The Energon Pub

[Wolfman Jake]

I did it! I folded him into a car! And without a video. So rewarding. Everything fits flush.
Plugged the side mirrors, too.

These things are like those puzzle toys, but I think I remember the transformation now.

Have you found a way to get the side mirrors to stay in? Mine fall out if you just look at them wrong. I've been tempted to just superglue them in, but I'm worried I'll be screwed if they ever do break, because I won't be able to use the replacement ones it comes with.

[Cyberpath]

Have you found a way to get the side mirrors to stay in? Mine fall out if you just look at them wrong. I've been tempted to just superglue them in, but I'm worried I'll be screwed if they ever do break, because I won't be able to use the replacement ones it comes with.

No, don't use glue! Press the base of the mirrors in until it's flush with the doors. They will never fall off again.

You can even use a small flat-blade screwdriver to push (as long as you wrap it in a piece of fabric, like sunglasses wiper, to avoid scratching anything.)

[Wolfman Jake]

Thanks, Cyberpath. That finally did the trick! I never would have thought I'd need to use so much force just to get the mirrors to fit in correctly. Now, my last remaining complaint about the figure is moot. After figuring out how to properly lock the backpack into place, its not at all bad. Everything works so well, and Tracks looks great! Now I'm looking forward to Road Rage all the more.

I don't get the complaints that Tracks is overly "complicated" either. It's a Masterpiece toy. Of course the engineering is going to be a lot more complex than a mainline figure.

[fenrir72]

Is that your picture?

Yes. Though unrelated to the backpack subject.

Cyberpath moved his shoulders outward so there will be clearance. But put them parallel and not outward then there will be some clearance issues unless you angle his wings at around 60 degree higher.

He also highered the hood beyond the notch where the back pack sort of locks in.

The whole thing is very adjustable. Where the hoodie clips, the wings, the colour bar thing, the missiles..

Yah. I got that. You didn't lock the hood to those side notches. I tried what you did but it indeed was floppy. Visually, way better of course.

[Cyberpath]

Thanks, Cyberpath. That finally did the trick! I never would have thought I'd need to use so much force just to get the mirrors to fit in correctly. Now, my last remaining complaint about the figure is moot. After figuring out how to properly lock the backpack into place, its not at all bad. Everything works so well, and Tracks looks great! Now I'm looking forward to Road Rage all the more.

I don't get the complaints that Tracks is overly "complicated" either. It's a Masterpiece toy. Of course the engineering is going to be a lot more complex than a mainline figure.

No problem, glad it helped. I agree, transforming Tracks for the first was difficult, but after a transform or two you learn where everything goes.

Yah. I got that. You didn't lock the hood to those side notches. I tried what you did but it indeed was floppy. Visually, way better of course.

Not floppy at all. Mine's got it clipped to his back like in the pic above and it's totally secure.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Is that your picture?

Yes. Though unrelated to the backpack subject.

Cyberpath moved his shoulders outward so there will be clearance. But put them parallel and not outward then there will be some clearance issues unless you angle his wings at around 60 degree higher.

He also highered the hood beyond the notch where the back pack sort of locks in.

The whole thing is very adjustable. Where the hoodie clips, the wings, the colour bar thing, the missiles..

This does look better. Good thing you showed this off!

[RAR]

I was thinking about those Tracks stands you can supposedly buy separately now - If they are some sort of Takara Tomy Mall exclusive - does that mean they are online only then - or actually able to be bought in a store of some sort in Japan ?

Anyone have any further info on them at all ?

[DedicatedGhostArt]

Alright I'm just gonna ask: Should I get Tracks, or get other Masterpieces instead first and hopefully get Tracks later? I was super hyped about Tracks when he was announced, but since other MPs seem to be better figures I'm not as excited. :\

[Wolfman Jake]

Alright I'm just gonna ask: Should I get Tracks, or get other Masterpieces instead first and hopefully get Tracks later? I was super hyped about Tracks when he was announced, but since other MPs seem to be better figures I'm not as excited. :\

Don't be dissuaded by the nay-sayers. Tracks is an excellent figure worthy of the Masterpiece moniker.

[Cyberpath]

Alright I'm just gonna ask: Should I get Tracks, or get other Masterpieces instead first and hopefully get Tracks later? I was super hyped about Tracks when he was announced, but since other MPs seem to be better figures I'm not as excited. :\

Which MPs do you have now?

If you do want Tracks, might as well get him now while he's still available for $50.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

Alright I'm just gonna ask: Should I get Tracks, or get other Masterpieces instead first and hopefully get Tracks later? I was super hyped about Tracks when he was announced, but since other MPs seem to be better figures I'm not as excited. :\

Which MPs do you have now?

If you do want Tracks, might as well get him now while he's still available for $50.

I don't have any MPs yet, so I feel there are other ones more important to get. :\ LIke I also want Wheeljack, the Silverstreak mold, and some other MPs that I'm more excited about.

[fenrir72]

Alright I'm just gonna ask: Should I get Tracks, or get other Masterpieces instead first and hopefully get Tracks later? I was super hyped about Tracks when he was announced, but since other MPs seem to be better figures I'm not as excited. :\

Which MPs do you have now?

If you do want Tracks, might as well get him now while he's still available for $50.

I don't have any MPs yet, so I feel there are other ones more important to get. :\ LIke I also want Wheeljack, the Silverstreak mold, and some other MPs that I'm more excited about.

What the others said. Get him while he is "cheap". Once he gets lost in the secondary market then watch how high he goes. ALL Masterpieces are MASTERPIECES.

Tracks especially. The "hoodie" notwithstanding, is really a great MP. TT went an extra mile and "experimented" at incorporating his "missile launcher" into his structure as opposed to making it an add on accessory.

It's kind of strange that among all the reviews I watched, no one has even mentioned this.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

Alright I'm just gonna ask: Should I get Tracks, or get other Masterpieces instead first and hopefully get Tracks later? I was super hyped about Tracks when he was announced, but since other MPs seem to be better figures I'm not as excited. :\

Which MPs do you have now?

If you do want Tracks, might as well get him now while he's still available for $50.

I don't have any MPs yet, so I feel there are other ones more important to get. :\ LIke I also want Wheeljack, the Silverstreak mold, and some other MPs that I'm more excited about.

What the others said. Get him while he is "cheap". Once he gets lost in the secondary market then watch how high he goes. ALL Masterpieces are MASTERPIECES.

Tracks especially. The "hoodie" notwithstanding, is really a great MP. TT went an extra mile and "experimented" at incorporating his "missile launcher" into his structure as opposed to making it an add on accessory.

It's kind of strange that among all the reviews I watched, no one has even mentioned this.

Very good point. I do want him, but not nearly as much as the older MPs, which will be EVEN HARDER to get. Like I said, I at least want to get Wheeljack and Bluestreak/Silverstreak before Shockwave, Ratchet, and Hot Rod become available, and I STILL have to buy UW Devastator, which will take me a little bit to recover from.

[fenrir72]

Alright I'm just gonna ask: Should I get Tracks, or get other Masterpieces instead first and hopefully get Tracks later? I was super hyped about Tracks when he was announced, but since other MPs seem to be better figures I'm not as excited. :\

Which MPs do you have now?

If you do want Tracks, might as well get him now while he's still available for $50.

I don't have any MPs yet, so I feel there are other ones more important to get. :\ LIke I also want Wheeljack, the Silverstreak mold, and some other MPs that I'm more excited about.

What the others said. Get him while he is "cheap". Once he gets lost in the secondary market then watch how high he goes. ALL Masterpieces are MASTERPIECES.

Tracks especially. The "hoodie" notwithstanding, is really a great MP. TT went an extra mile and "experimented" at incorporating his "missile launcher" into his structure as opposed to making it an add on accessory.

It's kind of strange that among all the reviews I watched, no one has even mentioned this.

Very good point. I do want him, but not nearly as much as the older MPs, which will be EVEN HARDER to get. Like I said, I at least want to get Wheeljack and Bluestreak/Silverstreak before Shockwave, Ratchet, and Hot Rod become available, and I STILL have to buy UW Devastator, which will take me a little bit to recover from.

WJ is getting a 2nd release.

[DedicatedGhostArt]

WJ is getting a 2nd release.

Ok kewl! I am still sad about not having Soundwave and Optimus Prime tho.

[fenrir72]

WJ is getting a 2nd release.

Ok kewl! I am still sad about not having Soundwave and Optimus Prime tho.

MP Convoy 30% off at hlj

[Wolfman Jake]

Did anyone else notice this little oddity in Tracks' instructions? His mini Blaster figure is labeled, in English, as "Blaster." Isn't Blaster's Japanese name "Broadcast?" I know that lately, Takara has been marketing their Transformers releases with the English names written in English lettering and their Japanese name in Japanese characters, but in the case of the Masterpiece line, they have been sticking to Romanizing the Japanese names from G1 and ignoring the original English names, giving us names such as "Convoy," "Bumble," and "Streak," along with the faction designations "Cybertron" and "Destron" instead of "Autobot" and "Decepticon." Weird.

[Sabrblade]

Did anyone else notice this little oddity in Tracks' instructions? His mini Blaster figure is labeled, in English, as "Blaster." Isn't Blaster's Japanese name "Broadcast?" I know that lately, Takara has been marketing their Transformers releases with the English names written in English lettering and their Japanese name in Japanese characters, but in the case of the Masterpiece line, they have been sticking to Romanizing the Japanese names from G1 and ignoring the original English names, giving us names such as "Convoy," "Bumble," and "Streak," along with the faction designations "Cybertron" and "Destron" instead of "Autobot" and "Decepticon." Weird.

I suppose it could have been an error that slipped by by accident, buuuuuuuut technically Blaster's altmode is a "blaster" (a "ghetto blaster"), so if one wanted to, one could think that the instructions are referring to the object that the accessory resembles rather than the character the accessory represents.

[Wolfman Jake]

Do you have the Tracks instructions on hand, Sabr? I can't remember if the English text is accompanied by a Japanese translation or not, but if it is, I wonder if it's written as "Blaster" the name, "Broadcast" the name, or whatever a "ghetto blaster" is called in the Japanese language, lol.

[Sabrblade]

Do you have the Tracks instructions on hand, Sabr? I can't remember if the English text is accompanied by a Japanese translation or not, but if it is, I wonder if it's written as "Blaster" the name, "Broadcast" the name, or whatever a "ghetto blaster" is called in the Japanese language, lol.

I don't own the figure or know where to find pics of the instructions at this time (hopefully Ryan will include some pics of the instructions when he does Tracks's gallery), so I'm only making guesses based on the info from your previous post.

[Cyberpath]

ブロードキャスト (Broadcast.)

[Wolfman Jake]

Thanks, Cyberpath. That makes it pretty clear. "Blaster" was probably an oversight by the people creating Tracks' instruction sheet.

[fenrir72]

Thanks, Cyberpath. That makes it pretty clear. "Blaster" was probably an oversight by the people creating Tracks' instruction sheet.

MP-01 (1st releases) and MP-08 had "More than Meets TEH Eye!" in their front box fonts. Also in the UW, the english font has the name "Defensor".

Maybe TT is going bilingual crazy on us?

[Sabrblade]

Thanks, Cyberpath. That makes it pretty clear. "Blaster" was probably an oversight by the people creating Tracks' instruction sheet.

MP-01 (1st releases) and MP-08 had "More than Meets TEH Eye!" in their front box fonts. Also in the UW, the english font has the name "Defensor".

Maybe TT is going bilingual crazy on us?

Unite Warriors and Legends deliberately use both the Japanese and English names, while the Masterpiece line is supposed to only use the Japanese names.

I'm with Wolfman on thinking it was a goof since that description Cyberpath posted uses "Broadcast" in Katakana multiple times and "Blaster" in Latin script once.


And in regards to what Wolfman asked earlier about what the Japanese call Blaster's altmode, the description refers to him as a "cassette deck".

[DedicatedGhostArt]

WJ is getting a 2nd release.

Ok kewl! I am still sad about not having Soundwave and Optimus Prime tho.

MP Convoy 30% off at hlj

I may be able to get Year of the Goat Soundwave.