The Energon Pub

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:42 pm

Well if nothing else you could use them to do some interesting kitbashes.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:25 pm

shortround wrote:Well if nothing else you could use them to do some interesting kitbashes.

Interesting? Can you actually mold feces? I mean, let's face it, that's what we're dealing with here.

And it was mentioned that some figures in G1 didn't have hands, or at the very least, they weren't designed well.

Here's the thing...back when G1 came around, these were new and fresh, we had never seen anything like TFs. So, a lack of hands wasn't out of the norm, because we weren't expecting anything one way or the other.

Now? After years of incredible advancements, designs, transformations, etc... we darn sure expect our figures to have hands at the very least.

Vehicle mode? Terrible, but forgivable, all things considered.
Robot mode? Awful, nowhere near forgivable, all things considered.
Combined mode? Words fail me.

There is no reason these figures shouldn't have hands. I'll admit, these could be mistransformed and the hands aren't visible, but even if they have hands....THEY'RE STILL CRAP!

The Energon Combiners suffer from this. I have to alternate transform mine so they have actual hands and look like a robot. Their designs as is, from the factory..pure crap.

Still, even they have a million times more cool than these two do.
They just suck balls.

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:44 pm

A toy can only be mistransformed so much.

The only thing that I like about these guys is how they use Symmetrical Docking. But they don't even do that right.

News Credits: 2 · by **GreenLantern of Cybertron** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:35 am

Why do they remind me of my Transformer twins?
even the secondary colours are the same (my eyes their transparent parts)
I bet they have fire and ice based abilities too.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:39 am

GreenLantern of Cybertron wrote:Why do they remind me of my Transformer twins?
even the secondary colours are the same (my eyes their transparent parts)
I bet they have fire and ice based abilities too.

*sighs* If only Hasbro's set could look even half as cool.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:53 am

bumblebeerocks wrote:True, but it's all in the way you look at them. compared to botcon toys these are compleete piles of sh*t. compared to the animated legends, thes are not half bad. still not as good as the other two packs. But as we all know, Hasbro often mistransforms their own toys.

The Animated Legends HAVE HANDS. The Legends look quite frankly phenomenal as miniturisations of larger molds that are themselves renditions of designs that don't look like they should be able to transform. These two are really quite poor. Ok, not Armada poor, but not up to the standard that's been set.

Still really hoping they're mistransformed.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:59 am

Sledge wrote:
bumblebeerocks wrote:True, but it's all in the way you look at them. compared to botcon toys these are compleete piles of sh*t. compared to the animated legends, thes are not half bad. still not as good as the other two packs. But as we all know, Hasbro often mistransforms their own toys.

The Animated Legends HAVE HANDS. The Legends look quite frankly phenomenal as miniturisations of larger molds that are themselves renditions of designs that don't look like they should be able to transform. These two are really quite poor. Ok, not Armada poor, but not up to the standard that's been set.

Still really hoping they're mistransformed.

Me too, I really like them, exept for the hands... and the combined modes arms.

by **Lady Starscream** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:19 am

Autobot032 wrote:
GreenLantern of Cybertron wrote:Why do they remind me of my Transformer twins?
even the secondary colours are the same (my eyes their transparent parts)
I bet they have fire and ice based abilities too.

*sighs* If only Hasbro's set could look even half as cool.

Yeah I'd actually buy the toy if it looked halfway like your design... god I hate the power rangers. >.<

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:41 am

You know, I actually like the indiviaula vehicle modes, they remind of landspeeders. Cybertonian vehicle modes, whoo!. Not as jets though, but I might get them for the alts. Combiner robot is alright, bot modes are okay too, combiner jet is ugly.

by **Auto Bot** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:44 am

They do look aweful. Why make them combiners?

Have they been shown in Season 3? (uh... Is Season 3 starting yet?)

by **Badass Grimlock** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:51 pm

Holy CRAP

I'm never going to buy this fig. it's feces painted orange and blue.

Somebody remove that crap off the home page.

by **Zek Patterson** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:46 pm

I shall once again be part of a minority. I like this figure. The alt modes look like F-zeros, and I also like combined mode. Mr. Wyatt said they were mistransformed on his deal (I quote "Of course they have hands!") I will add this to the list of buys. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to stand in that corner with the other people who don't care what all the nay sayers say. Good day to you all.

by **Auto Bot** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:02 pm

When Mr. Wyatt said it'd have hands... does he mean both the individual modes and the combined mode?

by **Robot4762** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:03 pm

Auto Bot wrote:When Mr. Wyatt said it'd have hands... does he mean both the individual modes and the combined mode?

yes. But I call Bs. The new universe figurse are sweet though.

by **Zek Patterson** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:05 pm

BS or not, I'm buying these.

by **Robot4762** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:06 pm

Zek Patterson wrote:BS or not, I'm buying these.

as am I. I just don't think they realy have hands. But Im fine with no hands (look ma, no hands)

by **Zek Patterson** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 4:13 pm

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so.

by **Auto Bot** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:08 am

Brings back memories of the enemy of Mazinger. I forgot the name. Half male, half female weirdo.

Turns to the right when the male have to speak, and turns to the left when the female speaks.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:00 am

Auto Bot wrote:Brings back memories of the enemy of Mazinger. I forgot the name. Half male, half female weirdo.

Turns to the right when the male have to speak, and turns to the left when the female speaks.

Baron Ashura, I do believe.

by **Auto Bot** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:37 am

NuclearConvoy wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:Brings back memories of the enemy of Mazinger. I forgot the name. Half male, half female weirdo.

Turns to the right when the male have to speak, and turns to the left when the female speaks.

Baron Ashura, I do believe.

Yeah. I think that's the one.

I hope these TFA twins won't have to keep on facing the opposite directions to get the opportunity to speak. :lol:

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:33 pm

Auto Bot wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:Brings back memories of the enemy of Mazinger. I forgot the name. Half male, half female weirdo.

Turns to the right when the male have to speak, and turns to the left when the female speaks.

Baron Ashura, I do believe.

Yeah. I think that's the one.

I hope these TFA twins won't have to keep on facing the opposite directions to get the opportunity to speak.

I'd looooove it if they had the speach patterns of Baron Ashura.