The Energon Pub

[njb902]

Just picked up 4 foc insecticons and Starscream off of amazon. I can't wait to get these.

[-Kanrabat-]

Now, time to post my latest haul.

Bought in person from a fellow Québécois. That mean, no shipping fees nor any other extra cost. I give the cash in hand and he gave me the bag of goodies.



I got the Botcon Sharkticon trio, complete with all paperwork.

ROTF HA Sidswipe, complete with missile and his human, plus manual.

ROTF HA Skids, complete with missile, Arcee, and human.

Energon Shockblast, complete with missile and manual.

Finally, Henkei legend Cliffjumper, with his card.

Guess how much I paid for the whole lot?
CAN130$ total!

[Sinnertwin]

I got a brand new KO G1 Shockwave that was advertised as a "reissue" 2 years ago. His only fault is the rubber hose splittedquickly and I ham-handed the tab of the battery cover. Other than that, it as great as any high quality 3rd party figures and is worth the 90$ shipped I paid for.

I too, would like to know the differences between the original and the KO.

Here's a website called High End TF's, boys. I've found it quite useful. Spotted two KO's at a Toy Fair I attended this morning.

http://highendtfs.com/?q=node/17

There's an entry for Shockwave and quite a few others.

[Mkall]

BBTS Pile of Loot has arrived!

Long Blast Upgrade Kit
Battle Sentinel Shattered Glass Special Exclusive
Year of the Snake Omega Supreme
Beast Hunters Lazerback
Maiden Japan Junkticon Blasters
RiD Yellow Optimus Prime (Sam's Club Exclusive)
Cobalt Sentry Cassettes
Classics Bumblebee - Legacy Of Bumblebee version (who is now my Classics Bumblebee)
Beast Machines Hammerstrike
Thundertron
BBTS G2 Bruticus Set
United EX Tank Master Vs. Marine Master
United EX Dozer Master Vs. Air Master

Mito Matrix (Purple & Yellow)

FansProject Function X: Code
iGear Set of Tubes & Manatee
Knight Morpher Screecher
Knight Morpher Stormer
Knight Morpher Warper
Toy World Grind Rod
PerfectEffect RC (Blue)
Warbot Assaulter


I also scored Thunderclash's Trailer to go with the Botcon figure. Sadly it's suffered from some GPS, but it's still quite displayable.

[-Kanrabat-]

I got a brand new KO G1 Shockwave that was advertised as a "reissue" 2 years ago. His only fault is the rubber hose splittedquickly and I ham-handed the tab of the battery cover. Other than that, it as great as any high quality 3rd party figures and is worth the 90$ shipped I paid for.

I too, would like to know the differences between the original and the KO.

Here's a website called High End TF's, boys. I've found it quite useful. Spotted two KO's at a Toy Fair I attended this morning.

http://highendtfs.com/?q=node/17

There's an entry for Shockwave and quite a few others.

Based on http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... eview.html , my KO Shockwave is 100% real, as far as the robot go. So, I ironically dont need to buy the real vintage one.

[UltraMattus]

Cool - I don't know if this is the correct place to put a discussion of the differences between real and KO Shockwave, so I'll write something up and add it as a new thread in the Toys Forum or in the Review Forum. I'll try to add some pics as well.

[Dagon]

I just got a Voyager Predaking.

[Transformers Hoarder]

[gavinfuzzy]

Just picked this up:

A full set of European Pre-G2 Constructioncons, still on the card!

Well, some of the cards have folds and creases, but meh. They make a nice wall display piece.



Let's play guess the price.

~$17 USD for the full set

They MIGHT be a KO, but I have not seen any KOs like these... Oh well, they still look great.

[RAcast]

Just picked this up:

A full set of European Pre-G2 Constructioncons, still on the card!

Well, some of the cards have folds and creases, but meh. They make a nice wall display piece.



Let's play guess the price.

~$17 USD for the full set

They MIGHT be a KO, but I have not seen any KOs like these... Oh well, they still look great.

Even if they are KOs, they do indeed look good.

[Va'al]

I re-bought this guy, damn you completism.




PCC LOVE!

[Dagon]

Bought FOC Ultra Magnus on purpose and Sideswipe on a whim. Don't have the Prime or Jazz, so hooray for two new molds for me!

[Rodimus Prime]

Just got my Xovergen Trailerforce. Happy day.

[Transformers Hoarder]

Came across these today so needless to say, they came home with me.

[robotmel]

Vehicon: "Fella's?"


Vehicon: "Fella's!"


Vehicon: "FELLAAAAAAAAAAASS!"


Devy: "Keep it down, I'm trying to sleep!"

[MightyMagnus78]

Just picked this up:

A full set of European Pre-G2 Constructioncons, still on the card!

Well, some of the cards have folds and creases, but meh. They make a nice wall display piece.



Let's play guess the price.

~$17 USD for the full set

They MIGHT be a KO, but I have not seen any KOs like these... Oh well, they still look great.

Even if they are KOs, they do indeed look good.

They're not KOs, they are the late G1 European reissues. They don't come with the combining parts so can't form Devy, sadly. Anyway for that price that's a cool find IMO.

[MightyMagnus78]

Just pre-ordered BH deluxe Smokescreen and Ripclaw from Robot recruits.

[Transformers Hoarder]

[spongedude93]

My newest acquisitions, Arms Micron Ultra Magnus, Rumble, Frenzy and a Dark Calibur Saber. As well as the Kabaya Zone figures. Thanks TFsource!

[Transformers Hoarder]

I finally have him in my collection! Botcon Doublepunch.

[robotmel]

I finally have him in my collection! Botcon Doublepunch.

There is definitely something likeable about this Scorponok mold, though I dont own a version, much easier on the eye compared with the G1 monstrosity, although this repaint has Club/Con Exclusive slapped all over it which is always a turn off!

What is it with their garish colour palette?

[Transformers Hoarder]

It's because of how much I enjoy this mold that I went out of my way to add this Doublepunch version to my collection. And as for the color choices they went with, maybe this picture could help you better understand what they were going for.

[robotmel]

And as for the color choices they went with, maybe this picture could help you better understand what they were going for.

No, not really!

I just think the whole colour palette from G2 was a bad decision from the off.
Maybe they thought repaints in bright, garish colours would attract the kids!

[Transformers Hoarder]

Just remember this, colours do not exist! Yes, colours do not exist. You may ask: then why we see colour? The answer is simple: our brain.

When you look at the vast spectrum of electromagnetic wave, did you realize that there’s this particular segment in between that differs from others? Yes, the “visible light” spectrum. More significantly, they have colours. These colours are what we called “visible light”. In fact, this particular range of electromagnetic wave is no different from any other wavelengths of electromagnetic wave, say, gamma rays. Then why it could be detected by us and exhibit colours?

Our eye is a near-perfect organ. It works so perfectly that the lens changes it shape so that image can be formed at the sharpest focus on our retina, and our retina has numerous highly-sophisticated photoreceptor cells that can detect even the slightest amount of photons that falls on it, being even more sensitive than a digital camera sensor. Light that falls on a person’s retina is detected by the photoreceptor cells and converted into electrical impulses. The electrical impulses are then fired to his brains to be read. And now the interpretations are being made by our brains.

Experiments have tell us that light is no more than mere electromagnetic waves. The vast electromagnetic wave spectrum covers from radio waves to gamma rays, all are invisible but the segment in between- light rays. Now here’s the question: why light has colours? Why mere waves can have something as beautiful and interesting as colours? Aren’t they just waves? Well yes, they’re just waves, and they don’t exhibit colour as we see.

When the electrical impulses were read by the person’s brain, they were interpreted into something different from what it is per se. Of course, our brain knows that they are just electromagnetic waves, but it purposely changed their contexts and added extra stuffs into the recipe, making light radically different from what it really is. For example, our brains attributed the colour “red” to this specific wavelength of 620 – 750 nm of the electromagnetic wave, and “blue” for 450 – 495 nm. The reason for these “additives” are simple: for surviving. Attributing colour to certain wavelengths of electromagnetic wave means that an animal is easier to differentiate between objects and, in nature, predators.

Now we see that colours are just representation of something dull which is the electromagnetic spectrum from 380 nm to 750 nm. In fact, there are many things that are dull intrinsically that have been converted and interpreted by our brains into something interesting. An example is taste. Have you ever wondered, how can chemicals exhibit properties radically different from what it really is? How can some atoms, bond together to form a molecule, exhibits sweetness? The answer again, is our brain.

In short, although we are both looking at the same thing no one sees it exactly the same. lol, don't mind me I'm bored.

[RAcast]

And as for the color choices they went with, maybe this picture could help you better understand what they were going for.

No, not really!

I just think the whole colour palette from G2 was a bad decision from the off.
Maybe they thought repaints in bright, garish colours would attract the kids!

You shut your face!