The Energon Pub

[Agamemnon]

Anybody notice how G1 Mixmaster looks inside his cardboard tray?

Not sure I get it, what am I supposed to be seeing here? He is facing the same direction as bonecrusher?

@Agamemnon: it would've looked G1 to me if the window was unbroken, that gap means it still looks wrong.

[dragons]

Walmart they have bigger selection in movies where I live I have super walmart store is clean sometimes you will see open bag or bottle someone was eating or drinking out of that's it .

Good for you still waiting for Takara preorder it will hurt me but be worth it

[Burn]

Got Mine!! Burn how many were in your shop?

It's an hour drive away. About to make a phone call.
-edit-
They're still waiting to receive their stock.

[Hellscream9999]

Got Mine!! Burn how many were in your shop?

It's an hour drive away. About to make a phone call.
-edit-
They're still waiting to receive their stock.

I know that feeling coughHTS CW Wave3cough

[Thadicon]

Got Mine!! Burn how many were in your shop?

It's an hour drive away. About to make a phone call.
-edit-
They're still waiting to receive their stock.

You taking a day off from work when you get your Devy Burn?

[Cobotron]

There are no Walmarts here

This is the best news I've heard all day.

[prjkt]

There are no Walmarts here

This is the best news I've heard all day.

I was waiting for a comment like this :p

Here we've got three main competing "discount variety" stores, each with their own focus, none as large or ranging as Walmart appears to be. Funnily enough two of them (Kmart and Target) are owned by the same Supermarket group Coles (rival to Woolworths) - they compete wth supermarkets, hardware stores, liquor stores, all under separate names, rather than under one roof like Walmart.

Enough of that though, I'm turning Devy green with envy at my interstate compatriots with their Devastators. Apparently Hasbro has been having warehouse issues here lately.

[william-james88]

There are no Walmarts here

This is the best news I've heard all day.

I was waiting for a comment like this :p

Here we've got three main competing "discount variety" stores, each with their own focus, none as large or ranging as Walmart appears to be. Funnily enough two of them (Kmart and Target) are owned by the same Supermarket group Coles (rival to Woolworths) - they compete wth supermarkets, hardware stores, liquor stores, all under separate names, rather than under one roof like Walmart.

Enough of that though, I'm turning Devy green with envy at my interstate compatriots with their Devastators. Apparently Hasbro has been having warehouse issues here lately.

I might not understand too well but are you saying Target is owned by Coles?

[Burn]

You taking a day off from work when you get your Devy Burn?

I've got tomorrow off anyway. So I'll call, see if they have him in stock, if they do I'll do a run. If not, I'll hound them again on Sunday. If they haven't got him by then I'm screwed for a week.

I might not understand too well but are you saying Target is owned by Coles?

Target AU and K-Mart AU are part of the Coles Group which is in turn owned by Wesfarmers Ltd.

[william-james88]

I might not understand too well but are you saying Target is owned by Coles?

Target AU and K-Mart AU are part of the Coles Group which is in turn owned by Wesfarmers Ltd.

Oh, ok, its an australian thing, gotcha!

[Burn]

I might not understand too well but are you saying Target is owned by Coles?

Target AU and K-Mart AU are part of the Coles Group which is in turn owned by Wesfarmers Ltd.

Oh, ok, its an australian thing, gotcha!

Well considering we were discussing Devastator's Australian release through Big W, which YOU newsed ... I thought it was pretty obvious.

[william-james88]

I might not understand too well but are you saying Target is owned by Coles?

Target AU and K-Mart AU are part of the Coles Group which is in turn owned by Wesfarmers Ltd.

Oh, ok, its an australian thing, gotcha!

Well considering we were discussing Devastator's Australian release through Big W, which YOU newsed ... I thought it was pretty obvious.

Never underestimate how slow some people can be.

[prjkt]

Yeah probably should have said that Target/Kmart AU have nothing to do with their overseas namesakes.

Now... While I wait for my phone call, have to figure out where to display this behemoth.

[fenrir72]

Being an OCD "Marvin" mode........why you talk about them stores? Even if it's Devs related blah blah blah

Back to my cheerful mode.........gawd, this time, it's the guys down under who get first dibs. Congrats on you future hauls guys and Burn, not caring for the resolutions of the images but, if you snag yours, please do post an image so I can die with envy

The TT version is sooooooooo far away!

[Hellscream9999]

Yeah probably should have said that Target/Kmart AU have nothing to do with their overseas namesakes.

Now... While I wait for my phone call, have to figure out where to display this behemoth.

Well, since he will now be the 300 pound gorilla in the room, I'm guessing, anywhere he wants

[Shuttershock]

Yeah probably should have said that Target/Kmart AU have nothing to do with their overseas namesakes.

Now... While I wait for my phone call, have to figure out where to display this behemoth.

Well, since he will now be the 300 pound gorilla in the room, I'm guessing, anywhere he wants

Depends, do you have the top of a 1/100th scale Empire State Building in your home?

[Autobot032]

Thanks to the Distill Web Monitor, my bookmarked page of Combiner Wars Devastator and it's newest update was caught by said monitor as being online and ready for preorder!

It has since been taken down, but all is not lost! There are several tricks that can help obtain an item on Amazon, and one of those tricks shared around Facebook in the past, which worked to obtain Quickslinger and Brake-Neck, also works for Devastator!

In the link below (which you can go to by clicking on the image below) will take you to the Q&A page for Devastator where there is a preorder button that does function! I just put my preorder in, and it's scheduled for an August 1st release date, and it also seems to confirm that the MSRP is $149.99 USD.



Fantastic news for those of us still waiting to have this beast in hand, unlike some lucky Australian fans who have him right now!

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

[Hellscream9999]

Yeah probably should have said that Target/Kmart AU have nothing to do with their overseas namesakes.

Now... While I wait for my phone call, have to figure out where to display this behemoth.

Well, since he will now be the 300 pound gorilla in the room, I'm guessing, anywhere he wants

Depends, do you have the top of a 1/100th scale Empire State Building in your home?

You know, strangely enough, now that you mention it, I was recently at a garage sale...

[prjkt]

Yeah probably should have said that Target/Kmart AU have nothing to do with their overseas namesakes.

Now... While I wait for my phone call, have to figure out where to display this behemoth.

Well, since he will now be the 300 pound gorilla in the room, I'm guessing, anywhere he wants

Heh I think Metroplex might have him in terms of height, but I'm sure Devs could do some damage if he tried...

[MenaceRX]

They already killed it. Only goes to a page that forwards you back to Amazons home page now.

[Autobot032]

They already killed it. Only goes to a page that forwards you back to Amazons home page now.

Click the image in the post I made above, takes you right to the preorder button.

[Doubledealer93]

waiting for the takara one.

[chuckdawg1999]

That's a proud man right there.

Nice to see simpler, what I would hope is also cost-reducing, packaging. It continues to bemuse and frustrate me why toys are tied, taped and trapped in their packaging as if Hasbro believes the toys will jump out during transit! (they're not Woody or Buzz, after all...)

So the big guy is out in the wild? What's the expected release for U.S, and dare I ask...here in the U.K?

(Although I'm leaning towards Takara's...sorry.)

Years ago I remember reading a transcript of a Q&A from Bot-Con where Hasbro explained that it's the US retailers who demand that type of packaging as it's seen as a theft deterrent. It was one of those "Do it or we won't carry your product" deals. It works for the most part but does nothing for figure swapping.

[Autobot Roadburn]

Awesome, thanks for the link! Knew it would be a good idea to check the site before bed, he might be fully gone by the time I get up.

Still leaning towards this guy for combined mode and Takara for messing around with individual bot modes. Elbows, guns, etc. Assuming I can afford (and fit in my apartment) both, anyway.

[Emerje]

Looks like his order page is back up and running without having to use any backdoor methods. Just ordered one, I figure I can cancel it if the Takara Tomy versions ends up cheap enough (though the shipping will be pricey).

Emerje