The Energon Pub

[Munkky]

After a while of putting it off, I decided to buy the 2007 Movie 15th Anniversary box set. The package is due to arrive on Wednesday, for those who have this set, what am I in for? Are they better or worse than the originals, or a mixture of the two?
I sold a lot of my Bayverse Studio Series toys on Ebay a while ago, as I was working out my new downsized "Less is More" Transformers collection, so now the Movie shelf now consists of only DOTM Optimus and Bumblebee, ROTF Megatron, and 2007 Starscream, Blackout, Brawl and Barricade. I intend on adding the Ironhide, Ratchet and Jazz from the box set to complete this shelf, and maybe display the Optimus and Bumblebee on my writing desk or book shelf. I still haven't decided if I'll get any ROTB figures, most likely not, but we'll see.

It varies between figures, Jazz and Ratchet are upgrades from their originals, Ironhide and Prime are probably sidegrades (about the same amount of paint, but the paint apps are different), and Bumblebee is unfortunately a downgrade with respect to both paint and QC (missing paint, brighter gray plastic, and door wings cracking more frequently)

The set arrived today and I've been fiddling with each figure, you're right about Bumblebee being a downgrade, the main problem on mine is the feet don't connect to the ankles very well and they flop around a lot. The only other issue I have with the set is Ironhide has some stray flecks of orange paint across the vehicle mode's hood, someone in the factory must have messed up while painting the side lights, and I'm hoping I can get that off with some light scrubbing. Other than that, I'm happy to have all five 2007 Autobots again, and I'm now satisfied with my reduced Movie shelf.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

"Is it fear or courage that compels you, fleshling?"

Here's my custom Studio Series 2007 Megatron!

This was another fun one to work on, a lot more weathering than my usual detail work. The DNA chest piece has grown on me a lot after getting it painted up, very glad to have a definitive 07 Megatron at long last!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Damn do I love that toy, and your work has made him look even better. well done!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Damn do I love that toy, and your work has made him look even better. well done!

Thank you very much! I think I'd like to redo my ROTF Megatron now with the same general paint scheme as this Megatron and some additional rust details. Could be a project for this summer!

[-Kanrabat-]

Damn do I love that toy, and your work has made him look even better. well done!

Thank you very much! I think I'd like to redo my ROTF Megatron now with the same general paint scheme as this Megatron and some additional rust details. Could be a project for this summer!

I love the original paint scheme of '07 Megs, but it's as if he came out of the beauty salon.
Yours is way more "real". I like it!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

I love the original paint scheme of '07 Megs, but it's as if he came out of the beauty salon.
Yours is way more "real". I like it!

Thank you! Here's one more pic of him:

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

"We gotta go, Que!"

Feels pretty crazy that we're only one Autobot away from comnpleting this team, hope we see Que in 2024!

A DOTM-specific Ironhide release would be nice too!

[Rtron]

"We gotta go, Que!"

DOTM Autobots.jpg

Feels pretty crazy that we're only one Autobot away from comnpleting this team, hope we see Que in 2024!

A DOTM-specific Ironhide release would be nice too!

In Ironhide's case, it would just be the same guy with different accessories though, wouldn't it? Although having a reissue of one of the main guys is never a bad thing! I'm afraid they'll keep Que away in case they need to pad out the line until the next movie, though.

[chuckdawg1999]

[Emerje]

Wow, that's really cool under the UV light. It's like that orange glow in his chest is extended through the cracks and scratches all over him. That's neat!

Emerje

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

In Ironhide's case, it would just be the same guy with different accessories though, wouldn't it? Although having a reissue of one of the main guys is never a bad thing! I'm afraid they'll keep Que away in case they need to pad out the line until the next movie, though.

Yeah, it would be, though they could shake up the paint apps like they did on the 5-pack one. I wouldn't consider it as high of a priority as a character/design that doesn't have an SS figure yet, but I would like to see it at some point!

I'm also curious when we'll see Que because they have really padded out Studio Series at this point between 86 and Gamer Edition. There's still enough Bay characters to keep the line going for a couple years completely by itself, and now between 86 and GE there's hardly any Bayverse in the line for 2023 and at least the first half of 2024.

There at least seems to be Hatchet on the way, I'm hoping we hear about him on the fan stream coming up.

[Rtron]

In Ironhide's case, it would just be the same guy with different accessories though, wouldn't it? Although having a reissue of one of the main guys is never a bad thing! I'm afraid they'll keep Que away in case they need to pad out the line until the next movie, though.

Yeah, it would be, though they could shake up the paint apps like they did on the 5-pack one. I wouldn't consider it as high of a priority as a character/design that doesn't have an SS figure yet, but I would like to see it at some point!

I'm also curious when we'll see Que because they have really padded out Studio Series at this point between 86 and Gamer Edition. There's still enough Bay characters to keep the line going for a couple years completely by itself, and now between 86 and GE there's hardly any Bayverse in the line for 2023 and at least the first half of 2024.

There at least seems to be Hatchet on the way, I'm hoping we hear about him on the fan stream coming up.

I think that has a lot to do with Hasbro considering Rise of the Beasts toys to be Bayformers toys, so those are obviously taking up all the Bayformer slots now. Once they're done with the new movie we'll probably see Bayformers from older movies again. The fact that 2024 is G1's 40th anniversary complicates things a bit for that year, I suspect the "MV6" Leader Megatron from a leaked listing is actually a Studio Series 86 Megatron celebrating that anniversary, and I wouldn't be surprised if there was a Studio Series 86 Commander Optimus Prime in the works for that year too. However, I'm also convinced we'll eventually get the whole Bay movies cast, it's just a matter of patience.

[chuckdawg1999]

Wow, that's really cool under the UV light. It's like that orange glow in his chest is extended through the cracks and scratches all over him. That's neat!

Emerje

I know, somebody had to have that in mind when doing the paint layout.

[LinaNui]

Amazon says my Scourge should be here by Wednesday the 5th. I am so pumped!

[Munkky]

"We gotta go, Que!"

DOTM Autobots.jpg

Feels pretty crazy that we're only one Autobot away from comnpleting this team, hope we see Que in 2024!

A DOTM-specific Ironhide release would be nice too!

Damn, that photo really makes me wish I had bought the Wreckers when they were new, even though I'm not that keen on them. That line-up looks so good! I agree that Que and an Ironhide with his DOTM weaponry would be great, I'm also still holding out hope for a Voyager Ratchet that's an improvement over the Deluxe, but those all feel like things that would have happened ages ago if they were ever going to happen at all. Then again, I thought the same about the Fallen at one point, so never say never.

[-Kanrabat-]

SS RotB Scourge's transformation was not that easy and I had to rely on the instructions to not mess up. As for the clear parts this is no Legacy Tarn so unless you force things the wrong way on purpose, I don't think that will ever break.

Freezer is a nice Targetmaster but it barely hold on Scourge's truck mode. That truck is freaking BAD-ASS and I love how it scale perfectly with his Legacy self.

My only criticism is that he's barely a "leader". Ideally, Freezer should have been included with him for that leader price.

[Rodimus Prime]

Amazon says my Scourge should be here by Wednesday the 5th. I am so pumped!

Mine was supposed to be here too, but they moved it up to Monday. Can't wait.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Good news, everyone!

I convened with my Uncle who works at Hasbro again (as today is the only day of the year they let him out of the building), and he has shown me the existence of another upcoming Studio Series 5 pack!

[-Kanrabat-]

Such a pack would be quite pricey.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Such a pack would be quite pricey.

They were able to cut costs slightly by using the ROTF chest for all of them xD

[Rodimus Prime]

SS RotB Scourge's transformation was not that easy and I had to rely on the instructions to not mess up. As for the clear parts this is no Legacy Tarn so unless you force things the wrong way on purpose, I don't think that will ever break.

Freezer is a nice Targetmaster but it barely hold on Scourge's truck mode. That truck is freaking BAD-ASS and I love how it scale perfectly with his Legacy self.

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My only criticism is that he's barely a "leader". Ideally, Freezer should have been included with him for that leader price.

Can the kibble from his back be removed so he can pull the tanker?

[-Kanrabat-]

Such a pack would be quite pricey.

They were able to cut costs slightly by using the ROTF chest for all of them xD

Ouch....

[-Kanrabat-]

SS RotB Scourge's transformation was not that easy and I had to rely on the instructions to not mess up. As for the clear parts this is no Legacy Tarn so unless you force things the wrong way on purpose, I don't think that will ever break.

Freezer is a nice Targetmaster but it barely hold on Scourge's truck mode. That truck is freaking BAD-ASS and I love how it scale perfectly with his Legacy self.

20230401_091722.jpg

My only criticism is that he's barely a "leader". Ideally, Freezer should have been included with him for that leader price.

Can the kibble from his back be removed so he can pull the tanker?

The huge kibbles on the back are actually Freezer and his arm canon split in two.

I'm not at home right now but once I am, I'll test it out.

[-Kanrabat-]

The huge kibbles on the back are actually Freezer and his arm canon split in two.

I'm not at home right now but once I am, I'll test it out.

Impossible without some severe mods because of Scourge's big feet.

As for the original it's a giant.

I would love to customize a trailer for him. A broken SS leader DOTM Megatron would be the ideal base. I just have to find one.

[o.supreme]

Such a pack would be quite pricey.

Would probably be around $200-$220 USD. I am curious as time goes on however. Since TLK Deluxes, Voyagers, & Leaders were basically "proto-SS", how many TLK characters that had toys back in 2017 will be straight up repaints (like Cogman) , and how many will be newly tooled (like Hotrod)?