The Energon Pub

Big Grim wrote:I gotta admit, I'm mildly tempted by Nemesis. Her ship form is much more interesting than the Ark, though I almost wish I'd bought him too now.

~ Grim

You can still get the Ark pretty much everywhere at a reasonable price.
The thing seems to have been over-produced so he's on perma-sale at many places.

That is, depending in what country you live, of course.

Amazing! Can't wait to get this one!

Munkky wrote:

Emerje wrote:Also I really want to see Tow-Line repainted into Robot Masters Wrecker Hook to go with the upcoming Straxus.

Is Straxus definitely happening now? I remember a listing was leaked a couple of years ago, and he was intended to be a Leader in the first year of legacy based on his most recent comic design, but he was replaced with Transmetal 2 Megatron. Has another leak come out recently?

I wouldn't call anything definite until we see it in stores, but there's usually some truth to the rumors even it does mean they get shuffled around. With Jhiaxus in 2022 and Tarn in 2023 I think 2024 could be Straxus' year as the next semi-obscure Decepticon sub group leader.

Emerje

Holy crap, Nemesis is seriously cool.

If I hadn't just ordered the Hiya Ghidorah figure and Hot Toys ROTJ Darth Vader I'd be all over this. But aside from my wallet, I don't think I'll have the shelf space...

So she's about 23' tall with all the shoulder spikes and everything...does that mean she'll be eye-to-eye with the Ark figure?

Not very fond of the robot mode, if I were to get it I think I'd keep it in spaceship form. But sadly that's not gonna happen, as I don't have much space available.

Relieved by the final colour palette. If I had the space, I might pick Nemesis up. Certainly would never use the Bot Mode though. Not that it's bad or anything. But I'd use the ship as a display piece, like the City Bots.

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Relieved by the final colour palette. If I had the space, I might pick Nemesis up. Certainly would never use the Bot Mode though. Not that it's bad or anything. But I'd use the ship as a display piece, like the City Bots.

angtre wrote:Not very fond of the robot mode, if I were to get it I think I'd keep it in spaceship form. But sadly that's not gonna happen, as I don't have much space available.

Silly question, but why get her if you're planning on never transforming it? Why not a non-transforming model of the same size should one be released?

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Relieved by the final colour palette. If I had the space, I might pick Nemesis up. Certainly would never use the Bot Mode though. Not that it's bad or anything. But I'd use the ship as a display piece, like the City Bots.

angtre wrote:Not very fond of the robot mode, if I were to get it I think I'd keep it in spaceship form. But sadly that's not gonna happen, as I don't have much space available.

Silly question, but why get her if you're planning on never transforming it? Why not a non-transforming model of the same size should one be released?

Probably because there's no guarantee of the latter ever happening while this one is for certain getting released and could be the only large-sized release of the Nemesis we may ever get from Hasbro/Takara.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Silly question, but why get her if you're planning on never transforming it? Why not a non-transforming model of the same size should one be released?

Fun fact: My Beast Wars MP collection? Each has only been transformed once since I bought them. MP-32 (2016) to MP-50 (2020). Personally, for the price point and fiddly nature of some transformations (points to Dinobot and Megatron) I'm apprehensive about doing more than a pose and dusting.

As far as Nemesis goes. My City Bots are permanently in City Mode. Because they are too big/tall to be practical Transformer figures. Same would apply here. As said, I like the Bot Mode. The aesthetic reminds me of Beast Machines Vehicons. But space is all important.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Relieved by the final colour palette. If I had the space, I might pick Nemesis up. Certainly would never use the Bot Mode though. Not that it's bad or anything. But I'd use the ship as a display piece, like the City Bots.

angtre wrote:Not very fond of the robot mode, if I were to get it I think I'd keep it in spaceship form. But sadly that's not gonna happen, as I don't have much space available.

Silly question, but why get her if you're planning on never transforming it? Why not a non-transforming model of the same size should one be released?

Honestly I'll probably do the same. I only transform the Ark to robot mode on very rare occasions, 95% of the time he's in ship mode, positioned upright to look like it's on a launch gantry. I mostly started doing this because Combiner Wars Devastator has been the centrepiece of my collection for nearly eight years now, and having a much taller robot standing next to him on the shelf just didn't feel right. The Nemesis will most likely be the same, I'll transform her every now and again, but most of the time she'll be in ship mode and positioned upright. That's why I'm happy that the ship's bottom fin can fold up, so it doesn't take up too much room on a shelf.

I don't know what it is but the look feels off on Nemesis, maybe because I still have the unfinished look in my head. The deco is nice but this just went to a possibly maybe if I see on a sale.

Till-all-R1 wrote:I don't know what it is but the look feels off on Nemesis, maybe because I still have the unfinished look in my head. The deco is nice but this just went to a possibly maybe if I see on a sale.

It's the curved section on the bottom toward the front. None of the iterations have that and are generally more streamlined. That's what's different.

Can anyone recommend a reliable manufacturer and display stand for displaying the Ark and the Nemesis in ship mode?

The curved section on the bottom towards the front is part of the ship seen in the cartoon.
But the entire ship is thinner/narrower than this toy version.

I’m planning on getting this, but I’m waiting…
As much as I like the ship mode, I’m not spending $200+ to have it.

I also think it’s more than okay to have any figure despite how little you may transform it.
I hardly transform any of my figures, and I still enjoy having them all.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Can anyone recommend a reliable manufacturer and display stand for displaying the Ark and the Nemesis in ship mode?

In both modes, my two ships will be displayed... Right on the floor.
Maybe in front of my "space station" featuring my Guardian Robots and Omega Supreme.

But a strong display stand that can support a full titan ship would be very appreciated for sure. I may end up having to customise them myself.

I gotta admit: I am not that thrilled with the Nemesis robot mode. She just does not look that good to me.

I think this is a Titan I for sure will be waiting on a sale for.

First-Aid wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:I don't know what it is but the look feels off on Nemesis, maybe because I still have the unfinished look in my head. The deco is nice but this just went to a possibly maybe if I see on a sale.

It's the curved section on the bottom toward the front. None of the iterations have that and are generally more streamlined. That's what's different.

I like the Nemesis. Just about everything about her, really.

Like the Ark she'll probably be displayed in ship mode. In the fabled space I hope to have sometime.

I got the Erial and Dion two pack today. I guess I lucked out on getting them from Gamestop online. Even though I have Energon Omega Sentinel as my version of that character I'm calling my War Dawn set complete. Those episodes really captivated my imagination as a kid; just enough pre war Cybertron to entice, not enough to overstay it's welcome or show a lot of the flaws. I'm glad these two finally have toys and Kup work as well for Dion as he did for Orion.

Legacy Arcee As Ariel, on the other hand, I'm less impressed with. Well, she had no alt mode kibble on her at all, so what could they do? It's a kind-of neat callback to the only other use of Ariel that's almost certainly a coincidence - Energon Arcee. Still glad to get her! I never thought they'd actually make her.

We got images of early production test shots for some Transformers figures lately and one popped up of Tarn's body with no head and a new sword, on Chinese social media. This has fueled the idea that this is Legacy Bludgeon's test shot. Now it is unclear if this is a work in progress type test shot or a pre production line one, meaning that we don't know if this represents the amount of retooling Bludgeon will have over Tarn but there is now a possibility that this indicates the retooling could be very very limited. Basically, it could be that Bludgeon is just the same mold as Tarn but with a new head and a new sword accessory.

While that is not what fans were expecting, it does explain several elements in Tarn's sculpt that are more akin to Bludgeon than Tarn like the plates on his thigs, the eye holes on the upper chest and the vent at the centre of his chest, just to name a few.

Of course, it could also mean nothing, so we'll wait for more info.

I hated that Tarn so I sincerely hope Bludgeon will be his own mold.

I wish we got the people sphinx thing with Nemesis, like how the Ark had Mainframe

-Kanrabat- wrote:I hated that Tarn so I sincerely hope Bludgeon will be his own mold.

He won't be, we know Bludgeon is based on Tarn. The thing is, I assumed he would have a lot of retooled parts and now it looks like it will be a redeco with a new head.

william-james88 wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I hated that Tarn so I sincerely hope Bludgeon will be his own mold.

He won't be, we know Bludgeon is based on Tarn. The thing is, I assumed he would have a lot of retooled parts and now it looks like it will be a redeco with a new head.

At the very least, a more solid retooled chestplate who won't rely on a tiny CLEAR PLASTICS hinge...

Sabrblade wrote:

First-Aid wrote:

Till-all-R1 wrote:I don't know what it is but the look feels off on Nemesis, maybe because I still have the unfinished look in my head. The deco is nice but this just went to a possibly maybe if I see on a sale.

It's the curved section on the bottom toward the front. None of the iterations have that and are generally more streamlined. That's what's different.

OK....so I'm getting really old and forgetting sh!t.





Poop.

Rodimus Prime wrote:Can anyone recommend a reliable manufacturer and display stand for displaying the Ark and the Nemesis in ship mode?

I have a feeling that you will have to have something custom made, I've not had any luck finding off the shelf to work for anything large that I've bought. There used to be a place that sold stands for model airplanes that were three pronged and were moveable so they could adjust to fit a specific body mold but the place I had bookmarked no longer carries them.

The only place I've seen it now is on ebay, called the Calibre Wings Router display base. The problem is I don't know which ones would be suitable for a certain craft, some list the sizes others scale but I'm not familiar enough with scales to know how big/small 1/72 is in measurements. These would likely work for Seeker jets but probably not ARK and Nemesis.