The Energon Pub

[Desslok2201]

I'd really like to see a side by side shot next to the G1 version

[nycPrime]

Are there any ways of getting this for less than the $70 the major US online retailers are asking?

[ExciKaiser]

Are there any ways of getting this for less than the $70 the major US online retailers are asking?

wait for Harbo's release in giftset.

[kurthy]

Are there any ways of getting this for less than the $70 the major US online retailers are asking?

Fly to Tokyo and pick one up for about 50 USD? Even shipping SAL from Amiami cost me 65 USD so my guess is no if you want to shop US.

[nycPrime]

Are there any ways of getting this for less than the $70 the major US online retailers are asking?

wait for Harbo's release in giftset.

I was afraid of that answer lol

[Kurona]

Are there any ways of getting this for less than the $70 the major US online retailers are asking?

wait for Harbo's release in giftset.

If that happens... if. It's not like Hasbro hasn't skipped out on obvious opportunities before.

[ExciKaiser]

Are there any ways of getting this for less than the $70 the major US online retailers are asking?

wait for Harbo's release in giftset.

If that happens... if. It's not like Hasbro hasn't skipped out on obvious opportunities before.

They promised two more giftsets added to Velocytron and Cybertron. As there's ginrai in one, there's necessary Godbomber in one of the two incoming.

[Kurona]

Are there any ways of getting this for less than the $70 the major US online retailers are asking?

wait for Harbo's release in giftset.

If that happens... if. It's not like Hasbro hasn't skipped out on obvious opportunities before.

They promised two more giftsets added to Velocytron and Cybertron. As there's ginrai in one, there's necessary Godbomber in one of the two incoming.

Not necessarily, no. It's obvious, but there's a lot of obvious things Hasbro doesn't seem fit to do. Fact is we just don't know at this point. For all we know we could get a recoloured Sky Shadow as Dai Atlas instead.

[Professor Smooth]

Are there any ways of getting this for less than the $70 the major US online retailers are asking?

Fly to Tokyo and pick one up for about 50 USD? Even shipping SAL from Amiami cost me 65 USD so my guess is no if you want to shop US.

Even that's unlikely. The thing sold out nearly everywhere. It was 7,000+ yen on Amazon Japan within a few weeks of pre-orders going up.

[primalxconvoy]

Yuck. No crappy Facebook videos, please. They can't really be shared/casted easily. Anyone got any normal, regular, "plays nice with others" YouTube videos of these figures, please?

[Randomhero]

Yuck. No crappy Facebook videos, please. They can't really be shared/casted easily. Anyone got any normal, regular, "plays nice with others" YouTube videos of these figures, please?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAN4dgen5wc&t=0s

[Sabrblade]

So we've all seen Godbomber wearing CW/UW limbs - and that's friggin' awesome and amazing. But when are we gonna get those pics of a CW/UW torso wearing his legs?

Right here - https://twitter.com/tagoal/status/868172044352888832

And here's an alternate configuration for God Ginrai to put his wings lower - https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/868415514141274112

[primalxconvoy]

Yuck. No crappy Facebook videos, please. They can't really be shared/casted easily. Anyone got any normal, regular, "plays nice with others" YouTube videos of these figures, please?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAN4dgen5wc&t=0s

Cheers, I already watched that one. Wotafa was being cheeky and hasn't uploaded the combined mode video yet...

I just downloaded the Facebook one and will cast that later to my console.

My actual toy should be waiting for me when I get home in a few hours, after having Vietnamese food with my French friend and Japanese girlfriend in Japan and then a party full of other Japanese women.

Life is good.

[RAR]

It's a shame they never made Energon Optimus inspired Combiner Limbs for the Red Optimus - as then those would be a great complement to this guy.

I like some of the features ; such as the head, the triple cockpit, the Headmaster (in both modes) and the general look of the robot.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

It's a shame they never made Energon Optimus inspired Combiner Limbs for the Red Optimus - as then those would be a great complement to this guy.

CW Nosecone and Alpha Bravo will get you half

I like some of the features ; such as the head, the triple cockpit, the Headmaster (in both modes) and the general look of the robot.

On the flipside, I don't really care for the helmet being a separate piece. And am I the only who keeps thinking "don't break it, don't break it" upon watching the transformation? Especially the wings freak me out

[chuckdawg1999]

Does Legends Wheelie have the same tabbing problem as TR Wheelie?

On the whole yes, there are a few who've gotten lucky but for the most part, it's a floppy mess. I think it has to do more with the overall design, if you want it I think the figure goes for fairly cheap.

[primalxconvoy]

It's a shame they never made Energon Optimus inspired Combiner Limbs for the Red Optimus - as then those would be a great complement to this guy.

I like some of the features ; such as the head, the triple cockpit, the Headmaster (in both modes) and the general look of the robot.

Considering that mold had the Energon Optimus matrix style inner chest, I agree. They could have repainted a helicopter, spaceship (for the submarine) and drill tank and made easy money. A repaint of Galvatron as Energon Megatron would have been great, too.

[Professor Smooth]

I'd really like to see a side by side shot next to the G1 version

The difference is really amazing.

[Kurona]

So we've all seen Godbomber wearing CW/UW limbs - and that's friggin' awesome and amazing. But when are we gonna get those pics of a CW/UW torso wearing his legs?

Right here - https://twitter.com/tagoal/status/868172044352888832

... woah. That works better than I thought.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

A pity it seems you can't mount the wings to the upper arms with the Legends version.

I wonder if the final version of Targetmaster Roddy's True Firebolt will be different than the one in the pictures. I won't hold my breath but it'd be nice to see it come to pass even if I'm not personally out to buy him. Speaking of Roddy, still wondering if we've had any shots of the underside of his car mode.

[Desslok2201]

I'd really like to see a side by side shot next to the G1 version

The difference is really amazing.

Thanks- just what I wanted to see, although somehow this makes it harder to pull the trigger on buying this. God Ginrai is about the most solid brick ever. I think if I dropped him off the roof, the missile might launch but that's it. The legends version... not so much
I know there's some easy fixes for it, but I hate fiddly transformers. That, and the legends version is missing all of that delicious chrome....

[Nemesis Destron]

I think the height level of the wings works honestly. I think they should have given a bit more on the wingspan IMO...'nuff said!

[Sabrblade]

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So we've all seen Godbomber wearing CW/UW limbs - and that's friggin' awesome and amazing. But when are we gonna get those pics of a CW/UW torso wearing his legs?

Right here - https://twitter.com/tagoal/status/868172044352888832

And here's an alternate configuration for God Ginrai to put his wings lower - https://twitter.com/Alfes2010/status/868415514141274112

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I think the height level of the wings works honestly. I think they should have given a bit more on the wingspan IMO...'nuff said!

I wasn't thinking about the height so much as the positioning. The original toy, and thus the show design, had them mounted to the shoulders. Sticking them in the back like this does can make them seem especially stubby from certain angles, kinda like cheap dinky costume wings.

Looks good all the same. Who wants to put money down on the time til Takara announces a Legends Fire Guts God Ginrai set?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I think the height level of the wings works honestly. I think they should have given a bit more on the wingspan IMO...'nuff said!

I wasn't thinking about the height so much as the positioning. The original toy, and thus the show design, had them mounted to the shoulders. Sticking them in the back like this does can make them seem especially stubby from certain angles, kinda like cheap dinky costume wings.

They were on the backpack/Godbomber's torso, on the toy and the show design. The latter did have them move with the arms at times I believe. Plus, there's alternate configuration with fewer pieces that places the wings on the arms proper.

Looks good all the same. Who wants to put money down on the time til Takara announces a Legends Fire Guts God Ginrai set?

I'd almost say that's a given, if TakaraTomy can justify a set with two Leader Class toys. Anybody remember what that RotF Optimus Prime & Jetfire set went for?