The Energon Pub

by **Cycl0ne** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:03 pm

You are totally right!! I was but that would be... how do I say it... Like it would be to easy you know, just a repaint. And dont get me wrong this looks Awesome already, and I would totally buy both. But I think doing some remolding here and there (especially to the original BW) would make the 2 characters look totally different rather than just a repaint. But thats just me haha

News Credits: 13 · by **OptimalOptimus2** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:03 pm

First of all, why is Acid Storm's partner called Venin? I thought his name was going to be Bugly. :???:

Also I believe that Hasbro has put a lot of money in other toy brands including Transformers (specifically the Prime and Generations line). When they realize that they have little money, Hasbro would make cheap, simplified toys when children claim that "the Transformers toys are too hard." :roll:

So once Hasbro is comfortable with the money that they made, they'll make as many toys for the new Transformers cartoon (coming out in 2015) as they can. Simplified or not. :SMUG:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:07 pm

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:First of all, why is Acid Storm's partner called Venin? I thought his name was going to be Bugly.

Don't know where you got that from as he's been "Venin" ever since Toy Fair way back in February.

by **swagitron** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:21 pm

Man Transmetal 2 Cybershark just has no love for him.

News Credits: 62 · by **Primeultimus** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:25 pm

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Thank you

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:37 pm

cybersharks bot mode looks busy. ill bet he's much more impressive in hand.

and i may be the only one who's not impressed with roadbuster.... im going with FP all the way.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:37 pm

That Sky-Byte makes me sad. He's one of my favorite characters, but the toy just looks so terrible. It doesn't really improve any on the original (which wasn't that good itself), and ends up looking incredibly cheap in comparison.

On the other hand, Acid Storm and Venin Bugly makes me glad I couldn't find/passed on Starscream and Waspinator. Now hopefully they don't get lost in the oncoming Movie flood...

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:37 pm

LOL at all the haikus!

Gears will be bought, and Roadbuster is already preordered. I hope he comes with a sticker sheet like Whirl, though, he's looking a little plain without an Autobot symbol.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:55 pm

roadbuster & sky bite ill be getting (if i can find them & the prices didnt go up) but the others ill have to pass cause i still feel $10 is way to high for them.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:11 pm

Roadbuster look interesting but I will not camp in front of the store to get him. I LOVE Sky-Bite. I own the original toy and it's very good, although a bit pannelly. However, it's still pretty much perfect. Was that update really nessessary? I know myself and I may buy it anyway.

As for the Legends... Wawn... Repaints...

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:11 pm

Gears will be a "must buy" for me. I might as well snag him now before the only versions of him will be some other horribly screwed up attempt at an homage in some later line.
(TF Prime/BH Huffer can go suck a lug-nut. What a hideous POS that that was)
I want to pick up Acid Storm but...my god, that green! :SICK:

Does it come with a volume control becauase that color is just too friggin' loud.
Now Roadbuster... that one I'm impressed with. Not perfect by any stretch but it's close enough that I'm willing to consider it the worthy replacement for it's original. It shows that there might be a bit of hope for this Generations line after all. Not much but a little bit.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 15, 2014 9:16 pm

T-Macksimus wrote:I want to pick up Acid Storm but...my god, that green! Does it come with a volume control becauase that color is just too friggin' loud.

by **RiddlerJ** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:07 pm

Must resist shiny pretty packages

Only gaff is that the pic of Gears on the package doesn't really match the figure.

Oh, and I think Venin is supposed to represent Venom. Those are Bugly's colors but they've been switching around the color schemes on all the partners.

News Credits: 3 · by **bvzxa** » Thu May 15, 2014 11:31 pm

Skybyte - Want
Roadbuster - I will get him but I think I like FP Revolver better
Gears - I guess I will go ahead and get the MakeToys Gears and Swerve now
Acid Storm - ?why?

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Thu May 15, 2014 11:40 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
T-Macksimus wrote:I want to pick up Acid Storm but...my god, that green! Does it come with a volume control becauase that color is just too friggin' loud.
*snip*

Heh, Acid Storm's not loud enough!
Seriously, I wouldn't mind if the black was replaced with radioactive yellow and he had acid burn decals instead of just stripes ....even if that's even less accurate.

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Fri May 16, 2014 12:53 am

Anyone else think that Roadbuster may be an up scaled deluxe? He doesn't have a huge amount of detail.

News Credits: 18 · by **leokearon** » Fri May 16, 2014 1:44 am

Gears's face looks like Windcharger

by **cirrusstratus** » Fri May 16, 2014 1:48 am

Ravage XK wrote:Anyone else think that Roadbuster may be an up scaled deluxe? He doesn't have a huge amount of detail.

I agree. And he clearly has a rather simple transformation for his size. He's definitely not on par with Whirl.

by **RiddlerJ** » Fri May 16, 2014 8:06 am

leokearon wrote:Gears's face looks like Windcharger

Now that I'm looking at his head up close, it does look like an attempt to match Gear's usual model. There's the two nubs on top and the thin frames on the cheeks (which are normally red).

It's just that they crammed it all into a tiny head inside that larger piece on top of his shoulders. Really his head should be wide enough that it tops the shoulders themselves. That would've required some remolding on the figure though.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri May 16, 2014 8:18 am

Sabrblade wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:First of all, why is Acid Storm's partner called Venin? I thought his name was going to be Bugly.
Don't know where you got that from as he's been "Venin" ever since Toy Fair way back in February.

Funny story, he's actually G1 Insecticon Venom, but he was renamed "Venin" for trademark reasons. The colors are closer to G1 Bugly thanks to last minute deco and ID changes for the toys: Acid Storm was originally planned as Thundercracker, but along with Tailgate and Gears Hasbro probably thought "too much blue!" After the change Waspy was color-coordinated with him, and ended up as a Bugly homage. Suits him better actually.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri May 16, 2014 8:20 am

shajaki wrote:cybersharks bot mode looks busy. ill bet he's much more impressive in hand.

and i may be the only one who's not impressed with roadbuster.... im going with FP all the way.

I am not impressed either. And I dont know why but in the picture where we see him in the box, his head looks far too small.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 16, 2014 8:20 am

RiddlerJ wrote:
leokearon wrote:Gears's face looks like Windcharger

Now that I'm looking at his head up close, it does look like an attempt to match Gear's usual model. There's the two nubs on top and the thin frames on the cheeks (which are normally red).

It's just that they crammed it all into a tiny head inside that larger piece on top of his shoulders. Really his head should be wide enough that it tops the shoulders themselves. That would've required some remolding on the figure though.

Gears' new head is supposed to look like Brawn's since there's a planned Brawn redeco coming from it.

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:14 am

kirbenvost wrote:LOL at all the haikus!

Of course we haiku
It is appropriate to
Recognize his art

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:15 am

william-james88 wrote:
shajaki wrote:cybersharks bot mode looks busy. ill bet he's much more impressive in hand.

and i may be the only one who's not impressed with roadbuster.... im going with FP all the way.

I am not impressed either. And I dont know why but in the picture where we see him in the box, his head looks far too small.

i was thinking that too. and he must come with stickers like whirl.... and personally i enjoy that we live in the modern day of paint apps. so why are we getting stickers again?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:18 am

shajaki wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
shajaki wrote:cybersharks bot mode looks busy. ill bet he's much more impressive in hand.

and i may be the only one who's not impressed with roadbuster.... im going with FP all the way.

I am not impressed either. And I dont know why but in the picture where we see him in the box, his head looks far too small.
i was thinking that too. and he must come with stickers like whirl.... and personally i enjoy that we live in the modern day of paint apps. so why are we getting stickers again?

Because the designer who made Whirl and Roadbuster wanted these two to be as close to their G1 versions as possible (with modern day engineering level, of course), and so wanted them to have decals because that's what the G1 toys had.

Basically, these aren't merely G1 Generations toys, these are GEEWUN Generations toys.