The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **Duke of Luns** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:27 am

I missed Classic's Starscream when he first came out, despite seeing him everywhere(and I didn't have a job then). Then his price sky-rockets on E-Bay and such cause the movie was such a hit(or so I assume). So I have my brother order me the Henkei version cause it was on sale last week, and now I find out their reissuing him....

BLAST!!! Oh well, it was only a few dollars more. Hope everyone that missed out on him the first time will have another chance to score him this time. I really don't see a reason for something cool to be expensive anyhow. As for the rest of the stuff....

A Scourge repaint? Depends on how much cash I have when he comes out. I wouldn't mind owning all the dragon molds someday, and I never got him when he was out, so I might get him. Vector Prime? Hmm, I kinda wanted him too, same boat as Bruticus.

Hound, Cyclonus, Beachcomer, Brawn, ah yeah!!

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:34 am

I wonder if we will see a Thrust from the Voyager SS mold? Although given how red he was, I'm not sure how they'd do a Thrust colour scheme.

And Hound looks awesome. Only minor niggle is it looks like he doesn't have a handgun.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:38 am

Autobot032 wrote:
3.) Gold and orange repaint (forget the name..Final Battle or something of that nature I believe.)

Galaxy Force Vector Prime... I happen to like the mold a lot, and this looks like an amalgamation of the original Takara colors, and the repaint GF HASBRO colors.

I know what it is supposed to represent, I just don't see it very well. Need to reference LAST AUTOBOT, I guess.

I know the head and face, but hmmm...

*Images from Marvel comics, and Tranformers Wiki

by **Maldroth** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:05 am

I was looking at those pictures with my son and he was excited for both the Starscream and the Vector Prime. I own the original classics mold and I'll get this one too. Let's just hope the final product will end up as crisp.

I really like the Black and Gold Scheme to Vector Prime, excellent mold and leagues better than the GF repaint they did.

It's very rare for me to like a repaint

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:09 am

It's starting again!

I really like that Starscream, and that Last Autobot, hell the only ones that don't appeal to me are that Bruticus (will I ever have that combiner?), the TFA legends and the Robot heroes.

by **bcm77** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:21 am

Of those new toys I'll definitely be getting,

Universe
Cyclonus with Nightstick
Hound & Ravage
Inferno

Animated
Blurr
Skywarp
Shockwave/Longarm

The rest I'm either undecided on or won't be bothering with.

by **Rijie** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:28 am

Bruticus is actually an homage to RID Bruticus, a Deluxe figure with a Dragon-like alt-mode, not the G1 combiner. It looks nice, but I'm happy with with my GF Flame Convoy/Cryo Scourge figures. I like the mold, but this one will be low on the priority list next year.

I'm very happy about the Minibots, Hound/Ravage, Cyclonus/Nightstick, Inferno, and Vector Prime. Hound especially looks great with his updated alt. mode. The new Animated figs look good, too. I'll also be picking up the G1 Robot Heroes.

Hasbro, please, give us Wheeljack and Trailbreaker. Retool the Prowl mold into Jazz and Smokescreen. Give us Red Alert from Sideswipe. Please. Just...please. Let's see Sunstorm and Ghost Starscream, maybe in the form of exclusives. Oh, and I want some Diaclone repaints(Police Sunstreaker!!).

I'm not asking anymore. Just do it...

...please.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:39 am

PorQPine wrote:Bruticus is actually an homage to RID Bruticus, a Deluxe figure with a Dragon-like alt-mode, not the G1 combiner.

RiD Bruticus was a "lost" Beast Machines mold, he was to be released under the name "Cerberus", which is what he was. For the non-mythologists, Cerberus was a three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the Greek Underworld called Hades.

I'm defintely getting him, both my wife and I love dragons. I don't care if I already have GF Flame Convoy and C-Cryo Scourge

Now for Leo Prime...

by **bcm77** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:39 am

I think Jazz deserves his own mold but I agree on Smokescreen and Red Alert and I'm somewhat suprised they've not been announced already.

by **cheeser82** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:52 am

I always just end up getting the ones I see when I have the money for them. :lol:

But the ones that interest me most and why:

Cheetor- Never got a Cheetor mold as a kid, it would be nice to have one.

Cyclonus- Well if I never got a Beast Wars mold as a KID, I probably don't have any G1 molds right?

Swindle- I liked the character and the mold is awesome.

Bruticus- Never got the Cybertron mold and I like how they made a nice homage.

by **Robot4762** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:31 pm

finaly, some rid love... ^_^

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:38 pm

I gotta say I like what 'm seeing. Most of these repaints are pretty good.

Definitely Getting Cyclonus
Infernus actually looks fairly nice.

Since I missed Cyb Scourge I might pick up Bruticus if I find him.

Starscream is also a welcomed Repaint.

Cheetor, Might just pick him up, to put him next to my original Cheetor, and see the advancements in design.

Vector look amazing, wonder if his sword is still made of that soft rubbery plastic. Or if they decided to give him a properly solid sword.

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:48 pm

im gettin all the new universe cept for cheetor unless they fix the bot mode and is it just me or does hound look a tad chubby?

by **Hard Hacker** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:31 pm

That Last Autobot redeco is pure genius.

The new mould Cheetor does not.

If I sees them, I'll buys them. Except for that Starscream, reminds me of that nightmare Henkei range.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:40 pm

My wallet is starting to hurt.

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:57 pm

what is up with delux hound's face? It's worse than alternator hound.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:46 pm

Dear Hasbro:

Jazz needs his own Universe Deluxe mold. Then re-tool a head for it and give us Brakedown.
Please do the same thing for Red Alert so you can make a Deadend fig. as well.
Because you love repaints, go ahead and re-tool a head for the Sunstreaker mold so we can have Wildrider too.
And since it's obvious that you like the Classics Mirage mold, why not re-tool one more head for Dragstrip and make it an even 4 Stunticons.

If we could get all of these before you repaint Inferno into Grapple, that would be great.
And the new Scourge fig., well, if we can have that before ROTF is released, that would be swell too.
We can wait for the new Dinobots and Insecticons until fall 2009.

You're the best.

Sincerely,
20+% of your Transfomers customers

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:07 pm

I dislike the phasing out of the G1 Snarl stegosaur character.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:13 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:I dislike the phasing out of the G1 Snarl stegosaur character.

AMEN

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:18 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:We can wait for the new Dinobots and Insecticons until fall 2009.

No, we can't, we must have them earlier.

The rest of the customers.

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:30 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:I dislike the phasing out of the G1 Snarl stegosaur character.

AMEN

It all started in the 1986 movie. Snarl just couldn't be bothered to turn up for filming most days so he got fired after a few appearances in Season 3. He's been out of work ever since.

by **Robot4762** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:05 pm

I'm gonna get screamer as a gift to my girlfriend. She loves starscream. maybee i'll get one for myself one for myself too. ^_^

by **Gutter Bunny** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:22 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Galaxy Force Vector Prime... I happen to like the mold a lot, and this looks like an amalgamation of the original Takara colors, and the repaint GF HASBRO colors.

I know what it is supposed to represent, I just don't see it very well. Need to reference LAST AUTOBOT, I guess.

I also love the mold and the only versions i broke down and bought were the hasbro gf, and botcon alpha. This version will be a great replacement for gf as the coloring on it is very bland imo.

Its a shame that he will inevitably get stuck with that same bendy sword that i have to rotate every couple days to keep a decent shape...

by **Foallen** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:57 pm

To me Cyclonus easily looks like the best of the bunch. Still, I'm sure I'll end up with others...

Of the Animated, Shockwave is probably the only must have for me.

I will need Cheetor to go with my other 12 different versions of him. I think he actually looks pretty decent, his arms are obviously mis-transformed and that's the only bad part of the figure for me.

Hound is decent, but mostly I'll want him for Ravage. Although Inferno looks good I may or pass on him. He's just not a character I feel I need another version of.

I've got Vector Prime, GF Vector Prime and Alpha Trion, I don't know if I need another repaint of that mold...

On the other hand, Bruticus maybe worth getting, just because I love that dragon mold. If they're going to go crazy on the repaints, why not give us this Beast Wars Megatron from RID Megatron:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mtmt ... gatron.jpg

That would make me pretty happy...

News Credits: 2 · by **Star_ling** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:45 pm

Blurrz wrote:Your post humors me

Autobot032 wrote:
Vector Prime and all of the other repaints? (Animated, Classics, etc.) Over. Kill. Please stop. PLEASE.

The genius behind the VP repaint should be thanked. That's a homage to... let's just see... "The Last Autobot", and for others who haven't picked up VP about 2 years ago, this is a blessing. The Scourge repaint is ridiculous. We finally get a homage to an RID character, that well... looks amazing brilliant, and not OVERKILLED.

I really don't see why you couldn't have just said the Blazing Lockdown instead of Animated repaints, etc. Blazing Lockdown finally allows us for a Fallen homage. Which IMO, is awesome to people who've read alot of comics. BTW, Bumblebee is not a repaint, it's a rerelease. Skywarp is also enjoyable. What? Don't like it? C'mon, it's been done a trillion times already, and get damn well used to it. I'm just disappointed that not all of the seekers couldn't have been repainted at the voyager scale.

Onto Classics, and what you say is really irritating. For most people when Classics first came out, Starscream was hard to find. Infact, I never even saw one. With the addition of half of the seekers being Botcon exclusives, this repaint is a blessing. Sure Acid Storm brought me the mold, but it's not the same thing. This Starscream repaint is the biggest blessing of them all. We get a more accurate cartoon version of Starscream, and all you can say is complain about it? What the hell is wrong with you?

Your whining. Over. Kill. Please. Stop. PLEASE.

Thank you so much for saying the part about SS, for whatever reason a lot of people have been complaining about it. The same thing happened to me cause I missed his initial wave release. I am so sorry that I paid for one on Ebay (not a henkei one). I am going to get this one anyway but I wonder should I sell my first one?

Do you think they may ever re-release the Botcon seekers like they are with this SS? Ya know like if Takara releases them as Henkei and Hasbro re-releases them without the chrome? Too far fetched or too much potential collector back lash?