The Energon Pub

[ZeroWolf]

What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

[D-Maximal_Primal]

What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

The 7 retail I didn't get: DotM Ratchet, KSI Sentry, Shadow Raider, Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Cogman, and 2007 Starscream.

The exclusives I didn't get were Battle Damaged Megatron (regret that one now most), Bee with Charlie, the 2 Retro Volume Bees, the Bee then and now 2-pack, and Devastator.

[ZeroWolf]

Devy was an exclusive?

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Devy was an exclusive?

the SS69 one was

[william-james88]

What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

The 7 retail I didn't get: DotM Ratchet, KSI Sentry, Shadow Raider, Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Cogman, and 2007 Starscream.

The exclusives I didn't get were Battle Damaged Megatron (regret that one now most), Bee with Charlie, the 2 Retro Volume Bees, the Bee then and now 2-pack, and Devastator.

I skipped most of those as well aside from Clunker Bee. I really wanted that reinforced roof.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

So, a toothpick could have saved you money.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

The 7 retail I didn't get: DotM Ratchet, KSI Sentry, Shadow Raider, Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Cogman, and 2007 Starscream.

The exclusives I didn't get were Battle Damaged Megatron (regret that one now most), Bee with Charlie, the 2 Retro Volume Bees, the Bee then and now 2-pack, and Devastator.

I skipped most of those as well aside from Clunker Bee. I really wanted that reinforced roof.

DotM Ratchet, Starscream, cogman, Bee, and Crankcase still seem redundant since I have Berserker as my Crankcase, TLK cogman, and SS regular Ratchet, Bee and RotF Starscream. KSI Sentry and shadow Raider, i should have gotten those 2.

[william-james88]

So, a toothpick could have saved you money.

Not buying the first release saved me money

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

So, a toothpick could have saved you money.

Not buying the first release saved me money

Ah, fair enough.

[Cyberpath]

So going back to Grimlock for a second, do you think it's more likely that Takara and Hasbro will have different decos or that one of them messed up the stock photos? I'm trying to figure out if I should pre-order from Japan or the USA.

Also, how come people already have figures that haven't come out yet?

[ZeroWolf]

Hasbro and Takara's decos will be the same, as stated before, Takara have made a lot of errors on their promo pictures lately.

Some people already have the figures through one of two ways.

Either they have been provided with them to promote them

Or, they've bought them from people who have stolen them from the factory.

[Gauntlet101010]

So going back to Grimlock for a second, do you think it's more likely that Takara and Hasbro will have different decos or that one of them messed up the stock photos? I'm trying to figure out if I should pre-order from Japan or the USA.

Also, how come people already have figures that haven't come out yet?

This is also a Takara photo. Those colors never materialized and the same is likely true for Grimmy.

[Cyberpath]

Thanks!

Hoping the golden paint will make it to the final product, it makes all the difference. And preferably without the black chest-plate.

The figure in this review actually sports the Takara deco.

[King Kuuga]

Also, how come people already have figures that haven't come out yet?

There's a Europe-based e-tailer that is getting some SS86 and Kingdom inventory already. These aren't stolen samples, they're boxed and come in an official Hasbro shipping case. and they've even discussed a delay in order fulfillment because of a mistake from Hasbro. Not sure why this store is getting stuff before everyone else but they are.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Also, how come people already have figures that haven't come out yet?

There's a Europe-based e-tailer that is getting some SS86 and Kingdom inventory already. These aren't stolen samples, they're boxed and come in an official Hasbro shipping case. and they've even discussed a delay in order fulfillment because of a mistake from Hasbro. Not sure why this store is getting stuff before everyone else but they are.

Not to mention a bunch of podcasters have been sent copies by Hasbro it seems. I follow a bunch on Twitter and they all got theirs at basically the same time

[ThunderThruster]

What were the 7 you missed? Not that I want to enable you but as long as that 7 are affordable on the 2nd hand market, why not? The Exclusives would be harder to vouch for given their nature

The 7 retail I didn't get: DotM Ratchet, KSI Sentry, Shadow Raider, Clunker Bumblebee, Crankcase, Cogman, and 2007 Starscream.

The exclusives I didn't get were Battle Damaged Megatron (regret that one now most), Bee with Charlie, the 2 Retro Volume Bees, the Bee then and now 2-pack, and Devastator.

I skipped most of those as well aside from Clunker Bee. I really wanted that reinforced roof.

DotM Ratchet, Starscream, cogman, Bee, and Crankcase still seem redundant since I have Berserker as my Crankcase, TLK cogman, and SS regular Ratchet, Bee and RotF Starscream. KSI Sentry and shadow Raider, i should have gotten those 2.

In regards to Cogman, the only difference between the TLK and SS versions is the paint job, so if you've got one version and are happy with it, not getting the other is a sensible decision in my book.

[chuckdawg1999]

Hasbro and Takara's decos will be the same, as stated before, Takara have made a lot of errors on their promo pictures lately.

Some people already have the figures through one of two ways.

Either they have been provided with them to promote them

Or, they've bought them from people who have stolen them from the factory.

I can only speak for myself but there is a seller in Upstate NY who got the voyagers in. It's the official release, box and all. This happens with every line, there's always one or two sellers who manage to get shipments early and sell them because they're not a Big Box retailer who has to follow street dates.

[aronjlove]

So what's up with this Buzzworthy Bumblebee subline? The packaging says Studio Series. I wonder if that funky looking Bee with the mini Daniel is also part of this line somehow?

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[Jeddostotle7]

So what's up with this Buzzworthy Bumblebee subline? The packaging says Studio Series. I wonder if that funky looking Bee with the mini Daniel is also part of this line somehow?

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My guess is Buzzworthy Bumblebee is a Target-exclusive subline that crosses different lines, with little rhyme or reason.

[TF-fan kev777]

Re-releases, huh? Yay?

I guess a slightly cheaper option for SS 15 without the tuner extras is something?

[Nemesis Primal]

...well there's soft confirmation that that Bee that comes with running Sam is SS number 74, I wonder if it'll get a regular release too or just in this packaging?

So what's up with this Buzzworthy Bumblebee subline?

We don't really know. I think one of the leakers said it's mostly just Bee rereleases save the Kingdom one we saw a bit ago and one figure that is a form/design alleged never made by Hasbro, to the leakers knowledge. Official Hasbro word has yet to even acknowledge that any of this exists, though, so that's basically all the knowledge we have.

I wonder if that funky looking Bee with the mini Daniel is also part of this line somehow?

That I think we do know, given the shared subline name and weird packaging, although I believe it was Spike, not Daniel.

[ZeroWolf]

Greetings Seibertronians! Fellow Seibertron users, Aronjlove, and Shiningstar7896 have let us knkw that UK based InDemandToys, have revealed several new items in the previously revealed Buzzworthy Bumblebee line.

These include:

Studio Series 15 Bumblebee Deluxe Class 1974 Camaro Bumblebee w/ Charlie mini figure (looks to be sans the customisable parts the tuner set offered)











Studio Series 26 The Last Knight Deluxe Class WW2 Bumblebee











Studio Series 40 Bumblebee Deluxe Class Shatter (Car Mode)











Studio Series 74 Revenge of the Fallen Deluxe Class Bumblebee w/ Sam mini figure















This appears to be how ROTF Bumblebee will get its regular release, compared to the others which are all repackaged re-releases. The packaging is adorned with different incarnations of the character, none of which are representive of these figures at all.

There still has not been any official word from Hasbro regarding this line.

What do you think of this line? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

[transformers_va]

Is this their way to try and sell product that didn't sell originally? Just put them in a different box...

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

I'm sure it will be fine. Bumblebee is a very popular character. It's not like they over did it before, and it stung them in the ass. Once they're released I'm sure we'll all be feeling the buzz!

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[Sabrblade]

I'm sure it will be fine. Bumblebee is a very popular character. It's not like they over did it before, and it stung them in the ass. Once they're released I'm sure we'll all be feeling the buzz!

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