The Energon Pub

Hmmm. I guess I was kinda hoping for more of a MTMTE design since the last Hot Rod was already overly faithful to the G1 toy. This seems like more of a sideways step than an upgrade from the Classics figure.

This all follows into my conspiracy theory that heads are the most difficult bit to incorporate into a figure's design. Therefore it is much easier (and maybe cheaper?) to design a figure where the head is just removed during the transformation.

Mkall wrote:This all follows into my conspiracy theory that heads are the most difficult bit to incorporate into a figure's design. Therefore it is much easier (and maybe cheaper?) to design a figure where the head is just removed during the transformation.

Not necessarily - most of these will have an added cockpit where otherwise there likely wouldn't have been any.

Mkall wrote:This all follows into my conspiracy theory that heads are the most difficult bit to incorporate into a figure's design. Therefore it is much easier (and maybe cheaper?) to design a figure where the head is just removed during the transformation.

Well, at least there won't be any cases of Visible Head Syndrome.

Looks good and while Classics was good for its time it's due for something newer (the Blackjack redeco not counting for obv reasons), but part of me kinda wishes it was Rodimus Prime instead. The world has enough fast cars, we could use a few more space winnebagos.

I swear if the comics goes to every single character suddenly having a Headmaster running around I may be out. It's getting ridic.

Yep RtS Hot Rod is joining Universe Prowl in the unemployed pile.
The only gripe I have is the high shoulders.
This is going to be an expensive line

Seibertron wrote:Plus who wouldn't want to see the ultimate "Titanmaster" ... a Headmaster who's powered by a Powermaster engine and has a Targetmaster weapon! Now that would have been awesome.

Well ... uh ... there's always add ons made by the 3rd pa - *gets shot repeatedly*

still waiting for a voyager class Rodimus w/ a trailer.

Nice update! I don't care for the articulation or transformation of RtS Hot Rod and this looks better.

But the world does need more voyager class space winnebagos! I'd laugh if they redecoed Legends Swerve as Legends Rodimus Prime, paineed the underside of the hood yellow so it would look like a spoiler when flipped back instead of scrunched down like Swerve and Gears. Could be the ultimate insult to IDW Rodimus!

Well one more to add to the Hot Rod shelf.

Looks a little like Prime Wheeljack for some reason.

Honestly, to do a Rodimus with a full trailer I think they'd need to go Leader class - buuuut it'd be a Voyager sized Rodimus with the trailer and accessories bringing it up to that price point.
I'd honestly love to see that sort of thing done for both him and Optimus. ... and Thunderclash, because Thunderclash is awesome

Wow, that looks even BETTER than the Classics 2006 figure. Don't get me wrong, Classics Rodimus was good, but this new Titans Return version blows it out of the water. I would love to see what Takara does.

Kurona wrote:Honestly, to do a Rodimus with a full trailer I think they'd need to go Leader class - buuuut it'd be a Voyager sized Rodimus with the trailer and accessories bringing it up to that price point.
I'd honestly love to see that sort of thing done for both him and Optimus. ... and Thunderclash, because Thunderclash is awesome

I like all of this! But I do think this is a pretty nice update to Hot Rod. It looks sleek and vaguely futuristic. Dual pistols! If only it had a flip circular saw. I wonder if I could fit a matrix in the cockpit in robot mode...

All some interesting new takes here. Let's see how Sixshot and his other forms will look in toy form. I'm just glad we're finally getting a remake of him.

Sabrblade wrote:

Mr Skram wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Never thought I'd see them ever make a car-altmoded Shattered Glass Cyclonus.

In all seriousness, his design contains aspects that are very Cyclonus-esque. The shape of the chest, the design of the stomach, the tall vented knees, the tall shoulders, the spoiler wings, the... well, have a look at this:

grasping at straws?

Delta Magnus wrote:Huh, that looks pretty good. Kinda hollow but good.

That said I'll probably just get Cybertron Excellion as my Hot Rod. Mainly because I've heard nothing but good things about that mold and I have a huge fixation on Cybertron toys.

That is an excellent toy. Not complex in the least but very charming and nicely detailed with an awesome stature and silhouette.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:But, uh ... MAYBE making a new voyager Rodimus should be more of a thing, Hasbro? The only real official option is the Titanium.

The TITANIUM!!!

This one is voyager and just as official:

megatronus wrote:Should have been clearer: I meant Cyclonus.

Hot Rod DEFINITELY needed something new.

I never owned classics hot rod. I wanted the one with clear blue windows but people werent willing to let him go for decent prices so I never got one. Guess that might change now. What was bad about him?

Blozor wrote:I swear if the comics goes to every single character suddenly having a Headmaster running around I may be out. It's getting ridic.

Hasbro confirmed that wasnt happening. They explained that even though they see being a headmaster as part of the history of all these toys/characters, some of that fiction will be limited to the existence of these toys and thats it.

Randomhero wrote:Looks good. Nothing IDW about it like the original rumors reported but I like it.

I dont remember those being rumours, that was just fans wishing.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Awesome, better than the MP

Pretty sure that wont be the case. How they handle the wheels on his legs is underwhelming.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Awesome, better than the MP

Pretty sure that won't be the case. How they handle the wheels on his legs is underwhelming.

Please, it looks much nicer, and doesn't have a backpack for days. Despite (again) being a deluxe, it manages to tackle the shape and style of hotrod while dealing with the kibble in bot mode, so - in my opinion - it is more successful, and certainly more desirable - for me personally - than that MP any day of the week, I like the Animated throwbacks in the car mode, very nice.

Most likely gonna get him, and possibly any remold they make of him (hoping for a )

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Awesome, better than the MP

Pretty sure that won't be the case. How they handle the wheels on his legs is underwhelming.

Please, it looks much nicer, and doesn't have a backpack for days. Despite (again) being a deluxe, it manages to tackle the shape and style of hotrod while dealing with the kibble in bot mode, so - in my opinion - it is more successful, and certainly more desirable - for me personally - than that MP any day of the week, I like the Animated throwbacks in the car mode, very nice.

Most likely gonna get him, and possibly any remold they make of him (hoping for a )

Finally, the return of Black Rodimus.

william-james88 wrote:This one is voyager and just as official:

That mould works surprisingly well as Rodimus, but you know what? It's still just a red and yellow Springer and it doesn't even have a new head.

TBH, I'm not sure a decently repainted figure is better than a mediocre unique mould figure. I mean put Cloud Rodimus with Springer and the rest of the movie crew and I don't think it's too convincing.

Well Will, I don't personally don't think there is anything necessarily bad about him but he isn't very dynamic. The car mode is really sleek though so that's a plus. However the robot mode is rather blocky. It doesn't have the best articulation either and where it does have articulation its a little awkward.

The headsculpt isn't anything special either. I know it may sound like I dislike it but I don't really. It's just a figure that hasn't aged well and has become average by today's standards. Hope that explains at least my nit picks about him if not the collective whole(I doubt it does).

Well dang, that is impressive and shoulf goVERY well with Arcee and the Gen. Kup. Looks like i am retiring Energon Rodimus.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Awesome, better than the MP

Pretty sure that won't be the case. How they handle the wheels on his legs is underwhelming.

Please, it looks much nicer, and doesn't have a backpack for days. Despite (again) being a deluxe, it manages to tackle the shape and style of hotrod while dealing with the kibble in bot mode, so - in my opinion - it is more successful, and certainly more desirable - for me personally - than that MP any day of the week, I like the Animated throwbacks in the car mode, very nice.

Most likely gonna get him, and possibly any remold they make of him (hoping for a )

I dunno, this Hot Rod looks like he might have a bit of a backpack, too.

Besides, the MP has an ab crunch. An ab crunch! What MP has that!?

I don't know if you've ever handled MP Hot Rod in hand, but he is definitely up there as one of the best MP cars, IMHO. Just packed with extras, transformation is great, and he's Hot Rod to a T.

Kurona wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Most likely gonna get him, and possibly any remold they make of him (hoping for a )

Finally, the return of Black Rodimus.

All of my YES

megatronus wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Awesome, better than the MP

Pretty sure that won't be the case. How they handle the wheels on his legs is underwhelming.

Please, it looks much nicer, and doesn't have a backpack for days. Despite (again) being a deluxe, it manages to tackle the shape and style of hotrod while dealing with the kibble in bot mode, so - in my opinion - it is more successful, and certainly more desirable - for me personally - than that MP any day of the week, I like the Animated throwbacks in the car mode, very nice.

Most likely gonna get him, and possibly any remold they make of him (hoping for a )

I dunno, this Hot Rod looks like he might have a bit of a backpack, too.

Besides, the MP has an ab crunch. An ab crunch! What MP has that!?

My Lego-formers can ab-crunch, it's not difficult and it's hardly this figures fault that TT (a different company) didn't engineer they're figures with ab-crunch besides, not many MPs' transformations could allow for an ab-crunch, and hotrod doesn't really look good doing it either, so there's that

I don't know if you've ever handled MP Hot Rod in hand, but he is definitely up there as one of the best MP cars, IMHO. Just packed with extras, transformation is great, and he's Hot Rod to a T.

I don't really like G1, so I don't have any MP's (would like MP Soundwayne though); but, it's strictly about how it handles itself as a tf, tr hotrod handles itself well, whereas mp hotrod crams it into a backpack - plus, tr hotrod'll only be $15