The Energon Pub

For the few members who are actually shitting on these amazing designs. You may have to look at the possibility that nothing will make you happy.

These designs should make even the hardest g1 purist smile.

Bonger wrote:I don't understand why everyone is so bothered by the name Tankor on the box. What the hell difference does it make?

Hasbro just probably lost the rights to Octane and did a name change. Meister anyone?

In this case I can see a point to people being upset about name changes. After all the gimmick of this line is that they are all homages to old characters, and they seem to done a homage to Octane and then used a completely different characters named on him. Weird thing is, I'd have thought they would use the more recently used name "Mega-Octane" from RiD and Universe as a substitute for Octane.

To those who poo-poo the idea of judging a toy on things not intrinsic to the toy, one of the reasons I like Tranformers is the story and characters. If they make a perfectly good toy, but I don't like the story or name, it does detract from my enjoyment, as irrational as that sound. The toys in wave 1 of 2008 Universe are damn near perfect, and there is little to complain about, so we have to stretch and find those few odd things we would have wanted different... Making Onslaught a combiner, Tankor/Octane's name, or whatever.

homana homana homana.......is onslaght not a combiner if he isint im gettin them all still. prowl for shure

jazzrules wrote:

Auto Bot[quote="Auto Bot wrote:Is Sunstreaker a Lamborghini or Ferrari?

Lamborghini (unofficially)

But he sure does look like a Modena or F430.

I was thinking the same thing as well - my brother has a Ferrari 360 model kit that looks almost exactly the same as the Sunstreaker Alt mode. I think its the fact that the front end is very curved (a la Ferrari) whereas Lamborghini's are typically flatter at the front.

Check out these images and then compare them with SS.

Ferrari 360:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2001-ferrari-360-rc.jpg

Lamborghini Murcielago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lamborghini_Murcielago_-_front_right_%28Chapel_St%2C_South_Yarra%2C_Victoria%2C_Australia_3_February_2007%29.JPG

While I see Lambo styling in SS, I think there's more Ferrari there.[/quote]

It's supposed to be a Lamborghini Gallardo. I don't really see any Ferrari in it, but then again most people think Ferrari's and Lamborghini's look the same anyways.

Bonger wrote:

GetterDragun wrote:It is my opinion that Prowl is the best Transformer in 20 years.

I really have to agree. I will be picking up a few extra to repaint incase Habro decides not to make Bluestreak,Smokescreen.

I'll be grabbing an extra Sunstreaker too. Take off the rocket pack and head and replace with Prowl's head and siren. Paint whiote, go to reprolabels and should have a nice Red Alert.

The Sideswipe mold can be used for RedAlert. Especially that RedAlert is the same mold as Sideswipe. Wait for a Sideswipe repaint of RedAlert instead. You won't regret it!

GetterDragun wrote:It's supposed to be a Lamborghini Gallardo. I don't really see any Ferrari in it, but then again most people think Ferrari's and Lamborghini's look the same anyways.

Oh well gallardos and murcielagos are almost the same anyway. But after searching out a pic of a gallardo I think of the 2 lambos he looks more like a murcielago but he still looks more like a Ferrari than a lambo. It's just something that's rubbed off on me from my brother.

It's safe to say that these 5 have exceeded my expectations, which were high to begin with.

Prowl? My favorite TF of all time looks like the kind of Prowl I have wanted since 1984. I'm intrigued by the the "exciting head transformation" touted in that article and if they include "Highway Patrol" on the paintjob, it should be perfection.

Tankor and Onslaught just look flat out wicked in robot mode! Any criticism of Tankor's alt modes I just don't understand; they both look great, a vast improvement over Astrotrain's phallic train mode.

I'm digging this upgraded Powerglide; his alt mode is true to G1 while his robot mode looks beefier and more menacing than his rather wimpy cartoon/G1 toy depiction.

Sunstreaker sure does look better than the painted photo we saw last week, though I still think he's the weakest of the first wave at this point.

Still, much like my fellow Seibertronians, I cannot stop gushing!

Sid Burn wrote:For the few members who are actually shitting on these amazing designs. You may have to look at the possibility that nothing will make you happy.

These designs should make even the hardest g1 purist smile.

Word. I can only imagine that the people not impressed with these buy nothing less than Masterpieces. What more do you people want?

DUDE those are amazing, tankor looks totally sweeet

meh, they're all sh#t.....




kidding.

seriously, i've gone all teary-eyed.

my only concern being that they're going to look superior to classics 1.0 when displayed*.

wave 2's got galvatron right? should be good.

* i say displayed,when what i really mean is played with,on my knees,like the child i once was.

I'm probably getting all of them. Definately looks better than the animated toys.

The more I've looked at Onslaught, the more I think I'll get 2 of him and maybe skip on Powerglide.
Onslaught's alt mode isn't totally impressive, but in bot mode,
he looks like a total badass.

I'll definitely get Sunstreaker, Prowl, and Tankor (my favorite of the Deluxes),
but I'm mot excited to see Sideswipe and Galvatron.

Who has some realistic guesses as to the other characters that will end up in wave 2?
I'm hoping for at least one of the Dinobots.

Sowndwave76 wrote:Who has some realistic guesses as to the other characters that will end up in wave 2?

Well, since he is in the Universe Robot Heroes, Hound is pretty much guaranteed. I predict Hound, Sideswipe, Bluestreak, Ironhide, Galvatron, and Ultra Magnus.

Dead Metal wrote:

Avatar Prime wrote:

WHEELJACK87 wrote:i like onslaught and sunstreaker alot. will powerglide be like mini sized?

Powerglide will be around the same size as Jetfire was from Classics 1.0.

It will be bigger than that, think Energon Scorponok.

I unfortunately was never able to get my hands on Energon Scorponok so I can't really think of his size for comparison

does anybody know a rough release schedule for these?given that animated is being held for summer,i would imagine these being held for fall or winter.

grimlockprime108 wrote:does anybody know a rough release schedule for these?given that animated is being held for summer,i would imagine these being held for fall or winter.

Originally it was planned for release in fall, specifically October, but recent news suggests that it will be released in August

how much do Ultra class figures cost?

I predict for Wave 2: Galvatron, Ironhide, Sideswipe, Brawl (They did say that we would get a tankformer), Jazz (C'mon, he needs a Classics/Universe update), and Hound.

And for Wave 3 (If it even goes that far): Ratchet, Bluestreak, Smokescreen, Vortex, Swindle, and Blast-off.

Overcracker wrote:

Vega wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Who has some realistic guesses as to the other characters that will end up in wave 2?

Well, since he is in the Universe Robot Heroes, Hound is pretty much guaranteed. I predict Hound, Sideswipe, Bluestreak, Ironhide, Galvatron, and Ultra Magnus.

UltraMagnus is very unlikely. He's already in Animated

Galavatron since he's confirmed for Universe, is most likely for Wave 2.

Hound maybe. Since we have Prowl. Bluestreak is pretty obvious, maybe even Smokescreen but for a later wave.

However I'd lke to see Wheeljack and Trailbreaker for wave 2.

I find Powerglide, Octane err Tankor, and Onslaught to have no re-paint potential as far as I can see. What other characters can they be?

Avatar Prime wrote:unfortunately was never able to get my hands on Energon Scorponok so I can't really think of his size for comparison

Powerglide should be slightly smaller that Movie Leader Prime.
Think Cybertron Jetfire, or Wingsaber. That's Ultra.

powerglide can be repainted into bad boy(http://www.tfu.info/2004/Destron/BadBoy/badboy.htm),and onslaught can be repainted into his g2 color schemes(http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Ons ... laught.htm),mega-octane's various incarnations(http://www.tfu.info/2001/Decepticon/Meg ... octane.htm),or(with a little modification)a cobra hiss tank( http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/83/hiss/hiss_iso.shtml)

jazzrules wrote:

Auto Bot wrote:
But he sure does look like a Modena or F430.

I was thinking the same thing as well - my brother has a Ferrari 360 model kit that looks almost exactly the same as the Sunstreaker Alt mode. I think its the fact that the front end is very curved (a la Ferrari) whereas Lamborghini's are typically flatter at the front.

Check out these images and then compare them with SS.

Ferrari 360:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2001-ferrari-360-rc.jpg

Lamborghini Murcielago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Lamborghini_Murcielago_-_front_right_%28Chapel_St%2C_South_Yarra%2C_Victoria%2C_Australia_3_February_2007%29.JPG

While I see Lambo styling in SS, I think there's more Ferrari there.

Yup. He looks more Ferrari than Lambo. But that's ok. The point is, he's an exotic sportscar.

Like Bumblebee, from Beetle to Peugot-Suzuki crossbreed.

At least, Prowl retains the Z alt mode. Only upgraded to current model of Z.

but look at the wide low windshield, the relatively short bonnet, the distinctive side-windows. Looks very Lamborghini to me.

Overcracker wrote:

Vega wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:Who has some realistic guesses as to the other characters that will end up in wave 2?

Well, since he is in the Universe Robot Heroes, Hound is pretty much guaranteed. I predict Hound, Sideswipe, Bluestreak, Ironhide, Galvatron, and Ultra Magnus.

UltraMagnus is very unlikely. He's already in Animated

So is Prowl, but he is in the Classics line.

I also think that Trailbreaker, the rest of the Combaticons, Brawn, Blitzwing, Cyclonus, Runabout/Runamuck, Wheeljack, and Kup will all be released in the Classics 2.0 line.

Did the original toyline and cartoon have a ferarriformer? I can't seem to recall, but I think there might have been one, but the name just isn't coming to me.

P.S. I could be wrong about the character with a Ferarri alt. mode.