The Energon Pub

Got seaspray last week. Noticed that he has no blue for his optics just black paint. Anybody else's the same? Any review I've seen have no blue optics.

i'm fairly certain trying to pose trypticon like a normal t-rex (horizontally, not vertically) is heresy.

nycPrime wrote:Qwan - Atlantic center target in Brooklyn had all of wave 4 deluxes. Wish I didn't buy them online already.

Thanks a bunch, man! My family managed to find and pick up all the Wave 4 Deluxes I wanted (plus Repugnus!) while in New York last week, and it still amazes me that I probably managed to save a bit of money by getting them earlier in a different country. They're on their way home now (the family, but also the toys), but importantly I managed to follow your advice and ship two Brainstorms to their hotel - mission complete, after literally almost a year of trying to find a way to get him, so thanks so much for your advice !

And yeah, online buying has its ups and downs. I just preordered Siege on Cybertron, plus Octone, Blitzwing and Overlord from Premium Collectables (which, if anyone recalls, I have quite the love/hate relationship with), being pretty much the only online retailer I can get free shipping from where I am. I probably saved nearly a hundred dollars in all by doing so, but I also likely won't actually receive any of them 'til some time next year - well after I'll have seen most of them in stores - if I know the way that place works. I mean really, I preordered Sixshot from them over six months ago now and there's been literally zero word on him at all since then.

megamanfan wrote:i'm fairly certain trying to pose trypticon like a normal t-rex (horizontally, not vertically) is heresy.

True dat.

Because Trypticon is NOT a "T-Rex"

He's a kaiju. A modda-fokking GODZILLA.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Where's the Titan Master Class?

Just most of them were Reissues, sadly

So the Tank mode of Blitzwing still retains and added with more designs of a Type 74 Tank




The Jet mode however, got alot of changes, still retaining the MiG-25



EDIT: my mistake, the jet mode is a Mig 25

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

Albatross250 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Where's the Titan Master Class?

Just most of them were Reissues, sadly

Ramhorn? I'm still waiting on the confirmation of Trizer and Optimus Prime.

We'll have just to wait until the Baymovie ends

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Where's the Titan Master Class?

What about Leader class?!?!?!?!

I get why they had to retool the feet for stability, but how does he balance on those tiny treads with that gargantuan duo of planks off his back

I've never noticed Full-Tilt snapped onto the tower like that, it actually fills it out and keeps it from being just a flat vertical panel. Though that does sort of make him bigger than a combiner in scale.

Also I think I'm going to be turning Windblade's swords around in jet mode to make them look more like guns.

Emerje

william-james88 wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Where's the Titan Master Class?

What about Leader class?!?!?!?!

Soon?

Emerje wrote:

I've never noticed Full-Tilt snapped onto the tower like that, it actually fills it out and keeps it from being just a flat vertical panel. Though that does sort of make him bigger than a combiner in scale.

Also I think I'm going to be turning Windblade's swords around in jet mode to make them look more like guns.

Emerje

We need a 3rd Party addition for Brunt so Trypticon would be complete

Albatross250 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

I've never noticed Full-Tilt snapped onto the tower like that, it actually fills it out and keeps it from being just a flat vertical panel. Though that does sort of make him bigger than a combiner in scale.

Also I think I'm going to be turning Windblade's swords around in jet mode to make them look more like guns.

Emerje

We need a 3rd Party addition for Brunt so Trypticon would be complete

I give perfect effect or iron factory 3 months.

Albatross250 wrote:

Emerje wrote:

I've never noticed Full-Tilt snapped onto the tower like that, it actually fills it out and keeps it from being just a flat vertical panel. Though that does sort of make him bigger than a combiner in scale.

Also I think I'm going to be turning Windblade's swords around in jet mode to make them look more like guns.

Emerje

We need a 3rd Party addition for Brunt so Trypticon would be complete

early fan ideas/speculation was that Trypticon's head maybe could disconnect & form Brunt or a TM Legends Class fig similar to Horri-Bull would've been included & be called Brunt, but 3p seems the way to go to include Brunt(still dunno why Takara Tomy couldn't have included one with their release?) mind you....3p or someone else? still haven't included Cog with TR Fort Max((even though there's add-on kits(hands/feet ect) now out there for Fort Max)) another missed opportunity was to repaint Generations Metroplex's Scamper as Cog!, so going forward...it kinda makes me think we're less likely to be getting Fasttrack with TR Scorponok(but seeing as Full Tilt is included with Trypticon....& why wouldn't it?....i guess an argument could be made as to whether or not we'll get Fasttrack with Scorponok?)

Yeah, for some reason Forbidden Planet doesn't have Ramhorn or Overlord listed. Pretty strange, they do carry Leaders and Titan Masters.

A Perfect Effect Brunt would be awesome! I loved their Master Sword for Fot Max.

One convention exclusive could've be a bunch of repaints/retools as the extra city members.

Voyager Onslaught Mold - Six Gun
Deluxe Warpath Mold - Brunt
Legends Warpath Mold - Slammer
Deluxe Swindle Mold - Gasket
Deluxe Takara Nosecone Mold - Grommit
Deluxe Rook Mold - Fasttrack

Except those wouldn't be able to combine with the citybots and properly fill the role, so meh. A better convention exclusive box set would be making up for Combiner Wars' missed opportunity with exclusive cartoon/'84 toy-based deco versions of Mirage and Optimus, plus Jazz from the Dead End mold, Sideswipe from the Breakdown mold, and Windcharger from either the Breakdown mold or the "Brake-Neck" version of the Dead End mold.

Anyone else done this with their Titans Return Galvatron?


And yes, that is completely self-supported.

ETA: Animated Blitxwing (and T30 Blitzwing) might have 3 faces... But Titans Return Blitzwing can have ALLLL the faces!

Is anyone having trouble transforming their Bumblebee's legs? I am, one of the legs don't want to cooperate and keep aiming away from the peg.

So, my Cerebroos died after about 48hrs... I've tried lots of different batteries, but nothing. Is there a reset button or something?

This guy? i bet he will be another Deluxe-class like Full-Tilt i suppose.... His face is similar to Full-Tilts so there will be some possible chances

Rainmaker wrote:Is anyone having trouble transforming their Bumblebee's legs? I am, one of the legs don't want to cooperate and keep aiming away from the peg.

Yeah, both versions of that mold that I own (both Bumblebee and Roadburn) have that sort of problem, and it seems to me like it's more an engineering peculiarity than a QC issue or the like. I've found it's not too hard to get the leg into place - on Bumblebee at least, my Roadburn is even less cooperative but I can still manage it - if you:

- Make sure you push the legs in one at a time, in the right order (the one with less of the car's grill on the front goes into place first, and then the one with the 'tab' made from the grill goes after that;
- Start with the leg as compressed as possible but with the front of the foot/car grill angled upwards,
then sort of half-push-half-swing it into place, making sure you keep it aligned with that tricky peg on the arm the whole time.

It definitely gives some resistance but it'll pop into place fairly easily (and satisfyingly, might I add) once you get the technique down. I'd happily upload some instructional images but I'm not in a easy situation to do so, plus I imagine you get the idea - I've probably included a bunch of unnecessary info already, but I guess if it might help a fellow collector out that's great

Qwan wrote:

Rainmaker wrote:Is anyone having trouble transforming their Bumblebee's legs? I am, one of the legs don't want to cooperate and keep aiming away from the peg.

Yeah, both versions of that mold that I own (both Bumblebee and Roadburn) have that sort of problem, and it seems to me like it's more an engineering peculiarity than a QC issue or the like. I've found it's not too hard to get the leg into place - on Bumblebee at least, my Roadburn is even less cooperative but I can still manage it - if you:

- Make sure you push the legs in one at a time, in the right order (the one with less of the car's grill on the front goes into place first, and then the one with the 'tab' made from the grill goes after that;
- Start with the leg as compressed as possible but with the front of the foot/car grill angled upwards,
then sort of half-push-half-swing it into place, making sure you keep it aligned with that tricky peg on the arm the whole time.

It definitely gives some resistance but it'll pop into place fairly easily (and satisfyingly, might I add) once you get the technique down. I'd happily upload some instructional images but I'm not in a easy situation to do so, plus I imagine you get the idea - I've probably included a bunch of unnecessary info already, but I guess if it might help a fellow collector out that's great

I've got you covered (I do recommend transforming the arms second though, it gives more clearance on the legs.)