The Energon Pub

by **Rated X** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 4:35 pm

Delta Magnus wrote:Wow, what a useful and constructive comment!

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Weren't you barred from this thread after you sh!tposted all over it, X?

The first kickstarter is history and so is any discussion on it. We are discussing a new revised product which probably should have been given a new thread.

If you like lazy repaints, feel free to drop a comment more flattering than mine. Read my comments about lazy repaints on the combiner wars threads, Im not discriminating. And I'm not disrespecting Scaleface either.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:00 pm

*chuckle* Should have created a new thread? Didn't this start because of a desire to merge threads? *shakes head*

I like that there are more tangible pictures. I'm wondering if I will still be able to grab my Diablo homage. I guess I'll have to wait until the Kickstarter is up...

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:21 pm

Agamemnon wrote:I like that there are more tangible pictures. I'm wondering if I will still be able to grab my Diablo homage. I guess I'll have to wait until the Kickstarter is up...

By the time this launches they will have painted prototypes of Boneyard and Jetstrike, and color renders of their repaints. None of this hand drawn art from the first time.

From what I was told they had a LOT of feedback from people saying they wanted Jetstrike (Starscream) and Boneyard (Grimlock) more than Bloodbath and Desolataur. Since the first Kickstarter was about 90% funded by the end, PWTToo is making their new Kickstarter with these two figure molds hoping it will put them over the top.

Since it's easy to get recolors once the molds are made, they are also planning a small group of recolors people might want (Seeker jets colors from Jetstrike, and different dinosaur themed guys from Boneyard).

To keep things simple they will offer a simple pricing structure (any 1 figure of choice costs $x, any 2 figures costs $y, etc. NONE OF THOSE STUPID BUNDLES!) and they won't have any stretch goals initially listed.

If they do make the full funding they will reveal some stretch goals, which will include some additional weapons, alternate heads and the Tech Drones.

If they get past all those goals they will go on to the other figures from the first Kickstarter. If they don't go on to those figures, they will probably be visited some time in the future.

by **Rated X** » Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:20 pm

Agamemnon wrote:*chuckle* Should have created a new thread? Didn't this start because of a desire to merge threads? *shakes head*

I like that there are more tangible pictures. I'm wondering if I will still be able to grab my Diablo homage. I guess I'll have to wait until the Kickstarter is up...

Well that made sense at the time because they used to be the digibash of the day company. Now it seems they are focusing more on just promoting one mold at a time which is good. As far as DM goes, he just likes to stir up things anywhere I comment. I might open up a twitter account just so he can follow me all day too.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 1:44 am

Just going to leave this here and expect it will do the job ...

Rated X wrote:
Burn wrote:Given you've been requested on multiple occassions by multiple staff members to leave this thread and to stop harrassing the people who are actually discussing the topic at hand without being "outspoken" ... and have subsequently ignored those requests, shall I just go ahead and evict you for you?

I was under the assumption that I was allowed to post here as long as I dont disrespect the other posters. Ive have not disrespected anyone even though they continue to make a mockery of my respectful opinion.

No need to "evict" me. This will be my last post on this thread.

Am I allowed to discuss PWTT on PM's with anyone who is willing to answer my questions, or am I banned from that too ? (just asking)

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:47 am

The new KS sounds much more promising .

I just hope they sort out the proportions , if not theres no way i will be buying into them .

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:17 pm

Play With This Too have said they are shooting for the second Kickstarter to begin in September. It will go for 30 days and end during TFcon USA, which runs October 16th – 18th.

Some new pictures of the Boneyard prototype, including showing it with the new, unpainted chest with ab crunch. We also get a comparison with some other figures from other lines.

New chest piece with more articulation, still needs to be painted:

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 8:58 am

I'm liking this a lot, but I'll echo what's been said before: Those shoulders are just too low.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 7:01 am

We have full color painted prototype images of Jetstrike!

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.437321369787392.1073741835.264887950364069&type=3

Play With This Too wrote:Finally revealing our painted Jetstrike prototype. + New pictures of the painted Boneyard prototype. Also shown is the new torso with abdomen crunch action. Help make us a Kickstarter staff pick once we go live in September. Launch date coming soon!

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 3:00 pm

Scaleface, for the quote function to work you have to put the name in quotes, like this: "PWTT"

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:19 pm

This just posted from the PWTToo Facebook page:

Play With This Too wrote:Later this week we'll announce when our Kickstarter will begin. Right now, we're very happy to tell you that these figures will start at $39 each. The more figures you pledge for the more you'll save! We're doing everything we can to keep the prices as low as possible for everyone. Thank you for your support so far!

I'll just remind you that Rik Alvarez has said in interviews that they were shooting for a 30 day long Kickstarter, and they wanted it to END during TFcon USA, which happens on October 16-18th, so if that's still the plan, I'd count back 30 days from that and you probably have a good guess for when this begins!

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:19 am

Rik Alvarez was interviewed on the TF Insane Asylum tonight. During the show he revealed Faststrike (aka Pretender Thundercracker).

Kickstarter begins Friday and cost is $39 per figure INCLUDING SHIPPING to the USA (or less if you get multiple figures!) $78 for 2 figures, $113 for 3 figures, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp87YQvfiwg

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:35 am

Those weapons look good and I'm digging the wing patterns.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Fri Sep 18, 2015 7:51 pm

With the Kickstarter finally on the way, I notice that Stonebreaker (in Beast Wars Grimlock white and gold) is a figure that had not been revealed before this Kickstarter began, and also Wrecktifier has been reworked to add a lot of orange that wasn't there on the early previews.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/44 ... aywiththis

Stonebreaker:

Wrecktifier:

by **Robogeek1973** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 2:43 pm

Hopefully this goes through this time as there are figures other than the ones in the kickstarter that I would love to see made.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:47 pm

Play With This Too recently released some biographies for two of the characters in their Kickstarter. These give us a glimpse into the fiction of their world. Is there a reason why so many armors looks like Boneyard? It's because he won so many battles, the armor smiths copied it's design. Why is Stonebreaker called that? Ask the Armadas of Granite... Read on...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/44339820/boneyard-and-jetstrike-action-figures-playwiththis

Boneyard

Play With This Too wrote:The Guardian of the Gates

“The true cost of war is not paid by those who die in battle, but by those who survive it.”

An ancient relic from a time long past, legend suggests he has competed in the galactic arenas since their inception. Some believe he was the fabled cosmic champion who survived the trials of Catastropheles to stand-alone against the Desolataur. Armed with nothing more than his enchanted Perdition Solacer, he ripped out the Desolataur’s heart, rising to victory and saving us all from the consuming darkness of the Null Miasma.

His legend inspired thousands of generations to take up arms against the Vampires Cosmic, Serpents of the Coiled Throne and the great Armadas of Granite. His armor was the basis for countless Aegis battle suits. His weapons were replicated by the greatest smiths ever known. His shield made from the head of his first opponent in the arena, the commanding Terrortops himself. His helmet plucked from the head of the Mighty Testosterous.

Now he stands as the Guardian of the Gates to the arena. He alone passes judgment onto those who come to compete for the survival of freedom and life in our universe. Allowing only those with honor and purity of heart to step foot onto the same hallowed ground where the blood of a million warriors has been splattered by nefarious forces. To face him at the gates lacking the resolve of a god itself is to stare into the great abyss of bereavement. For only those worthy and righteous enough will he let pass.

He was a legend amongst present day Protectors. His true name and birthplace lost in the annals of time. We know him only as Boneyard. As the time for action falls upon us yet again he emerges once more to guide us with his wisdom, strength and courage. Through him our victory will be assured.

Favorite food: Poutine

Stonebreaker

Play With This Too wrote:Last of the Northern Knights

"I put no trust in hope's broken promises. I forge my path through the fire of my own resolve!"

The youngest surviving son of the great Captain Daewon is the last of his line. His family torn apart by the Granite Armadas in the Great Stone War, leaving only him to don his father’s iconic armor. To many he seemed unworthy of the privilege, but cutting down an unrelenting Tri-Horn and forging his shield from its very skull proved the naysayers wrong.

It was not compassion for the people of the Northern Realm which fueled him but the youthful desire for vengeance against those that sought to enslave his kin. It was through his quest to demolish the forces of King Kalcite that he protected us. His unforgiving nature was his call to action and now no world shall fall victim to the dark hands of desolation.

Victorious in his pursuit of retribution he has forsaken the name laid upon him at birth to become a fixed light for us to fall behind and rally against the Null Miasma. He is the Stonebreaker!

Favorite Food: Sugar Pie

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:03 am

We just got a run cycle video for Jetstrike:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK1v_6d2uRE

Also his biography, which may explain why he's a "good guy" in their fiction... he has no choice!

JETSTRIKE

Scion of the Sacred Flame

"This power chose me, what I do with it is my business."

For ten millennia the Striker Fleet fought in the galactic arenas to protect life from the force of evil, going so far as to turn evil's power against the Null Miasma itself. The Fleet brooks no defectors, deserters, or thieves and only one being has ever eluded Flarestrike's trackers: the man calling himself Jetstrike.

A small time thief and con artist, he found the body of the original Jetstrike, still clad in its living Aegis armor, on a distant desert world. Donning the armor himself, the thief was shocked to find the living armor accepted and bonded to him. For a time "Jetstrike" ran cons on frontier worlds, posing as a hero to get rewards and resources before fleeing to the next colony, with Flarestrike hot on his trail the whole time. It was raw luck that crossed his path with Boneyard and his Lost Protectors. Forced to pretend to be the former Jetstrike's promoted squire, Jetstrike joined their ranks for protection and to take their armor for himself if they fall in battle.

As Gate Keeper, Boneyard knows Jetstrike's ambitions, but he knows the Aegis he wears and believes there is hope for Jetstrike. This brash, wild spirit may be the Scion of the Sacred Flame, as prophesied by Catastrophles' himself. The Aegis limits Jetstrike's access to his power, rewarding him with more when his better nature shines through. Boneyard sees Jetstrike's skill and power grow with hope, but Jetstrike fears the day his new comrades discover his secret.

Favorite Food: Schweinshaxen mit Klöße

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 11:47 am

Yikes. I admit that without the Diablo homage, I have not been interested in this go-around on the KickStarter. I just don't like Pretenders enough, and miss the option for the drones that might have gotten me enough curious to get one figure. But I'm not ready to commit the amount of money to these figures I once was.

And I wonder if the excitement has waned too much or if the offerings are too specific. But it appears that PWTT is doing worse on the KickStarter this time around. They are at 35% with just 8 days to go. Ouch.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:00 pm

I lost interest when PWTT said the proportions were based off a wrestler and there was nothing wrong ...

I'll jump when they take the shoulders out of the rib cage and put them back in the shoulder socket .

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:03 pm

Scaleface wrote:

New chest piece with more articulation, still needs to be painted:

Man that head sculpt is gorgeous, they should sell the design to hasbro, so they can make it a titanmaster, I would buy so many of them 8-)

by **Bubba Ho-Tep** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:45 pm

This is hilarious

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:08 pm

You think that’s hilarious? This morning some people set up a fake Facebook account in their name and started spamming all Rik’s family and friends, and posting vile comments to his wife. REALLY **** FUNNY.

by **NOS** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:16 pm

In all reality this is probably your fault, Scaleface. You've been so shameless in your obsessive promoting of PWTT that you've incited the trolls to lash back. It's too bad they're taking it out on the wrong people, but I don't think this is an inaccurate portrayal of how obnoxious you've been in your PWTT cheering.

News Credits: 49 · by **Scaleface** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:36 pm

I tend to blame the actual dickheads for being dickheads.

Speaking of obnoxious posts...Had your posts removed from any boards lately Nos?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:37 pm

NOS wrote:In all reality this is probably your fault, Scaleface. You've been so shameless in your obsessive promoting of PWTT that you've incited the trolls to lash back. It's too bad they're taking it out on the wrong people, but I don't think this is an inaccurate portrayal of how obnoxious you've been in your PWTT cheering.

Remind me again when it became perfectly acceptable for one member to attack another like this?

Oh right, it isn't.