The Energon Pub

[Moosey]

OMG! Sky Lynx is happening!! This is SO exciting!!! GIVE HIM TO ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!

[Madeus Prime]

Blast off to me works as a space shuttle because all space shuttles are military. Pilots of shuttles are Col. in the USAF.

While I prefer Blast Off as a shuttle myself, I feel I must interject, and point out that NASA is a civilian branch of the government. Yes, many of their pilots may come from the military, making things a bit murky there. But NASA itself is a civilian organization.

I only don't like him as a space shuttle because it never made sense to me amongst all the vehicles picked as alt modes. I mean, an AA truck? Tough as nails, long range cannons, armored. Army jeep/hummer? Rugged, armored, almost immortal (if it's a jeep), durable, fast. Combat helicopter? Fast, loaded with weapons, armored, maneuverable. Tank? It's a tank, it's inherently badass and freaking invincible. Space Shuttle? Extremely delicate controls, runs risk of not working, NOT built for combat, doesn't carry weapons, fast in a straight line, not very tough against unnatural factors.

I don't know, and I'm not trying to start a argument, I'm just saying that a space shuttle amongst the other vehicles that the Combaticons have chosen doesn't make much sense. I mean you got long range combat (Onslaught), durable and fast scout (Swindle), unstoppable armored cannon (Brawl), fast and agile killing machine (Vortex), and high altitude/space vehicle which in real life could not likely be used in a violent situation (Blast Off). Having him as jet frankly makes this set perfect in my opinion.

[shajaki]

It seems just yesterday that Transformers Combiner Wars Wave 3 was spotted in the US, and now they've already traveled their way up north! A Wal-Mart in Edmonton Alberta is where they appear to have set up and hopefully they start spreading out from there. The Wave of course includes the Protectobots making up Defensor. So us Canadians better start hunting, and stay tuned to Seibertron.com: home for the best Galleries and Conversation around!

[steve2275]

good on you guys

[DedicatedGhostArt]

I think instead of getting Hotspot, I'll just wait for Bruticus, because I like Onslaught better. Idk Bruticus just appeals to me more than Defensor, but that's probably because I think Combat vehicles are more appealing and badass than emergency vehicles. (Except for Rook, who is basically a combat vehicle in Protectobot colors.)

[fenrir72]

I think instead of getting Hotspot, I'll just wait for Bruticus, because I like Onslaught better. Idk Bruticus just appeals to me more than Defensor, but that's probably because I think Combat vehicles are more appealing and badass than emergency vehicles. (Except for Rook, who is basically a combat vehicle in Protectobot colors.)

You'll wait til next year? I admire your self discipline SS. Just waiting for the end of June to mid July for my UW-Superion is murder to me.

[Super Megatron]

Which Wal Mart did you get these pics from?

[chuckdawg1999]

Blast off to me works as a space shuttle because all space shuttles are military. Pilots of shuttles are Col. in the USAF.

While I prefer Blast Off as a shuttle myself, I feel I must interject, and point out that NASA is a civilian branch of the government. Yes, many of their pilots may come from the military, making things a bit murky there. But NASA itself is a civilian organization.

Or is that what they want us to believe? dun, Dun, DUN!

[Nemesis Maximo]

Madeus, I need that image of you screaming "Oh ma Gawd!!!" right now.

OMG THAT'S HILARIOUS! XD

But what does this have to do with Combiner Wars?

I'll tell you:

EVERY GODDAMN THING

[SW's SilverHammer]

Madeus, I need that image of you screaming "Oh ma Gawd!!!" right now.

OMG THAT'S HILARIOUS! XD

But what does this have to do with Combiner Wars?

I'll tell you:

EVERY GODDAMN THING

This is serious business yo.

[Madeus Prime]

Madeus, I need that image of you screaming "Oh ma Gawd!!!" right now.

OMG THAT'S HILARIOUS! XD

But what does this have to do with Combiner Wars?

I'll tell you:

EVERY GODDAMN THING

This is serious business yo.

[Burn]

The only egos that are fed around here belong to me and Va'al. Please keep Madeus' Less-Entertaining-Than-Dennis-And-Bruce's stuff to his own thread.

[Thadicon]

Those Combaticons blew away my expectation. I was expecting just repaints and head swaps but they pulled your the heavy retools and a brand new mold.

Did anyone else notice that Onslaught's alt mode is backwards to Hotspot's

[Yotsuyasan]

Those Combaticons blew away my expectation. I was expecting just repaints and head swaps but they pulled your the heavy retools and a brand new mold.

Well, Vortex is just a repaint, but one I think we were all expecting and so I'm not bothered by it.

And Blast Off is also just a repaint, and frankly a (in my opinion) rather lazy one at that.

But the other three? Yes! I mean, I figured Onslaught would be a bit remolded to give him different heads and replace the ladder with the artillery cannons. But Hasbro went above and beyond here. And Swindle is hardly recognizable as Rook. And an all new mold for Brawl? Awesome looking Brawl!

So yeah, disappointed in Blast Off. But overall, a great looking team and gestalt!

Did anyone else notice that Onslaught's alt mode is backwards to Hotspot's

Yeah, that was noticed pretty quickly. Don't let that dampen your enthusiasm, though! It was a great design choice!

[Thadicon]

Those Combaticons blew away my expectation. I was expecting just repaints and head swaps but they pulled your the heavy retools and a brand new mold.

Well, Vortex is just a repaint, but one I think we were all expecting and so I'm not bothered by it.

And Blast Off is also just a repaint, and frankly a (in my opinion) rather lazy one at that.

But the other three? Yes! I mean, I figured Onslaught would be a bit remolded to give him different heads and replace the ladder with the artillery cannons. But Hasbro went above and beyond here. And Swindle is hardly recognizable as Rook. And an all new mold for Brawl? Awesome looking Brawl!

So yeah, disappointed in Blast Off. But overall, a great looking team and gestalt!

Did anyone else notice that Onslaught's alt mode is backwards to Hotspot's

Yeah, that was noticed pretty quickly. Don't let that dampen your enthusiasm, though! It was a great design choice!

Yeah now that you mention it the blast off repaint is a bit lazy considering the head is Quickslinger's. But the Swindle retool is pretty awesome along with the new Brawl mold.

I reckon it's cool they turned Hotspot's whole Alt mode around so the back now becomes the front for Onslaught. The only other thing I am wondering is the artillery cannons on a turret or are they just facing forward?

[william-james88]

Just so that we could have all the official Combiner Wars images in the Combiner Wars thread, here are the product images for the upcoming wave 4 release (along with Leader Skywarp who's wave is not defined yet).

[Stuartmaximus]

Blast off to me works as a space shuttle because all space shuttles are military. Pilots of shuttles are Col. in the USAF.

While I prefer Blast Off as a shuttle myself, I feel I must interject, and point out that NASA is a civilian branch of the government. Yes, many of their pilots may come from the military, making things a bit murky there. But NASA itself is a civilian organization.

Or is that what they want us to believe? dun, Dun, DUN!

Since your on about space shuttles....what do you think of the new Sky Lynx then?

[Yotsuyasan]

Blast off to me works as a space shuttle because all space shuttles are military. Pilots of shuttles are Col. in the USAF.

While I prefer Blast Off as a shuttle myself, I feel I must interject, and point out that NASA is a civilian branch of the government. Yes, many of their pilots may come from the military, making things a bit murky there. But NASA itself is a civilian organization.

Or is that what they want us to believe? dun, Dun, DUN!

Since your on about space shuttles....what do you think of the new Sky Lynx then?

Wish he could separate. Don't think he needed to be a combiner torso. But he is still awesome and I will have him! (And he's not a retool of Silverbolt... )

[Stuartmaximus]

Ok.....I'm sure that we're all very excited about the pictures of the new Sky Lynx(retool or not!) but my question is.....WHEN in 2016 are we likely to see this come out? coz here in the UK.....as some of you may already know...We've just recently got Wave 3 Deluxes(even though for the time being...they've missed out Wave 2) & we're still waiting on Hot Spot & Cyclonus this far into June(supposedly they're supposed to be out from this coming weekend onwards! at Smyths Toys! but we'll have to wait & see if that pans out or not! or if they delay it yet again(they were supposed to be out either last weekend or this one! but never arrived at Smyths)) & can we expect the same delays(especially in the UK) for Sky Lynx when it comes out next year?

[Sowndwave76]

I think instead of getting Hotspot, I'll just wait for Bruticus, because I like Onslaught better. Idk Bruticus just appeals to me more than Defensor, but that's probably because I think Combat vehicles are more appealing and badass than emergency vehicles. (Except for Rook, who is basically a combat vehicle in Protectobot colors.)

I'm in a similar boat...
Although I am going to get Hotspot because I think he looks like an outstanding figure.
I've pumped the brakes on Superion, Optimus, as well as the Leader and Legends class figures. I'm going to pass on every deluxe Autobot except Trailbreaker (because I don't have one; but I will be comparing him to the previous Generations version before deciding).
I'm focusing on getting the Decepticon combiner teams, so waiting for the Combaticons will be a little difficult, but not because waiting will increase any sort of temptation for these other figures.

I'm really happy with how the Combaticons look. From what I can see so far, I don't think I'll need the Unite Warriors version... I will say I wish Bruticus's head was a lighter gray, but I may be okay with that.

What do you all think about the new Autobot deluxe figures??

[Yotsuyasan]

Ok.....I'm sure that we're all very excited about the pictures of the new Sky Lynx(retool or not!) but my question is.....WHEN in 2016 are we likely to see this come out?

Ah. "What do you think of the new Sky Lynx?" is a rather vague question to ask if you had such a specific inquiry in mind. As for an answer, I don't think anyone can say yet, beyond sometime in 2016 for the U.S., and, sadly, "Who the heck knows?" for Europe.

[Sowndwave76]

Blast off to me works as a space shuttle because all space shuttles are military. Pilots of shuttles are Col. in the USAF.

While I prefer Blast Off as a shuttle myself, I feel I must interject, and point out that NASA is a civilian branch of the government. Yes, many of their pilots may come from the military, making things a bit murky there. But NASA itself is a civilian organization.

I only don't like him as a space shuttle because it never made sense to me amongst all the vehicles picked as alt modes. I mean, an AA truck? Tough as nails, long range cannons, armored. Army jeep/hummer? Rugged, armored, almost immortal (if it's a jeep), durable, fast. Combat helicopter? Fast, loaded with weapons, armored, maneuverable. Tank? It's a tank, it's inherently badass and freaking invincible. Space Shuttle? Extremely delicate controls, runs risk of not working, NOT built for combat, doesn't carry weapons, fast in a straight line, not very tough against unnatural factors.

I don't know, and I'm not trying to start a argument, I'm just saying that a space shuttle amongst the other vehicles that the Combaticons have chosen doesn't make much sense. I mean you got long range combat (Onslaught), durable and fast scout (Swindle), unstoppable armored cannon (Brawl), fast and agile killing machine (Vortex), and high altitude/space vehicle which in real life could not likely be used in a violent situation (Blast Off). Having him as jet frankly makes this set perfect in my opinion.

I would've liked Blast Off to be a shuttle since that was the original alt mode for him.
But I agree, this change doesn't really bother me that much, and a jet makes a lot more sense for this team anyway.
Not to mention, any time I have them separated from Bruticus (which won't be often), they'll be in bot mode, and he looks pretty spot-on.

And I have to throw it out there like others did-- What a cool new mold for Brawl!!!!

I know it would be great if every character received a distinctly brand-new mold, but overall
Hasbro is doing a bang-up job with this line.

[Sowndwave76]

Ok.....I'm sure that we're all very excited about the pictures of the new Sky Lynx(retool or not!) but my question is.....WHEN in 2016 are we likely to see this come out?

Ah. "What do you think of the new Sky Lynx?" is a rather vague question to ask if you had such a specific inquiry in mind. As for an answer, I don't think anyone can say yet, beyond sometime in 2016 for the U.S., and, sadly, "Who the heck knows?" for Europe.

Don't feel too bad-- I live almost literally in the middle of the states,
and I have yet to find Motormaster, let alone anything from Wave 3.

[fenrir72]

Guys! Aren't we too early in blasting "Blast-off? Pardon the pun. Remember A-B then we got Slingshot? Maybe TT is planning for a G1 nish shuttle for their TT version? There's Groove.....

[Sowndwave76]

Guys! Aren't we too early in blasting "Blast-off? Pardon the pun. Remember A-B then we got Slingshot? Maybe TT is planning for a G1 nish shuttle for their TT version? There's Groove.....

I thought the same thing... It would've been nice if Hasbro would've done this right off the bat.
But I think there is definitely a chance of this. Makes a lot of sense.