The Energon Pub

[griftimus prime]

this looks awesome but i have no idea who minimus ambus is. does the white truck part transform too?

[RAcast]

this looks awesome but i have no idea who minimus ambus is. does the white truck part transform too?

In IDW G1, Minimus Ambus IS Ultra Magnus. The entire altmode is just armor; it's how they both did an inner robot but also got around doing a boring White Prime.

[ZeroWolf]

The white truck transforms as part of the trailer so there's no separate robot for the cab.

Minimus Ambus is the bot currently inside the magnus armour in the IDW comics.

[Cobotron]

Superion don't interest me mainly because it's only 3 molds for his whole body. A torso, one arm, one leg, and repaints of boths.

Batsy, this is incorrect. All five are original, there transformations are very similar, but they are all different. Unless one goes the Takara route. Doesn't mean you have to like it though.

Optimus Prime look weird and I find stupid the fact he pretend to be a "Scramble City" combiner. Optimus should combine with one other bot for a super mode and that's it.

C'mon customizer! Where's your imagination? (just ribbin' ya )

[xMXUx]

Damn it Hasbro, way to blow my budget for this year
I need almost all of these awesome figures

[Evil Eye]

Good news: Combiner Wars just hit my area!

Bad news: I have no money.

[Ironhidensh]

Wait, so Ultra Magnus is just a shell of armor? Not his own person, er, bot?

[munkimus prime]

Magnus is making me question if I want the MP any more, the Constructicons look fantastic, as does Devy. The Protectobots look really nice and I couldn't even tell there were any remoulds in this team besides Blades of course. Talking about Remoulds I had no Idea Silverbolt would work so well as Cyclonus. I hope Hasbro keeps this up because 2015 is going to be a good year to be a Transformer fan.

[Sabrblade]

Wait, so Ultra Magnus is just a shell of armor? Not his own person, er, bot?

It's kinda complicated. He originally was his own person way back in the past, but in the present he's like the Dread Pirate Roberts: Many individuals assuming his name and appearance to carry on the legacy of the original, essentially making him a figure of legendary proportions - http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ultra_Magnus_(G1)/IDW_Generation_1_continuity

[-Kanrabat-]

Superion don't interest me mainly because it's only 3 molds for his whole body. A torso, one arm, one leg, and repaints of boths.

Batsy, this is incorrect. All five are original, there transformations are very similar, but they are all different. Unless one goes the Takara route. Doesn't mean you have to like it though.

Optimus Prime look weird and I find stupid the fact he pretend to be a "Scramble City" combiner. Optimus should combine with one other bot for a super mode and that's it.

C'mon customizer! Where's your imagination? (just ribbin' ya )

To be honest, the real reasons are budget and space limitations. I can't buy everything, I cant display everything, so I must buy only what really, REALLY interest me.

Also, as far as possible, I would buy the Hasbro ones from the local stores. Unfortunately, deluxes are now 20$ and the voyagers 35$. Plus 15% taxes.
If I want to go the import route, it's always in US$. The Canadian $ is roughly worth only 75¢ for every 1$US. Add shipping and custom fees and I can only lose.

So, depending on availability and my finaces, I will see if I import the toys, or wait for a local sale.

But let's be honest. Distribution is always sh!t. I will wait for Ultra Magnus and Megatron, but I just KNOW I'll have to import Defensor and Devastator.

[megatronus]

The more I look at the Constructions, the more bummed I am at the arm articulation of the individual cons.

But... if that's my only complaint, I'm going to be pretty happy with him.

[QBKiller94]

Menasor, however, look awesome. Let's hope his limbs are all different molds. The best one so far, the MUST HAVE for me, is Defensor.

There's something about Menasor's colors that I've always liked. I'm not a huge fan of the car on his chest, but overall I'm digging him. Some of the individual alt modes are killer. Breakdown looks solid and Dead End looks incredible. Love, love, love Dead End's paint job.



I liked Defensor a lot more in person than I expected. I thought they did a good job of updating some of the alt modes to make them a bit more modern. First Aid is a must buy, but I'm not sure if I'll pick them all up.



I'm all in on the Cyclonus. His head sculpt bugs me a bit, but his alt mode is excellent. Mostly it's the scale that I'm attracted to. He can sit on a my 1986 movie shelf with my third party Galvatron and MP Magnus or he'd fit in fine with some of the masterpieces.



I'm also picking up the Leader Megatron. I think he'll look great next to MP-10. We were long overdue for a good looking G1 Megatron. I prefer the gun alt mode on MP-5, but his bot mode is really solid here. It's an easy buy for me.

[QBKiller94]

Damn it Hasbro, way to blow my budget for this year
I need almost all of these awesome figures

Tru Dat!It's going to be a great year. Get those movie toys off the shelves and bring on the Combiner Wars!!

[-Kanrabat-]

Damn it Hasbro, way to blow my budget for this year
I need almost all of these awesome figures

Tru Dat!It's going to be a great year. Get those movie toys off the shelves and bring on the Combiner Wars!!

The Movie toys will be replaced by the new RiD line. Shampoo bottle and one-step changers alike!

It will take so much space, that no retailers would want to order Generations products because they "have enough transformers for sale".

YOu'll have to pay the Ebay/import price to have any!

[noctorro]

OMG, why is this line so awesome?
Need to get rid of a bunch of old classics, they will be replaced.
Such awesomeness. Not funny anymore

[peaces]

menasor looks much better with a closed chest. no chest car needed. i will be displaying defensor without the motorcycle chest as well.

[frogbat]

I must admit i was extremely surprised at this magnus release. When I first read the rumour I assumed it'd be a white combiner wars prime!

I have mp UM and it's definitely one of my fave toys ever. If it weren't for the MP version i'd be all over this. I will get it eventually but won't be a priority.

Megatron will be mine... protectabots too (never had them and obviously always wanted them as i had 3 decepticon gestalts and only aerialbots on the the other side.)

Cyclonus, though he doesn't look bad... I will skip depending on what he's meant to combine with as the previous generations cyclonus is right here on my desk and telling me wtf...

Thundercracker has grown on me but I'm not a huuuge fan of that mould and already have jetfire.

Warpaths' a pass as I don't think he's much good.

Armada megatron i have no interest in.

Viper - I really like that mould and I might've actually preferred if they referenced tailwind. If I don't manage to get powerglide I'll happily settle for this dude.

Constructicons - Do you take spare kidney???

[Ultra Mad]

I really like this version of Ultra Magnus. It will go nicely on my shelf with recent figures like Springer, Arcee and the generations/classics Rodimus, Kup and Blurr. Does any one knows when he will be released? I read spring 2015 but not sure what month that might be for Hasbro. I can't wait to buy him!

[euphoricallydead]

Anyone else getting an Onslaught vibe from Hot Spot?

[megatronus]

Anyone else getting an Onslaught vibe from Hot Spot?

100% - that's a heavy remold waiting to happen.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Anyone else getting an Onslaught vibe from Hot Spot?

100% - that's a heavy remold waiting to happen.

That makes me wonder... is Hasbro planning for 2 years this time instead of 1? Hot Spot and Alpha Bravo/Blades are prime for retooling into Onslaught and Vortex and with the rumored Computron...

[Madeus Prime]

Youtube reviewer Peaugh has graced us with a look at Menasor's bra- I mean chestplate.

[Tsutsukakushi]

I've got a question. Does Titan Constructicon Longhaul have bending knee joints? only See Swivel joints in the knees in the pics.

Don't like Longhaul's all silver robot head. would of liked the head to be black and silver.

[Dr. Caelus]

Does anyone else suspect Frenzy and Rumble repaints from CW Groove?





I imagine they'd have added chaingun accessories (one each with a 5mm peg and one each with a 5mm hole) to connect to their sides in motorcycle mode and somehow to their arms as pile-drivers in robot mode.

Also, I wonder if Groove is primarily intended to be a gun, not a chest-plate, for Defensor.

[Burn]

To be honest, the real reasons are budget and space limitations. I can't buy everything, I cant display everything, so I must buy only what really, REALLY interest me.

I bought a town house ... and it's still not enough. So that, combined with lack of money, has me scaling back on what I buy.

But stuff like this? I get rid of the old stuff ... like movie figures. I find the room. I find the money.

btw, your sig is too big. I could fix it for you but you wouldn't like my fix. One day I'll get you to read the guidelines.