The Energon Pub

News Credits: 51 · Wed Apr 13, 2022 12:54 pm

So during yesterday's new reveal fervor, two leaks/rumors were updated in ways that are suddenly relevant, that I missed due to said fervor (although had I copied them over yesterday, they probably would have been buried anyway). The one of note for this thread: the Buzzworthy/Legacy multipack is going to contain Parasite, not Paralyzer (the other contents are as far as we know unchanged).

The main reason I bring this up now is that this appeared on TFW:

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As a reminder, the other figures in the set are supposed to be Goldbug, Ransack, and Toy Colors BW Scorponok.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:42 pm

Otherwise known as Beast Wars Skywasp.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Apr 13, 2022 7:24 pm

Got my Silverstreak. I like having more diaclone around, and his colors are nice. I'm sort of mediocre on this mold, but it looks good in these colors. the Diaclone squad slowly grows. Can't wait to unite these ones with the ones packed away.

News Credits: 61 · Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:01 pm

Now on Target.com: rereleases of some of the BB energon igniters under the ROTB banner:

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News Credits: 462 · Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:05 pm

Bumblebee looks to have his normal Camaro altmode instead of his offroad version that we've seen in pics from the film set.

News Credits: 1350 · Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:16 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Bumblebee looks to have his normal Camaro altmode instead of his offroad version that we've seen in pics from the film set.

That's because that's the camaro toy from the Bumblebee movie, it's just a re-release in new packaging.

News Credits: 61 · Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:52 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Bumblebee looks to have his normal Camaro altmode instead of his offroad version that we've seen in pics from the film set.

That's because that's the camaro toy from the Bumblebee movie, it's just a re-release in new packaging.

Yep. We did see a little bit of the normal Camaro during filming as well, though.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:44 am

Sabrblade wrote:Bumblebee looks to have his normal Camaro altmode instead of his offroad version that we've seen in pics from the film set.

Not sure I get the point of this comment since:

1) it's just rereleased products from the previous movie
2) he does start off in the film with that alt mode

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Apr 16, 2022 7:57 am

Let's see how many times we can say Bumblebee in one sentence when announcing this new product. Now on target, we can see this new exclusive two pack of the Bumblebee Movie Energon Igniters Optimus Prime and Bumblebee now rereleased in the Buzzworthy Bumblebee catch all toyline under the Rise of the Beasts moniker. While more to sell to parents/kids, this is definitely newsworthy since it shows that not all Rise of the Beasts products could be put under cyberverse. These exclusives, while from a previous toyline, still retain that Rise of the Beasts logo, which we can see on the box, making these the first official Rise of the Beasts toys out there. And even though they were made years ago, that truck mode for Optimus is closer to what his alt mode looks like in Rise of the Beasts than in the Bumblebee movie. Bumblebee also has the classic Camaro alt mode which he had at the end of the Bumblebee movie and will have at the beginning of this sequel.

Here are the images for this set officially called Buzzworthy Bumblebee Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Energon Escape 2pk, which come from Target.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Apr 16, 2022 8:40 am

Gonna see lots of empty boxes on Target shelves.

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:56 am

Solrac333 wrote:Gonna see lots of empty boxes on Target shelves.

One steps have been sold like this for half a decade now and there's been no pushback from retailers for this type pf packaging, so theft must be minimal. Plus, there's nothing stopping thieves from just stealing the box. With self checkout, theft has been made really easy, regardless of packaging.

Sat Apr 16, 2022 1:06 pm

That RofB Optimus Prime Cab mode... always make me think of TMNT's Bebop for some reason.

News Credits: 51 · Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:05 pm

...so remember when Kingdom Puffer & Road Ranger leaked, and the picture was scuffed because the individual that leaked it had covered it in slurs, so the version that was posted here was photoshopped to remove them? Yeah, uh, they did it again with the Toy Colors Scorponok from the Buzzworthy Legacy 4-pack and this time decided to doxx another leaker with it instead of putting slurs on it. So here's the shopped version of the image that I found:

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TFW users who saw the original version before it was taken down are attesting to the legitimacy of this being that same photo, and are also saying that the figure has both the show head sculpt attached and the visible mutant head next to it, meaning this stolen sample either came with both heads on accident (like Kingdom Blackarachnia and her "mask") or is going to do the same thing SG Magnus is doing and come with both heads.

So we've now seen leaks for half the 4-pack, just Ransack and Goldbug to go. I'm really hoping this one goes up on Pulse, since I never saw the Kingdom one at my Target and this one is looking better suited to my tastes than the Kingdom one (since the only figure I really wanted in that one was the one that shares my username).

News Credits: 1 · Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:15 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:...so remember when Kingdom Puffer & Road Ranger leaked, and the picture was scuffed because the individual that leaked it had covered it in slurs, so the version that was posted here was photoshopped to remove them? Yeah, uh, they did it again with the Toy Colors Scorponok from the Buzzworthy Legacy 4-pack and this time decided to doxx another leaker with it instead of putting slurs on it. So here's the shopped version of the image that I found:
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TFW users who saw the original version before it was taken down are attesting to the legitimacy of this being that same photo, and are also saying that the figure has both the show head sculpt attached and the visible mutant head next to it, meaning this stolen sample either came with both heads on accident (like Kingdom Blackarachnia and her "mask") or is going to do the same thing SG Magnus is doing and come with both heads.

So we've now seen leaks for half the 4-pack, just Ransack and Goldbug to go. I'm really hoping this one goes up on Pulse, since I never saw the Kingdom one at my Target and this one is looking better suited to my tastes than the Kingdom one (since the only figure I really wanted in that one was the one that shares my username).

That dude is 100% a total asshole. It's not the first time he doxxes someone.

News Credits: 12 · Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:16 pm

Headsculpt looks pretty good

News Credits: 65 · Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:25 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:TFW users who saw the original version before it was taken down are attesting to the legitimacy of this being that same photo, and are also saying that the figure has both the show head sculpt attached and the visible mutant head next to it, meaning this stolen sample either came with both heads on accident (like Kingdom Blackarachnia and her "mask") or is going to do the same thing SG Magnus is doing and come with both heads.

So we've now seen leaks for half the 4-pack, just Ransack and Goldbug to go. I'm really hoping this one goes up on Pulse, since I never saw the Kingdom one at my Target and this one is looking better suited to my tastes than the Kingdom one (since the only figure I really wanted in that one was the one that shares my username).

I’m hoping it does come with both heads. Options are great and please more fans. I hope Legacy Sandstorm comes with both heads so fans can recreate his in fiction design. The head shown so far is apparently the wrong one to many.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Apr 18, 2022 2:32 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:TFW users who saw the original version before it was taken down are attesting to the legitimacy of this being that same photo, and are also saying that the figure has both the show head sculpt attached and the visible mutant head next to it, meaning this stolen sample either came with both heads on accident (like Kingdom Blackarachnia and her "mask") or is going to do the same thing SG Magnus is doing and come with both heads.

If the latter, then that bugs me even more that Sandstorm uses the Mutant head instead of his true head.

News Credits: 12 · Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:18 pm

So, to those of you that have picked up Silverstreak/Bluestreak, how's the quality of it? I've heard mixed things about the Datsun mold, but not too much about Silverstreak specifically

News Credits: 51 · Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:26 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, to those of you that have picked up Silverstreak/Bluestreak, how's the quality of it? I've heard mixed things about the Datsun mold, but not too much about Silverstreak specifically

This is the only version of the mold I own, so others may have more helpful insight, but everything about him seems good to me. The only thing I would say is that the shoulder guns are slightly loose in their pegholes, but I don't know if that's normal or not and even then it's pretty nitpicky. That, and when I first transformed him, he made a surprisingly/alarmingly-loud click noise when I got the legs in place, but it's been fine since then, and again, that may just be normal, I wouldn't know.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:56 am

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, to those of you that have picked up Silverstreak/Bluestreak, how's the quality of it? I've heard mixed things about the Datsun mold, but not too much about Silverstreak specifically
This is the only version of the mold I own, so others may have more helpful insight, but everything about him seems good to me. The only thing I would say is that the shoulder guns are slightly loose in their pegholes, but I don't know if that's normal or not and even then it's pretty nitpicky. That, and when I first transformed him, he made a surprisingly/alarmingly-loud click noise when I got the legs in place, but it's been fine since then, and again, that may just be normal, I wouldn't know.

Does the plastic and joints feel solid? This is specifically an issue I've had with other Buzzworthy figures but some have had really loose joints and some felt like they had cheaper plastic than mainline releases of the molds

News Credits: 10 · Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:28 am

he's no different quality-wise than any of the other Datsun molds. The only one I feel "protective" of is Prowl, and that's down to the inability to replace him. Ironically, he's been transformed more than any of the others.

People who had 'problems' were either saddled with a bad copy or perhaps were ham-fisted handling the toy.

Recently I considered kit-bashing a more accurate Prowl using the Silverstreak legs but I canceled the project, again because of the availability of Prowl should I need a replacement.

News Credits: 51 · Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:43 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, to those of you that have picked up Silverstreak/Bluestreak, how's the quality of it? I've heard mixed things about the Datsun mold, but not too much about Silverstreak specifically
This is the only version of the mold I own, so others may have more helpful insight, but everything about him seems good to me. The only thing I would say is that the shoulder guns are slightly loose in their pegholes, but I don't know if that's normal or not and even then it's pretty nitpicky. That, and when I first transformed him, he made a surprisingly/alarmingly-loud click noise when I got the legs in place, but it's been fine since then, and again, that may just be normal, I wouldn't know.

Does the plastic and joints feel solid? This is specifically an issue I've had with other Buzzworthy figures but some have had really loose joints and some felt like they had cheaper plastic than mainline releases of the molds

Oh, he's great on both accounts there. My copy has a shoulder that's slightly too tight, even.

News Credits: 65 · Tue Apr 19, 2022 12:58 pm

The only thing that irks me with Silverstreak is the sloppy paint job on the shoulders. They’re cast in white plastic, painted over in blue, but only on the outsides. The way the shoulders are assembled exposes some of the inner shoulder. That would be fine, but the edges on the blue paint are absolute slop. It’s true on almost every copy I’ve seen.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:09 pm

If anyone is looking for Origins Bee, he is absolutely shelfwarming here. These have been here since before Christmas. which is a shame, he is a great toy

News Credits: 9 · Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:00 pm

I guess this is the place to ask this Target-related question...

Does anyone know:
Does Target do store-to-store shipping??
And do they fulfill online orders by pulling product from store shelves (not just online order pick-up)?

Here's why I ask...
Less than a week ago, as I was hunting for Kickback, Dragstrip, and Silverstreak, my go-to location had 4 SS86 Kups, and 2 Blurrs. There were also 4 BW Megatrons.
Literally less than 2 days later, ALL 4 Kups and 1 Blurr were gone. ALL 4 Megatrons were gone.
Oh, and during the first visit, there were 5 Buzzworthy Kups...
Just a little strange that 4 SS8 Kups would sell and not 1 of the Buzzworthy versions.
Also, both B-127's and that one CJ have been there as long as those 5 Kups as well.
Anyway.

The photos below are from roughly an hour ago.
We stopped by so my son could get a birthday present for a friend.
Surprisingly there are still 5 Buzzworthy Kups... And you can see the lone SS86 Blurr still there, too.

Again, it just seems so unlikely that those 4 SS86 Kups AND 4 BW Megatrons sold in under 48 hours.
I mean, those two stops I made were really pretty close to 36 hours apart.

I get it, it's possible that all 8 of those figures sold... It just seems so unlikely.

????

Also, you can't see them all, but this store STILL has 8 SS86 Coronation Starscreams...
I'm already so sick of seeing those...