The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:50 am

At my local Burlington:

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News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 1:09 am

Seibertronian DestronMirage22 has let us know that he has found some Robots in Disguise Minicon 4-packs at Burlington! This appears to be becoming a trend, seeing as how just earlier today we got word that G2 Bruticus had made its way to Burlington as well. This set of 4 minicons is the original boxed set, featuring Blizzard Strike Backtrack, Scorch Strike Beastbox, Blizzard Strike Swelter, and Scorch Strike Undertone, and was found at a $7.99 price point.

With this in mind, head on out to Burlington and see if you can't find yourselves some cheap Transformers, and remember to keep sending us your sightings!

News Credits: 295 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:04 am

Too bad I don't have one near me. I want undertone to put with RiD Ratchet. Also the spines on his sphere mode look neat.

News Credits: 19 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 5:03 am

Here's a thing....seeing as with at least some of these figs is basically two things connected together to form one bigger thing in Combiner Force....do you think that we'll ever get Overlord? now i know the obvious answer from you guys will be NO! coz we're getting a Titans Return one, but we have had a few characters that are in both franchises..Bumblebee, Optimus & Soundwave to name but a few(granted not the same Bee, Optimus & Soundwave....but at least by name)

News Credits: 656 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:01 am

Here's what I think: https://twitter.com/Scotty__P/status/825539410460549120

The weak T-Rex alt mode on it is exhibit B. Like that's the mode that got sacrificed for the other functions.

News Credits: 4877 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:21 am

ScottyP wrote:Here's what I think: https://twitter.com/Scotty__P/status/825539410460549120

The weak T-Rex alt mode on it is exhibit B. Like that's the mode that got sacrificed for the other functions.

Would you mind taking a few other pics please? We could make a new post out of that. And I dont think any of us have seen the Trex mode yet, at least not from in hadn images. When you have a moment.

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:24 am

ScottyP wrote:Here's what I think: https://twitter.com/Scotty__P/status/825539410460549120

The weak T-Rex alt mode on it is exhibit B. Like that's the mode that got sacrificed for the other functions.

When I saw this, I immediately agreed. It could be like a Prime Abominus affair where the toys combine but they aren't mentioned to until much later, and considering how big Grimlock would be to be to be the entire bottom half of the combiner, this would make sense.

And yeah, we've only seen this thing in packaging. We have yet to see it out of the packaging, so pics are welcome!

News Credits: 19 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:26 am

Hmmm.....interesting :-?

but he is supposed to form the legs of Bumblecron(btw who thinks up these names >:oP

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News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:28 am

Stuartmaximus wrote:Hmmm.....interesting but he is supposed to form the legs of Bumblecron(btw who thinks up these names )

According to the image we got of the Bee combiner, yes, he's the entire bottom half of the combiner.

And Bumblecron was Scotty's name for the combiner. we have no official name yet

Edit: here http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... sed/37156/

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:35 am

Found this today at a Target:

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Have weaponizers been found in US retail yet?
I also found some TR Soundwavea, but I'm pretty sure those were found in the US already.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:37 am

I believe those came out last year.

News Credits: 19 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:40 am

DestronMirage22 wrote:Found this today at a Target:
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Have weaponizers been found in US retail yet?
I also found some TR Soundwavea, but I'm pretty sure those were found in the US already.

Btw i've got that Optimus weaponizer...it's pretty cool, the Grimlock one is nice too

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:43 am

Yes, all 6 were released in the US. I have Sideswipe and Grimlock and love both of them. Bee looked too plain and I didn't really want Prime due to his truck mode, and the Strongarm/white Sideswipe didn't appeal to me either. But they were still fantastic little sets

News Credits: 241 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 5:06 pm

I'm on the fence with those, actually, but only because I like the add-on armor/weapons concept :lol:

I'm especially eyeing Grimlock, Strongarm and both Sideswipes because of their elemental alignments, (Fire, water, wind & lightning), but Prime and Bumblebee... not so much :-?

News Credits: 11 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 6:06 pm

Good little scouts - only lacking for a bit of paint really

News Credits: 656 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:36 pm

I just threw out Bumblecron as the name because of Bumblecron, one of the ancient Transformers memes:

And I appreciate the picture requests but likely do not have the time this week. Actually, a good way to make me not do several pics of something is to ask, makes it feel like a chore :lol:

News Credits: 79 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:39 pm

...the heck is that thing...?! :shock:

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:01 pm

At least if Ultra Bee needs that 3-step Grimlock, it will give me an excuse to buy my first ever 3-step

News Credits: 462 · Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:50 pm

Sigma Magnus wrote:...the heck is that thing...?!

ScottyP wrote:Bumblecron, one of the ancient Transformers memes

News Credits: 19 · Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:13 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Stuartmaximus wrote:now....whether like William James said that it's just random merch or already existing merch? is hard to determine from this pic.

I can tell you what it is, its die cast cars, thats what that company does. These arent from hasbro but instead from a licensed toy company that makes non transforming toys:

Those characters are non transforming figures.

Funnily enough....check this out
http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/31/simb ... m=facebook

Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:38 pm

While we're on the subject of whether or not these RiD characters are supposed to be new characters or reimagined characters, can someone please explain to me what the deal with Kickback is? I'm pretty sure he died in the Beast Hunters comics, but now he's suddenly alive and well (and with a car mode, too).

Back on topic, that RiD Soundwave is gorgeous! I can't wait to get a hold of the guy. It blends my two favorite versions of Soundwave together rather well.

Also, any idea of a release date for Bludgeon? I ain't settling for Blastwave.

News Credits: 191 · Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:41 pm

BombshellDaBug wrote:While we're on the subject of whether or not these RiD characters are supposed to be new characters or reimagined characters, can someone please explain to me what the deal with Kickback is? I'm pretty sure he died in the Beast Hunters comics, but now he's suddenly alive and well (and with a car mode, too).

Back on topic, that RiD Soundwave is gorgeous! I can't wait to get a hold of the guy. It blends my two favorite versions of Soundwave together rather well.

Also, any idea of a release date for Bludgeon? I ain't settling for Blastwave.

Best guess is that this is a totally different Kickback. Though it's also worth bearing in mind the 'aligned' continuity isn't very good at aligning.

News Credits: 462 · Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:44 pm

BombshellDaBug wrote:While we're on the subject of whether or not these RiD characters are supposed to be new characters or reimagined characters, can someone please explain to me what the deal with Kickback is? I'm pretty sure he died in the Beast Hunters comics, but now he's suddenly alive and well (and with a car mode, too).

Not the same Kickback, just as Sideswipe and Grimlock are different individuals from the Sideswipe and Grimlock who fought in the war.

News Credits: 241 · Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:35 am

To anyone who has spotted the new 3-Steps aka "Hyper Flip Heroes": could anyone locate and post the product code? If it ends in "B0067Asst.", the name is a lie, it's still the same 3-Step Changer line.

News Credits: 11 · Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:51 am

I was in Sainsbury's yesterday and spotted something very strange - they had a case they'd just put out of RID Combiner Force Warriors - but I noticed something odd - the new Characters (including white Drift) have new item code numbers on the barcode - while the re-packs like Grimlock & Strongarm - even though they are in the exact same packaging do not - they have the old code.

So there is two distinct Barcode numbers for items in the same case - I found that very weird for a European released item.

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I wasn't able to find the rumoured Crash Combiners for £8.00 unfortunately in Wilko - they didn't have any. I'd be very happy to pay that price for them - not so much £16.99