The Energon Pub

Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:23 pm

Starwave Prime wrote: Sure! I'm only opening one Shockwave and Jazz for now though due to space issues, and my camera is not the greatest, but i could take a few quick shots, anyone in particular?

*ahem*

Doubledealer93 wrote:yeah it still sucks. but oh well they are good toys. can anyone find me a size comparison pic with FOC prime with a classics toy like kup or hotrod?

Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:35 pm

Starwave Prime wrote:
man you are really making me grind my teeth. i need 2 shockwaves dammit! can you take some size comparison pics for me by any chance with some classics toys?

Sure! I'm only opening one Shockwave and Jazz for now though due to space issues, and my camera is not the greatest, but i could take a few quick shots, anyone in particular?

shockwave with classics hotrod or kup if you have them. also with classics megstron if you have him or any other classics decepticons. and thanks!

Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:05 pm

Here ys go! Hope you find some soon!

News Credits: 5749 · Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:08 pm

Brutal, Shockwave should tower over the rest of the Cons. Oh well, better than nothing I suppose.

Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:11 pm

El Duque wrote:Brutal, Shockwave should tower over the rest of the Cons. Oh well, better than nothing I suppose.

lol wut? He's a head shorter than Megatron in the G1 cartoon...

Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:29 pm

My two cents now that I've had some time with them, Shockwave is more solid feeling than I imagined him being, much better than PRID Soundwave(who I returned),size was what was expected from pics but good mold detail and a few nice paint aps, Jazz looks nice scale-wise next to WFC Op, decent figure but a little loose feeling and limited leg movement, nice head sculpt.

News Credits: 5749 · Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:53 pm

orangeitis wrote:
El Duque wrote:Brutal, Shockwave should tower over the rest of the Cons. Oh well, better than nothing I suppose.
lol wut? He's a head shorter than Megatron in the G1 cartoon...

I'm aware of that, here's a G1 scale chart that illustrates it:

My sense of how these neo-classics figures should scale comes directly from their G1 toys:

Flawed logic perhaps, but I have a feeling I'm not the only one who feels this way. Besides can we really trust the cartoon................

Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:03 am

El Duque wrote:Besides can we really trust the cartoon................

Cartoon, no. Official scale charts, yes.

Though I see where you're coming from now. =D

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:38 am

Well, this morning the Target website says they are available at the Target near me. I am off to check, and will post if I get lucky and I find them.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:16 am

Cyberseven wrote:Well, this morning the Target website says they are available at the Target near me. I am off to check, and will post if I get lucky and I find them.

Well they had Ops and Jazz, but of course Shockwave was gone...lol.

Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:15 pm

I just went to a local Target because it showed the listing in the online tool provided in this post. However, the ones they found (after asking them to go to the back to get it) were old Generation toys (like Wheeljack). So beware, don't travel too far for these yet, the listing may be for old Generations stock they have left over and not the newer ones.

Hopefully none of you guys will get the same disappointment as me :sad:

Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:26 am

picked up my FOC optimus prime yest!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/41574394@N02/7543459746/

he is a lot smaller, and "flimsier" than i expected. Like his joints seem weak to me, makes me cautious when transforming. I hope they release bigger stronger versions soon

News Credits: 9 · Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:11 am

found Prime and Jazz at a local RI TRU
15 bucks a pop but...

i had saved a 10 giftcard and a 10 coupon
so i paid 12.08 after tax for the pair
way more comfortable at that price than than 32 it started off as

i am sure Shockers will cost me dear in gas though, once he pops up on my radar

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:30 am

atomicgoofball wrote:he is a lot smaller, and "flimsier" than i expected. Like his joints seem weak to me, makes me cautious when transforming. I hope they release bigger stronger versions soon

A voyager toy might be a possibility.

Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:01 pm

Dude, the Targets around me have had them listed in stock for like 3 days, and they are still not on the shelves, WTF!???

Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:31 pm

warzon3 wrote:Dude, the Targets around me have had them listed in stock for like 3 days, and they are still not on the shelves, WTF!???

Have you asked them to get them from the back? If you supply the sku then they can go in the back and retrieve it. It may be old stock like it was in my situation.

They may also be marked not to go out until a certain time but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:24 am

I was able to get Shockwave today. I used the link at the start of this thread and entered my zip code. The Target product page listed the new Generations as in stock/available. Asked an associate to retrieve it from the back since I had the DCPI #,but he said he could not do that as the line is set to be on the pegs starting on the 29th. Drove 9 miles out to the next nearest Target and had better luck. Associate didn't seem to care that it was only to be out on the 29th and he pulled Shockwave from the back for me. My experience is that each Target varies on the overall compliance of the sales associates to retrieve items from the back. My advice would be to look for a friendly demeanor on an associate before you ask.