The Energon Pub

With all the new TFs about to released I'm starting to wonder what my fellow Seibertronians are going to be spending their hard earned cash on. Will they collect all the classics or maybe all the movie TFs? Or maybe they'll pass them all up for some Animated TFs?

As for me I'm mixing chars from Classics 2.0 and Animated and combining them with my current classics and makeshift classics, I still have to get some of the original Classics though like Jetfire, Bumblebee, Astrotrain, Ramjet and Cliffjumper.


I'm planning on getting: Galvatron, Octane, Powerglide, Prowl, Sunstreaker and Onslaught from Universe and Blackarachnia, Oil Slick, Snarl and Earth Form Megatron (just for his gun and swords) from Animated. I'm also praying they release Titanium Primal Prime or make him a Classics and that they make a Classics Springer.

After I collect them all I plan to have them used as:

Autobots:

Optimus Prime (Classics)
Bumblebee (Classics)
Grimlock (Classics)
Snarl (Animated)
Wheeljack (Universe Downshift)
Prowl (Universe)
Mirage (Classics)
Ultra Magnus (Classics)
Powerglide (Universe)

Decepticons:

Megatron (Classics)
Bludgeon (Classics Deluxe Megatron)
Starscream (Classics)
Astrotrain (Takara Classics)
Skywarp (Classics)
Ramjet (Classics)
Galvatron (Universe)
Scourge (Titaniums)
Shockwave (Energon Shockblast)
Onslaught (Universe)

Autobot Wreckers:

Primal Prime (Titanium when he's released, if ever)
Springer (Either Universe if ever released or Energon Bulkhead)
Hot Rod (Classics)
Sunstreaker (Universe)
Jetfire (Classics)
Cheetor (Armada)
Cliffjumper (Classics)

Other Characters:

Bounty Hunters:
Blackarachnia (Animated)
Oil Slick (Animated)

A LOT.

Especially the Encores.

From Universe--
Onslaught (maybe x2)
Galvatron (x2)
Tankor (x2)
Prowl (x2)
Sunstreaker (x2)

From Animated--
Well, let me make it quicker;
I plan on buying all of them,
except:
Deluxe Bulkhead
Black Arachnia
And I'm not sure about Supreme Prime.
Oh, and I don't think I'm buying any of the Activators...

ALL of the others, I'll most likely buy two of.

Universe, Animated, Movie, etc.

With the new releases, here are my planned purchases:

Animated:

Prowl
Jazz
Soundwave

Encore:

Ratchet
Ironhide
Jazz

Classics:
Sunstreaker
Prowl
Octane/Tankor

I added the new BT Bluestreak and maybe Jazz. I am still not sure about the 2nd one of the two.

My yearly TF budget is small

I'm not quite fully versed in all the new names yet, but I'll probably get:

Allspark- a couple more repaints, esp. the larger ones that I missed originally
Animated; most of them, exc I prob. won't be duplicating characters in difrferent sizes, I'll get the coolest and/or most accurate one each
Classics/Universe- all. That line is going to kick all forms of ass, then tunnel into alternate realities and kick strange, new forms of ass there.

All this on top of the old stuff I missed out on. man I am so screwed...

I'm going for Animated.

Tier 1

Blackarachnia
deluxe Prime
Grimlock
voyager Starscream
deluxe Ratchet
voyager Blitzwing

Tier 2

Activators Bumblebee
Activators Prowl?
Universe deluxe Galvatron


just for the heck of it, the total is $114, plus tax.

Universe Octane/ Tankor

Any new basics, especially cars.Would love to see a few Classics repaints such as Energon Divebomb as Banzai-tron, RM Mirage as Dragstrip, RID Magnus as Motormaster and Tidal wave as Broadside. Maybe Classics Jetfire as G2 Hooligan. I can dream can't I?

While I enjoy the Animated series, the aesthetic doesn't appeal to me, toywise. Also, much as I'd love a Classics Prowl or Sunstreaker, the trend in recent years to make cars deluxes rather than basics has put me off them. I like Basics cars like Clocker as they fit in scalewise with G1 Prowl, Jazz and co. We all like what we like.

Do you really wanna see the bots I plan to get? Okee doki:

GENERATION 1 - The War Within

JETFIRE
MEGATRON
OPTIMUS PRIME
SUNSTORM
THUNDERCRACKER

GENERATION 1 - BEAST WARS - Season 1

AIRAZOR
BLACKARACHNIA
BOTCON DAWN OF FUTURES PAST BOXSET
CHEETOR
DINOBOT
INFERNO
MEGATRON
OPTIMUS PRIMAL
RATTRAP
RHINOX
SCORPONOK
TARANTULAS
TERRORSAUR
TIGATRON
WASPINATOR

GENERATION 1 - BEAST WARS - Season 2 / Transmetals

BLACKARACHNIA
CHEETOR
MEGATRON
DEPTH CHARGE
OPTIMUS PRIMAL
QUICKSTRIKE
RAMPAGE
RATTRAP
RAVAGE
SILVERBOLT
TARANTULAS
TIGERHAWK
WASPINATOR

GENERATION 1 - BEAST WARS - Season 3 / Transmetals 2

CHEETOR
DINOBOT 2
MEGATRON
OPTIMAL OPTIMUS
RATTRAP
WASPINATOR

GENERATION 1 - Fight! Super Robot Life / Series 1 + 2

ASTROTRAIN
BEACHCOMBER
BLACK CONVOY / OPTIMUS PRIME
BLACK MIRAGE
BLACK STARSCREAM
BLASTER
BLITZWING
BOMBSHELL
BRAWN
BUMBLEBEE
BUZZSAW
CAMSHAFT
CLEAR MIRAGE / GHOST MIRAGE
CLIFFJUMPER
COSMOS
DEVASTATOR
DIRGE
DOWNSHIFT
E-HOBBY OVERCHARGE
FRENZY
GARBOIL
GEARS
GRAPPLE
GRIMLOCK
HOIST
HOWLBACK
HUFFER
INFERNO
IRONHIDE
JAZZ
KICKBACK
MIRAGE
OMEGA SUPREME / OMEGATRON
OVERDRIVE
PERCEPTOR
POWERGLIDE
PROWL
RAMJET
RANSACK
RATCHET
RAVAGE
RED ALERT
RED MIRAGE
REFLECTOR
RUMBLE
SEASPRAY
SHOCKWAVE
SHRAPNEL
SIDESWIPE
SKIDS
SKYWARP
SLAG
SLUDGE
SLUGFEST
SMALLFOOT
SMOKESCREEN
SNARL
SPIKE
S.T.A.R.S. PLAYSET
SUNSTORM
SUNSTREAKER
SWOOP
THRUST
TRACKS
TRAILBREAKER
TRYPTICON
VENOM
WARPATH
WHEELJACK
WINDCHARGER

GENERATION 1 - Robot Masters

AIR HUNTER
BEAST MEGATRON
G1 CONVOY
LIO CONVOY
OPTIMUS PRIMAL
R-BLADE
REVERSE CONVOY / REBIRTH MEGATRON
RIJIE / MIRAGE
SKYWARP
STARSCREAM
THUNDERCRACKER
WING STUN

GENERATION 1 - The Movie / 2010 / Series 3 + 4 / Headmasters

ABOMINUS
BLURR
BRAINSTORM
BRUTICUS
CHROMEDOME
COMPUTRON
CYCLONUS
E-HOBBY BLACK DIACLONE IRONHIDE
E-HOBBY MOVIE PREVIEW ULTRA MAGNUS
E-HOBBY ORION PAX + DION
EJECT
FLIP SIDES
FORTRESS MAXIMUS
GHOST STARSCREAM / CLEAR STARSCREAM
GRANDSLAM
HOT ROD
KUP
MENASOR
MINDWIPE
NIGHTBIRD
OCTANE
OUTBACK
OVERKILL
PIPES
POUNCE
PREDAKING
PUNCH / COUNTERPUNCH
QUICKSWITCH / SIXKNIGHT
QUINTESSON BAILIFF
QUINTESSON EXECUTIONER
QUINTESSON GUARD ALLICON
QUINTESSON JUDGE
QUINTESSON PROSECUTOR
QUINTESSON SCIENTIST
RAIDEN
RAINDANCE
RAMHORN
RATBAT
REWIND
RODIMUS PRIME
SANDSTORM
SCORPONOK
SCOURGE
SHARKTICON / GNAW
SIXSHOT
SKULLCRUNCHER
SOUNDBLASTER
SPRINGER
STEPPER / RICOCHET
SWERVE
TAILGATE
TWINCAST
ULTRA MAGNUS
WEIRDWOLF
WHEELIE
WINGSPAN
WRECK-GAR

GENERATION 1 - Classics

BOTCON ALPHA TRION
JAPANESE MEGATRON
STARSCREAM
WAL-MART DEVASTATOR

GENERATION 1 - Super-God Masterforce

BLACK ZARAK
BROWNING
DARKWING / HYDRA
DOUBLEDEALER / DOUBLECLOUDER
DREADWIND / BUSTER
E-HOBBY FIRE GUTS GOD GINRAI
E-HOBBY NUCLEON QUEST SUPER GINRAI / BLACK SUPER GINRAI / BLACK POWERMASTER OPTIMUS PRIME
GO SHOOTER
GRAND MAXIMUS
HOSEHEAD
METALHAWK / HAWK
MINERVA
OVERLORD
PIRANACON / KING POSEIDON
SKULLGRIN
SQUAWKBOX
WAVERIDER

GENERATION 1 - Victory

BIGSHOT
BLACKER
BLUDGEON
BRAVER
DESZARAS
DINOKING
GALAXY SHUTTLE
GREATSHOT
LANDCROSS
LASTER
LIO KAISER
MUDSLINGER
ROAD CAESER
ROADHANDLER
SIDETRACK
STAKEOUT / HOLI
STAR SABER
SUNRUNNER
TAILSPIN
TAILWIND
VICTORY LEO

GENERATION 1 - Zone

BOMBSHOCK
COUNTDOWN ROCKET BASE
METROTITAN
OVERLOAD
ROADFIRE
SONIC BOMBER

GENERATION 1 - Battlestars: Return Of Convoy

GRANDUS

GENERATION 1 - Operation Combination

SIXBUILDER
SIXLINER
SIXTRAIN
SIXTURBO

GENERATION 1 - G2

CALCAR
GRIMLOCK
HERO MEGATRON
HERO OPTIMUS PRIME
HOOLIGAN
MEGATRON
RAMJET
SIDESWIPE
SKYJACK
SLAG
SNARL
SPACECASE
STARSCREAM
SWOOP

GENERATION 1 - BEAST WARS II

APACHE
AUTOCRUSHER
AUTOJETTER
AUTOLAUNCHER
AUTOSTINGER
BB
BIG HORN
DIRGE
DIVER
GALVATRON
GOD NEPTUNE
HELLSCREAM
LIO CONVOY
MAGNABOSS
MEGASTORM
MOON
STARSCREAM
TASMANIA KID
THRUST
SCUBA

GENERATION 1 - BEAST WARS NEO

BIG CONVOY
MAGMATRON

GENERATION 1 - BEAST MACHINES

AERO DRONE
BLACKARACHNIA
BOTANICA
CHEETOR
CYCLE DRONE
JETSTORM
MEGATRON
NIGHTSCREAM
OBSIDIAN
OPTIMUS PRIMAL
RATTRAP
SAVAGE NOBLE / NOBLE
SILVERBOLT
STRIKA
TANK DRONE
TANKOR
THRUST
T-WRECKS

MASTERPIECE

MASTERPIECE MEGATRON W/ UPGRADE
MASTERPIECE OPTIMUS PRIME W/ TRAILER
MASTERPIECE SKYWARP
WAL-MART MASTERPIECE STARSCREAM

CAR ROBOTS / ROBOTS IN DISGUISE

BLACK CONVOY / SCOURGE
BRAVE MAXIMUS
BUILDKING
CRYOTEK
GALVATRON
MEGATRON / GIGATRON
OPTIMUS PRIME / FIRE CONVOY
SPYCHANGER OPTIMUS PRIME
SPYCHANGER ULTRA MAGNUS

MICRON LEGENDS / ARMADA

DEMOLISHER
JETFIRE
MEGATRON
OPTIMUS PRIME
SHOCKWAVE
SIDEWAYS
SKYWARP
STARSCREAM
THRUST
THUNDERCRACKER
TIDAL WAVE

UNIVERSE

DEFENSOR
DEVASTATOR
NEMESIS PRIME
OPTIMUS PRIMAL
RAIL RACER
RAMJET
RUINATION
SOUNDWAVE
SPYCHANGER OPTIMUS PRIME
SUPERION

SUPERLINK / ENERGON

ALPHA Q
CONSTRUCTICON MAXIMUS
DEMOLISHER
GALVATRON
INSECTICON
JETFIRE
KICKER
MEGATRON
OMEGA SUPREME
OPTIMUS PRIME
RODIMUS
SCORPONOK
SIXSHOT
STARSCREAM
SUPERION MAXIMUS

GALAXY FORCE / CYBERTRON

BEAST MEGATRON
CRUMPLEZONE
DARK CRUMPLEZONE
GALVATRON
HOTSHOT
JETFIRE
LEOBREAKER
MEGATRON
OPTIMUS PRIME
SCOURGE
SIDEWAYS
SKYWARP
SOUNDBLASTER
SOUNDWAVE
STARSCREAM
THUNDERCRACKER
UNICRON

BINALTECH / ALTERNATORS

HOUND
JAZZ
MIRAGE
OPTIMUS PRIME
RODIMUS
RUMBLE
SHOCKBLAST
SKIDS
TRACKS
WHEELJACK

KISS PLAYERS

GLIT
ROSANNA
SUNDOR

2007 MOVIE

DELUXE CLIFFJUMPER
DELUXE JUNGLE BONECRUSHER
DELUXE LANDMINE
DELUXE STOCKADE
DELUXE WAL-MART EXCLUSIVE BIG DADDY
DELUXE WAL-MART EXCLUSIVE DIVEBOMB
FIRST STRIKE OPTIMUS PRIME
LEADER DEEP DESERT BRAWL
PREMIUM VOYAGER BLACKOUT
PREMIUM VOYAGER IRONHIDE
PREMIUM LEADER MEGATRON
PREMIUM LEADER OPTIMUS PRIME
PROTOFORM OPTIMUS PRIME
PROTOFORM STARSCREAM
TRANS SCANNING OPTIMUS PRIME
VOYAGER DEEP SPACE STARSCREAM
VOYAGER NIGHTWATCH OPTIMUS PRIME
VOYAGER OFFROAD IRONHIDE

Encores:
Jazz
maybe the minibot set

Movie:
some of the Cybertron repaints -def Big Daddy

Animated:
most of them

Universe:
Def Prowl, Sunstreaker and Galvatron, maybe more

I'm always in the market for G1 toys circa 1984-1986. But for this year i'm going for sampling of various TF lines.
i'm going for Encore Jazz, BT movie color Jazz, Transcan BB and Japanese Classic Megs. Also for any repaint of the Concept Movie BB.

tf's i planned to buy:
-MP05 megatron
-BT silver jazz (if he show up in my town w/ a reasonable price)
-cybertron supreme starscream
-classics starscream & mirage
-animated blitzwing (hope he is as great as i dream of)

there are more tf's in my list but budget constraint prevent me to add more.

mn, there are always more choices when we got less money

I'm getting all of the wave 1 universe stuff for sure. Past that I don't know. Though I'm mighty tempted to get some of the Animatd Decepticons like Blitzwing, though I'm not sure about the rest.

I'm probably going to get this year -
All universe
most animated
Encore skylinx and omega supreme
Henkai astrotrain
and probably some G1 and beast wars stuff.

A lot, Classics Prime, Classics Megatron (Takara!), G1 Trypticon, G1 Megatron, G1 Omega Supreme, ALL the new Universe/Classics, some animated toys and movie toys too.