The Energon Pub

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 8:45 am

peaces wrote:the unofficial blackjack configurations are great

???

Pictures, please!

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:42 am

megatronus wrote:
peaces wrote:the unofficial blackjack configurations are great
???
Pictures, please!

MegaT! Here's a goofy one I did a while back. (Note his snazzy Huffer pants. :lol:

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This is a pretty cool one.

I have come up with a few, but I always come back to this one. Matt Booker submitted this. He gives a handy little "How to" in his post.
http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-discussion-thread-t102338s5000.php#p1665442

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 11:52 am

megatronus wrote:That's not a line. That's my preferred Superion configuration.

Nostalgic for three mold combiners from Energon?

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 12:37 pm

Cobotron wrote:
shajaki wrote:But see... for some reason I'm SO looking forward to Streetwise. Maybe its the shotgun
No no, me too, and Prowl! SW's head sculpt looks really cool. Logan had thrown up some pictures a while back and he made Streetwise look great.

Streetwise is great, probably doesn't hurt that I'm a big fan of that mold. The extra detailing to Streetwise's alt mode really sets him apart from Deadend. The shotgun; dope!

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 2:05 pm

Cobotron wrote:***AWESOME PICS***

Ha, Huffer pants! He's got a nice-sized package, that's for sure!

And I do love that second Black Jack configuration - I'm going to have to try it. I'm looking forward to is CW Legends Skywarp; I imagine the Seekers will make perfectly-sized chest plates.

shajaki wrote:
megatronus wrote:That's not a line. That's my preferred Superion configuration.
Nostalgic for three mold combiners from Energon?

Ewwww Energon. I'm just a fan of symmetry.

If I have one Alpha Bravo, there naturally must be 2 to match. Now that I have all 4 deluxe jets (I just picked up Air Raid this week), I'll probably cycle AB out.

It's also why Dead End & Brake-Neck will most likely form my Menasor's legs - those matching knee-pads are oh-so-important to me.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 2:59 pm

Cobotron wrote:
megatronus wrote:
peaces wrote:the unofficial blackjack configurations are great
???
Pictures, please!

MegaT! Here's a goofy one I did a while back. (Note his snazzy Huffer pants. )

Awkward positioning of Huffers head is awkward ...

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 3:18 pm

My video reviews of Deluxe Class CW Protectobots parts one & two

https://youtu.be/Dz2vi53rsmA

https://youtu.be/21_yjYNSHn0

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 4:49 pm

Oh i finally bought silverbolts, he's fun.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 4:56 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Oh i finally bought silverbolts, he's fun.

You gave him FoC Swindle for a leg? And it fits?

I still haven't opened my set of Aerialbots. My Rodimus will be here tomorrow, maybe I'll open them all at once if I can figure out a way to attach Roddy to Superion's chest.

by **Yotsuyasan** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 5:19 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:You gave him FoC Swindle for a leg? And it fits?

Yeah, not that I would do the same thing, or even own any of the FOC Combatacons in the first place, but I must admit that caught my eye as well, and I would be curious to know how that was implemented.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 5:29 pm

Yotsuyasan wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:You gave him FoC Swindle for a leg? And it fits?

Yeah, not that I would do the same thing, or even own any of the FOC Combatacons in the first place, but I must admit that caught my eye as well, and I would be curious to know how that was implemented.

It's allota friction between the little spikes on swindles hood, superions upper leg, silverbolt's hand and the FOC connection peg. It's almost the right size to go in a combiner wars port, but it's just to big. I almost crammed it in once, but if felt like it was stressing the figures too much.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 8:05 pm

MegaT wrote: I'm just a fan of symmetry.

Ever since you posted that photo of double Bravo leg, you got me all screwed up on symmetry. So I caved, and picked up Qrapslinger today off Amazon. Superion won't have symmetry to his colors, but at least to his pointy bits.

Alpha makes a great leg though doesn't he? The way that little wind shield flips up makes a cool transition from leg to foot.

BigBadBurn wrote:Awkward positioning of Huffers head is awkward ...

You think that's awkward?
How 'bout this?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 8:59 pm

Cobotron wrote:So I caved, and picked up Qrapslinger today off Amazon. Superion won't have symmetry to his colors, but at least to his pointy bits.

Nice. I think you'll be surprisingly pleased with him

*also, I see what you did there* :lol:

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 9:09 pm

Cobotron wrote:
MegaT wrote: I'm just a fan of symmetry.
Ever since you posted that photo of double Bravo leg, you got me all screwed up on symmetry. So I caved, and picked up Qrapslinger today off Amazon. Superion won't have symmetry to his colors, but at least to his pointy bits.

Alpha makes a great leg though doesn't he? The way that little wind shield flips up makes a cool transition from leg to foot.

Hehe!

Alpha Bravo does make a great leg! I agree, the windshield transition is a really nice touch, especially on my PE feet. For the sake of breaking it all up, I might go the 4-color limb route, replacing Firefly with Blades, and keeping Sky Dive, Air Raid, and Alpha Bravo...

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jun 14, 2015 10:57 pm

william-james88 wrote:I tried Offroad as an arm but I had a problem with his robot arms in that mode. They dont peg well. And yeah, breakdown is boxy but I feel he works pretty well. I like his sleeves. And that keeps offroad and deadend with the ability to make knee pads adding a bit of symmetry while keeping distinct molds. I will be getting brake neck too since an opportunity arose so I might change my opinion but I like my menasor being made of different molds all throughout.

This is my favorite configuration too. I love the knee pads. When I get Defensor this fall, He'll have those same 2 molds as legs, but opposite of course. They look really sharp.
As for Blackjack, I sanded down the knob that stops him from going back farther on Menasor's chest, and pushed him on a bit and SHABAM! He has stayed pretty as you please and will not fall off with a good shake test!

News Credits: 34 · by **Logan.** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:10 am

A few pictures of my configuration for a "more G1" CW Defensor.

by **jay5** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:43 am

That looks great!

I've noticed prices for Protectobots I've checked like Deluxe Rook and Legends Groove seem to be all over the place. When do the Protectobots officially release in the States via Hasbro? Or are they just sold out and awaiting the next wave of product delivery?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:27 am

jay5 wrote:That looks great!

I've noticed prices for Protectobots I've checked like Deluxe Rook and Legends Groove seem to be all over the place. When do the Protectobots officially release in the States via Hasbro? Or are they just sold out and awaiting the next wave of product delivery?

What do you mean by via hasbro? Retailers Walmart and Toysrus have yet to get them and I am sure one of them will within the next month or so. Certain states only just got wave 2, so just wait a bit and wave 3 will eventually make it to retail at normal retail prices. Unlike Takara there is no actual street days for these, just a loose estimate based on their release online. And the estimate for these at mass retail is summer. Target already has them.

by **peaces** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:29 am

they've been seen at target and walmart for weeks but they are very rare.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:31 am

peaces wrote:they've been seen at target and walmart for weeks but they are very rare.

Thanks, I didnt know Walmart had them too in the states, I thought it was just Canadian walmarts.

by **jay5** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 9:43 am

The Wal-marts around here have terrible TF selection. I checked two this weekend, one had no TF at all, the other had a few in a sad little corner of one shelf. TRU is much more likely to actually have inventory on the shelf with multiple rows containing multiple stacks of TF models. Will keep an eye out for these on the shelf, although when they hit more common availability, it's likely we can get them cheaper online via Amazon or similar.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:03 pm

Last night I found all the CW wave 2 deluxes at Walmart, along with 5 Silverbolts. I didn't get any though because of the funds. Will get some soon though. >:oP

Logan79 wrote:A few pictures of my configuration for a "more G1" CW Defensor.

(Images)

That is brilliant!

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:30 pm

SillySpringer wrote:Last night I found all the CW wave 2 deluxes at Walmart, along with 5 Silverbolts. I didn't get any though because of the funds. Will get some soon though.

Nice find. So far I have yet to see Wave 2 voyager or deluxe in stores in my area. The closest Walmart has 4 pegs for Transformers with AoE stuff, one of which is empty and the others are 25% full. Then one shelf space for voyagers, which are filled with Silverbolt.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:32 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
SillySpringer wrote:Last night I found all the CW wave 2 deluxes at Walmart, along with 5 Silverbolts. I didn't get any though because of the funds. Will get some soon though.
Nice find. So far I have yet to see Wave 2 voyager or deluxe in stores in my area. The closest Walmart has 4 pegs for Transformers with AoE stuff, one of which is empty and the others are 25% full. Then one shelf space for voyagers, which are filled with Silverbolt.

They had like 6 Offroads, 1 Dead End, 2 Breakdowns, and 1 Air Raid. I wanted them SOO BAD! :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Jun 15, 2015 12:34 pm

Cobotron wrote:This is a pretty cool one.http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-discussion-thread-t102338s5000.php#p1665442

I know that's not yours Cobs but that is an awesome looking Menasor thanks to a great use of Blackjack, good job Matt Booker!! A horizontal chest car just isn't as cool as a chest and torso car (G1 accuracy be damned!). Breastforce anyone?