The Energon Pub

[Emerje]

Sounds cool, though I'll reserve my excitement since we've seen a lot of wrong listings on international Amazons. Hopefully SDCC later this week will give us a few good reveals. I still want a more accurate SS TLK Barricade. I would say I hope they use less clear plastic on Crosshairs, but recent figures say that's not happening.

Emerje

[M. Spector]

I'm defiantly ready for them to start doing some Age of Extinction Autobots again, so am cautiously optimistic about the rumored listings

Also man that orange shadow raider lambo really pops on the shelf! I still kick myself for not picking it up onsale

[Rtron]

I'm defiantly ready for them to start doing some Age of Extinction Autobots again, so am cautiously optimistic about the rumored listings

Also man that orange shadow raider lambo really pops on the shelf! I still kick myself for not picking it up onsale

He really does look better than "actual" Lockdown, doesn't he? That orange works wonders.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Listings for The Fallen were found from the same Amazon sites that Crosshairs was found, so it looks like The Fallen should release along with wave 4!

From earlier listings, TLK Hot Rod is also part of the wave with Crosshairs, so we might be seeing a similar listing for him too sometime soon.

[william-james88]

Listings for The Fallen were found from the same Amazon sites that Crosshairs was found, so it looks like The Fallen should release along with wave 4!

From earlier listings, TLK Hot Rod is also part of the wave with Crosshairs, so we might be seeing a similar listing for him too sometime soon.

Those listing links don't seem to work for people.

[Rodimus Prime]

Even though I didn't care for his character on screen, I would love a G1 redeco of TLK Hot Rod. Imagine that sleek Lambo with a red and yellow paint job and a head with an actual face on it.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

I'm defiantly ready for them to start doing some Age of Extinction Autobots again, so am cautiously optimistic about the rumored listings

Also man that orange shadow raider lambo really pops on the shelf! I still kick myself for not picking it up onsale

He really does look better than "actual" Lockdown, doesn't he? That orange works wonders.

i really want Shadow Raider and the KSI bots to get reissued. I regret not troop building them, let alone waiting 2 years after they came out to actually get them too.

Excited for Crosshairs and the Fallen!!!

[Overcracker]

Got SS BB Ironhide and SS-86 Sludge in today…

Seriously Amazon? 2 for 2?

Sludge

Ironhide

Never picked up Ratchet so had no experience with this mold, but I gotta say, I like it. Its pretty involved, it turns inside out for the transformation and both modes look great.

May just go out and get me a Ratchet.

[william-james88]

Still, congrats on getting these great toys. Yes, that Ironhide/Ratchet mode surprised many of us. It's a great toy. Crazy how Ironhide went from having so few decent toys to there veing a plethora of them now.

[Overcracker]

Thanks.

They do work well with WFC and FoC toys:

WFC

[william-james88]

JTPrime17 has some more possible listings for us. All 3 are Studio Series Core class toys coming pit in 2023: ROTB Optimus Primal, BB Starscream and ROTB Arcee.

I’m still waiting on product codes, so take with a grain of salt. But we’re getting the following core class figures in 2023.

Tra Gen Studio Series Core TF7 Cyclops (ROTB Optimus Primal)

Tra Gen Studio Series Core TF6 Starscream

Tra Gen Studio Series Core TF7 Orion (ROTB Arcee)

[RodimusPrimeUkraine1]

Core class has been great in kingdom, but ratchet, and now this? If we dont also get them in voyager/deluxe class I'll throw a fit!

[Emerje]

Core class has been great in kingdom, but ratchet, and now this? If we dont also get them in voyager/deluxe class I'll throw a fit!

Haven't we already? Of all the SS Core figures that don't have a larger figure Ravage and Laserbeak (pink Bumblebe) don't need them because they're already in scale with the larger figures, and the ROTB characters are getting their scaled versions later.

Emerje

[RodimusPrimeUkraine1]

Core class has been great in kingdom, but ratchet, and now this? If we dont also get them in voyager/deluxe class I'll throw a fit!

Haven't we already? Of all the SS Core figures that don't have a larger figure Ravage and Laserbeak (pink Bumblebe) don't need them because they're already in scale with the larger figures, and the ROTB characters are getting their scaled versions later.

Emerje

Yes, but core class is out of scale for optimus primal.

[Emerje]

Core class has been great in kingdom, but ratchet, and now this? If we dont also get them in voyager/deluxe class I'll throw a fit!

Haven't we already? Of all the SS Core figures that don't have a larger figure Ravage and Laserbeak (pink Bumblebe) don't need them because they're already in scale with the larger figures, and the ROTB characters are getting their scaled versions later.

Emerje

Yes, but core class is out of scale for optimus primal.

I'm aware, I already addressed that.

Emerje

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Haven't we already? Of all the SS Core figures that don't have a larger figure Ravage and Laserbeak (pink Bumblebe) don't need them because they're already in scale with the larger figures, and the ROTB characters are getting their scaled versions later.

Emerje

I don’t know for sure, but since ROTB Arcee is a motorcycle, it’s possible that core class is the scaled version

[Emerje]

Haven't we already? Of all the SS Core figures that don't have a larger figure Ravage and Laserbeak (pink Bumblebe) don't need them because they're already in scale with the larger figures, and the ROTB characters are getting their scaled versions later.

Emerje

I don’t know for sure, but since ROTB Arcee is a motorcycle, it’s possible that core class is the scaled version

Oh right, that's a good point. Heck, unless she comes with a bunch of extra stuff that might be the "large" figure considering how tiny the previous trio was, I don't think any single one of them would have sold as a Core. We'll know soon enough.

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

I greatly enjoyed Bee Arcee. Not only her bot mode is perfect but the transformation was easy and fun to figure out despite the Cybertronian altmode.

I hade the visible-hands-syndrome so I place her gins this way. At least they can still act as exhaust pipes and they hide those hands.

[ZeroWolf]

I greatly enjoyed Bee Arcee. Not only her bot mode is perfect but the transformation was easy and fun to figure out despite the Cybertronian altmode.

I hade the visible-hands-syndrome so I place her gins this way. At least they can still act as exhaust pipes and they hide those hands.

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That's a nifty idea with the guns

[-Kanrabat-]

That's a nifty idea with the guns

The official way to store the guns on the vehicle was obvious, but it looked daff and the vehicle still had ass-hands. So I went the Siege Chromia route. (if you conveniently ignore the big gun on top.)

[RodimusPrimeUkraine1]

I greatly enjoyed Bee Arcee. Not only her bot mode is perfect but the transformation was easy and fun to figure out despite the Cybertronian altmode.

I hade the visible-hands-syndrome so I place her gins this way. At least they can still act as exhaust pipes and they hide those hands.

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Is the headsculpt to creepy? That's my only gripe with the figure, But I've never held it in hand.

[-Kanrabat-]

Is the headsculpt to creepy? That's my only gripe with the figure, But I've never held it in hand.

It may be so with a magnifying glass, but in person it's not that bad.

Also, I transformed SS Galvatron and I didn't enjoy it at all. The arms must be tuck inside the cabin in a very specific way or nothing will work. The whole process was very annoying all for a iffy bot mode and a iffy truck mode.

Galvatron should have been a leader. The increased budget and added engineering would have fixed all the issues. As for now, despite it's lack of paint and horrendous backpack, the AoE voyager original is the superior toy.

[Rodimus Prime]

Yeah, I knew that Galvatron wouldn't work unless it was a leader. I'm glad I not only passed on him but didn't even give him much thought after he was announced to be a voyager.

As for AoE, I never thought his backpack was bad. The cab flattening out like it does is pretty convenient actually. Yeah, it kinda ruins the silhouette of the robot kide, but it's not in the way of poseability. The big problem with that figure was the paint.

[-Kanrabat-]

Yeah, I knew that Galvatron wouldn't work unless it was a leader. I'm glad I not only passed on him but didn't even give him much thought after he was announced to be a voyager.

As for AoE, I never thought his backpack was bad. The cab flattening out like it does is pretty convenient actually. Yeah, it kinda ruins the silhouette of the robot kide, but it's not in the way of poseability. The big problem with that figure was the paint.

For the AoE original voyager, the Takara version is the one to get. It was around the last times where the movie toys were better in Japan.

Too bad that one is ludicrously expensive.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Completely redid my paint work on SS DOTM Soundwave, very happy with it now!

Heading back to school this week, where I have SS DOTM Bumblebee and Galvatron waiting! Can't wait to check them out!