The Energon Pub

[-Kanrabat-]

I made a silly thing.

You can click and save as your wallpaper if you want!

[LinaNui]

I made a silly thing.

You can click and save as your wallpaper if you want!

This is just to prefect and I love it

[D-Maximal_Primal]

The DotM Sideswipe is definitely a sleeper hit of SS and deservers way more talking about. He is such a fun figure with a very involved transformation and he has all of his accessories! And then with your incredible paint work on top, it puts him at or better than masterpiece level! Fantastic work!

On side note, I finally got my DNA Design DK-20 Devastator kit from BBTS, so my Devastator will finally be complete. Sadly I don't have access to it until Friday, but I truly can not wait to finally have my prized collection piece finished off.

Also, Thank you for splitting SS86 off to its own thread. It has been long over due. I can't even count how many times I have come on to check the thread hoping to see some movie discussions only to see it spammed with talk of how hot rod is not a voyager, kup is ugly, G1 dinobot talk, or just other stuff.

Thank you!

Be sure to post pics of the Devastator kit, it looks awesome from what I've seen.

I also just paid for my Devastator kit, I switched over to BBTS from TFSource since they had it in stock. I will probably ship my POL next week with it in it, I'm trying to wait on a couple things as long as I can with 1 item about to hit its time limit

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Split thread and then re-fused screwed up my subs, so I am back to hit this:

Here's how TFWiki breaks down SS release years for Voyagers and Leader, it's what I was basing my post off of (and yeah, I meant 2019). Maybe it needs some cleaning up, I don't know how they decide release years.

Voyagers

2018 (7 figures)
Wave 1: Optimus Prime (ROTF), Starscream (TF)
Wave 2: Brawl (TF), Megatron (ROTF)
Wave 3: Ironhide (TF)
Wave 4: Starscream (ROTF)
Wave 5: Bonecrusher (TF)

2019 (7 figures)
Wave 5: Optimus Prime (TF) (Yes, they list wave 5 as split between years)
Wave 6: Rampage (ROTF), Optimus Prime (Bee)
Wave 7: Longhaul (ROTF), KSI Boss (AOE)
Wave 8: Mix Master (ROTF), Megatron (TF)

2020 (6 figures)
Wave 9: Scrapper (ROTF), Sentinel Prime (DOTM)
Wave 10: Blitzwing (Bee), Skipjack (ROTF)
Wave 11: Scourge (86), Hot Rod (86)

2021 (1 + 4? figures)
Wave 12: Starscream (Bee)

Leaders

2018 (2 figures)
Wave 1: Grimlock (AOE), Blackout (TF)

2019 (5 figures)
Wave 2: Megatron (DOTM), Jetfire (ROTF)
Wave 3: Optimus Prime (DOTM)
Wave 4: Scavenger (ROTF), Shockwave (DOTM)

2020 (1 figure)
Wave 5: Overload

2021 (1 + 1? figures)
Wave 6: Grimlock (86)
Wave 7?: Slag (86)

They could have squeezed a lot more leaders as movie Dinobots in there before and after completing Devastator.

Emerje

The wiki lists it weird, here is how it worked:

2018: 4 waves (a one-off as far as the line went) with 2 leaders

Spring was the first wave of deluxes, voyagers, leaders (Grimlock and Blackout)
Summer had wave 2 deluxes and voyagers
Late summer was wave 3 deluxes and Ironhide
Fall in time for the Bee movie was wave 4 deluxes AKA Dropkick.

2019: 3 waves with 3 leaders

Winter had deluxes, voyagers, leaders (Megatron and Jetfire)
late Spring had deluxes and voyagers
Fall had deluxes, voyagers, and DotM Prime

2020: 3 waves with 3 leaders

Winter had deluxes, voyagers, leaders (Scavenger and Shockwave)
Late Spring had deluxes and voyagers
Fall had deluxes, voyagers, and Overload

2021 is shaping up the same:

Winter had deluxes, voyagers, leader Grimlock
late spring is deluxes and voyagers
Fall will be deluxes, voyagers, and 2 leaders (Slag and Grindor)

So it's been balanced at 3 waves with a fairly standard number of all 3 size classes per year. they could have done another wave per year, and probably another leader easily per year.

[LinaNui]

Between SS32/44, DNA Design upgrade kit, and now Toyhax decals, I finally have a prefect Optimus Prime! I absolutely love this figure and all these add-ons just make him so much better. Hopefully a new TF4/5 Prime is coming out next year.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Between SS32/44, DNA Design upgrade kit, and now Toyhax decals, I finally have a prefect Optimus Prime! I absolutely love this figure and all these add-ons just make him so much better. Hopefully a new TF4/5 Prime is coming out next year.

Nice. I didn't get that kit because i don't like it when upgrade kits require you to remove parts from the base figure, but it looks great.

[Emerje]

I can't be the only one that transformed Bee Starscream without the instructions and thought there was a part missing when opening the legs to remove the tail part. Took a bit and some looking around the floor and box to make sure I didn't loose something before realizing it's an empty space for the hinge on the opposite side. He's a fun figure, though in bot mode his right wing is a bit loose on the end and the gun on that side doesn't have enough resistance and falls out on its own. I don't plan on trying too hard to complete a whole set.

Emerje

[LinaNui]

I can't be the only one that transformed Bee Starscream without the instructions and thought there was a part missing when opening the legs to remove the tail part. Took a bit and some looking around the floor and box to make sure I didn't loose something before realizing it's an empty space for the hinge on the opposite side. He's a fun figure, though in bot mode his right wing is a bit loose on the end and the gun on that side doesn't have enough resistance and falls out on its own. I don't plan on trying too hard to complete a whole set.

Emerje

Yup, that exact same thing happened to me. I went and looked up a review to see if there was suppose to be two. I was so glad to see that I wasn't missing a part.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Between SS32/44, DNA Design upgrade kit, and now Toyhax decals, I finally have a prefect Optimus Prime! I absolutely love this figure and all these add-ons just make him so much better. Hopefully a new TF4/5 Prime is coming out next year.

Looks great! I love how many third party upgrade kits are being released now, so far I only have the one for Ironhide but it's great.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I didn't have the proper Dread to do this scene with, so I went with the other 2






Also, Starscream is really good.

[Rodimus Prime]

The wings ruin that figure for me. I was looking at it at the store and just couldn't get past those flimsy wings.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

The wings ruin that figure for me. I was looking at it at the store and just couldn't get past those flimsy wings.

Which one?

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

I really like the Dino pics!

As for Starscream, I like the unique Tetrajet mode but I already have an SS Starscream for my collection. I think I’ll pick up Thrust since I like the color scheme, he has the gas mask head which I prefer, and I can use him as a genericon like I did with Heli Dropkick.

[Sabrblade]

I didn't have the proper Dread to do this scene with, so I went with the other 2

Dreadful.

[Rodimus Prime]

The wings ruin that figure for me. I was looking at it at the store and just couldn't get past those flimsy wings.

Which one?

Starscream. I've yet to see Dino in the wild. I'm just used to having Starscream with solid wings I guess. He just seems very fragile that way. Otherwise looks like a solid figure.

[-Kanrabat-]

The wings ruin that figure for me. I was looking at it at the store and just couldn't get past those flimsy wings.

Which one?

Starscream. I've yet to see Dino in the wild. I'm just used to having Starscream with solid wings I guess. He just seems very fragile that way. Otherwise looks like a solid figure.

If you talk about Bee Starscream, I can affirm he's a solid toy. A pleasure to transform and no annoying parts that are hard to tab or that keep popping off.
As for the gun in spaceship mode, you just have to peg it in the right way to be solid.

The only fault of this toy IMO is there's no way to plug in the "null rays" on his arms. It would have been easy to give us the option by having extra ports on his arms. I'm tempted to take out my drill and do a mod.

[Rodimus Prime]

The wings ruin that figure for me. I was looking at it at the store and just couldn't get past those flimsy wings.

Which one?

Starscream. I've yet to see Dino in the wild. I'm just used to having Starscream with solid wings I guess. He just seems very fragile that way. Otherwise looks like a solid figure.

If you talk about Bee Starscream, I can affirm he's a solid toy. A pleasure to transform and no annoying parts that are hard to tab or that keep popping off.
As for the gun in spaceship mode, you just have to peg it in the right way to be solid.

The only fault of this toy IMO is there's no way to plug in the "null rays" on his arms. It would have been easy to give us the option by having extra ports on his arms. I'm tempted to take out my drill and do a mod.

I collect voyager Starscreams that are in G1 colors, so this is potentially in my collection, but those wings look like they will snap off at the hinges if they're hit by a breeze.

[-Kanrabat-]

collect voyager Starscreams that are in G1 colors, so this is potentially in my collection, but those wings look like they will snap off at the hinges if they're hit by a breeze.

They just look fragile. Having it in hand and transforming him a few times, rest assured that those are solid.

Speaking of collecting voyager F1 colored Screamers, I hope you have "Goblin" Starscream? Meaning the 2007 one in G1 colors.

[ZeroWolf]

collect voyager Starscreams that are in G1 colors, so this is potentially in my collection, but those wings look like they will snap off at the hinges if they're hit by a breeze.

They just look fragile. Having it in hand and transforming him a few times, rest assured that those are solid.

Speaking of collecting voyager F1 colored Screamers, I hope you have "Goblin" Starscream? Meaning the 2007 one in G1 colors.

I got to experience that head through the Thundercracker redeco, and I found it freakier then the 07 Screamer head

[-Kanrabat-]

I got to experience that head through the Thundercracker redeco, and I found it freakier then the 07 Screamer head

I LOVE it!
Still, you should hunt down '07 Screamers G1. It's pretty cheap and easy to find.

[Rodimus Prime]

collect voyager Starscreams that are in G1 colors, so this is potentially in my collection, but those wings look like they will snap off at the hinges if they're hit by a breeze.

They just look fragile. Having it in hand and transforming him a few times, rest assured that those are solid.

Speaking of collecting voyager F1 colored Screamers, I hope you have "Goblin" Starscream? Meaning the 2007 one in G1 colors.

I do not. I was (and still am) so repulsed by his Bayverse design that I just turned my back on anything and everything live action Starscream. I did have the HFTD leader class figure, but he stayed mostly in jet mode because he looked so good. But I had to sell him a few years ago due to finances and I haven't bothered trying to get him back. Now if THAT figure was made in G1 colors, I'd get him without hesitation, even with the crappy robot design.

[-Kanrabat-]

collect voyager Starscreams that are in G1 colors, so this is potentially in my collection, but those wings look like they will snap off at the hinges if they're hit by a breeze.

They just look fragile. Having it in hand and transforming him a few times, rest assured that those are solid.

Speaking of collecting voyager F1 colored Screamers, I hope you have "Goblin" Starscream? Meaning the 2007 one in G1 colors.

I do not. I was (and still am) so repulsed by his Bayverse design that I just turned my back on anything and everything live action Starscream. I did have the HFTD leader class figure, but he stayed mostly in jet mode because he looked so good. But I had to sell him a few years ago due to finances and I haven't bothered trying to get him back. Now if THAT figure was made in G1 colors, I'd get him without hesitation, even with the crappy robot design.

It do exist. That's GDO Leader Starscream. I once had it but having already the HFTD, I sold him for a decent price. However, if you want it now, prepare to sell a kidney.




He's rare for some strange reasons. The only ones I could find:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Transformers-Da ... Sw~QdgPr7~

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/det ... am&lang=en

The Ebay link being the cheapest for once!

[ZeroWolf]

Those prices..

[-Kanrabat-]

Those prices..

Initial price was nearly 100$CAN plus shipping way back then. Could be worse.
¯\_( ͡°ヮ ͡°)_/¯

[Rodimus Prime]

Oh wow. I never knew. Of course, the eBay seller doesn't ship to me.

Anyway, back to actual Studio Series.

I wonder, with the Devastator set release, would it be possible to get an Infernocus set or even the dragon combiner later down the road? I'm guessing they wouldn't get the individual members released, but I think a set is doable. They would all have to be Devy-sized, though.