The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 1:34 pm

America, I hope you are looking at our news [-(

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 2:00 pm

I must admit I didn't actually buy them, just took a picture in-store - that's why they're lying on top of a ton of minion plushies (euch). Not the sort of thing I wanna buy is all.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 2:41 pm

But they are there, and that is what counts

News Credits: 4 · by **Neurie** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:28 pm

Erm, these have been available since before botcon.

Tweeted you a pic of these earlier in the week too:-

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:37 pm

Yep, we actually posted news and a review about them about 2 months ago: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... iew/35173/

It's the individual packs that are remaining difficult to find

News Credits: 4 · by **Neurie** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:49 pm

Cool not sure anyone has reported this yet, but the Japanese Mincons with the pegs come with a little extra plug which attaches them to the sprue. This is the same size/shape as the connector on the back of the Minicons and it can be used to connect the plugs on to the standard connectors on Prime Deployer/Delux toys.

Hopefully people wont have thrown them out.

News Credits: 3595 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:21 pm

Neurie wrote:Cool not sure anyone has reported this yet, but the Japanese Mincons with the pegs come with a little extra plug which attaches them to the sprue. This is the same size/shape as the connector on the back of the Minicons and it can be used to connect the plugs on to the standard connectors on Prime Deployer/Delux toys.

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Hopefully people wont have thrown them out.

You just saved mine from the trash but I don't see how the connector would connect to a proper Mini-Con port on toys from past lines. The rectangle sized hold wouldn't accommodate the traditional ports, or any 5mm peg for that matter.

News Credits: 2 · by **Allenspurs** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 1:05 am

These were in asda when I got my legends Shockwave almost a month ago,I didn't realise it was newsworthy

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:09 am

Allenspurs wrote:These were in asda when I got my legends Shockwave almost a month ago,I didn't realise it was newsworthy

Yep, the minicons in particular have had scarce sightings. If you find something though and you don't think we newsed it or anything, feel free to drop it in a thread or reports news up there in the top right corner! If we have it, we just have more proof; if we don't, everyone else now knows about it!

News Credits: 2 · by **Allenspurs** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:25 am

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:
Allenspurs wrote:These were in asda when I got my legends Shockwave almost a month ago,I didn't realise it was newsworthy

Yep, the minicons in particular have had scarce sightings. If you find something though and you don't think we newsed it or anything, feel free to drop it in a thread or reports news up there in the top right corner! If we have it, we just have more proof; if we don't, everyone else now knows about it!

Sure,will do. If I had known these were rare I would have shared.

Just in case there's any left, it was asda Park royal and they had the whole wave

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:32 am

Allenspurs wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:
Allenspurs wrote:These were in asda when I got my legends Shockwave almost a month ago,I didn't realise it was newsworthy

Yep, the minicons in particular have had scarce sightings. If you find something though and you don't think we newsed it or anything, feel free to drop it in a thread or reports news up there in the top right corner! If we have it, we just have more proof; if we don't, everyone else now knows about it!

Sure,will do. If I had known these were rare I would have shared.
Just in case there's any left, it was asda Park royal and they had the whole wave

Well we did let people know we were looking for them when word first got out they were at Asda. It just took a while for someone to send a picture. But we did let people know, we knew they were out since at least early june and I personally asked for a picture to be sent: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=101922&p=1795527&hilit=asda#p1795527

News Credits: 12 · by **Evil Eye** » Sat Jun 18, 2016 11:07 am

Got Ratbat and Sandsting today. Ratbat is awesomely hilarious- I really dig his colours, and he just looks so cute standing on his wings. A shame he can't do a convincing flight pose though. Sandsting is so neon it hurts, rocking Evangelion Unit 01 colours except somehow far more painful to look at. He's definitely the runt of the two, with a slightly blobby scorpion mode and rather unimpressive torpedo mode, but I still love him.

The armoured forms are awful though.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 8:22 am

Thanks to Wilton Wong on Facebook, we have our first in-hand images of the upcoming Robots In Disguise Warrior Scorponok figure! Scorponok is a brand new mold based on the Season 2 baddie who showed that he was the muscle and he could be in charge. Scorponok features a transformation different from pretty much every other Scorponok ever, and while housing a slight backpack with his scorpion tail and no real hands, he does appear to be a solid figure and he even includes the ability to place his beast mode head over his regular robot head. Check out the images mirrored below and let us know what you think in the comments section, and as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:39 am

He looks so weird, but in a good way. I am really liking him and I cannot wait for him and Windblade to join my shelf

by **Shuttershock** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:46 am

I foresee many customs/digibashes for this guy.

News Credits: 2 · by **SureShot18** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:56 am

He's a sweet looking figure. So far he appears to be another strong release for the RiD cons. The only bad RiD con so far is Steeljaw.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:00 am

Scorponok looks cool as ****, I want that figure!

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:15 am

carytheone wrote:Scorponok looks cool as SHIZZLESNIT, I want that figure!

Did you notice how good some of his paint apps are? He looks cool figure wise, paint wise, and transformation wise. I'm excited too!

News Credits: 13 · by **OptimalOptimus2** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:38 am

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:...he even includes the ability to place his beast mode head over his regular robot head.

Mutant mask? Scorponok looks okay so far. I don't want to be the bad grape in the vine, but I can't make any final judgments before I see Takara's Scorponok.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:45 am

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:
carytheone wrote:Scorponok looks cool as SHIZZLESNIT, I want that figure!

Did you notice how good some of his paint apps are? He looks cool figure wise, paint wise, and transformation wise. I'm excited too!

Yeah I noticed that paint as well. He looks great. Very original for a scorpion transformer. What I find very interesting is how his bucaneer like sabr becomes his stinger.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:54 am

william-james88 wrote:
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:
carytheone wrote:Scorponok looks cool as SHIZZLESNIT, I want that figure!

Did you notice how good some of his paint apps are? He looks cool figure wise, paint wise, and transformation wise. I'm excited too!

Yeah I noticed that paint as well. He looks great. Very original for a scorpion transformer. What I find very interesting is how his bucaneer like sabr becomes his stinger.

He really is a unique bugger and I love it. The skinny legs look a bit weird to me, but overall he is a darn good looking guy

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:09 pm

Scorponok looks awesome, can't wait to get him, wonder why we haven't seen any pics of him with his boxing gloves on...

News Credits: 1 · by **SeventhSage** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:14 pm

I can't get over those chicken legs!

News Credits: 174 · by **Hellscream9999** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:23 pm

SeventhSage wrote:I can't get over those chicken legs!

Yeah, it takes a certain type to be able to easily get past them; they are fairly extreme in his case though :-?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:28 pm

Hellscream9999 wrote:
SeventhSage wrote:I can't get over those chicken legs!
Yeah, it takes a certain type to be able to easily get past them; they are fairly extreme in his case though

Yeah, they are very extreme. Its because for this toy, it seems the designers wanted to give something very new with having the limbs not be anything repeated from the alt mode (which is very hard to do with beasts), so he ends up having a lot of kibble in the back and on his shoulders with small arms and legs that can tuck away easily in alt mode. It was a bold decision and I give it merrit but I do admit that it would have probably been better to integrate some more alt mode into the limbs. I will still get this guy though, I am a sucker for original designs.

But if someone wants an awesome transforming Scorpion bot, Beast Wars Scorponoc offers an excellent and very modern transformation.