The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · by **FellintoOblivion** » Sun Jun 16, 2013 10:11 pm

The instructions show some exhaust pipes on the sides but mine doesn't have any. I'm assuming they were removed for safety or some bullshit?

News Credits: 1 · by **Nutimus Prime** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:00 am

May be leftovers from the PRiD Optimus instructions.

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 6:32 am

They were removed but I don't know why. Maybe to make UM a little more different than Optimus perhaps?

by **NTESHFT** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:46 am

I bought one Saturday, and it didn't have them with it.......so it's intentional?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 9:08 am

headsortails wrote:I bought one Saturday, and it didn't have them with it.......so it's intentional?

It is, probably to get more clearance for that huge backpack of his. No retooling has been done, the holes are still there.

News Credits: 5 · by **REMINATOR** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 11:28 am

On the positive aspect, without the smokestack is show accurate. Before UM makes the debut in TF:Prime, I was pissed off that the BH UM did not come with the smokestack especially when the box ad shows he has one. Now it's forgiven since he does not have it too in the show.

by **RAcast** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 12:24 pm

LOST Cybertronian wrote:They were removed but I don't know why. Maybe to make UM a little more different than Optimus perhaps?

That was my assumption as well. He hasn't got them in the show either.

by **MenaceRX** » Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:30 pm

They don't interfere with the back pack when attached to Prime so thats a plus. I have it on prime instead. Of the 2 UM figures for TF Prime, I personally like the RID version more, everything is more proportional in size. His head is so small in the BH version

News Credits: 5 · by **REMINATOR** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:50 pm

It's funny that the new Commander BH UM was shown with smokestack during Botcon 2013 :twisted:

by **RAcast** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:58 pm

REMINATOR wrote:It's funny that the new Commander BH UM was shown with smokestack during Botcon 2013

It's not a piece you can just leave off the commander mold, lol. It'd leave a little gaping hole there. Granted, there are tab holes on the voyager, but they aren't as bad, and I guess they just didn't want to remold that piece.