The Energon Pub

by **Peridot** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:19 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:This toy is like a 5.6. I love the jet mode, but not so much the robot mode. One, Jetfire has skinny legs. And two, it doesn't look exactly like the Jetfire/Skyfire I've known 30 years ago. Well - miracles don't happen often.

...I am 75% sure you are trolling. We get a Masterpiece-scaled Skyfire/Jetfire, and you're complaining. Plus, the new toy is essentially the old G1 character model, just with more greebles and with different vehicle kibble.
Technically, a Masterpiece-scaled Jetfire/Skyfire would be much bigger than this, since G1 Cartoon Skyfire was huge.

Wait, does that make this Classics-scaled?

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:19 pm

Metro Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:This toy is like a 5.6. I love the jet mode, but not so much the robot mode. One, Jetfire has skinny legs. And two, it doesn't look exactly like the Jetfire/Skyfire I've known 30 years ago. Well - miracles don't happen often.

...I am 75% sure you are trolling. We get a Masterpiece-scaled Skyfire/Jetfire, and you're complaining. Plus, the new toy is essentially the old G1 character model, just with more greebles and with different vehicle kibble.
Technically, a Masterpiece-scaled Jetfire/Skyfire would be much bigger than this, since G1 Cartoon Skyfire was huge.

Wait, does that make this Classics-scaled?

Yeah. You didn't know that?

by **gantzrunner** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:38 pm

although the mold would be a bit big, I nominate cloudraker as a potential repaint. I mean scoop came back from obscurity so why not? :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:43 pm

so is this an actual leader class or is it a "leader class"? But being a leader class puts me off, to expensive & to big for my shelves. Would've been better as a deluxe, gives it more repaint options & would come with a comic.

by **Peridot** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:48 pm

Mindmaster wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:This toy is like a 5.6. I love the jet mode, but not so much the robot mode. One, Jetfire has skinny legs. And two, it doesn't look exactly like the Jetfire/Skyfire I've known 30 years ago. Well - miracles don't happen often.

...I am 75% sure you are trolling. We get a Masterpiece-scaled Skyfire/Jetfire, and you're complaining. Plus, the new toy is essentially the old G1 character model, just with more greebles and with different vehicle kibble.
Technically, a Masterpiece-scaled Jetfire/Skyfire would be much bigger than this, since G1 Cartoon Skyfire was huge.

Wait, does that make this Classics-scaled?

Yeah. You didn't know that?

I assumed it was essentially a Masterpiece figure in all but name. I keep forgetting that he was utterly gigantic in the show.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:51 pm

Megatron Wolf wrote:so is this an actual leader class or is it a "leader class"?

What's the difference?

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:55 pm

What a fabulous figure!

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:59 pm

There's something off about it that I just don't like, the annoying part is, I can't put my finger on what it is.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri May 02, 2014 5:05 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Megatron Wolf wrote:so is this an actual leader class or is it a "leader class"?
What's the difference?

Is he a Leader size-wise, or in name only?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 02, 2014 5:09 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Megatron Wolf wrote:so is this an actual leader class or is it a "leader class"?
What's the difference?

Is he a Leader size-wise, or in name only?

Has there been a Leader class toy that wasn't Leader class sized?

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Fri May 02, 2014 5:13 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Megatron Wolf wrote:so is this an actual leader class or is it a "leader class"?
What's the difference?

Is he a Leader size-wise, or in name only?
Has there been a Leader class toy that wasn't Leader class sized?

Yeah: the upcoming Age of Extinction Optimus Prime and Grimlock. They're about as big as Ultras, as far as I know.

Website · by **STngAR** » Fri May 02, 2014 5:14 pm

The only thing I don't like is the red chrome bits, would have been nice if they were just red

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 02, 2014 5:16 pm

Mindmaster wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Megatron Wolf wrote:so is this an actual leader class or is it a "leader class"?
What's the difference?

Is he a Leader size-wise, or in name only?
Has there been a Leader class toy that wasn't Leader class sized?

Yeah: the upcoming Age of Extinction Optimus Prime and Grimlock. They're about as big as Ultras, as far as I know.

Being slightly shorter than the tall ROTF Leader OP =/= being an Ultra's height.

News Credits: 13 · by **OptimalOptimus2** » Fri May 02, 2014 5:21 pm

Metro Prime wrote:...I am 75% sure you are trolling. We get a Masterpiece-scaled Skyfire/Jetfire, and you're complaining. Plus, the new toy is essentially the old G1 character model, just with more greebles and with different vehicle kibble.

Sorry if this bugs you, but I don't like the way the MP-scaled Jetfire looks. It doesn't have the visor which is something that I loved about the G1 Jetfire toy. The DaCa Toys Kronos doesn't have the extra armor and I haven't seen a picture of a weapon or his walking jet mode. It's also something that HasTak has not or will never think of.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 02, 2014 5:25 pm

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:...I am 75% sure you are trolling. We get a Masterpiece-scaled Skyfire/Jetfire, and you're complaining. Plus, the new toy is essentially the old G1 character model, just with more greebles and with different vehicle kibble.

Sorry if this bugs you, but I don't like the way the MP-scaled Jetfire looks. It doesn't have the visor which is something that I loved about the G1 Jetfire toy. The DaCa Toys Kronos doesn't have the extra armor and I haven't seen a picture of a weapon or his walking jet mode. It's also something that HasTak has not or will never think of.

1. It's not MP scaled. It's Generations scaled.
2. It does so have a visor.
3. The robot mode is based on the cartoon animation model, which deviated from the toy's Macross design to make it different enough so that it wouldn't interfere with Harmony Gold's Robotech series.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Fri May 02, 2014 5:33 pm

Megatron Wolf wrote:Would've been better as a deluxe, gives it more repaint options & would come with a comic.

seriously? youd rather have a deluxe sized jetfire? if they did that, the other 99% of the fandom that want a big jetfire would probably burn hasbro HQ to the ground.

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Fri May 02, 2014 6:10 pm

Great news; cant wait for this guy to materialize.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri May 02, 2014 6:43 pm

So oozingly beautiful! That's why I hate how the upcoming AoE is putting the rest of the TF line in the back burner.

These teasers are torture! :sad:

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri May 02, 2014 6:48 pm

Va'al wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:, it doesn't look exactly like the Jetfire/Skyfire I've known 30 years ago.

Perhaps not, but he DOES look exactly like an up-gunned version of the Jetfire that's piloting the Ark-7 in RiD #28. No surprise really, considering how Thrilling 30 is pretty much IDW: the Toyline.

Indeed. Oh, look, the cover for July's issue of RID!

Sorry about this but who's that behind Skyfire? Stopped buying comics since 2006.

by **Peridot** » Fri May 02, 2014 8:50 pm

fenrir72 wrote:
Va'al wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:, it doesn't look exactly like the Jetfire/Skyfire I've known 30 years ago.

Perhaps not, but he DOES look exactly like an up-gunned version of the Jetfire that's piloting the Ark-7 in RiD #28. No surprise really, considering how Thrilling 30 is pretty much IDW: the Toyline.

Indeed. Oh, look, the cover for July's issue of RID!

Sorry about this but who's that behind Skyfire? Stopped buying comics since 2006.

For some reason, that thing reminds me of H.E.R.B.I.E.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Fri May 02, 2014 9:28 pm

^ Forget Jetfire, I want a toy of that little screen-faced dude!

What's with all the chrome lately? It's everywhere (except, ironically, parts that should be chromed, i.e. smokestacks, bumpers, etc.. Not that Jetfire has anything that "needs" chrome).

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 02, 2014 9:34 pm

Noideaforaname wrote:What's with all the chrome lately? It's everywhere (except, ironically, parts that should be chromed, i.e. smokestacks, bumpers, etc.. Not that Jetfire has anything that "needs" chrome).

It seems to be Hasbro's new incentive for Leader class toys (or for special toys like the Platinum Edition AOE Optimus/Grimlock two-pack).

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Fri May 02, 2014 10:31 pm

Burn wrote:There's something off about it that I just don't like, the annoying part is, I can't put my finger on what it is.

Yeah, I get what you are saying, I want to love it but something is off and I can't figure out what it is...

by **zemper** » Fri May 02, 2014 10:54 pm

Cyber Bishop wrote:
Burn wrote:There's something off about it that I just don't like, the annoying part is, I can't put my finger on what it is.

Yeah, I get what you are saying, I want to love it but something is off and I can't figure out what it is...

is it the potential back-heavy placement of the topside jet parts? or the relatively plain and slim (kinda) arms and thighs as compared to the upper body bulk? because jet mode aside, and i think this is a glorious piece of toy engineering, these are some things that kinda (a leeetle bit... okay, bordering on nitpicking) bother me somewhat.

or maybe the chrome or the excess guns?

somehow despite the awesomeness of this figure i share your sentiments on something a bit... off.

hopefully when it arrives our fears and doubts will be proven unfounded.

News Credits: 1 · by **T-Macksimus** » Fri May 02, 2014 11:21 pm

Va'al wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:, it doesn't look exactly like the Jetfire/Skyfire I've known 30 years ago.

Perhaps not, but he DOES look exactly like an up-gunned version of the Jetfire that's piloting the Ark-7 in RiD #28. No surprise really, considering how Thrilling 30 is pretty much IDW: the Toyline.

Indeed. Oh, look, the cover for July's issue of RID!

Dammit Va'al, I had myself pretty much talked out of getting this figure until you pulled THAT ace out of your sleeve. I'm still not a fan of the weapons but now all my arguments about the body style have gone out the window. Your are seriously on my wallets **** list now!