The Energon Pub

The only thing I have to say about it, is the fact that Velocity has some small arms, but very huge shoulders.

I love these designs and characters. I would love to see an update of all the original G1 female characters though. Maybe we'll get them eventually!

I would LOVE a Leader figure of Roadmaster. I mean I want figures of all of them, but I like the Magnus size and her sheer bulk. Looks kind of like a fembot custom I'm making out of the movie Ratchet mold, built to be the absolute muscle of a team.

Darthbrick13 wrote:I like them all but my only complaint is they are not really feminine. Don't get me wrong, they all look great and would make an excellent combiner or even just figures in general. But like Arcee or Elita-1...You can tell they are female, more of the body figure is prominent. They have a chest, hips and curves. The original G1 line you can see them and they had a badass sexy look to them. Just sayin

Dude they don't need curves or a chest whatever to look feminine.


They are machines and not organics after all.



They do look feminine with the lips and body shapes.

Lady Rodimus, Lady Brainstorm, Lady Perceptor, Lady Bulkhead, and Lady Blurr. Kidding aside, I could see some of these as pretty awesome remolds. I'm looking forward to seeing them in the comics!

What's with the pointy hat?

I wanna get a hose and put out that annoying hairdo on Firestar. Javelin has a bug head with no eyes. Im down with nerd chicks but Proxima seems a bit too Perceptorish. Somebody get Roadmaster an Energon beer, or maybe the whole keg. Will Velocity be the next character to be dubbed “Squid Head” by their commanding officer ? If this is how the toys are going to look for the fan made combiner, were gonna need some new heads. Renderform ? Dr. Wu ?

Clearly this needs to be preached to the heavens:

THESE FIVE ARE NOT THE FAN-BUILT COMBINER!

The fan-built combiner Victorion is comprised of six, not five, SIX new fembots, all based on preexisting toy molds. None of these five are based on any preexisting toys. These five are all completely original designs.

We now return your regularly scheduled programming.

Sabrblade wrote:Clearly this needs to be preached to the heavens:

THESE FIVE ARE NOT THE FAN-BUILT COMBINER!

The fan-built combiner Victorion is comprised of six, not five, SIX new fembots, all based on preexisting toy molds. None of these five are based on any preexisting toys. These five are all completely original designs.

We now return your regularly scheduled programming.

Sorry for saying it on the other thread
As for the designs, Alex Milne can't go wrong, they look very interesting, I foresee people making Javelin and maybe Firestar out of Generations Brainstorm

Oh goody, artwork! Haven’t been able to read any new IDW stuff but I’m looking forward to these new characters and I absolutely love their overall design. Firestar boasts an impressive silhouette and stature. Pretty sure it’ll be a polarizing feature for us as highly critical fans but I’m loving that “fire hair.” No, its not entirely original but for a race of beings whose physiology is mechanically based, an elemental property like that does give her a unique distinction. She’s clearly a leader character and she looks the part.
Javelin. Another cool idea. Clearly, preceding female transformers were based off of conventional standards of beauty, blah, blah, blah so I love that this one has a completely alien face devoid of any humanoid features. Once again, that silhouette is super sexy and distinctive and she is workin that dark, Shockwave-esque color scheme.
Proxima looks like a careful balance of feminine features mixed with a utilitarian design. Her face is obviously female, but that barrel chest and wide shoulders suggest the importance of her function over her gender. Both the bot and alt mode compete for dominance indicating her potential as a formidable character.
Roadmaster crushes all standards of feminine convention with her intimidating build and, I’m gonna assume presence. As color schemes go orange and blue are one of the classics and go well with this character. If those are turbines on her upper arms I can’t wait to see this beast of a woman in alt mode.
Velocity, it could be argued, has a design that that pays tribute to fan favorite, Blurr. I love the head crest and it definitely helps to suggest an aerodynamic design. The color scheme snaps like a hearth of burning wood but I do have a concern about her physique. With a name like Velocity, this is a character that is defined by her speed. Instead of bulky limbs she should have a more streamlined and sleek look. The faster you go, the more the atmosphere fights against you- Aerodynamics 101.
So yeah, overall these are truly great and iconic designs, get Milne on the next Transformers movie and maybe we’ll be able to discern the details of each character. Ok, I’ll shut up now, here’s hoping their personalities are as distinctive as their looks!