The Energon Pub

by **rickdraco** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:22 am

Autobot032 wrote:
rickdraco wrote:Sadly as of yet we haven't even seen wave 2 yet on general release in the UK. I can't even get Air Raid to complete Superion on Ebay!

Er...there are a few on eBay. Importing will probably be expensive, but it's an option.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Toys-Hobbies-/2 ... w=Air+Raid

Really, I don't want to import if I can help it. Unfortunately the only ones on ebay are international listings to me.. I guess for now best to just be patient!

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:23 am

COP SHADES!
I finally realized what it is about Defensor's head sculpt that I like so much. :lol:

...and why Groove might spark such intense nostalgia for a lot of us older fans.

Man, that theme song is AWESOME!

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:39 am

Cobotron wrote:COP SHADES!
I finally realized what it is about Defensor's head sculpt that I like so much.

...and why Groove might spark such intense nostalgia for a lot of us older fans.

Man, that theme song is AWESOME!

Indeed, with Groove on the chest, and his Autobot symbol looking like a sheriff's badge on the chest, I had a very CHiPs vibe from it too.

I'm with you, 100% Cobotron!!

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:31 am

Defensor looks even better in hand and Rook's bulk definitely works better as a leg.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:50 pm

Cobotron wrote:COP SHADES!
I finally realized what it is about Defensor's head sculpt that I like so much.

...and why Groove might spark such intense nostalgia for a lot of us older fans.

Man, that theme song is AWESOME!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 12:55 pm

BAM.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 3:28 pm

Cobotron wrote:COP SHADES!
I finally realized what it is about Defensor's head sculpt that I like so much.

...and why Groove might spark such intense nostalgia for a lot of us older fans.

Man, that theme song is AWESOME!

.........and now I want Defensor. Damnit.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 3:33 pm

Pft, Animated Prowl will always be my Jon Baker.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:00 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Pft, Animated Prowl will always be my Jon Baker.

Thats ok, this guy could be TJ Hooker

Or the T1000 :twisted:

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:27 pm

shajaki wrote:BAM.

How's his gun mode?

(And as a gun that goes with Cyclonus, I'm surprised he managed to escape being Nightstick. Can't say I mind him dodging that particular bullet.)

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:34 pm

william-james88 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:Pft, Animated Prowl will always be my Jon Baker.

Thats ok, this guy could be TJ Hooker

Or the T1000

'Knaivez and stabbink veaponz!

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:56 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:How's his gun mode?

(And as a gun that goes with Cyclonus, I'm surprised he managed to escape being Nightstick. Can't say I mind him dodging that particular bullet.)

Dunno. Not my pic and I don't have him in hand. Though I assume it's the same as the mold went through no changes

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 7:44 pm

shajaki wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:How's his gun mode?

(And as a gun that goes with Cyclonus, I'm surprised he managed to escape being Nightstick. Can't say I mind him dodging that particular bullet.)
Dunno. Not my pic and I don't have him in hand. Though I assume it's the same as the mold went through no changes

by **RiddlerJ** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:00 pm

Who wants to bet Botcon redecos Offroad into Ruckus when the mold becomes available?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:51 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:Who wants to bet Botcon redecos Offroad into Ruckus when the mold becomes available?

When the CW figures in general become available... Botcon is going to be very exciting 8-}

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:29 pm

shajaki wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:Who wants to bet Botcon redecos Offroad into Ruckus when the mold becomes available?
When the CW figures in general become available... Botcon is going to be very exciting

I don't want to think about that, I can never afford botcon stuff.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:48 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
shajaki wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:Who wants to bet Botcon redecos Offroad into Ruckus when the mold becomes available?
When the CW figures in general become available... Botcon is going to be very exciting

I don't want to think about that, I can never afford botcon stuff.

Speculating the CW toys will be off limits to botcon and as Club exclusives. At least until 2017. As HasTak will be repurposing older and newer CW toys to create Bruticus, Computron, G-2 Versions and Maybe Liokaiser. If 2016, 2017 is the year of the CW Beast bots. Then I think hasbro will repurpose them into Predaking, Abonimus and the Seacons.

Anyways guessing the Botcon CW toys won't be that great. As Funpub would probably make CW Combiners only a few want. Like doing that Nexus Maximus Club combiner update CW toy. Maybe doing a Shattered glass combiner. Perhaps doing a G2 recolored Combiner that never existed to begin with.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:59 pm

Anybody think going forward, after the combiner wars, Hasbro will do a combiner a year or something like that?

News Credits: 5 · by **Mr O** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 11:02 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:Nexus Maximus...

'Strapitonus'?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:40 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Anybody think going forward, after the combiner wars, Hasbro will do a combiner a year or something like that?

No I dont, it wouldnt be efficient enough in a business of scale like Hasbro. Hence why even last time they did one with Bruticus, there were at least 3 diferent versions of those molds. You gotta strike that mold while its hot.

Also, Tsu, I am certain Hasbro will not be making a generation liokaiser, at least not with these molds. This line has shown us that they are respecting the amount of members on a combiner team and Liokaiser just doesnt fit. He's not even a standard combiner with his hands and feet not being extra accessories. If he gets an update, it would be more along the lines of Devastator and I dont see that happening. If they give him an update before rereleasing the G1 version then I will eat my hat.

by **phantom1592** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:17 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:How's his gun mode?

(And as a gun that goes with Cyclonus, I'm surprised he managed to escape being Nightstick. Can't say I mind him dodging that particular bullet.)
Dunno. Not my pic and I don't have him in hand. Though I assume it's the same as the mold went through no changes

Anybody else have a TERRIBLE time with their Powerglide? For some reason, mine doesn't ever want to keep its legs together and keeps folding at the hips...

Add in that my Superion arms don't seem strong enough to hold him out without bending at the double elbows... and I pretty much find the targetmaster aspect to be kinda worthless :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 12:43 pm

phantom1592 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:How's his gun mode?

(And as a gun that goes with Cyclonus, I'm surprised he managed to escape being Nightstick. Can't say I mind him dodging that particular bullet.)
Dunno. Not my pic and I don't have him in hand. Though I assume it's the same as the mold went through no changes

Anybody else have a TERRIBLE time with their Powerglide? For some reason, mine doesn't ever want to keep its legs together and keeps folding at the hips...

Add in that my Superion arms don't seem strong enough to hold him out without bending at the double elbows... and I pretty much find the targetmaster aspect to be kinda worthless

Yes, my Powerglide suffered from the same thing! I have a fix that I hope to post to the appropriate thread soon. Basically, those long tabs on the legs appear to either be designed poorly or are suffering from over-packing the mold. I am working to get a new Powerglide with the same problem to put together the fix.

by **peaces** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:56 pm

powerglide looked stupid as a gun

by **Yotsuyasan** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 2:09 pm

I guess I got lucky with my Powerglide. It can be a slight pain to get everything together, but once it is together, it stays together. Yet I have heard many complaints to the contrary from others.

As far as his interactivity with Superion, that is something else I have heard from many, as well. That his elbows aren't strong enough to support the weight of Powerglide as a gun. Suppose I shall have to wait to see for myself, though. Even with the announcement of a domestic Slingshot, I felt it would be simpler just to wait until June for Takara's. Perhaps I'll be lucky there, as well, and Takara's will have tighter joints?

Anyway, Powerglide has no problem being held up by... himself! :lol:

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:29 pm

phantom1592 wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:How's his gun mode?

(And as a gun that goes with Cyclonus, I'm surprised he managed to escape being Nightstick. Can't say I mind him dodging that particular bullet.)
Dunno. Not my pic and I don't have him in hand. Though I assume it's the same as the mold went through no changes

Anybody else have a TERRIBLE time with their Powerglide? For some reason, mine doesn't ever want to keep its legs together and keeps folding at the hips...

Add in that my Superion arms don't seem strong enough to hold him out without bending at the double elbows... and I pretty much find the targetmaster aspect to be kinda worthless

You're not the only one. It appears the issue is hit or miss, with more hits than misses. Most of the combiner wars figures without ratchets in the elbows can't hold it, especially the limbs since those are all ball joints at the hips.