The Energon Pub

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:So, when is Super Megatron going to be charged? It's my first time ordering with Pulse and I just want to make sure I know when SM is going to be charged because he's coming out so close to the God Neptune set

I've seen people were getting charged 12 hours ago for Super Megatron, so I would imagine you have already been charged or it is pending right now

Okay, good to know. I just checked to see when it should be shipping and freaked out cause Pulse has him shipping less than 2 weeks before God Neptune should be shipping out and almost $300 in that small of a time span would be an absoluete nightmare

Woah, when did Super Megatron get pushed back? On the 16th of this month, he was still showing on Pulse as the 26th, now I just checked his store page and my orders page and both are showing as 10/12? I haven't been charged, maybe he is gonna ship early for some like a lot of stuff from Pulse lately.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

Emerje wrote:I was excited because I got charged for the Centurion Drone the same as everyone else Friday night and then got a shipping notice from FedEx Sunday so I thought it was a sign that things were starting to get back to normal. But then I realized It's probably Hubcap who was charged way back on September 11th and Hasbro is still a week behind on delivering stuff.

Emerje

Yep same here, looks like next week for Centurion. Also, I think a week from charging to shipping is back to normal for Pulse, they always seemed to take a week to ship anything.

Pre-pandemic I would get charged and a shipping notice from FedEx the same day. The next day I would get the shipping notice from Pulse and usually the day after that it was on my doorstep. Sometimes it'd already be on my porch before I even got the Pulse notice. On average it was 3 days from charge to arrival. Centurion did arrive in six days so that's the fastest turn around I've had since the delays started.

Emerje

So far the only Generations Selects figures I've bought are the Soundwave Spy Patrol 3rd Unit set, which I mostly wanted just for Frenzy, but seeing as Exhaust and Bug Bite are going to be in the Netflix series I may try buying those two as well, and have a whole squad of Mercenaries like the one on the show. Exhaust is still in stock at both Kapow and In Demand Toys so he'll be easy enough to find, but Bug Bite may me a bit more difficult.

I'm not taken on how cybertronian mercs work compared to real life and other sci fi so easy passes for me, but demand for the toys of them will probably pick up for them when Netflix shows earthrise. Hasbros still getting my money, just on different things for the most part.

I've been massing around with the Centurion set and I'm glad to see that most of the accessories have their use. Still, I don't need Ravage's fetish, nor the cubes, nor mini Soundwave, nor HASLAB Optimus. Back into the box they will go.



A fair warning for Megatron's wrecking mace. The thing is made of all clear plastics and if you are not careful, you WILL break it. Furthermore, your milleage may vary but mine had it's peg fit stupidly tight into Meg's hand. Meg's wrist is a loose pin so removing the damn weapon was nerve-wrecking. It was like defusing a bomb. So I used fine sand papers and fine files to reduce the size of the peg.



Now it fit perfectly. Not too loose, not too tight. Juuuuust right, as it should have been from the start. So, be careful with that accessory, guys.

Apparently, the energon mace is meant for Eathrise Megatron, not Siege Megatron. The peg fits perfectly in Earthrise Megatron's fist. Apparently, the fists were remolded from the Siege version, which is an odd detail, but whatever.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Apparently, the energon mace is meant for Eathrise Megatron, not Siege Megatron. The peg fits perfectly in Earthrise Megatron's fist. Apparently, the fists were remolded from the Siege version, which is an odd detail, but whatever.

Strange because there was enough room for the whole hand to fit inside the space. It really was the peg who was too "fat". So even on the ER mold, one should be very careful.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Apparently, the energon mace is meant for Eathrise Megatron, not Siege Megatron. The peg fits perfectly in Earthrise Megatron's fist. Apparently, the fists were remolded from the Siege version, which is an odd detail, but whatever.

That's ultra weird, especially since it should still be 5mm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Apparently, the energon mace is meant for Eathrise Megatron, not Siege Megatron. The peg fits perfectly in Earthrise Megatron's fist. Apparently, the fists were remolded from the Siege version, which is an odd detail, but whatever.

That's ultra weird, especially since it should still be 5mm

... which actually means 4.5 to 5.4mm. That's actually quite a margin if they're rounding to the nearest whole millimeter. Also keep in mind clear plastics have less "give" compared to opaque.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:
... which actually means 4.5 to 5.4mm. That's actually quite a margin if they're rounding to the nearest whole millimeter. Also keep in mind clear plastics have less "give" compared to opaque.

Thus, the need to be VERY careful with clear plastics peg. Luckily, it's sandable.

So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

ZeroWolf wrote:So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

I'm going to guess they will go the Volcanicus route and just do a cartoon repaint

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

I'm going to guess they will go the Volcanicus route and just do a cartoon repaint

Hopefully with a new weapon, too.

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

I'm going to guess they will go the Volcanicus route and just do a cartoon repaint

Hopefully with a new weapon, too.

still sad that Predaking did not get a sword. I really want him to have a sword

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

I'm going to guess they will go the Volcanicus route and just do a cartoon repaint

Hopefully with a new weapon, too.

still sad that Predaking did not get a sword. I really want him to have a sword

He actually did get a sword, but it was only a very limited exclusive release in Asia.

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

I'm going to guess they will go the Volcanicus route and just do a cartoon repaint

Hopefully with a new weapon, too.

still sad that Predaking did not get a sword. I really want him to have a sword

He actually did get a sword, but it was only a very limited exclusive release in Asia.

Like I said, I really wanted him to get a sword

If Predaking wasn't titan class, Takara probably would have done them for Selects

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

I'm going to guess they will go the Volcanicus route and just do a cartoon repaint

Hopefully with a new weapon, too.

still sad that Predaking did not get a sword. I really want him to have a sword

Maybe also the same hands and feet as Volcanicus. Add a unique big gun too.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

I'm going to guess they will go the Volcanicus route and just do a cartoon repaint

Hopefully with a new weapon, too.

still sad that Predaking did not get a sword. I really want him to have a sword

Maybe also the same hands and feet as Volcanicus. Add a unique big gun too.

I'd like to have seen an upscaled version of the G1's wrist/arm cannon. that' thing is magical

SpikeyTigertron wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

ZeroWolf wrote:So going from the latest manga chapters Takara put out, looks like Abominus is getting the Selects treatment

I'm going to guess they will go the Volcanicus route and just do a cartoon repaint

Hopefully with a new weapon, too.

still sad that Predaking did not get a sword. I really want him to have a sword

Maybe also the same hands and feet as Volcanicus. Add a unique big gun too.

I'd like to have seen an upscaled version of the G1's wrist/arm cannon. that' thing is magical

I don't even know who it is we're talking about anymore. It started with Abominus, then Predaking, then Volcanicus, then...

I think it went back to Predaking in the end

did UW Devastator even though it was Titan Class, so I'm sure the size of the toy would not hold TT back from releasing PotP Predaking again at some point. I am just truly sad about all these repaints. Such a waste of time and energy when there are several original Series Combiners that could benefit from a modern upgrade especially with the current combiner system. Also...Even if TT wanted to make things easier on themselves and JUST do repaints instead of heavy retools, there is still Battle Gaia and Guard City. If I'm going to drop $200 on the same mold (which I have plenty of times already), at least make it a different character, not one we already have.

-You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain...sad.

Takara did Devy as UW because that was there thing at the time, Predaking iirc was released as part of Power of the Primes in Japan. Thus Predaking would be the first Titan Class Selects release if they went that route.

Plus, they just showed Predaking in the recent Selects Volcanicus manga with his Power of the Primes design, complete with the same unaltered deco and everything.