The Energon Pub

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:35 pm

shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:The instruction for Gen. Arcee didn't bother to mention anything about how her gun is used to hold her arms in place in Alt mode. which totally completes her transformation. As time wears on, instructions are becoming very unhelpful. They might as well just have a picture of both modes, and call it a day.
they gotta leave work for the youtube clowns y'know

As one of those clowns let me assure you I rely heavily on the instructions and become quite annoyed when a step is left out, or misrepresented in print. Having talked to several former Hasbro employees I can tell you there's a disconnect between those who make the toys, and those who create the instructions; that is where issues arise. The higher ups at Hasbro don't see an issue so things will unfortunately remain the same. It's also possible steps are left out due to maintaining a print and packaging budget.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:59 pm

perhaps i should explain myself. by clowns, i mean the recent reviewers discussed in the controversial "sponsored" reviewer thread.

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:27 pm

shajaki wrote:perhaps i should explain myself. by clowns, i mean the recent reviewers discussed in the controversial "sponsored" reviewer thread.

Do you realize how that is an oxymoron. That's very similar to someone just paying you to promote something. Reviews should be impartial.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:21 am

william-james88 wrote:
shajaki wrote:perhaps i should explain myself. by clowns, i mean the recent reviewers discussed in the controversial "sponsored" reviewer thread.

Do you realize how that is an oxymoron. That's very similar to someone just paying you to promote something. Reviews should be impartial.

Absolutely 100%. With that said if any member of a major toy company is reading this I have no shame, no balls, and no dignity. In short, I make a good puppet. :grin:

News Credits: 10 · by **Arctorro** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:56 am

Cobotron wrote:@Arctorro - THANKS! for the pic. It helped bring me down off my bad trip. What makes Bombshell's handle? How is Windcharger attached?

Np

There are 'handles' on each knee that were most likely added for the gun mode. Windcharger is just sitting on the two pegs on OP chest. He will fall off quite easily.

Lordprime7755 wrote:loved what u did there. but doesnt Optimus get his own? i thought i saw a picture showing he would. and another thing, is there a way to get a bot to be his new chest in torso mode? i thought the legends were ment for that or to be target masters? ( weapons )

Thanks. There should be four Autobot cars be released, all repaints/remoulds of the Stunticons (or so the rumors say). As stated above, Windcharger is attached to OP's chest in that pic.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:54 am

As sad as it is to see that rumour gaining more ground I'd hate to see it followed up even more within the fiction.

I'd be more keen if they followed up with the energon homage with the release of his drones

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 11:51 am

ZeroWolf wrote:As sad as it is to see that rumour gaining more ground I'd hate to see it followed up even more within the fiction.

I'd be more keen if they followed up with the energon homage with the release of his drones

The problem with that "rumour" is that there are too many indicators that it is exactly what we should be expecting, based on unit solicitation.

You have a Prime that can combine with solicitations for 4 classic autobots that easily map over the Stunticons in this line.

As for Energon Prime as there is no hard data (currently) that would lend itself to an Thunderbirds style team set for release, Has/Tak making a SuperLink Grand Convoy combiner (while a cool idea) is highly unlikely at this point.

by **mazingaspidey** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:13 pm

Has anyone else noticed that the shoulders on the supposed Ultra Magnus combiner don't look like any of the limbs we've seen yet? In fact... they kinda look like G1 Magnus' stacks... With any luck this figure will be released with a Rodimus and Transforming trailer!

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:55 pm

I meant more fiction wise as prowl works best as an antagonist rather then a limb for Ultra Prime. Personally I see ultra prime working in fiction as prime linking up with members from the other teams. Coming together to make prowl and devy see sense

by **Syn_13** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 12:59 pm

mazingaspidey wrote:Has anyone else noticed that the shoulders on the supposed Ultra Magnus combiner don't look like any of the limbs we've seen yet? In fact... they kinda look like G1 Magnus' stacks... With any luck this figure will be released with a Rodimus and Transforming trailer!

Sorry, just got in from work and haven't had time to really go through this thread, but what Magnus combiner pic are we talking about?

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:01 pm

Middle Left.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 1:58 pm

One limb's yellow, the other's blue. Perhaps the rumored Sunstreaker and Mirage?

by **Syn_13** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:02 pm

Cobotron wrote:Middle Left.

Ohhhh that one. Didn't think that was Magnus at all. :-?

by **mazingaspidey** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:08 pm

I don't know, this still looks like Magnus' white shoulder stack, not like any CW limb that we've seen so far.

Compare that shoulder with that of MP Magnus seen here:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:14 pm

mazingaspidey wrote:I don't know, this still looks like Magnus' white shoulder stack, not like any CW limb that we've seen so far.

Because we haven't seen ever CW limb. There's more to come.

by **Syn_13** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:14 pm

mazingaspidey wrote:I don't know, this still looks like Magnus' white shoulder stack, not like any CW limb that we've seen so far.

Compare that shoulder with that of MP Magnus seen here:

Personally, I think it looks yellow and makes me think that it could possibly be Sunstreaker.

Also, I don't buy that that is Magnus. If it is, then I'm bitterly disappointed. I get that the torso is likely a white Prime, which is standard fare for a Magnus figure, but I'd think that they'd at least make the head blue and white, resembling Magnus' head, rather than just a white Ultra Prime. As for it being a possible combined Ultra Magnus - sure the Legends Hot Rod works quite well as Magnus' chest is red, but surely they'd make the chest shield thing blue, rather than yellow. At least that way the colours would be more accurate.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:18 pm

It wouldn't be the first Magnus with a silver mouthplate:

by **Syn_13** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:40 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:It wouldn't be the first Magnus with a silver mouthplate:

True! But saying that, I think they'd really miss an opportunity there. Even though I'm fed up with seeing Magnus as a white Prime, I think it'd work if the Voyager figure was a white and blue Prime (perhaps with the silver faceplate) and the combiner head revealed a classic looking blue and white Ultra Magnus head. Hot Rod as the red chest, with a blue chest shield piece. It would work.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:46 pm

Venksta reassured us that the white CW Optimus isn't Ultra Magnus.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 2:58 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Venksta reassured us that the white CW Optimus isn't Ultra Magnus.

Ok, Hate Plague Armor Optimus Prime then. [-(

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:15 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Venksta reassured us that the white CW Optimus isn't Ultra Magnus.

What else did he say?

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:57 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Venksta reassured us that the white CW Optimus isn't Ultra Magnus.

Time to extrapolate a silly possibility.

This has Hot Rod/Rodimus on his chest in the "powermaster" spot... :-?

Hot Rod seams to be using the same mold as Blackjack.... :grin:

Blackjack was a micromaster.... :DANCE:

Micromaster Hot Rod came with Star Con...... :-B

It's going to be Star Convoy. :michaelbay:

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:04 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Venksta reassured us that the white CW Optimus isn't Ultra Magnus.

What else did he say?

Top of Page 79:

Sabrblade wrote:Aaaaaand it's not Ultra Magnus - http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... 96833.html

Leader Ultra Magnus is real. As far as this "white repaint" of Combiner Wars Optimus is, is not Ultra Magnus, based on the list and details I've seen.

Our hopes for a real Leader Ultra Magnus are safe again.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:31 pm

Thought it seemed only fitting to pull this image over here to toy town.

To the future!

News Credits: 4836 · by **william-james88** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:36 pm

Hey guys, random question but I see people write 'mould' everywhere. Isn't it just 'mold' ?

And while we are at it, you can say Takara "licensed" the toys to Hasbro. But how do you spin that sentence around the other way that makes Hasbro be the subject. Is there a more eloquent way of saying Hasbro bought the license?