The Energon Pub

Why has that Terrorcon got a (faux?) rubsign? Also, I'm probably going to repaint and/or swap parts from Hotspot to make Fire Chief ( http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fire_Chief ).

I wish Hasbro would make a mainstream release of Medix and re-release Alpha Bravo, Rook, Streetwise (as Streetstar) and make versions of the extra Protectobots (red jet, yellow drill tank, etc) so that we could use them to make different versions of Defensor and Guard City respectively.

Emerje wrote:Dinoforce would look fine based on their shells, especially the way the shells were treated in the cartoon

I was looking into this, since I am unfamiliar with Victory. And I discovered that the show was dubbed in spanish. I didnt know the show was braodcasted outside Japan.

william-james88 wrote:

Knightsword wrote:You're about two months behind on the Blastoff/Megatronus news.

We knew megatronus would be clear plastic 2 months ago?

I think what we could do two months ago, was speculate and assume that Blast-off would come with Megatronus and that he would be clear plastic. Which is not what news articles are really for, to my knowledge.

Anyways that Hun-Gurr man. He's not half bad, which is about 50% better than I'd been fearing based on we'd seen before. Interesting that his torso mode appears to be basically a backwards Silverbolt-type torso; clever way to share the engineering without making that mode "just" a reshell.

Elita-1 is gonna be the main attraction here for me, though. From that one blurry image of her in a box, she actually looks really good! Keeping eyes peeled for more

And there you have it. Wave 2 is out in the US and I've yet to see Wave 1. Southern parts of Australia have seen Wave 1, but I haven't seen any locally. Just good ol K-Mart desperately trying to clear out TLK and TR stuff.

Burn wrote:And there you have it. Wave 2 is out in the US and I've yet to see Wave 1. Southern parts of Australia have seen Wave 1, but I haven't seen any locally. Just good ol K-Mart desperately trying to clear out TLK and TR stuff.

In a way it was to be expected, I suppose. It's not like I'm really one to talk since I've got most of what I want from Wave 1 already, but the pain of waiting for the Deluxes to show up somewhere that doesn't charge $35 means I can at least sympathise a little bit. In the end it's only a matter of time, but time is most of the most frustrating matters there is...

william-james88 wrote:

Emerje wrote:Dinoforce would look fine based on their shells, especially the way the shells were treated in the cartoon

I was looking into this, since I am unfamiliar with Victory. And I discovered that the show was dubbed in spanish. I didnt know the show was braodcasted outside Japan.

It’s tripe. I’m sorry if anyone enjoys it but I can’t get into it. I have the shout! Factory collection and I’ve tried a dozen times to trudge through it and I just can’t. This series is 44 episodes and 11 of them are recap/clip show episodes. That’s a quarter of the series!

The expectations of the takar trilogy is bigger than it really is...headmasters is fine. SGMF is just an anime and god I hate anime.

bacem wrote:From tformers. Elita looks better than i expected.

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Damn, Elita-1 looks Thicc

Burn wrote:And there you have it. Wave 2 is out in the US and I've yet to see Wave 1. Southern parts of Australia have seen Wave 1, but I haven't seen any locally. Just good ol K-Mart desperately trying to clear out TLK and TR stuff.

Anyone would think it was "Whinging of the Poms", rather than "Power of the Primes" seeing you moaning.

Here, try these sites:

- https://www.robotoyz.net/

"Robotoyz is an Australian online store specialising in various pop culture collectables and merchandise such as Star Wars, Hasbro Transformers, Takara Transformers, Japanese imports and 3rd party products."

- https://www.mightyape.com.au/brands/tra ... s/toys/all

"Mighty Ape has been in business for over 20 years and has established itself as Australasia's largest Entertainment and Pop Culture store...We're based in New Zealand with customer support staff in Australia and daily flights across the Tasman via Australia Post and DHL Express...and offer delivery within 1-2 business days to most Australia metro areas via DHL..."

As always, there is this site/s for you colonials:

- http://www.otca.com.au/
- http://www.otca.com.au/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=6

Mighty Ape had POTP figures for (pre-order?)

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:And there you have it. Wave 2 is out in the US and I've yet to see Wave 1. Southern parts of Australia have seen Wave 1, but I haven't seen any locally. Just good ol K-Mart desperately trying to clear out TLK and TR stuff.

Anyone would think it was "Whinging of the Poms", rather than "Power of the Primes" seeing you moaning.

Here, try these sites:

- https://www.robotoyz.net/

"Robotoyz is an Australian online store specialising in various pop culture collectables and merchandise such as Star Wars, Hasbro Transformers, Takara Transformers, Japanese imports and 3rd party products."

- https://www.mightyape.com.au/brands/tra ... s/toys/all

"Mighty Ape has been in business for over 20 years and has established itself as Australasia's largest Entertainment and Pop Culture store...We're based in New Zealand with customer support staff in Australia and daily flights across the Tasman via Australia Post and DHL Express...and offer delivery within 1-2 business days to most Australia metro areas via DHL..."

As always, there is this site/s for you colonials:

- http://www.otca.com.au/
- http://www.otca.com.au/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=6

Mighty Ape had POTP figures for (pre-order?)

Robotoyz don't got nothin' PotP-related so far, and that aside doesn't even seem to have Hasbro toys at all (this is at a glance at least). Mighty Ape has PotP Wave 1 up for preorder due out at the end of March. And both are overcharging horrendously ($55 for a Takara Legends Deluxe? $40 for regular TR Windblade?!).

So if I may speak on Burn's behalf as well, thanks, but no thanks. We'll wait, and we'll complain. And there's nothing you can do about it

I like the look of that Hun-Gurr! Very cool!

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:And there you have it. Wave 2 is out in the US and I've yet to see Wave 1. Southern parts of Australia have seen Wave 1, but I haven't seen any locally. Just good ol K-Mart desperately trying to clear out TLK and TR stuff.

Anyone would think it was "Whinging of the Poms", rather than "Power of the Primes" seeing you moaning.

Wow, I'm sorry for expressing my disappointment about the lack of PotP figures in my area!

Actually, you know what? I'm not sorry. I don't need someone like you getting up in my face telling me where I can order online, I'm well versed on where to find TF's online.

I'm waiting for them to turn up locally so I can support the local economy.

If you don't like me "moaning" about the lack of PotP figures around my area then here's a tip.

SCROLL ON

And telling me there's "sites for you colonials"? **** off mate, I have every right to post here just like you. And referring to me as a "pom" and a "colonial" is bordering on insulting me as I am neither. You're ignorance is clearly on display, I suggest you put it back into storage.

It does seem that, looking at the Google results, Australia seems as ill-served, Transformers-wise, as the Uk was when I lived there. Robotoys is more for non-Hasbro stuff (but it might be useful for other TFs). As for other TFs, how about BBTS and the other usual sites?

Failing that, you could always both get jobs in Japan and come and join the party.

I'm sorry but I don't think Hun-Gur has hollow legs. Those are slots for the hinges to slide into for beast mode, they have to be open. Would a flap make such a difference?

Burn wrote:

primalxconvoy wrote:

Burn wrote:And there you have it. Wave 2 is out in the US and I've yet to see Wave 1. Southern parts of Australia have seen Wave 1, but I haven't seen any locally. Just good ol K-Mart desperately trying to clear out TLK and TR stuff.

Anyone would think it was "Whinging of the Poms", rather than "Power of the Primes" seeing you moaning.

Wow, I'm sorry for expressing my disappointment about the lack of PotP figures in my area!

Actually, you know what? I'm not sorry. I don't need someone like you getting up in my face telling me where I can order online, I'm well versed on where to find TF's online.

I'm waiting for them to turn up locally so I can support the local economy.

If you don't like me "moaning" about the lack of PotP figures around my area then here's a tip.

SCROLL ON

And telling me there's "sites for you colonials"? **** off mate, I have every right to post here just like you. And referring to me as a "pom" and a "colonial" is bordering on insulting me as I am neither. You're ignorance is clearly on display, I suggest you put it back into storage.

I know you are not a Pom, but as I am one myself, you sure do sound like one! Thus,as one "from the Motherland" sotospeak, I fully endorse your moaning and whinging. I HATED the lack of TFs in the UK and can fully empathise.

As for the links, they were meant to help you, not insult you.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm sorry but I don't think Hun-Gur has hollow legs. Those are slots for the hinges to slide into for beast mode, they have to be open. Would a flap make such a difference?

I mean, whether functional or not, they are hollow for sure. And the Silverbolt/Scattershot mold had little flaps that at least pretended like they were helping the issue on those guys, IIRC. Hollow limbs don't bother me as much as they do others, but if it's not impossible to at least make the holes a little less obvious, I sure wouldn't have been opposed.

bacem wrote:From tformers. Elita looks better than i expected.

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Hun-grr looks great in robot and torso mode. The dragon mode is alright, if his front legs were a little thicker, it would be better. I think Hasbro knocked one out of the park with this one. Hopefully the limbs will do the torso justice.

That's actually the first time I saw Elita-1, and I'm not impressed. Maybe a closer look will change my mind.

Rodimus Prime wrote:

bacem wrote:From tformers. Elita looks better than i expected.

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Hun-grr looks great in robot and torso mode. The dragon mode is alright, if his front legs were a little thicker, it would be better. I think Hasbro knocked one out of the park with this one. Hopefully the limbs will do the torso justice.

That's actually the first time I saw Elita-1, and I'm not impressed. Maybe a closer look will change my mind.

their really getting use out of the silverbolt engineering almost like its a heavy retool

primalxconvoy wrote:I you are not a Pom, but as I am one myself, you sure do sound like one! Thus,as one "from the Motherland"sotospeak, I fully endorse your moaning and whinging. I HATED the lack of TFs in the UK and can fully empathise.

As for the links, they were meant to help you, not insult you.

Don't try to soften this, you have jumped to the conclusion that I am of British descent.

That aside, you had the audacity to attack me, and don't sugar coat it, that is EXACTLY what you did, calling my post "whinging" when I was well within my rights as a member of this forum to do so. I am incredibly annoyed at the delay in these figures being released in Australia, and I'm not going to stay silent about it just because someone like YOU doesn't like it.

Well buckle up buckaroo, because I'm going to keep on whinging.

And to suggest I post on OzFormers? Answer me this primalxconvoy, why should I? Are you racist? Are you trying to segregate the Transformers fan community? Do you want fans to only associate with other fans from their "motherlands"?

You've made some incredibly annoying demands on this site over the last few months, but to come out and suggest I should take my "whinging pom" self to another website ... lol. nah mate, that ain't gonna happen. You're stuck with me.

To all the US members out there, enjoy the hunt and be sure to take lots of pics and share them!

Qwan wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Knightsword wrote:You're about two months behind on the Blastoff/Megatronus news.

We knew megatronus would be clear plastic 2 months ago?

I think what we could do two months ago, was speculate and assume that Blast-off would come with Megatronus and that he would be clear plastic. Which is not what news articles are really for, to my knowledge.

Correct, we could tell it was most likely included since the colors were different from what we had seen before (the proper gray one), and it made sense to include it to tie in with Power of the Primes. It also looked clear on the package if you look around the edges.

Hotconvoy wrote:The listing for Blastoff also had this
Description
Celebrate the Prime Wars Trilogy with this special edition Combiner Wars Decepticon Blast Off figure. It’s built with updated Combiner Wars molds and decorated in new colors. Plus, it’s the only Transformers figure that includes the clear Megatronus Prime Master figure. During the Prime Wars, Decepticon Blast Off knew he was superior to the Autobots. With the Megatronus Prime Master, the gap between him and other bots has widened. Now he can imbue his laser rifle with a fragment of the power of the Requiem Blaster, the weapon of Megatronus himself. This Deluxe Decepticon Blast Off is a 5.5-inch scale figure and comes with a 1.5-scale Megatronus Prime Master figure. The Decepticon Blast Off figure converts from space jet to robot mode in 15 steps. The Prime Master figure converts between robot and spark in 1 step. Transformers all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro.

I highlighted the interesting part. There isn't any way to connect a Prime Master to any of Blast Off's regular weapons so it seems more and more likely that he comes with a decoy suit. But Requiem Blaster is an interesting nod to the Aligned universe, but probably means it wont use the Bomb-Burst suit since it probably has a claw like Skullgrin. Probably Maybe a Metalhawk repaint? Seems tricky depending on how the molds are shared.

Hun-Gurrr is growing on me, but I'm not a big fan of the fake rubsigns on the Terrorcons.

Also...




Emerje

Burn wrote:To all the US members out there, enjoy the hunt and be sure to take lots of pics and share them!

This for sure! Seeingness is close-to-havingness; it sates my itch just a little bit. I guess the one benefit to being months behind is that we have time to find out what's good and bad about these toys before we have them staring us in the face - it's like a mandatory observation period before we're allowed to decide for ourselves. So... bring on the pics!

Emerje wrote:Also...




Emerje

I'd thought of that the moment I saw his visor too! Now I'm stuck in an internal struggle between "don't modify your toys" and "but red Kamina visor"; quite a dilemma to be sure.

Emerje wrote: Now he can imbue his laser rifle with a fragment of the power of the Requiem Blaster, the weapon of Megatronus himself.

Just because it's in the write-up doesn't mean it's automatically in the toy. His accessory count is 2, the smaller gun and HFG cover that.

Burn wrote:
Don't try to soften this, you have jumped to the conclusion that I am of British descent.

Sigh, Burn, the stereotypical assumption amongst some of us Brits is that ALL Australians are from the UK originally. I know that REALLy isn't the case. If that makes you feel unhappy, then I apologise.

That aside, you had the audacity to attack me, and don't sugar coat it, that is EXACTLY what you did, calling my post "whinging" when I was well within my rights as a member of this forum to do so. I am incredibly annoyed at the delay in these figures being released in Australia, and I'm not going to stay silent about it just because someone like YOU doesn't like it.

Well buckle up buckaroo, because I'm going to keep on whinging.

It wasn't an attack. I honestly have nothing against you. Yes, you DO have every right to complain. Also,I am sure that it would be pretty suicidal for me to attack anyone here at the boards, yet alone one, such as yourself, weilding the banhammer of the Primes.

And to suggest I post on OzFormers? Answer me this primalxconvoy, why should I? Are you racist? Are you trying to segregate the Transformers fan community? Do you want fans to only associate with other fans from their "motherlands"?

It was for you to GET info from, not POST to. They have an "Australian Sightings" thread there that I though might be useful for you to check out POTP availability in Australia. Also, as you are Australian, I am not sure "racist" is the term? Isn't it "nationalist"? Plus, even if I DID want everyone segregated by country, then how would I justify moi being here? I am a Brit in Japan, posting on an (American?) site. I am sure I would be the first to go.

You've made some incredibly annoying demands on this site over the last few months..

What's that got to do with the price of fish, or indeed, this thread?

...nah mate, that ain't gonna happen. You're stuck with me.

And we are all unanimous in our agreement that Seibertron is all the better for your stickiness. You are a beloved treasure, Burn.

You're ignorance knows no bounds it seems. You should probably do some research on Australia, I think you'll be amazed at what you find.

To think I've never heard of OzFormers ...
I made sure Qwan bookmarked that thread when he joined the News Crew.

Keep on trolling pxc, keep on trolling.

Now lets return to PotP
(Yes, that's me having the final say, don't reply)

Qwan wrote:I guess the one benefit to being months behind is that we have time to find out what's good and bad about these toys before we have them staring us in the face - it's like a mandatory observation period before we're allowed to decide for ourselves. So... bring on the pics!

In all this time, I never thought of it that way.

What's funny though, even with people saying "this figure is crap", I'll still go out and buy it.

And promptly discover, the figure is crap.
(I swear, if I, in a fit of "ERMAGHERD POTP!!!!!!" pick up Starscream, I'll never forgive myself considering how often I've said I'm not getting him)

Burn wrote:

Qwan wrote:I guess the one benefit to being months behind is that we have time to find out what's good and bad about these toys before we have them staring us in the face - it's like a mandatory observation period before we're allowed to decide for ourselves. So... bring on the pics!

In all this time, I never thought of it that way.

What's funny though, even with people saying "this figure is crap", I'll still go out and buy it.

And promptly discover, the figure is crap.
(I swear, if I, in a fit of "ERMAGHERD POTP!!!!!!" pick up Starscream, I'll never forgive myself considering how often I've said I'm not getting him)

I very nearly ended up doing that with Starscream when I suddenly had the entire first wave staring me in the face. The thing that kept me from doing so was how teeny-tiny he looked, and I'm very glad for it. Elita-1 on the other hand looks to be ticking a lot of boxes for me, so we'll have to see there.

I did, on the other hand, impulse-get Leader Rodimus despite all the middling reviews, and I... really really like him. No accounting for taste I suppose