The Energon Pub

Which 2 figures, Cram?

shajaki wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:

shajaki wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Maybe I'll buy some!

Maybe I'll buy them all!

Maybe I won't buy any!!

Classic Cram

It really is. The end is near!! Or maybe it isn't? Who knows!! I think I've purchased two figures since Christmas. I think.

Same here. No wait... right... it's more like 42

Hot dang Shaj!! I think I miscounted..

william-james88 wrote:Which 2 figures, Cram?

Ok, so if I'm going by Christmas as the start date..
TR deluxe Misfire
TR leader Overlord
PotP legends Windcharger
PotP deluxe Dreadwind
PotP Prime Master Micronus
PotP Prime Master Liege Maximo
PotP Prime Master Vector Prime
TLK voyager Megatron

Then there's:
Classic Defender Black Lion
40AE 6" Darth Vader
Mega Construx Heroes Bender and Fry

So more than two. Derp.

bodrock wrote:You two lol -- but I feel ur pain.

I really liked the TLK Megz -- but he's one of those characters I prefer to look a certain way.

All the pain bodrock!!

I like TLK Megatron so much I have two!! And D-Max likes him so much he has them all!!

Hai Boys! Just wanted to say... DANG! that is an incoming Mt. Fuji of Japanese ro-bi-ots headed to Canada!!!!

Cobotron wrote:Hai Boys! Just wanted to say... DANG! that is an incoming Mt. Fuji of Japanese ro-bi-ots headed to Canada!!!!

Whelp. Fuji has arrived

The HLJ box took up 3/4 of my back seat!



I guess when you spend X amount of dollars, you get a creepy happy pink folder thingy



Time to open up this beast!





So what's actually in there? Well, all these fellas





What do plan to open? Pretty much just these guys

You have far more control than me. I cannot leave a figure in the box. It was made to move, in my opinion.

I am very envious too. Frikkin Greatshot, hurry up so I can ship my guys! I need my G2 and my hammerBee to join the party like Shajakis!!!

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:You have far more control than me. I cannot leave a figure in the box. It was made to move, in my opinion.

I am very envious too. Frikkin Greatshot, hurry up so I can ship my guys! I need my G2 and my hammerBee to join the party like Shajakis!!!

Right?! My A3U box is coming from a store so close that it's almost spitting distance, and the slow boat HLJ is what shows up first

And I wanna open all the things, but there's nowhere to display them. The stuff I have been opening up lately is sitting in a literal pile, on a table next to my computer

Wow Jak! Just WOW!

So remind me. Are you trying to move, or remodel the house? Or are you remodeling the house to sell it so you can move?

More questions:
Two Jetfires. One for opening? One for sealing?
You have already experienced Fire Convoy, correct?
Is Vader Deluxe size? I thought he would be bigger.
Do you have the Falcon on pre-order?

How are you? Everything good?
What's for dinner?
What's your perfect Sunday?

Enough questions?

Oh you

Cobotron wrote:Are you trying to move, or remodel the house? Or are you remodeling the house to sell it so you can move?

Doing enough improvements to make the house more attractive, then sell! Plannin to build my own house afterwards

Cobotron wrote:Two Jetfires. One for opening? One for sealing?

One to sit by himself, another to be combined with Prime. Which is why I have 2 Revenge Primes. Which actually makes my third MB Prime, as the third is going to have an add-on kit to make him a DOTM Jetwing Prime. Follow all that?

Cobotron wrote:You have already experienced Fire Convoy, correct?

Totes! Got me original RID from back in the day. I know all about his greatness.

Cobotron wrote:Is Vader Deluxe size? I thought he would be bigger.

He is. He might be the smidgiest smidge bigger than a Deluxe. Maybe.

Cobotron wrote:Do you have the Falcon on pre-order?

You know it

Cobotron wrote:How are you? Everything good?

Yeah not bad. I'll have a "life update" in a week or so, when there might actually be something worth updating on

Cobotron wrote:What's for dinner?

Carls Jr!

Cobotron wrote:What's your perfect Sunday?

Sleeping in. Puppies, couch, coffee.

Cobotron wrote:Enough questions?

Bring it! We never talk anymore

I seriously just wet myself from that big ol' box of goodness! Can you imagine the person who had the joy of packing all that? They were thinking how awesome it might be once it shows up on a front porch.

You know I'm not the biggest Bayverse fan, but I'm totally down with Other People's Packages! I definitely want to see pics of dat Darthformer. They are s'posed to show up at retail, right?

With TRU gone, will Target and Walmart be getting more exclusives...? TRU also got MPs, and if there was ever a place to impulse buy those, it was there!

I should really just get with the times and go all online -- it'd be like Xmas a few times a year then.

Best of luck on selling your place, Shaj -- if you're gonna custom build your next one, it better have a "display" room!

Congratulations!

GREAT JOB!

You answered each question correctly.

100% A+

shajaki wrote: build my own house...house...house... house...

awesome..

I've said it before, I'll say it again. SWEET MERCIFUL CATS THAT'S A LOTTA BOTS!!

I mean, wow.

Funny you show all those bots, I'm gonna add more bots to my sale list this weekend!! And then maybe more after that!! Opposite of the normal saying, I can't see the trees for the forest!! I have to chop it all down, make a nice little thicket. Then, the end will come.



Life update? Noice!! Remodeling the house for flipping?! Smort!!

bodrock wrote:I definitely want to see pics of dat Darthformer. They are s'posed to show up at retail, right?

Best of luck on selling your place, Shaj -- if you're gonna custom build your next one, it better have a "display" room!

Pics of Darthformer are incoming. I took them over a week ago, but I been busy
Retail on our continent? Not as far as I know. I think it's a Jakara thing

And you know I'ma have a big 'ol TF room

Got these thingies this week

Nice! I've heard lots of good things about Screamer!

Wooooo hoo Starscream!!!!

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Nice! I've heard lots of good things about Screamer!

I'll get to pic/reviewing him and Prime today or tomorrow

My Vader stuff is up in the mean time!

Dammit Jakara, stop releasing J-exclusives and giving me dem wants!

I have been tempted to get that Screamer....these Studio Series figures look fantastic.

Wave one SS is coming to a close for me, Just needing the Leaders at this point. But with the Voyagers freshly in hand and a few days of handling, I'ma share my thoughts.

I'll start off with their alt modes:



They're pretty great. Starscream is sleek but still not perfect. And Prime... feels like he condenses to a great degree. Maybe it's just me, but doesn't he look SO SMALL?!



These pair side by side, look odd. What I mean by that is, being both Voyagers, there's a pretty signifigant size difference. But Prime has a dense feeling to him, as he has a lot of moving parts. Not to imply that Screamer is hollow or empty either, just that his parts are fewer and larger. If that makes any sense



Starscream. What do I love. Well, the sculpt is amazing. His hand missile thing (while maybe slightly too small) is great, and something we've needed for a while.



His hands! For some reason, Hastak seems notorious for not being able to get his hands right. And while this guys hands aren't perfect either, they're pretty close, and wonderfully expressive. With these you can pull off some great monstrous or weaselly poses.





What I don't love. His legs. The landing gear (which do help support him) get in the way, and while he has multiple joints, all are rather limited. And perhaps it's an unfair comparison, but the Leader/MPM mold does such a better job. And I feel these legs of his really limit him at the end of the day.

On to Prime!



This is going to sound strange, but I don't necessarily like him, but I find him damn impressive. Sweet merciful Primus, that transformation is complex (for his size/pricepoint). First venture, I hated it. Second venture, I learned to appreciate it. That truck cab comes together so tight and snug (and compressed!) that it's surprising. The Revenge Leader mold I still think is superior, but this figure is easily #2. And if you don't have a single BayPrime, this is the perfect place to start.







It's probably no secret at the point, but he is quite posable. And while his blade thingies are great, it's a shame he doesn't have a gun as well. So.... why don't I love him? He needs more paint apps, some kibble gets in the way, and I'm spoiled! I have other movie Primes that I like better. But as I said, he's impressive, and I'd recommend him.

Got my new pair of LGEX's this morning

shajaki wrote: The Revenge Leader mold I still think is superior, but this figure is easily #2. And if you don't have a single BayPrime, this is the perfect place to start.

Wait, you saying this is better than the AOE Voyager prime? Or the voyager TLK Prime?

william-james88 wrote:

shajaki wrote: The Revenge Leader mold I still think is superior, but this figure is easily #2. And if you don't have a single BayPrime, this is the perfect place to start.

Wait, you saying this is better than the AOE Voyager prime? Or the voyager TLK Prime?

I'm only comparing him to V1 BayPrime's. Respectively 1-3 before he did all the body changes.

Also, I am not a fan of TLK Voyager Prime. Articulation blows on him

But not surprisingly, I think the BEST of all movie Prime's is EMOP

shajaki wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

shajaki wrote: The Revenge Leader mold I still think is superior, but this figure is easily #2. And if you don't have a single BayPrime, this is the perfect place to start.

Wait, you saying this is better than the AOE Voyager prime? Or the voyager TLK Prime?

I'm only comparing him to V1 BayPrime's. Respectively 1-3 before he did all the body changes.

Also, I am not a fan of TLK Voyager Prime. Articulation blows on him

But not surprisingly, I think the BEST of all movie Prime's is EMOP

OK great, glad to know we are still on the same page

So. I opened up my Encore God Fire Convoy tonight...

I know where that foot went.

In Takara's mouth!

Fort and Grand, chillin





Essentially its a look at no upgrades versus all upgrades
The last of which I just installed on Fort, the shoes and thigh ratchets. I was on board with everything until that last set, I'm not sure I'm satisfied. The shoes just aren't quite cohesive enough. They aren't awful, but I notice them, and I think that's bad. Not to mention, they're floppy and kind of annoying. But let me tell you what's not fun: installing those new ratchets. They were a pain in the ass, and I very nearly stripped a couple screws. Which was compounded by me forgetting a piece before reassembly.

But at the end of the day I think I'll probably getting every upgrade for Grand too.

MAN do I want a Brave Max. And Metrotitan for that matter.