The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · Mon May 05, 2014 3:52 pm

Just picked up a Whirl this weekend. I was on the fence about him, but changed my mind. Now I have a sociopath on my shelves.

I also picked up TF Prime Hot Shot at Ross. Really like this one.

News Credits: 101 · Mon May 05, 2014 5:24 pm

thedistinctroom wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
thedistinctroom wrote:Botcon 2010 Double Punch
Beast Machines T-Wrecks
Titanium War Within Megatron
Car Robots In Disguise Megatron

May I suggest the ULTIMATE Megatron? Titanium "GI-Joe" Megatron.
It's a lot of fun!

Blimey! That's one toy from the zone of avoidance.

Overquoting just to tell that if you can find it for cheap, buy it.
Why?
For the spiritual experience, of course!
I got mine as a freebie in a lot and let me tell you, you have to LIVE and FEEL the Titanium "Joe" Megatron. This will make appreciate the rest of your collection way more!

For those who wonder what the hell are we talking about:

News Credits: 4877 · Tue May 06, 2014 11:46 pm

Cool Haul today. I got 5 more of my most wanted list.

My Walmart still had an autobot skids so I jumped on it and then I got Wreck-Gar, Cyclonus and Terradive through a sale and unexpectedly got NightSlash Cheetor, deluxe Jetstorm (boy were the deluxes big back then), Cybertron Leo Breaker and Animated Oil Slick.

Fun day and let me say that Cyclonus is worth every penny, what a gorgeous figure!

Wed May 07, 2014 12:49 pm

Target has been treating me nice over the last week. After months of nothing but dwindling BH and earlier thrilling 30 runs, I snagged Whirl last week and Rhinox on Monday.

Both awesome figures and glad I can stop hunting for a while.

News Credits: 6188 · Wed May 07, 2014 1:01 pm

I may or may not have bought a Generations Springer. Waiting for the seller to confirm.

I gave in, so I did.

News Credits: 293 · Wed May 07, 2014 2:05 pm

Va'al wrote:I may or may not have bought a Generations Springer. Waiting for the seller to confirm.

I gave in, so I did.

you were on the fence? too bad you waited so long... now he has a lot of hype to live up to.

News Credits: 461 · Wed May 07, 2014 2:56 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Fun day and let me say that Cyclonus is worth every penny, what a gorgeous figure!

Not sure if you care but RTS Cyclonus has a much more accurate color scheme

News Credits: 4877 · Wed May 07, 2014 3:08 pm

mooncake623 wrote:
Not sure if you care but RTS Cyclonus has a much more accurate color scheme

I just wanted the mold since I heard it was one of the best out there, so I would have taken any that came my way. And since I grew up on Beast Wars instead of the 80s show, I dont need characters from that show to be as show accurate as possible. I rarely need more than one of a particular mold.

News Credits: 14 · Thu May 08, 2014 2:56 am

So I wanted to fill out my collection with some fembots, so 3rd Party aside, I found this mould to be a very good representation; curvy, articulated, nice deco...

Movie Scout Elita One!

I had plans for her to be my Classics Arcee but now realised there is also an Arcee available in a slightly different deco?

So then I find there are a whole host of repaints available as seen in the Seibertron photo below!

Can I get a name check for all these lovely ladies please, I needs me some fembot lovin'!! :lol:

News Credits: 4 · Thu May 08, 2014 3:29 am

Mel, the Arcee was the first one, from Energon. There's a slightly different one from the Japanese series. Think the green one came from there too. The blue one was from a movie line. Think the rest were Botcon ones. (but I'm sure someone else will correct me...)

the TFwiki page should have all the details about what it was repainted from/into

News Credits: 14 · Thu May 08, 2014 4:01 am

craggy wrote:Mel, the Arcee was the first one, from Energon. There's a slightly different one from the Japanese series. Think the green one came from there too. The blue one was from a movie line. Think the rest were Botcon ones. (but I'm sure someone else will correct me...)

the TFwiki page should have all the details about what it was repainted from/into

Cheers, gonna make myself a cup of tea and take a browse (busy day at work)!!

News Credits: 241 · Thu May 08, 2014 7:21 am

robotmel wrote:
craggy wrote:Mel, the Arcee was the first one, from Energon. There's a slightly different one from the Japanese series. Think the green one came from there too. The blue one was from a movie line. Think the rest were Botcon ones. (but I'm sure someone else will correct me...)

the TFwiki page should have all the details about what it was repainted from/into

Cheers, gonna make myself a cup of tea and take a browse (bust day at work)!!

*snicker*

From left to right, they are:

Superlink Ariel Paradron Type (based on the Paradron Medic)
Superlink Ariel
Energon Arcee
Movie Arcee
Movie Elita-One
BotCon 2005 Chromia (based on G1 Moonracer)
BotCon 2005 Flareup (based on G1 Firestar)
BotCon 2005 Flamewar

News Credits: 14 · Thu May 08, 2014 9:55 am

robotmel wrote:Cheers, gonna make myself a cup of tea and take a browse (busy day at work)!!

Fixed by Detective Inspector Spell!

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:*snicker*

Not sure why we are talking chocolate bars, but hey!

Jelly Goldfinger wrote:From left to right, they are:

Superlink Ariel Paradron Type (based on the Paradron Medic)
Superlink Ariel
Energon Arcee
Movie Arcee
Movie Elita-One
BotCon 2005 Chromia (based on G1 Moonracer)
BotCon 2005 Flareup (based on G1 Firestar)
BotCon 2005 Flamewar

Thank you, most helpful!

I may open Elita tonight and explore her delights. Heck, I may have a motorcycle jam and crack open a Prime RiD Arcee and have her as my Classics Chromia? :-?

News Credits: 22 · Thu May 08, 2014 10:58 am

I spotted Voyagers Optimus and Grimlock at WalMart today. I picked up Optimus only, (because I think Grimlock is hideous) and I wasn't disappointed. It's a very good figure. Dare I say better than the Leader. From previous photos and reviews I didn't think I would, but once I had it in hand at the store, it was a must-get.

I went to give his shotgun to DoTM Voyager Megatron, just to see if it would fit, and it does. Also, I noticed that Evasion Optimus scales very well with DoTM Megatron in both modes. In both modes he's juuuuust a bit bigger, but it's much closer than DoTM Voyager Optimus was.

News Credits: 1 · Fri May 09, 2014 5:24 pm

Picked up FOC Grimlock for my Prime collection the other day, I really like him. However I'm still undecided on the Iron Factory upgrade kit.

News Credits: 6188 · Sat May 10, 2014 6:54 am

Springer arrived!

More photos here.

Sat May 10, 2014 3:53 pm

While out and about with the wife, I finally spotted Generations Legends Cosmos and Swerve! Bought them both in a heart beat.

News Credits: 1 · Sat May 10, 2014 5:04 pm

Generations Trailcutter.

News Credits: 60 · Sat May 10, 2014 7:05 pm

ORDER ID: 1118010
Grand Total: 5,780 yen
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*The items shown as x0 are sold out or cancelled and not included in the total amount.

Items:
[Shop Item No.:spr-toycy6569]タカラトミー　変形！ヘンケイ！トランスフォーマー　【C-04　サイバトロン　諜報員　リジェ】　not opened/package damaged
5,000 yen x 1

Note:Package btw isn't damaged at all. The store is just darn too cautious. :lol:

henkei henkei Rijie. Yup after nearly 6 years late. He also looks awesome with the FP chrome weapon set that came with the TFX 02- G3 (AW-03)

pics from BBTS as reference

News Credits: 4877 · Sun May 11, 2014 4:33 pm

Here's what I got from BBTS:

3 random arms micron (the fushia snake, optimus and bumblebee)
FOC Shockwave (great robot mode, but the vehicle mode is a bit lacking)
Energon FE Starscream (perfect figure, probably my favourite jet transformer mold, I love how in btoh modes all peices fit tight into one another)
Prime RID Behicon (the vehicle kibble turning into the legs is the stuff of legends)
...and AM 27 Ultra Magnus. The price was good and the Micron is fun but the mold is lacking. There is so much kibble in both modes. The robot has an unimaginative backpack and the vehicle mode doesnt even try to hide the robot legs. BUT his arms and chest are pretty cool and he can hold the hammer with both hands. Not sure I recomend it, even at 20$

News Credits: 101 · Sun May 11, 2014 5:31 pm

Hell yeah, the FE Starscream mold is PIMP as hell!
The RID voyager is so lacking in comparison.

BTW, the Beast Hunters mold is also pretty neat. Sure, the colors are pretty random, but the mold itself is near FE quality. You may find it for 5 or 10$ with some luck. If you want prettier colors, you can import the Takara one for 40$.

Sun May 11, 2014 9:49 pm

I got BH Grimwing and the Target Skylynx on clearance for $11 and $4, respectively. Skylynx sure looks nice, but even at $4 I feel like I overpaid for what he is.

Today I got Legends Cosmos and Swerve.

Last night a friend gave me a blue TF Prime coffee mug with a big Optimus face on it.

News Credits: 14 · Mon May 12, 2014 6:23 am

Dagon wrote:Last night a friend gave me a blue TF Prime coffee mug with a big Optimus face on it.

Throughout my day at work, I am usually checking info about Transformers, much to the bemusement of my work colleagues.
I need to get myself a cool TF mug for more laughs!! :lol:

News Credits: 3 · Mon May 12, 2014 1:08 pm

Just picked up Evasion Mode Prime. He is quite leggy, but I like him.

an aside: Why is movie prime so lanky? Prime always seemed big and burly and Movie prime is way too lanky.

News Credits: 101 · Mon May 12, 2014 7:16 pm

Got a nice haul today.

I purchased RotF Leader Jetfire, the Takara one that came packed-in with the Buster Optimus with face-plate. Now my set is complee! (Only 40$ for Jetfire!)

Then, in a trade, I got these five Cybertron scouts:
1. Blue redeco of Swerve
2. Hardtop (Target exclusive with S7 key)
3. Storm Surge (shortround repaint)
4. Scrapmetal (red)
5. Brakedown

Plus these Beast Wars:
B'Boon, that Polar Bear, and Rhinox.

All complete and in great condition.