The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:03 am

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:
Starsaber468 wrote:We also need an Magnaboss just look at it....

Again. Probably not the right place.

These aren't my customs :/ >:oP

News Credits: 42 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:15 am

So, the sight says the price is 16,200 yen, which translates to about 130.00 US dollars. Unless BBTS does a price hike, then this should be as much as UW-01 and UW-02.

Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:21 am

that is one ugly beast

News Credits: 3 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:25 am

griftimus prime wrote:that is one ugly beast

One ugly beast.... THATS AWESOME!

News Credits: 6 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:58 am

MemphisR56 wrote:
Deathsanras wrote:Can we just be clear here: his right arm is a ghost. He has a ghost right arm.

This is my favourite post in this thread so far.

Hm, he has phantom limb syndrome.

Also, Starscream and Thrust? The left hand will never know what the right hand is doing.

Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:08 am

Roller is funny...I bet they were scratching their head for days trying to come up with a 4th dead character that looks like a CW limb. Its almost like Funpub designed this thing. Stupid backstory, awesome decos. I may buy it for the decos on the individual bots. Is anyone else thinking classics Crankcase for Breakdown? I mean if they were going for the zombie theme, shouldnt it have been the black Cius version?

Also in what previous fiction did Cyclonus and Galvatron die ?

News Credits: 12 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:09 am

Rated X wrote:Also in what previous fiction did Cyclonus and Galvatron die ?

The Headmasters anime IIRC.

News Credits: 6 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:11 am

Caelus wrote:
MemphisR56 wrote:
Deathsanras wrote:Can we just be clear here: his right arm is a ghost. He has a ghost right arm.

This is my favourite post in this thread so far.

Hm, he has phantom limb syndrome.

Also, Starscream and Thrust? The left hand will never know what the right hand is doing.

Signature duly updated

News Credits: 656 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:13 am

Seibertron wrote:That's a new head on Starscream as well, correct?

Yep, it's the one seen in the line art in the back of the comics for the Aerialbots:

I also prefer to call the blue truck "Zombie War" Breakdown rather than "Zombie" War Breakdown. It's way more metal.

News Credits: 4880 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:33 am

Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:So, the sight says the price is 16,200 yen, which translates to about 130.00 US dollars. Unless BBTS does a price hike, then this should be as much as UW-01 and UW-02.

No because no one else is getting this release. You can only get him for 16,200 yen from ttmall. Yes, this is the same Japan MSRP price as the others but only the japanese can buy it. There is no distribution of this product anywhere else. BBTS and everyone else will only be able to sell the hasbro asia release which will be priced higher, like Defensor. So be prepared for anything between 160-180. Its not a price hike, its just a different release that costs more.

News Credits: 6 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:40 am

Also, I know Roller has sometimes been silver, rather than blue, but why does Roller seem to be specifically painted to look like the original Beast Machines Tankor toy?

Maybe a parallel to Rhinox's story arc?

News Credits: 13 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:45 am

william-james88 wrote:
Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:So, the sight says the price is 16,200 yen, which translates to about 130.00 US dollars. Unless BBTS does a price hike, then this should be as much as UW-01 and UW-02.

No because no one else is getting this release. You can only get him for 16,200 yen from ttmall. Yes, this is the same Japan MSRP price as the others but only the japanese can buy it. There is no distribution of this product anywhere else. BBTS and everyone else will only be able to sell the hasbro asia release which will be priced higher, like Defensor. So be prepared for anything between 160-180. Its not a price hike, its just a different release that costs more.

Tfsource has both Defensor and Grand Prime for $159 so I can't imagine that this guy will be any more expensive. Plus it's free shipping at that price, so there's that.

News Credits: 42 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:48 am

william-james88 wrote:
Decepticon Sunstorm wrote:So, the sight says the price is 16,200 yen, which translates to about 130.00 US dollars. Unless BBTS does a price hike, then this should be as much as UW-01 and UW-02.

No because no one else is getting this release. You can only get him for 16,200 yen from ttmall. Yes, this is the same Japan MSRP price as the others but only the japanese can buy it. There is no distribution of this product anywhere else. BBTS and everyone else will only be able to sell the hasbro asia release which will be priced higher, like Defensor. So be prepared for anything between 160-180. Its not a price hike, its just a different release that costs more.

Shoot.

News Credits: 123 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:56 am

Roller just seems like an excuse to release the Rook mold in Japan.

News Credits: 86 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:02 am

william-james88 wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Seibertron wrote:That's a new head on Starscream as well, correct?

Reminds me of FOC Seeker head. On a somewhat related topic, TT can invest in adding new heads and give Ramjet a good head while Hb Blastoff is a straight recolor with no improvements?

Ramjet? The recent MP?

Va'al wrote:BEHOLD!

NOT-STALGICUS HAS ARISEN

(Edit: Though, where is yet another Alpha Bravo iteration? )

It seems TT is going by sculpt rather than character and they are already getting the alpha bravo sculpt through Vortex.

Also, question guys, would you have preffered this from TFSS over what they chose instead?

Well I doubt the TCC would have released something like this since Hasbro already did Cyclonus on their own.

Randy

News Credits: 4880 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:06 am

megatronus wrote:Roller just seems like an excuse to release the Rook mold in Japan.

I think that's exactly what's happening.

Caelus wrote:Also, I know Roller has sometimes been silver, rather than blue, but why does Roller seem to be specifically painted to look like the original Beast Machines Tankor toy?

Maybe a parallel to Rhinox's story arc?

I think its more because that is exactly the deco roller has in MTMTE and the Takara artist also illustrates for the comics.

News Credits: 4880 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:08 am

Powered Convoy wrote:
Well I doubt the TCC would have released something like this since Hasbro already did Cyclonus on their own.

Randy

Yeah, of course

I was referring more to the randomness of it all. In any case those who preffer this over the TFSS set would be glad to know this is the less expensive of the two.

steals_your_goats wrote:Tfsource has both Defensor and Grand Prime for $159 so I can't imagine that this guy will be any more expensive. Plus it's free shipping at that price, so there's that.

Right you are, and here it is at BBTS at 159$

http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php ... content%3D

News Credits: 3 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:12 am

william-james88 wrote:
Powered Convoy wrote:
Well I doubt the TCC would have released something like this since Hasbro already did Cyclonus on their own.

Randy

Yeah, of course I was referring more to the randomness of it all. In any case those who preffer this over the TFSS set would be glad to know this is the less expensive of the two.

I want to see tfcc do this because its just awesome looking as a set sometime with am ruination figure along with it for a figure subscription service

News Credits: 131 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:18 am

I'm digging that spooky Screamer. It looks like they just popped the head off a FoC Starscream, but I guess Starscream just looks like Starscream. I wouldn't mind an individual not ghostly version release similar to the 84 'Bot crew.

News Credits: 6 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:20 am

william-james88 wrote:
megatronus wrote:Roller just seems like an excuse to release the Rook mold in Japan.

I think that's exactly what's happening.

Caelus wrote:Also, I know Roller has sometimes been silver, rather than blue, but why does Roller seem to be specifically painted to look like the original Beast Machines Tankor toy?

Maybe a parallel to Rhinox's story arc?

I think its more because that is exactly the deco roller has in MTMTE and the Takara artist also illustrates for the comics.

Ah, okay. For some reason in my head I always remember IDW Roller as being a more bluish grey with red details, rather than gunmetal, silver, and orange.

Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:24 am

Think it's worth mentioning, Zombie War Breakdown represents the first two-colour peg we've had.

And it looks awesome.

News Credits: 10 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:43 am

Wow, I wasn't going to get this....but...
BBTS has a preorder up for Grand Galvatron for $159.99. So, I guess this answers that question... :-$

News Credits: 174 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:50 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Heh. Points added for the random and imaginative character choices but points deducted for being yet more of the same boring toys most people already bought several times.

You do realize that this was done solely because the tf fans of japan wanted the unreleased cw molds that TT ignored in their uw sets, right? And, you can hardly say 'people already bought several times' when no one has re-colored any of the figures (except ironhide) >:oP

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:07 am

My goodness, the last few pages has been loaded with good stuff! I am digging the back story, and the fact that G1, Armada, Prime and IDW are all in there is amazing.

Question: When you pre-order from BBTS, does the charge come out upon ordering, or does it wait until it goes to ship to take your money? Cause I am looking at this pre-order and struggling not to hit the button

News Credits: 174 · Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:09 am

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:My goodness, the last few pages has been loaded with good stuff! I am digging the back story, and the fact that G1, Armada, Prime and IDW are all in there is amazing.

Question: When you pre-order from BBTS, does the charge come out upon ordering, or does it wait until it goes to ship to take your money? Cause I am looking at this pre-order and struggling not to hit the button

bbts charges you upon getting the merch in their warehouse, tfsource takes your money up front, but you get free shipping and reward points.