The Energon Pub

News Credits: 174 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 3:33 pm

So a hinge on motormaster that holds the white part of his shoulder onto his body has completely split, so that's great, hoping it doesn't ruin anything on the figure

News Credits: 10 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:28 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:So a hinge on motormaster that holds the white part of his shoulder onto his body has completely split, so that's great, hoping it doesn't ruin anything on the figure

Any chance of a photo?

News Credits: 174 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:34 pm

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News Credits: 10 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:36 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
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That's weird, and definitely leaves a question as to whether there's an effect on the figure long-term.

News Credits: 12 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:37 pm

Chefatron put up a review of Skullgrin

News Credits: 2 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 7:44 pm

So I went to a near by Target during my lunch and saw for the second time same store Metroplex and that really big price tag just staring back. I thought to myself if maybe...just maybe were I to get this somewhere down the road for much less he definitely wouldn't be Metroplex at all in my fold.

I would always have his alternate face and just one arm wielding away his saw just causing havoc where ever...'nuff said!

News Credits: 4877 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 7:58 pm

As you all saw from this pas week's news, it has now been uncovered where people get toys early for reviews (it was known for a little while but now it has been brought to the surface for all to see). So, it is no surprise that we are getting more early reviews for products that were available to order on Shopee, like Skullgrin. This particular review is from Chefatron and in it we get to see all the features that Skullgrin has to offer and what he does not offer. For instance, fans were hoping there would be a robot head hiding under the monster head. Well, there is not. Also, the guns are soft plastic which is the main complaint fans are expressing right now, you'll let us know if this matters to you. Also, in terms of the range of height within a deluxe class, Skullgrin is not on the higher end, as we can see in the image below. He's about as tall as the Sharkticon.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:06 pm

Chefatron, not PrimeVsPrime

News Credits: 12 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:08 pm

Quantum Surge wrote:Chefatron, not PrimeVsPrime

Yup yup

Though both chefatron and primevsprime put up reviews of crankcase as well

News Credits: 11 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:34 pm

I thought the Seibertron staff agreed that videos of potentially stolen TFs wouldn't be posted at the main news site, but only screenshots? If this has changed, I'll update the info section at the following link:

(Potentially) Stolen Transformers (& the YouTubers that Review Them)
https://www.allspark.com/forums/threads ... post-45224

Anyway, can the head easily be removed and is it on a ball joint? If so, I might be able to cobble together a replacement robot head instead for it.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 8:39 pm

Hi,

"it has now been uncovered where people get toys early for reviews"

Sorry, I don't think I read that article.

Could someone post the link here?

Thanks

News Credits: 9 · Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:11 pm

Amazon came through again today, this time with Blitzwing.
I know others have had issues with them in the past but they have earned my trust.

Blitzwing is incredibly good imo.
The robot mode is so good. Because it’s the most important mode of pretty much every character (outside of the Sharkticons) for me, this is the definitive version for my collection.
I’ll also mention that in-hand the tank mode is better than I expected.

This really has me wishing Hastak would go in on a re-do of Astrotrain in the next year. Fingers are crossed for a new Octane.

I can understand why some still would claim previous versions of Blitzy are better; Legacy’s jet mode is really bad overall. It had potential when you consider the main area of the jet— the proportions are very good.
But this figure has such a great bot mode, that the jet doesn’t ruin for me.
In fact, because I appreciate animation accuracy, this guy is one of the best for me, & is right up there with Cyclonus, & most of the SS86 line.
Sure, the Energon fists are beyond stupid, but I’m so happy to finally have this figure in my collection!!

Sat Aug 27, 2022 11:51 pm

My hopes for a proper Pretenders-gimmick-revival continues to diminish, but I'll be damned if I don't get this guy. Core Iguanus is pretty great, so I have no doubts this guy and Bombshell will be solid figures as well. At this point I hope Bludgeon is a hit, if not I might cry.

News Credits: 11 · Sun Aug 28, 2022 1:31 am

Stormshot_Prime wrote:My hopes for a proper Pretenders-gimmick-revival continues to diminish, but I'll be damned if I don't get this guy. Core Iguanus is pretty great, so I have no doubts this guy and Bombshell will be solid figures as well. At this point I hope Bludgeon is a hit, if not I might cry.

Until the time comes when Hasbro makes Pretender armour/shells a thing, related characters will just be shoehorned into existing lines. They still need to do proper Headmaster Juniors and some other G1 characters correctly before they get around to Pretenders too...

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Aug 28, 2022 3:08 am

primalxconvoy wrote:I thought the Seibertron staff agreed that videos of potentially stolen TFs wouldn't be posted at the main news site, but only screenshots?

Will posted it a few weeks to a month ago, I can't find the post. The gist of it is that it's Hasbro's problem and if they aren't doing anything to fix it like getting the channels shut down, asking us not to post the videos or, you know, stopping the leaks out of the factory, all things they're capable of doing, then why should we care?

TK415 wrote:Hi,

"it has now been uncovered where people get toys early for reviews"

Sorry, I don't think I read that article.

Could someone post the link here?

Thanks

There's no one article, it's been mentioned in a few articles, the most upfront being the previous one on Magnificus.

Emerje

News Credits: 226 · Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:12 am

Guns are soft plastic? How soft are we talking here? Soft like Cybertron Vector Prime's sword?

Because that does not hold up well in the tropics.

News Credits: 11 · Sun Aug 28, 2022 4:35 am

Emerje wrote:Will posted it a few weeks to a month ago, I can't find the post. The gist of it is that it's Hasbro's problem and if they aren't doing anything to fix it like getting the channels shut down, asking us not to post the videos or, you know, stopping the leaks out of the factory, all things they're capable of doing, then why should we care? Emerje

They posted what I stated above, or they posted what you said?

News Credits: 101 · Sun Aug 28, 2022 5:38 am

Burn wrote:Guns are soft plastic? How soft are we talking here? Soft like Cybertron Vector Prime's sword?

Because that does not hold up well in the tropics.

I also want to add, WHY?
What's the logic behind those soft guns? I can understand melee weapons with lots of huge spikes and pointy bits, but standard cylindrical/flat guns?
:HEADHURTS:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:29 am

primalxconvoy wrote:
Emerje wrote:Will posted it a few weeks to a month ago, I can't find the post. The gist of it is that it's Hasbro's problem and if they aren't doing anything to fix it like getting the channels shut down, asking us not to post the videos or, you know, stopping the leaks out of the factory, all things they're capable of doing, then why should we care? Emerje

They posted what I stated above, or they posted what you said?

Sorry, "it" being the official stance of the site. I found the post from Will, it was in the SS topic on August 15 so nearly two weeks ago.

william-james88 wrote:Oh and FYI to anyone who was wondering, official stance on PVP has been stated to staff. Anything you may think is off is for Hasbro to look into it, not us. You can report it to Hasbro and if they tell us to take something down, we will comply. Aside from that, anything news worthy will be posted and proper links and credits will be given. If anyone has issues, they can contact the site owner through the "contact us" link at the top of the site. Any talk concerning this on the boards will be seen as not relevant to the toys and subject at hand, and will be dealt with accordingly to site rules. If anyone wants to start a separate topic where they can talk about the ethics of toy reviews, they can.

Emerje

News Credits: 11 · Sun Aug 28, 2022 6:48 am

Emerje wrote:
primalxconvoy wrote:
Emerje wrote:Will posted it a few weeks to a month ago, I can't find the post. The gist of it is that it's Hasbro's problem and if they aren't doing anything to fix it like getting the channels shut down, asking us not to post the videos or, you know, stopping the leaks out of the factory, all things they're capable of doing, then why should we care? Emerje

They posted what I stated above, or they posted what you said?

Sorry, "it" being the official stance of the site. I found the post from Will, it was in the SS topic on August 15 so nearly two weeks ago.

william-james88 wrote:Oh and FYI to anyone who was wondering, official stance on PVP has been stated to staff. Anything you may think is off is for Hasbro to look into it, not us. You can report it to Hasbro and if they tell us to take something down, we will comply. Aside from that, anything news worthy will be posted and proper links and credits will be given. If anyone has issues, they can contact the site owner through the "contact us" link at the top of the site. Any talk concerning this on the boards will be seen as not relevant to the toys and subject at hand, and will be dealt with accordingly to site rules. If anyone wants to start a separate topic where they can talk about the ethics of toy reviews, they can.

Emerje

That's odd, because a site staff member posted the following statement below prior to the message you showed:

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Link: - studio-series-86-discussion-p2140777.php#p2140784

News Credits: 1350 · Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:16 am

Yeah that's because new information was more or less given after I posted that.

News Credits: 11 · Sun Aug 28, 2022 7:27 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Yeah that's because new information was more or less given after I posted that.

Thank you for the clarification.

Sun Aug 28, 2022 9:47 am

Thanks for the Cliff’s Notes version of the review. Short, sweet, to the point and it saves me 12 min. Soft plastic guns are a real “WTF Hasbro?” moment. I was on the fence with this guy cuz I thought his bot mode looked cool, but the soft guns are a dealbreaker

News Credits: 2 · Sun Aug 28, 2022 12:53 pm

That's 2 for 2 from Chefatron's recent unpleasant reviews for Pointblank and Burn Out. He definitely convinced me on skipping on both figures leaving more for YOU people. :-P