The Energon Pub

[D-Maximal_Primal]

All 3 of these look sooooooooo cooooooool! That is a Waspinator!!

[SW's SilverHammer]

it's like a Legends Telemocha Waspitas, beautiful

[william-james88]

it's like a Legends Telemocha Waspitas, beautiful

I agree, I will probably buy this and sell my hasbro one. No need for a masterpiece when he looks like this.

The only thing I am wondering now is if this will be a 3 pack.

[william-james88]

TAKE NOTES, HASBRO.

I looked into this and this is no better than Hasbro in the end since these are con exclusives and not in any way accessible to any of us until the aftermarket which will be pricey. Hasbro is also doing the 20th anniversary of beas wars as con exclusives, but instead of rereleasing figures, they are giving us new figures (retooled with very different deco) which make an updated version of Tripedicus.

So Hasbro has beaten Takara in terms of show exclusive exclusives honouring Beast Wars, from my perspective.

[Wolfman Jake]

it's like a Legends Telemocha Waspitas, beautiful

I agree, I will probably buy this and sell my hasbro one. No need for a masterpiece when he looks like this.

The only thing I am wondering now is if this will be a 3 pack.

Good question. If these had individual numbers associated with them, I'd say separate releases. Combo packs, like Trailbreaker and Hoist, usually only have one number. These are all labeled simply as "LGEX," so who knows. I would think they would have added numbers after the "EX" just in case they wanted to release more special figures in their Legends line.

[Optimizzy]

you know, every time I see releases in slightly better or more perfect show deco I just think "I have these and meh" It's cool for people who want to pay that much and really want such decos but for me, I'm fine with what I have. Personally, only Waspinator is worth it to me. Rhinox looks awful and Rattrap looks bland. To me at least.

[william-james88]

Good question. If these had individual numbers associated with them, I'd say separate releases. Combo packs, like Trailbreaker and Hoist, usually only have one number. These are all labeled simply as "LGEX," so who knows. I would think they would have added numbers after the "EX" just in case they wanted to release more special figures in their Legends line.

I looked into it. The EX means Exclusive. These are show exclusives like the previous LG EX figures Armada Megatrona and Black Convoy. These will probably be Tokyo Toyshow exclusives. Meaning anyone of us who wants these will hve to pay.

[SW's SilverHammer]

Good question. If these had individual numbers associated with them, I'd say separate releases. Combo packs, like Trailbreaker and Hoist, usually only have one number. These are all labeled simply as "LGEX," so who knows. I would think they would have added numbers after the "EX" just in case they wanted to release more special figures in their Legends line.

I looked into it. The EX means Exclusive. These are show exclusives like the previous LG EX figures Armada Megatrona and Black Convoy. These will probably be Tokyo Toyshow exclusives. Meaning anyone of us who wants these will hve to pay.

Tokyo Show Black convoy and Armada megatron weren't too bad when it comes to price all things considered.

[Wolfman Jake]

I looked into it. The EX means Exclusive. These are show exclusives like the previous LG EX figures Armada Megatrona and Black Convoy. These will probably be Tokyo Toyshow exclusives. Meaning anyone of us who wants these will hve to pay.

If that's the case, my instinct is telling me to expect a three-pack.

[william-james88]

Tokyo Show Black convoy and Armada megatron weren't too bad when it comes to price all things considered.

I dont know, they were both double the Hasbro price.

The point is, this isnt a release that will be widely available, these are show exclusives and people who arent going to these events will end up paying double the Hasbro price. Whether that is a lot or no is up to the individuals. But they will have to pay more than usual none the less.

Rattrap and Waspintor will be $40 and Rhinox will be $60.

[william-james88]

I looked into it. The EX means Exclusive. These are show exclusives like the previous LG EX figures Armada Megatrona and Black Convoy. These will probably be Tokyo Toyshow exclusives. Meaning anyone of us who wants these will hve to pay.

If that's the case, my instinct is telling me to expect a three-pack.

Not really, Black Convoy and Megatron were sold individually and so were these before:

[SW's SilverHammer]

Tokyo Show Black convoy and Armada megatron weren't too bad when it comes to price all things considered.

I dont know, they were both double the Hasbro price.

The point is, this isnt a release that will be widely available, these are show exclusives and people who arent going to these events will end up paying double the Hasbro price. Whether that is a lot or no is up to the individuals. But they will have to pay more than usual none the less.

Rattrap and Waspintor will be $40 and Rhinox will be $60.

Yeah but on the sliding scale of convention exclusives on the aftermarket Takara's price ain't that bad compared to funpub.

[william-james88]

Tokyo Show Black convoy and Armada megatron weren't too bad when it comes to price all things considered.

I dont know, they were both double the Hasbro price.

The point is, this isnt a release that will be widely available, these are show exclusives and people who arent going to these events will end up paying double the Hasbro price. Whether that is a lot or no is up to the individuals. But they will have to pay more than usual none the less.

Rattrap and Waspintor will be $40 and Rhinox will be $60.

Yeah but on the sliding scale of convention exclusives on the aftermarket Takara's price ain't that bad compared to funpub.

Oh I fully agree. Fun Pub's initial price is the same as the aftermarket price of takara's show exclusives. But I think its because these come directly from Takara and not a licence holder like Hero X who are making that exclusive Dogfight and Runamuck (or is it the other one).

[Deathsaurus1]

Anyone think we can expect a Hasbro ToysRUs exclusive platinum set of these guys? Or standalone platinum releases?

[william-james88]

Anyone think we can expect a Hasbro ToysRUs exclusive platinum set of these guys? Or standalone platinum releases?

100% sure we wont. We never ever got a Hasbro release of any Takara show exclusive. And these are subtle deco changes. Usually a Hasbro release of a Takara toy has something different (look at the Platinum RID pack we just got), so since all of these are just slight changes to already existing toys you'd be asking for a straight up release of a Takara edition in the states and the last time that ever happened was in 2013 with the universe micromasters http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Superion_(Universe) which is 13 years ago, close to half of the existence of the Transformers Brand.

So if you want this exact deco (which is all this is, or else you could just buy the already ecisting ones), you will have to pay 40$ per deluxe, no way around it.

[Zeedust]

Hasbro is also doing the 20th anniversary of beas wars as con exclusives, but instead of rereleasing figures, they are giving us new figures (retooled with very different deco) which make an updated version of Tripedicus.

So Hasbro has beaten Takara in terms of show exclusive exclusives honouring Beast Wars, from my perspective.

That's actually FunPub rather than Hsbro themselves, unless I've drastically misunderstood how the process works. Thus far, all Hasbro's offered is that overpriced red Primal, but Botcon and SDCC may change that.

[william-james88]

Hasbro is also doing the 20th anniversary of beas wars as con exclusives, but instead of rereleasing figures, they are giving us new figures (retooled with very different deco) which make an updated version of Tripedicus.

So Hasbro has beaten Takara in terms of show exclusive exclusives honouring Beast Wars, from my perspective.

That's actually FunPub rather than Hsbro themselves, unless I've drastically misunderstood how the process works. Thus far, all Hasbro's offered is that overpriced red Primal, but Botcon and SDCC may change that.

You arent mistaken outright, just not informed on everything that is going on this year. It is explicitly stated by fun pub that this year was mandated by Hasbro. Hasbro brought its own people to plan this, from the people who did the art, all the way to those who did the bios (who is a friend of mine). Fun Pub ends up releasing these toys, but the theme (and characters used and the molds used) is all Hasbro's decision.

It was Hasbro's way of doing the 20th anniversary of Beast Wars (through their licensee fun pub, since this is their show) and thus I declare Hasbro a winner for how they have chosen to handle the anniversary of Beast Wars within a con setting and exclusive.

[Wolfman Jake]

It is explicitly stated by fun pub that this year was mandated by Hasbro. Hasbro brought its own people to plan this, from the people who did the art, all the way to those who did the bios (who is a friend of mine). Fun Pub ends up releasing these toys, but the theme (and characters used and the molds used) is all Hasbro's decision.

I've got a feeling Hasbro's much more hands-on oversight of the club this year (at least as far as the BotCon theme) is a preview of what's to come with the "restructuring" of the club for 2017 and onward.

[william-james88]

It is explicitly stated by fun pub that this year was mandated by Hasbro. Hasbro brought its own people to plan this, from the people who did the art, all the way to those who did the bios (who is a friend of mine). Fun Pub ends up releasing these toys, but the theme (and characters used and the molds used) is all Hasbro's decision.

I've got a feeling Hasbro's much more hands-on oversight of the club this year (at least as far as the BotCon theme) is a preview of what's to come with the "restructuring" of the club for 2017 and onward.

Yup, they are going to take the reign for these fan shows and try making them more akin to a family geared starwars celebration type event. They realized you can make more money be appealing to families and they know fan will come regardless. Its still going to be a fan event but with an all ages spin. I dont know more than that.

[King Kuuga]

TAKE NOTES, HASBRO.

I looked into this and this is no better than Hasbro in the end since these are con exclusives and not in any way accessible to any of us until the aftermarket which will be pricey. Hasbro is also doing the 20th anniversary of beas wars as con exclusives, but instead of rereleasing figures, they are giving us new figures (retooled with very different deco) which make an updated version of Tripedicus.

So Hasbro has beaten Takara in terms of show exclusive exclusives honouring Beast Wars, from my perspective.

Five figures I could have done without or three that look really cool, including two molds I don't even have (Waspinator and Rattrap)? I know what I like more, even if it ends up costing a lot. I respect Predacus but it doesn't do anything for me, unlike these Takara figures.

[Va'al]

Courtesy of some scans of a hobby magazine, via Facebook page Planet Iacon, we have some teaser look at confirmed upcoming products from Takara Tomy, in a number of lines. Next is the slew of Legends figures, which will include what is released by Hasbro under the Titan Returns line, including the big guy Fort Max himself - check out all of the figures from LG21 to LG30 (still unrevealed) below!

[ZeroWolf]

Most of these were to be expected but I can't wait to see if they have retooled cerebros to look like fortress. Who's lg24 though?

[Amelie]

Most of these were to be expected but I can't wait to see if they have retooled cerebros to look like fortress. Who's lg24 though?

The head and general shape of the alt-mode would appear to be Shockwave

[xMXUx]

Very interessted to see what they do with Fort Max. Since I have to order Fort Max online either way, I might as well go with Takara.
Also I still haven't been able to find CW Shockwave anywhere, so I guess I'll go Takara there as well

[steals_your_goats]

Huh the legends class figures come with an extra head. Interesting. As for fort max I'm either going Takara or sdcc since both are coming (or rumored to come with) the master sword. Just going to come down to price.