The Energon Pub

Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:20 pm

I am of the opinion that Bugbite is worthless and will remain worthless until a conversion kit comes out. Or unless, miracle of miracles, Hasbro recalls the existing run and redoes him with the Bumblebee version of the mold. The version they should have used in the first place.

I'm going to be negative and uncompromising about this, and here's why:

His name is Bugbite. There's at least 10x the wordplay of Bumblebee's name baked into that. Hasbro should have used the Bumblebee version of the mold, dug out the Classics mold and rehashed G.O.D. Bugbite (at Voyager price if need be), or just not bloody bothered. Because with that name, he needs to be a VW Bug, whether licensed or genericized. The Cliffjumper version of the mold is neither, so this is a complete and total waste of plastic. I'd rather buy an incomplete Armada Side Swipe at WFC Leader price, than this excuse for Bugbite.

News Credits: 54 · Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:08 pm

It's not going to happen, if it ever was they would of done that instead of going through the effort to have a version of the Cliffjumper mold with Bee's head.

This is very likely a legal thing where VW don't want a licensed evil VW Transformer figure.

I'm more disappointed about the lack of purple patterning on the doors/hood personally.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:11 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Soundbaster is up and as well and is TT-GS12 and has the mercenary faction symbol.

https://hasbropulse.com/collections/tra ... -exclusive
His chest window is also cleaner with far less window cracks in it.

But what's also interesting is that Hasbro is treating this toy as a Selects figure while Takara is instead treating it as a normal Siege figure.

I wonder if that means that Hasbro actually assigns the TT-GS numbers. That might explain the almost completely random way they have been numbered so far and TT's Siege Nemesis Prime not having one.
Now you got me wondering. Have we seen the "TT-GS" (TakaraTomy Generations Selects) ID numbers on any of the TakaraTomy Mall listings, or only on their Hasbro Pulse listings?

All Selects ID's are Hasbro, TakaraTomy doesn't assign any to their releases in a strange twist.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:24 am

Deadput wrote:I'm more disappointed about the lack of purple patterning on the doors/hood personally.

This. Botcon and Flame Toys did it, I have no idea why the Selects one couldn't have had that color scheme

News Credits: 462 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:06 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Deadput wrote:I'm more disappointed about the lack of purple patterning on the doors/hood personally.

This. Botcon and Flame Toys did it, I have no idea why the Selects one couldn't have had that color scheme

My guess is they were trying to be faithful to the original toy's deco.

After all, the BotCon version was a body upgrade from that toy, so the new Bugbite toy may be intended to resemble his base form as a Transformer.

News Credits: 19 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:47 am

If they aren't faithfull to the original toys mold, no need to be faithful on the deco either. Bugbites names just been slapped on a Bumblejumper figure for the most part.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:40 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:If they aren't faithfull to the original toys mold, no need to be faithful on the deco either. Bugbites names just been slapped on a Bumblejumper figure for the most part.

Well, they might have wanted to make it as close as Volkswagen would let them.

News Credits: 23 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:09 pm

Just received an email from Pulse, Super Megs is delayed till December 1st. My wallet says cool but seeing others with him has my jonesing for my plastic fix.

News Credits: 56 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:19 pm

Delays are annoying, but tolerable if they haven't charged you. If they have, then that is pretty messed up. I didn't order Super Megs, but I saw that date on their website a while back...Do they wait until the last minute to push back the dates? God Neptune is 10/24, and we haven't received the inevitable delay notice yet...

News Credits: 23 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:22 pm

Thankfully Pulse doesn't charge until a week before shipping. They used to send me emails prior to charging my card but haven't received those emails lately. And while the order page for Super Megatron had been updated with a new date, twice, this is the first email I've received about a delay. Still better communication than Walmart.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:29 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
blackeyedprime wrote:If they aren't faithfull to the original toys mold, no need to be faithful on the deco either. Bugbites names just been slapped on a Bumblejumper figure for the most part.
Well, they might have wanted to make it as close as Volkswagen would let them.

Which brings up this question: has there ever been an official white Classic Beetle? Outside of Herbie :lol:

News Credits: 65 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:04 pm

Takara Tomy Selects Soundblaster is a must for me. Even if the ONLY difference were the fact that it has the Mercenary faction symbol. I've got 35th Anniversary Soundblaster from Walmart, and that can serve as the Headmasters rebuilt Soundwave version of Soundblaster, while this TTGS one will be the Soundblaster that is a "failed" clone of Soundwave made by Shockwave.

News Credits: 1646 · Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:11 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:Takara Tomy Selects Soundblaster is a must for me. Even if the ONLY difference were the fact that it has the Mercenary faction symbol. I've got 35th Anniversary Soundblaster from Walmart, and that can serve as the Headmasters rebuilt Soundwave version of Soundblaster, while this TTGS one will be the Soundblaster that is a "failed" clone of Soundwave made by Shockwave.

Kinda sorta my thoughts as well, except my Soundblaster is the FOC one with his Buzzsaw

News Credits: 12 · Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:55 pm

So... Interestingly Hasbro's removed the "Ships by" from God Neptune's listing page

News Credits: 1646 · Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:59 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So... Interestingly Hasbro's removed the "Ships by" from God Neptune's listing page

Ya know, as much as I hate delays, I'm not sure I'd mind this one getting delayed a month, would put it away from another order I have in for the month

News Credits: 42 · Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:32 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So... Interestingly Hasbro's removed the "Ships by" from God Neptune's listing page

That's weird, my order summary still says ships approx 10-24. I fully expect at least a 2 month delay in any case, which actually works out just fine for me. I was just dealt a financial blow and will most likely have to cancel anyway, but a delay would give me a little time to consider selling off something else instead to make it work.

News Credits: 23 · Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:25 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:So... Interestingly Hasbro's removed the "Ships by" from God Neptune's listing page

That's weird, my order summary still says ships approx 10-24. I fully expect at least a 2 month delay in any case, which actually works out just fine for me. I was just dealt a financial blow and will most likely have to cancel anyway, but a delay would give me a little time to consider selling off something else instead to make it work.

I just checked a few order summaries and none of themhave estimated ship dates except God Neptune. I then checked some products pages like the Shattered Glass 2-pack and the Netflix Spoiler w/ Nemesis and they no longer have estimated ship dates noted.

News Credits: 1350 · Sun Oct 18, 2020 3:18 pm

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron user, and YouTube toy reviewer, Thundertron has let us know that they've done a new video review of the forthcoming Transformers Generations Selects Deluxe Class Tigertrack!

Tigertrack is a redeco of the Siege Deluxe Class Sideswipe mold and is a homage to the color of the toy that would become Sideswipe, in the original Diaclone line. The toy comes with Red Alerts gun and and a piece from Siege Deluxe Class Six-Gun/Cromar to act as his shoulder mounted rocket launcher.

The review includes comparisons with all the other uses of the Siege Sideswipe mold so far.

We have embedded the review below for your convenience:

Have you got Tigertrack on preorder? Do you agree with the review? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

News Credits: 332 · Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:21 pm

The same piece that came with Six-Gun also came with the original Sideswipe. There's really no bonus or new parts with Tigertrack except for getting Red Alert's gun.

News Credits: 9 · Sun Oct 18, 2020 8:54 pm

I like the look of Tigertrack... Even more than Sunstreaker.
The bummer for me is that there isn't a Sideswipe sans battle damage... He is one of my favorite Autobots, but I don't really want either of the recent figures of him.
So Tigertrack is a bit tempting... But I'll hold off for now. But who knows. With SS86 not being released until April... Hmmmmm.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:05 am

So, has anyone been charged for God Neptune? Or gotten any delay info?

News Credits: 23 · Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:04 am

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, has anyone been charged for God Neptune? Or gotten any delay info?

Neither, although I expect the latter. Everything else from Takara has been delayed.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:59 am

aronjlove wrote:
Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, has anyone been charged for God Neptune? Or gotten any delay info?

Neither, although I expect the latter. Everything else from Takara has been delayed.

I thought I was being preliminarily charged for him earlier this month, but the charge disappeared and for some reason in my Pulse orders, my original order shows as cancelled with a re-order of the figure right after the cancellation, so I have no idea what's going on there.

I expect a delay, which wouldn't be too bad, but then at the normal rate of 2 month delay that would put a pretty big charge right around Christmas, which I honestly would not want.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Oct 21, 2020 9:54 am

Just got the delay email from Pulse, God Neptune delayed until December 3, 2020. worst possible timing

News Credits: 42 · Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:02 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Just got the delay email from Pulse, God Neptune delayed until December 3, 2020. worst possible timing

I'd argue December 23 would be worse, still get charged before Christmas, but nothing under the tree because it takes Pulse a minimum of a week from charging to actual shipping.