The Energon Pub

[Burn]

That chest ... oh it so badly needs to be redone.

And lets keep the 3P stuff for the 3P forums.

[Hellscream9999]

Man, scrounge adds sooo much kibble to the shoulder

Be cool if the fingers were individually articulated, so he could throw scrounge

[Burn]

Man, scrounge adds sooo much kibble to the shoulder

It doesn't help that he's sitting on Payload. So you have two bots hanging off one shoulder.

[Hellscream9999]

Man, scrounge adds sooo much kibble to the shoulder

It doesn't help that he's sitting on Payload. So you have two bots hanging off one shoulder.

Yeah, I figured that the handle on payload was the peg that attached scrounge to the shoulder, but he's a larger legends figure than, say, blackjack, or shockwave

[Burn]

Poor Scrounge though, his first appearance didn't last too long, now it looks like he's going to become a glorified frisbee.

[Hellscream9999]

Poor Scrounge though, his first appearance didn't last too long, now it looks like he's going to become a glorified frisbee.

But now we have him in glorious plastic form, if nothing else, that in itself is pretty special

[MemphisR56]

Interesting. Strafe's wing layout looks like thrust(Edit: Dirge). We already know this tooling has an alternate cone-head too.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I'm not sure how I feel about Computron. I'll reserve judgement until we see a finished combiner but right now all I see is Superion.

I see a Combiner that really shows how much self-imposed limits and lack of time can hurt a figure. I suspect that Deluxe Groove was done outside of Hasbro planning, and when they caught wind of him they hastily crafted new alternate parts for existing toolings to make the Technobots. Look at Strafe and Scattershot, and to a lesser extent Nosecone, just new vehicle mode parts and new heads, no new dedicated robot mode parts. In fact, even the Legends Class companion is a reuse instead of a dedicated mold.

He should be called Recyclatron

[Deadput]

I see a Combiner that really shows how much self-imposed limits and lack of time can hurt a figure. I suspect that Deluxe Groove was done outside of Hasbro planning, and when they caught wind of him they hastily crafted new alternate parts for existing toolings to make the Technobots. Look at Strafe and Scattershot, and to a lesser extent Nosecone, just new vehicle mode parts and new heads, no new dedicated robot mode parts. In fact, even the Legends Class companion is a reuse instead of a dedicated mold.

He should be called Recyclatron

In a way kind of makes sense from a lore perspective if you think of how Grimlock built them out of parts in the G1 cartoon.


Yes I know that's a horrible excuse but I'm just thinking of a way to justify it.

[steals_your_goats]

I feel like we shouldn't hastily judge what is clearly a thrown together mockup. The colors are clearly Betatron even if it is in greyscale, Nosecone is straight up brawl, decepticon logo and all and groove looks to be a solid color which indicates it's a prototype. The only component that looks like it has any work done to it at all is strafe which has new wings, tail fins, and looks like it has his trademark double nosecone

Regardless though I can't wait until tomorrow!!

[Rodimus Prime]

You know, I'm glad Scrounge is finally getting recognized in plastic form, however, I figured he'd come with Titan Blaster instead of Computron. I also thought there was a sort of opportunity for him way back when FoC Blaster was released. Scrounge could have been made 1 of his discs as a repaint of the Frenzy/Rumble mold.

As for that CW Sixshot, I like the idea. I never cared for the character 1 way or the other, so I wouldn't consider it blasphemy if he wasn't 1 6-changing bot but 6 bots representing each mode. That's a unique and neat idea. Plus, I love that color combination. That purple/teal/white just pops and I don't remember seeing it on any other figure. But it would have to be bright white like Prowl, not dull white (off-white, cream, whatever) like Wheeljack or Streetwise.

[Bumblebee21]

Full toy version of Computron

[fenrir72]

Full toy version of Computron

Technically, a mockup. See Smokescreen's #38?

[Sabrblade]

That's why I'm torn on Sixshot. He's one character. A change like this would separate him into six individual bots

But Burn, that's something that Sixshot himself has done before.

[Autobot N]

Wait, so Lightspeed uses the Dead End mold?




YES!!!!! SO MUCH YES!!!!

[DedicatedGhostArt]

Ughhh finally the site is working so I could see all of the new news! It was down all day yesterday and today morning.

Anyhow, that mockup is looking pretty sweet for Computron. I am quite excited about him.

[ThunderThruster]

As for that CW Sixshot, I like the idea. I never cared for the character 1 way or the other, so I wouldn't consider it blasphemy if he wasn't 1 6-changing bot but 6 bots representing each mode. That's a unique and neat idea. Plus, I love that color combination. That purple/teal/white just pops and I don't remember seeing it on any other figure. But it would have to be bright white like Prowl, not dull white (off-white, cream, whatever) like Wheeljack or Streetwise.

have you forgotten Wingspan and Pounce?

[Hellscream9999]

As for that CW Sixshot, I like the idea. I never cared for the character 1 way or the other, so I wouldn't consider it blasphemy if he wasn't 1 6-changing bot but 6 bots representing each mode. That's a unique and neat idea. Plus, I love that color combination. That purple/teal/white just pops and I don't remember seeing it on any other figure. But it would have to be bright white like Prowl, not dull white (off-white, cream, whatever) like Wheeljack or Streetwise.

have you forgotten Wingspan and Pounce?

Who?

[ThunderThruster]

As for that CW Sixshot, I like the idea. I never cared for the character 1 way or the other, so I wouldn't consider it blasphemy if he wasn't 1 6-changing bot but 6 bots representing each mode. That's a unique and neat idea. Plus, I love that color combination. That purple/teal/white just pops and I don't remember seeing it on any other figure. But it would have to be bright white like Prowl, not dull white (off-white, cream, whatever) like Wheeljack or Streetwise.

have you forgotten Wingspan and Pounce?

Who?

[william-james88]

Wait, so Lightspeed uses the Dead End mold?

YES!!!!! SO MUCH YES!!!!

we dont know yet. And oddly enough, the toy fair didnt actually answer that question. What's Hasbro waiting for to reveal this thing in full?

[Autobot N]

Wait, so Lightspeed uses the Dead End mold?

YES!!!!! SO MUCH YES!!!!

We don't know yet. And oddly enough, the toy fair didn't actually answer that question. What's Hasbro waiting for to reveal this thing in full?

Botcon?


Anyway, if all of the other Technobots (and Scrounge, I guess) use the molds that the Transmissions Podcast predicted (and in Strafe's case, as his was never confirmed, the one that made the most sense), and Lightspeed is represented by Smokescreen, then it would stand to reason that Lightspeed is likely from the Dead End mold.

[MemphisR56]

At least we got to see a version of the Victorion set that wasn't a painted proto or a 3D render. The colours seemed to look significantly less eyemelty in the final plastic.

[Hellscream9999]

At least we got to see a version of the Victorion set that wasn't a painted proto or a 3D render. The colours seemed to look significantly less eyemelty in the final plastic.

It looks like a pastel teal; I LOVE IT

[Hellscream9999]

Fellow Seibertronians, exciting news, our own Autobot Roadburn has found the Combiner Wars Wave 2 Voyager's at a Target in Portland, OR and has shared some pictures with us.

Check out the pics, and let us know if you've seen this Dino-bird in your neck of the woods.

[Autobot Roadburn]

Got him for $17 too!