The Energon Pub

Delta Magnus wrote:Astrotrain looks awesome...sculpt wise. He NEEDS MOAR PAINT.

Maybe the Takara version is the answer

shajaki wrote:You killed it in that review Bronzey. Great job

Thanks, man! Appreciate it! Loving working here so far.

william-james88 wrote:

Z3ROhour wrote:
Never mind.

Having a real bad day.

Month.

Hey man even if this hasn't been your day, your week, your month or even your year, I'll be there for you (when the rain starts to pour).

No one tells you life's gonna be this way.
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the only tr i like that has made it to usa retail is wheelie. tr is so hollow and cheap. looking forward to blaster, soundwave, gnaw, and kickback.

Does anyone feel a bit like in comparison to TR, RiD got gipped in their smallest class? Like... as far as I know, the Mini-Cons and Titan Master class cost the same price - and even if they're not it's not like it's that big of a difference - yet there's so much more playability with the Titan Masters. You've got a fully transformable vehicle with a Titan Master that interacts with it and both can be used to enhance the larger figures meaning the more you buy the more it enhances every figure you have...
... and then the mini-cons just, sort of. One-step transform from a shape - that every single on of them share - to something that's basically the same shape but is vaguely different and trying to convince you they're totally a robot/animal mode.
Maybe this sounds like "The revival of these old toys is WAY better than that completely new stuff!", but it honestly does feel like RiD got the shaft compared to Generations in this sense. Also note I'm not saying this about the larger size classes; we've had a lot of reviews and testimonies from people here about how good some of the Warriors are and I don't think WJ88 in particular will ever stop adoring Fracture... I just can't help but see the divide between the two lines' respective lower classes.

Wasn't that sorta the same thing with Arms Micron

Thanks to notifications from both Transformnerd114 and Logan79 we have 6 (that's right, 6) new reviews to bring to your attention today. Titans Return has arrived full force, and while Wave 1 continues to rule the shelves, Wave 2 has started to make its way out slowly but surely. And so, YouTube review Chefatron has uploaded his reviews for the Wave 2 deluxes featuring Highbrow, Chromedome, Mindwipe, and Wolfwire and the wave 2 voyagers featuring Astrotrain and the highly anticipated Alpha Trion. Check out the videos below, and let us know what you think in the comments section!

Cant wait, thats the one wave where I am buying all the Hasbro deluxes and voyagers

I want all of them... but for now, Domey is top priority

I think Soundwave and Rumble are the only two from the wave that I am not getting

Having now looked at that review... Chromedome's leg transformation is VERY impressive. I don't have the Dead End mold - not yet, anyway - so I don't know if Dead End's is the same but I assume it's the same accordion thing as the Aerialbots and Offroad? In any case it's still really impressive how the legs transform like that yet still have the cockpit be that accessible. I really love having my Transformers be pilotable in vehicle mode; something about it just feels more... I don't know, authentic and believable to me. So it's definitely a really big selling point.

Kurona wrote:Having now looked at that review... Chromedome's leg transformation is VERY impressive. I don't have the Dead End mold - not yet, anyway - so I don't know if Dead End's is the same but I assume it's the same accordion thing as the Aerialbots and Offroad? In any case it's still really impressive how the legs transform like that yet still have the cockpit be that accessible. I really love having my Transformers be pilotable in vehicle mode; something about it just feels more... I don't know, authentic and believable to me. So it's definitely a really big selling point.

Speaking of pilotable vehicles....it's a pity Hasbro(or Takara) don't give us human Titanmaster sized versions of Arcee ect(sort of what they did in the episode of Almost Human).

Stuartmaximus wrote:

Kurona wrote:Having now looked at that review... Chromedome's leg transformation is VERY impressive. I don't have the Dead End mold - not yet, anyway - so I don't know if Dead End's is the same but I assume it's the same accordion thing as the Aerialbots and Offroad? In any case it's still really impressive how the legs transform like that yet still have the cockpit be that accessible. I really love having my Transformers be pilotable in vehicle mode; something about it just feels more... I don't know, authentic and believable to me. So it's definitely a really big selling point.

Speaking of pilotable vehicles....it's a pity Hasbro(or Takara) don't give us human Titanmaster sized versions of Arcee ect(sort of what they did in the episode of Almost Human).

I think that could be cool, yeah. Like even for creating silly mass situations from the cartoon where Galvatron rode in Cyclonus' cockpit, Octane was in Sandstorm's, Hoist was driving Huffer etc.

For those with Alpha Trion in hand, is there a way to fold the lion paws behind his torso and make it less boxy?

On the subject of Alpha Trion....is it me? or does anyone else notice the resemblance of his spaceship mode to Iron Gear Xabungle's spaceship mode

Stuartmaximus wrote:On the subject of Alpha Trion....is it me? or does anyone else notice the resemblance of his spaceship mode to Iron Gear Xabungle's spaceship mode

No, not in the slightest, but it's a flat top, only so many ways you can make one of those - especially ones that also turn into a lion

So I FINALLY found Crashbash! This is after making rounds on my way home from work and random walks for a solid two and a half weeks. I'd seen a peg with three left from wave 1 on it a week ago, but no Crashbash were left.

I gotta say, it was totally worth the wait. With ALL of the vehicle/vehicle titanmaster/minicon sets, they just fall flat; they don't feel like they do much, and the titanmasters don't really integrate in any kind of way that matters (you could replace the vehicle ones with a 2x2 lego brick and never know the difference. However, the beast mode ones are all spectacular so far. I spent most of the afternoon yesterday fawning over the newest addition to my shelf, and taking pictures aplenty. Oh, and the silly fanmode potential? THROUGH THE ROOF. I'll post some pictures later, but they're pretty grand.

Oh, and that smirky little face is great.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I think Soundwave and Rumble are the only two from the wave that I am not getting

I really want soundwave for the sake of finally retiring my FoC soundwave off my Classics shelve and he's a cassette playe...in 2016. Rumble and all the other cassette/tablets(except rewind) I'm fighting the urge because I already have the United rumble Frenzy tanks and those are still the best reinterpretations of those guys.

Randomhero wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I think Soundwave and Rumble are the only two from the wave that I am not getting

I really want soundwave for the sake of finally retiring my FoC soundwave off my Classics shelve and he's a cassette playe...in 2016. Rumble and all the other cassette/tablets(except rewind) I'm fighting the urge because I already have the United rumble Frenzy tanks and those are still the best reinterpretations of those guys.

I like my FoC Soundblaster, so I fear not getting the leader class one. Plus, the only cassette I don't have is Laserbeak, and I really want a good Ravage for the Lost Light shelf, otherwise I'm good

I'm getting Soundwave (along with Frenzy Blue Tape Guy Rumble) to use as discount Masterpieces since I can't afford the real ones.

My preferred collection of Soundwave and his tapes is... quickly getting VERY confusing.

Soundwave - FoC Voyager
Rumble - United/Adventure
Frenzy - United/Adventure
Laserbeak - FoC
Buzzsaw - FoC
Ravage - Titans Return/Device Label/Masterpiece/Universe (omg he is hard to decide on)
Overkill - Titans Return dinosaur mode
Wingthing - Titans Return Clobber dragon mdoe

And I don't even have a Ratbat!
Yeah, Wingthing seems a pretty weird choice, but... I think it works.
And as for Slugfest... well. If they're doing Grimlock and Swoop as Titan Masters, they're probably doing the other Dinobots, right? And if they're doing Snarl, they'll probably make Slugfest out of him. Hell, he's more likely than other to get a toy because of that redeco opportunity.

... jeez I need a Squawkbox.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

Randomhero wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:I think Soundwave and Rumble are the only two from the wave that I am not getting

I really want soundwave for the sake of finally retiring my FoC soundwave off my Classics shelve and he's a cassette playe...in 2016. Rumble and all the other cassette/tablets(except rewind) I'm fighting the urge because I already have the United rumble Frenzy tanks and those are still the best reinterpretations of those guys.

I like my FoC Soundblaster, so I fear not getting the leader class one. Plus, the only cassette I don't have is Laserbeak, and I really want a good Ravage for the Lost Light shelf, otherwise I'm good

The Titans return Ravege looks pretty solid even with those wings folded like they are. I'm still using the Universe Ravege that came with hound in 2008 with the G1 missiles attached.

TF-direct has deluxe wave 2 instock for $59.99 but not boxed. I ordered them, and once I saw they weren't in package I contacted asking how they got them. They said "we're direct" so now I'm a kinda worried I just bought figures that were stolen from the factory. Honestly I'm not sure what to think but the word "guilty" comes to mind

Kurona wrote:And as for Slugfest... well. If they're doing Grimlock and Swoop as Titan Masters, they're probably doing the other Dinobots, right? And if they're doing Snarl, they'll probably make Slugfest out of him. Hell, he's more likely than other to get a toy because of that redeco opportunity.

Trends have shown Grimlock and Swoop to be the most famous, having been released the most times and sometimes together (Dinobots, Energon), so I wouldn't necessarily expect the rest to be released just for completion sake. SlugSlag and Snarl are pretty much equal, so they may get a chance, but poor SlogSludge. Hasbro is so prejudiced against Sauropods...

Kurona wrote:My preferred collection of Soundwave and his tapes is... quickly getting VERY confusing.

Soundwave - FoC Voyager
Rumble - United/Adventure
Frenzy - United/Adventure
Laserbeak - FoC
Buzzsaw - FoC
Ravage - Titans Return/Device Label/Masterpiece/Universe (omg he is hard to decide on)
Overkill - Titans Return dinosaur mode
Wingthing - Titans Return Clobber dragon mdoe

And I don't even have a Ratbat!
Yeah, Wingthing seems a pretty weird choice, but... I think it works.
And as for Slugfest... well. If they're doing Grimlock and Swoop as Titan Masters, they're probably doing the other Dinobots, right? And if they're doing Snarl, they'll probably make Slugfest out of him. Hell, he's more likely than other to get a toy because of that redeco opportunity.

... jeez I need a Squawkbox.

I have KO Mp ratbat i got from tf-direct for like $15 last year for my Ratbat in my collection



it doesnt feel like a KO its pretty awesome and fits well.