The Energon Pub

[D-Maximal_Primal]

He ordered from TFsource. $150+ is free shipping.

and it does really blow

He's in the clear then But I did want to write that since the exchange really creeped up on us quickly.

Oh it did. Glad I got mine fro, TFsource too (which now shows the preorder sold out)

[william-james88]

He ordered from TFsource. $150+ is free shipping.

and it does really blow

He's in the clear then But I did want to write that since the exchange really creeped up on us quickly.

Oh it did. Glad I got mine fro, TFsource too (which now shows the preorder sold out)

Wonder why

[D-Maximal_Primal]

He ordered from TFsource. $150+ is free shipping.

and it does really blow

He's in the clear then But I did want to write that since the exchange really creeped up on us quickly.

Oh it did. Glad I got mine fro, TFsource too (which now shows the preorder sold out)

Wonder why

Just in time too

[Agamemnon]

So, this will go slightly off topic, since someone asked, but to start on topic, as soon as Titans Returns Wave 2 comes in next week, I'll ship my POL. I live over the river from BBTS and should have everything in a day or two after that. I am excited to compare Blast Off to my head cannon Spy Streak (Hasbro's Blast Off.)

So, go ahead and skip the rest below...

But creepy video guy, i can find out of mine comes with one at the same time as you probably

Am I "creepy video guy?"

(Not that I would disagree with you... )

your username is named after Agamemnon Counterpart is it not?
and such a shame it'd look nice with 100th year Titanic Coin

I thought it was after the Greek warlord who took over Troy.

Well yes that too,

Actually, it comes partly from the TV show Friends. You see, early in the show, Monica whoo hoo'd a guy, causing him to get hit by a cab or bus. While in a coma, Phoebe and Monica were fawning over him guiltily and trying to figure out what his name would be. Phoebe suggests "Glen," to which Monica replies, "not special enough." Then Phoebe says, "Oooh, how about Agamemnon?" Monica replies, "way too special!"

Actually, as funny as that is, (and I love the self deprecating humor) it is only half the story. The other half comes from a trip I made to Gen Con. I went with a friend with a first name that started with A. She double booked herself for a gaming event, so I used her extra ticket. Since the ticket showed only the first initial, I said at the game table that I was "Agamemnon Smith, but you can call me Jake."

The nickname kinda stuck. And, while I do have a few YouTube videos floating out there, they are likely only related to online classrooms, IT, or transforming particularly fidgety 3P products.

Interesting...I wonder where that coin went...

Aaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

(I especially love it as I am a big Simpsons quoter, particularly the first 5 seasons or so. Nice! Actually, my personality is primarily made up of quoting Friends, Simpsons, and random bad movies. I have no actual personality. )

And if you made it this far, here, have some Java and Cookies. #TechGeekHumor

[Targetmaster Kup]

Umm, http://amzn.to/29pVdCu is working fine for me.

Interesting. Takara used the chest for Hasbro Defensor/Guardian for their coin sleeve, and now Hasbro is using the chest for Takara-Tomy's Bruticus for the Hasbro Asian Release coin sleeve.

See the Defensor/Guardian coin & sleeve for sale here: They are all available at Amazon as of today too (NOT A PRE-ORDER): See http://amzn.to/29pVdCu

Your link is wrong.

[King Kuuga]

If it is a link to the search results for Titans Return on Amazon, it works for me. But I don't see the Guardian stuff.

[Targetmaster Kup]

If it is a link to the search results for Titans Return on Amazon, it works for me. But I don't see the Guardian stuff.

Oh, that is at http://amzn.to/29asVLE

Did that work for you?

[King Kuuga]

Yep, that one worked.

[Wolfman Jake]

I am excited to compare Blast Off to my head cannon Spy Streak (Hasbro's Blast Off.)

I'm going with "Take Down" for my head cannon name for Hasbro's CW Blast Off. The name evolved from the airplane equivalent of a space shuttle blasting off, e.g. take off, but also blends in the idea of the opposite of blasting someone off, that is, taking them down. Hence, Take Down.

[Agamemnon]

I am excited to compare Blast Off to my head cannon Spy Streak (Hasbro's Blast Off.)

I'm going with "Take Down" for my head cannon name for Hasbro's CW Blast Off. The name evolved from the airplane equivalent of a space shuttle blasting off, e.g. take off, but also blends in the idea of the opposite of blasting someone off, that is, taking them down. Hence, Take Down.

Oh, I like that too. I was looking for an existing character. Though it is missing the red of the Beast Machines toy, the browns seemed similar. Maybe a Dark Energon infused Spy Streak? (Plus, I like purple more than red...)

[Sabrblade]

I am excited to compare Blast Off to my head cannon Spy Streak (Hasbro's Blast Off.)

I'm going with "Take Down" for my head cannon name for Hasbro's CW Blast Off. The name evolved from the airplane equivalent of a space shuttle blasting off, e.g. take off, but also blends in the idea of the opposite of blasting someone off, that is, taking them down. Hence, Take Down.

Oh, I like that too. I was looking for an existing character. Though it is missing the red of the Beast Machines toy, the browns seemed similar. Maybe a Dark Energon infused Spy Streak? (Plus, I like purple more than red...)

Wasn't one of the things about the BM Vehicons that those with Sparks got their sparks put into completely new bodies from what they had before? I mean, Jetstorm, Tankor, and Thrust didn't look anything like Silverbolt, Rhinox, and Waspinator, and Obsidian and Strika were unrecognizable to the Maximals until their names were said.

In other words, a non-Vehicon-bodied Spy Streak could potentially look like whatever anyone wanted it to look like.

[joeprime276]

I'm really close to pulling the trigger on the UW Sky Reign. Anyone here already pre-order it yet? I need some more convincing before I drop that much money

[Targetmaster Kup]

I'm really close to pulling the trigger on the UW Sky Reign. Anyone here already pre-order it yet? I need some more convincing before I drop that much money

Ratchet is nice. But the other limbs are better as the Hasbro versions with ReProLabels.

[Kurona]

I'm really close to pulling the trigger on the UW Sky Reign. Anyone here already pre-order it yet? I need some more convincing before I drop that much money

Ratchet is nice. But the other limbs are better as the Hasbro versions with ReProLabels.

Well, I mean, you can still put the reprolabels on the Takara versions...

[william-james88]

I'm really close to pulling the trigger on the UW Sky Reign. Anyone here already pre-order it yet? I need some more convincing before I drop that much money

Ratchet is nice. But the other limbs are better as the Hasbro versions with ReProLabels.

That still means he has to pay extra for them to look good. Reprolabels are 12$ per figure. And its stickers, meaning that multiple transformations may wear them out (it did for some of mine).

[Kurona]

I'm really close to pulling the trigger on the UW Sky Reign. Anyone here already pre-order it yet? I need some more convincing before I drop that much money

Ratchet is nice. But the other limbs are better as the Hasbro versions with ReProLabels.

That still means he has to pay extra for them to look good. Reprolabels are 12$ per figure. And its stickers, meaning that multiple transformations may wear them out (it did for some of mine).

That's not quite correct either; it varies from figure to figure depending on how many applications there are.
So in this specific example, Wheeljack's cost 10$; but Hound's cost 3$. Trailbreaker, by the by, costs 7$ and Smokescreen costs 6$.

So excluding Smokescreen the person would be paying a total of 20$, which depending on sale prices for Wave 6 considering how long they've been out and we're moving onto Titans Return, might turn out to be more profitable.

[william-james88]

I'm really close to pulling the trigger on the UW Sky Reign. Anyone here already pre-order it yet? I need some more convincing before I drop that much money

Ratchet is nice. But the other limbs are better as the Hasbro versions with ReProLabels.

That still means he has to pay extra for them to look good. Reprolabels are 12$ per figure. And its stickers, meaning that multiple transformations may wear them out (it did for some of mine).

That's not quite correct either; it varies from figure to figure depending on how many applications there are.
So in this specific example, Wheeljack's cost 10$; but Hound's cost 3$. Trailbreaker, by the by, costs 7$ and Smokescreen costs 6$.

So excluding Smokescreen the person would be paying a total of 20$, which depending on sale prices for Wave 6 considering how long they've been out and we're moving onto Titans Return, might turn out to be more profitable.

Thanks I didnt know they were that cheap, that is much more doable!

[Kurona]

I'm really close to pulling the trigger on the UW Sky Reign. Anyone here already pre-order it yet? I need some more convincing before I drop that much money

Ratchet is nice. But the other limbs are better as the Hasbro versions with ReProLabels.

That still means he has to pay extra for them to look good. Reprolabels are 12$ per figure. And its stickers, meaning that multiple transformations may wear them out (it did for some of mine).

That's not quite correct either; it varies from figure to figure depending on how many applications there are.
So in this specific example, Wheeljack's cost 10$; but Hound's cost 3$. Trailbreaker, by the by, costs 7$ and Smokescreen costs 6$.

So excluding Smokescreen the person would be paying a total of 20$, which depending on sale prices for Wave 6 considering how long they've been out and we're moving onto Titans Return, might turn out to be more profitable.

Thanks I didnt know they were that cheap, that is much more doable!

Aye; again, really depends on who you buy em for

Funnily enough, the repros for Sky Lynx himself are the exact price you said - 12$

[BATTLEMASTER IIC]

I got UW Bruticus today. Boy I'm glad I waited for this set instead of getting the Hasbro version! This set is amazing! I wish I could get a couple of pictures of Bruticus uploaded but it's dark right now and I don't have enough light.

I love how each of the Combaticons are different enough in their re-tools from the original molds the characters are based on. The one with the least change is Vortex, but he gets a new head (at least I'm pretty sure it's a new head) and a four-blade main rotor, which is a really, really nice touch.

Brawl and Blast-Off are new molds to me. I think the hinged joint where Brawl's legs connect to his torso looks weird, but it tabs in correctly for me and the figure is solid. It would've been so awesome if his turret could rotate, but that's okay, still a great-looking tank. What would've made this figure more awesome was if there was a way to attack Brawl's HFG to the back of his tank mode like the G1 figure was able to do with his big twin cannons.

The Blast-Off figure is just awesome. His chest actually doesn't stick out as far as pictures on the internet seem to show. In hand, the robot mode looks very nice. His arm mode can be a little fiddly because the tabs on the tail fin are what really hold it together. A little Future might help this hold together better. Also, Blast-Off's head and neck mount can pop off if you're not careful when moving around his combiner peg, but it can be easily put back on. And it still feels solid in robot mode. I don't think any permanent damage will result from this happening.

I'm looking forward to scrambling around Brawl and Blast-Off later to see how they do as different limbs.

I have Bruticus combined such that his shoulders are flat, so that the cannons don't look so small on his back, like how Defensor's shoulders are transformed. At first, I thought he could benefit from bigger back cannons, but I found that Onslaught's stock cannons look a lot better on Bruticus when they are pegged into Onslaught's fists, with the hoses on the backs of the guns facing inwards, as opposed to mounting the guns on his backpack. The guns look a lot longer in this configuration and makes Bruticus a lot more, well, brutish. I wasn't sure if I was going to like the G1 cartoon-accurate chest plate, but I feel it adds a lot to the look of the figure instead of a plain silver or gray chest plate with just the Decepticon symbol on it.

I have no regrets with this set. It's a great addition to my collection. Now I just need to be able to afford UW Computron and Hasbro's Fortress Maximus!

EDIT: I haven't tried it yet, but I think there is a way to get Brawl's HFG to attach to the back of his turret with a hinged 5mm peg located on the back of his turret.

[Agamemnon]

EDIT: I haven't tried it yet, but I think there is a way to get Brawl's HFG to attach to the back of his turret with a hinged 5mm peg located on the back of his turret.

There is! Are you thinking something like this?


Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Brawl Gallery


Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Brawl Gallery

[william-james88]

Congrats on getting your set. And I am glad you like it. But just so you know, Vortex does indeed use the Alpha Bravo head.

[BATTLEMASTER IIC]

Congrats on getting your set. And I am glad you like it. But just so you know, Vortex does indeed use the Alpha Bravo head.

I guess that shows you how much I've actually looked at my Alpha Bravo figure

As for Brawl's HFG in tank mode, I will have to give that a try. Thanks for the pictures!

[joeprime276]

That's awesome that you're enjoying your UW Bruticus. That Blast-Off is especially magnificent.

Now that you guys are saying that the UW Sky Reign set may not be worth it, I think I'll just order the CW versions. It's getting fairly cheap to get all the limbs and I could live with or without Sky Lynx (I'm still only on season 3 of G1 so hopefully I'll meet him soon ).

[joeprime276]

Also, would you guys recommend UW Superion? I would have rathered get the CW version for cost purposes but I could never find Firefly, Skydive, or Slingshot, and now they cost almost as much as just buying a whole new set from Takara. Between Superion and Sky Reign, I have quite the list to catchup on

[Wolfman Jake]

Congrats on getting your set. And I am glad you like it. But just so you know, Alpha Bravo indeed used the Vortex head before Vortex was released.

Fixed it for you!