The Energon Pub

[Sabrblade]

About the net - it's expensive to ship to Malaysia, and any online retailer based in Malaysia won't have Sky Lynx nor Swindle/Blast Off/Brawl/Vortex either. Nearby in Southeast Asia, Singapore (sometimes) has earlier arrivals, or not at all - Blackjack/Huffer was notably missing. China has better stock but I can't read Chinese and dare not take the plunge using Google Translate. It's funny how hard it is to get stocked considering the toys are made nearby, in Vietnam!

I should also mention that the culture is a bit different in the city - the toy collector shops are easy to get to by train, and our courier services aren't that dependable (I've had to go to the post office because they say nobody was in, when there was...) That, and there generally isn't a culture of returning items or accepting returns. Thus the only time I'd get something shipped is if I cannot physically buy it in the country!

Thanks for letting us in on your cultural toy habits!

Hey albnok, if it isnt too much trouble, could you take pictures of the back of the comics, which shows the bios. Those are bios we have never seen before. If its clear enough to read from your photo, we will news it for all to see!

Sure thing! Sorry about the white balance, uploaded from unedited JPG:

Rotated the pic for ya.

Click for Full Size

[Viollustre]

About the net - it's expensive to ship to Malaysia, and any online retailer based in Malaysia won't have Sky Lynx nor Swindle/Blast Off/Brawl/Vortex either. Nearby in Southeast Asia, Singapore (sometimes) has earlier arrivals, or not at all - Blackjack/Huffer was notably missing. China has better stock but I can't read Chinese and dare not take the plunge using Google Translate. It's funny how hard it is to get stocked considering the toys are made nearby, in Vietnam!

I should also mention that the culture is a bit different in the city - the toy collector shops are easy to get to by train, and our courier services aren't that dependable (I've had to go to the post office because they say nobody was in, when there was...) That, and there generally isn't a culture of returning items or accepting returns. Thus the only time I'd get something shipped is if I cannot physically buy it in the country!

Malaysia can!

These "trophies" have definitely found themselves in more places than one over here. Same can't be said about our actual wildlife...

[william-james88]

Here's an edit that won't give you neck strain:

Thanks! But having them all on one image makes the writing a bit small. Could you make it one picture per comic, like that it would be bigger?

I know Sabreblade tried something above to make the picture bigger but I get a broken image and a non working link.

[King Kuuga]

Here's an edit that won't give you neck strain:

Thanks! But having them all on one image makes the writing a bit small. Could you make it one picture per comic, like that it would be bigger?

I know Sabreblade tried something above to make the picture bigger but I get a broken image and a non working link.

albnok's image is actually huge, it's just this website that's shrinking it. Click this link to view the full size.

[Microraptor]

I freaking love these bios!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Really awesome bios! I love em!

[william-james88]

Here's an edit that won't give you neck strain:

Thanks! But having them all on one image makes the writing a bit small. Could you make it one picture per comic, like that it would be bigger?

I know Sabreblade tried something above to make the picture bigger but I get a broken image and a non working link.

albnok's image is actually huge, it's just this website that's shrinking it. Click this link to view the full size.

Ok, thanks! albnok, false alarm

But if you want to post some in hand pics of the limbs, we dont have much of those yet (only wheeljack so far).

[william-james88]

Fellow Seibertronian albnok found the Sky Reign limbs in the wild yesterday (in Malaysia) and has taken a picture of the extended bios they come with. Below you will see the bios for Generations Combienr Wars Trailbreaker, Smoksescreen, Wheeljack and Hound.

Click on the image to enlargen it and then let us know what your thoughts are on these fun bios!

[WiseMan]

I was interested in buying all of Sky Reign until I saw the light bars on Smokescreen. Geez, Hasbro, he's a race car. You couldn't even spring to get rid of the police lights? I just . . . I can't do it. It's too high on the lameness meter.

All I really wanted was Sky Lynx, so I'll get Liokaiser instead (or whatever English name they give him).

[Evil Eye]

Lol I haven't been on the boards in a minute, have I missed anything? Anyhow I have finished designing the CW gestalt ankle joints, it's just a matter of getting a gestalt to try them out on before bothering to print them since I want to film my testing of it.



Click on the image to go over to the page on Tinkercad to see it in a 3d view to get a full feel for it.

Neat! I like the gear detailing near the balljoint.

[bluecatcinema]

I liked the nod to Trailbreaker's previous change of name.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I liked the nod to Trailbreaker's previous change of name.

That was nice, especially considering they had a Trailcutter toy only 2 years ago

[ScottyP]

Trailbreaker CW #17: The Possible Light
Wheeljack CW #18: Mistakes And Mayhem
Hound CW #19: You, Me, And The Universe
Smokescreen CW #20: (no title?)

You're a rockstar, thanks!

[Sabrblade]

Boy, Hound's and Wheeljack's bios sure aren't IDW-based (even despite Wheeljack's mentioning IDW's Ultirex University).

[Autobot N]

Lol I haven't been on the boards in a minute, have I missed anything? Anyhow I have finished designing the CW gestalt ankle joints, it's just a matter of getting a gestalt to try them out on before bothering to print them since I want to film my testing of it.



Click on the image to go over to the page on Tinkercad to see it in a 3d view to get a full feel for it.

Neat! I like the gear detailing near the balljoint.

Yeah, that is pretty neat.

[Shuttershock]

Boy, Hound's and Wheeljack's bios sure aren't IDW-based (even despite Wheeljack's mentioning IDW's Ultirex University).

To be fair, no one wants to do anything with Hound in IDW. Not even the Lord and Saviour Roberts, who squeezed out a pretty good Hoist story.

Trailbreaker is also just as much G1 classic as IDW here.

[Triptykon]

Digging on that hound.

[fenrir72]

https://www.facebook.com/MarceloMaterea ... =3&theater

[william-james88]

Fellow Seibrtronian Mindmaster sent us some new art featuring Transformers Combienr Wars Defensor. This was found on a facebook post from artist Marcelo Matere.



This same image now appears on Hasbro's main Transformers website. What is extremely peculiar though, and this was broght to our atention by 0autobot0, is that even if the image has Rook as a limb, the breakdown of the "bots" is the following:




Blades, Groove, Hotspot, Streetwise and Firstaid.

Yes, indeed, Groove is the autobot described. Selecting Groove gives you new art as well for each mode.





This can all be simply related to fiction and as a description of G1 Defensor, who always had Groove as part of his team. Then again, the designation of this character as "deluxe" does reference the fact that he is a toy too.

It is still interesting to note that this is the team up according to the official Transformers site and that there is an awful lot of attention given to a character who doesn't have a deluxe toy out from Hasbro.

Feel free to speculate the significance of this on the boards!

[no-one]

Very interesting, very interesting indeed

[Sabrblade]

There are even more errors there than what meets the eye.

In the above pics, Groove has his G1 robot and vehicle modes instead of his CW ones.

Hot Spot has his CW robot mode but his GDO vehicle mode.

Blades and Streetwise each have their CW robot modes but their G1 vehicle modes.

And First Aid apparently has no vehicle mode.

Additionally...


http://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/co ... s/superion

Alpha Bravo and Powerglide are counted among the Aerialbots, but Powerglide can't transform. And Silverbolt has his Universe Ultra class robot mode with more yellows added.

http://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/co ... rs/menasor

Dead End is WFC Dead End in robot mode and CW Dead End in vehicle mode, Motormaster has his G1 robot mode and his CW truck mode, Breakdown has his TFSS robot mode and his CW vehicle mode, Offroad is Dead End in robot mode (has the correct vehicle mode, though), and Blackjack is included but can't transform.


http://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/co ... devastator

Mixmaster has his mixer drum split open like shelled wings in robot mode and has his G1 altmode, Long Haul has his G1 robot mode, and both Bonecrusher and Scavenger remind me more of some of their 3rd party toys in robot mode.


http://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/co ... us-maximus

Sunstreaker is Universe Sunstreaker in both modes, Mirage has his Classics vehicle mode, Optimus is MP-10 in both modes, Prowl has his Universe vehicle mode, and Ironhide has his Universe vehicle mode.


Nice goin, Hasbro.

[Carnivius_Prime]

T1000 is riding Groove! :O

[Agamemnon]

T1000 is riding Groove! :O

Or Eric Estrada. I can't tell...

[ZeroWolf]

So at first I was wondering that they were going to go the quickslinger route and get deluxe groove out there then I read what Sabrblade put and now doubt the competence if the person who put the website together.

[william-james88]

So at first I was wondering that they were going to go the quickslinger route and get deluxe groove out there then I read what Sabrblade put and now doubt the competence if the person who put the website together.

Screw Groove, give me that awesome looking Mixmaster. That is a great design!

But yeah, it looks like its just a hodge podge of team members using comissioned art from artists who didnt have a solid unifying vision.