The Energon Pub

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:56 pm

Pre-order via acestoystore - $150 + shipping

http://acestoystore.com/store/index.php ... cts_id=448

by **Nemesis Maximo** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:02 pm

I don't know... :-?

It's probably the blue prototype throwing me off. But I do think his torso looks too...

I don't know. Something just seems off to me.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:31 pm

Rated X wrote:It's a shame to see Robotkingdom sucking up to Hasbro. I can understand the US based dealers, but not Chinese based. They used to sell CHMS stuff. Really pathetic on the part of Robotkingdom. Oh well, I wasnt gonna buy it anyways.

There's now Hasbro Asia to contend with. RobotKingdom was one of the few to offer GDO figures, which means they probably got them from Hasbro Asia.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 11:22 pm

Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:It's a shame to see Robotkingdom sucking up to Hasbro. I can understand the US based dealers, but not Chinese based. They used to sell CHMS stuff. Really pathetic on the part of Robotkingdom. Oh well, I wasnt gonna buy it anyways.

There's now Hasbro Asia to contend with. RobotKingdom was one of the few to offer GDO figures, which means they probably got them from Hasbro Asia.

Very good point.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 9:51 am

Stormrider wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:It's a shame to see Robotkingdom sucking up to Hasbro. I can understand the US based dealers, but not Chinese based. They used to sell CHMS stuff. Really pathetic on the part of Robotkingdom. Oh well, I wasnt gonna buy it anyways.

There's now Hasbro Asia to contend with. RobotKingdom was one of the few to offer GDO figures, which means they probably got them from Hasbro Asia.

Very good point.

The other etailers got them too, it just took a while. BBTS, ToyArena and many others all had/have the GDO figures.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 12:28 pm

xyl360 wrote:
Stormrider wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:It's a shame to see Robotkingdom sucking up to Hasbro. I can understand the US based dealers, but not Chinese based. They used to sell CHMS stuff. Really pathetic on the part of Robotkingdom. Oh well, I wasnt gonna buy it anyways.

There's now Hasbro Asia to contend with. RobotKingdom was one of the few to offer GDO figures, which means they probably got them from Hasbro Asia.

Very good point.

The other etailers got them too, it just took a while. BBTS, ToyArena and many others all had/have the GDO figures.

They did indeed, which to me says that they had to jump through logistics that RK didn't have to.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 7:18 pm

Mkall wrote:
xyl360 wrote:
Stormrider wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:It's a shame to see Robotkingdom sucking up to Hasbro. I can understand the US based dealers, but not Chinese based. They used to sell CHMS stuff. Really pathetic on the part of Robotkingdom. Oh well, I wasnt gonna buy it anyways.

There's now Hasbro Asia to contend with. RobotKingdom was one of the few to offer GDO figures, which means they probably got them from Hasbro Asia.

Very good point.

The other etailers got them too, it just took a while. BBTS, ToyArena and many others all had/have the GDO figures.

They did indeed, which to me says that they had to jump through logistics that RK didn't have to.

Yep, that could be the case, but I've seen RK get a lot of import stuff much earlier than the other etailers.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:47 am

xyl360 wrote:
Mkall wrote:They did indeed, which to me says that they had to jump through logistics that RK didn't have to.

Yep, that could be the case, but I've seen RK get a lot of import stuff much earlier than the other etailers.

I've always attributed that to them being much closer to the factories, them being in Hong Kong while the other sellers have to wait the extra week or two for stuff to cross the waters.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:08 am

Mkall wrote:
xyl360 wrote:
Mkall wrote:They did indeed, which to me says that they had to jump through logistics that RK didn't have to.

Yep, that could be the case, but I've seen RK get a lot of import stuff much earlier than the other etailers.

I've always attributed that to them being much closer to the factories, them being in Hong Kong while the other sellers have to wait the extra week or two for stuff to cross the waters.

Yeah, me too. It makes sense since they don't have to cross the ocean or go through customs like they would for BBTS and other US based retailers.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 2:16 am

FansToys FT-03

by **Gurgintius Maximus** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 3:53 am

Hell yeah thats bad ass!

by **necr0blivion** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:40 am

"Coming soon to a hotel room near you..."

That is a cool picture. I'd rather that his non-cannon arm was a solid grey, but that's not a dealbreaker for me. Looking forward to shelving this guy in the future.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:25 am

c/o blueben of tfw2005

by **Rated X** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:31 am

Dammit make the voyager !!!

(Im not digging his translucant hand though)

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:21 am

Rated X wrote:Dammit make the voyager !!!

(Im not digging his translucant hand though)

This!!!

If they made an exact version of this that was 25% smaller, I'd buy it without question.

Edit: get rid of that clear hand too. Not sure why that was necessary.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sodan-1** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:21 am

Yeah, the translucent hand is not cool. Neither is the targeting reticle on his ass. It is a cool figure, but definitely too big and a little too G1 for me.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:42 am

Well, they ARE making a voyager version for next year. So there'll be a smaller version.

Gotta admit the target on his ass is funny in a bad way. You could flip it up so it sits underneath his backpack. It may look odd if he's turning at the waist, but it does preserve his dignity.

by **Mekatron** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:42 pm

Actually like the translucent hand... very tempting, if only I had more money and was a bigger fan of the MP scale. Probably gonna hold out for Hardbone & Blackarachnia...

Voyager-size will be an insta-buy for sure though.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:29 pm

Interested in the reviews.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:37 am

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:34 am

c/o deaculpa of TFW2005

by **hattknall** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:15 pm

Looking good! Now I want a review of him so I can see if he is as good as he looks.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:26 pm

At this point I'll remind people of this set

http://tfsource.com/products/view/product_id/1597/

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 6:38 pm

It does look cool to see all the Shockwave on the assembly line, but really need a review before I commit.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:31 pm

c/o deaculpa of TFW2005

he doesnt shrink at all. you forget how much of hegemon is add-ons in gun mode to make it that size. FT03 is self-contained.
as part of the transformation, you can make a trigger. while this piece is used for something else, the figure is so sturdy that you dont really need it if you want the trigger. again, mad sturdy. dude looks like hke he can take mp10.
and now ill spend the rest of the night trying to transform hegemon back.