The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Feb 02, 2026 12:37 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I am beginning to think my hangup with Beachcomber is the fact that he has a gun that is important to complete his alt mode, I would almost prefer him without a gun

I know what you mean. The asymmetry with the 5mm grey peg really gets in the way aesthetically.

There are also isn't really a good spot to store the weapon if he isn't holding it, it feels wrong

News Credits: 101 · Wed Jun 24, 2026 7:06 pm

I finally got around to get LEADER Sandstorm.
..."Leader."

Sigh....

The prices really did more than doubled since I began collecting. If the T-30 Sandstorm would be released today, it would be sold as a leader for sure.

Leader Sandstorm is much smaller than the T-30 voyager, but is 11 grams heavier if you include all of his accessories. The vehicle does not roll at all (unless I did something wrong) and the bot chest is a bit loose. But appart that, they really nailed the modernised G1 look.

But if I forgive the side panels of the T-30 arms that are hard to pull out, the T-30 voyager is a much, much better toy. Especially when it cost 30$CAN at the time.

News Credits: 42 · Wed Jun 24, 2026 8:56 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:The vehicle does not roll at all (unless I did something wrong)

Take a look at the copter blade position when you have it in car mode. My first time transforming I did it wrong too and it wouldn't roll because the copter blades weren't completely in the correct position and sticking out. If I remember right, I think was the way he was packaged where one of the transformation steps on the blades for bot mode was undone to make him fit easier and I followed the instructions for bot to car conversion without realizing the blades were in the wrong position in bot mode to begin with.

News Credits: 101 · Wed Jun 24, 2026 9:47 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:The vehicle does not roll at all (unless I did something wrong)

Take a look at the copter blade position when you have it in car mode. My first time transforming I did it wrong too and it wouldn't roll because the copter blades weren't completely in the correct position and sticking out. If I remember right, I think was the way he was packaged where one of the transformation steps on the blades for bot mode was undone to make him fit easier and I followed the instructions for bot to car conversion without realizing the blades were in the wrong position in bot mode to begin with.

I thought so too but the instructions didn't shown much and I couldn't figure it out. I should watch a video review. I still haven't done it. Yay me.

Appart that odd step, I had to glance at the instructions only twice. One time to make sure how to deal with the arms in car mode, and how to store the cage in car mode. The rest was pretty easy and fun to figure out.

I still can't get over at how much we were SPOILED rotten before the AOE/FOC era. Transformers were dirt cheap, even when factoring inflation. They were also huge and complex for the time. Released today, so many of these deluxes would be priced as voyagers (Like Battle Blades Bumblebee. It already kinda happened by Takara), some voyagers would be priced as leaders like RTS Lugnut, and most leaders would be priced as Commanders (Like that 2007 Leader Optimus reissue that was released a few years back.) And I'm sure Supreme Class Transformers would be Titan priced (already happened with the relatively recent Amazon Unicron reissue I think.) :-?