The Energon Pub

News Credits: 41 · Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:47 pm

Gator done, Cram!

News Credits: 1646 · Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:48 pm

News Credits: 41 · Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:49 pm

Kinda perfect with the sig, no? :lol:

News Credits: 15 · Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:50 pm

Cobotron wrote:Gator done, Cram!

It's your sig pic, dude! There's no WAY I'll pass him up. Or Hardhead. Or the other Headmasters from Transformers: Headmasters.

Scourge and Blurr..not sold on them yet.

News Credits: 1646 · Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:54 pm

Cobotron wrote:Kinda perfect with the sig, no?

Oh it is perfect! I will be making another trip later this week to the other set of stores where TRU and Target and the other Walmart are. God Bless my wallet if they have these guys

News Credits: 41 · Sun Jul 17, 2016 10:02 pm

Does this help at all Crambone?

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 7:48 am

Cobotron wrote:Does this help at all Crambone?

To be honest, that may HURT their case. Shouldn't have given Generations Blurr to my nephew..still have Scourge though :-D

News Credits: 4877 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:21 am

Glad to have you back and I hope you had fun on your vacation. So you like Rewind? Is he a top 5 triple changer to you?

News Credits: 41 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:46 am

Hmmmmm... Cram no like swashbuckling?
Ok. What about swashing or buckling independent of one another? :???:

News Credits: 15 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:53 am

Cobotron wrote::-? Hmmmmm... Cram no like swashbuckling?
Ok. What about swashing or buckling independent of one another?

I direct you to this video.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 9:36 am

william-james88 wrote:Glad to have you back and I hope you had fun on your vacation. So you like Rewind? Is he a top 5 triple changer to you?

It was a very enjoyable vacation. Some fishing, some tubing, bike riding, all the good stuff. Even managed to catch a silver bass and I had a muskie almost take my bait (bugger followed it and even bit it, but not near the hook :-x

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Rewind now: I would say he is a top 5 triple changer for the toys that I have. Now mind you I've not collected and handled nearly as many as you have, so bear with me. His device mode is very much fun and I love that there is a headphone slot. I actually was going to take him with me to work this morning and pretend to be listening to music :lol:

And the tank mode is not bad either. I mean yeah it is simple and just a teensy bit goofy looking, but it honestly isn't bad. And then the robot mode, aside from some very bulky under-arm kibble, is really good. He is pretty stable, looks good, minimal kibble, and his head is awesome. I love that they did add the camera to his noggin.

So yes, I'd say he's worthy, mainly due to lack of other triple changers to go by. But if you're asking, of the ones I do have my top 5 would look like this:

5) Thrilling 30 Whirl
4) Thrilling 30 Blitzwing
3) Titans Return Rewind
2) Thrilling 30 Sandstorm
1) Thrilling 30 Springer

So yes, I do consider him good, but I also lack many triple changers, so I can't really say how he is compared to older toys from before around 2012 or so.

But yes, moral of Story: Rewind is good. Love him. May have to take him out and snap some photos. After all, if I carry him in device mode it'll just look like I'm listening to music :-D

News Credits: 4877 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:13 am

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Glad to have you back and I hope you had fun on your vacation. So you like Rewind? Is he a top 5 triple changer to you?

It was a very enjoyable vacation. Some fishing, some tubing, bike riding, all the good stuff. Even managed to catch a silver bass and I had a muskie almost take my bait (bugger followed it and even bit it, but not near the hook )

A MUSKIE! Doesnt matter if he didnt bite, thats still cool. I assume you were on a boat then right? When I fished, it was from the shore so I could never see the fish. And I never caught a muskie, caught a few pickes using Berkley walker lures though. Good job on catching that silver bass, how did you cook it after?

Now ont other stuff:

Rewind now: I would say he is a top 5 triple changer for the toys that I have. Now mind you I've not collected and handled nearly as many as you have, so bear with me. His device mode is very much fun and I love that there is a headphone slot. I actually was going to take him with me to work this morning and pretend to be listening to music And the tank mode is not bad either. I mean yeah it is simple and just a teensy bit goofy looking, but it honestly isn't bad. And then the robot mode, aside from some very bulky under-arm kibble, is really good. He is pretty stable, looks good, minimal kibble, and his head is awesome. I love that they did add the camera to his noggin.

So yes, I'd say he's worthy, mainly due to lack of other triple changers to go by. But if you're asking, of the ones I do have my top 5 would look like this:

5) Thrilling 30 Whirl
4) Thrilling 30 Blitzwing
3) Titans Return Rewind
2) Thrilling 30 Sandstorm
1) Thrilling 30 Springer

So yes, you do lack triple changers, especially if Whirl and Blitzwing end up there :lol:

But jokes aside, I asked because I actually realized how little triple changers with actually 3 different modes there are.

Number one is clearly Sandstorm/Springer (I tie them), and there are some good G1 ones (believe it or not, G1 Blitzwing's alt modes look way better than Thrilling 30's). But aside from that its slim pickings. And I hate how nerdy it can get. Like how technically Tidal wave isnt a triple changer but a three way duocon. And how while G1 Perceptor's official third mode sucks balls but he has an awesome extra mode in his diaclone instructions where he turns into a nice tank, but then that doesnt count because a) its only his diaclone release that advertizes it and b) that means he is a quad changer in diaclone even if one of the modeslooks like nothing:

Mobile laboratory?

So yeah, I am looking to this line to remedy the lack of decent triple changers. In the end, I just meant to say that I look forward to getting this toy and if he is as good as you say, I will just use your words as part of his blurb. And It turns out you didnt miss much with triple changers and here is hoping TR gives us good ones

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 11:26 am

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Glad to have you back and I hope you had fun on your vacation. So you like Rewind? Is he a top 5 triple changer to you?

It was a very enjoyable vacation. Some fishing, some tubing, bike riding, all the good stuff. Even managed to catch a silver bass and I had a muskie almost take my bait (bugger followed it and even bit it, but not near the hook )

A MUSKIE! Doesnt matter if he didnt bite, thats still cool. I assume you were on a boat then right? When I fished, it was from the shore so I could never see the fish. And I never caught a muskie, caught a few pickes using Berkley walker lures though. Good job on catching that silver bass, how did you cook it after?

I was actually fishing from shore. I was at the Tionesta Spillway in Pennsylvania. It is rich with Muskies that have no fear of waltzing right up to the shoreline, and it has all kinds of other things. People have pulled, just this year, large channel catfish, a paddlefish, bass of 3 different kinds, pike, carp, trout and muskie. While I was there 2 different guys brought in 48" muskie. And when I was there a few years ago, there was a guy fishing for crappie with 5 pound test, caught one, and when it was 10 feet from shore, a muskie ate it, but the hook came out and lodged behind his teeth, so the guy was very carefully able to bring him in. 39" he was. It was an awesome spectacle, and I was fishing beside him too! Even used my net to bring him up.

Willie-J wrote:
D-Max wrote:Rewind now: I would say he is a top 5 triple changer for the toys that I have. Now mind you I've not collected and handled nearly as many as you have, so bear with me. His device mode is very much fun and I love that there is a headphone slot. I actually was going to take him with me to work this morning and pretend to be listening to music And the tank mode is not bad either. I mean yeah it is simple and just a teensy bit goofy looking, but it honestly isn't bad. And then the robot mode, aside from some very bulky under-arm kibble, is really good. He is pretty stable, looks good, minimal kibble, and his head is awesome. I love that they did add the camera to his noggin.

So yes, I'd say he's worthy, mainly due to lack of other triple changers to go by. But if you're asking, of the ones I do have my top 5 would look like this:

5) Thrilling 30 Whirl
4) Thrilling 30 Blitzwing
3) Titans Return Rewind
2) Thrilling 30 Sandstorm
1) Thrilling 30 Springer

So yes, you do lack triple changers, especially if Whirl and Blitzwing end up there But jokes aside, I asked because I actually realized how little triple changers with actually 3 different modes there are.

Number one is clearly Sandstorm/Springer (I tie them), and there are some good G1 ones (believe it or not, G1 Blitzwing's alt modes look way better than Thrilling 30's). But aside from that its slim pickings. And I hate how nerdy it can get. Like how technically Tidal wave isnt a triple changer but a three way duocon. And how while G1 Perceptor's official third mode sucks balls but he has an awesome extra mode in his diaclone instructions where he turns into a nice tank, but then that doesnt count because a) its only his diaclone release that advertizes it and b) that means he is a quad changer in diaclone even if one of the modeslooks like nothing:

Mobile laboratory?

So yeah, I am looking to this line to remedy the lack of decent triple changers. In the end, I just meant to say that I look forward to getting this toy and if he is as good as you say, I will just use your words as part of his blurb. And It turns out you didnt miss much with triple changers and here is hoping TR gives us good ones

I would tie those 2 as well, but I needed to make them different, otherwise I would have to include Revenge of the Fallen Soundwave on that list. and the list of technicalities is so long it's difficult.

But I would say rewind so far is worthy of the title. His tank mode is more convincing thatn Sentinel/Astrotrain's train mode and Galvatron's Jet mode, so right now he's pretty solid. Can't wait for Alpha though. That looks like a character that can make the list potentially.

News Credits: 4877 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 12:57 pm

D-Maximus_Primal wrote: Can't wait for Alpha though. That looks like a character that can make the list potentially.

I totally agree. Of all the triple changers (leaders included), I think Alpha is the one who has the best shot. Cant wait to try him out.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jul 18, 2016 1:28 pm

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote: Can't wait for Alpha though. That looks like a character that can make the list potentially.

I totally agree. Of all the triple changers (leaders included), I think Alpha is the one who has the best shot. Cant wait to try him out.

I agree. I've been thinking he has the best chance so far. Now we'll need to see what happens with wave 3 and beyond.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:31 pm

Figured this describes some, like myself, nicely.

And in other news, my favorite NASCAR driver of all time is coming out of retirement for 2 races to race for an injured Dale Jr (whom I do like too)!! Made. My. Day.

News Credits: 15 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 12:59 pm

Jeff wasn't even able to enjoy retirement yet, he's only been off for like 8 months :lol:

And yeah, your meme sums it up pretty well for all of us.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:14 pm

In my opinion, he made a pretty good commentator though! Really liked hearing him in the booth. And ya know what? I want him to go out there and just win Indy. Make em all look bad. :lol:

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:37 pm

I'll repeat a post from earlier...

a little column A, a little column B

Collectors are a different breed all together. I personally just like collecting things, usually just to see how much of that thing I can get. I used to have a bucket of pull tabs from when I still drank soda pop.

It takes a lot of self control for me to not just keep everything. The Mrs and I have gotten into the habit of doing a yearly purge of old stuff. I have a closet full of TF packaging that needs my attention.

News Credits: 15 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:42 pm

carytheone wrote:I'll repeat a post from earlier...

a little column A, a little column B

Collectors are a different breed all together. I personally just like collecting things, usually just to see how much of that thing I can get. I used to have a bucket of pull tabs from when I still drank soda pop.

It takes a lot of self control for me to not just keep everything. The Mrs and I have gotten into the habit of doing a yearly purge of old stuff. I have a closet full of TF packaging that needs my attention.

A closet full of TF packaging that may be of use to your good friend itscramtastic you mean. Maybe. I like boxes.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:49 pm

Except for the rare few, I have every Transformers box that I have bought. now the deluxes and lower, i only keep the card back and the little cardboard piece inside the over and nothing else. I package the voyager boxes inside one another and then inside the leader boxes, with the larger titan boxes then holding them all, and they all sit nicely on a shelf in the basement for now

News Credits: 15 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 1:52 pm

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Except for the rare few, I have every Transformers box that I have bought. now the deluxes and lower, i only keep the card back and the little cardboard piece inside the over and nothing else. I package the voyager boxes inside one another and then inside the leader boxes, with the larger titan boxes then holding them all, and they all sit nicely on a shelf in the basement for now

I'm the same way, mine are all in bins though. So. Many. Bins. Of the clear plastic variety.

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:07 pm

I keep almost no packaging. If a box is open, it wont add much to the worth of the toy later whether you have the box or not so I just recycle them. I keep the boxes that are handy at storing the TF, like Encore Fort Max, YOTG Soundwave and UW Devastator. I also keep some of the Korean boxes since those are so epic!

News Credits: 15 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:10 pm

william-james88 wrote:I keep almost no packaging. If a box is open, it wont add much to the worth of the toy later whether you have the box or not so I just recycle them.

I like boxes :-(

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 20, 2016 2:11 pm

I only keep boxes because of the crazy. I just recently talked myself out of all the clear plastic inserts and collapsed all the boxes down.

I need to just toss them all (except the sweet Tak boxes). Maybe Cram da man and I can work a little sumptin out.