The Energon Pub

[william-james88]

SOrry for the tangent, but are you telling me that the US has no tax on pop tarts?!

Groceries, or food that isn't prepared, is not taxed. So if you buy a plain bagel, it's not taxed. Ask for a bagel toasted with cream cheese, it should be taxed. And seriously, who eats pop tarts?

Ok, so its the same as in Canada (meat, bread and dairy). Pop tarts was what I thought on the spot to prepresent processed food.

[o.supreme]

And seriously, who eats pop tarts?

uhm...we don't purchase pop-tarts because last time we did...my son ate like 10 in a day...I was at work...but you can bet I gave my wife the whole "How did this get by you?" speech

But...always good to know about other Coutnries. For a while (I don't know if it was just California, or the entire US), but there was a "snack tax" (cookies, candies, chips etc...) like a tobacco tax...as you can imagine, that didn't last long.

[Emerje]

And seriously, who eats pop tarts?

Orange Crush Pop Tarts are the best flavor they've ever invented.

Emerje

[Agamemnon]

*MunchesOnFrostedStrawberryPopTarts* No one I know. *MunchMunch*

I am finally going to break out my Hasbro and Takara Computrons and take some pics this weekend or early next week. They look really PURDY in their boxes....

[Autobot N]

I am finally going to break out my Hasbro and Takara Computrons and take some pics this weekend or early next week. They look really PURDY in their boxes....

Could you perhaps take a picture of Computron with CW Strafe, Scrounge, Lightspeed, Afterburner, and the hands and feet, along with UW Scattershot and Nosecone? That would be my preferred configuration if I can get the UW one (I've already got Hasbro's), and I'd like to see how it looks.

[nycPrime]

And seriously, who eats pop tarts?

Orange Crush Pop Tarts are the best flavor they've ever invented.

Emerje

Ha pretty sure I've never had a Pop Tart in my entire life.

[Agamemnon]

I am finally going to break out my Hasbro and Takara Computrons and take some pics this weekend or early next week. They look really PURDY in their boxes....

Could you perhaps take a picture of Computron with CW Strafe, Scrounge, Lightspeed, Afterburner, and the hands and feet, along with UW Scattershot and Nosecone? That would be my preferred configuration if I can get the UW one (I've already got Hasbro's), and I'd like to see how it looks.

Will do!

There have been a few requests of different Computron configs. Hopefully I have cataloged them all.

[Autobot N]

I am finally going to break out my Hasbro and Takara Computrons and take some pics this weekend or early next week. They look really PURDY in their boxes....

Could you perhaps take a picture of Computron with CW Strafe, Scrounge, Lightspeed, Afterburner, and the hands and feet, along with UW Scattershot and Nosecone? That would be my preferred configuration if I can get the UW one (I've already got Hasbro's), and I'd like to see how it looks.

Will do!

There have been a few requests of different Computron configs. Hopefully I have cataloged them all.

Thanks!

[nycPrime]

FYI Amazon has CW Computron for $99+tax. Just another option for folks. Given Amazon's dynamic pricing system, I'm interested in seeing if the price will drop (due to poor sales).

[nycPrime]

I'm really liking Deluxe Groove. The figure looks awesome, and it's a lot of fun having other TFs use him for a ride.

[Mindmaster]

How did we go from alien robots that combine with each other to form a bigger version of themselves to pastries?

[Sjeng]

Quick question: did Hasbro release all the original Aerialbots as well? Like they did with Deluxe Groove?



This looks like Superion with 4 different PLANE aerialbots. Air Raid / Firefly / Quickslinger / Skydive.
No Alpha Bravo. So is this the U.W. set? Because this image seems to imply it's the C.W. Hasbro set:



And does it look like it's complete? All guns etc? TY!!

[Autobot N]

Quick question: did Hasbro release all the original Aerialbots as well? Like they did with Deluxe Groove?



This looks like Superion with 4 different PLANE aerialbots. Air Raid / Firefly / Quickslinger / Skydive.
No Alpha Bravo. So is this the U.W. set? Because this image seems to imply it's the C.W. Hasbro set:



And does it look like it's complete? All guns etc? TY!!

Yes, Hasbro released Slingshot/Quickslinger (along with Wildrider/Break-neck) last May to complete the set. What you are looking at is a full set of Hasbro Aerialbots (minus Powerglide).

[Kurona]

Quick question: did Hasbro release all the original Aerialbots as well? Like they did with Deluxe Groove?



This looks like Superion with 4 different PLANE aerialbots. Air Raid / Firefly / Quickslinger / Skydive.
No Alpha Bravo. So is this the U.W. set? Because this image seems to imply it's the C.W. Hasbro set:



And does it look like it's complete? All guns etc? TY!!

Yes. While initially Hasbro released the Stunticons and Aerialbots with four of their members and a replacement member (Alpha Bravo over Slingshot and Offroad over Wildrider), they later released Slingshot and Wildrider as exclusives under the names Quickslinger and Brake-neck (which have the same new heads as Takara's Sling and Wildrider but with different decos), so you can indeed get all original members without going Takara. However, said exclusives were in limited quantities and are now rather expensive on the aftermarket, so Takara is still likely your best option.
For that same reason it's very much recommended you get Hasbro Groove as soon as possible before the aftermarket prices get insane.

[Kurona]

And yes, that set is complete with all their guns and accessories (minus Powerglide).

[Sabrblade]

Quick question: did Hasbro release all the original Aerialbots as well? Like they did with Deluxe Groove?

Yes. All of the Aerialbots minus Slingshot were released individually as mass retail. Slingshot (renamed "Quickslinger" for Trademark reasons) later got released many months later as a "May Mayhem" exclusive as a retool of Firefly with a new head (the same head that would be used for Takara's Unite Warriors figure).

For the full story of Hasbro's Combiner Wars releases, read this article.

[Sjeng]

thanks you guys!! Here's hoping the seller ships to the Netherlans...

[Kurona]

Also, for the sake of comparison:-

Takara Sling



Hasbro Quickslinger



If you're planning on keeping Superion in combined mode the differences between the two are miniscule at best (though the autobot symbol on Sling's shoulder always annoyed me on Takara Superion).

The differences between Takara's Wildrider and Hasbro's Brake-neck are far more apparent.

Takara Wildrider



Hasbro Brake-neck



Differences are more apparent in combined mode here; with Hasbro Wildrider's leg mode having the hood be a different colour, having more red on the doors and having the Decepticon symbol on the hood be smaller and off to the right.

[william-james88]

Yes Hasbro did that. and he looks complete. I still think the Takara version is nicer. Compare the chest between the two and you Will see it.

[steals_your_goats]

Differences are more apparent in combined mode here; with Hasbro Wildrider's leg mode having the hood be a different colour, having more red on the doors and having the Decepticon symbol on the hood be smaller and off to the right.

Actually the only difference in combined mode would be the color shades. If you transform if the way the instructions say you can't see the car hoods.

[Agamemnon]

One other difference, if I remember correctly. Hasbro Superion = black HFGs. Takara Superion = white HFGs.

[Kurona]

One other difference, if I remember correctly. Hasbro Superion = black HFGs. Takara Superion = white HFGs.

Yup, that's correct.
I don't know why Hasbro went with Black HFGs in the first place since both the original toy and all fictional appearances (aside from IDW, in which Superion only appeared briefly before CW and was heavily stylized anyway) depicted him with white hands and feet.

[Sjeng]

Well, I'd like to try and bid on that Superion, since the price is okay and it also has Alpha Bravo included extra.
Thing is, if the guy is unwilling to ship to the NL, is there a UK collector here who would be willing to help me out? I could have it sent to your address and then you simply forward it to me. I'll refund you the shipping cost of course.

Maybe you can tell me if you know how much shipping a combiner costs from the UK to the NL too? Tyvm!!
(I just weighed a Takara UW box in the cardboard box, and it was 1.67kg, so this package should hopefully not exceed 2kg)

[Sjeng]

Anyone?? time is running out

[Autobot N]

Anyone?? time is running out

Did you ask the guy if he'll ship to The Netherlands?

As for the shipping thing, I can't help you there, since I'm an American.