The Energon Pub

[-Kanrabat-]

So I as had a zillion transformers as kids and just now got back into collecting them now that my kids are old enough to have fun with them. Somehow I dropped like $100 bucks on them on impulse over the weekend, lol.

In the past, what was the time frame for the next wave of figures up to the movie release? I'm guessing (hoping) the next wave would be in May sometime then the rest to coincide with the film release?

First, WELCOME!

Second, if you are new to collecting and love the Movie lines, try out your local online classified. You can have LOADS of bayformers for cheap.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Thanks to Seibertronian Fc203 we have a new Transformers: The Last Knight commercial, featuring Armor Knight Bumblebee! The commercial shown was video recorded, but still captures the commercial pretty well. It features Bumblebee in a stylish-car-commercial type of video, showing off his vehicle mode from different angles with different lighting before going to bot mode. Armor Knight Optimus Prime also appears at the end. This video comes courtesy of Fc203 on youtube and can be viewed below for your pleasure! Let us know what you think of it in the comments section below!

[Sabrblade]

The first thing that commercial reminded me of was this other commercial:

[-Kanrabat-]

Will Voyager Megatron, Hound, and deluxe Skweeks come out soon, or will they come out at the same time as the movie this summer?

Those 3 are the ones I want the most.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Will Voyager Megatron, Hound, and deluxe Skweeks come out soon, or will they come out at the same time as the movie this summer?

Those 3 are the ones I want the most.

Sometime in May was said for Wave 2. I'd like those three as well.

[Bronzewolf]

I really want Sqweeks as well. It'll be interesting to compare the distribution of these upcoming waves to Generations/TR. Will they be better distributed because they're movie toys and they have priority and they're truly how Hasbro makes it's money?

The first thing that commercial reminded me of was this other commercial:

Goldstreak. Groovy.

[Sabrblade]

The first thing that commercial reminded me of was this other commercial:

Goldstreak. Groovy.

Think of it more as a hypothetical "Masterpiece MP-17A Prowl Animated Colors Ver."

[WreckerJack]

Pretty neat commercial. Still a kid's toy thought. Not my thing but I would assume it would be fun for some to play with.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

After hearing about several things potentially related to a Toys R Us exclusive toyline for The Last Knight, it seems as though we finally have some solid information regarding this new "Mission to Cybertron" stuff! The Toys R Us Movie HQ Website has updated with new information regarding Mission to Cybertron. While no toys are mentioned here outright, it does give a lengthy description regarding what the Mission is, while also showing us the full poster of artwork previously revealed.

You can check out the website by following the link above. You can also read up on the Mission to Cybertron below along with the full artwork, mindful that there are potential spoilers!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ok, so here are my thoughts on Berserker.

So, definitely the weakest of the 3 wave 1 guys I purchased. He is not bad, but he is beneath Barricade and Prime. The robot mode is awesome and I love looking at it. The alien head and dreads are really cool and the chest looks pretty sweet as well. The legs are pretty cool too and I love that the figures in this line seem to be taking heel spurs seriously. He is pretty stable and fun to pose. His weapons are pretty sweet too. Transformation is difficult because the arms and legs just don't want to behave themselves when hooking up, but it has gotten a bit easier with several transformations. Alt mode is pretty nice, and I appreciate the fact that they are painting all the windows and lights or using translucent plastic for all of them on these figures. the gaps between arms and legs are a detriment, and it feels a bit small, like the robot was good but the alt mode needed to be voyager sized. But he is an alright figure, though I recommend Barricade as the best of wave 1.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Ok, so here are my thoughts on Berserker.

So, definitely the weakest of the 3 wave 1 guys I purchased. He is not bad, but he is beneath Barricade and Prime. The robot mode is awesome and I love looking at it. The alien head and dreads are really cool and the chest looks pretty sweet as well. The legs are pretty cool too and I love that the figures in this line seem to be taking heel spurs seriously. He is pretty stable and fun to pose. His weapons are pretty sweet too. Transformation is difficult because the arms and legs just don't want to behave themselves when hooking up, but it has gotten a bit easier with several transformations. Alt mode is pretty nice, and I appreciate the fact that they are painting all the windows and lights or using translucent plastic for all of them on these figures. the gaps between arms and legs are a detriment, and it feels a bit small, like the robot was good but the alt mode needed to be voyager sized. But he is an alright figure, though I recommend Barricade as the best of wave 1.

I was gonna get Berserker just for his predator robot mode anyways but probably when i find him cheaper. I like Barricade a lot especially since being told his backpack can be taken off and used like a riot shield but my fave of wave 1 is easily Optimus Prime. Only niggle I have with him is kinda tricky to get the front panels of the truck all lined up but I mostly have him in robot mode anyways and I'm quite enjoying painting up extra and correct details on him and awaiting the hopefully inevitable reprolabels for all those missing robot mode flames.

[Deadput]

So this "poster" mentions Cybertron could also Transform.

Does this mean that Cybertron is the planet in the trailers? Could also be a reason why it looks Different in 2007 compared to DOTM

[Microraptor]

I wonder how much articulation he has. Probably not a lot.

[MGrotusque]

I was initially going to make fun of this but then i realized it may ACTUALLY transform into a bottle of motor oil!! Now i like it and want one.

Vulvatron will be mine.

PS- just cheked it out and filled out a bunch of false info to eventually learn the offer is only available in the States. Super lame.

[Rainmaker]

Which Optimus Prime are you guys talking about?

[-Kanrabat-]

Which Optimus Prime are you guys talking about?

The voyager?

Logical because it's a new mold and the only one worthy of discussion.

[william-james88]

Speaking of Movie toys - has anyone noticed how expensive Movie ROTF Leader Jetfire has gotten recently ? even ones with bits missing are going for decent prices - bit of a puzzle I thought.

Makes perfect sense since the Leader Optimus that it connects with has been rereleased a ton of times (and the best version got released this year) that many people are catching up and buying a jetfire to go with it.

[william-james88]

Recent Images of Voyager Hound from Transformers the Last Knight have appeared on Forbidden Planet's listings show a slight change in his deco. Both in the robot mode and vehicle mode, we can see that the Red Cross emblem has been removed. We do not know if this is to due to an anticipated license that did not go through or Red Cross calling it out or Hasbro just being preventive. We do know that he has this emblem in the movie so this is toy specific and it now makes the toy less acurate to his screen deco.

[Bumblebee21]

well that sucks

[-Kanrabat-]

The Red Cross is really overly protective of their trademark.

[Bumblebee21]

it almost ruins the whole figure

[Sigma Magnus]

it almost ruins the whole figure

...how?

[galvatron00]

Interesting that they used the MP Ratchet style cross and still removed it. Too bad.

[Solrac333]

That looks terrible.

[NovaSentinel]

In Reprolabels we trust.