The Energon Pub

[william-james88]

Is there a lot going wrong here with Slog or is it just me?

OH, its not just you. I have a lot of problems with the robot mode

[BluavalancheZ71]

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[Grahf_]

Me likey! too bad this guy won't stand on my shelf as drift, gonna have to change his name! And maybe do slight customizations

With a new head, the two-toned blue coloring makes this a decent Rotorstorm.

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

That Drift is actually pretty awesome looking. I might have to get that.

[The Thuggernaut]

Me likey! too bad this guy won't stand on my shelf as drift, gonna have to change his name! And maybe do slight customizations

With a new head, the two-toned blue coloring makes this a decent Rotorstorm.

Excellent suggestion! I might just do that

[SlyTF1]

What... the hell? Unless Drift is going to transform into a helicopter at some point in AOE, I don't see the point of that repaint, at all.

[Bumblevivisector]

Is there a lot going wrong here with Slog or is it just me?

OH, its not just you. I have a lot of problems with the robot mode

Over the past week, I have tried, and tried, and tried to see his arsenal as anything else, but it just ain't possible. Someone has to come out and say it, and it may as well be Skwisgaar:

"Diz Bronchiozaurus's veapons is dildos!"

He's gonna' cause seismic activity alright. In the secondary market price of Kiss Players.

Oh yeah, Driftcopter...looks great. Even with that head, he redeems the notion of gold on a Bayniverse helicopter, after the tragedy that was ROTF Blazemaster.

[welcometothedarksyde]

Is anyone buying that Optimus? Anyone?

[TimothyR]

Is anyone buying that Optimus? Anyone?

nope.. it'll clog the shelves like platinum magnus has been doing since its release.

does anyone else think an AOE platinum optimus prime would've been the PERFECT opportunity for hasbro to give us takara's version of leader class prime.. with all of the silver paint, the more accurate chest detail.. i bet you more people would be willing to pay $60 for that than they would figure this ugly grey plastic brick.

i just don't understand their mentality when it comes to exclusives.. i wish they'd give us accurately colored versions of figures that they've already screwed up rather than just throwing chrome on them or adding a repainted minicon.. they're losing out on so many sales.

also.. it's a bummer that they simply recycled a mold for drifts helicopter mode.. and STILL PAINTED IT ROYAL BLUE.. i don't understand where they are coming up with royal blue.. it doesn't make any sense.. it's like when they had a hard on for coloring starscream that sandy beige color.. then they got their heads out of their asses and realized he was grey.. it's too bad they don't have the time to do that with drift.. i mean, seriously, is a black figure with light blue highlights really that difficult for them to wrap their heads around?

anyways.. slog looks incredible.. i'm still super happy that he's not just a deluxe.. a voyager long necked dinosaur is incredibly cool. and once they're all repainted to look movie accurate, the movie dinobots are going to look incredible displayed together.

[Deadput]

Is anyone buying that Optimus? Anyone?

nope.. it'll clog the shelves like platinum magnus has been doing since its release.

does anyone else think an AOE platinum optimus prime would've been the PERFECT opportunity for hasbro to give us takara's version of leader class prime.. with all of the silver paint, the more accurate chest detail.. i bet you more people would be willing to pay $60 for that than they would figure this ugly grey plastic brick.

i just don't understand their mentality when it comes to exclusives.. i wish they'd give us accurately colored versions of figures that they've already screwed up rather than just throwing chrome on them or adding a repainted minicon.. they're losing out on so many sales.

also.. it's a bummer that they simply recycled a mold for drifts helicopter mode.. and STILL PAINTED IT ROYAL BLUE.. i don't understand where they are coming up with royal blue.. it doesn't make any sense.. it's like when they had a hard on for coloring starscream that sandy beige color.. then they got their heads out of their asses and realized he was grey.. it's too bad they don't have the time to do that with drift.. i mean, seriously, is a black figure with light blue highlights really that difficult for them to wrap their heads around?

anyways.. slog looks incredible.. i'm still super happy that he's not just a deluxe.. a voyager long necked dinosaur is incredibly cool. and once they're all repainted to look movie accurate, the movie dinobots are going to look incredible displayed together.

There is no black on Drift if you look closely

but the blue should be darker yes

[Flashwave]

As much as I want to say no, I can't bring myself to do it...

[RhA]

A decolor.

[Megatron Wolf]

skyhammers a great mold but making it into drift is just odd, but at least the kids will have the opportunity to get a good mold in this line. Sludge looks pretty bad, he looks big he is taking up most of the box space so hes got that going for him but not much else. As for that gray prime hes just more shelf clutter, really dont get the thinking behind this "silver" crap. The dinobots were made colorful to get kids attention, so isnt the silver treatment a step backwards? Would be one thing if it was chrome but its not its just dull plastic with nothing to make you even glance at it.

[Fifo]

A running theme for me with these new Dinobots is the desire to get rid of all their weaponry. It's ugly and attached in such bizarre and obtrusive ways. Those bits will be bagged up ASAP and never seen again.

[OptimalOptimus2]

What a waste of a Skyhammer. Hopefully Drift is supposed to be the jet Transformer that the folks at CinemaCon described. If not, then this mold should have been used for that jet transformer (Cyclonus) or a non-movie character.

[Bluespindash97]

Drift the helicopter!?!?
Alrighty then
Heck at least Bumblebee would make some sense as a flying machine!

[Grimlock64]

Wow, that Drift looks kinda neat! The robot mode reminds me of Sky... Wait... *actually reads article* Huh. A retooled Skyhammer (one of the few good DOTM toys IMO). Hmmm... I'm a bit iffy on repaints, though this one still looks neat.

I want Slog more though. I want ALL the dinobots! (Except Leader Grimlock, I'll settle for Voyager).

[TimothyR]

Is anyone buying that Optimus? Anyone?

nope.. it'll clog the shelves like platinum magnus has been doing since its release.

does anyone else think an AOE platinum optimus prime would've been the PERFECT opportunity for hasbro to give us takara's version of leader class prime.. with all of the silver paint, the more accurate chest detail.. i bet you more people would be willing to pay $60 for that than they would figure this ugly grey plastic brick.

i just don't understand their mentality when it comes to exclusives.. i wish they'd give us accurately colored versions of figures that they've already screwed up rather than just throwing chrome on them or adding a repainted minicon.. they're losing out on so many sales.

also.. it's a bummer that they simply recycled a mold for drifts helicopter mode.. and STILL PAINTED IT ROYAL BLUE.. i don't understand where they are coming up with royal blue.. it doesn't make any sense.. it's like when they had a hard on for coloring starscream that sandy beige color.. then they got their heads out of their asses and realized he was grey.. it's too bad they don't have the time to do that with drift.. i mean, seriously, is a black figure with light blue highlights really that difficult for them to wrap their heads around?

anyways.. slog looks incredible.. i'm still super happy that he's not just a deluxe.. a voyager long necked dinosaur is incredibly cool. and once they're all repainted to look movie accurate, the movie dinobots are going to look incredible displayed together.

There is no black on Drift if you look closely

but the blue should be darker yes

i didn't say he was black.. i said he wasn't ROYAL BLUE.. and black is a much closer color than royal blue and it's an easier color for hasbro than a dark blue would be.

plus, it's only dark blue when the sun is shining down on it.. otherwise, it looks like this..















see.. black would've worked MUCH better.

[TimothyR]

but we do agree.. royal blue was the wrong choice no matter what.

[craggy]

well, at least the helicopter Drift will make people's Whirl and Rotorstorm customs easier.

[Va'al]

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[Burn]

Having a helicopter version of Drift makes so much sense.

I mean really, why not? We've hardly seen him in any of the footage we've seen, but we've seen that awesome shot of Crosshairs and his parachuting skills.

Parachutes operate in the sky ... helicopters operate in the sky ... totally makes sense to use Drift.

[jgilkinson]

Skyhammer was the only figure I bought from the DotM line and as bad@$$ as he looked originally the blue just doesnt do it. Sludge (cant bring myself to call him Slog) had a lot of potential and I am sure I will pick him up to add to my ever growing dinobot collection but the bot mode is just... meh >:oP

[shockblast2]

Drift as DOTM Skyhammer?


What the hell? I mean, I knew Hasbro was getting cheap on us, but slapping a coat of paint on some random mold and calling it something it is not is pretty low.


On the other hand, Sludge is AWESOME. Definitely picking it up.

[shockblast2]

What... the hell? Unless Drift is going to transform into a helicopter at some point in AOE, I don't see the point of that repaint, at all.

I see the point.

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