The Energon Pub

So Hasbro finally figured out how to get me to buy these Titan figures that I have excluded from my collection. Make 'em transform, and I'll do galleries of them!

Much better than I expected, both in terms of sculpt and in terms of having at least SOME articulation, but I don't need yet another Optimus and Bumblebee.

They make something along the lines of a Steeljaw or Grimlock at this size, I'm sold. (Or a Strongarm, but they hardly ever make female Transformers larger than a Deluxe.)

Thanks guys.

I just ordered one of those overscale (part metal 18cm/7"inch tall) Warrior Grimlock toys - I'll let you know what it's like when it arrives.

Shame I don't have the original RID-15 Grimlock to compare it to though.

Another week, another addition to our ever-growing galleries here on Seibertron.com - and we move to Japan again, and the Takara Tomy Transformers Adventure line (counterpart to Hasbro's Robots in Disguise) for a look at two slightly different decos on Generations Combiner Wars figures: TAV25 Runabout and TAV26 Override!

The latter is an homage to the Triggerbot of old, and a blue/red deco on Generations Legends Groove. The other figure is of course calling back to the Battlecharger from 1986, using its red and black scheme of the Blackjack mold. Click on any of the images below to view the full galleries!


Transformers Adventures Override










Transformers Adventures Runabout

No pictures of them as chest minions?

I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.

Gee I wonder which side he belongs to.

Really though, Runabout looks good, but I'd have to wipe off most of those badges if I ever got him. Either a big one on the hood -OR- the two on the doors, not both (much less another three on top of that).

They both look real nice. Good repaints there!

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:No pictures of them as chest minions?

I second this question. Were's the pics with Override as Defensors bra?

Aww, no gunes for Override? I'm not too surprised since the original version lacks any weapons at ALL, but it feels like a really poor homage without some nice chromey pistols.

RAcast wrote:Aww, no gunes for Override? I'm not too surprised since the original version lacks any weapons at ALL, but it feels like a really poor homage without some nice chromey pistols.

Well the original Groove design had no weapons, so not too big of a surprise

Got Override in the mail last week, and I really dig that little figure. I love the paint job on him, and I haven't had any problem with loose joints that I've heard at least one or two other people having.

RhA wrote:

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:No pictures of them as chest minions?

I second this question. Were's the pics with Override as Defensors bra?

No plans to do them with the Combiners ... maybe when I do the Unite Warriors combiners, but not at this time.

If we're getting Runabout.....then where's Runamuck?


+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.

& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures

RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.

He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.

Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.

& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures

Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.

Sabrblade wrote:

RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.

He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.

Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.

& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures

Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.

Oh right, thanks

We still need Runamuck though

Stuartmaximus wrote:We still need Runamuck though

Definitely! I'm surprised when they do one but not the other. I'd still be game for a white Runamuck from the Cybertron Runabout figure (screwed-up names aside). Kudos again to the Club for doing them both from the Wheeljack/Tracks mold a few years back. Two excellent figures!

Seibertron wrote:

Stuartmaximus wrote:We still need Runamuck though

Definitely! I'm surprised when they do one but not the other. I'd still be game for a white Runamuck from the Cybertron Runabout figure (screwed-up names aside). Kudos again to the Club for doing them both from the Wheeljack/Tracks mold a few years back. Two excellent figures!

Aye either repaint the Blackjack/Rodimus figure, I was gonna suggest the Windcharger figure! but Runabout & Runamuck are twins, so obviously they'd need to go with the same mold

The Legends Groove redeco I want is G2 Bulletbike.

Unicron Magnus wrote:The Legends Groove redeco I want is G2 Bulletbike.

It's a shame that they didn't give Override a pair of chromed guns to go along with his G1 counterpart ... these would have worked well for Bulletbike.

I'd like to see Backstreet and Dogfight done now as Legends.

Seibertron wrote:

Unicron Magnus wrote:The Legends Groove redeco I want is G2 Bulletbike.

It's a shame that they didn't give Override a pair of chromed guns to go along with his G1 counterpart ... these would have worked well for Bulletbike.

I'd like to see Backstreet and Dogfight done now as Legends.

Bulletbike is terrible!

RhA wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Unicron Magnus wrote:The Legends Groove redeco I want is G2 Bulletbike.

It's a shame that they didn't give Override a pair of chromed guns to go along with his G1 counterpart ... these would have worked well for Bulletbike.

I'd like to see Backstreet and Dogfight done now as Legends.

Bulletbike is terrible!

Yeah, he is; but oddly enough, smallgroove already has a port on each leg for, something ( ), maybe a sidecar and paint job isn't out of the question?

Sabrblade wrote:

RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.

He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.

Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.

& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures

Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.

Smart move by takara. Powerglide made one stupid looking gun and the whole chest plate idea was dumb to begin with. Everybody talked crap about it on TFC Uranus with phantom ray but when Hasbro does the same thing now everybody loves it. It looked horrible on menasor with his chest doors opened up creating a hollow shell surrounding the car which wasnt even symmetrical. And groove was stupid as a chest plate too like Hasbro said "if we dont make him a leg WTF should we do with him ?" As far as im concerned its the Override mold and Groove is the lazy repaint lol. Now to find him some guns...

Rated X wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

RAR wrote:I look forward to seeing Runabout merged with Grand Scourge sometime.

He looks much better when attached to Menasor since his colors are more closely based on Menasor's roller car than Blackjack's colors are.

Stuartmaximus wrote:+ Why are they porting two molds(Groove, Blackjack/Rodimus) over to RID? I can't see them running out of ideas for figures already? especially when there's still a ton of Decepticons that still could be released in toy form.

& those two molds other feature to become a chestpiece would be a non plus! as they wouldn't be able to work that way with existing &/or current RID figures

Takara put every CW Legends class toy in their Adventure line because they're selling the Combiners as five-packs in Unite Warriors to be as show-accurate as possible. Menasor and Defensor only had five members, not six, and none of them were chestplates. So Takara threw all of the Legends class molds (Powerglide, Shrapnel, Bombshell, Cosmos, and these two) into the Adventure line where they are officially ignoring any and all playability between them and the Combiners.

Smart move by takara. Powerglide made one stupid looking gun and the whole chest plate idea was dumb to begin with. Everybody talked crap about it on TFC Uranus with phantom ray but when Hasbro does the same thing now everybody loves it. It looked horrible on menasor with his chest doors opened up creating a hollow shell surrounding the car which wasnt even symmetrical. And groove was stupid as a chest plate too like Hasbro said "if we dont make him a leg WTF should we do with him ?" As far as im concerned its the Override mold and Groove is the lazy repaint lol. Now to find him some guns...

yeah but it'll prob still have that chest piece transform(obviously) well.....Groove will! Blackjack/Rodimus/Runabout mold just had them in vehicle mode anyway(even though they've got the holes for the pegs underneath).

the only saving grace....is that you could possibly use these on your existing combiner figures! or on the new up n coming combiner repaints