm.
oh well time will tell...

News Credits: 388 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:57 pm

I'm wondering if the helicopter in the USA Today article ended up being Tomahawk in the HFTD toyline. The name Tomahawk would fit in with the alt mode of an Apache helicopter, as both are Native American names. Also, similar to the concept art, Tomahawk's rear rotor ends up being deployable on his arm. Just a thought.

Also, does it look to anyone else like there are TWO sizes of Skids? One almost a Human Alliance size, and the other a small Deluxe.

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:07 pm

Bounti76 wrote:I'm wondering if the helicopter in the USA Today article ended up being Tomahawk in the HFTD toyline. The name Tomahawk would fit in with the alt mode of an Apache helicopter, as both are Native American names. Also, similar to the concept art, Tomahawk's rear rotor ends up being deployable on his arm. Just a thought.

Also, does it look to anyone else like there are TWO sizes of Skids? One almost a Human Alliance size, and the other a small Deluxe.

thats why i was expecting the tomahawk repaint to be longbow, but this new copter threw me on that.

Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:09 pm

Bounti76 wrote:
Also, does it look to anyone else like there are TWO sizes of Skids? One almost a Human Alliance size, and the other a small Deluxe.

There are only a deluxe and a legends class Skids in this picture. Plans for a Human Alliance are currently unknown.

News Credits: 9 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:11 pm

Not much to go on, clearly, but wow, some of those look good. Convertible Sideswipe looks great. Sentinel Prime looks huge. The Wreckers look cool, perhaps not as heavily-armed as the real ones, but more importantly- where's the #42 car? Juan Montoya's my boy!

News Credits: 8 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:26 pm

Not liking the convertible sideswipe, that car looks horrible without a top. The spoiler is a nice touch but lost in the ugliness that is the missing roof.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:47 pm

I'm kind of relieved to see that there's not much there that interests me.

But Sentinel Prime looks like he's going to be awesome and a must-buy!

News Credits: 8 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:49 pm

Whew...Looks like I'll be able to get all of the fansproject goodness I can get this year

Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:58 pm

Has anyone noticed, that the Voyager Ratchet is yet ANOTHER re-deco of the 2007 Movie Voyager Ratchet? Poor guy, he's the only character not to get a brand-new remold in Voyager. EVER. At least this one seems to be colored correctly: ROTF Deco was half-colored.

True, he did get a Deluxe, which seems more movie-accurate, but it's still a Humvee, Not a Hummer!

I just don't get it, every other Voyager has gotten a remold: Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Ironhide. Why does Hasbro hate him?

Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:23 pm

Red 50 wrote:Has anyone noticed, that the Voyager Ratchet is yet ANOTHER re-deco of the 2007 Movie Voyager Ratchet? Poor guy, he's the only character not to get a brand-new remold in Voyager. EVER. At least this one seems to be colored correctly: ROTF Deco was half-colored.

It does seem that they would have enough sense to make a new one after a few years, wouldn't it? Oh well, maybe if we give Hasbro enough crap about it we'll get a new one after the initial releases. I do like the colors, though.

Red 50 wrote:True, he did get a Deluxe, which seems more movie-accurate, but it's still a Humvee, Not a Hummer!

The deluxe is still a Hummer, except it is modeled after a Hummer H2 SUT with custom modifications rather than an H2 ambulance.

Red 50 wrote:I just don't get it, every other Voyager has gotten a remold: Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Ironhide. Why does Hasbro hate him?

I thought Hasbro hated him too, but I don't know. I don't think anyone likes him to tell you the truth...even the kids. His toys are always big shelfwarmers. Maybe Hasbro though they just shouldn't bother redoing him, predicting similar sales.
But of course if they just skipped him altogether there would be fandom riots.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:32 pm

Red 50 wrote:Has anyone noticed, that the Voyager Ratchet is yet ANOTHER re-deco of the 2007 Movie Voyager Ratchet? Poor guy, he's the only character not to get a brand-new remold in Voyager. EVER. At least this one seems to be colored correctly: ROTF Deco was half-colored.

True, he did get a Deluxe, which seems more movie-accurate, but it's still a Humvee, Not a Hummer!

I just don't get it, every other Voyager has gotten a remold: Optimus Prime, Megatron, Starscream, Ironhide. Why does Hasbro hate him?

Why mess with perfection? With the gobs of toys awards Voy Ratchet has received I don't think Hasbro wants to rock the boat. Let's just be happy we are getting another repaint of the most exciting TF ever.

News Credits: 150 · Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:54 pm

Skywarp64 wrote:Btw, shouldn't this be in the Toy Sightings forum?

Not unless you've actually seen it in a place you can buy it.

Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:04 pm

I wonder if anyone else has noticed that the car in the bottom middle (the one with the AMP logo on its hood) is nothing more than a repaint of Barricade right behind it. Seriously, this line hasn't even been officially released and Hasbro already has a repaint in.

Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:08 pm

IAmThePeej wrote:I wonder if anyone else has noticed that the car in the bottom middle (the one with the AMP logo on its hood) is nothing more than a repaint of Barricade right behind it. Seriously, this line hasn't even been officially released and Hasbro already has a repaint in.

Yea, that's actually a new mold... it's a Nascar figure the green one from earlier photos... It even has a different grill with a chevy emblem. How is that a repaint at all?

Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:53 am

Racthet was pretty almost absent in the 2nd movie, so him getting 2 different size toys for ROTF was kind of a surprise. Maybe Ratchet gets more than 2 lines in DOTM

News Credits: 33 · Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:19 am

I have not seen some robot mode pictures of these but i will get,
.Shockwave
.Sentinel prime
.That Helicopter
.Wreckers (i said no mechtech but these guys look like they have a few weopons in the movie)
What happend to that red sports car?

Thu Feb 03, 2011 10:09 am

I have a question:

I have watched all G1, Beast Wars, Armada, Energon, and Cybertron series and have never heard of this guy. Who the hell is Sentinel Prime ???

Somebody please elighten me. (And keep in mind I dont read comics) :???:

Thu Feb 03, 2011 12:14 pm

EDIT: I'm an idiot, carry on.

Rated X wrote:I have a question:

I have watched all G1, Beast Wars, Armada, Energon, and Cybertron series and have never heard of this guy. Who the hell is Sentinel Prime ???

Somebody please elighten me. (And keep in mind I dont read comics)

Not exactly sure when Sentinel became a character. I do know that he has been in some of the comics (I'm currently reading through all of the comics), but most recently, he was a part of Transformers Animated. The snow plow truck with the massive Jay Leno chin in Robot mode who was also a total prick of a character that I was hoping so much would die a very slow and painful, and VERY explicit on screen death. He was also a part of the War for Cybertron game if I can remember properly. I haven't played the game yet, so I'm not 100%.