The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · by **Collector Maximus** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:33 pm

It seems http://www.tfsource.com is completely sold out of MP Megatron. If you don't already have one on proerder there or somewhere else you better get looking cause they soon may be nowhere to be found, though I would think that Takara would do another run on these. I don't recall the Mp convoy's selling this quick.

by **TENIME_art** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:34 am

Damn me and my financial control. I didn't want to blow my entire Tax Refund in one day, but it looks like I should've at least spent an extra $100...

:sad:

by **Ericus Prime** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:23 am

I ordered mine from RobotKingdom, which said they're in stock. Now I'am here waiting Patiently for it to come.
How Long do you think it will be untill I start to go crazy.

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:47 am

Yep, these are getting hard to come by already. I tried to order in more and was told that they have all been sold or allocated to suppliers.

News Credits: 12 · by **Crumplezone** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:07 am

HLJ have gone the same way. Both capped and uncapped have been sold and are already listed as discontinued. If Takara Tomy don't do a rerun on these I can see their Ebay price sky rocket.

News Credits: 17 · by **JTKranix** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:24 am

Ericus Prime wrote:I ordered mine from RobotKingdom, which said they're in stock. Now I'am here waiting Patiently for it to come.
How Long do you think it will be untill I start to go crazy.

I emailed robotkingdom.com yesterday to find out about a tracking number. They replied, said it shipped on the 10th and a tracking number should be coming soon.

I picked EMS shipping so hopefully it will be here by Monday.

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 12:37 pm

If he really is about to become rare, then get your order in with whoever has them. Mine just came in and its freaking awesome. I let my food get cold cos I had to unwrap.

by **dabattousai** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:07 pm

I got an e-mail from TFsource last night telling me they ran out and I ordered one the day before....I am angry because I don't trust BBTS with theirs since people are saying its glued in and everything...I don't even know if my money was taken from TFsource when I placed the order.

by **Zombie Starscream** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:38 pm

Did they really make a limited number of these?! :shock:

News Credits: 20 · by **Chosen** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:51 pm

Probably not. I think the best comparison to what seems to be happening with MP-05 would be THS-02. When it was first released, stores couldn't even fill all their preorders due to the demand, but after about a month, boom, Takara released plenty more, driving down some temporarily insane secondary-market prices.

Being sold out due to excessive demand and intentionally produced in limited quantities aren't the same thing.

News Credits: 1 · by **tech348** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:59 pm

dabattousai wrote:I got an e-mail from TFsource last night telling me they ran out and I ordered one the day before....I am angry because I don't trust BBTS with theirs since people are saying its glued in and everything...I don't even know if my money was taken from TFsource when I placed the order.

Has it been confirmed that BBTS has glued the cap to Megs? I really hope not, as I was ready to put an order in.

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:08 pm

tech348 wrote:Has it been confirmed that BBTS has glued the cap to Megs? I really hope not, as I was ready to put an order in.

BBTS just sent me a notice that my preorder of Megatron is in. I'll let you know in a few days when it gets here.
I don't think they glued the tips in though.

by **Zombie Starscream** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:51 pm

Isn't there like a solvent that you can use if the cap is glued to help release it, or would that poosibly harm the figure?

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:24 am

I just found something interesting out, I was buying two MP Megs from TFsource, but I'm only getting one because they ran out, looks like I got their last one...

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 1:43 am

Zombie Starscream wrote:Isn't there like a solvent that you can use if the cap is glued to help release it, or would that poosibly harm the figure?

Solvent and plastic generally dont get on. You might be able to drill it out. Start with a small pilot hole and then use larger and larger drill bits and then once the orange cap is thin enough it might peel out. I stress the word "might", having not seen one of these caps I couldnt say for certain. Have a look at it and make your own mind up.