The Energon Pub

News Credits: 101 · Sun Aug 15, 2021 5:53 am

Setting aside that endless Whatever-the-color-he-is-Streak debate, I was finally able to score myself a Galactic Man from Amazon.COM, with SS leader Grindor. I'm using this year's free one month trial of Prime membership and because of that, both figures were WAY cheaper! Even with the tax deposit and shipping to Canada, both leaders came in at less than 69$CAN each! When the normal leader price is between 70$CAN and 80$CAN plus around 15% taxes, that was a steal!

Soon enough, Galactic Man will accompany my vintage Astro Magnum and my SS DOTM Soundwave will finally be "complete". :DANCE:

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Aug 15, 2021 10:11 pm

transformers_va wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I couldn't tell, are the shoulders fixed?
Yes, those shoulders are attached correctly

Correct (rectangular peg hole facing forward):
Screenshot_20210810-194030_YouTube.jpg

Incorrect (circular metal pin facing forward):
Screenshot_20210810-194128_Chrome.jpg

That's innacurate. The wrong assembly also has the rectangular holes.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Aug 15, 2021 10:44 pm

william-james88 wrote:
transformers_va wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I couldn't tell, are the shoulders fixed?
Yes, those shoulders are attached correctly

Correct (rectangular peg hole facing forward):
Screenshot_20210810-194030_YouTube.jpg

Incorrect (circular metal pin facing forward):
Screenshot_20210810-194128_Chrome.jpg

That's innacurate. The wrong assembly also has the rectangular holes.

Maximum detail explanation:
The inner shoulder joint has two sides; a squared off greebled side and a smooth circular side. When the shoulder is properly oriented, the circular side is up and the greebled side is the armpit. In this orientation, the correct assembly has the rectangular slots forward, and the incorrect has the visible pin.

News Credits: 4877 · Mon Aug 16, 2021 12:21 am

alekese wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
transformers_va wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I couldn't tell, are the shoulders fixed?
Yes, those shoulders are attached correctly

Correct (rectangular peg hole facing forward):
Screenshot_20210810-194030_YouTube.jpg

Incorrect (circular metal pin facing forward):
Screenshot_20210810-194128_Chrome.jpg

That's innacurate. The wrong assembly also has the rectangular holes.

Maximum detail explanation:
The inner shoulder joint has two sides; a squared off greebled side and a smooth circular side. When the shoulder is properly oriented, the circular side is up and the greebled side is the armpit. In this orientation, the correct assembly has the rectangular slots forward, and the incorrect has the visible pin.

I was referring to what we see when we get the toy, how to properly spot it. In the box, both will have the rectangular slots forward.

News Credits: 6 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 10:46 am

Now I wasn't quite sure where to put this. So, here...

Transformers Collaborative J.Balvin NTWRK J Balvatron Soundwave and Tapes Exclusive

£72.99 - Indemand Toys

No one else seems to have it at the moment.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 10:54 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Now I wasn't quite sure where to put this. So, here...

Over here.

News Credits: 22 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:43 am

With both blue Bluestreak and a new Perceptor revealed, I wonder if it's too much to hope for a Marvel-accurate blue Perceptor...? Probably.

News Credits: 6 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:50 am

Sabrblade wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Now I wasn't quite sure where to put this. So, here...
Over here.

Ta. Didn't even notice the thread. Sometimes there are too many individual threads to keep track of in the Toy Discussions section.

Rodimus Prime wrote:With both blue Bluestreak and a new Perceptor revealed, I wonder if it's too much to hope for a Marvel-accurate blue Perceptor...? Probably.

Well, I think this redeco is more likely in Selects...

Magnificus

News Credits: 1350 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:52 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Now I wasn't quite sure where to put this. So, here...
Over here.

Ta. Didn't even notice the thread. Sometimes there are too many individual threads to keep track of in the Toy Discussions section.

Rodimus Prime wrote:With both blue Bluestreak and a new Perceptor revealed, I wonder if it's too much to hope for a Marvel-accurate blue Perceptor...? Probably.

Well, I think this redeco is more likely in Selects...

Magnificus

I'd be surprised if they didn't do a magnificus

News Credits: 462 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:56 am

ZeroWolf wrote:I'd be surprised if they didn't do a magnificus

They didn't do one for TR Perceptor, when Ga'mede being his Titan Master would have been very obvious to do.

News Credits: 56 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 12:05 pm

I don't think "what they were before they were transformers" deco's were really viable prior to selects but since WFC we've had Galactic Man, and several Diaclone Decos. I'd even be up for a for a Siege Omega "Mecha Bot-1" if if it weren't so obscenely expensive. Pretty sure it's easier to get away with niche characters on smaller figures. I bet Hasbro/TT are regretting Galactic Man a little bit as it doesn't seem to have sold well.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 12:11 pm

o.supreme wrote:I don't think "what they were before they were transformers" deco's were really viable prior to selects but since WFC we've had Galactic Man, and several Diaclone Decos. I'd even be up for a for a Siege Omega "Mecha Bot-1" if if it weren't so obscenely expensive. Pretty sure it's easier to get away with niche characters on smaller figures. I bet Hasbro/TT are regretting Galactic Man a little bit as it doesn't seem to have sold well.

Pretty sure anyone thinking of Magnificus were expecting e-HOBBY to do him since he's their character.

News Credits: 42 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 9:49 pm

Just got charged for G2 Ramjet (I think) from Pulse so looks like he should start shipping out soon.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:05 pm

o.supreme wrote:I don't think "what they were before they were transformers" deco's were really viable prior to selects but since WFC we've had Galactic Man, and several Diaclone Decos. I'd even be up for a for a Siege Omega "Mecha Bot-1" if if it weren't so obscenely expensive. Pretty sure it's easier to get away with niche characters on smaller figures. I bet Hasbro/TT are regretting Galactic Man a little bit as it doesn't seem to have sold well.

Honestly considering the fact that that one is still available, and occassionally on sale, I'm astounded that HasTak still decided to start doing Diaclone repaints and Leader repaints

News Credits: 462 · Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:12 pm

Sentinel_Primal wrote:
o.supreme wrote:I don't think "what they were before they were transformers" deco's were really viable prior to selects but since WFC we've had Galactic Man, and several Diaclone Decos. I'd even be up for a for a Siege Omega "Mecha Bot-1" if if it weren't so obscenely expensive. Pretty sure it's easier to get away with niche characters on smaller figures. I bet Hasbro/TT are regretting Galactic Man a little bit as it doesn't seem to have sold well.

Honestly considering the fact that that one is still available, and occassionally on sale, I'm astounded that HasTak still decided to start doing Diaclone repaints and Leader repaints

Fans could always repurpose Galactic Man as Flash Beam.

News Credits: 332 · Wed Aug 18, 2021 1:10 am

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Just got charged for G2 Ramjet (I think) from Pulse so looks like he should start shipping out soon.

Yup got charged the other day.

News Credits: 101 · Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:41 am

Sabrblade wrote:Honestly considering the fact that that one is still available, and occassionally on sale, I'm astounded that HasTak still decided to start doing Diaclone repaints and Leader repaints

Fans could always repurpose Galactic Man as Flash Beam.
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I bought one plus the reprolabels set to convert him into BOTH Astro Magnum AND Animated Longarms. Pretty neat concept!

https://toyhax.com/for-siege/2880-label ... kwave.html

News Credits: 11 · Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:01 am

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I can't unsee this...

News Credits: 22 · Wed Aug 18, 2021 10:11 am

News Credits: 56 · Wed Aug 18, 2021 10:14 am

TF-fan kev777 wrote:Just got charged for G2 Ramjet (I think) from Pulse so looks like he should start shipping out soon.

Hmmm...I thought this came out a while ago? I guess because it was revealed a while before Transmutate, and that was supposed to ship last month, but got delayed until Sept 1. I hope it doesn't get delayed again.

Also, not sure if it is a bad thing or not, but there are far fewer Selects this year, as compared to 2020. I know a bunch of them were revealed late in the year though, maybe Hasbro is planning something similar?

News Credits: 51 · Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:32 pm

o.supreme wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Just got charged for G2 Ramjet (I think) from Pulse so looks like he should start shipping out soon.

Hmmm...I thought this came out a while ago? I guess because it was revealed a while before Transmutate, and that was supposed to ship last month, but got delayed until Sept 1. I hope it doesn't get delayed again.

Also, not sure if it is a bad thing or not, but there are far fewer Selects this year, as compared to 2020. I know a bunch of them were revealed late in the year though, maybe Hasbro is planning something similar?

Transmutate was actually revealed before Ramjet, as Transmutate was revealed late February whereas Ramjet was early March, which is why on one hand I at least find this whole release schedule movement going on here a bit odd, but on the other hand, I feel like something similar happened with Rotorstorm and Tigertrack last year (they were revealed at the same time and yet Rotorstorm came out earlier). The reason it feels like they already came out is because in certain parts of the world, depending on where you ordered them from, they did actually come out months ago, that's how we've had things like in-hand pics from TFW and such.

I'm also really hoping there's more Selects coming as well, the characters they've been choosing for these releases have tended to interest me a lot more than a good number of their mainline release counterparts.

News Credits: 56 · Wed Aug 18, 2021 2:48 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:Transmutate was actually revealed before Ramjet, as Transmutate was revealed late February whereas Ramjet was early March, which is why on one hand I at least find this whole release schedule movement going on here a bit odd, but on the other hand, I feel like something similar happened with Rotorstorm and Tigertrack last year (they were revealed at the same time and yet Rotorstorm came out earlier). The reason it feels like they already came out is because in certain parts of the world, depending on where you ordered them from, they did actually come out months ago, that's how we've had things like in-hand pics from TFW and such.

I'm also really hoping there's more Selects coming as well, the characters they've been choosing for these releases have tended to interest me a lot more than a good number of their mainline release counterparts.

Makes sense. Also I guess I was confused because Ramjets number is GS24, and Transmutate is GS25. Not that numbers are necessarily that important, other than perhaps the concept/design of G2 Ramjet was being worked on first, or simply just assigned first.

After Transmutate (supposedly September) there is just:

GS26 Artfire (November) & GS27 Galvatron (also November)

There is Also Black Zarak, (no number designation as of yet) which has the dubious date of 1/1/22. I am prepared either way. But...If it is delayed, so be it. But I can see, with a price tag of $170, a lot of Bonuses for Hasbro high ups if they can get the funds before end of year, of course it could put a damper on a lot of fans end-of-year plans as well....