The Energon Pub

i_amtrunks wrote:Cybertron Metroplex...

Guess who's in the mail on their way to me?

Henny Youngmen!

How much did he cost to ship?

Titaniums, passed on these in stores countless times. Just read the War Within Trades and now have the WW Prime/Megs TRU set coming in the mail as well as Fallen and Starscream.

To everyone not liking Movie StarScream, I can see why.

I just wonder though, if he was named something different, would you all still feel the same? After all it is a very intricate transformation, and as a sky gunner, he works very well.

However as I said, I can see why, he is buried on my Seeker shelf, the G1 repaint is bought but mot opened and ThunderCracker remains a shelf warmer to me.

Still all that in mind he is a fun fun bot to change and does have a detailed sculpt.

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No for what Hip-Hoptimus Rime said abot Optimal Optimus. I can't help but agree!

He cane out when I first got back into collecting, and was even more critical than I am today about how I spend my dollar. I remember seeing him countless time and thinking, "it's just a bunch of pannels, what a piece of crap"

I even told my friends how much I thought he sucked when they asked about all these animal things that were starting to fill my room.

Well, right before he was done with his retail run, I decided to buy him cause I just wanted to buy something....

I'll never regret that! This figure is pure transformer fun !!!

I got one boxed for prosperity, and when I moved my loose one got damaged

I imediatly bought a parts bot and restored my reigning Maximal/Autobot commander!

Yes even G1, Cybertron(who's runner up), and all other Primes give nod to his greatness

mp05 i cant belive i didnt get him sooner, he is now my fav piece!

Liege Evilmus wrote:To everyone not liking Movie StarScream, I can see why.

I just wonder though, if he was named something different, would you all still feel the same? After all it is a very intricate transformation, and as a sky gunner, he works very well.

The Thundercracker Variant is what rules this possibility out for at least me personally. I happen to like the blue TC colored mold even better and have still not bought it even thought its warming the shelves at my own workplace. Still, if they go on clearance i just might cave...

Alt Wheeljack. I did buy him in June last year but sent him to BBTS. Got $65 store credit ( ) which I used for money off Henkei Prime and Megatron. Still a better deal than that bot who keeps coming apart when you transform him. Avoid Alt Wheeljack at all costs.

reissue kup/wheelie.

id never seen either of these until the reissue was announced and when i saw them i thought 'were they really in the original line?' they seemed so odd and rather ugly. with time though i cam to quite like kups quirky look and colour scheme and theres just something about the quality of the paint and plastic together that I really like, its like some 1950's ceramic pot, anyway i got him and really like his weirdness, i wish takara would also do blurr who i suspect was done by the same designer.

Movie Starscream (ugly mold), Movie Ratchet (green?!), and Movie Arcee (she's a butterface. She's pretty... but her face!)

Bought them all, of course. Even got a second Arcee as a birthday gift (so now i have one loose, and one on card). Considered G1 colors Ratchet, but found the original on a fluke and went ahead and picked it up. He truly is an awesome figure. Bought the G1 colors Starscream, thinking the color-scheme might make me like him more. It didn't. And I hate the remolded face even more than the original face. Now I actually wish I could trade G1 colors Screamer for the original release!

I'm proud though. I have every character who appeared in the film, plus Arcee and Wreckage, and I can honestly say I'm done with the Movie line (with one exception: I must have Dispensor!). Now my budget is all about BotCon, then Universe (and the three Animated figs I'm planning to buy so far: Blackarachnia, Grimlock, earthmode Megatron).