The Energon Pub

Headmasters were awesome, yeah. Those and Targetmasters are second only to Combiners for me - but to be fair, kind of hard to top giant robots becoming an even gianter robot - for my favourite gimmick. And then probably mini-cons after that.

SpikeyTigertron wrote:
I am curious of Generations Brainstorm was a testing-of-the-waters for the gimmick, if not, I kind of wish they'd put him off so we didn't end up with two.

But at the same time I'm glad they put him out when they did. With the current looks of the line, he wouldn't have ended up as IDW as he was, and I love him as a voyager with that look. He is one of the most amazing robot modes I have.

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Plus Blaster and Soundwave with the dual homage there with the heads is pretty neat

So Blaster is Perceptor AND Twincast at the same time?

Perceptor? What?

I do want a TR Perceptor speaking of which.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Plus Blaster and Soundwave with the dual homage there with the heads is pretty neat

So Blaster is Perceptor AND Twincast at the same time?

Perceptor? What?

I do want a TR Perceptor speaking of which.

Yeah the head under the helmet for Blaster looks very similar to a familiar microscope Autobot scientist.

SillySpringer wrote:
Yeah the head under the helmet for Blaster looks very similar to a familiar microscope Autobot scientist.

Perceptor Titan returns customs will be made!

I really like that Blaster's shoulder are well painted/sculpted detail, and not a sticker. Like in ye olden tymes.

The only thing I don't like are the smaller Titan Masters who have no larger body like Nightbeat. So he's Nightbeat shrunk down and not Muzzle? How does that work, fiction wise?

Also, it's a little strange that we have characters like Blurr and Scourge as headmasters (titan masters) but not Arcee who was a headmaster in fiction.

DigitalBrave3 wrote:Same here, man. Same here. Read my signature if you don't believe me.

Right on, my friend! Wolves ARE the coolest animals ever!

Back on topic, though, who thinks it would be nice to get a little "add on" for Generations Metroplex? We got Scamper with him, but nothing for Sixgun or Slammer. If Trypticon gets the Titanmaster treatment with Brunt and Full-Tilt, maybe we could get a stand alone figure of Sixgun at Deluxe scale and a little Titanmaster version of Slammer with a transforming tank to ride? The tank could double as a weapon for Sixgun, or somehow integrate into his robot and/or alternate mode. Would be a cool idea for an exclusive through the new "Hasbro run" TFCC. (Hint hint, Hasbro!)

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Also, it's a little strange that we have characters like Blurr and Scourge as headmasters (titan masters) but not Arcee who was a headmaster in fiction.

I believe one is in the works. Don't be surprised if she ends up as a retool of either Chromedome (following the original G1 idea) or Blurr (who's vehicle modes look similar)

Unless it's a retool of Generations Arcee I'm not considering it.

SillySpringer wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Also, it's a little strange that we have characters like Blurr and Scourge as headmasters (titan masters) but not Arcee who was a headmaster in fiction.

I believe one is in the works. Don't be surprised if she ends up as a retool of either Chromedome (following the original G1 idea) or Blurr (who's vehicle modes look similar)

Unless it's a retool of Generations Arcee I'm not considering it.

Why would they retool arcee into arcee? That doesn't even make the slightest amount of sense. Plus that mold wouldn't be able to support a headmaster element.

SillySpringer wrote:
Unless it's a retool of Generations Arcee I'm not considering it.

That makes absolutely no sense but if they ever (They wont) make her the better retool Combiner Wars Sunstreaker into a Titans return Sunstreaker!

steals_your_goats wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Also, it's a little strange that we have characters like Blurr and Scourge as headmasters (titan masters) but not Arcee who was a headmaster in fiction.

I believe one is in the works. Don't be surprised if she ends up as a retool of either Chromedome (following the original G1 idea) or Blurr (who's vehicle modes look similar)

Unless it's a retool of Generations Arcee I'm not considering it.

Why would they retool arcee into arcee? That doesn't even make the slightest amount of sense. Plus that mold wouldn't be able to support a headmaster element.

... because she's arcee...?

Kurona wrote:
... because she's arcee...?

What kind of troll logic is that?

It's not possible anyways there is no way to get the Titan Returns system on a mold like hers.

Deadput wrote:

Kurona wrote:
... because she's arcee...?

What kind of troll logic is that?

It's not possible anyways there is no way to get the Titan Returns system on a mold like hers.

The kind of logic that states the character the mold was made for fits the mold best? It's not unprecedented; Classics Optimus has been repainted a ton of times as Classics Optimus - and Generations Arcee herself was repainted as Arcee. So...

Well... not that I particularly think it would happen, but her alt mode already has seats and they could replace her head joint with whatever hole they use for titanmaster sockets.

Mr Skram wrote:Well... not that I particularly think it would happen, but her alt mode already has seats and they could replace her head joint with whatever hole they use for titanmaster sockets.


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My thoughts exactly.

If they'd do it, I'd prefer a new mold. No need to retool a figure from 2 lines ago. Just a new mold please

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:If they'd do it, I'd prefer a new mold. No need to retool a figure from 2 lines ago. Just a new mold please

I still would probably be happy with the old figure.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:If they'd do it, I'd prefer a new mold. No need to retool a figure from 2 lines ago. Just a new mold please

Tbh I'd prefer a retool because then it saves a new molding for another character. Generations Arcee is a figure I have and love - well, I hate it, but only because of the takara deco.

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:If they'd do it, I'd prefer a new mold. No need to retool a figure from 2 lines ago. Just a new mold please

I still would probably be happy with the old figure.

Eh, it could be a bit better. Besides, do we really need to settle for only 1 Arcee figure in 32 years of Transformers? Plus, that one was tail end charlie to the line, so a lot of stores never got her. I only got her cause I found her still at BBTS with chromia in a 2-pack.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:If they'd do it, I'd prefer a new mold. No need to retool a figure from 2 lines ago. Just a new mold please

I still would probably be happy with the old figure.

Eh, it could be a bit better. Besides, do we really need to settle for only 1 Arcee figure in 32 years of Transformers? Plus, that one was tail end charlie to the line, so a lot of stores never got her. I only got her cause I found her still at BBTS with chromia in a 2-pack.

But what if I get her in the Autobot Heroes set? I like how the old toy looked anyhow.

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:If they'd do it, I'd prefer a new mold. No need to retool a figure from 2 lines ago. Just a new mold please

I still would probably be happy with the old figure.

Eh, it could be a bit better. Besides, do we really need to settle for only 1 Arcee figure in 32 years of Transformers? Plus, that one was tail end charlie to the line, so a lot of stores never got her. I only got her cause I found her still at BBTS with chromia in a 2-pack.

But what if I get her in the Autobot Heroes set? I like how the old toy looked anyhow.

There is that, It's just going to be somewhere near $200, and your UW Devastator is still gonna be cheaper than that

But I prefer new molds. If a character gets a few different molds, that also means that more people can have that character and also they can choose if one better fits their style

Kurona wrote:The kind of logic that states the character the mold was made for fits the mold best? It's not unprecedented; Classics Optimus has been repainted a ton of times as Classics Optimus - and Generations Arcee herself was repainted as Arcee. So...

Repaints is not the same thing as a retool give me an example where they took a mold and only changed the head to have a Headmaster.


Like for example the Energon Scorponk got a new head for Botcon 2014 but since that was a exclusive it doesn't count.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:If they'd do it, I'd prefer a new mold. No need to retool a figure from 2 lines ago. Just a new mold please

I still would probably be happy with the old figure.

Eh, it could be a bit better. Besides, do we really need to settle for only 1 Arcee figure in 32 years of Transformers? Plus, that one was tail end charlie to the line, so a lot of stores never got her. I only got her cause I found her still at BBTS with chromia in a 2-pack.

But what if I get her in the Autobot Heroes set? I like how the old toy looked anyhow.

There is that, It's just going to be somewhere near $200, and your UW Devastator is still gonna be cheaper than that

But I prefer new molds. If a character gets a few different molds, that also means that more people can have that character and also they can choose if one better fits their style

How is it cheaper? The least I've found him for online is 212 USD, and that's not even counting the inevitable upgrades I'll probably get for them such as a new Hook crane. Platinum edition sets are known for going on sale, so I should be good.

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:If they'd do it, I'd prefer a new mold. No need to retool a figure from 2 lines ago. Just a new mold please

I still would probably be happy with the old figure.

Eh, it could be a bit better. Besides, do we really need to settle for only 1 Arcee figure in 32 years of Transformers? Plus, that one was tail end charlie to the line, so a lot of stores never got her. I only got her cause I found her still at BBTS with chromia in a 2-pack.

But what if I get her in the Autobot Heroes set? I like how the old toy looked anyhow.

There is that, It's just going to be somewhere near $200, and your UW Devastator is still gonna be cheaper than that

But I prefer new molds. If a character gets a few different molds, that also means that more people can have that character and also they can choose if one better fits their style

How is it cheaper? The least I've found him for online is 212 USD, and that's not even counting the inevitable upgrades I'll probably get for them such as a new Hook crane. Platinum edition sets are known for going on sale, so I should be good.

He was going for $180 shipped when he first came out, but it must now be aftermarket, or you are not looking at the cheapest options. Plus, why go Unite warriors if you are going to buy upgrades? Better to get hasbro and use the upgrades since that will make it more worth it.

And honestly, Given we have a more cybertronian Blurr coming out plus a potential Kup and Hot Rod and Magnus is still on sale for far cheaper than that platinum set would sell him for, I think it is better to just go with buying the individuals rather than the platinum, especially since you already have Springer. You even said it yourself that TR Blurr is an awesome figure, and I agree and have every intention of picking him up