The Energon Pub

News Credits: 10 · by **HighPrime** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:26 am

I'll be picking these up.

I'm not concerned with the fact the limbs have no robot modes. How often do the limbs ever become robots, anyway? Maybe once, just to see what the robot looks like? After that, for me, they become permanent appendages.

by **SLUGSLINGER81** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:36 am

DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!! WTF Hasbro, at first this was a pass for me, was not going to even purchase these guys but the simple fact that you guys made SMOLDER a decepticon as an ambulance is just SICK!, I love it, the true meaning of a decepticon, I like this concept of making rescue vehicles decepticons, just like barricade that false sense of security...I can see him as a repaint of G1 protectobot First Aid...he is a WIN for me...SEARCHLIGHT, I would have renamed this guy HIGHBROW ( I know he's not a Headmaster...YET) but he has a similar updated style to him..unless Hasbro lost the rights to his name, like octane...oh well...he will be my HIGHBROW!

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:48 am

Those transformers are really cool looking! The Combaticons are pretty awesome too. But no robot modes for the limbs :???:

What a let down. :sad:

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:50 am

SLUGSLINGER81 wrote:DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!! WTF Hasbro, at first this was a pass for me, was not going to even purchase these guys but the simple fact that you guys made SMOLDER a decepticon as an ambulance is just SICK!, I love it, the true meaning of a decepticon, I like this concept of making rescue vehicles decepticons, just like barricade that false sense of security...I can see him as a repaint of G1 protectobot First Aid...he is a WIN for me...SEARCHLIGHT, I would have renamed this guy HIGHBROW ( I know he's not a Headmaster...YET) but he has a similar updated style to him..unless Hasbro lost the rights to his name, like octane...oh well...he will be my HIGHBROW!

Smoulder's a firetruck...

by **Kryptikore** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:09 am

I think these will be a great addition to the Transformers world. I will admit that the all-spark cyan color attachment points are quite loud! I do like the Auto-transform ability on the limbs. It's not a bad take on this line. I don't want to see it be the standard for figures to come, but will have to pick up a couple.

by **Iron Prime** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:15 am

I'm disappointed in the lack of robot-modes for the limbs. I could live with it if they were *great* limbs, but they look lack-luster. I'm going to wait for better pics though....

by **SJ21** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:24 am

No no no no no.

Just...

no.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:37 am

EASY passes for me.

News Credits: 5 · by **alexison** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:45 am

i don't know how i feel about these things. The connector ports on the deluxe figures look horrible and the clear plastic makes follows suit. I'll probably just pick up the ones that ca fit into my classics line and easily pass on the rest.

And i can live with the Combaticon limbs not having robot modes, but what did we gain by not getting them? Claw hands and horrible articulation?..

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:48 am

Lots of promise there...

Liking the Combaticons...

Show me more, but it's looking like these are buys for me.

And one other thing: collectors are the only ones who give a rats ass about the individual robot modes. The kids- to whom these toys are TARGETED- could care less.

Website · by **DMSL** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:10 am

The Targetmasters are cool but i would prefer non-clear plastic, it just looks cheap.

I'd also like to see some classic series Targetmasters, i.e. Kup, Blurr, Arcee and Scourge.

by **Swiftpaw** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:29 am

Despite being smaller sized figures, that combiner looks nice and fierce. It would be nice if the little guys have robot modes too, but I'm amused with the useful drones controlled by a main robot idea, too.

Just need a blue Autobot version of the fire truck with a set of rescue vehicles and we'd have mini Protectobots vs mini Combaticons.

News Credits: 12 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 12:07 pm

They look fairly nice, but as somebody already said: what's with the claw limbs.

I mean you already removed the robot modes, the least you could do was give us decent looking arms and feet. Call me crazy, but I like human looking hands/fists, like the G1 gestalts had.

Not usually one to praise Bandai's Power Rangers/Super Sentai, but at least their fists look like fists most of the time for their not transforming limb components, not some bizarre claw thing.

Would it have been to difficult to give them fists, and retain the articulation?

Anyway, they look interesting enough, and having the stand alone larger bots be able to combine with any of the smaller limb units is a good idea.

I might pick up a few.

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:29 pm

A new concern, fragility. Look how little plastic is supporting that shoulder joint!

from http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-db2-7f2c831def1b37f5022113fffe84b575.jhtml

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:38 pm

These... do nothing for me. Not a thing. Cheap-looking, translucent and combiners without hands. Pass go, save 200 bucks.

by **Iron Prime** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:43 pm

Dread_Wing wrote:A new concern, fragility. Look how little plastic is supporting that shoulder joint!

from http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-db2-7f2c831def1b37f5022113fffe84b575.jhtml

That is disappointing. I might have to move these from 'maybe' to 'probably not'... :-(

by **ang3l3s** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:53 pm

I said it b4 and i'll say it again, this is a regression of transformer technology,non transforming so so looking limbs, if your gonna get rid of 1 attribute you better make the other one wwwaayyyyy better IMO. nO CHANCE IN HELL THIS IS COMING HOME,

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:54 pm

Iron Prime wrote:
Dread_Wing wrote:A new concern, fragility. Look how little plastic is supporting that shoulder joint!

from http://item.taobao.com/auction/item_detail-db2-7f2c831def1b37f5022113fffe84b575.jhtml

That is disappointing. I might have to move these from 'maybe' to 'probably not'...

Pictures don't mean a thing when it comes to judging support. I'm sure these limbs aren't too heavy because all they have are alternate modes. This means more poseability, which is great news for Combiners.

by **Technically weird** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:54 pm

These things look like crap... I sense Armada all over again.

by **Vicalliose** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:20 pm

Technically weird wrote:These things look like crap... I sense Armada all over again.

Just what I was thinking.
This thing has sideways knees, no rotating elbows, and no evidence has actually been shown of those arms rotating at the shoulder which probably means that the shoulder joint can't even hold the arm up.
You'd think that because they don't turn into robots as well that they could accomplish something better than this junk.

by **ang3l3s** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:44 pm

Vicalliose wrote:
Technically weird wrote:These things look like crap... I sense Armada all over again.

Just what I was thinking.
This thing has sideways knees, no rotating elbows, and no evidence has actually been shown of those arms rotating at the shoulder which probably means that the shoulder joint can't even hold the arm up.
You'd think that because they don't turn into robots as well that they could accomplish something better than this junk.

So in aggreeance with you, i keep saying this!!!

by **mechabooks** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:51 pm

I think the Combaticons look great. It reminds me on Onslaught. I can't imagine that the articulation could possibly be any worse than the Bruticus Maximus figure.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:33 pm

mechabooks wrote:I think the Combaticons look great. It reminds me on Onslaught. I can't imagine that the articulation could possibly be any worse than the Bruticus Maximus figure.

...or the original G1 combiners. At least the Energon combiners had KNEES. :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:24 pm

No robot modes for the limbs is a bummer, but there aren't any doubles of the limbs, nor are there loose bits. And universal connectors are very interesting.

Any clue on pricing?

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:47 pm

Noideaforaname wrote:No robot modes for the limbs is a bummer, but there aren't any doubles of the limbs, nor are there loose bits. And universal connectors are very interesting.

Any clue on pricing?

$19.99 US, so around Voyager Pricing.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ase/17907/