The Energon Pub

Zeedust wrote:

Counterpunch wrote:

Moonshot wrote:Any word on when Ramjet will ship out yet?

At least a month. There were significant issues with the head construction on the sample.

How about the FSS? When is it expected to ship, and is it getting pushed back so that Ramjet can ship first or anything like that?

They did not say specifically, only that it shipped with the Botcon figures. I'm guessing it will start once they get back into the office following Botcon.

Counterpunch wrote:

Moonshot wrote:Any word on when Ramjet will ship out yet?

At least a month. There were significant issues with the head construction on the sample.

I hope they stick with the wide open mouth, black background with the orange coloured "glowing" spots in it. Like the comic and concept art.

Counterpunch wrote:

Zeedust wrote:How about the FSS? When is it expected to ship, and is it getting pushed back so that Ramjet can ship first or anything like that?

They did not say specifically, only that it shipped with the Botcon figures. I'm guessing it will start once they get back into the office following Botcon.

Thank you. That tells me what I wanted to know.

Counterpunch is Hasbro's built-in alternate head for Wheeljack. But with no plans to actually release it themselves, they offered it to the Club.

The G.I. Joe Crossover set is meant to tell the story of the creation of Generation 2 Megatron - Cobra Commander holds the injured G1 Megatron in gun mode. He's working with Dr. Biggles-Jones to build her rail gun into the final holographic robot schematics. Scarlett is there as security/covert operations for the Joes (How Cobra actually thought she defected never really made any sense, but anyway...). Ratbat is a new addition to the story, his part to play is as a Decepticon negotiator with Cobra. Supplying Cobra Commander with the necessary Cybertronian blueprints to build G2 Megatron.

That's actually pretty cool about counterpunch's head, I wonder what other unused heads are out there. And idea if/when the botcon souvenirs will hit the club store?

steals_your_goats wrote:That's actually pretty cool about counterpunch's head, I wonder what other unused heads are out there.

At least 6, if we go by the "2 heads per shell" rule: Brawl, Rook, Silverbolt, Hot Spot, Motormaster and Cyclonus never had their alternate heads discovered via either prototypes, Fun Pub or TakaraTomy.

Toxitron uses the alternate head for Motormaster.

TF_JW wrote:Toxitron uses the alternate head for Motormaster.

Interesting. Any other alternate heads that you guys are using we don't know about? Who was he supposed to be, anyway? Nemesis Prime?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:That's actually pretty cool about counterpunch's head, I wonder what other unused heads are out there.

At least 6, if we go by the "2 heads per shell" rule: Brawl, Rook, Silverbolt, Hot Spot, Motormaster and Cyclonus never had their alternate heads discovered via either prototypes, Fun Pub or TakaraTomy.

We also haven't seen one for Sky Lynx, but in his case I'm guessing there just isn't one.

Zeedust wrote:We also haven't seen one for Sky Lynx, but in his case I'm guessing there just isn't one.

Liokaiser?

Also, Armada Demolishor was seen for Onslaught / Hot Spot.

Psychography wrote:

Zeedust wrote:We also haven't seen one for Sky Lynx, but in his case I'm guessing there just isn't one.

Also, Armada Demolishor was seen for Onslaught / Hot Spot.

Yes, but it was confirmed to be unused, it didn't make much sense...

Via fellow Seibertronian kurthy, we have an update from the Transformers Collector's Club about their Subscription Service 4.0 - you're soon to receive the first figure some point after next week, so keep an eye on your mailboxes, and find out more below!

Hello Subscribers,

The 4.0 shipment will arrive next week and we plan to get the first figure out to you ASAP. We need everyone to login and update your address if you have moved. In addition, the next installment payment will be processed on May 18 so please make sure your information is still correct. Because of the delay by the factory, we will be sending out each figure about 3 weeks apart.

After you log in, click My Account in the bottom lefthand corner and you can update your address and credit card information there.

Thanks for your support, enjoy the figures!

Brian

I'm excited to finally start getting some Mayhems!

I was surprised to find that was in my spam folder, so if you don't see it, check there.

Psychography wrote:

Zeedust wrote:We also haven't seen one for Sky Lynx, but in his case I'm guessing there just isn't one.

Liokaiser?

I thought we were talking about individual robot heads rather than combiner heads. Sky Lynx's robot head would probably be hard to do anything with, given that it's part of his vehicle mode and there's nobody else who really looks like him, so I don't think that part's likely to change.

Zeedust wrote:

Psychography wrote:

Zeedust wrote:We also haven't seen one for Sky Lynx, but in his case I'm guessing there just isn't one.

Liokaiser?

I thought we were talking about individual robot heads rather than combiner heads. Sky Lynx's robot head would probably be hard to do anything with, given that it's part of his vehicle mode and there's nobody else who really looks like him, so I don't think that part's likely to change.

So the feline head is the more likely one to be switched out.

Fellow podcaster extraordinaire Megatronus has just obtained the latest issue of the Transformers Club Magazine and it had some info about the new subscription service. Here is what he had to share, along with some pics:

The Club magazine arrived today, and they have a spread on the 6 TFSS 5.0 figures.

Notable bits include:
-Registration for 5.0 supposedly opens this week
-The Paradron Medic is called 'Lifeline'
-Toxitron, Fractyl, and Counterpunch are all designated 'Wreckers' and seem intended to combine

There's a bio for Lifeline (and TFSS 4.0 Impactor) towards the end of the magazine, I've included a shot of that as well.

So Wreckers are a mix of and now? That seems a little weird, so who's stuff do they wreck now since they're comprised of a mix of allegiances?

I don't think they mean the Autobot wreckers I think Wrecker is the Combiner's name from what I have heard.

Hellscream9999 wrote:So Wreckers are a mix of and now? That seems a little weird, so who's stuff do they wreck now since they're comprised of a mix of allegiances?

I think it's a callback to Beast War-era convention Wrecker fiction, which had a Wreckers team featuring 'bots, 'cons, Maximals and Predacons. Notably, Fractyl was one of those Wreckers.

The linked Impactor bio mentions he's rebuilding a Wreckers team from any survivor he can find - I assume he'll be leading this mixed Wrecker combiner.

Hellscream9999 wrote:So Wreckers are a mix of and now? That seems a little weird, so who's stuff do they wreck now since they're comprised of a mix of allegiances?

3H-era Wreckers were a mix of factions... And I think Carnivac even joined their ranks in the UK comic.

So having Deceptions on the Wreckers is just continuing the long tradition.

(EDIT: The bio referencing "Survivors" seems to be a decided nod to the UK stuff)

Nope never mind disregard my first post it is a Wreckers combiner and the Combiner's name is Wreckage.

Deadput wrote:It is a Wreckers combiner and the Combiner's name is Wreckage.

Sounds awesome, shame they're using the MM/OP mold, it could've been amazing