The Energon Pub

Flashwave wrote:

Maximal Rainmaker wrote:Y'know, I wonder how much some of the TR figures transformations would change if they weren't designed to be headmasters...

In a way, this has been my biggest complaint. Galvatron,s mask thing folds right down into a massive cavity in his chest. A bigger hinge could have flipped the whole head down.

Scourge is the same way backwards. He could have flipped his noggin backwards into his cockpit a la RID Wedge. The only difference, is that Scourge's head would be upside down, but If it were on a ball joint that could tip back 90*, we could even orient his head to be his own pilot.

Skullcruncher does actually need his head gone, but again there s a massive chest cavity. A flip over hinge into the cockpit in his back solves that issue very easily.

And with Sentienl I am wondering of the entire head assembly couldnt be on the same spring. If not, then you flip his head backwards too, the only catch is you will have to swivel the eings out of the way first to do it.

Oh, I forgot Blurr. But then again, if he didnt have the Headmadters legs making his noggin so thivk, he could probably leave his head where it is and attach the shield around it!

Hardhead... Is the only one I don't have an answer for. There probably is one... But I don't know what it is.

I am glad the G1 guys got their Headmasters, dont get me wrong. They have been wanting these for a long time. And the action figure/base/playset/vehicles concept is great. Wheelie is a good figure, and fits well into the play pattern. This is a great venue to see the Throttlebots in because they are "new" and underdone characters.

But to me, these are beautifully detailed, inguinesly engineered Figures... Who are getting away with partsforming the head when their are clear and practical alternatives. It feels like cheating unneccesarily, and I would gladly have given up the Headmaster gimmick to perfect figures like Blurr and Galvatron.

Oh, and speaking of Throttlebots, Chase gave me an idea for next year's SDCC:

Headmaster Rescue Bots with the Headmasters as the Burns family. Throw in some Master vehicles to homage the original accesory packs. Its just too bad we dont have any of the right vehicles.

o.supreme wrote:ok so I had a really odd experience... I went to my local TRU and they had...an Empty Box for Fort Max on display (with anti-theft device attached). I got my Fort Max at the much nicer, but further away, TRU about 10 miles east of my home rather than the one right by my me. I just wonder if anyone else had this experience...I thought it might just be a display, but then why the anti-theft?..the box does not look like it had been tampered with, completely sealed, just (obviously be lack of weight) empty.

It would certainly be frustrating to take that up to the front, only to find out they didn't have any in stock

Hellscream9999 wrote:So, having had Hardhead and Clobber for a week, Hardhead with Clobber is now my official Grimlock, the greys match perfectly, and he looks so great, really channels the ethos of Grimlock with a huge cannon on his shoulder, and I gave him sentinels rifle, since hardheads gun is so dumb looking. He's great overall though.

SillySpringer wrote:I sure hope a leader Grimlock comes out in TR that uses that head.

Kurona wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:I sure hope a leader Grimlock comes out in TR that uses that head.

But it'd be way too small

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:Eeeeh, the whole re-prefix is still relevant a little bit. We know, for instance, that Hasbro never planned to do Computron until late in the game so his components of course can't be pretooled. Afterbreaker and Scrounge's new heads and Strafe's new... everything are all retools after the fact. The same story likely applies to Liokaiser's five new heads (and one new top half of a head?) as well.
And for perhaps a more obvious example, the unique Sweep head in Cyclonus' Armada.
Non-pre-planned retools seem a rarity these days but I don't think they're completely dead.

I didnt mean to drop it completely, but to definitely drop it when talking about Asrotrain/Sentinel Soundwave/Blaster Optimus/Octane, and most definitely cases like Alpha Trion/Braodside and Scourge/Highbrow.

Strafe most definitely is a retool, and from what Hasbro said it seems that Aterburner was too.

And here is the reference for Alpha Trion (and Galvatron) being designed much before the TR line was thought up:

http://www.allspark.com/2016/08/emilian ... tf-nation/

It states that Apha Trion was to be part of Combiner Wars.

Flashwave wrote:In a way, this has been my biggest complaint. Galvatron,s mask thing folds right down into a massive cavity in his chest. A bigger hinge could have flipped the whole head down.

Scourge is the same way backwards. He could have flipped his noggin backwards into his cockpit a la RID Wedge. The only difference, is that Scourge's head would be upside down, but If it were on a ball joint that could tip back 90*, we could even orient his head to be his own pilot.

Skullcruncher does actually need his head gone, but again there s a massive chest cavity. A flip over hinge into the cockpit in his back solves that issue very easily.

And with Sentienl I am wondering of the entire head assembly couldnt be on the same spring. If not, then you flip his head backwards too, the only catch is you will have to swivel the eings out of the way first to do it.

Oh, I forgot Blurr. But then again, if he didnt have the Headmadters legs making his noggin so thivk, he could probably leave his head where it is and attach the shield around it!

Hardhead... Is the only one I don't have an answer for. There probably is one... But I don't know what it is.

I am glad the G1 guys got their Headmasters, dont get me wrong. They have been wanting these for a long time. And the action figure/base/playset/vehicles concept is great. Wheelie is a good figure, and fits well into the play pattern. This is a great venue to see the Throttlebots in because they are "new" and underdone characters.

But to me, these are beautifully detailed, inguinesly engineered Figures... Who are getting away with partsforming the head when their are clear and practical alternatives. It feels like cheating unneccesarily, and I would gladly have given up the Headmaster gimmick to perfect figures like Blurr and Galvatron.

Oh, and speaking of Throttlebots, Chase gave me an idea for next year's SDCC:

Headmaster Rescue Bots with the Headmasters as the Burns family. Throw in some Master vehicles to homage the original accesory packs. Its just too bad we dont have any of the right vehicles.

Bradimus wrote:I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes.

william-james88 wrote:

Bradimus wrote:I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes.

I tried playing a drinking game here, and boy is this turning out to be a great night!

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Bradimus wrote:I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes.

I tried playing a drinking game here, and boy is this turning out to be a great night!

What game you playing?

Also, Blaster is my favorite bot so far in the line

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Bradimus wrote:I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes.

I tried playing a drinking game here, and boy is this turning out to be a great night!

What game you playing?

Also, Blaster is my favorite bot so far in the line

RodimusRex wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Bradimus wrote:I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes.

I tried playing a drinking game here, and boy is this turning out to be a great night!

What game you playing?

Also, Blaster is my favorite bot so far in the line

Maybe I missed this but does anybody else dislike Blaster's scale? I think Voyager would be plenty big.

william-james88 wrote:How many times he says headmaster

Bradimus wrote:

Flashwave wrote:In a way, this has been my biggest complaint. Galvatron,s mask thing folds right down into a massive cavity in his chest. A bigger hinge could have flipped the whole head down.

Scourge is the same way backwards. He could have flipped his noggin backwards into his cockpit a la RID Wedge. The only difference, is that Scourge's head would be upside down, but If it were on a ball joint that could tip back 90*, we could even orient his head to be his own pilot.

Skullcruncher does actually need his head gone, but again there s a massive chest cavity. A flip over hinge into the cockpit in his back solves that issue very easily.

And with Sentienl I am wondering of the entire head assembly couldnt be on the same spring. If not, then you flip his head backwards too, the only catch is you will have to swivel the eings out of the way first to do it.

Oh, I forgot Blurr. But then again, if he didnt have the Headmadters legs making his noggin so thivk, he could probably leave his head where it is and attach the shield around it!

Hardhead... Is the only one I don't have an answer for. There probably is one... But I don't know what it is.

I am glad the G1 guys got their Headmasters, dont get me wrong. They have been wanting these for a long time. And the action figure/base/playset/vehicles concept is great. Wheelie is a good figure, and fits well into the play pattern. This is a great venue to see the Throttlebots in because they are "new" and underdone characters.

But to me, these are beautifully detailed, inguinesly engineered Figures... Who are getting away with partsforming the head when their are clear and practical alternatives. It feels like cheating unneccesarily, and I would gladly have given up the Headmaster gimmick to perfect figures like Blurr and Galvatron.

Oh, and speaking of Throttlebots, Chase gave me an idea for next year's SDCC:

Headmaster Rescue Bots with the Headmasters as the Burns family. Throw in some Master vehicles to homage the original accesory packs. Its just too bad we dont have any of the right vehicles.

I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes. And whether you prefer Hasbro's fiction or Takara's fiction either way it all makes sense and makes for a fun toy to play with.

Do I wish Galvatron wasn't shoehorned into the Titans Return gimmick? Sure. But now he has added mobility with his cool spaceship mode, and I like that.

Bradimus wrote:I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes. And whether you prefer Hasbro's fiction or Takara's fiction either way it all makes sense and makes for a fun toy to play with.

RodimusRex wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Bradimus wrote:I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes.

I tried playing a drinking game here, and boy is this turning out to be a great night!

What game you playing?

Also, Blaster is my favorite bot so far in the line

Maybe I missed this but does anybody else dislike Blaster's scale? I think Voyager would be plenty big.

Bradimus wrote:I would never consider purchasing a headmaster who is supposed to be a headmaster but is not released as a headmaster because the character is all about being a headmaster. Headmasters aren't partsformers, their heads transform into smaller robots that interact with the alt modes. And whether you prefer Hasbro's fiction or Takara's fiction either way it all makes sense and makes for a fun toy to play with.

Do I wish Galvatron wasn't shoehorned into the Titans Return gimmick? Sure. But now he has added mobility with his cool spaceship mode, and I like that.

Kurona wrote:He's definitely not in scale with normal CHUG, no, which is a bit annoying when he and Soundwave are the first real CHUG straight updates of their original G1 designs (not counting device label, but let's not).

Stuartmaximus wrote:I still say that they should've added High Tide as part of the Titans Return

speaking of Blaster.....i wonder if we'll ever get a Soundblaster repaint