The Energon Pub

Quick update.

I have caught up with Fansproject Dinos, unfortunately Columpio came without a rifle. Would any one here be willing to part with theirs? I can pay cash or I am also willing the trade for his replacement hips as I do not use them.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 9:23 am

All the FansProject dinos?! Pictures man, PICTURES!!

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:28 pm

itscramtastic wrote:All the FansProject dinos?! Pictures man, PICTURES!!

Yeah, all of them except Snarl who's yet to be released. I'll try and get some photos up tomorrow, but I've a busy weekend as I've got my first 501st troop on Saturday.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 2:45 pm

leakin' lubricant wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:All the FansProject dinos?! Pictures man, PICTURES!!
Yeah, all of them except Snarl who's yet to be released. I'll try and get some photos up tomorrow, but I've a busy weekend as I've got my first 501st troop on Saturday.

Really, they haven't released Snarl yet? Weird..

Also, good luck with the 501st! Is it a party or a parade or volunteering somewhere?

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Thu Feb 09, 2017 3:00 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:All the FansProject dinos?! Pictures man, PICTURES!!
Yeah, all of them except Snarl who's yet to be released. I'll try and get some photos up tomorrow, but I've a busy weekend as I've got my first 501st troop on Saturday.
Really, they haven't released Snarl yet? Weird..

Also, good luck with the 501st! Is it a party or a parade or volunteering somewhere?

No they seem to be releasing an all new fembot veloceraptor first, looks pretty good.

Thanks for wishing me luck. It's my induction troop so it's at a ComiCon event, should be a blast! I'll post some pics afterwards.

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:55 am

Here you go itscramtastic, got a few quick shots in.

20170210_094249 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_094551 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_102422 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_094729 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_095014 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_101627 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_101948 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_100227 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_100035 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_100652 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170210_101046 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

Really like these guys, the perfect updated Dinobot look IMO, I'll focus on each figure individually when I have a bit more time. Plus I need to swap out Swoops chest for the blue one.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 8:39 am

Huzzah!! They really look great!! :APPLAUSE:

Also, Swoop came with the alternate chest piece too?! That's great!! Blue would be my preferred as well.

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:18 am

New chest piece installed:

2017-02-10_02-15-49 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

Much better IMO.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:22 am

I agree, that looks awesome!! Did you end up with the EX version of the Grimlock or not? I can't tell/remember.. :oops:

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:25 am

itscramtastic wrote:I agree, that looks awesome!! Did you end up with the EX version of the Grimlock or not? I can't tell/remember..

The one with the throne, crown and extra battle buddy? Yes I did, very much worth the extra £20.

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:29 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:I agree, that looks awesome!! Did you end up with the EX version of the Grimlock or not? I can't tell/remember..
The one with the throne, crown and extra battle buddy? Yes I did, very much worth the extra £20.

Excellent

I remember seeing the throne but wasn't 100% sure that didn't just come with all of the Grimlock versions.

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:25 pm

In other news me and my TK bretheren encounter the Rebel scum Kyle Katarn!

FB_IMG_1486891860923 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 7:44 am

Some better shots of Swoop with the blue chest piece:

20170213_102128 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170213_103830 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170213_102601 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170213_102828 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:04 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:In other news me and my TK bretheren encounter the Rebel scum Kyle Katarn!

Which one is you?!

That dang Kyle Katarn, thinks he can be part of the New Jedi Order and then leave and then interfere with things.

Also, the Swoop shots look great!!

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:17 am

itscramtastic wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:In other news me and my TK bretheren encounter the Rebel scum Kyle Katarn!
Which one is you?!

That dang Kyle Katarn, thinks he can be part of the New Jedi Order and then leave and then interfere with things.

Also, the Swoop shots look great!!

. I'm the one in the middle taking aim. That guy made a great Katarn, very accurate costume.

Sadly we lost a man

LASER SWORD PHOTO EDITOR FX Picture 1 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

Swoops a great figure, very underated IMO.

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:24 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:In other news me and my TK bretheren encounter the Rebel scum Kyle Katarn!
Which one is you?!

That dang Kyle Katarn, thinks he can be part of the New Jedi Order and then leave and then interfere with things.

Also, the Swoop shots look great!!

. I'm the one in the middle taking aim. That guy made a great Katarn, very accurate costume.

Oooooh noice stuff! :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 5:53 pm

Freelance Peacekeeping Agent, yes?

20170315_220412 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170315_222445 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170315_222026 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170315_222705 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170315_223217 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

Better photos to follow eh?

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:39 pm

Whaaaaat?! Death's Head can fly?!

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:19 am

Better photos, yes?

20170317_115305 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170317_120659 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170317_121344 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170317_121540 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

20170317_121927 by Danny Campbell, on Flickr

This figure was one of the reasons Transformers grabbed my attention following my break from collecting, being a Britformer Deaths Head was a huge part of the reason I continued to read the comics, he was a dark and unpredictable character who never failed to impress or surprise.

Seeing that this had been made by MMC I was immediately interested due to their reputation, however was worried by pretty much every video revew I saw (especially Bobby Skullface's) so I decided to pass on him until he was either re-released or went on clearance. Fortunatly I was able to find him going cheap(ish) from a private seller and decided to bite!

As luck would have it I seem to have found a good one, weapons all tab in where they should without any modding and with a bit of patience everything tabs together well in alt mode. That's not to say he's without his problems though, he has a few stress marks around his tabbing areas, his head comes off too easily and there are some odd design choces, like how he can't hold his shield in bot mode and those wierd wing spikes on his forearms that would have been better attached to the alt mode wing assembly. I also wish there was a way to store all of his weapons in alt mode and if I'm being super picky I would have prefered Lockdowns translucent canopy rather than the painted yellow one Deaths Head comes with.

Despite the flaws I am happy with him, but only because a) I got a good one and b) I got a good deal on him. I don't think I'd be quite so positive if I'd have spent £120 on eBay and have a wing snap off on the first transformation, eh?

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:23 am

That is a seriously good looking figure!! He photographs well, very dynamic! I don't think I ever read any of the Death's Head storylines, there's a chance I have them in some of my IDW "Best of U.K." collections. I'll have to take a look!

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:54 am

itscramtastic wrote:That is a seriously good looking figure!! He photographs well, very dynamic! I don't think I ever read any of the Death's Head storylines, there's a chance I have them in some of my IDW "Best of U.K." collections. I'll have to take a look!

He's bound to feature in at least one of those, Fallen Angel and Legacy of Unicron were his best IMO. He's great in bot mode it's just the transformation is more difficult than it should be. Still a good figure though.