The Energon Pub

[BeforeJam]

Man I kinda hate that we got one (1) movie with actual good looking robot modes because going back to insectoid metal scrapheaps

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Scourge seems fairly screen acurate from what we can tell, but we'll have to see more pics. I like the alt mode design but I'm not sold on robot mode from what we've seen in the trailer.

Also, I finished something I've been working on for a long time - my custom SS-44 DOTM Optimus Prime with hand painted flames! Did some modding as well, adding the missing roof lights and longer smokestacks!

[ZeroWolf]

That looks amazing! Your skills are phenomenal

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Scourge seems fairly screen acurate from what we can tell, but we'll have to see more pics. I like the alt mode design but I'm not sold on robot mode from what we've seen in the trailer.

Also, I finished something I've been working on for a long time - my custom SS-44 DOTM Optimus Prime with hand painted flames! Did some modding as well, adding the missing roof lights and longer smokestacks!

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Very well done, looks great!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

That looks amazing! Your skills are phenomenal

Thank you very much!

Very well done, looks great!

Thank you!

For a long time I really didn't think I'd ever get all the flames done, but I'm very happy with how they turned out!

[Dr. Caelus]

... its also looking familiar to me, like I've seen a similar design in a movie.

Are you not entertained?

[ZeroWolf]

... its also looking familiar to me, like I've seen a similar design in a movie.

Are you not entertained?

That's the one!

[Dr. Caelus]

... its also looking familiar to me, like I've seen a similar design in a movie.

Are you not entertained?

That's the one!

The head sculpt may sell me on the toy for that reason.

[MaximalNui]

... its also looking familiar to me, like I've seen a similar design in a movie.

Are you not entertained?

That's the one!

The head sculpt may sell me on the toy for that reason.

I remember someone on TFW2005 mentioning the crusader from Indiana Jones 3. I can kinda see it from the neck.

I'm also curious about the claw on the left arm. Wonder if it's mistranformed or if it's actually supposed to look so large and inhuman.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

It doesn't seem like that long ago that I had gotten the tiny turbo changer Sentinel Prime and thought "Man, I really hope we get a Studio Series figure of this guy." I'm very glad that not only did we get a figure of him, but it's a really good one!

Speaking of which, it's also hard to believe that we're so close to finishing the DOTM cast in Studio Series. Only a few more to go! We should be hearing something about Hatchet soon, and hopefully Que is out before too long to wrap up the main cast, but I'd still really like to see Devcon and some of the Decepticon protoforms too! Maybe even an Orbital Assault Carrier/ Decepticon Fighter that could fit deluxe Bumblebee? That'd be really cool. I have no idea how they'd tackle a Driller, but I'd be on board for it! xD

[TF-fan kev777]

That looks amazing! Your skills are phenomenal

Thank you very much!

Very well done, looks great!

Thank you!

For a long time I really didn't think I'd ever get all the flames done, but I'm very happy with how they turned out!

Holy crap your work is outstanding. I grew up in auto body shops and know how incredibly difficult painting flames are on a full sized car, let alone something the size of a toy. The fade work on the orange/gold to red beneath the flames is outstanding as well. Well done!!!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

It doesn't seem like that long ago that I had gotten the tiny turbo changer Sentinel Prime and thought "Man, I really hope we get a Studio Series figure of this guy." I'm very glad that not only did we get a figure of him, but it's a really good one!

Speaking of which, it's also hard to believe that we're so close to finishing the DOTM cast in Studio Series. Only a few more to go! We should be hearing something about Hatchet soon, and hopefully Que is out before too long to wrap up the main cast, but I'd still really like to see Devcon and some of the Decepticon protoforms too! Maybe even an Orbital Assault Carrier/ Decepticon Fighter that could fit deluxe Bumblebee? That'd be really cool. I have no idea how they'd tackle a Driller, but I'd be on board for it! xD

Sentinel looks great! They really did him good in SS, he is a really good figure.

I really hope we get around to continuing and finishing DotM. Que is really needed. And I want to see a Titan Driller and commander Devcon. I would love to see the Orbital assault carrier too, they could make that a voyager figure, or even a leader where you have a deluxe sized protoform with armor that forms the fighter ALA Siege Magnus.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Holy crap your work is outstanding. I grew up in auto body shops and know how incredibly difficult painting flames are on a full sized car, let alone something the size of a toy. The fade work on the orange/gold to red beneath the flames is outstanding as well. Well done!!!

Thank you very much! I can’t take credit for the fade though, that was from the original figure.

Also, I was browsing Reddit and saw this:

My first thought was Frenzy, but it doesn’t actually look like him. Considering listings, this is probably a ROTB core!

EDIT: Arcee too!

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[Sabrblade]

Also, I was browsing Reddit and saw this:

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My first thought was Frenzy, but it doesn’t actually look like him. Considering listings, this is probably a ROTB core!

Thought it was a Bionicle toy, at first.

[william-james88]

In the Studio Series core class listings we knew we had an unkown, due to not knowing what the codename stands for, and Rise of the Beasts Arcee coming early 2023. Well now we have images of those two bots from Amazon Australia (the links themselves are not reachable at the moment). Seeing the unknown bot we still don't really know who that is but it comes from the Rise of the Beasts film. It does have some visual cues reminiscent of Movieverse Frenzy. Arcee looks similar to what we saw in the trailer, albeit with the limitations of a core class toy. We have images of both her bot mode and alt mode. Let us know what you think!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

More info, the new guy is “Terrorcon Freezer”

[kurthy]

They're going to start charging 23USD for a core class figure now???

[william-james88]

They're going to start charging 23USD for a core class figure now???

why do you think this is from the US?

[kurthy]

That's why I asked.

[Bumblevivisector]

More info, the new guy is “Terrorcon Freezer”

Oh, since this movie predates his death, I assumed it was Frenzy at first glance, and "Freezer" could be a cheap substitution...

...except G1 Terrorcon Frenzy became Rippersnapper, so Freezer could've died even before then, which means the first Cooler movie could fit into the 3 years they were training to fight the Androids, but not the sequel--

OH, duh! It was the Unicron Singularity affecting everyone's memory! That's why Amazom* forgot the difference between Core and Deluxe price points! Thanks 2005 Hasbro, for giving us the eternal solution to all international continuity problems!

Oh yeah, and the GunMan and Cy-Kill's sister look OK.

*(Obscure reference, not a typo)

[TheSwipe95]

They're going to start charging 23USD for a core class figure now???

This is in Australian dollars, so about $15-$16 usd.

[kurthy]

This is in Australian dollars, so about $15-$16 usd.

Thanks! That's still a lot more than they are right now. Is that how much they're currently charging Aussies?

[DEANO85]

This is in Australian dollars, so about $15-$16 usd.

Thanks! That's still a lot more than they are right now. Is that how much they're currently charging Aussies?

I live in Australia. That's probably the higher end price. You can get core class for around $15-19 AUD depending on where you look

[Quantum Surge]

Freezer is such a tease. The lil dude is a glasses and mustache disguise away from going with being Not-Frenzy.

[Brokebot]

So what exactly is "Freezer" supposed to transform into?