The Energon Pub

This is out of control, toy reviews plus cleavage.

SkyFire Prime wrote:This is out of control, toy reviews plus cleavage.

Check out that Instagram account when you have a minute, way more than cleavage there.

Wait, we're supposed to pose nude with our toys? No wonder my YouTube channel hasn't taken off!

these RED Prime and Megatron figures look good, they do. I just wish these were better quality. Arcee was just not good, and that is why I didn't get Knockout and why I am hesitant on these.

I really want to like them since they look good, but the quality is a huge concern for me

Boobies ass-ide, those Prime R.E.D figures could use much more paint to be truly worth it.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Boobies ass-ide, those Prime R.E.D figures could use much more paint to be truly worth it.

Yeah, they didn't even paint Meg's cannon

The eyes of Megatron barely exist?He looks kind of dull.

I may get that Megatron…
And I’m definitely interested in Thundercracker (& Shockwave).
Although all of these will have to be on a sale for me to bite.
No way am I spending $24.99 on a R.E.D. figure.

... wait, shouldn't Prime's swords replace his hands instead of coming from above the wrist? Or am I confusing the show with the Bay movies?

Anyway, I really like these figures (particularly Megatron), but it still doesn't appeal to me. Call me when we get Transmutate, Sari or Autobot X.

And I hope they eventually retool Megs into his Unicron form. I'm still waiting on a show-accurate version of that, and RED's replacement weapons/hands would really fit for his Dark Energon weaponry.

MaximalNui wrote:... wait, shouldn't Prime's swords replace his hands instead of coming from above the wrist? Or am I confusing the show with the Bay movies?

Anyway, I really like these figures (particularly Megatron), but it still doesn't appeal to me. Call me when we get Transmutate, Sari or Autobot X.

And I hope they eventually retool Megs into his Unicron form. I'm still waiting on a show-accurate version of that, and RED's replacement weapons/hands would really fit for his Dark Energon weaponry.

This is actually brilliant. I love this idea

So I got lucky and found Knock Out in Walmart yesterday, and decided to get him.

I really want to love this toy, i do, much like how I wanted to like Arcee. But again, this plastic lets him down. It feels too gummy, it is not the same quality as the ML or BS plastic, which is a shame, there is a good bit of detail and work that went into him, and I really like the concept! I just wish the plastic was not rubbish. It impacts posing too, as my legs will only go so far at the thighs due to the joints actually getting stuck, so I can bend them but they snap right back to a limited area of range.

I want to love these Prime figures. This is a fun avenue. Please just make the build quality worthwhile!

Took Knock Out to work this week. He has some good to him for sure. I like the fact they got his design proper and right, and the arms can do some really fun stuff. I do wish his head could rotate more and that he had more knee bend, but mostly, it's just still the plastic quality. He feels so gummy and not overly solid.

But despite that, he has won me over some. I like him, and he will be kept. He is especially good at capturing the sass-master type attitude of Knock Out himself, which really helps him here

I've been seeing these go on clearance at Walmart. If WM is going to stop carrying them, I wonder what that means for the future of the line? Maybe online only?

o.supreme wrote:I've been seeing these go on clearance at Walmart. If WM is going to stop carrying them, I wonder what that means for the future of the line? Maybe online only?

Figures going on clearance don't always mean the line is going away. Clearance is something that just happens from time to time.

Prime Optimus Prime and Megatron just went up on Pulse along with G1 Thundercracker. All in stock.

I ordered the 2 Prime figures. They should arrive next week I'd hope

So I got the Prime Optimus Prime and Megatron in from Pulse.

RED continues to be a disappointment in terms of plastic quality. Despite yet more time, the figures just feel gummy and not very good. The joints are still real gummy and don't like to rest really anywhere you want them to. The sculpts are decent, it is just the build letting them down mostly. I wish they had some more paint work too, especially Optimus.

The weapons are also suffering. Much like Knockout, they came deformed and are not easy to bend and keep back in place. Though the effects parts for Megatron is really neat. that also reminds me, the smokestacks on Prime's back came badly bent and will not settle in a good place.

This line has so much potential, it does. But 4 figures in for me and none of them have impressed me very much at all. And that sucks, we have several really good 6" lines, why is this one so much lower in quality?

It almost feels like RED is being worked on by a completely different production team.

Sabrblade wrote:It almost feels like RED is being worked on by a completely different production team.

It really does, I honestly can't think of another line that is close to it in terms of quality/build/etc. I collect Marvel Legends, Black Series, and Plasma series, and none of those 3 feel anywhere near like these do. And the regular figures, cyberverse, SS, Legacy/WFC, have this same feel or gummy-ness either

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It almost feels like RED is being worked on by a completely different production team.

It really does, I honestly can't think of another line that is close to it in terms of quality/build/etc. I collect Marvel Legends, Black Series, and Plasma series, and none of those 3 feel anywhere near like these do. And the regular figures, cyberverse, SS, Legacy/WFC, have this same feel or gummy-ness either

While not gummy, the delicate feel of the RED figures, combined with all the swappable parts and accessories, makes them remind me a lot of S.H. Figuarts figures. Particularly, the two that I own are the red and gold Shinkengers that Bandai of America imported to Toys R' Us stores factoring Power Rangers Samurai, and both they and the RED toys feel equally as fragile as one another. Like they're display pieces not meant to be played with, instead of mere plaything toys.

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It almost feels like RED is being worked on by a completely different production team.

It really does, I honestly can't think of another line that is close to it in terms of quality/build/etc. I collect Marvel Legends, Black Series, and Plasma series, and none of those 3 feel anywhere near like these do. And the regular figures, cyberverse, SS, Legacy/WFC, have this same feel or gummy-ness either

While not gummy, the delicate feel of the RED figures, combined with all the swappable parts and accessories, makes them remind me a lot of S.H. Figuarts figures. Particularly, the two that I own are the red and gold Shinkengers that Bandai of America imported to Toys R' Us stores factoring Power Rangers Samurai, and both they and the RED toys feel equally as fragile as one another. Like they're display pieces not meant to be played with, instead of mere plaything toys.

i have the S.H. Figuarts Infinity Snap Iron Man, and I would disagree, the Figuarts feels much more solid than these do, and the joints actually function as they should. The amount of force you have to use to get the RED joints to do what you want and stop someplace should not be as great as it is

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It almost feels like RED is being worked on by a completely different production team.

It really does, I honestly can't think of another line that is close to it in terms of quality/build/etc. I collect Marvel Legends, Black Series, and Plasma series, and none of those 3 feel anywhere near like these do. And the regular figures, cyberverse, SS, Legacy/WFC, have this same feel or gummy-ness either

While not gummy, the delicate feel of the RED figures, combined with all the swappable parts and accessories, makes them remind me a lot of S.H. Figuarts figures. Particularly, the two that I own are the red and gold Shinkengers that Bandai of America imported to Toys R' Us stores factoring Power Rangers Samurai, and both they and the RED toys feel equally as fragile as one another. Like they're display pieces not meant to be played with, instead of mere plaything toys.

i have the S.H. Figuarts Infinity Snap Iron Man, and I would disagree, the Figuarts feels much more solid than these do, and the joints actually function as they should. The amount of force you have to use to get the RED joints to do what you want and stop someplace should not be as great as it is

Well, I can't speak for any other S.H. Figuarts, but my Shinken Red and Shinken Gold feel very delicate, with very similar joints to those of RED Knock Out.

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It almost feels like RED is being worked on by a completely different production team.

It really does, I honestly can't think of another line that is close to it in terms of quality/build/etc. I collect Marvel Legends, Black Series, and Plasma series, and none of those 3 feel anywhere near like these do. And the regular figures, cyberverse, SS, Legacy/WFC, have this same feel or gummy-ness either

While not gummy, the delicate feel of the RED figures, combined with all the swappable parts and accessories, makes them remind me a lot of S.H. Figuarts figures. Particularly, the two that I own are the red and gold Shinkengers that Bandai of America imported to Toys R' Us stores factoring Power Rangers Samurai, and both they and the RED toys feel equally as fragile as one another. Like they're display pieces not meant to be played with, instead of mere plaything toys.

i have the S.H. Figuarts Infinity Snap Iron Man, and I would disagree, the Figuarts feels much more solid than these do, and the joints actually function as they should. The amount of force you have to use to get the RED joints to do what you want and stop someplace should not be as great as it is

Well, I can't speak for any other S.H. Figuarts, but my Shinken Red and Shinken Gold feel very delicate, with very similar joints to those of RED Knock Out.

I remember hearing that Sentai SH Figuarts are of a bit different quality due to trying to replicate the seamless spandex look.

RED is actually around 5 inches, which is one of my big problems, Prime can shake hands with Origins He-Man but not Classified Duke. I have Starscream and it felt better, but I remember feeling one of the hands was malformed or warped out of package, then again there's only one pose that figure went in. I would buy more but Galvatron disappeared very quickly and so did Shockwave. Just like the Super7 figures.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I would buy more but Galvatron disappeared very quickly and so did Shockwave. Just like the Super7 figures.

My Walmarts are only just now selling the Galvatron and Shockwave wave, along with a very belated Reformatted Megatron. A triple threat of purple villains.

Sabrblade wrote:It almost feels like RED is being worked on by a completely different production team.

That's not the case?

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:It almost feels like RED is being worked on by a completely different production team.

That's not the case?

That's why I said "feels like".