The Energon Pub

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:13 pm

synapse wrote:I never thought I would ever feel like buying any BW related figures (well, except Lio Convoy if there was a REALLY good one for him, as I love his design), but I'm really digging both Waspinator and Rhinox.

Skids looks great, comic-accurate enough, I just hope it's not so tiny and "full of hollow" as recent Generations/FoC releases. I didn't buy a single official figure this year because of that

Doubledealer looks nice, just... not Doubledealer.

Am I the only one that thinks that Doubledealer would have made a better repaint as Overlord, just paint the jet black?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:24 pm

Stormrider wrote:Am I the only one that thinks that Doubledealer would have made a better repaint as Overlord, just paint the jet black?

That mold would do Overlord some serious injustice.

But it is begging to be made into Flywheels.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:41 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Stormrider wrote:Am I the only one that thinks that Doubledealer would have made a better repaint as Overlord, just paint the jet black?
That mold would do Overlord some serious injustice.

But it is begging to be made into Flywheels.

I would have kinda liked to see it as Overlord, but I understand the injustices it would do for him.

But yeah, I'm still surprised they turned down an obvious Flywheels redeco for Doubledealer. Could even retain the head (face-changing gimmick would probably have to be a no-go).

News Credits: 4 · by **padfoo** » Tue Jul 02, 2013 8:58 pm

Rhinox looks great!

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 3:34 am

Am I the only one not feeling Cosmos? He looks a bit to gangly to me, also his fists look oversized.

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:35 am

I saw Doubledealer and was really annoyed at the loss of the Decepticon beast mode, so I played around with Gen. Blitzwing some and came up with a kind of Gerwalk-type beast mode. I think it works OK and will work better because Generations Doubledealer has that awesome shark mouth and eyes painted on the nosecone. The main issue is the tiny wings. What do you guys think?

Doubleclouder, pic from TF Wiki

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:44 am

I prefer the fanmade Penguin Mode instead.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:45 am

It looks okay, probably something I'd never come up with, but it's original

Personally, I'm not too bothered by Doubledealer's loss of his beast mode: the jet mode, in my opinion, makes up for it. It's especially a nice touch how they added the classic shark-face deco as an homage (sorta) to the bird mode.

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:07 am

Sabrblade wrote:I prefer the fanmade Penguin Mode instead.

LOL it does look a lot like a Penguin! Back to the drawing board I guess :-B

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:13 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:Am I the only one not feeling Cosmos? He looks a bit to gangly to me, also his fists look oversized.

He's not perfect but beats the iGear version with ease

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 8:41 am

Banjo-Tron wrote:I saw Doubledealer and was really annoyed at the loss of the Decepticon beast mode, so I played around with Gen. Blitzwing some and came up with a kind of Gerwalk-type beast mode. I think it works OK and will work better because Generations Doubledealer has that awesome shark mouth and eyes painted on the nosecone. The main issue is the tiny wings. What do you guys think?

Doubleclouder, pic from TF Wiki

Overall, I think it's the wrong mold for Doubledealer.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:07 pm

Banjo-Tron wrote:I saw Doubledealer and was really annoyed at the loss of the Decepticon beast mode, so I played around with Gen. Blitzwing some and came up with a kind of Gerwalk-type beast mode. I think it works OK and will work better because Generations Doubledealer has that awesome shark mouth and eyes painted on the nosecone. The main issue is the tiny wings. What do you guys think?

Doubleclouder, pic from TF Wiki

If that had feathered wings and a beak it would look like something official.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 4:49 pm

Banjo-Tron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I prefer the fanmade Penguin Mode instead.

LOL it does look a lot like a Penguin! Back to the drawing board I guess

No, I meant I prefer the fanmade Penguin Mode instead of what you've got there.

This is Penguin Mode:

News Credits: 2 · by **Banjo-Tron** » Thu Jul 04, 2013 5:48 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Banjo-Tron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:I prefer the fanmade Penguin Mode instead.

LOL it does look a lot like a Penguin! Back to the drawing board I guess
No, I meant I prefer the fanmade Penguin Mode instead of what you've got there.

This is Penguin Mode:

Ha ha, that's awesome!