The Energon Pub

Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:33 am

Sabrblade wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Dunno if anyone else has had this brainwave, but it occurred to me today that these crossover toys are a licensing double-whammy: There's the movie license, and the vehicle mode license!
Not necessarily for Gigawatt. His vehicle mode is missing the DMC logo on its front grille, which it would need to have if the toy were licensed by the DeLorean Motor Company.

That probably explains why he's only $10 extra instead of $20 extra.

News Credits: 241 · Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:41 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:The altmode is kinda movie 1 Starscream all over again. Realistic, but bland and uniform in being so.

In other words, camouflaged against the bright sky. Plainly visible markings and bright colors are used more in air shows I believe, like with the Blue Angels.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:01 pm

I don't mind the colorscheme ... or lack thereof. It's just the plastic choice. And the shoulders being too low. And the weathering paint only being on top and not all over.

News Credits: 1350 · Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:36 pm

Greetings Seibertronians! Well hot on the heels of the Back to the Future x Transformers crossover figure Gigawatt, came the Top Gun x Transformers crossover figure, Maverick! There has been a lot of discussion over the third collaboration figure, due to its deco and the plastic quality seen in a few of the pictures. Well thanks to some intrepid YouTube toy reviewers, we can now see the toy in motion and get their in hand opinions of the toy.

First up, we head to the YouTube account of The Mr Stan Show, who has done this review of the figure:

Next, and thanks to fellow Seibertron user, Tuned Agent, for sending this in to us,we come to PrimeVsPrime, a regular for providing timely reviews.

Has any of these reviews convinced you to get the figure? Or are you taking the next exit from the highway to the danger zone? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

News Credits: 18 · Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:03 pm

I am so tempted to buy this guy and repaint him into g2 cyberjet Hooligan

News Credits: 18 · Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:05 pm

did a quick digibash

News Credits: 4 · Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:26 pm

I canceled my pre-order about a month ago...

Nostalgia almost sucked me in. It's a shame when the box is one of the coolest things about it. I just couldn't justify spending $50 on a drab colored kinda-voyager. While some of the details are pretty cool, it just doesn't say "Transformers" to me. Gigawatt and Ectotron pulled off nostalgia and looking like they belong on the TF Universe... they just missed something on this one.

I am still waiting for my Enterprise Titan crossover Hasbro!! Or at least a Commander class...

Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:13 pm

Enterprise X TF.... I can only imagine Hasbro will come up with a "Cosmos with chicken legs" design and call it a day since they dared to turn an awesome F-14 into this Maverick turd...

News Credits: 1350 · Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:46 pm

cloudballoon wrote:Enterprise X TF.... I can only imagine Hasbro will come up with a "Cosmos with chicken legs" design and call it a day since they dared to turn an awesome F-14 into this Maverick turd...

The design that people mention is the one that featured in the star trek x Transformers crossover comic last year but I don't think that will ever get made due to the design needing to keep to the laws of physics. The comic design mass-shifts a great deal to work so isn't practical.

Mon Oct 19, 2020 5:23 pm

The comic bot's design is just lazy & not forward-looking (toy design do-able) compared to Ectotron & Gigawatt. The latter 2 had the transformation logic in mind, and the toys can pulled off the looks exactly.

If you look at the Enterprise bot design... it made no sense (without mass shifting). The propulsion units are the back pack, which is fine. Part of the primary hull (where the bridge is located) is split into the torso. The whole secondary hull (lower part of the ship, where the hangar and sensor are attached at each end) is missing! But the arms & legs don't look anything like any part of the Enterprise.

So that's why I think Hasbro will have to design something different... the "Cosmos with chicken legs" instead. The propulsion units are the chicken legs. The secondary hull is collapsed and become the waist and backpack, the primary hull can be divided into upper torso, head and arms (this part can transform just like Cosmos except the legs).

Tue Oct 20, 2020 11:58 am

What a piece of crap. It looks like they used all the paint app budget on the helmet and the motorcycle. And a volleyball? Really?
It just looks like a cheap knockoff. Hasbro should be ashamed.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:48 am

His Transformation reminds me a bit of Cybertron THundercracker...

News Credits: 6 · Wed Nov 18, 2020 2:20 pm

Inhand images with normal lighting, not sure why PrimeVsPrime's copy is tan, mine's grey in normal lighting also He is out at AgesThreeandUp

Now... Cue the Sun

News Credits: 2 · Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:54 pm

IS anyone else slightly concerned that he has the complete Becker series on DVD?

8-}

News Credits: 6 · Wed Nov 18, 2020 10:55 pm

First-Aid wrote:IS anyone else slightly concerned that he has the complete Becker series on DVD?

she, I identify as a she, and why would they? I also got the complete series of Third rock from the sun and Mork and mindy on Dvd, besides I like Ted Danson as an actor,

News Credits: 1646 · Thu Nov 19, 2020 8:15 am

Honestly, those in-hand images make me happier I cancelled. It's doing nothing for me in hand that other pictures hadn't done.

Thank you for sharing them!

News Credits: 1 · Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:03 pm

I finally got this guy in a couple of days ago. I hummed and hawed about cancelling, but the preorder came in anyway.

I do kinda like him in-hand. The transformation is different from what I'm used to mainly from the Seekers and the Areialbots.

It's just the plastic choice and inconsistent weathering that really brings him down. I don't mind a bland color scheme; it makes me a bit nostalgic for Leader-1. It's just too light and if they weren't going to paint the underside they shouldn't have added weathering at all.

Anyway ... don't feel bad for getting him. But I can't blame you if you didn't either. He's pricy for what they're asking for.

News Credits: 42 · Wed Dec 09, 2020 10:42 pm

Gauntlet101010 wrote:It's just too light and if they weren't going to paint the underside they shouldn't have added weathering at all.

Actually I think that is an accurate paint job to the actual jets. I think the weathering is actually cammo which is typically only put on the top and sides of military aircraft, with the bottom being light and solid.

The thinking is so that if you are flying above an enemy with cloudy skies, a light solid underside helps hide you. If you are flying below an enemy over land, a splotchy cammo helps hide you better than a solid color. Blue skies above you or water below and solid vs. splotchy/cammo doesn't really matter.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:19 am

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Gauntlet101010 wrote:It's just too light and if they weren't going to paint the underside they shouldn't have added weathering at all.

Actually I think that is an accurate paint job to the actual jets. I think the weathering is actually cammo which is typically only put on the top and sides of military aircraft, with the bottom being light and solid.

The thinking is so that if you are flying above an enemy with cloudy skies, a light solid underside helps hide you. If you are flying below an enemy over land, a splotchy cammo helps hide you better than a solid color. Blue skies above you or water below and solid vs. splotchy/cammo doesn't really matter.

If that's the case then I feel better about it ... do you have any supporting pics?

News Credits: 42 · Fri Dec 11, 2020 7:34 pm

Gauntlet101010 wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Gauntlet101010 wrote:It's just too light and if they weren't going to paint the underside they shouldn't have added weathering at all.

Actually I think that is an accurate paint job to the actual jets. I think the weathering is actually cammo which is typically only put on the top and sides of military aircraft, with the bottom being light and solid.

The thinking is so that if you are flying above an enemy with cloudy skies, a light solid underside helps hide you. If you are flying below an enemy over land, a splotchy cammo helps hide you better than a solid color. Blue skies above you or water below and solid vs. splotchy/cammo doesn't really matter.

If that's the case then I feel better about it ... do you have any supporting pics?

I couldn't find anything easily on the google machine. My knowledge on this comes mainly from building WWII era model planes with my dad when I was younger and the reasoning for cammo up top, blue/grey on the bottom color scheme used then. I'm guessing the same overall thinking would apply today (or at least in the 80's).

News Credits: 34 · Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:30 pm

I received mine a couple of weeks ago. It was pricey for me at the time but it's the first Transformers toy I bought in a long time.

I'll probably just keep it in the box for now. But as someone who was hyped for Top Gun: Maverick since the SDCC 2019 reveal, this toy delights me to no end.

News Credits: 1 · Sun Dec 20, 2020 5:45 pm

I got mine too, even as I was mulling over whether I wanted it or not.

It's actually a really nice TF. The transformation is intuitive and unique (at least from what I've experienced). It hides all it's robot bits really well in both modes. The only thing holding it back is plastic choice.

Fri Dec 25, 2020 2:49 am

I got him and overall... I like him. Well, I like the toy.

He's a nice solid toy. I like his accessories and transformation. It's just... far as I can tell he has no background, no other material. Ectotron and Gigawatt, both of which I have, have comics and backgrounds. Maverick... doesn't. Honestly without the helmet he could be any generic Transformer.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat May 14, 2022 10:07 am

To go with the Top Gun film coming out very soon, Hasbro is rereleasing the Transformers Crossover Maverick figure. This toy is being released exclusively at Walmart.
The order page is not up but this here is the link: https://www.walmart.com/ip/seort/133379442
It will be available for preordering in July.
The toy is $44.99.

Transformers: Collaborative: Top Gun Mash-Up, Maverick Robot

(Ages 8 and Up/ Approx. Retail Price: $44.99/ Available: October 2022)

Worlds collide in this TRANSFORMERS-Top Gun mash-up pack! The iconic Grumman F-14 Tomcat jet from the original Top Gun film is a TRANSFORMERS robot, called MAVERICK (not to be confused with that other guy)! Who makes a better wingman than a TRANSFORMERS robot? MAVERICK stands at 7 inches in robot mode and can convert from robot to classic Grumman F-14 Tomcat jet mode in 25 steps. He includes a screen-inspired miniature motorcycle accessory. This bot is always ready to go vertical in jet mode. This Maverick robot figure also features folding jet wings, movie-inspired details, a helmet design inspired by the 2022 Top Gun: Maverick film, and 4 missile accessories that can be mounted on the figure’s arms in robot mode, and under wings in jet mode.

TRANSFORMERS robots have always been MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE, but now, through the TRANSFORMERS Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality. Available for pre-order July 21 exclusively at Walmart.com

News Credits: 1646 · Sat May 14, 2022 12:26 pm

Worth noting, if you read the project description, the re-release excludes the motorcycle, volleyball, and volleyball hands. Basically, the only good things about it