The Energon Pub

by **Rated X** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:24 am

Megatron Wolf wrote:I say hasbro should be restaffed with the 3rd party guys cause they know what they're doing unlike hasbro these days

AMEN TO THAT BROTHER !!!

I say toss the current Hasbro staff in a pit (copyright binders and all) douse em with gasoline and light a match !!!

Then we can "Offically" make third parties unite and become the new Hasbro. :lol:

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:56 am

Dudes, I don't really get this recent Hasbro hate, seriously. I like 3rd Party stuff, I even managed to warm up to iGear with their recent stuff (this here included) but that's not a reason to pile hate on Hasbro and Intelectual property in General.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:01 pm

Here's a quick and rather awesome update from iGear regarding their upcoming Mini Warrior MW-03 Hench. He will come with two interchangeable faces. You can choose between animation accurate or G1 toy accurate style. Images mirrored below.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:02 pm

Some people just can't like 3rd parties without hating Hasbro. It's annoying.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:18 pm

That's a cool enough little feature.

News Credits: 23 · by **Prime Evil** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:38 pm

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Some people just can't like 3rd parties without hating Hasbro. It's annoying.

^^ This

News Credits: 1 · by **Lord Onixprime** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:53 pm

This little guy is awesome. I can't look at it without seeing all the visual cues from the G1 minibot toy. Looks great.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:59 pm

The G1 head is awesome.

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:02 pm

Really excited for Cosmos and Brawn. They look great and will be excellent additions to my classics collection. The dual face gimmick is cool but the cartoon accurate version is a no-brainer in my opinion. Really trying to pass on the Sharkticon. I know I'll never be able to buy just one.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:40 pm

Cool beans.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kibble** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 1:51 pm

I just want to know the damn price already! The previous mini-bots were a pleasant surprise to only be $15 shipped. I can only assume with the increased size comes an increased price. The big question is how much more?

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:22 pm

probably get Brawn, I really like the new colour, and that was really all that was holding me back. Not sure about Cosmos, I'll see how much he is, and then see if I can get him cheaper, maybe. Sharkticon is nice enough. Kinda looks like a BWTransmetal or BeastMachines toy, in that it gives the impression of being made for £2 and sold for 10times that. Again, if the price is agreeable enough I might get it.

by **Motorthing** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:03 pm

I was buying anyway but the dual-face just means I'll get 2. Bravo iGear......marketing 101.

by **Rated X** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:32 pm

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Some people just can't like 3rd parties without hating Hasbro. It's annoying.

Hasbro is just a company. It's the morons running the Transformers division that I hate. And it's not even that I hate them. I hate their one track coroprate minds. I understand theyre main market is kids. But kids werent alive in the 80's. So if youre going to do G1 homages, get it right or dont do it at all !!!

Hasbro needs a collectors divison that's primary focus is adults. One that creates molds not just repaints like Funpub. Hasbro could easily hire the best of the best from I-Gear, TFC, Fansproject, etc. and enter a new endeavor. But it's all about ego so Hasbro will never get off their high horse and admit they dont make the best figures anymore...

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:49 pm

I'll stick with the animation head, but I appreciate having a choice. Thanks iGear. Now then, how about some pre-orders please?

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:01 pm

Hasbro is just a company. It's the morons running the Transformers division that I hate.

You complain about it all the time. It derails almost every conversation about the toys we're talking about. I think we all get it: you don't like Hasbro. You want a collector's line. We all get it. You don't have to repeat it constantly in any thread you post in.
So, yeah. It's annoying. Just make a whole new thread just about hating Hasbro and let other things be discussed elsewhere.

News Credits: 2 · by **Requiem Prime** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:18 pm

I'm a touch surprised he has an alternate head. Or is it same head switched around Headrobots Blood style?

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:27 pm

Ooh, I love the head!

Come on, preorders for all three!

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:51 pm

Requiem Prime wrote:I'm a touch surprised he has an alternate head. Or is it same head switched around Headrobots Blood style?

I think it's the same head rotated 180 degrees.

by **Wh33l Jck** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:34 pm

Based on Rager and Seaspray's timeline, and now that we have seen prototypes and now color versions....

What is a logical guess on a release date?

I'm kind of new to this. Once you see a prototype, how long does it take if you are trying to release it as soon as you can?

by **Rated X** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:52 pm

Gauntlet101010 wrote:
Hasbro is just a company. It's the morons running the Transformers division that I hate.

You complain about it all the time. It derails almost every conversation about the toys we're talking about. I think we all get it: you don't like Hasbro. You want a collector's line. We all get it. You don't have to repeat it constantly in any thread you post in.
So, yeah. It's annoying. Just make a whole new thread just about hating Hasbro and let other things be discussed elsewhere.

My original comment was supporting someone elses comment while adding some much needed humor. But then you came with the "annoying" comment. If you want to single me out so blatantly as "annoying" just call me out by name. Nothing or nobody on here really offends me. While my Hasbro bashing might be "annoying" I find your support for Hasbro on a 3rd party thread to be "amusing". :lol:

Do me a favor and hire a plane to sky write over the Hasbro factory "MAKE BETTER CLASSICS FIGURES". If they still cant see the message over their heads, then Hasbro really needs to be put down like an 20 year old dog with 3 legs. However, if they get the message and deliver, I promise you I will give Hasbro my full support.

by **MINDVVIPE** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:23 pm

Hey, for the record, I like a ton of my Hasbro figures... I'm sure they go through having different toy engineers for different figures (someone please correct me if I'm wrong, or have additional info, as I'd love to hear more), so you sometimes get really sweet figures, and then sometimes you get stuck with figures that are cool, but flawed with gimmicks and other decisions that destroy its appeal.

Aaanyway. New Brawn head is cool, def not as cool as the animated head imo, but hey, now you have the option for a battle armoured face mask opposed to the drinking-at-the-energon-pub head.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:46 pm

I find your support for Hasbro on a 3rd party thread to be "amusing".

Yeah, because you can't love one without hating the other. :roll:

I'll buy that skywriter if you do the same and tell the 3rd party guys to lower their prices and sell in Wallmart.

by **Rated X** » Tue Mar 27, 2012 6:58 pm

Gauntlet101010 wrote:
I find your support for Hasbro on a 3rd party thread to be "amusing".

Yeah, because you can't love one without hating the other.

I'll buy that skywriter if you do the same and tell the 3rd party guys to lower their prices and sell in Wallmart.

Deal.