The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:01 pm

Aw, Prime, they have you working in their factories, too?

Dracula ... I'm probably going to get it.

News Credits: 14 · Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:03 pm

o.supreme wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Where do we draw the line between retool and new mold if 95% of the figure is different.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

Exactly.

News Credits: 42 · Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:11 pm

Overcracker wrote:
o.supreme wrote:
Overcracker wrote:Where do we draw the line between retool and new mold if 95% of the figure is different.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

Exactly.

So, Ship of Theseus crossover is next? We have to be getting close to the 3000 year anniversary of the ship itself.

News Credits: 19 · Fri Jun 25, 2021 3:13 pm

TulioDude wrote:One neat idea is to use a G1 Scourge for Robot Mode,with the alternate mode remolded to be a coffin.

quite like that idea. I mean the last robot dracula in the eighties turned into an egg, so a coffin is def a better alt mode.

I can see it just being coronation starscream repaint to get multiple uses out of the cape mwahaha

News Credits: 332 · Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:16 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:
TulioDude wrote:One neat idea is to use a G1 Scourge for Robot Mode,with the alternate mode remolded to be a coffin.

quite like that idea. I mean the last robot dracula in the eighties turned into an egg, so a coffin is def a better alt mode.

I can see it just being coronation starscream repaint to get multiple uses out of the cape mwahaha

A Robot Dracula you say?

News Credits: 2 · Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:10 pm

GIVE ME K.I.T.T.!!!

News Credits: 5 · Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:16 pm

First-Aid wrote:GIVE ME K.I.T.T.!!!

Rumour-mill said KITT was one of the first crossover they tried but it fell through.

It probably wouldn't happen because no one under 30 (estimate since I don't know when it stopped airing) ever saw Knightrider. I only know about KITT through references on other shoes.
I'd argue that KITT is less prominent than the Dukes of Hazzard car but that's not happening for entirely different reasons.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:15 am

The best thing about DracFormer being a retool of TR Mindwipe is that you could swap in different heads to make him a representation of any actor you want! Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee, Frank Langella -- hmmm, there are already TR Skeletor faceplates on Shapeways. And if full on 3rd Party heads happen for this, Max Shreck would be doubly appropriate!

And this would work just as well with TulioDude's coffin alt idea for TR Scourge!

News Credits: 19 · Sat Jun 26, 2021 1:58 am

Leslie Neilsen head is a must too XD

News Credits: 2 · Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:46 am

blackeyedprime wrote:Leslie Neilsen head is a must too XD

Surely you can't be serious…

News Credits: 3 · Sat Jun 26, 2021 2:59 pm

TulioDude wrote:One neat idea is to use a G1 Scourge for Robot Mode,with the alternate mode remolded to be a coffin.

But personally,I think they should an Hotel Transylvania Dracula.

Only if there's a 'bleh-bleh-bleh' sound chip.

News Credits: 332 · Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:04 pm

First-Aid wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Leslie Neilsen head is a must too XD

Surely you can't be serious…

I am serious and don't call me Shirley.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:45 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Leslie Neilsen head is a must too XD

Surely you can't be serious…

I am serious and don't call me Shirley.

THANK YOU!!!

I gotta give Chuckdawg1999 major props. People forget Leslie Nielsen played Dracula too...don't know how, that movie was awesome.

FUSHTA!

News Credits: 332 · Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:53 am

First-Aid wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
First-Aid wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:Leslie Neilsen head is a must too XD

Surely you can't be serious…

I am serious and don't call me Shirley.

THANK YOU!!!

I gotta give Chuckdawg1999 major props. People forget Leslie Nielsen played Dracula too...don't know how, that movie was awesome.

FUSHTA!

Dude, it's what I'm here for.

News Credits: 19 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:37 pm

https://www.indemandtoys.co.uk/product/ ... 207tmG9-bA

HAHAHAHAH £118, but it kinda looks good, not good for the high price but it's better than being poop for a high price.

Not liking the jeep bots head on first look

News Credits: 56 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:43 pm

Tyrannousaur is the obvious BW Megatron retool. What is the vehicle based on? Or is it a new mold?

News Credits: 19 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:48 pm

Looks new to me, the legs seem familiar but the way the wheels store in the torso in bot mode pretty mucgh rule it out from being any other bot/reuse?

News Credits: 19 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 1:36 pm

I can see the Drcula cross over being Unicron with a snazzy cape which doubles as a dust cover in planet mode for £1000 XD

News Credits: 462 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 2:05 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:I can see the Drcula cross over being Unicron with a snazzy cape which doubles as a dust cover in planet mode for £1000 XD

That's a funny way to describe a retool of Titans Return Mindwipe.

News Credits: 332 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:06 pm

Not for nothing, that jeep looks like it could be used as an update to Deluxe Class Cybertron Red Alert.

News Credits: 22 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:25 pm

o.supreme wrote:Tyrannousaur is the obvious BW Megatron retool. What is the vehicle based on? Or is it a new mold?

Looks like it might be an extensive retool of the ER Datsun mold, going by the feet and lower body. Plus the arms and the doors on the back in robot mode. Just a guess.

I also agree that X-Panse is not a retool of SS Jetfire, even if they share the alt mode.

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:29 am

o.supreme wrote:Tyrannousaur is the obvious BW Megatron retool. What is the vehicle based on? Or is it a new mold?

It's a new mold though the transformation design might be revisited for an upcoming bot.

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:38 am

So yeah, that Amazon Optimus Prime joke you keep seeing memes for and jokes on Facebook will actually be a real toy. And we have a product description now from fellow Seibertronian JTPrime 17. We also have a product description for the upcoming Draculus, which is a crossover with the, now further confirmed, Bela Lugosi Dracula movie. That ne comes from Amazon Australia.

While we still have no images of these two figures, you can see each description below.

Amazon Prime:

There has always been more to Transformers robots – but now fans can experience how these larger-than-life characters unite with other characters, teams and people who also have this special quality thanks to the Transformers Collaborative. There’s a lot more to Prime – a truckload more. Two worlds collide in this Transformers Amazon Prime Mash-Up Pack. A special delivery from Optimus Prime! The leader of the Autobots adopts a new mode and presents himself as the iconic Amazon Prime Truck. He believes that every sentient being (with a Prime Account) has a right to fast delivery. The figure can be transformed into a licensed Volvo Amazon Prime Truck in 37 steps and impresses with decor and details that are inspired by an Amazon Prime truck. It even includes 2 small Amazon Prime boxes that can be stored in the trailer. Ready to protect his shipments from all threats, Optimus Prime brings his ion blaster and a matrix of leadership that can be inserted into the character’s chest. Transformers and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro. The VOLVO trademarks (word and device), other related trademarks, if applicable, and the Volvo designs are licensed by the AB Volvo Group.

THE POWER OF TRANSFORMATION: There’s more in Prime – a whole truckload more

TRANSFORMERS-AMAZON PRIME MASH-UP: All sentient beings have a right to fast
delivery. Here you can be sure that Optimus Prime will arrive on time (unless you are a Decepticon)

INSPIRED BY AN AMAZON PRIME TRUCK: The Optimus Prime figure can be transformed into a licensed Volvo truck in 37 steps and impresses with a decor and details that are inspired by an Amazon Prime truck

THIS OPTIMUS PRIME TOY COMES WITH
GREAT ACCESSORIES: Contains an ion blaster, a matrix of leadership that fits in the chest and 2 small Amazon Prime packages that can be stored in the trailer

PACKAGING IN THE AMAZON LOOK: The packaging is inspired by the Amazon Prime packages and shows the iconic black and blue Amazon Prime adhesive strips as details

Draculus:

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: Transformers robots have always been: More Than Meets the Eye, but now, through the Transformers Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality
TRANSFORMERS-DRACULA MASH-UP: We are dealing with the undead…an undead Decepticon! When night falls, the vampire Draculus awakens from stasis and stalks the darkness, preying upon those unfortunate enough to cross his path
INSPIRED BY DRACULA: The Draculus figure converts into bat mode in 23 steps and features deco and details inspired by the 1931 Universal Pictures Dracula movie
AWESOME DETAIL AND ACCESSORIES: Draculus figure comes with cape, blaster, and Impaler claw accessories and features black and white deco in robot mode inspired by the black and white movie release
SPECIAL DRACULA -INSPIRED PACKAGING: Packaging is inspired by a video tape copy of the movie Dracula. Not for use as an actual video tape
Includes: Figure, 3 accessories, and instructions.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:47 am

“Blaster and impaler claw” screams that Dracula will be a TR Mindwipe redeco/retool, given the accessories that come with it. Though I could be wrong, as it doesn’t mention a head/titan master aspect.

News Credits: 42 · Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:52 am

I wonder if it will still be a titan master or if they will give him a permanent head. Most of the Titans Return product info specifically mentions the titan master and this one doesn't and the accessories are all accounted for (blaster/claw/cape).