The Energon Pub

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:29 am

Thank goodness it goes on throughout the rest of the month since I am nowhere near financially ready for this.

by **Rated X** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:02 pm

The more I think about it, the more I feel windsweeper should have been the torso from the silverbolt mold. That futuristic concorde looks just like a B1 bomber like what he is supposed to be. They could have made bludgon from the brawl mold since they are allowed to touch the bruticus retools. Also would be cool if they just scrapped impactor and did crankcase or quake instead. Crankcase from the rook mold would have been a better choice. Or quake from generations warpath like the charticon exclusive custom figure.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:27 pm

Wish the orders stood would go through October, but considered me very interested. Even if I don't decide to display them in combined form, my Classics Decepticons need some beefing up!

News Credits: 1 · by **bluecatcinema** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:35 pm

Very nice. I wonder what their combined form will be called?

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:39 pm

Does anyone know if Impactor and the mystery 7th figure will come with a hand/foot piece?

News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:42 pm

That would be pretty trolly to release a Combiner Wars limb figure without the piece they'd need to become a limb.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:42 pm

steals_your_goats wrote:Does anyone know if Impactor and the mystery 7th figure will come with a hand/foot piece?

As far as I know, all the Deluxes will come with all their accessories, as well as Double Targetmasters for Spinister and Needlenose.

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:43 pm

Mindmaster wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:Does anyone know if Impactor and the mystery 7th figure will come with a hand/foot piece?

As far as I know, all the Deluxes will come with all their accessories, as well as Double Targetmasters for Spinister and Needlenose.

Okay cool, hopefully that's true

by **YoungPrime** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:44 pm

bluecatcinema wrote:Very nice. I wonder what their combined form will be called?

5 re-repaints combine to form the Mighty "Price Gouge"!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:03 pm

Rated X wrote:The more I think about it, the more I feel windsweeper should have been the torso from the silverbolt mold. That futuristic concorde looks just like a B1 bomber like what he is supposed to be. They could have made bludgon from the brawl mold since they are allowed to touch the bruticus retools.

While I don't disagree with the notion of someone other than Bludgeon being the torso, I feel it would have been cooler if they had retooled the Voyager Cyclonus mold into the Thuderwing (if such was feasible, that is) and used him as the torso instead since Thunderwing was the one who interacted with these exact four limb-bots, while Bludgeon was away from all of them at the time.

by **necr0blivion** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:35 pm

A three week window, considering that tomorrow is the start, doesn't really give me any leeway in making my order for this. Even breaking the price up in 3 doesn't help. Why not a 30 - 45 day window to make the purchase? It's not like we're getting the first figure anytime soon... :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:12 pm

The window between getting approvals and tooling availability confirmations and the deadline to get numbers in to start production greatly affects how long the pre-order window can be left open. Unfortunately.

by **Lbsammills51** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:38 pm

TF_JW wrote:The window between getting approvals and tooling availability confirmations and the deadline to get numbers in to start production greatly affects how long the pre-order window can be left open. Unfortunately.

That doesn't take away how less than thrilled I am that 4.0's starting before 3.0's final installment has yet to be made. Even by going with installments for 4.0, that's still a large expense to simultaneously wrap up one subscription and start another, especially when the point of installments is to ease the cost of the subscription in the first place.

Additionally...given how long it can take the club to get the first figures out anyways (Carzap in May being early compared to Barricade/RiD Scourge around July/August), would waiting a month or extending the order period into September have really created that significant a delay? I'd be fine with waiting longer to start getting figures if the order period was extended, and how this would lead to a delay then be sufficiently communicated to subscribers.

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:48 pm

Are there plans to give Bludgeon a sword? I'm thinking of cases like Alpha Trizer and last year's AoE Silver Knight Deluxe Optimus that came with the random G1 Predacon sword. Or maybe it's already been shown with one and I wasn't paying close enough attention.

News Credits: 33 · by **TF_JW** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:00 pm

When it goes live, the order page will list what each figure comes with.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:23 pm

TF_JW wrote:When it goes live, the order page will list what each figure comes with.

...Meaning Bludgeon will most likely come with a sword.

Shweet.

by **necr0blivion** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 8:14 pm

TF_JW wrote:The window between getting approvals and tooling availability confirmations and the deadline to get numbers in to start production greatly affects how long the pre-order window can be left open. Unfortunately.

I can appreciate that, but essentially we're looking at a 9 month gap between 1st payment and 1st figure being released. Yes, we heard from the club in July that pre-orders will go live sometime in August. I just feel a bit miffed that I have a 3 week period to jump in on the program AND make some type of payment from the actual, time-specified start. Maybe it's just me, since I have other plans with the money available to me in the next 3 weeks.

Lbsammills51 wrote:That doesn't take away how less than thrilled I am that 4.0's starting before 3.0's final installment has yet to be made. Even by going with installments for 4.0, that's still a large expense to simultaneously wrap up one subscription and start another, especially when the point of installments is to ease the cost of the subscription in the first place.

I'm in that same boat of thinking.

TF_JW - I hope you can reach out to those in management and let them know that a bit longer grace period will not only be appreciated, but also net the club more subs.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:33 pm

Lbsammills51 wrote:
TF_JW wrote:The window between getting approvals and tooling availability confirmations and the deadline to get numbers in to start production greatly affects how long the pre-order window can be left open. Unfortunately.

That doesn't take away how less than thrilled I am that 4.0's starting before 3.0's final installment has yet to be made. Even by going with installments for 4.0, that's still a large expense to simultaneously wrap up one subscription and start another, especially when the point of installments is to ease the cost of the subscription in the first place.

Additionally...given how long it can take the club to get the first figures out anyways (Carzap in May being early compared to Barricade/RiD Scourge around July/August), would waiting a month or extending the order period into September have really created that significant a delay? I'd be fine with waiting longer to start getting figures if the order period was extended, and how this would lead to a delay then be sufficiently communicated to subscribers.

i think what "The Informant" is trying to imply is that Bludgeon is going to be run right after Hasbro has Wave1 Part2 of Onslaught finished, and so order numbers have to be in before Hasbro shelves the tooling. I agree, in that I would kike to have had another few weeks. I've been setting aside money for this, but I also dont have Tfss3 bearing down on me this year, either. I wish they coulda done the order period a few weeks sooner, if nothing else, but that doesnt help with balancing the 3.0 payment plan

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:34 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Thank goodness it goes on throughout the rest of the month since I am nowhere near financially ready for this.

Tell me about it. Especially since I've also got open preorders for the optimus Maximus components and Grand Scourge.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 9:50 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Thank goodness it goes on throughout the rest of the month since I am nowhere near financially ready for this.

Tell me about it. Especially since I've also got open preorders for the optimus Maximus components and Grand Scourge.

Yeah, combiners are keeping the fandom busy for the time being

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:20 pm

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Thank goodness it goes on throughout the rest of the month since I am nowhere near financially ready for this.

Tell me about it. Especially since I've also got open preorders for the optimus Maximus components and Grand Scourge.

Yeah, combiners are keeping the fandom busy for the time being

My Combiner Wars collection is coming together nicely, but it's costing me an arm and a leg.

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:37 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Thank goodness it goes on throughout the rest of the month since I am nowhere near financially ready for this.

Tell me about it. Especially since I've also got open preorders for the optimus Maximus components and Grand Scourge.

Yeah, combiners are keeping the fandom busy for the time being

My Combiner Wars collection is coming together nicely, but it's costing me an arm and a leg.

Nice, I was wondering how late into the series it would be before these puns started appearing /:)

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 11:04 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Thank goodness it goes on throughout the rest of the month since I am nowhere near financially ready for this.

Tell me about it. Especially since I've also got open preorders for the optimus Maximus components and Grand Scourge.

Yeah, combiners are keeping the fandom busy for the time being

My Combiner Wars collection is coming together nicely, but it's costing me an arm and a leg.

How did it take this long for that joke to come out... :-D

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 3:24 am

Hellscream9999 wrote:Nice, I was wondering how late into the series it would be before these puns started appearing

Then it pleases me to be the first. :BLEND:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:How did it take this long for that joke to come out...

I'm just as surprised as you are.

News Credits: 4 · by **Krapicon** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 11:01 am

Good Day my Fellow Bots

,

Received an email that the TFSS 4.0 if live. Information is below.
KRAPICON :KREMZEEK:

Hello all,

Starting today, you can now place your pre-order for the Transformers Collectors' Club Figure Subscription Service for version 4.0! The order period will be open through September 2nd.

The service is available to anyone who is a member of the Transformers Collectors’ Club. The cost of this additional service is $297 (plus shipping). You can pay all at once or in 3 installments. The 6 toys that make up the COMBINER WARS themed TFSS 4.0 are: Bludgeon, Windsweeper, Spinister, Ruckus and Needlenose (The Mayhem Attack Squad) along with Impactor (Leader of the Wreckers). In addition to that you will receive a BONUS 7th figure to be mailed out with your final shipment (The identity of the 7th figure will be revealed once you get your final shipment.)

Keep an eye on TransformersClub.com and on our official Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trans...51255348266785 and Twitter https://twitter.com/The_TF_Club pages for additional figure reveals, artwork and other details. Remember, you can order anytime between now and the end of the day on September 2nd. The choice is yours as again, anyone who orders during the order period is guaranteed the complete set of toys upon completion of full payment.

Log in now to order TFSS 4.0
http://www.mastercollector.com/fss/event.cfm?eid=1009

Thanks!
Brian