The Energon Pub

by **Avatar Prime** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:51 pm

How do you get them by using the DPCI? Do you just go up to customer service and ask them if they have it in the back and if you can purchase it? Also, how much do they cost per vehicle?

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:17 am

Avatar Prime wrote:How do you get them by using the DPCI? Do you just go up to customer service and ask them if they have it in the back and if you can purchase it? Also, how much do they cost per vehicle?

Find an employee and ask them to check the number in the system.

They were $9.99 a piece.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:49 am

Caelus wrote:Air Chariot vs Tank Thing

So you'll be stuck troop building RAMs, but at least you'll maintain a 1:1 ratio instead of 2:1.

Tank thing = Armadillo...

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:09 am

Caelus wrote:
Nekoman wrote:They make it sound like the RAM, VAMP and Viper pod will be in a three pack. If so, I may end up troop building characters that aren’t grunts… Why couldn’t they have sold the Viper pod itself in stead of putting it in some dumb three pack?

I think it's:

HISS
VAMP
RAM vs Viper Pod
Air Chariot vs Tank Thing

So you'll be stuck troop building RAMs, but at least you'll maintain a 1:1 ratio instead of 2:1.

Well that’s good. Having a couple extra RAMs wont hurt I suppose.

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:45 pm

Look if you get a bunch of R.A.M. because you want to build an army of flight pods. Then repaint a few of the R.A.M. as dreadnok motorcycles I don't know if repealable labels does GI Joe and cobra stickers but if they do then by small cobra sticker and attach it to the motorcycle.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:20 pm

The RAM reminds me of some Joe sled thing that everybody used in later seasons. I remember thinking how cool it really looked. For the life of me I can't remember the name of it though.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:14 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:The RAM reminds me of some Joe sled thing that everybody used in later seasons. I remember thinking how cool it really looked. For the life of me I can't remember the name of it though.

I believe it was called the LCV Recon sled...

http://www.cobraislandtoys.com/gi/1986/lcvreconsled.html

:-B

Looks a little uncomfortable to me.

by **SpacerAM2** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 4:34 pm

Seibertron wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:The HISS Tank was black in the comics too. (Though I guess we sort of are getting a HISS tank, isn't Animated Blitzwing's tank mode based on the HISS?)

No, it's not.

Blitzwing's tank looks to me like a small version of the G.I. Joe mauler.

News Credits: 88 · by **DavidT** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:13 am

HEHEHE!!!! FINALLY!!!! :grin:

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:50 pm

SpacerAM2 wrote:
Seibertron wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:The HISS Tank was black in the comics too. (Though I guess we sort of are getting a HISS tank, isn't Animated Blitzwing's tank mode based on the HISS?)

No, it's not.

Blitzwing's tank looks to me like a small version of the G.I. Joe mauler.

Umm, that's not animated Blitzwing, that's G1 Blitzwing.

Just out of curiosity, has anyone seen the 25th anniversary GI Joe vehicles in Illinois?

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:13 pm

Well the Target up the street had them out so I grabbed an A.W.E. Striker and a Hiss Tank

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:39 pm

Spotted the three exclusive vehicles up near check-out with the Allspark repaints and Order 66 figures here in Colorado.

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 2:19 pm

Found two of each vehicle at the Carpentersville Target today.

by **SpacerAM2** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:12 pm

I got the Hiss and the Awe Striker when I went to Target last Friday. There were just one of each. Will go back for the Sharc later. If there's any left. So I got these two for now. I'm very pleased with them and for 10 bucks each.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:43 pm

Whew, putting the stickers on the HISS was ruff! But, it was very, very fun indeed. My local Target only had one so I’m going to hope they’ll restock so I can troop build these.

I’m really happy right now… this is my first and only HISS I’ve ever had a chance at getting. BTW to anyone who owns the Crimson Sabotage set, does it have a similar cockpit? The date stamp on this one is 04 so I’m assuming it uses some tooling from that release.

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:59 pm

Nekoman wrote:Whew, putting the stickers on the HISS was ruff! But, it was very, very fun indeed. My local Target only had one so I’m going to hope they’ll restock so I can troop build these.

I’m really happy right now… this is my first and only HISS I’ve ever had a chance at getting. BTW to anyone who owns the Crimson Sabotage set, does it have a similar cockpit? The date stamp on this one is 04 so I’m assuming it uses some tooling from that release.

The Crimson Sabotage set Hiss is the exact same as this one.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:53 pm

VAMP and HISS

THEY COME WITH PARTS AND STANDS! YAY, YAY, YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

But, Rip it, why him?

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:10 pm

Nekoman wrote:But, Rip it, why him?

So that you'll buy the carded HISS Tank Driver!

by **SpacerAM2** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:48 pm

1337W422102 wrote:
Nekoman wrote:But, Rip it, why him?

So that you'll buy the carded HISS Tank Driver!

Hasbro always find some way to screw us somehow. ;;)

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:07 pm

I'm just glad the original VAMP is back. I thought that mold was irreversably altered a few years ago.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:29 pm

muswp1 wrote:I'm just glad the original VAMP is back. I thought that mold was irreversably altered a few years ago.

Do the figures fit on the pegs on the vehicles? I know on the Rhino I bought that none of the 25th guys have peg holes large enough to peg into the various hatches that are around the vehicle. Hell most of the figures are roughly a quarter inch to tall.

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:49 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
muswp1 wrote:I'm just glad the original VAMP is back. I thought that mold was irreversably altered a few years ago.

Do the figures fit on the pegs on the vehicles? I know on the Rhino I bought that none of the 25th guys have peg holes large enough to peg into the various hatches that are around the vehicle. Hell most of the figures are roughly a quarter inch to tall.

I just checked a of my vehicles. The 25th anniversary figures will fit on the HISS's rear pegs (I checked using my 25th anniversary Storm Shadow), I think they altered the HISS mold to have the right pegs (I can't find my Crimson Sabotage HISS), but the new figures won't fit in the older vehicles (I used the same SS figure on a Skyhawk and the 2005 release of the Moray) Similarly, the older figures won't peg onto the newer vehicles due to the pegs being too small.

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:10 pm

Well friday I picked up t.v. show accurate hawk, snow serpent, Nemsis enforcer lt falcon comic two pack. All of these figures are amazing if don't have them then I would say go and pick them up. I was also within a few seconds of getting a b.a.t. as well but that is the way things go sometimes.

by **Avatar Prime** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:39 pm

I found out that the S.H.A.R.C. and Firebat were in my area thanks to another member of Hisstank.com. Unfortunately the Firebat was already bought by the time I got there but they still had the S.H.A.R.C.
This vehicle takes me back to when I was a kid, I had both the vehicle and the version of Deep Six the figure is based on, though not at the same time. I think I may even still own the vintage Deep Six, just not sure where he is if I do.
I like the upgrade they gave Deep Six in way of articulation and looks pretty much just like the vintage version.
The pre-applied stickers look better then what was put on previous vehicles. There are a few spots where the stickers were a little pushed up, but pressing down on it fixed it.
I used to love using the vehicle in water when I was a kid, but I don't know how the stickers would stand up in water though so I don't think I'll let my cousin play with it in the tub.
According to the instructions you can still fit figures to the bottom of the vehicle as well.
They put the file cards on the bottom of the box instead of in a bag, so make sure you cut them out before throwing away the box.