The Energon Pub

News Credits: 56 · Sat Sep 17, 2022 9:28 pm

Obviously I must be a crazy....

News Credits: 462 · Sat Sep 17, 2022 9:54 pm

o.supreme wrote:Obviously I must be a crazy....

You forgot the parentheses.

Alternately, in lieu of typing the parentheses, type two spaces between the name and the W.

News Credits: 101 · Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:07 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
o.supreme wrote:Obviously I must be a crazy....
You forgot the parentheses.

Alternately, in lieu of typing the parentheses, type two spaces between the name and the W.

Yeah, that Wiki's search engine is pretty unforgiving.
Like eBay in fact.

Is it just me or only Google can just know what you're looking for even if you make a tiny typing mistake?
Also, the Bing VS Google meme is not just a meme. It's the hilarious reality. Having Bing as my default search engine, I know all too well.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Sep 18, 2022 5:09 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, the Bing VS Google meme is not just a meme. It's the hilarious reality. Having Bing as my default search engine, I know all too well.

That's because Bing REALLY wants to sell you stuff so it's more likely to suggest stores than anything useful when it can. But I use Bing as well, mostly to earn Amazon gift cards.

Emerje

News Credits: 101 · Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:33 am

Emerje wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Also, the Bing VS Google meme is not just a meme. It's the hilarious reality. Having Bing as my default search engine, I know all too well.

That's because Bing REALLY wants to sell you stuff so it's more likely to suggest stores than anything useful when it can. But I use Bing as well, mostly to earn Amazon gift cards.

Emerje

I don't know about that. Google is as guilty to priorise stores over genuine results.

I won't link anything because your results are sure to be different from mine. I recently bought the Unique Toys Desperado but unfortunately, only the "clean" version was available making it looks like an unfinished prototype. So what I want to do is to repaint it in proper colors and I wanted to see some example in case someone already did it.

So I searched for "Unique Toys Desperado repaint" on Bing first. The result? Custom dolls. Custom dolls everywhere. I do have an interest in dolls but man, nothing but dolls? No trace of any robots at all? WTF?

Then I searched Google. It did gave me the robot but no one have repainted him yet. But at least, Google shown me the right thing.

News Credits: 61 · Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:02 am

Sorry for the late start today (we'll still get the full voting time), here's voting for rounds 9-12!

https://forms.gle/a3ppod2BpNGjJsFC9

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News Credits: 101 · Sun Sep 18, 2022 11:35 am

I bought the DK-10 upgrade kit for Ironhide. It was expensive as F, but to compensate my SS Ironhide only cost me 30$CAN. So for around 100$CAN total, I can say that I have truly a mini MP Movie 2007 Ironhide. It's super stable and now have a CLEAN transformation in both modes. No "smiley" bumper in bot mode, no toes sticking out in truck mode.

Truly perfect! :BOWDOWN:

News Credits: 61 · Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:09 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:I bought the DK-10 upgrade kit for Ironhide. It was expensive as F, but to compensate my SS Ironhide only cost me 30$CAN. So for around 100$CAN total, I can say that I have truly a mini MP Movie 2007 Ironhide. It's super stable and now have a CLEAN transformation in both modes. No "smiley" bumper in bot mode, no toes sticking out in truck mode.

Truly perfect!

Very nice! That kit makes the already great Ironhide basically perfect!

News Credits: 101 · Sun Sep 18, 2022 12:27 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:I bought the DK-10 upgrade kit for Ironhide. It was expensive as F, but to compensate my SS Ironhide only cost me 30$CAN. So for around 100$CAN total, I can say that I have truly a mini MP Movie 2007 Ironhide. It's super stable and now have a CLEAN transformation in both modes. No "smiley" bumper in bot mode, no toes sticking out in truck mode.

Truly perfect!

Very nice! That kit makes the already great Ironhide basically perfect!

Yes and ironically, way more perfect than the MPM.

News Credits: 1646 · Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:11 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:Here's the second phase of the bracket! Voting for rounds 9-12 is this upcoming Sunday!

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Devcon
Que
Hatchet
Scorn

Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Nemesis Primal wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:WFC Megatron? In Studio Series?
This is the 3rd one of these listings to show up in SS, we've had WFC Bee and Barricade listings as well for a bit now.
So which versions will they be? I mean, I don't recall anything appearing in Bayverse that's referred to as WFC in any way.
We're still unsure. It could be the video game characters, since the game was made by High Moon Studios, but that's just a guess. We're still in the "wait and see" phase. But, yeah, "WFC" showing up in Studio Series has definitely raised a few eyebrows.

I really hate that we might have yet more dilution of the SS line. I hate it so so so very much

MyFigureCollection.net collection · Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:05 pm

My votes went to Hound, Hatchet, Devcon and Scorn. I fully expect the winners to end up being Que, Megatron and both Primes, though.

Emerje

News Credits: 61 · Sun Sep 18, 2022 9:28 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Devcon
Que
Hatchet
Scorn

Emerje wrote:My votes went to Hound, Hatchet, Devcon and Scorn. I fully expect the winners to end up being Que, Megatron and both Primes, though.

Emerje

Thanks for voting, the matchups are all pretty close right now!

Also, I just finished my paint work on SS Galvatron! I ended up liking this figure a lot more than I thought I would, it's pretty great!

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News Credits: 1350 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 3:21 am

Fantastic work on the Galvatron

I voted as well, pretty much exactly as Emerje did :lol:

News Credits: 4877 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:46 am

We had a lot of listings for next year's Legacy releases from JTPrime17 and now we have some for the Studio Series line. Next year will basically be Rise of the Beasts toys and toys from the War for Cybertron game from High Moon. Back in the day, all toys from that WFC game were deluxe class but now there will be some voyagers as well, so we will have a voyager Megatron and Optimus. While the Rise of the Beasts line proper will be kid centric, we knew we'd get more collector friendly Rise of the Beasts toys in the Studio Series line, like when the Bumblebee movie came out. Below you will see listings with code names THAT MEAN NOTHING but there are some like Wheeljack and Rhinox that we now know we are getting.

We already knew we'd get the 86 core Ironhide and voyager Ratchet but now we see their listings amongst their possible wavemates.

For anyone seeing that it means next year would have little Bayverse well, firstly, we are getting the core class DOTM Bumblebee as we knew we'd get when we saw Laserbeak. And, secondly, as you can see with the labelled TF7 listings, Hasbro does consider the ROTB movie to be a continuation of the live action films' legacy, regardless if it may make sense to fans or not. Basically anything live action is Bayverse according to them.

Lastly, unrelated to anything Studio Series, JTPrime17 also found a listing for RED Soundblaster.

The screencaps come from HyperShauta.

Tra Gen Studio series Core TF3 Bumblebee
EAN: 5010996145741

Tra Gen Studio series Voy TF7 Rhinox (code name Warrior)
UPC: 195166223537

Tra Gen Studio series Voy WFC Megatron
UPC: 195166223520

Tra Gen Studio series Core 86 Frenzy
EAN : 5010996145727

Tra Gen Studio series 86 core Ironhide
EAN : 5010996126627

Tra Gen Studio series 86 voyager Ratchet
UPC:195166223544

Tra Gen Studio Series DLX TF7 Wheeljack (code name Barcelona)
UPC: 195166219738

Tra Gen Studios Series VOY WFC Optimus Prime
UPC: 195166221083

Tra Gen Studio series Dlx WFC Barricade
UPC: 195166219745

Tra Gen studio series Dlx WFC Bumblebee
UPC: 195166219752

Tra Gen studio series Dlx WFC Cliffjumper
UPC: 195166229751

Tra Gen Studio series Dlx TF7 Nightbird (code name Outlaw)
UPC: 195166229744

Tra Gen Studio series Dlx Mirage (code name Pluto)
UPC: 195166229775

Tra Gen studio series core TF7 code name Delta2
EAN: 5010996145802

Tra Gen Studio series Core TF7 code name Hydra
EAN: 5010996145772

Tra Gen Red G1 Soundblaster
EAN: 5010996136183

News Credits: 6 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:21 am

Are we sure that the WFC Megatron & Optimus aren't re-releases of the Siege figures with Netflix decos? (e.g., green windows on Op.)

News Credits: 1350 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 9:28 am

I wonder if Hasbro's decision to incorporate the WfC game line into Studio Series has anything to do with the RotB film being delayed as it was :-?

Though it would be terribly amusing if Hasbro just reissued the Netflix line in Studio Series boxes...

News Credits: 656 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 10:03 am

Dr. Caelus wrote:Are we sure that the WFC Megatron & Optimus aren't re-releases of the Siege figures with Netflix decos? (e.g., green windows on Op.)

Until these are officially revealed this is my assumption too. It's been like five minutes since a reissue of Siege Megs and OP, time for another :lol:

News Credits: 14 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:00 pm

william-james88 wrote:

Very interesting. I own the originals form the Rage over Cybertron boxset in translucent plastic, and they definitely do need an update.

Specially Prime. That is one convoluted figure to transform.

Interesting that Barricade is now getting a figure, being that he was only an NPC in most versions of the game, and only playable in the Nintendo Ds version but never actually got a toy in the original line.

News Credits: 12 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:37 pm

Very cool about WFC, I loved the deluxe Optimus. Hopefully this means Soundwave can be expected as well. And that FoC won't be too far behind, Grimlock and Shockwave in particular were pretty cool designs.

News Credits: 6 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:41 pm

It would be interesting for the Studio Series to encompass the video games too. We might even see some SS-level, modern Armada figures ala the PS2 game.

News Credits: 7 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:44 pm

Barricade being in this list seens to decrease the chance that these are the recent War for Cybertron: Siege toys

I hope we get more movie designs and if they are bringing the games designs, the gives me hope that the Movie games characters have a chance too.

Day 993 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

News Credits: 12 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:53 pm

If they do War for cybertron Jazz that'll be badass. I'll be sad i got ss86 version because wfc would probably be my definitive

News Credits: 6 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:54 pm

FoC Shockwave is my favourite design for the character. I'd definitely be up for a new version of that. Plus, the redecos...

News Credits: 462 · Mon Sep 19, 2022 12:58 pm

Overcracker wrote:Interesting that Barricade is now getting a figure, being that he was only an NPC in most versions of the game, and only playable in the Nintendo Ds version but never actually got a toy in the original line.

He was playable in Level 1 of the console version.