The Energon Pub

[Nexus Knight]

Okay, so call me an idiot, but how the heck do these Allspark toys work?

[ebo716]

Okay, so call me an idiot, but how the heck do these Allspark toys work?

You open up a flap in the chest, then put the cube in, and it will activate the lights and sounds

[Stuartmaximus]

Okay, so call me an idiot, but how the heck do these Allspark toys work?

You open up a flap in the chest, then put the cube in, and it will activate the lights and sounds

+ i think it has different sounds depending on which character you insert the cube into

[Kurona]

Okay, so call me an idiot, but how the heck do these Allspark toys work?

You open up a flap in the chest, then put the cube in, and it will activate the lights and sounds

So... they're the mcdonalds Energon toys?

[Seibertron]

The blue Starscream's probably gonna be Thundercracker (duh) and I have a feeling the green Blackout's gonna be Grindor as he was coloured a similar way in the Titan comics.

My money is on Springer, especially with the yellow.

[Stuartmaximus]

The blue Starscream's probably gonna be Thundercracker (duh) and I have a feeling the green Blackout's gonna be Grindor as he was coloured a similar way in the Titan comics.

My money is on Springer, especially with the yellow.

Aye prob Grindor

Springer? he wasn't even in any of the Bayformers movies

[RAR]

I would like to see a larger robot toy with the 4 rotor craft in the trailer as an alt mode that would be nice.

Also if that green Blackout is Springer that would be OK I suppose - as it would be a bit like Evac having a couple of Movie bodies.

Springer's unused design was pretty nice though. But Drift's (former) Helicopter mode is going to make people wonder why he wouldn't be a triplechanger. I am fine with a plane Vanilla Helicopter mode though.

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Of for the bling bags I'd love to see them make toys of any and all characters who never or rarely had a toy before (Like Brains or the Kitchen crew) as well as revisit the likes of Dino, The Wreckers, Barricade, Frenzy, Jolt, Jetfire, Wheelie, or even Dispensor or Oreo-bot in someform.

[Emerje]

Springer? he wasn't even in any of the Bayformers movies

He was supposed to be in Revenge of the Fallen but didn't make the cut.


However, he did end up getting two toys released, a Legends and a Robot Heroes.



Doesn't that Legends alt mode remind you of the TTC's alt mode?

I would think Grindor would be a gray version of this mold (even if the comics made him green).

Emerje

[Stuartmaximus]

Springer? he wasn't even in any of the Bayformers movies

He was supposed to be in Revenge of the Fallen but didn't make the cut.


However, he did end up getting two toys released, a Legends and a Robot Heroes.



Doesn't that Legends alt mode remind you of the TTC's alt mode?

Nah not really, as one is an osprey & the other is a different type of aircraft, but i guess we'll find out the identification of it when wave 2 is released

[Jelze Bunnycat]

If you want a specific Tiny Turbo Changer there are some tips and tricks to finding the one you want. If feeling the bag and looking through the small window in the back bottom corner won't work for you there is a solution. We are aware that some toys are similarly colored and some people are unable to see color. You can tell what the toy will by looking at the embossed letter on the back of the packaging. The image below will show you where to look.



Now from here we reference Transformers fan Robert Hardin, whom has cracked the code.

I have cracked the code!
I’ve been doing some online research on these Tiny Turbo Changers blind bags trying to see what bag has which character. The forums haven’t been helpful, many saying there aren’t codes anymore due to anti-gambling laws! This simply is not true, because I found individual letter codes on each package near the small window (which also gives you a hint). The codes are:
A – Grimlock gold
B – Grimlock black
C – Lockdown
D – Hound
E – Bee yellow
F – Crosshairs
G – Blackout
H – Soundwave
J – Starscream
K – Sideswipe
L – Bee black
! – Prime
Yes, Prime seems to be an exclamation point. Happy hunting!

If you would like to see what some of the Tiny Turbo Changers look like outside of their blind bags, check out this article.

Logged, and are you sure the ! isn't an I?

[Kurona]

Going by the recolours in this little class so far, I'm willing to bet it's "Forest Attack Grindor" or "Army Camo Grindor" or "I'm Really Sick Oh My God I'm About To Throw Up Grindor".

[william-james88]

The blue Starscream's probably gonna be Thundercracker (duh) and I have a feeling the green Blackout's gonna be Grindor as he was coloured a similar way in the Titan comics.

My money is on Springer, especially with the yellow.

What about the decepticon symbol he has on his chest?

[Autobot N]

What about the decepticon symbol he has on his chest?

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[Jelze Bunnycat]

The blue Starscream's probably gonna be Thundercracker (duh) and I have a feeling the green Blackout's gonna be Grindor as he was coloured a similar way in the Titan comics.

My money is on Springer, especially with the yellow.

What about the decepticon symbol he has on his chest?

Since it's molded and not paint, it shouldn't really matter. Wouldn't be the first time an Autobot had a molded Decepticon symbol.

Either way, it's either Grindor or Springer. It is worth noting they've used only characters that were in one of the movies so far (pending Beserker).

[SureShot18]

Or it could be the movie version of Energon Bulkhead.

[Sabrblade]

Or it could be the movie version of Energon Bulkhead.

All kidding aside, I strongly suspect Hasbro wants to keep that name firmly attached to the big, fat, green, large-jawed Autobot for brand/marketing consistency, like how G1 Chase's Titans Return toy is named "Autobot Roadburn" instead of "Autobot Chase" (what with he "Chase" name being associated with the more recognizable Rescue Bot).

[Kurona]

Or it could be the movie version of Energon Bulkhead.

All kidding aside, I strongly suspect Hasbro wants to keep that name firmly attached to the big, fat, green, large-jawed Autobot for brand/marketing consistency, like how G1 Chase's Titans Return toy is named "Autobot Roadburn" instead of "Autobot Chase" (what with he "Chase" name being associated with the more recognizable Rescue Bot).

Then maybe that's why we have this green helicopter? Hasbro wants to keep the name Springer attached to that alt mode in that colour scheme but don't have any plans in particular for a Springer toy in the near future; so they just attach it to whatever random helicopter mold they can find and it just so happened in this case to be this TTC?

[william-james88]

Berserker is becoming more and more of an outlier in this movie toyline. The two alt modes he has in the toyline are completely different. And I dont just mean some details or car make, I mean the alt mode itself is a completely different kind of car. The one step and the tiny turbo changer have a totally different alt mode than the deluxe. And if they wanted to simply avoid a license, they could have done so with changing less. It seems like instead he has different toys dependent on what the concept art for his alt mode was at the moment of the toy being planned. Just a guess, but its odd how it varies widely and they are all unique molds.

[william-james88]

This was an odd one. It all started when fellow Seibertronian Carnivius_Prime found an odd image of and Optimus Prime toy in an Argos catalogue (pictured below). It wasn't a clear image so the initial idea was that Argos messed up, and possibly using an image of a random toy, and maybe even a KO. The catalogue was plagued with other errors so we did not know if this Optimus was real. More recently, Jalaguy from Allspark found this same catalogue and took a clearer image. In it we can see that this is indeed a new intricate, but odd, deco we have never seen on the Dark of the Moon Voyager Optimus Prime. It features new weapons we have never gotten before and a deco filled with magenta specks. Clearly, the catalogue was supposed to have the other Voyager Prime being shown instead but this shows us an upcoming release that has yet to be revealed officially from Hasbro (like so much of this line). It is probably another store exclusive, but that is clearly speculation at this point.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Via the Toys'R'Us stores of Matteson and Niles in Illinois, we have the sighting of Turbo Changer Knight Armor Megatron from the Transformers The Last Knight toyline! The image mirrore below is courtesy of fellow fansite TFormers user Dah Padre, and featured the berserker looking mask for the Decepticon leader. Check it out!

As always, make sure to use our Sightings Database to flag up any new (or old) toys you come across on your hunts and trips.

Dammit, if I find this guy before the voyager or tiny turbo changer...

Screw it, I'm getting all the Megatrons. Does it really matter?

I guess those two Primes took being one with the Allspark to a whole new level.

Ha ha ha.

I'll see myself out.

I approve of this.

I thought they tried that Allspark tech gimmick on Megatron in the first movie. . .

This also gets my seal of approval

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if you can get them to balance correctly, you can give the turbo changers aoe hound's guns

This is honestly really awesome!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

"Movie accurate detailing!!!"

In what frikkin' movie?

But it does look cool, and the new sword and shield are a nice touch. But most likely not for me, though maybe this is the 6th and final deluxe?

[Solrac333]

Who wanted this?

[william-james88]

So some more images for this board discussion. Here are some fun images I found online for the turbo changers, seen back at toy fair.

Here is sqweeks:





Also, pretty sure that silver car next to sideswipe is Cogman.



Since its not sideswipe, this si sideswipeès alt mode

[Sabrblade]

"Movie accurate detailing!!!"

In what frikkin' movie?

Jalaguy revealed in another post that all of the pages in the booklet that have Premier Edition toys on them have that "Movie accurate detailing" logo on them.

[william-james88]

"Movie accurate detailing!!!"

In what frikkin' movie?

But it does look cool, and the new sword and shield are a nice touch. But most likely not for me, though maybe this is the 6th and final deluxe?

Its accurate to this movie, with all the blood of humanity splattered onto Optimus' body after his murderous rampage.

Also, its not the last deluxe, since this is a voyager toy. I think its a store exclusive.