The Energon Pub

[william-james88]

Yeah, there's a targetmaster Primal too

I'll have to hunt that down.
I've seen the TM Cheetor, Rhinox, and the Croc, but no Primal.

Primal is wave 2, not out yet

[-Kanrabat-]

I finally got my G1 Toon TC and Hound from Walmart.ca.

[triKlops]

Nice, Kanra. I am still waiting for mine to ship.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Finally back home, I had these waiting for me!

I’ll post more on them later, but I’m really enjoying them all so far!

[Whifflefire]

Retro Hot Rod arrived yesterday! I was able to order him on Pulse after he inexplicably came back in stock last week. I was able to get Bomb-burst that way as well. I haven't opened either yet though, as I've still been making my way through the glut of figures I got from the warehouse sale last month! With these guys secured, I am ahead of schedule for ticking off my yearly wish list, so I shouldn't have to worry about buying any more figures until Evolution wave two starts showing up here.

Emphasis on have to. I probably still will.

[Starseeker]

Picked up a bunch of Rise Of The Beasts stuff from Walmart. Will be going back soon for more.

[Emerje]

Got Movie "reissue" Thundercracker from Pulse yesterday. And picked up the Beast Alliance Optimus Primal and Skullcruncher set this morning.

Emerje

[Starseeker]

More fun picked up from Walmart today! I'm loving all these ROTB toys. And scored the new Earthspark deluxes.

[Emerje]

Had really good luck at Target this morning. Got LE Twincast and Core Grimlock, plus I had a Circle discount for $10 off a $30 purchase plus my usual 5% off so both came to only $35 total.

Emerje

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Had really good luck at Target this morning. Got LE Twincast and Core Grimlock, plus I had a Circle discount for $10 off a $30 purchase plus my usual 5% off so both came to only $35 total.

Emerje

Real nice. I still need to find that Grimlock

[Emerje]

Had really good luck at Target this morning. Got LE Twincast and Core Grimlock, plus I had a Circle discount for $10 off a $30 purchase plus my usual 5% off so both came to only $35 total.

Emerje

Real nice. I still need to find that Grimlock

Yeah, it's especially nice that Target still has Core figures under $10. This was my first time seeing Grimlock in stores, but I've seen Nemesis Prime and Thundercracker a bunch of times (bought mine a month ago there) and Bomb-Burst for the first time last week (already have the Kingdom one) so I guess this is the third time they've restocked (it was a full wave 5 case on the pegs this morning).

Emerje

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Had really good luck at Target this morning. Got LE Twincast and Core Grimlock, plus I had a Circle discount for $10 off a $30 purchase plus my usual 5% off so both came to only $35 total.

Emerje

Real nice. I still need to find that Grimlock

Yeah, it's especially nice that Target still has Core figures under $10. This was my first time seeing Grimlock in stores, but I've seen Nemesis Prime and Thundercracker a bunch of times (bought mine a month ago there) and Bomb-Burst for the first time last week (already have the Kingdom one) so I guess this is the third time they've restocked (it was a full wave 5 case on the pegs this morning).

Emerje

To date, I have found Twincast and Metalhawk individually by themselves, but no other wave 2 2023 figures. Skyquake and Prowl were Amazon order because I really wanted those 2

[Emerje]

Finally found RotB Battle Master Skullcruncher at Walmart, also picked up a SS TLK Hot Rod.

Emerje

[william-james88]

Finally found RotB Battle Master Skullcruncher at Walmart, also picked up a SS TLK Hot Rod.

Emerje

Two asesome bots. Though I will continue to champion SS Crosshairs as well. I had some serious doubts for that toy but they were all extinguished once I gave him a chance.

[Emerje]

Finally found RotB Battle Master Skullcruncher at Walmart, also picked up a SS TLK Hot Rod.

Emerje

Two asesome bots. Though I will continue to champion SS Crosshairs as well. I had some serious doubts for that toy but they were all extinguished once I gave him a chance.

I got him during the Pulse Warehouse sale.

Emerje

[Starseeker]

Snagged the ROTB Prime and Primal voyagers tonight!

Edit: And then found Skyquake today! My Target decided to stock something for once.

[Emerje]

Got MPG-03 Yukikaze from Deep Discount and Cyberverse Sludge from Amazon.

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

A few orders came in almost at the same time.

First, MPP-12N, Beemesis Prime.
I never had the mold before and it was at a reasonable price on Amazon.jp.

Second, Bishoujo Baroness, blue version because the normal black was sold out ages ago. Thanks to the Age 3 And Up rewards points, I could get her at 50% off! She's a beauty.

And finally, my second Guardian Robot!

[Spider5800]

Got my Wal-Mart retro Hound today as well. Fun figure, but it's my first version of this mold, and I was not expecting him to be so...tiny. He's shorter than G1 Jazz, thought he would be the same height.

[william-james88]

Got my Wal-Mart retro Hound today as well. Fun figure, but it's my first version of this mold, and I was not expecting him to be so...tiny. He's shorter than G1 Jazz, thought he would be the same height.

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And think about it, Hound was 10$ back in 84. That's a lot of money for a small toy. I'd be curious as to what today's Fandom would say if they were around back then

[-Kanrabat-]

Got my Wal-Mart retro Hound today as well. Fun figure, but it's my first version of this mold, and I was not expecting him to be so...tiny. He's shorter than G1 Jazz, thought he would be the same height.

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And think about it, Hound was 10$ back in 84. That's a lot of money for a small toy. I'd be curious as to what today's Fandom would say if they were around back then

The fact that there was no internet and the only way to communicate was via phone or writing letters made any and all fandoms quite obscure and very "underground".

I bet my left and right nut that if the internet was a thing back in the early 1980's fandoms would have been as whiny and "toxic" as it is today. It's part of the nerd package!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

This has been a productive week for me.

[Spider5800]

Haha, is it weird that I found the G2 Deluge and Skyjack the coolest pickups in those images?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Haha, is it weird that I found the G2 Deluge and Skyjack the coolest pickups in those images?

Not at all! I have been building my G2 collection since I properly discovered it following Thew's Autoroller review. I have been getting them at a nice rate, and i now only need 8 more to complete the US-released G2 original molds (I am not buying G1 repaints). I still need hero Optimus, Laser Prime, big G2 megatron, Volt, Electro (gonna get the botcon one to avoid GPS), Air raid, Jetfire, and Road Rocket. I can't wait to show off my G2 shelf with all the guys I have already. Plus, I should get Deluge today

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Visited a big collectors store nearby and found some cool new figures!

I’ll be posting more about them in their respective threads, but I’m really enjoying them all!