The Energon Pub

by **Thormind** » Tue May 12, 2015 9:48 pm

Humm, that store had wave 2 limbs like a month and a half ago (but at 23$ each). Unless you consider that timeline "soon" i wouldnt expect this fig to hit retail shelves in the next few days. Plus you do not see the prices on your picture but that leader Megatron is close to 80$... They are playing the "supply vs demand" game a bit to much for my taste.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue May 12, 2015 10:07 pm

I spy Prime Arms Micron Frenzy amid that spread as well.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Tue May 12, 2015 10:20 pm

megatronus wrote:And... did you buy him???

Haha, no I did not. I bought a loose cybertronian bumblebee they had there for 7$. I usually go to check out their loose toy section. I find their prices a bit too expensive and I can wait for cheaper prices. I waited for Jetfire last year and Walmart brought him down to 30$. I will wait for something similar. Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.

And Sabr, click this link if you want to see what else that store had lying around.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue May 12, 2015 10:28 pm

william-james88 wrote:And Sabr, click this link if you want to see what else that store had lying around.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue May 12, 2015 10:46 pm

william-james88 wrote:Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.

I am currently having this same dilemma! It's absolutely soul wrenching.

@sabr - I puked the exact same rainbow when I saw those pictures! :lol:

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed May 13, 2015 5:39 am

Go with MP Starscream. Jetfire should be a unique mold, not shared with seekers. [-(

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed May 13, 2015 6:20 am

william-james88 wrote:And Sabr, click this link if you want to see what else that store had lying around.

well, now I'm a sad panda.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Wed May 13, 2015 6:32 am

Ironhidensh wrote:Go with MP Starscream. Jetfire should be a unique mold, not shared with seekers.

Exactly. Jetfire should just **** off and stop being a Seeker wannabe. This mold is clearly for Seekers. [-(

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Wed May 13, 2015 6:35 am

Cobotron wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.
I am currently having this same dilemma! It's absolutely soul wrenching.

@sabr - I puked the exact same rainbow when I saw those pictures!

With Magnus, it was easier due to the 150$ difference between both options (and the fact that both correspond to different scales so getting both is fine if money isnt an issue). But now, its only a difference of a few bucks and you go from Gen to MP. It's tearing my soul too. I am assuming that the MP starscream is coronation starscream. I think that will be what makes a difference.

Also, I laughed to hard at that rainbow comment of yours :lol:

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed May 13, 2015 6:47 am

Burn wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:Go with MP Starscream. Jetfire should be a unique mold, not shared with seekers.

Exactly. Jetfire should just **** off and stop being a Seeker wannabe. This mold is clearly for Seekers.

Well sure, but the gentleman stated he already had Jetfire, so the seekers get to **** off. [-(

If I could sell him for a decent price, I'd get rid of Jetfire, 'since I would like to have CW Starscream for my Starscream collection. I give in on deluxe and voyager size, but I absolutely refuse to buy a leader class repaint. :-(

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed May 13, 2015 7:01 am

william-james88 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.
I am currently having this same dilemma! It's absolutely soul wrenching.

@sabr - I puked the exact same rainbow when I saw those pictures!

With Magnus, it was easier due to the 150$ difference between both options (and the fact that both correspond to different scales so getting both is fine if money isnt an issue). But now, its only a difference of a few bucks and you go from Gen to MP. It's tearing my soul too. I am assuming that the MP starscream is coronation starscream. I think that will be what makes a difference.

Also, I laughed to hard at that rainbow comment of yours

I tend to be a one version of every mold guy. I don't own a version of the MP Seeker mold and I own Gen Jetfire. Easy choice if I had to pick one or the other. But I will say it again, TC is dead sexy in that getup!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed May 13, 2015 7:49 am

You guys upset at mold sharing is kinda odd (to me). I mean, so long as they're not posed side by side then whats the issue?

(unless the issue is that you don't want to spend double the money for essentially the same figure... then I guess nevermind..)

by **Genericon #378** » Wed May 13, 2015 7:52 am

william-james88 wrote:
megatronus wrote:And... did you buy him???

Haha, no I did not. I bought a loose cybertronian bumblebee they had there for 7$. I usually go to check out their loose toy section. I find their prices a bit too expensive and I can wait for cheaper prices. I waited for Jetfire last year and Walmart brought him down to 30$. I will wait for something similar. Actually, this year will be super tricky since they are rereleasing MP 11 at TRU for 90$ as well as a coronation Leader Gen Starscream using the Thundercracker mold. Both are MP size so I don know which I will use for my MP scale display. If I go for the MP, then the leader gen seekers wont serve much of a purpose in my collection and I might just end up sticking with Jetfire as my only version of the mold.

And Sabr, click this link if you want to see what else that store had lying around.

I got lucky with my Jetfire, too. I returned Windblade because of all the bad things I've heard about her, and there was just one Jetfire sitting at the bottom at the shelf. Lucky for me, it was 25% off all 59.99 or more Transformers. I got him for 27.87 because I had already returned something else and got credit.

by **Thormind** » Wed May 13, 2015 7:58 am

william-james88 wrote:With Magnus, it was easier due to the 150$ difference between both options (and the fact that both correspond to different scales so getting both is fine if money isnt an issue). But now, its only a difference of a few bucks and you go from Gen to MP. It's tearing my soul too. I am assuming that the MP starscream is coronation starscream. I think that will be what makes a difference.

Maybe i was just unlucky with Hasbro MPs but for me everytime i bought one it had quality issues: bad painting, scratches, loose parts. My last purchase was mp Grimlock and he was missing a hand. When i spend that much $$$ i expect to get top quality.

On the other hand every Leader class i bought were almost perfect, good paint, tight joints, no broken parts. At half the price i think they are a really good deal. The Leader Starscream released will have the crown. And i think the Jetfire mold scales well with mp when used to make seekers.

william-james88 wrote:Haha, no I did not. I bought a loose cybertronian bumblebee they had there for 7$. I usually go to check out their loose toy section.

That one came from me. Hope you enjoy, it's in pretty good shape. Was the Universe Onslaught still there? Everytime i go i am tempted to buy him.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed May 13, 2015 8:13 am

shajaki wrote:You guys upset at mold sharing is kinda odd (to me). I mean, so long as they're not posed side by side then whats the issue?

(unless the issue is that you don't want to spend double the money for essentially the same figure... then I guess nevermind..)

I have no problems with mold sharing. I have a self imposed limit to try and only get one version of a mold. I break that rule more often than I would like to admit. Usually when it makes sense (Seekers) or if I really just like the mold. I have a feeling I'm going to need a lot of restraint this year.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Wed May 13, 2015 8:26 am

Thormind wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Haha, no I did not. I bought a loose cybertronian bumblebee they had there for 7$. I usually go to check out their loose toy section.

That one came from me. Hope you enjoy, it's in pretty good shape. Was the Universe Onslaught still there? Everytime i go i am tempted to buy him.

He's gone sorry. And thanks for the bumblebee, he indeed was in good shape

News Credits: 3 · by **Shockwave7** » Wed May 13, 2015 8:51 am

Come on hasbrotoyshop.com, what you waitin' for?

News Credits: 119 · by **megatronus** » Wed May 13, 2015 8:59 am

I think mold sharing is great. It opens up the possibility of additional not-otherwise-possible characters, and is generally part of Transformers mass-market toy/character philosophy anyway.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:02 am

If anyone is into Combiner Wars, then I really hope they don't mind mold sharing

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:04 am

william-james88 wrote:If anyone is into Combiner Wars, then I really hope they don't mind mold sharing

Word! I wonder how many "Deadends" or "Offroads" I will end up with?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:28 am

william-james88 wrote:If anyone is into Combiner Wars, then I really hope they don't mind mold sharing

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Wed May 13, 2015 9:49 am

Sorry guys, but Thundercracker has NOT been released at Canadian retail. It is for sale at a Collectibles store that sells comics, toys, and cards.

If it was released at your regular brick and mortar stores like Walmart or TRU then sure it's a legit sighting and a good reason to post it to the front page. However in this case it is not.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Wed May 13, 2015 10:00 am

Down_Shift wrote:Sorry guys, but Thundercracker has NOT been released at Canadian retail. It is for sale at a Collectibles store that sells comics, toys, and cards.

And such is stated in a number of different ways in the news post.

william-james88 wrote:Leader Thundercracker was spotted today, by yours truly, at a specialty action figure and hobby store in Montreal, Canada, for 65$ cdn (a slight markup from Toysrus' 60$ cdn). This retail store is called Toysonfire, and is found at 1539 Van Horne. Consider this the retail equivalent to those early amazon listings from third party sellers that are more expensive than Amazon iself but available earlier. This means it's only a matter of time before they hit mass retail.

Consider this a shout out to Comic/Collector stores. People might not know they can be an outlet for Transformers. They deal with Diamond Distributors which routinely get Transformers, and for certain areas like Canada (with seemilgly dwindling resources ie: Targets departure) could be quite welcome.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Wed May 13, 2015 10:07 am

Down_Shift wrote:Sorry guys, but Thundercracker has NOT been released at Canadian retail. It is for sale at a Collectibles store that sells comics, toys, and cards.

If it was released at your regular brick and mortar stores like Walmart or TRU then sure it's a legit sighting and a good reason to post it to the front page. However in this case it is not.

Does that mean we can never ever post sightings of Quickslinger and Brakeneck? Because those guys will only come to collectables stores and will never be found in store at Walmart and TRU.

Also a collectible retail store is still a retail store. Anyone in the area can go there and pick him up locally without having to go through shipping/customs/exchange/preorders/paypal/credit cards, just as you would with TRU or Walmart.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Wed May 13, 2015 11:47 am

shajaki wrote:You guys upset at mold sharing is kinda odd (to me). I mean, so long as they're not posed side by side then whats the issue?

(unless the issue is that you don't want to spend double the money for essentially the same figure... then I guess nevermind..)

But I do mind!

Seriously though, the leader class seekers are a double no for me. The first reason is the repaint/mold aspect. As a collector, I'll never be a fan of them, but I get it. When it represents different, but similar looking characters, I'll even buy them with a half smile. When it comes to a leader class price point, I simply expect more for my money. I don't have any repaints above the 30 dollar level, not even masterpiece figures. My G2 Sideswipe and Smokescreen are KOs.

The second reason is I believe Jerfire should stand out from the crowd. In my personal opinion, having him share a mold with the seekers takes away from his uniqueness.

I'll be honest though, if I ever find Starscream on clearance or eBay for around $20, I'll buy him.