The Energon Pub

Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:33 pm

That kind of looks like ass. :-(

Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:38 pm

to quote moe sizlack, ".... put the head back on"

Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:00 pm

Can't decide whether I like it or not since those pictures are crap. I like the weaponry though.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:17 pm

While I love all these freakish movie beast-formers, I don't know if I should hold off for a Legends version or not. Both Scorponok and Ravage had alright Deluxe toys (just severely lacking in alt modes) but got far better Legends toys later on.

Of course, if that supposed HA Soundwave comes with a Laserbeak I think I'll just stick with that.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:39 pm

It's definitely too early to draw any conclusions, but I'm not exactly wowed by those pictures.

The fact that it looks like his tongue is sticking out doesn't add to the coolness factor either...

News Credits: 1 · Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:53 pm

I've never been against movievese designs [in fact, three quarters of my collection IS movieverse], but what in the name of Peter Cullen is that THING?!

News Credits: 198 · Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:40 pm

I liked Ravage. This looks terrible.

Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:50 am

They ruined soundwave! and ravage! and now lazerbeak! Hasbro is really irritating me with their rotf toy designs! most importantly this one!

News Credits: 1 · Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:28 am

I like his mech tech but I'll hold judgment on the figure till we get better pics.

News Credits: 33 · Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:52 am

Im realy looking forward to this figure but from these photos its not formed properly and photos make the colours look naff so im not going to judge yet...and what is with that painted face it looks like a mexican wrestler mask.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:48 pm

Huh. I'm just wodering why the red on the toy, unless they want to repaint it later into buzzsaw and just change said wing color. :/

News Credits: 2 · Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:19 pm

It looks like someone put gattling guns on a chicken.

Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:28 pm

Wow. Um.... Nothing like the movie. Cheap red wings? I'd rather grab armada Lazerbeak over this price of crap.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:59 pm

Twitchythe3rd wrote:It looks like someone put gattling guns on a chicken.

QFT.

News Credits: 5749 · Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:55 pm

The figure speculated to be DOTM Laserbeak makes another auction appearance, this time on eBay. The figure is listed as a Deluxe, which matches up with the product list we saw earlier. The image is mirrored below.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:12 pm

Is anyone else REALLY missing Energon series Divebomb right about now? I know I am.

Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:56 pm

heh---think of it this way. a crap load of TF fans are gonna buy the toys anyway, so why should Hasbro improve the quality? They could make them as crappy as the stuff one gets from KOToys, and people will still buy them.

Wraith

Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:10 pm

He looks like some kind of attack drone. I'll reserve judgement until I see his alternate "Laserbeak" mode. At least he doesn't transform into a folded up Ravage like...um Ravage.

Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:23 pm

ugly as sin

News Credits: 1 · Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:26 pm

I just caught a 2-3 second glimpse of what the CGI Laserbeak would look like in the DOTM TV game commercial, and this plastic monstrosity bears only a passing resemblance to the CGI.

The CGI version looks like some sort of "mechanical baby dragon"--all metal, with a pair of "turbo-fans" built into the shoulders [don't remember what you call them--basically fans encased in a shallow cylinder like Transmetal Megatron's T-Rex mode], and metallic feather-like wings, and a tail. No arms or legs, as far as I can tell.

The toy's black head and red wings are NOT screen-accurate.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:31 pm

It bears very little resemblance to what we saw in the trailer. Maybe it's an activator or something like that.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:35 pm

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I just caught a 2-3 second glimpse of what the CGI Laserbeak would look like in the DOTM TV game commercial, and this plastic monstrosity bears only a passing resemblance to the CGI.

The CGI version looks like some sort of "mechanical baby dragon"--all metal, with a pair of "turbo-fans" built into the shoulders [don't remember what you call them--basically fans encased in a shallow cylinder like Transmetal Megatron's T-Rex mode], and metallic feather-like wings, and a tail. No arms or legs, as far as I can tell.

The toy's black head and red wings are NOT screen-accurate.

Yeah, well, when have Hasbro been fussed about colour? Blue Jetfire, blue Megatrons, yellow Rampage...

News Credits: 1 · Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:43 pm

Mykltron wrote:
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:I just caught a 2-3 second glimpse of what the CGI Laserbeak would look like in the DOTM TV game commercial, and this plastic monstrosity bears only a passing resemblance to the CGI.

The CGI version looks like some sort of "mechanical baby dragon"--all metal, with a pair of "turbo-fans" built into the shoulders [don't remember what you call them--basically fans encased in a shallow cylinder like Transmetal Megatron's T-Rex mode], and metallic feather-like wings, and a tail. No arms or legs, as far as I can tell.

The toy's black head and red wings are NOT screen-accurate.

Yeah, well, when have Hasbro been fussed about colour? Blue Jetfire, blue Megatrons, yellow Rampage...

True.

What I'm most concerned about is the toy itself. While I can always repaint the whole thing in screen-accurate silver, or dry-brush it for a more realistic look, there's little I can do if the toy itself sucks.