The Energon Pub

I have made the magnanimous decision to sacrifice my own collection of these figures so that all of you may have a better chance at them.

You're welcome.

Brokebot wrote:I have made the magnanimous decision to sacrifice my own collection of these figures so that all of you may have a better chance at them.

You're welcome.

Haha, right? We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better, and Primal is basically a reskin of Kingdom Primal, so I wasn't even giving these a looksie. Ya'll have fun hunting these down.

There's a couple of those Optimus Primals in a walmart near my realm right now. Still not interested .

Alt mode Rhinox looks pretty good, but his Bot mode isn't as good looking.

Optimus Primal looks good but I'm holding hope that the leader class studio series primal is better and comes with the mace

I think the eBay prices on Primal and Prime are so high right now is because of collectors initially passing on them only to see reviews and realize these are really good figures. I don't understand the distribution of these and why they're not available from online retailers yet but it is odd. The last time I was at my Target all they had were a few of the Beast Armor figures that already had parts taken out of the packaging. I doubt I'll see the Deluxe or Voyager figures.

Aside from SS which I basically "Observe and report" on, there's been no standard live action movie line that I've cared enough to have any interest in. (Aside from BB which had some reused TR toys made into new characters). There are so many different toys at different price points and scales, with no rhyme or reason (not that there needs to be , seeing as they are for kids). Its basically a huge mass of "look at that" ( I couldn't tell you the difference between one or another). Occasionally something will make news that I recall (There were some walkie-talkies on TFW last week that I had recalled seeing prior, thinking it was interesting that it was newsworthy).

But at any rate, I hope whoever wants these gets them, rest assured knowing I wont be hindering their chances by purchasing any.

Picked up a couple of the Beast Alliance guys for me and a friend to paint. Prime and Primal are both pretty neat and have a lot of nice molded detail. Here they both are with the most relevant comparisons in my collection. For $14 bucks it's really not a bad deal, and the little weaponizers can go with other stuff thanks to 5 mm pegs



For somone who wants a good desk toy or needs a good toedip into Tformers or just RoTB I'd recommend them

M. Spector wrote:Picked up a couple of the Beast Alliance guys for me and a friend to paint. Prime and Primal are both pretty neat and have a lot of nice molded detail. Here they both are with the most relevant comparisons in my collection. For $14 bucks it's really not a bad deal, and the little weaponizers can go with other stuff thanks to 5 mm pegs

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For somone who wants a good desk toy or needs a good toedip into Tformers or just RoTB I'd recommend them

14$ only? That's even better, I thought they were 17

and yeah, the weaponizers are my pick too for most well executed gimmicky toys in the line.

I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.

Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.

Brokebot wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.

Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.

There's two versions of headmasters. There's that one (and how does it really work?). I wonder if the headless body can act on its own is that's the case?

I much prefer the transtecktor version, where the headmaster is basically just a mecha pilot.

Rhinox I'm not to sure about. For the most part it looks great, but the arms are really skinny and I'm not crazy about the shoulder pads.

Spider5800 wrote:We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better

It's a (Target exclusive) retool of SS38 so it should be a really good figure.

Brokebot wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.

Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.

And their knees bend the wrong way like some sort of monsters!

Emerje

Quantum Surge wrote:

Emerje wrote:Rhinox I'm not to sure about. For the most part it looks great, but the arms are really skinny and I'm not crazy about the shoulder pads.

Spider5800 wrote:We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better

It's a (Target exclusive) retool of SS38 so it should be a really good figure.

Brokebot wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.

Seriously? That's what bothers you? How about the Headmasters? You are decapitated and your head is replaced by a parasitic alien organism but instead of dying, your consciousness survives sharing what used to be your mind with the parasite's mind.

That's nightmare fuel right there.

And their knees bend the wrong way like some sort of monsters!

Emerje

Then there are the Brainmasters

Those, at least, weren't organic creatures. Though Targetmasters had to do some ridiculous, but not impossible contortions.


Emerje

Emerje wrote:
Emerje

Pffft...

I can do this with my eyes closed.

Spider5800 wrote:

Brokebot wrote:I have made the magnanimous decision to sacrifice my own collection of these figures so that all of you may have a better chance at them.

You're welcome.

Haha, right? We're getting an SS version of Prime at some point that hopefully looks a lot better, and Primal is basically a reskin of Kingdom Primal, so I wasn't even giving these a looksie. Ya'll have fun hunting these down.

Just an FYI, ROTB Primal is not a reskin of the Kingdom figure, it's a fully new toy.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I find the weaponizers DISGUSTANG.

I mean, you literally RIP APPART the poor beasts and EXPOSE THEIR INNARDS as weapons.

Even Mortal Kombat is more tame.

Oh yeah we had a good laugh about how the chainsaw LITERALLY comes out of the wolfs butt


And to further clarify, at least at my local walvart they are 13/14, it might very retailer to retailer

Emerje wrote:

Emerje

"Pew! Pew!"

M. Spector wrote:
Oh yeah we had a good laugh about how the chainsaw LITERALLY comes out of the wolfs butt

Also, dat Rhinox gun mode...

I am loving the whole line, and of the figures I have so far, there are no misses. It is a fun line, I love all the movie bots around, I am having a lot of fun.

And Prime and Primal are good! Maybe $6 overpriced, but they are good!

I just transformed Voyager Primal. The Kingdom figure remains the superior one for sure. ROTB is way too simple. But it's parts of its charms.

Appart the gorilla head that is way to small, the only thing that bother me are the hollow bits in the hands and feet that are way too apparent in gorilla mode. I wish some 3D printed fillers will be made for it.

-Kanrabat- wrote:I just transformed Voyager Primal. The Kingdom figure remains the superior one for sure. ROTB is way too simple. But it's parts of its charms.

Appart the gorilla head that is way to small, the only thing that bother me are the hollow bits in the hands and feet that are way too apparent in gorilla mode. I wish some 3D printed fillers will be made for it.

I really like the chest transformation. My main issue is that the gorilla can't stand upright

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I just transformed Voyager Primal. The Kingdom figure remains the superior one for sure. ROTB is way too simple. But it's parts of its charms.

Appart the gorilla head that is way to small, the only thing that bother me are the hollow bits in the hands and feet that are way too apparent in gorilla mode. I wish some 3D printed fillers will be made for it.

I really like the chest transformation. My main issue is that the gorilla can't stand upright

Oh yeah, wile simple, that chest transformation is pretty neat.

So none of my stores (target walmart and meijer) are even selling the mainline deluxes/voyagers, a shame as all I wanted was mainline Airazor. Can anyone else in Illinois confirm whether they're being sold at retail or not?