The Energon Pub

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:51 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Is it just me, or has there been an abnormal count of QC issues this year? Switched parts on Cannonball and the Vehicons, weak plastic on some figures (like two Cannonballs and a Flareup in Japan)...

Nah, it's just me.

Misassembled, yet easily fixable, shoulders on Scorponok.

News Credits: 3645 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:04 am

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Is it just me, or has there been an abnormal count of QC issues this year? Switched parts on Cannonball and the Vehicons, weak plastic on some figures (like two Cannonballs and a Flareup in Japan)...

Nah, it's just me.
Misassembled, yet easily fixable, shoulders on Scorponok.

Don't forget screwed up face on Devcon with his pouty lips!

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:50 am

Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:they're repaints. No need to change the news story. All you have to do is swap the rear fenders for the Dread Pirate Crew Clones.
Is that doable? I considered trying it myself, but I wouldn't know where to start or even if it can be done.

And is the Hasbro Car Vehicon rear fender compatible with the Takara Jet Vehicon mold?

They're swapped in the Seibertron.com galleries. All you have to do is pop them off and put it on the other one.

I'm sorry, but Midnight_Fox is still correct. There are 3 versions of the rear fender for the Prime Vehicon mold:

1. Hasbro version (Left) and the retooled TakaraTomy Arms Micron Version (Right)

3. TakaraTomy Jet Vehicon:

The Jet Vehicon version has no exhausts, and a diamond-shaped pattern. The Dread Pirate Crew uses both car versions (RiD and AM), but not the jet version.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:53 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I'm sorry, but Sabrblade is still correct.

Huh? I wasn't the person who first brought up the fender thing. :???:

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:54 am

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:I'm sorry, but Sabrblade is still correct.
Huh? I wasn't the person who first brought up the fender thing.

Already corrected. #-o

News Credits: 668 · Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:51 am

As you know by now, Club Subscription 2.0 Thrustinator is beginning to ship to subscribers, which we reported on right here, we also have a preview gallery of him right here and even a video review here!

And now, we have the full Thrustinator gallery for your perusal. Thrustinator is a merging of Beast Wars Waspinator and Beast Machines Thrust. An homage to the BM storyline where it's revealed that Vehicon General Thrust is powered by the spark of Waspinator. The original figure was known as Dirgegun, from Beast Wars II (a Japanese exclusive line and TV show.) and now, Hasbro's take on the mold is finally available to the fans!

Click on any of the images below to be taken to the full gallery:
Convention & Club Exclusives Thrustinator

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

News Credits: 462 · Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:54 am

That bio... really curious about that catastrophe he and Heinrad have to fix in the past. :-?

News Credits: 1082 · Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:51 am

I like him more than I thought that I would. Mine is just super-loose, especially in the legs.

News Credits: 7 · Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:13 am

I'm kinda surprised it took this long to create a Thrust-Waspinator hybrid. I mean, it's a very out-there concept, but we've had this cyborg-wasp mold for so long...

I know I asked this before, but how many TFs can do a gunface sort of thing, where the robot head is replaced/covered/transforms into a gun? Not including instances where a bot can shoot/spit things with their normal noggin.

News Credits: 293 · Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:35 am

wait... rewind is out already?

News Credits: 13 · Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:02 am

Noideaforaname wrote:I know I asked this before, but how many TFs can do a gunface sort of thing, where the robot head is replaced/covered/transforms into a gun? Not including instances where a bot can shoot/spit things with their normal noggin.

Maybe Dirgegun and BWII cartoon Bighorn were the only ones who can shoot projectiles from their face before Lockdown. I wouldn't count Dinobot or Unicron because they had laser eyes.

By far, the only Transformers toys with gunfaces.

News Credits: 241 · Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:12 am

shajaki wrote:

wait... rewind is out already?

Seibs got an advance copy during BotCon. That's also when we found out he's last to be sent out (he's number 6a) along with Eject

Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:44 am

These galleries make me anxious for whenever FunPub is going to mail out the 2014 box set for non-attendees. Seriously, I want that Scorponok in-hand already. (So I can correct the assembly issues :sad:

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News Credits: 3 · Sat Jul 26, 2014 8:07 am

necr0blivion wrote:These galleries make me anxious for whenever FunPub is going to mail out the 2014 box set for non-attendees. Seriously, I want that Scorponok in-hand already. (So I can correct the assembly issues )

They started shipping them yesterday, some people have already gotten their confirmation e-mails.

Sadly, I'm not "some people".

News Credits: 293 · Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:54 am

necr0blivion wrote:These galleries make me anxious for whenever FunPub is going to mail out the 2014 box set for non-attendees. Seriously, I want that Scorponok in-hand already. (So I can correct the assembly issues )

scorponok has assembly issues?

News Credits: 241 · Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:37 am

shajaki wrote:
necr0blivion wrote:These galleries make me anxious for whenever FunPub is going to mail out the 2014 box set for non-attendees. Seriously, I want that Scorponok in-hand already. (So I can correct the assembly issues )
scorponok has assembly issues?

Switched upper arms I believe. Currently there are a lot of QC fails:

- Cannonball has switched upper legs, and weak plastic on the hips of some figures which cracks easily
- The Wingspan Type Pirate has the wrong fender: it uses the car type which causes a gap in vehicle mode. Apparently nobody realised the Jet Vehicon mold has its own fender, separate from both RiD and the retooled AM Car types.

News Credits: 462 · Sat Jul 26, 2014 10:49 am

How To Fix Your Scorponok:

Sabrblade wrote:The back pieces of his armpits are each upside-down and on the wrong sides of the body.

To use Energon Scorponok for visual reference, it's the orange armpit pieces seen in these pictures, which are purple on the BotCon toy:

Notice how, in these pics, the pieces each have a slope that runs down the body. On the BotCon figure, since the pieces were swapped and attached upside-down, the slopes run upward on the figure instead of downward.

Thus, the big shoulder pieces are unable to fold outward all the way, making him look like he's constantly holding his shoulders in a mid-shrug position, as seen here:

Instead of like this:

The way to fix this is to simply unscrew both pieces with a small Philips head screwdriver, and reattach them on their opposite sides of the body in their correct positions.

But note that front half pieces of the armpits are NOT swapped (at least on mine, they weren't), so those may not need to be swapped either. Take note of their position in this pic (the blue pieces with the gold outlines behind the translucent yellow side cannons):

This is the correct position for these two pieces, and Ryan's figure seems to have gotten it right for these two pieces as well (which are now orange with a green outline):

News Credits: 293 · Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:14 pm

thanks for all that! was this problem with all scorponoks (like 2013's hoist) or just some?

News Credits: 462 · Sat Jul 26, 2014 12:22 pm

shajaki wrote:thanks for all that! was this problem with all scorponoks (like 2013's hoist) or just some?

Seems to be a widespread case.

Unlike Hoist, though, this one is easily fixable.

News Credits: 293 · Sat Jul 26, 2014 2:13 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
shajaki wrote:thanks for all that! was this problem with all scorponoks (like 2013's hoist) or just some?
Seems to be a widespread case.

Unlike Hoist, though, this one is easily fixable.

yeah... dont really know if im going to tackle hoists shoulders. i can probably live with it.

i have no doubt this is posted elsewhere, but sine its sort of on topic i feel it requires reposting. this is seibs scorponok fixing video. i found it very informative and plan to use it to make sure all my scorpies wont fall to pieces.

Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:23 pm

Midnight_Fox wrote:
necr0blivion wrote:These galleries make me anxious for whenever FunPub is going to mail out the 2014 box set for non-attendees. Seriously, I want that Scorponok in-hand already. (So I can correct the assembly issues )

They started shipping them yesterday, some people have already gotten their confirmation e-mails.

Sadly, I'm not "some people".

I didn't receive a confirmation e-mail, but that's okay. It just showed up at my door! Time to watch some UFC and scroll through this thread to see what fixes I need to do tonight.

News Credits: 3 · Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:46 pm

necr0blivion wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:
necr0blivion wrote:These galleries make me anxious for whenever FunPub is going to mail out the 2014 box set for non-attendees. Seriously, I want that Scorponok in-hand already. (So I can correct the assembly issues )

They started shipping them yesterday, some people have already gotten their confirmation e-mails.

Sadly, I'm not "some people".

I didn't receive a confirmation e-mail, but that's okay. It just showed up at my door! Time to watch some UFC and scroll through this thread to see what fixes I need to do tonight.

SO JEALOUS!

Edit: So, uuuhhhh, I jumped the gun, it's been sitting on my front porch for like 3 hours.

Sat Jul 26, 2014 6:19 pm

Midnight_Fox wrote:SO JEALOUS!

Edit: So, uuuhhhh, I jumped the gun, it's been sitting on my front porch for like 3 hours.

Congrats! Saturday nights are made for fixing manufacturing errors! :KREMZEEK:

Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:43 am

My Iacon Package arrived today. So glad to have an extra Scorponok nestled safely away, forever protected from the harsh elements of the world.

While the other Scorponok I bought waits for the arrival of Club Treadshot, to lead him, Botcon 2009 Banzai-Tron and Generations Soundblaster to glory.

News Credits: 6188 · Wed Jul 30, 2014 2:49 am

As Iacon packages are hitting people's homes from BotCon 2014, Seibertron.com is proud to present another installation, or a redux, if you will, of Transformers Collectors' Club Subscription Service exclusives: the little dude who sees and records everything - Rewind! Remolded from the United Cassetticon figure, we first saw Chromedome's conjux endura in the clip below, directly from a BotCon hotel room, and posted a small teaser gallery too. But head below and click on any image for the new, improved, full gallery!