The Energon Pub

I've been picking and choosing from the Animated figures, but Wreck-Gar is definitely on my to-buy list.

Again, ME WANTY!!! He's my favorite as you may know, and I want him more than I've ever wnated any other figure ever.

Also again: What's this Yihzi guys story? He always has toys before they are actually out, how does he do this? I bet he works for Hasbro...

"low on detail" = looks like something out of a 2 year old's toy chest.

i have no beef with toys that look cartoony, heck, i bought like 80% of animated - they're all stylized, exagerated, simple to transform.
heck, lugnut has bigass "bombs" which i look like they would break a wing if the plane was real. lockdown has an engine block that covers the entire front windshield. still, the alt modes are detailed and interesting. something that would appeal to an adult collector.

but wreckgar, i'm sorry, looks not only cartoony, but also too damn simple. robot mode looks ok if a bit mildly retarded, but even if i get it for free, there's no way in HELL i would ever display it in truck mode.

and yeah, i agree, this will shelfwarm 100% - since thats how it will present in the box - in truck mode. no kid 7-12 y\o would want a toy that looks like something that belongs with his 3 y\o brother's stuff.

MORE pics of this? Selling this fig is like selling $20 bills for $10. Really, more pictures are not needed to push the product.

It Is Him wrote:This is pretty exciting...

except for the fact that I'd be concerned about any little kid who is eager to play with a dumptruck. Anyone want to wager this will be a shelf-warmer after the initial release?

I was reminded of this over the weekend when I was standing in line at Walmart and the guy behind me was buying a classic yellow Tonka dumptruck, probably for his son for XMas.