The Energon Pub

Skritz wrote:Mine is wobbly, sure, but it's mostly fine. Guess I got lucky?

I guess I got lucky too and I'm very pleased with mine!

Nemesis Destron wrote:

Flashwave wrote:So, I dont really care about "Super Megatron", I just want this as "Megatron".

Exactly so!


Hopefully there are no major QC issues when we see a review this Megatron. IMO the tip of his megatron cannon should have been dark to match the dark paint used and not red. Ya hear that Toyhax???

But then it wouldn't look like what it's supposed to look like.

Like how Earthrise Optimus almost had gray hands instead of blue?

I think he wants the stickers so that he can use super megs as a more contemporary Megatron.

Also I can remember the activators prime now that you've mentioned it Shame Animated didn't go further, they might have used that deco on a voyager classed prime (though I do know they wanted powermaster Prime for the fourth season. Was there ever any designs for that?)

ZeroWolf wrote:I think he wants the stickers so that he can use super megs as a more contemporary Megatron.

Also I can remember the activators prime now that you've mentioned it Shame Animated didn't go further, they might have used that deco on a voyager classed prime (though I do know they wanted powermaster Prime for the fourth season. Was there ever any designs for that?)

There was!

Source: The AllSpark Almanac II.

Thanks Zealda! Though I'm also going to curse you for showing me a design that we were robbed of
Ah what could have been.

ZeroWolf wrote:Thanks Zealda! Though I'm also going to curse you for showing me a design that we were robbed of
Ah what could have been.

At least we can see it in action in Trial & Error.

YRQRM0 wrote:Even though I have no context for the design it looks like a really fun Megatron toy. I wish I had experience with TR Galvatron to get a better idea of if I actually want this

I wouldn't worry too much, there isn't much actual real world context to go off of anyways besides a single manga issue from the late 80s. (Which I believe will be re-released in the Manga Vol 3 later this year, so theres that). I think the simple version of it is that this is G1 Megatron after he was Galvatron. I think.

But who needs context when he's this badass looking

Stormshot_Prime wrote:But who needs context when he's this badass looking

That is exactly why I am getting him. This figure with the dual faces and plethora of accessories looks freaking fun!

aronjlove wrote:

Stormshot_Prime wrote:But who needs context when he's this badass looking

That is exactly why I am getting him. This figure with the dual faces and plethora of accessories looks freaking fun!

Not only that, but this Megs look like he can have 12 robot modes alone. And I'm pretty sure we could pull off a few extra vehicle modes as well. He's the new RID Dragon Megatron.

If you're into cross-continuity battles, he's also a form of G1 Megatron that would stand a chance against Cybertron Megatron. Much better than Galvatron would.

Has anyone figured out a weapons / base mode for Snaptrap/Turtler? It seems like he's got a hidden Hun-Gurrr/Scattershot type of base mode in there somewhere, but I haven't figured out a good one yet because of the turtle head undercarriage and I can't figure out a good position for the rear legs. He's almost got a cool looking tank mode!

RID Megatron/Gigatron, now there's a figure I'd sell a few organs for a CHUG remake. I imagine if it did exist, that Galvatron/Devil Gigatron would be the SELECTS repaint, huh?

I imagine if it did exist, it would be a shadow of the original.

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I imagine if it did exist, it would be a shadow of the original.

In many aspects yes but I imagine the core transformation could be redone fairly easily. The issue is that figures have gotten cheaper with the plastic compared to the late Beast-era engineering of the Gigatron figure. However for people like me who can't get their hands on the original, a remake would be 'decent enough'.

Skritz wrote:RID Megatron/Gigatron, now there's a figure I'd sell a few organs for a CHUG remake. I imagine if it did exist, that Galvatron/Devil Gigatron would be the SELECTS repaint, huh?

If it's organs you're selling, you might as well opt for them to go the full mile of just making a straight reissue of the original, since it's still a phenomenal figure by today's standards.

Sabrblade wrote:

Skritz wrote:RID Megatron/Gigatron, now there's a figure I'd sell a few organs for a CHUG remake. I imagine if it did exist, that Galvatron/Devil Gigatron would be the SELECTS repaint, huh?

If it's organs you're selling, you might as well opt for them to go the full mile of just making a straight reissue of the original, since it's still a phenomenal figure by today's standards.

Heck, if you're selling organs you could easily afford one off eBay.
An Encore reissue would be nice. And since he doesn't have electronics, there wouldn't be a risk of new voice clips from the show VA for Takara to get so caught up in hyping that they didn't attend to quality control.


On a somewhat related note... How well do resin-cast and 3D-printed ball joints hold up? I have an RiD Galvatron with only one foot/dragon head, so I've been considering duplicating the existing one in resin.

Sabrblade wrote:

Skritz wrote:RID Megatron/Gigatron, now there's a figure I'd sell a few organs for a CHUG remake. I imagine if it did exist, that Galvatron/Devil Gigatron would be the SELECTS repaint, huh?

If it's organs you're selling, you might as well opt for them to go the full mile of just making a straight reissue of the original, since it's still a phenomenal figure by today's standards.

Honestly if I was really selling organs I'd get the Botcon 2016 BW Megatron retool.

Nemesis Destron wrote:

Skritz wrote:Mine is wobbly, sure, but it's mostly fine. Guess I got lucky?

I guess I got lucky too and I'm very pleased with mine!

Mine's fine, got them for 92 USD MiSB from imported from Wuhan recently, so I'm glad mine's not wobbly or anything worse.

Sarahthecutevixen wrote:from Wuhan recently

Skritz wrote:

Sarahthecutevixen wrote:from Wuhan recently

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Skritz wrote:

Sarahthecutevixen wrote:from Wuhan recently

It was January 13th

Sarahthecutevixen wrote:It was January 13th

Corona-Chan became active as far back as December 2019. China and the WHO were desperately downplaying / covering up the outbreak in January.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sarahthecutevixen wrote:It was January 13th

Corona-Chan became active as far back as December 2019. China and the WHO were desperately downplaying / covering up the outbreak in January.

Careful, you're not allowed to say the truth anymore.

Skritz wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sarahthecutevixen wrote:It was January 13th

Corona-Chan became active as far back as December 2019. China and the WHO were desperately downplaying / covering up the outbreak in January.

Careful, you're not allowed to say the truth anymore.

Isn't the ship time greater than the length of time the virus can live on a surface? I mean, I've gotten a few figures on Ebay from China and they've always taken at least three weeks to show up. Now someone infected could cough all over the box when it hits our port, but I think the imported germs would be dead.

When you get a box, we should put it in quarantine for at least 48 hours before opening, no matter where it's from.

But I know we are all big babies and we must open our shiny new thing NAO!