The Energon Pub

I just picked up the Rallybots, but haven't opened 'em yet. The destructicons looked good in person, and wanted to get those too, but at the moment just trying too keep my factions even, waiting on the TRU 7-pack for Searchlight and Aerial bots.

Really sad to see Beacon. I really liked the fact all the minicons were translucent, its kind of why I was drawn to this line, really made them stand out. That opaque red looks more like a prototype, bleah. And the package shows it with a tan-ish translucent color! I can only hope that's a mistake... doubtful.

The other repaints look fairly good as far as repaints are considered (I really hate repaints). At least they are mixing it up putting two the of 5 packs into 2 packs and giving the Searchlight repaint Caliburst. But really... only wave 3 and they are doing repaints?! sheesh.

do the limbs transform

Overloaded wrote:do the limbs transform

Nope. They automatically change into either an arm or a leg upon connection. Limits in having them springloaded means you can't switch drones freely, as they can't be both an arm and a leg.

Darkstream baby.. love it.

The more I look at these, the less I think I'm getting them. Those two 5 packs just don't grab me and the repaints are just kinda ok IMO. I'm not giving up on this line but I certainly want better. I hope the next wave of commanders is all new with new transparent mini-cons. I'm thinking we need some hot pink, ice blue and cherry red flavors.

Flux Convoy wrote:The more I look at these, the less I think I'm getting them. Those two 5 packs just don't grab me and the repaints are just kinda ok IMO. I'm not giving up on this line but I certainly want better. I hope the next wave of commanders is all new with new transparent mini-cons. I'm thinking we need some hot pink, ice blue and cherry red flavors.

The original 2-packs are DEFINITELY better than the 5 packs... And if they want me to stay interested, they need to keep the mini-cons transparent, that's most of their charm! I'm noticing that the 5 pack commanders have no transparent parts like light piping, but the 2 packs do. It really makes the conversion to combiner bot look more stunning.

noodles2go wrote:The original 2-packs are DEFINITELY better than the 5 packs... And if they want me to stay interested, they need to keep the mini-cons transparent, that's most of their charm! I'm noticing that the 5 pack commanders have no transparent parts like light piping, but the 2 packs do. It really makes the conversion to combiner bot look more stunning.

Yeah, I really enjoy the first handful of 2 packs. I'm waiting on the second wave of those, they look pretty nice to me. I also got the first two 5 packs and they're alright. Just alright. The 2 packs really seem to be better figures all around to me. So far anyway.

I jus picked up two of the wave two two packs.

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Anyway, I skipped on Sledge because his vehicle mode looks a bit messy, like they just folded the bot in half and stuck parts on him until they could call him something.

The bot itself looks good, and I love the looks of Throttler, but I just couldn't merit him tonight.

I just realized that Darkstream and Steelshot are also kind of nerfed compared to the normal 2 packs because they don't have any real "power up" mode. At least none visible from the front. you can put a minicon on the back of steelshot I guess as some sort of back pack... I dunno about Darkstream since I didn't get the aerial bots.

It'd be nice if Hasbro would slightly remold these repaints to make them at least worth buying again if you already own the originals. a 15 cent change would merit my 10 dollars.

noodles2go wrote:I just realized that Darkstream and Steelshot are also kind of nerfed compared to the normal 2 packs because they don't have any real "power up" mode. At least none visible from the front. you can put a minicon on the back of steelshot I guess as some sort of back pack... I dunno about Darkstream since I didn't get the aerial bots.

It'd be nice if Hasbro would slightly remold these repaints to make them at least worth buying again if you already own the originals. a 15 cent change would merit my 10 dollars.

Planeboy's only minicon port is on his back. The jet mode image shows red Chopster attached to it.

I agree that a minor alteration to Steelshot and Darkstarscream would make me wanna buy them. As it stands, no thanks.

Is Mudslinger's armored car leg drone a remold of Bombshock's? The toes/foot is different, but the front half looks very similar. The connection port is in the same place and both have that flip-out windshield... thing.