The Energon Pub

News Credits: 2 · by **Hero Alpha** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:14 pm

Speaking of upgrade kits; has anyone seen anything bouts an IDW/cygar head for SS86 Kup? That is what I have been waiting on. Other than his head, Kup is pretty awesome.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:40 pm

I saw these pics posted by a few people on Twitter and it looks like the Sweep has not been changed at all from Scourge.

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News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:47 pm

Looks like they swapped which hand was open and which was the standard gun-wielding hand?

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:15 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:Looks like they swapped which hand was open and which was the standard gun-wielding hand?

Ha, yeah, they did.

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:59 pm

I get it, but that’s still disappointing to me…
Now I have to start asking myself if it’s worth it to get 2 of these & keep my preorder through Amazon or not.
I still love the idea of having Galvatron, Cyclonus, Scourge, & 2 Sweeps on a shelf together… But that $60 for 2 figures that are identical to Scourge is going to have me reconsidering for a while.
Recently I’ve started having second thoughts about The Ark… If I decide to pass on him, I get both Sweeps for sure…
But who knows. Thankfully there’s time to think it over.

Anyone want to share their thoughts on Sweep being identical?
Again, I know why this has happened… They all look the same in the movie.
But thoughts on if you’d purchase or pass on this one?

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:04 pm

With Scourge and a Sweep, you can do a Team Rocket style pose :lol:

News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:22 pm

Are we sure that's the exact same headsculpt? It looks like they both have open mouths with teeth showing, but it's hard to tell because the pic is so blurry.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 12:59 am

Is it just me or is the center portion of the chest below the chin on the Sweep darker than on Scourge? Could be lighting, but looking at a bunch of Scourge photos I can't find any that are as dark as that. Maybe they're trying a G1 thing where the two Scourge figures look like they'd be identical until you have them side by side.

Emerje

News Credits: 5 · by **Nuclearxpotato** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 3:28 am

I was really hoping the Sweeps would've been different from Scourge. For Animation-Purists, they already had Scourge to armybuild, so it would've made sense for the Sweeps to at least have different facial hair.

Or if they really wanted to try something wacky, there could've been three or so different heads that assembled at random, creating a slightly more varied armybuilder.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:04 am

Oh, that's ... boring.

But accurate. I mean, they're supposed to look exactly the same. I'll buy twso he has someone to boss around.

Maybe they'll re-release Scourge as a Targetmaster and we can have a more interesting main Scourge.

News Credits: 17 · by **AcademyofDrX** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:35 am

Studio Series is all about accurate screen likeness, so I'm not surprised that there aren't any deco changes--there shouldn't be. I would have preferred a slightly different head sculpt since that's already something they've done with the seekers, but this is fine, it still works. I'm only planning to get two, so I'm not looking for variation.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:30 am

I'd find this Sweep more bothersome if Scourge hadn't just come and gone from the shelves in an instant (or simply never made it to the shelves at all) the way he did.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 7:28 pm

Saw a post on Twitter that Slag and Grindor have been found in a Target in Virgina. The hunt begins again...

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:04 pm

I really thought a new face sculpt was going to be a given, with slightly varied facial hair being a possibility as well.
I only saw Scourge twice, so this is good that people who missed out have another chance at him.

And great news about Slag being found in-store…
Amazon’s delivery date is currently October 5th, so finding him even at the end of this month would be a nice surprise.

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Sun Jul 04, 2021 8:49 am

Managed to find Slag and Grindor this morning. Its going to be a good day.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:22 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Managed to find Slag and Grindor this morning. Its going to be a good day.

Did you have to use your AK?

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Mon Jul 05, 2021 8:01 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Managed to find Slag and Grindor this morning. Its going to be a good day.

Did you have to use your AK?

Nice

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Tue Jul 06, 2021 7:02 pm

Razorbeast88 wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Managed to find Slag and Grindor this morning. Its going to be a good day.

Did you have to use your AK?

Nice

He did f*ck around and get a triple double, though...

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Wed Jul 28, 2021 11:11 pm

Hey curious as to when the repack of Kup is suppose to happen... October? November?
I've decided to get him, and while Amazon currently has him listed for $19.99, I'm going to wait and hope that there's some sort of sale somewhere at some point that will allow me to get him for a bit cheaper.

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:29 pm

Tfsource having a sale with Kup at $16 for whoever wanted him cheaper

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:39 pm

Razorbeast88 wrote:Tfsource having a sale with Kup at $16 for whoever wanted him cheaper

But if you don’t spend $150, you’re paying for shipping.

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:44 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:
Razorbeast88 wrote:Tfsource having a sale with Kup at $16 for whoever wanted him cheaper

But if you don’t spend $150, you’re paying for shipping.

Yep that's why I don't order from them unless it's a big chunk and they're at better prices

Otherwise I stick with BBTS and Amazon. And Amazon will probably have some discounts down the line either way, I saw Paleotrex on there for like $14 the other day. SS86 deluxes shouldn't be far behind

I have a stack with them rn for kingdom rodimus, gigawatt, dna Magnus upgrade and ss86 Slug since I'll probably end up saving over all and I didn't want to leave Slug or rodimus to chance. Especially since he's expensive af on Amazon rn

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:25 pm

Razorbeast88 wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:
Razorbeast88 wrote:Tfsource having a sale with Kup at $16 for whoever wanted him cheaper

But if you don’t spend $150, you’re paying for shipping.

Yep that's why I don't order from them unless it's a big chunk and they're at better prices

Otherwise I stick with BBTS and Amazon. And Amazon will probably have some discounts down the line either way, I saw Paleotrex on there for like $14 the other day. SS86 deluxes shouldn't be far behind

I have a stack with them rn for kingdom rodimus, gigawatt, dna Magnus upgrade and ss86 Slug since I'll probably end up saving over all and I didn't want to leave Slug or rodimus to chance. Especially since he's expensive af on Amazon rn

Yeah, it's crazy (and stupid) how prices shoot up on Amazon...
I'm hoping to find Slag in-store soon just because I'm so excited to have him next to Grimlock.
But for whatever reason(s) the distribution to my area has been really poor for a while, so I won't be surprised if I just end up waiting for my preorders to show up.

News Credits: 12 · by **Razorbeast88** » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:30 pm

Sowndwave76 wrote:
Razorbeast88 wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:
Razorbeast88 wrote:Tfsource having a sale with Kup at $16 for whoever wanted him cheaper

But if you don’t spend $150, you’re paying for shipping.

Yep that's why I don't order from them unless it's a big chunk and they're at better prices

Otherwise I stick with BBTS and Amazon. And Amazon will probably have some discounts down the line either way, I saw Paleotrex on there for like $14 the other day. SS86 deluxes shouldn't be far behind

I have a stack with them rn for kingdom rodimus, gigawatt, dna Magnus upgrade and ss86 Slug since I'll probably end up saving over all and I didn't want to leave Slug or rodimus to chance. Especially since he's expensive af on Amazon rn

Yeah, it's crazy (and stupid) how prices shoot up on Amazon...
I'm hoping to find Slag in-store soon just because I'm so excited to have him next to Grimlock.
But for whatever reason(s) the distribution to my area has been really poor for a while, so I won't be surprised if I just end up waiting for my preorders to show up.

Agreed, and it's always the ones I want most that are way more expensive haha
I have yet to see any leader ss86 figures I'm my area, distribution isn't great here either except with the Netflix figures. Those I've luckily seen pretty consistently. Slowly getting more kingdom wave 1 and 2 than before but not much

So far I've been sticking with pre-orders too. Especially with leader and commander class

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:49 pm

Razorbeast88 wrote:
Agreed, and it's always the ones I want most that are way more expensive haha
I have yet to see any leader ss86 figures I'm my area, distribution isn't great here either except with the Netflix figures. Those I've luckily seen pretty consistently. Slowly getting more kingdom wave 1 and 2 than before but not much

So far I've been sticking with pre-orders too. Especially with leader and commander class

I guess I shouldn't complain; I did find Grimlock in a store, and later saw a few at a different one.
But since then, it's been slim around here for sure.
This week I'll make a least a few stops by stores to see. Especially at Target; last time I was there the TF section was more organized than it's ever been, and it just looked like they were ready to put out more product.
Amazon really has come through for me, although I don't buy as much as others and I know people have had some legitimately frustrating issues with them.

Good luck to us all!

Are you going to get Sweeps or Gnaw?