The Energon Pub

News Credits: 41 · Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:42 am

Pose off!

Bumblebee21 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Joe, I vote Wheeljack. He is one of the very best MPs.
Not a fan of Ironhide?

Oh no! Ironhide is amazing! Hot Rod too. Joe has a hard choice. There is just something about Wheeljack. See Cary's post. He is truly a Masterpiece.

News Credits: 23 · Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:50 am

Cobotron wrote:Pose off!

Bumblebee21 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Joe, I vote Wheeljack. He is one of the very best MPs.
Not a fan of Ironhide?
Oh no! Ironhide is amazing! Hot Rod too. Joe has a hard choice. There is just something about Wheeljack. See Cary's post. He is truly a Masterpiece.

i know. out of those two i cant pic a favorite. Wheeljack is awesome but Ironhide has more acessories.

I change my vote now.
Wheeljack for the win ;)^

Sun Jul 24, 2016 8:06 am

Thanks to everyone for their mini-reviews of the MP figures I brought up. I just ordered MP Wheeljack last night 8-}

News Credits: 34 · Sun Jul 24, 2016 8:20 am

carytheone wrote:So TFS and BBTS force shipped my six month old hauls the same week. Go figure.

YEEEEEESSSSSS! ;)^

News Credits: 41 · Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:40 am

Nice Joe! You won't be sorry. Those other two will be around for a while. They are both awesome too, but once you have WJ in your paws, you'll no why he is so important. ;)^

and guys ... I think we lost Cary under a pile of toys!

News Credits: 15 · Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:46 am

Late to the party, but MP Wheeljack, MP Bumblebee, and MP Ironhide/Ratchet are a blast. They always tab back together perfectly every time and are affordable. MP Hot Rodimus is fun, and so are the Datsun bros and Lambor. If I could do it all over, I would've bought Wheeljack much earlier. He's still my absolute favorite MP.

Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:00 am

Thanks guys! I was so tempered to buy them all at once but I have sworn never again to waste so much money at once after this one spree I went on last year :lol:

And I wouldn't doubt it Cobs, if I were him I'd be gushing over all that goodness for a while. You have to make sure they're all in the perfect poses and in the perfect spot on the shelf

News Credits: 131 · Sun Jul 24, 2016 10:14 am

Hey guise, plastic crack hang over.

Cool cool on picking up MP WJ, Joe. At this point he'd be my single recommendation if someone was only going to get one MP. He just feel super premium. Now that I Know how to transform him it's easy peasy and very satisfying.

Haha, thanks for the enthusiasm Logan.

I've been playing with all the used bots I nabbed. Them Ani figs are great, but the one I have the most fun with so far (of the used figs) is BH Bumblebee. He is just so spiky and weaponed up. The cyberpunk-esque BH line is a blast.

News Credits: 293 · Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:52 am

Joe, Hotrod.

HOT. ROD.

Click Me!

News Credits: 131 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 12:47 pm

New stuffs.

First up let's have a Wheeljack off... :oops:

I was going to do a bunch of poses, but I got lazy. So there ya go. So which is the better Wheeljack? That's like comparing a $15 bottle of wine and a $60 bottle of wine. They'll both get you drunk, but they belong in different collections.

The MP is great and actually the best MP I've had my paws on, but it's not perfect. It lacks double-elbows that the deluxe has. This hinders a few poses I wanted to pull off. Just like that $60 bottle of wine the MP has a more satisfying finish that lingers on the tongue. The biggest complaint that most folks levy at the deluxe is his stature. I feel that fits his mechanic character perfectly. I enjoy the transformation of the deluxe, but I feel a few steps are a bit fiddly and the automorph wants to unmorph when I pose the figure. The deluxe does everything the MP does, just not as elegantly. I'd say that each Wheeljack is the best Wheeljack for their class! But what do I know, I normally don't pay over $15 for a bottle of wine

Let's round up the MP talk with all the new additions.

Loving lil Bee there and I'm glad I picked up that facemask! Prowl finally looks like the bad ass that I envision him as. And there is some chump on the left...

OK so I got two sets of the 3p Perfect Effect CW handy/footie kits. Man those kits take the combiners to the next level. What was once a poorly balanced posing nightmare is now a bad ass almost MP level action figure. Check it YO!

Bruticus or as I now call him, Warlord Bruticus.

So having replacement hands and feet really free up some potential weaponing up! Here is a peek at his backside.

I am completely enamored with these sets :HALUC:

So let me show you some stuff they can do...!

I was feeling very Sailor Moon-y.

Give this fool some new hands and feet and he thinks he "knows Kung-Fu".

Weaponed UP!

Rook was jealous, so he took a turn with the new gear. The hand's wrist pegs are super tight and will never be forced back in his fist holes again :shock:

News Credits: 23 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:01 pm

Nice pics
You should get the white ones for Superion it makes him look so much better and it lets him keep his title for best combiner.

News Credits: 131 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:07 pm

Bumblebee21 wrote:Nice pics
You should get the white ones for Superion it makes him look so much better and it lets him keep his title for best combiner.

HAHA, thanks, but that title clear belongs to Bruticus

News Credits: 90 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:07 pm

Awesome new additions. I love Bruitcus' 3rd party mods and how they look on him.

News Credits: 15 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:09 pm

Daaaaaaaaaaang homie!! Awesome stuff on the combined parts!! And of course MPs are the bomb diggy :michaelbay:

News Credits: 131 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:10 pm

Those PE kits make a world of a difference. They are just tops ;)^

News Credits: 23 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:13 pm

carytheone wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:Nice pics
You should get the white ones for Superion it makes him look so much better and it lets him keep his title for best combiner.
HAHA, thanks, but that title clear belongs to Bruticus

That can be argued but he definitely is awesome. He is my second favorite decepticon combiner. Devastator is the first. Both of them are good in Their own way

News Credits: 131 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 1:19 pm

Bumblebee21 wrote:
carytheone wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:Nice pics
You should get the white ones for Superion it makes him look so much better and it lets him keep his title for best combiner.
HAHA, thanks, but that title clear belongs to Bruticus
That can be argued but he definitely is awesome. He is my second favorite decepticon combiner. Devastator is the first. Both of them are good in Their own way

Ha, of course. If Supes is a 10 then Bruts is a 9.5. He's been my favorite since I got him, but now...

News Credits: 41 · Sun Jul 31, 2016 2:11 pm

Lovin' the pics, and the wine analogy!

News Credits: 131 · Mon Aug 01, 2016 10:55 am

Cobotron wrote:;)^ Lovin' the pics, and the wine analogy!

Well papa does like his medicine, both plastic and liquid. 8-}

News Credits: 15 · Mon Aug 01, 2016 11:00 am

carytheone wrote:
Cobotron wrote: Lovin' the pics, and the wine analogy!
Well papa does like his medicine, both plastic and liquid.

News Credits: 41 · Mon Aug 01, 2016 11:09 am

carytheone wrote:
Cobotron wrote:;)^ Lovin' the pics, and the wine analogy!
Well papa does like his medicine, both plastic and liquid.

News Credits: 131 · Mon Aug 01, 2016 1:02 pm

Well I picked up the last Prowl Alt-Modes at my TRU. All the single TMs were gone though. He who hesitates...

This are fun and auto transform if you pull the insignia on top of their head. Fun little work distraction toy. Go nab you one!

Series one includes:

Prowl
Optimus Prime
Ultra Magnus
Thundercracker
Megatron
Skywarp
Nemesis Prime
Starscream

There is a little hole in the box that lets you see which one is inside ;)^

blind boxes are the worst

News Credits: 41 · Mon Aug 01, 2016 2:22 pm

carytheone wrote:blind boxes are the worst

Proof.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Aug 01, 2016 2:22 pm

What happened to his face?!

News Credits: 131 · Mon Aug 01, 2016 2:32 pm

itscramtastic wrote:What happened to his face?!

You mean tiny WJ? That's just the way he looks.

Nice Tiki tower you got there Cobo. I like how the one in the middle looks like he's been sacking on an ink pen.