The Energon Pub

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Truck
Shell 1
Head 1: Protectobot Hot Spot
Head 2: ???
Shell 2
Head 1: Onslaught
Head 2: "Armada Demolishor"

I dont think Onslought is a totaly new shell. Doesnt he have the exact same legs as Hotspot hence the lightbar still being there?

So do Air Raid and Skydive. The amount of different parts warrants a different shell classification for the time being, even if the number is less compared to some of the others. Note I did put Scattershot and Silverbolt together as the amount is fairly minimal compared to Cyclonus.

[Autobot N]

I purposely left out the Liokaiser team and the unconfirmed Technobots.

Hmm...

Tank
Shell 1
Head 1: Brawl
Head 2: Nosecone + alternate parts

[Agregor]

Remember when us Americans wanted the UW Groove mold up here in NA? Well...It looks like this is the chance :]

[Nemesis Maximo]

Why are we getting so many reuses of molds? I was okay with it for a long time, but (Correct me if I'm wrong) Skylynx is the only new mold for the fifteen CW figures coming out this year! (Sky reign, Computron, Liokaiser) What happened to the days when each character got his own toy?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I purposely left out the Liokaiser team and the unconfirmed Technobots.

Hmm...

Tank
Shell 1
Head 1: Brawl
Head 2: Nosecone + alternate parts

Unconfirmed as in which specific mold used. We know Afterburner will use Groove, but Lightspeed and Strafe are iffy because of the similarities between the Sports Car's and Jet's limb transformations. But we do know the Liokaiser limb molds:

Hellbat: Skydive
Gaihawk: Air Raid
Drillhorn: Nosecone
Killbison: Brawl

[ZeroWolf]

Jelze, I think they assumed you weren't listing technobots at all they have done an impressive amount from so few bases, despite criticisms from the fans about reuse, I have to wonder if this worked out for hasbro, though the designers should be given each a high five for their work.

[Stuartmaximus]

on the subjects of remolds, retools, repaints!......any chance we might see a retool/repaint of Hot Spot as either Inferno, RID(not to be confused with RID2015) Optimus Prime or Grapple?

the obvious answer i'll get as a response will be NO!

but maybe Takara could do one?

[shajaki]

The thing that confuses me about Computron is who's leaking this? This person no doubt has the full color artwork, making it black and white, cutting it up, and giving it to us in pieces... to what? Screw with us?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

on the subjects of remolds, retools, repaints!......any chance we might see a retool/repaint of Hot Spot as either Inferno, RID(not to be confused with RID2015) Optimus Prime or Grapple?

the obvious answer i'll get as a response will be NO!

but maybe Takara could do one?

Maybe as Fire Convoy, but them's the brakes.

[Mindmaster]

The thing that confuses me about Computron is who's leaking this? This person no doubt has the full color artwork, making it black and white, cutting it up, and giving it to us in pieces... to what? Screw with us?

As a noob at psychology, I'd say this whoever it was that leaked this leaked the first images (Nosecone as the leg and the first half of the art) to gauge audiences to see if it has generated excitement (obviously, mission accomplished), and seeing the excitement buzzing around about this, seemingly official confirmation of Combiner Wars Computron (and by extent, Liokaiser), is proceeding to feed us more little by little, until we all implode from excitement, outrage, awe, or a mix of all three, a term I'll coin "awetragement"

TL:DR: Maybe?

[Cobotron]

......any chance we might see a retool/repaint of Hot Spot as either Inferno, RID(not to be confused with RID2015) Optimus Prime or Grapple?

There's always a chance! I feel like the RID Fire Convoy is an easy win, but it would probably be a Club job. Stu, if you dig back a good number of pages in here, someone posted an AWESOME RID FC out of Hotspot custom. Kinda makes me want one.

Screw with us?

EXACTLY!!!

[Mindmaster]

on the subjects of remolds, retools, repaints!......any chance we might see a retool/repaint of Hot Spot as either Inferno, RID(not to be confused with RID2015) Optimus Prime or Grapple?

the obvious answer i'll get as a response will be NO!

but maybe Takara could do one?

Maybe as Fire Convoy, but them's the brakes.

To brake even more, if they're considering them, they're more than likely going to be as TFCC/BotCon exclusives. Not sure if even Takara, as crazy, zany, and creative as those kids are, would even dip their toes in that.

[Stuartmaximus]

The thing that confuses me about Computron is who's leaking this? This person no doubt has the full color artwork, making it black and white, cutting it up, and giving it to us in pieces... to what? Screw with us?

As a noob at psychology, I'd say this whoever it was that leaked this leaked the first images (Nosecone as the leg and the first half of the art) to gauge audiences to see if it has generated excitement (obviously, mission accomplished), and seeing the excitement buzzing around about this, seemingly official confirmation of Combiner Wars Computron (and by extent, Liokaiser), is proceeding to feed us more little by little, until we all implode from excitement, outrage, awe, or a mix of all three, a term I'll coin "awetragement"

TL:DR: Maybe?

i just wanna know when the pictures of the toy will come out?

[Mindmaster]

The thing that confuses me about Computron is who's leaking this? This person no doubt has the full color artwork, making it black and white, cutting it up, and giving it to us in pieces... to what? Screw with us?

As a noob at psychology, I'd say this whoever it was that leaked this leaked the first images (Nosecone as the leg and the first half of the art) to gauge audiences to see if it has generated excitement (obviously, mission accomplished), and seeing the excitement buzzing around about this, seemingly official confirmation of Combiner Wars Computron (and by extent, Liokaiser), is proceeding to feed us more little by little, until we all implode from excitement, outrage, awe, or a mix of all three, a term I'll coin "awetragement"

TL:DR: Maybe?

i just wanna know when the pictures of the toy will come out?

Unsure.... I can at least guarantee that they'll be officially announced at next month's Toy Fair (or this month's Nuremburg Toy Fair, at the earliest). Whether they'll be up on display with official images or not, I can't say. *flashes back to 2013, when Brainstorm and Arcee were announced but not shown off until BotCon*

[william-james88]

The thing that confuses me about Computron is who's leaking this? This person no doubt has the full color artwork, making it black and white, cutting it up, and giving it to us in pieces... to what? Screw with us?

As a noob at psychology, I'd say this whoever it was that leaked this leaked the first images (Nosecone as the leg and the first half of the art) to gauge audiences to see if it has generated excitement (obviously, mission accomplished), and seeing the excitement buzzing around about this, seemingly official confirmation of Combiner Wars Computron (and by extent, Liokaiser), is proceeding to feed us more little by little, until we all implode from excitement, outrage, awe, or a mix of all three, a term I'll coin "awetragement"

TL:DR: Maybe?

i just wanna know when the pictures of the toy will come out?

Unsure.... I can at least guarantee that they'll be officially announced at next month's Toy Fair (or this month's Nuremburg Toy Fair, at the earliest). Whether they'll be up on display with official images or not, I can't say. *flashes back to 2013, when Brainstorm and Arcee were announced but not shown off until BotCon*

It would have to be toyfair at the earliest since Nuremberg is not open to the press. Thus you can expect some leaks and further confirmation but no official pics from Hasbro as it is not for the press.

[Stuartmaximus]

The thing that confuses me about Computron is who's leaking this? This person no doubt has the full color artwork, making it black and white, cutting it up, and giving it to us in pieces... to what? Screw with us?

if it's someone official! then they'll probably get their hands shook, patted on the back & offered a promotion by the people he/she/they work for! for outstanding promotional skills or whatever! since this promotion has illicited either interest, intrigue or hatred towards the promoter!

but if its someone who's somehow got their hands on leaked material! then the hand shook, back patted, offered promotion part doesn't apply.

[william-james88]

Fellow Seibertronian Skylynx (wow, he must be from way back to have a name like that) sent us some new Wheeljack related goodies from Germany. He got his hands on Combiner Wars Wheeljack before everyone else and took some pictures and made a review as well. Spoiler, he isn't fond of the lack of paint applications. You can watch the video below.

[durroth]

Putting him next to Masterpiece Wheeljack is just cruel. I mean... just... ouch.

[Glarryg]

Two things:

1. I've know since I saw the first pics of this figure that I'd buy it and add paint myself.

2. Knowing now that he has the same port as Sunstreaker on the underside of the hood piece, I'm expecting/hoping someone will 3-D-print a pair of wings to plug in back there. Otherwise, I'll try it myself (don't know much about 3-D designing, but I'm hoping to learn sometime soon).

Glarryg

[durroth]

I'm not crapping on the toy. I've done that plenty when breakdown came out and I still can't see why they chose those godawful hips over a leg transformation scheme similar to dragstrip's. Okay, I'm crapping on it a *little* bit, but still, putting it next to the masterpiece is a terrible idea, all it can *do* is highlight everything lacking with the toy.

[william-james88]

I'm not crapping on the toy. I've done that plenty when breakdown came out and I still can't see why they chose those godawful hips over a leg transformation scheme similar to dragstrip's. Okay, I'm crapping on it a *little* bit, but still, putting it next to the masterpiece is a terrible idea, all it can *do* is highlight everything lacking with the toy.

Haha, I agree with everything you said and yes, it was cruel to put him next to the MP. So cruel that I felt compelled to use that one as the picture in the thumbnail

[Ultra Markus]

and now what will takara's take on these set of combiner limbs will be like

[william-james88]

and now what will takara's take on these set of combiner limbs will be like

Oh man, I wish we'd know soon but we wont know for a long time. They JUST released the first silhouette teas of Bruticus. Gonna be a long wait.

[shajaki]

Negative Nancy reporting:
Sorry folks... but all I see when I look at him is KO

[Hellscream9999]

Negative Nancy reporting:
Sorry folks... but all I see when I look at him is KO

You, and nearly everyone else, I'm sure - he reeeeaaaalllllyyy needed that windshield painted - above anything else