The Energon Pub

by **razingstorm** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 5:52 am

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Nice torso work, really digging it. However: in your OM, only Ironhide and Sunstreaker are in the right spots. Mirage is the right leg and Prowl is the left arm

Actually, and I double checked before assembly in the issue, Prowl is only the arm on the spread in the issue prior to Windblade 3. The artist switches them in Windblade 3, as well as adding the white. You can see all the blue and Mirage's wheels in several panels in that issue.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Sep 06, 2015 12:44 pm

razingstorm wrote:
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Nice torso work, really digging it. However: in your OM, only Ironhide and Sunstreaker are in the right spots. Mirage is the right leg and Prowl is the left arm

Actually, and I double checked before assembly in the issue, Prowl is only the arm on the spread in the issue prior to Windblade 3. The artist switches them in Windblade 3, as well as adding the white. You can see all the blue and Mirage's wheels in several panels in that issue.

What the heck?! Why did they do that?! Studid artistic licence work there. Swap some colors and some components.
Did any of the artists (other than Sarah Stone) Actually draw the combiners how they were supposed to look?

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:47 am

Man, Sky Lynx looks so F$%KING AWESOME :michaelbay:

I cannot wait to get him, but he seriously needs an evil, nemesis version, maybe with a :PREDACON:

sigil, and he can be, like, black, with dark purple and gold accents, and look amazing!

We need to start a petition to hasbro to at least make an evil version of that mold, as the combined mode head and 'beast' mode scream

/

(evil) to me.

News Credits: 26 · by **MaverickPrime** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:52 am

Prototype time! Images of Combiner Wars Onslaught and Brawl's resin prototypes have surfaced on Weibo, giving us a more detailed look at Brawl, how he mounts his Handfootgun on top of his turret to give him even more fire power and also showing that his barrel can point upwards.

Onslaught on the other hand we partially know what to expect as he is a retool of Hotspot, however, we can see that due to Bruticus' chest shield, the Combaticon leader has gained wings! Take a look for yourselves in the images below!

News Credits: 119 · by **megatronus** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:08 am

Onslaught had a Red Bull.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:11 am

Interesting! Looks like Brawl's head is not attached to the Combiner peg.
That mold is shaping up nicely.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:36 am

That Brawl's looking good!

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:51 am

Bruticus is most welcome on my shelves.

News Credits: 1 · by **Relic Dinobot** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:56 am

A most welcomed addition to the CW fold in both cases. :-D

News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:18 am

Hellscream9999 wrote:Man, Sky Lynx looks so F$%KING AWESOME

I cannot wait to get him, but he seriously needs an evil, nemesis version, maybe with a sigil, and he can be, like, black, with dark purple and gold accents, and look amazing!

We need to start a petition to hasbro to at least make an evil version of that mold, as the combined mode head and 'beast' mode scream / (evil) to me.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 11:54 am

While I love both molds, i have realized that Brawl has very stubby forearms. They're so tiny!

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:11 pm

The more I see of Onslaught the more I'm disappointed the hand guns double as the back cannons. I really think when the 3rd party add on comes out with proper cannons I might go for it. Who knows what Takara might do with their set.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:20 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Who knows what Takara might do with their set.

Include a new-mold Blast Off instead of that redeco of Quickslinger.

by **Shuttershock** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:24 pm

Heh! Brawl looks like a Metal Slug tank with the foot/gun.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:31 pm

brawl nice looking figure but its still not enough for me to buy combiner

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:40 pm

Onslaught barely looks like Hot Spot. I'm impressed.

And Brawl looks fantastic! Even if I don't get the other Combaticons (though I hope to get the UW release, wallet, space and mother providing) I'll definitely get Brawl. I love me a good tank...

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 12:45 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Who knows what Takara might do with their set.

Include a new-mold Blast Off instead of that redeco of Quickslinger.

Yes, but I was talking about Onslaught. Is it too much to hope for a proper cannon battery?

News Credits: 26 · by **MaverickPrime** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:28 pm

I don't mind the back cannons doubling as his guns as much as I do them being exact copies of Hotspot's, the hoses make no sense here.

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:31 pm

MaverickPrime wrote:I don't mind the back cannons doubling as his guns as much as I do them being exact copies of Hotspot's, the hoses make no sense here.

That's honestly my only complaint about combiner wars, the reuse of weapons. I honestly don't mind the mold reuses but the weapon reuse choice is a little annoying.

News Credits: 3 · by **DedicatedGhostArt** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:41 pm

steals_your_goats wrote:
MaverickPrime wrote:I don't mind the back cannons doubling as his guns as much as I do them being exact copies of Hotspot's, the hoses make no sense here.

That's honestly my only complaint about combiner wars, the reuse of weapons. I honestly don't mind the mold reuses but the weapon reuse choice is a little annoying.

Agreed. Cyclonus having Silverbolt's weapon is kinda irritating. :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:44 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Who knows what Takara might do with their set.

Include a new-mold Blast Off instead of that redeco of Quickslinger.

Yes, but I was talking about Onslaught. Is it too much to hope for a proper cannon battery?

I suspect we'll see a third party cannon assembly for him. I don't mind it too much though, I mean, we can always just use other guns.

News Credits: 13 · by **steals_your_goats** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 1:48 pm

SillySpringer wrote:
steals_your_goats wrote:
MaverickPrime wrote:I don't mind the back cannons doubling as his guns as much as I do them being exact copies of Hotspot's, the hoses make no sense here.

That's honestly my only complaint about combiner wars, the reuse of weapons. I honestly don't mind the mold reuses but the weapon reuse choice is a little annoying.

Agreed. Cyclonus having Silverbolt's weapon is kinda irritating.

That one I wouldn't mind so much if they at least painted it orange

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:20 pm

MaverickPrime wrote:Prototype time! Images of Combiner Wars Onslaught and Brawl's resin prototypes have surfaced on Weibo, giving us a more detailed look at Brawl, how he mounts his Handfootgun on top of his turret to give him even more fire power and also showing that his barrel can point upwards.

Onslaught on the other hand we partially know what to expect as he is a retool of Hotspot, however, we can see that due to Bruticus' chest shield, the Combaticon leader has gained wings! Take a look for yourselves in the images below!

Why's onslaught got a red head? I don't know what to make of that! but hopefully Takara will bring their version out & it won't have a red head.

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:21 pm

This is a test shot. The colours are nowhere near final.

(Though a mostly-white arctic camo set of Combaticons would be AWESOME)

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:22 pm

Stuartmaximus wrote:Why's onslaught got a red head? I don't know what to make of that! but hopefully Takara will bring their version out & it won't have a red head.

These are just prototype shots. Obviously, we will see the real colors popping up eventually, as the rest of the combaticons.