The Energon Pub

[DedicatedGhostArt]

Uh don't you mean Skydive? He has Alpha Bravo and Skydive as legs here. Airraid isn't even on Superion in this picture because he has 2 Fireflights as arms.

Yeah, yeah. Skydive. Godfokindammit I missed that edit.

No worries.

Maybe if you can do customizing Rodimus, I'd say get 4 Skydives and paint them like Sweeps. I personally am wanting to get a mix of random limbs though.

[Joe-Prime77]

RE: Combiner Wars Optimus Prime

Has anyone tried retooling Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) with Battle Core Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015)? So that Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) has better hips?

just wondering if it would work

[-Kanrabat-]

RE: Combiner Wars Optimus Prime

Has anyone tried retooling Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) with Battle Core Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015)? So that Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) has better hips?

just wondering if it would work

Maybe it would work. You'd just have to swap the inner ratchets I guess.

[Rodimus Prime]

Was Optimus rereleased like Motormaster?

[william-james88]

Was Optimus rereleased like Motormaster?

Yes, both have the same problem.

[Rodimus Prime]

Was Optimus rereleased like Motormaster?

Yes, both have the same problem.

Good. I hadn't picked up Prime, but since I have the '84 bots, I may get him. Also, in the vein of my previous Galvatron question, would Battlecore Prime with 4 Mirage limbs kinda resemble Ultra Magnus?

[Lunatic Prime]

Good. I hadn't picked up Prime, but since I have the '84 bots, I may get him. Also, in the vein of my previous Galvatron question, would Battlecore Prime with 4 Mirage limbs kinda resemble Ultra Magnus?

I suggest to give him Rooks as arms but me personally, I don't like to use the same character twice.
And maybe you would like to add those: http://toyhax.com/for-classics/1889-labels-for-cw-battle-core-optimus-ultra-magnus.html
And this one http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/ToyDB_Info.php&Toy_ID=3507&Sprache=0 as his shoulder cannons.

[steals_your_goats]

Was Optimus rereleased like Motormaster?

Yes, both have the same problem.

Only motormaster was rereleased with the fixed hips optimus was not.

[william-james88]

Was Optimus rereleased like Motormaster?

Yes, both have the same problem.

Good. I hadn't picked up Prime, but since I have the '84 bots, I may get him. Also, in the vein of my previous Galvatron question, would Battlecore Prime with 4 Mirage limbs kinda resemble Ultra Magnus?

I would suggest getting the Battlecore Prime instead for that super sweet headsculpt ad the fact that he doesnt have that ratchet problem.

And as for your other question, I dont think so. The whole deal with Ultra Magnus is that he has blue and red on his body too, as well as his head. Ultra Magnus would be better represented by having the Ultra Prime torso with 4 mirages. But that too red I dont know.

Here was something I was thinking and I am sorry if it comes off anti hasbro or mean, but it was about how I see Hasbro's Blastoff.

For as long as I have been collecting, to maximise on a mold, Hasbro will take a character and recolour it for fun. Like this here:


Transformers: Robots In Disguise (2015) Gold Armor Grimlock Gallery

We know thats not G1 grimlock per se and no one is pretending it is. It's just a fun homage. Takara did the same thing with Bloody Knockout, making it a Bluestreak homage (especially since that base mold was already used by them for smokescreen).

Or even this here:


Transformers Age of Extinction: Generations Hot Shot Gallery

They dont call him Tracks but we all know its a Tracks homage. Which is fine. Its not aimed as being Tracks himself and is treated as just an extra to fill a line and have something on the shelves. Its not replacing anything or taking away anything.

So those were some examples of homages, repaints of molds in decos of other characters or other versions of characters, but not the characters themselves.

And as a toy concept, thats exactly how I see this:


Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Blast Off Gallery

Its not really Blastoff, its Slingshot in Blastoff colours as a fun redeco to put on a shelf. For some reason I feel that even more when I look at the G2 version since that is in itself a redeco of a toy that was already a redeco. So technically, G2 Blastoff is a redeco of Slingshot and not Blastoff, which makes it stick out even more to me:


I mean thats the first time ever right? That a G2 Blastoff is not a redeco of Blastoff but of another toy? That makes it feel so weird for me.

And unlike Tracks or Grimlock or loads of others, this "fun" redeco means that there actually wont be an actual blastoff on the shelves

That's not G1 Grimlock, that's not really tracks, and that's not really Blastoff. Just homages.

[william-james88]

Was Optimus rereleased like Motormaster?

Yes, both have the same problem.

Only motormaster was rereleased with the fixed hips optimus was not.

Oh I am so sorry, I read that wrong, I just saw released, not rereleased. So no, he wasnt. What Steal your goats said is right, he was never rereleased, sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Rodimus Prime]

Good. I hadn't picked up Prime, but since I have the '84 bots, I may get him. Also, in the vein of my previous Galvatron question, would Battlecore Prime with 4 Mirage limbs kinda resemble Ultra Magnus?

I suggest to give him Rooks as arms but me personally, I don't like to use the same character twice.
And maybe you would like to add those: http://toyhax.com/for-classics/1889-labels-for-cw-battle-core-optimus-ultra-magnus.html
And this one http://www.transformers-universe.com/include.php?path=content/ToyDB_Info.php&Toy_ID=3507&Sprache=0 as his shoulder cannons.

Yeah I thought I might use 2 Rooks and 2 Mirages, I already have 1 of each.

[Stuartmaximus]

Limitations of required symmetry and physics aside, it really looks weird how much buffer Swindle is than Brawl?

i just imagine his buffness is because he's hiding money inside his armor

[Rodimus Prime]

Was Optimus rereleased like Motormaster?

Yes, both have the same problem.

Only motormaster was rereleased with the fixed hips optimus was not.

Oh I am so sorry, I read that wrong, I just saw released, not rereleased. So no, he wasn't. What Steal your goats said is right, he was never rereleased, sorry for the misunderstanding.

So I guess Battle Core Prime it is. I just need a Voyager to go with my '84 bots. At 1st it was gonna be Scattershot, but now that he is getting his guys, the others will be without a leader/torso.

[Rodimus Prime]

Limitations of required symmetry and physics aside, it really looks weird how much buffer Swindle is than Brawl?

I noticed that as well, especially since they're both my Bruticus's legs, and at 1st it bothered me because when is a Jeep bigger than a tank? But I'm over it now.

[Bradimus]

I finally took a picture of Superion in what I call Tactical Assault mode, or for my friends north of the border:

CANADA MODE!

If someone could place the Canadian flag in the background that would be awesome!

Alpha Bravo says "Hi!" He's actually targeting his haters!

Brought to you by XFINITY.

[Generator_G1]

Skylynx looks so better with the Aerialbots. Might have to get doubles for him. Lol.

IMG_0660 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

IMG_0661 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

[Cobotron]

WOW! That is a tasty scramble!
That's the first time I've ever looked at the PE feet and liked the way they look.

@Roddy- I like your Ultra Magnus scramble idea!

[Joe-Prime77]

RE: Combiner Wars Optimus Prime

Has anyone tried retooling Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) with Battle Core Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015)? So that Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) has better hips?

just wondering if it would work

Maybe it would work. You'd just have to swap the inner ratchets I guess.

from what I've read Battle Core Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) had the hip problem fixed that was a problem with Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015). that is why I am wondering.
and no I do not own either figure... yet!

[Agamemnon]

RE: Combiner Wars Optimus Prime

Has anyone tried retooling Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) with Battle Core Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015)? So that Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) has better hips?

just wondering if it would work

Maybe it would work. You'd just have to swap the inner ratchets I guess.

from what I've read Battle Core Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015) had the hip problem fixed that was a problem with Optimus Prime (Voyager Class, 2015). that is why I am wondering.
and no I do not own either figure... yet!

This is correct. The wave with G1 colored Optimus and Motormaster both had the bad hip configuration. The wave with Battle Core OP and Motormaster both have the fixed hip. (I own all of them, so yup, I own two Motormasters, with the early bad hip version remaining in truck mode, probably forever...)

[Va'al]

Skylynx looks so better with the Aerialbots. Might have to get doubles for him. Lol.

IMG_0660 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

Oooooh, pretty.

[william-james88]

If you look at that flicker account, you get way more pics:








The more I see this guy, the more I think I will just straight up skip him.

[ZeroWolf]

So that's what the underside of sky lynx looks like. So sky reign is pretty much sky lynx doing a head stand facing away from the observer?

I'll still try and get him anyways, , he's just slipped down the priority list.

[Stuartmaximus]

Skylynx looks so better with the Aerialbots. Might have to get doubles for him. Lol.

IMG_0660 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

IMG_0661 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

is there a video review of Sky Lynx yet?


oh.....& paint that combiner as Captain America!

[-Kanrabat-]

So many love Skylinx but the same people will complain about a jet having too much undercarriage.

[Agamemnon]

So many love Skylinx but the same people will complain about a jet having too much undercarriage.

Well, to be fair, Sky lynx always carried the "Lynx" part as a cargo pod under the shuttle...