The Energon Pub

[D-Maximal_Primal]

About the gun discussion on the previous page, keep in mind that Hasbro is a global company so their figures have to be compliant with all countries if they want to sell in all countries. You can still buy cap guns and caps in the USA and in Japan they don't even have orange cap laws, but other countries don't allow toy guns at all and Hasbro still wants traditionally gun characters to be available there.

I canceled my PO of Alpha Trion, no doubt that it will be on sale/clearance soon enough.

I was able to pre-order him on Walmart.com for $35, just waiting for him to ship. They just delivered my Soundwave which was still priced at $55 when I ordered.

Emerje

From what I've seen, Alpha Trion is at best a $20 figure.

I would say that is accurate. The prime changer was a much better toy

[chuckdawg1999]

About the gun discussion on the previous page, keep in mind that Hasbro is a global company so their figures have to be compliant with all countries if they want to sell in all countries. You can still buy cap guns and caps in the USA and in Japan they don't even have orange cap laws, but other countries don't allow toy guns at all and Hasbro still wants traditionally gun characters to be available there.

I canceled my PO of Alpha Trion, no doubt that it will be on sale/clearance soon enough.

I was able to pre-order him on Walmart.com for $35, just waiting for him to ship. They just delivered my Soundwave which was still priced at $55 when I ordered.

Emerje

From what I've seen, Alpha Trion is at best a $20 figure.

I would say that is accurate. The prime changer was a much better toy

110% agree.

[Emerje]

Every time I look at Alpha Trion I get this feel like he's a cross between Beast Hunter Lazerback and Titans Return Wolfwire/Weirdwolf.

Emerje

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Every time I look at Alpha Trion I get this feel like he's a cross between Beast Hunter Lazerback and Titans Return Wolfwire/Weirdwolf.

Emerje

Ironically the Prime toy in that comparison is much more posable.

But he is a good bit like weirdwolf actually

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Finished up my work on a custom Studio Series Demolishor! Hoping we have an official one on the way some day, I think it'd be a great option for the MTMTE line.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

WOW, that looks amazing!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Frankly, the fact that they have not done the easy repaint is bizarre. Yours looks great though!

[Emerje]

Frankly, the fact that they have not done the easy repaint is bizarre. Yours looks great though!

You'd think with all the repaints Target gets they would have done this guy instead of a straight reissue of Overload.

Emerje

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

WOW, that looks amazing!

Thank you! It feels good to finally have this project done.

Frankly, the fact that they have not done the easy repaint is bizarre. Yours looks great though!

Thanks! Yeah, I almost wonder if they’re trying to hold off and do an in-scale one, but Titan scale is already booked out through 2029.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Frankly, the fact that they have not done the easy repaint is bizarre. Yours looks great though!

You'd think with all the repaints Target gets they would have done this guy instead of a straight reissue of Overload.

Emerje

You'd think. Realistically, there are so many SS Construction repaints that could easily be exclusives, with the end goal of a 2nd full repaint Devastator.

Think about it, we already got Rampage/Skipjack. Scavenger can be done as Demolishor. Long Haul can be Payload. Hightower has precedent to be green and called Hook. Mixmaster, Overload, Scrapper, and Scrapmetal really have nothing going for them repaint wise, but you can get creative with colors, plus we have multiple other Constructicon names they could take if you wanted as well.

It is also a personal dream of mine to have a 2nd use of each so I can have the combined Devastator alongside individuals.

[Sabrblade]

Frankly, the fact that they have not done the easy repaint is bizarre. Yours looks great though!

You'd think with all the repaints Target gets they would have done this guy instead of a straight reissue of Overload.

Emerje

You'd think. Realistically, there are so many SS Construction repaints that could easily be exclusives, with the end goal of a 2nd full repaint Devastator.

Think about it, we already got Rampage/Skipjack. Scavenger can be done as Demolishor. Long Haul can be Payload. Hightower has precedent to be green and called Hook. Mixmaster, Overload, Scrapper, and Scrapmetal really have nothing going for them repaint wise, but you can get creative with colors, plus we have multiple other Constructicon names they could take if you wanted as well.

It is also a personal dream of mine to have a 2nd use of each so I can have the combined Devastator alongside individuals.

Retool Mixmaster into his alternate-headed version and name him after Quickmix.

Redeco Overload in purple and name him after Frontloader.

Redeco Scrapper in red and name him after Buckethead.

Redeco Scrapmetal (here's the fun one) in an all new blue and red deco with the name "Rumble" in honor of Cybertron Scrapmetal's Japanese name (and as a fun mockery of the FIRRIB/RIRFIB debate by giving him both colors).

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Frankly, the fact that they have not done the easy repaint is bizarre. Yours looks great though!

You'd think with all the repaints Target gets they would have done this guy instead of a straight reissue of Overload.

Emerje

You'd think. Realistically, there are so many SS Construction repaints that could easily be exclusives, with the end goal of a 2nd full repaint Devastator.

Think about it, we already got Rampage/Skipjack. Scavenger can be done as Demolishor. Long Haul can be Payload. Hightower has precedent to be green and called Hook. Mixmaster, Overload, Scrapper, and Scrapmetal really have nothing going for them repaint wise, but you can get creative with colors, plus we have multiple other Constructicon names they could take if you wanted as well.

It is also a personal dream of mine to have a 2nd use of each so I can have the combined Devastator alongside individuals.

Retool Mixmaster into his alternate-headed version and name him after Quickmix.

Redeco Overload in purple and name him after Frontloader.

Redeco Scrapper in red and name him after Buckethead.

Redeco Scrapmetal (here's the fun one) in an all new blue and red deco with the name "Rumble" in honor of Cybertron Scrapmetal's Japanese name (and as a fun mockery of the FIRRIB/RIRFIB debate by giving him both colors).

Like I said, you can get creative, and I love all of this

[Emerje]

Calling a dump truck "Frontloader" would probably anger a lot of people.

But I do like these ideas.

Emerje