The Energon Pub

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:09 pm

I wish Camshaft had a new head.

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:11 pm

Cliffjumper looks the best. Landmine is cool and Camshaft is just meh.

News Credits: 11 · by **Bass X0** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:38 pm

Landmine would have looked awesome in the movie but I can imagine the "stupid 1987 pretenders have no business in the movie" uproar from the majority of 'fans'.

News Credits: 70 · by **Sideshow Sideswipe** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:40 pm

Definitely getting landmine and camshaft, I missed out on swindle the first time around.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:43 pm

New packaging. Nice.

News Credits: 1 · by **Powersa** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:43 pm

Camshaft gets no love - this time a repaint of a Decepticon?
And...repaint of a shelfwarmer Decepticon Swindle?

News Credits: 3 · by **Autobot Jazz** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:44 pm

I knew they would make a Cliffjumper repaint so I skipped on BB, definitley getting, not sure on Landmine yet

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:03 pm

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:15 pm

landmine has the best gun of the entire movie line. def picking up, and maybe CJ. the new packaging is really eye-catching!

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:19 pm

The Swindle mold is not worth purchasing. Not even once. Don't learn the hard way! Pass big time.

As good as the mould is, I don't need another Concept Camaro.

Depending on the articulation of the military vehicle, I might get him, though I'd have to repaint him and put some GI Joe or UNSC markings on the side.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:29 pm

I will say this-I'd like to see Landmine when Jin gets a hold of him.

News Credits: 5 · by **emeraldbeacon** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:31 pm

tacogrande wrote:I really like the new packaging design. The blue glowing electricity is really eye appealing.

That's part of their "post movie merchandicing" strategy. They needed a way to keep interest going in the toys, and make them seem like something more than "just the same ol' Transformers we saw four months ago (before they all utterly vanished leaving empty shelves nationwide)".

Thus, Allspark Power is the new theme. These new robots have been infused with the power of the Allspark, or some nonsense like that, which is represented by the little hints of electric blue coloring on all of this new wave of toys. Look closely - you'll see the same bright blue on every toy in the "Allspark Power" line.

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:33 pm

aren't all the TFs already "infused with allspark power?" :-?

News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:42 pm

Bumblebee-otch wrote:the new packaging is really eye-catching!

I'll agree, the new packaging looks very sharp! Hope this new "Movie line part 2" will give us a bigger Bonecrusher toy!

by **roy_flagg00** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 2:49 pm

DevastaTTor wrote:I will say this-I'd like to see Landmine when Jin gets a hold of him.

QTF!
Jin even made swindle look good. :shock:

I am definitely getting Landmine and repainting/altering to be Outback.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:01 pm

Camshaft: Apparently they designed the Swindle mold on National Opposites Day. A bight red and gray Autobot colored Decepticon drone. Okay.... Then a Decepticon colored Autobot drone. Okay.... Obviously someone needed clued in that they got this backwards a while ago. I'm a tad torn. I'd like to buy Camshaft, swap out the faction symbols so I'd have an Autobot drone (to bolster their ranks) and Camshaft does look good in those colors...as a Decepticon. I have no problem with the mold as it is, it's quirky and grows on you in goofy ways. (I love the camera face and googly proportions.) But..he is a repaint, and as per my repaint/remold rule...I just can't bring myself to buy him.

Cliffjumper: Oh my, how original. A red Bumblebee? Who on Earth saw that coming?! (NOTE: I knew about the repaint long ago, just had to douse it in sarcasm a bit.) Could they have made him anymore garish or bland? All black, all red, and then splotches of *bright* sky/baby blue (which really screws with my eyes in the pictures, such a contrast...) and the bland silver and black. WTF? Seriously... as per my repaint/remold rule...he is a definite NO.

Landmine: One word: INCREDIBLE. One of the best Deluxe Class figures of the past decade. His vehicle mode is fantastic and accurate (as much as possible) to the source material. (thumbs up Hasbro!) His robot mode is weird but in a cool way. We're so used to our Autobots and Decepticons taking on human designs and proportions, and we quickly forget that they *are*, in fact alien. This guy reminds us quickly that he's an alien and so is his race...and they friggin' rock the casbah with how cool they are. His transformation looks to be complex enough to be satisfying, but not so much so that you'll throw him across the room in a fit of anger. (I'm looking at *you* Energon Slugslinger!)

Packaging: Ugh. Boring! I wasn't expecting a drastic change, of course. I wasn't expecting them to redo everything and raise costs. I was expecting a tad more than slapping blue lightning and the Allspark crap title on it. I was thinking maybe a eye shot of Megatron peering out from behind the TF logo or something. (like some villains in other movie posters, like Star Wars, etc.)

Ah well.

All in all, definitely let down. The packaging is unimpressive, the repaints are ridiculous, and the only new figure, while great, is not enough to stave off the hunger for more new figures.

I can't wait for the Cadillac Escalade Deluxe Class figure, and I'm hoping they do upsize Bonecrusher to Voyager Class at least. (He *could* use an upsize.) I'd buy Leader Class Blackout if they made one, for sure. But I can live with him as is.

Starscream's fine as is. I surely hope they don't fire up a LC mold for him. =\

by **Rijie** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:26 pm

Landmine wins.

by **devil prime** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:29 pm

Landmine is cool but the other two not so much

by **opjet** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:30 pm

landmine face in 1 word badass

by **Prowl86** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:39 pm

Landmine: Hellz Yeah!
Cliffjumper: Maybe.
"Camera"shaft: God no!

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:46 pm

Powersa wrote:Camshaft gets no love - this time a repaint of a Decepticon?
And...repaint of a shelfwarmer Decepticon Swindle?

Since when are ANY movie deluxes shelfwarmers? The only one I can even find with any hope of it being in stock is G1 redeco Jazz, and that's because each of my local Targets put a whole case of them out at every store and they have 4 or 5 left in stock. Everything else sold out long ago. The shelf warmers are the Cyber Slammers, the Real Gear and most recently the Tech Toys.

It is just me or does Landmin look like he plays hockey or something?

by **G1 Blaster** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:59 pm

I'll get Landmine if he's in scale but I'll skip the other two. I have BB and Swindle already.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:03 pm

G1Blaster wrote:I'll get Landmine if he's in scale but I'll skip the other two. I have BB and Swindle already.

But not Movie Cliffjumper, and Movie Camshaft. :grin:

by **G1 Blaster** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:06 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
G1Blaster wrote:I'll get Landmine if he's in scale but I'll skip the other two. I have BB and Swindle already.

But not Movie Cliffjumper, and Movie Camshaft.

That just caused my eye to twitch in pain.

Well done.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:10 pm

G1Blaster wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:
G1Blaster wrote:I'll get Landmine if he's in scale but I'll skip the other two. I have BB and Swindle already.

But not Movie Cliffjumper, and Movie Camshaft.

That just caused my eye to twitch in pain.

Well done.

Yes, mission accomplished Prime.