The Energon Pub

GAH! $170?!?! That's awful. I should just bother with robot kingdom. It's like $120 but I hate importing. I've had stuff lost

Randomhero wrote:GAH! $170?!?!

Thats just 10$ more than what he was going for originally. And robot kingdom has him for 160. So he's not sold out.

william-james88 wrote:

Randomhero wrote:GAH! $170?!?!

Thats just 10$ more than what he was going for originally. And robot kingdom has him for 160. So he's not sold out.

You're right sorry. I must have been thinking of Computron because I'm always looking him up there because their the only place I can find without sold preorders. Still conflicted about him. Now that to Titans Return is here I've lost so much interest in combiners

Randomhero wrote:to Ana return

Got to love that autocorrect.

And no worries man! But if you have the money, I say go for him before he is truly sold out and you are stuck with only this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Takara-Tomy-Tak ... Sw3mpXLXq4

Yeah auto correct is not my friend...

I do have the money I've just become such a stickler with this stuff anymore. It is just a hobby anymore and I do look and go "I'm 31 I don't need this"

Randomhero wrote:Yeah auto correct is not my friend...

I do have the money I've just become such a stickler with this stuff anymore. It is just a hobby anymore and I do look and go "I'm 31 I don't need this"

It seems like a lot of people in their 30s havent been thinking that in relation to Pokemon Go

But I hear you. I just always fear regret.

william-james88 wrote:

Randomhero wrote:Yeah auto correct is not my friend...

I do have the money I've just become such a stickler with this stuff anymore. It is just a hobby anymore and I do look and go "I'm 31 I don't need this"

It seems like a lot of people in their 30s havent been thinking that in relation to Pokemon Go

But I hear you. I just always fear regret.

As do I. I actually sold my entire classics/universe collection back in 2009. Granted it was only 3 years of figures but man it took 5 years to get it all back(excep classics cliff jumper). Biggest regret I've had because I spent probably three times as much as I did the first time on the aftermarket and hunting them down.

Sold the entire animated collection too. Still stings

Randomhero wrote:Sold the entire animated collection too. Still stings

Hang on. The Nucleon in head mode.. Its face is painted silver? mine is completley unpainted except for the eyes...


edit: mvm I just saw the disclaimer on the gallery

Spotter5 wrote:Hang on. The Nucleon in head mode.. Its face is painted silver? mine is completley unpainted except for the eyes...


edit: mvm I just saw the disclaimer on the gallery

He's very drab. To a point where you can barely tell its Megatron sadly

Wow, I'm shocked at how generous some of you are being about the head for Galvatron. It's abysmal! It might possibly be one of the top 10 worst Transformers heads in my opinion. They turned Galvatron's traditional head into a horrible Cybertronian Halloween mask ... but not even a cool Halloween mask, one of those 1980s ones that's flame retarded! It looks pretty good when the head is looking straight at you, but from an angle, it just doesn't work. I really hope that they will do a proper head on this figure at some point. There's a ton of extra room to accommodate a proper head in his chest so hopefully they'll do this mold justice at some point by stripping out the Titan Master functionality and replacing it with a proper (and amazing) Galvatron head.

Seibertron wrote:It might possibly be one of the top 10 worst Transformers heads in my opinion.

Ouuuu, I smell another list in the making. I already have a top 10 best heads list done (funny enough, one of them is a Megatron head). Any other terrible heads you can think of?

william-james88 wrote::lol:

Seibertron wrote:It might possibly be one of the top 10 worst Transformers heads in my opinion.

Ouuuu, I smell another list in the making. I already have a top 10 best heads list done (funny enough, one of them is a Megatron head). Any other terrible heads you can think of?

Yeah...I don't thinks it's terrible. It's the the worst part of the figure no doubt. Maybe I'm just a little generous because mines head doesn't even fit in the port. It just goes it with no security and just falls out without the crown/mask. That gimmick is the only thing that keeps the head on.

Seibertron wrote:It's abysmal! It might possibly be one of the top 10 worst Transformers heads in my opinion. They turned Galvatron's traditional head into a horrible Cybertronian Halloween mask ...

As much as I'm inclined to agree the funny thing is that after taking a closer look at the Nucleon galleries, I've become increasingly convinced that the "Halloween mask" crown wasn't ever really necessary in the first place. The base molding details on Nucleon are good enough on their own that all he'd need is an actual paint job and he'd make a perfectly passable had all on his own.

If a good looking third party model comes out I probably still very well jump on it, but in the meantime I might just break my old brush & paints out of retirement.

If it wasnt for the god awful head this would be a great figure, looks like hes wearing a cheap halloween mask that doesnt fit. When i first saw him i figured it looked off because the rubberband was keeping it from sitting right, took him out of the box and nope its just a piss poor design. The least they could've done was paint the head like the one at botcon, then you wouldnt need the stupid mask. My first titans return figure and im not impressed, hope the others i plan on getting are better

Tharag wrote:

Seibertron wrote:It's abysmal! It might possibly be one of the top 10 worst Transformers heads in my opinion. They turned Galvatron's traditional head into a horrible Cybertronian Halloween mask ...

As much as I'm inclined to agree the funny thing is that after taking a closer look at the Nucleon galleries, I've become increasingly convinced that the "Halloween mask" crown wasn't ever really necessary in the first place. The base molding details on Nucleon are good enough on their own that all he'd need is an actual paint job and he'd make a perfectly passable had all on his own.

If a good looking third party model comes out I probably still very well jump on it, but in the meantime I might just break my old brush & paints out of retirement.

I disagree. I think it's always been part of the plan. All the voyagers have some kind of gimmick close to their head. Sentinel and Astrotrain have those little pieces that pop up next to their head and it looks like Alpha Trion will be getting one as well from the pictures of his crown pieces on his side increasing.

Similar with the leader class and how they all have a helmet that goes over their headmaster.

Not to mention the crown for Galvatron is integrated into his body, that's not something that'd be an after thought that was quickly put in close to zero hour of design.

Megatron Wolf wrote:If it wasnt for the god awful head this would be a great figure, looks like hes wearing a cheap halloween mask that doesnt fit. When i first saw him i figured it looked off because the rubberband was keeping it from sitting right, took him out of the box and nope its just a piss poor design. The least they could've done was paint the head like the one at botcon, then you wouldnt need the stupid mask. My first titans return figure and im not impressed, hope the others i plan on getting are better

The rest are all solid however like I said right before it looks like Alpha Trion is getting some kind of head gimmick to go over his headmaster which for me doesn't look great. I'll probably not use that because the head alone looks fine.

Randomhero wrote:I disagree. I think it's always been part of the plan. All the voyagers have some kind of gimmick close to their head.

I think you misunderstood. I never meant to say that the crown was some kind of half-assed afterthought, and I'm well aware that all of the other Voyagers also have similar gimmicks. What I meant is that in Galavatron's case specifically I don't think it was needed, and that with some additional purple paint aps the base headmaster could probably look better without the accessory.

Tharag wrote:

Randomhero wrote:I disagree. I think it's always been part of the plan. All the voyagers have some kind of gimmick close to their head.

I think you misunderstood. I never meant to say that the crown was some kind of half-assed afterthought, and I'm well aware that all of the other Voyagers also have similar gimmicks. What I meant is that in Galavatron's case specifically I don't think it was needed, and that with some additional purple paint aps the base headmaster could probably look better without the accessory.

I understood I'm just saying that regardless of his headmaster, that gimmick would still be there because all the others have some else in relation. None of the voyager gimmicks are needed but for me his doesn't ruin a pretty cool Galvatron. Certainly better than that deluxe.

Seibertron wrote:Wow, I'm shocked at how generous some of you are being about the head for Galvatron. It's abysmal! It might possibly be one of the top 10 worst Transformers heads in my opinion. They turned Galvatron's traditional head into a horrible Cybertronian Halloween mask ... but not even a cool Halloween mask, one of those 1980s ones that's flame retarded! It looks pretty good when the head is looking straight at you, but from an angle, it just doesn't work. I really hope that they will do a proper head on this figure at some point. There's a ton of extra room to accommodate a proper head in his chest so hopefully they'll do this mold justice at some point by stripping out the Titan Master functionality and replacing it with a proper (and amazing) Galvatron head.

Primus above that is terrible. The chump that thought that was a good idea needs to be shot.

Just curious, to those that mentioned this was the best official Galvatron yet, does that mean it beats him?


Transformers Energon Galvatron (Galvatron General) Gallery

Honestly I don't mind the mask thing. Yes, I agree it could have been better, but that doesn't mean that I won't buy him. If Perfect Effect or some other good third-party company releases a new head (and hopefully a cannon adapter), I'd buy it in a heartbeat, but until then I'll still enjoy it.

william-james88 wrote:Just curious, to those that mentioned this was the best official Galvatron yet, does that mean it beats him?


Transformers Energon Galvatron (Galvatron General) Gallery

I like that toy in its gray colors, though I prefer the smaller Voyager Class sized toy (though the Leader class goes better against the Leader Optimus toy). The current Titans Return figure beats out the Energon figure because it's an altogether better homage complete with space gun cannon thinga-ma-bobber mode. Plus Titans Return gets points for having a proper cannon on his arm. Titans Return Galvatron is a fantastic Galvatron toy ... sans head. Give that mold a proper Galvatron head and that will probably forever be the best main line Galvatron toy ever (at least until a "Masterpiece" Galvatron comes along).

william-james88 wrote:Just curious, to those that mentioned this was the best official Galvatron yet, does that mean it beats him?


Transformers Energon Galvatron (Galvatron General) Gallery

I have long considered the Voyager/Ultra class version of that mold (including the grey version incidentally) but the somewhat tubby proportions kinda put me off.

That said I would love love LOVE it if Hasbro or Takara released a version of TR Galvatron in Energon Megatron colours:

Delta Magnus wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Just curious, to those that mentioned this was the best official Galvatron yet, does that mean it beats him?


Transformers Energon Galvatron (Galvatron General) Gallery

I have long considered the Voyager/Ultra class version of that mold (including the grey version incidentally) but the somewhat tubby proportions kinda put me off.

That said I would love love LOVE it if Hasbro or Takara released a version of TR Galvatron in Energon Megatron colours:

I was just thinking this morning how I'd like to see an energon deco of that figure with 2 canons. One would be fine I'm not picky