The Energon Pub

News Credits: 131 · Sat Jul 14, 2018 8:44 pm

You need all the stuff and many of the things ;)^

I'm thinking MP of the official or 3P variety is what's in call for. There are quote a few very nice 3P Wreck-Gars out there

I've seen some cool Wreck-Gar collections made of a hodgepodge of official and 3Ps on IG. Surprisingly it works very well.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:35 pm

carytheone wrote:You need all the stuff and many of the things

It's true. Quite true.

carytheone wrote:I'm thinking MP of the official or 3P variety is what's in call for. There are quote a few very nice 3P Wreck-Gars out there, I've seen some cool Wreck-Gar collections made of a hodgepodge of official and 3Ps on IG. Surprisingly it works very well.

Yeah, the KFC Junkions are apparently reaaaaaaaaaaaaally nice. That company is getting ready to make the Japanese AND non-eastern colors of an MP sized Darkwing and Dreadwind!! Sooooooooooooo much pretty in jet mode.

Speaking of Dreadwind, is he doing it wrong?

News Credits: 41 · Mon Jul 16, 2018 5:00 pm

NOPE! That's how you do it. ;)^

I like how he's wearing Skullgrin like catcher's pads. :lol:

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jul 16, 2018 6:17 pm

Cobotron wrote:NOPE! That's how you do it.

I like how he's wearing Skullgrin like catcher's pads.

I figured the claw was good cover for nuts and bolt. :lol:

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jul 16, 2018 7:06 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
Cobotron wrote:NOPE! That's how you do it.

I like how he's wearing Skullgrin like catcher's pads.
I figured the claw was good cover for nuts and bolt.

It does look good though! Skullgrin actually sort of works on his chest!

News Credits: 131 · Mon Jul 16, 2018 7:17 pm

I think he is very much doing it right! I didn't even notice scully there at first. :lol:

News Credits: 23 · Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:06 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
carytheone wrote:You need all the stuff and many of the things
It's true. Quite true.
carytheone wrote:I'm thinking MP of the official or 3P variety is what's in call for. There are quote a few very nice 3P Wreck-Gars out there, I've seen some cool Wreck-Gar collections made of a hodgepodge of official and 3Ps on IG. Surprisingly it works very well.
Yeah, the KFC Junkions are apparently reaaaaaaaaaaaaally nice. That company is getting ready to make the Japanese AND non-eastern colors of an MP sized Darkwing and Dreadwind!! Sooooooooooooo much pretty in jet mode.

Speaking of Dreadwind, is he doing it wrong?

Quadruple combiner, that's how ya do it.

News Credits: 15 · Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:07 pm

Bumblebee21 wrote:Quadruple combiner, that's how ya do it.

HE LIVES!!!! :shock:

News Credits: 41 · Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:10 pm

Well, well, well, look who crawled out from under some other website's 3P forum! :-P

What up BB21?! ;)^

News Credits: 15 · Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:12 pm

Cobotron wrote:Well, well, well, look who crawled out from under some other website's 3P forum!

What up BB21?!

I haven't seen him there either Cobotron!! It's like he vanished, and I'm sure he has more bots to show us!!

News Credits: 23 · Tue Jul 17, 2018 9:31 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Well, well, well, look who crawled out from under some other website's 3P forum!

What up BB21?!
I haven't seen him there either Cobotron!! It's like he vanished, and I'm sure he has more bots to show us!!

Hadn't been there since march.

Doing good
Was focusing on schoolwork, and playing battlefront 2.

News Credits: 15 · Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:13 am

Bumblebee21 wrote:Hadn't been there since march.

Doing good
Was focusing on schoolwork, and playing battlefront 2.

Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen you around!! I still don't understand how you have all the posts :shock:

Schoolwork is necessary I guess. Just not fun. How's Battlefront 2?

News Credits: 23 · Wed Jul 18, 2018 2:13 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:Hadn't been there since march.

Doing good
Was focusing on schoolwork, and playing battlefront 2.
Yeah, it's been a while since I've seen you around!! I still don't understand how you have all the posts

Schoolwork is necessary I guess. Just not fun. How's Battlefront 2?

Posted a lot of stuffs in the past few years.

Yeah schoolwork is necessary. :-(

Its been good, my favorite game now.

News Credits: 15 · Wed Jul 18, 2018 3:24 pm

Bumblebee21 wrote:Posted a lot of stuffs in the past few years.

Yeah schoolwork is necessary.
Its been good, my favorite game now.

Yes, but on TFW you're like the Postess with the Mostess!! :lol:

Regardless, glad errythings ok! Also, looking forward to more 3rd Party news! How about you tackle the oft overlooked 3rd Party threads here when you have time.. ;)^

Did you ever end up with a DX9 Carry?

News Credits: 23 · Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:01 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
Bumblebee21 wrote:Posted a lot of stuffs in the past few years.

Yeah schoolwork is necessary.
Its been good, my favorite game now.
Yes, but on TFW you're like the Postess with the Mostess!!

Regardless, glad errythings ok! Also, looking forward to more 3rd Party news! How about you tackle the oft overlooked 3rd Party threads here when you have time.. Did you ever end up with a DX9 Carry?

Much easier posting on there with the mobile version.

Ill look at em.
Nah ended up with eligos.

Got a summer job and possibly working on weekends when school starts back, getting paid this week so ill be getting xtbs cliffjumper or breakdown. Cant choose which.

News Credits: 15 · Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:53 am

Bumblebee21 wrote:Much easier posting on there with the mobile version.

Ill look at em.
Nah ended up with eligos.

Got a summer job and possibly working on weekends when school starts back, getting paid this week so ill be getting xtbs cliffjumper or breakdown. Cant choose which.

Really? I guess it is a little more streamlined and the page doesn't resize and stuff. Mobile Seibertron is coming soon!!

I just cancelled my pre-order for DX9 Carry last night. Things aren't lining up funds wise and there's other less expensive stuff coming that I wouldn't mind having instead. More figures for the price of one!!

Well, the XTB Stunticons are cheap, right?

News Credits: 131 · Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:23 am

itscramtastic wrote:Well, the Stunticons are cheap, right?

Hardly any of the CW stuff is cheap right ght now. Been looking for an Air Raid to turn into Leader-1 and everything is $30 or above.

At least you have Offroad.

And I have no issues with using Seibs via mobile.

News Credits: 15 · Thu Jul 19, 2018 10:25 am

carytheone wrote:
Scramjet wrote:Well, the Stunticons are cheap, right?
Hardly any of the CW stuff is cheap right ght now. Been looking for an Air Raid to turn into Leader-1 and everything is $30 or above.

At least you have Offroad.

And I have no issues with using Seibs via mobile.

I was referring to the XTB Stunticons :lol:

And of course nothing official is cheap!! I really dropped the ball on that 4 piece case of the Combaticons from BBTS a few months ago. They still had the 4 limbs up until March maybe for around $65.

News Credits: 15 · Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:04 pm

Welp. I think more things are going on the sales thread. Gotta clear out space for the new CHUG stuff!! :lol:

Seriously though, I should probably drop MP collecting and go back to mainline. So much less money, so many more bots to be had! The price of Carry (even at $130 shipped) was great, I've just realized I don't want to drop that much coin on one thing at a time any more. I mean sure, I like my MP stuff, but there's definitely some days I look at some of the bots and say "I could've had two additional versions of this character plus another bot and I'd still be as happy." Most of the time, I play around with the figures and fancy pose them and stuff, but I believe carytheone and Cobotron have mentioned how good the mainline has been making fun pick-up-and-go TOYS lately. Which is fine by me.

Blackwing will be here this weekend, finally!!

Blast Off will arrive whenever he does!! Reaaaaaaaaaaally tempted to find the other CW Combaticons! Why did I sleep on those figures?! Dang it!!

Anyway. I'm sure this is just one of those portions of the wave of collecting where I'm in the transition on the ride up..

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:25 am

Blackwing is here!! Henceforth known as Darkwing as intended :lol:

And then came the combining!
Official:

My first variant:

Then I looked at OG:

Then I realized it wasn't "powered up":

And here they are at the office for fun times!!

Darkwing's vertical stabilizers aren't nearly as warped as they originally were thanks to some hot water. I also have to go through and seriously tighten some joints on both. I really wouldn't mind getting one more of each for Galavtronus like user "Autobot Daniel" on TFW did.

That thread (clicking the Autobot Daniel link) has some pretty neat fan modes!

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jul 23, 2018 5:44 pm

itscramtastic wrote:My first variant:

Do the arms actually lock in place like this? It looks more secure!

News Credits: 41 · Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:19 pm

I feel like maybe I posted this silliness in a thread Cram and Cary don't frequent, But I gotta fan mode for those Dark Bros you need to see!

Dark Energon Saber mode!!!!!

Or, jet popsicle mode.

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:49 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Scramjet wrote:My first variant:
Do the arms actually lock in place like this? It looks more secure!

Nope, it’s friction and hopes and dreams :lol:

it does seem to hold better though :-?

Cobotron wrote:I feel like maybe I posted this silliness in a thread Cram and Cary don't frequent, But I gotta fan mode for those Dark Bros you need to see!

Dark Energon Saber mode!!!!!

Or, jet popsicle mode.

It’s glorious Cobotron! I vaguely remember it..

News Credits: 15 · Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:51 pm

So I think this is my preferred combo for the Dreadwing..

Works pretty dang well. You'll see tabs on Darkwing's forearms that BARELY tab in to the pegs on Dreadwind's legs (where Dreadwind's arms would normally peg in alt mode). With those fists under the wing, I can vigorously shake this combo from either end and it doesn't fall apart!!

Here's the underside.

News Credits: 15 · Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:28 am

In other news, I maxed out my Mewtwo. He's level 40 now at 3944CP. So sad that he wasn't perfect IVs, just 93%. Oh well, caught him 5 months ago!! That's a long time..