The Energon Pub

[Cobotron]

Hey Seibertron, what are the dates for Toy Fair?

[SkyWarpt]

I'm with you guys ... Skywarp is awesome and was expected since Hasbro's Mark Weber more or less tipped it off at last BotCon's Hasbro panel.

Rodimus, however, is blah. If he had the chest flames in robot mode, I'd say thumbs up. But without the chest flames and without the yellow "wings" (?) behind his head, it just isn't Rodimus. Vehicle mode, on the other hand, looks great, but not so much for the robot mode.

I was about to agree with you on the Rodimus but his weapon should be able to peg in his back giving him wings.

[JasonCanty79]

So with Hotspot and Groove Reveal, Hotspot can be retooled into Onslaught (AKA The 'Slaught!). Groove makes a great Ransack, or even Technobot Afterburner!

Also if recolored Properly Bruticus/Defensor teams
could be recolored into Battle Gaia, Guard City, G2 Bruticus and Defensor,
Decepticon Ruination, FOC WRECKER Ruination, and even Rotorstorm's Joked Wrecker combiner from Last Stand of the Wreckers, with Pyro being repainted
from Hotspot.

We got Optimus/Motormaster (With some white Ultra Prime Possibly coming soon), which could easily be turned into Thunderclash in the future As well as Nemesis Prime and Mechine Wars Prime, and even Energon Prime( BUt probably won't happen ).

Hotspot and Possibly Onslaught confirmed (With tones of Repaint potential
from them in the future which I KNOW won't happen )

I wonder who Silverbolt will be retooled into. I would love to see
Him retooled into Skyquake, and the Areobots into the Sky Preditors/Jet Corps ( http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Jet_Corps ) with their combined mode being called Scrash (who is probably Skyquake unreleased in Japan). But I heard rumors that Silverbolt would be recolored into someone else surprising... Hmmm

[Seibertron]

Hey Siebertron, what are the dates for Toy Fair?

Hasbro's press event is on Saturday, February 14th. We'll have news posted from the event starting around 1:30pm to 3:00pm and then photos from the event starting around 6pm (with a few teasers prior to that).

The main Toy Fair event, where we find licensed products, is on Sunday for me.

[wilcosu35]

Hey Siebertron, what are the dates for Toy Fair?

Hasbro's press event is on Saturday, February 14th. We'll have news posted from the event starting around 1:30pm to 3:00pm and then photos from the event starting around 6pm (with a few teasers prior to that).

The main Toy Fair event, where we find licensed products, is on Sunday for me.

Thanks for the info i'll be celebrating my birthday on the 14th so i'll have some nice things to read after the last guests have left.

[Cyber Bishop]

This Rodimus? No no no, Hasbro please give us a decent version of Hot Rod (no not the Takara Springer repaint)..

[Janus Prime]

Por la sanja del culo! That´s awesome!

[Cobotron]

Hey Siebertron, what are the dates for Toy Fair?

Hasbro's press event is on Saturday, February 14th. We'll have news posted from the event starting around 1:30pm to 3:00pm and then photos from the event starting around 6pm (with a few teasers prior to that).

The main Toy Fair event, where we find licensed products, is on Sunday for me.

Thanks Boss. Have a great trip!

[Desslok2201]

I included powerglide and blackjack in those numbers, as i put both teams at six instead of 5- I think they're going to consider the constructicons something outside the norm, like a store exclusive which they won't count. I didn't make up the 16 molds, that's what they said they were doing.

Who said that and when? Where?

I'll see if I can find the exact quote, but I remember it very clearly from the announcement panel from last year. I'm not trying to start a fight, I'm just saying that they have all they need now to make to make Superion, Menasor, Defensor, and Bruticus, and that the last two will probably be altered like the first two have.

You're confused. It was announced that there would be 16 mainline/mass-market DELUXE scale releases for 2015, not just "16 different molds" across all price points/size classes. We even know who the 16 deluxes are now: Air Raid, Fireflight, Sky Dive, Alpha Bravo, Dragstrip, Dead End, Breakdown, Off Road, First Aid, Streetwise, Blades, Rook, Ironhide, Prowl, Sunstreaker, and Mirage.

Thanks. That's exactly what I was thinking, and I'm not too stubborn to admit I was wrong. Which I was.

[Gearslide]

So, with the 16 Deluxes pretty much confirmed, and Slingshot and Wildrider getting figures by Takara, AND that rumored listing of them in North American Toys R Us Systems, it seems completely possible that they will be TRU exclusives. That could be why they aren't counted in the standard 16.

Same thing could be the case with Devastator, if that turns out to be true.

[shajaki]

thank you hasbro for giving us our seekers!

but rodimus.... thats a letdown. its a blackjack retool isnt it?

[JasonCanty79]

If only we can get Sunstorm repaint!

[ZeroWolf]

I was just thinking to myself earlier about a repaint of black Jack love both so i'll get both. how many legends have we seen so far.

[MaverickPrime]

I wanted a deluxe Hot Rod, damn it! But well, lets keep up some hope, aftr all, Thundercraker just got a Legends and is also gonna get a leader, right? Poor Protoman, so close yet so far :/
Also, Skywarp! I will try to get that one, and maybe I'll search for Acid Storm as well, so...what the hell, I'll try to get the four releases of that mold xD

[JasonCanty79]

I wanted a deluxe Hot Rod, damn it! But well, lets keep up some hope, aftr all, Thundercraker just got a Legends and is also gonna get a leader, right? Poor Protoman, so close yet so far :/
Also, Skywarp! I will try to get that one, and maybe I'll search for Acid Storm as well, so...what the hell, I'll try to get the four releases of that mold xD

Poor Protoman?

[Railbomb]

Wow... 2 complete sets of the original seekers within a matter of 3 years. Didn't expect that.

[munkimus prime]

Ooh Skywarp looks pretty nice and I'm also quite Tempted by Roddy. Now Ultra Prime can be a clone of Menasor. Still hoping for a larger Hotrod figure later on but anything is possible.

Hotspot Looks Interesting but It's not the final toy so I'll reseve Judgement until Toy Fair. Glad to see they kept Groove in since he is the one Protectobot who needed a new Figure.

[griftimus prime]

toyfair and botcon are going to be insane. cant wait.

[ZeroWolf]

Botcon especially there will probably be suprises there we haven't thought of.

[leokearon]

Looking at the Rodimus repaint, I won't be surprised if the teaser image bumblebee is going to be another repaint of Blackjack

[Evil Eye]

Hooray! Skywarp is here! Now I just need to track down him, Thundercracker and Starscream for non-wallet-rape prices and I'll have my Legends Seekers! (Starscream will be the problem I fear...)

[Mindmaster]

Hooray! Skywarp is here! Now I just need to track down him, Thundercracker and Starscream for non-wallet-rape prices and I'll have my Legends Seekers! (Starscream will be the problem I fear...)

HasbroToyShop still has Thundercracker listed as available for $9.99 (which I might go for the next time I get paid).

[Jelze Bunnycat]

but rodimus.... thats a letdown. its a blackjack retool isnt it?

Yep, and it was an expected one no less, given that the image of the white Prime had a Rodimus-like car for a chest, something that's only really possible with Blackjack.

Speaking of which, Rodimus' packaging has the "Combine to form" blurb, which means he's part of a team! Can't wait to see the back and who he's supposed to combine with, and if that white Prime is real.

P.S. Two more Legends unaccounted for now.

[JasonCanty79]

With all the 2014-2015 Legends shown so far, Hasbro and Takara could Recreate the Gobot Expidition Teamn from Takara/E-Hobby from 10 years ago.

[megatronus]

These redecos are entirely expected, but welcome nonetheless!