The Energon Pub

Wed Oct 22, 2014 10:25 pm

G1 Brawn (Pre-Rub)
G1 Breakdown
G1 Cosmos (TFC Reissue)
G1 Drag Strip
G1 Gears
G1 Golder (Beastformer)
G1 Graysharp (Beastformer)

Generations Jetfire
Generations Scoop w/ Holepunch + Tracer
Generations Skids

3 Bandai Ttamashii Stage - Act 4 (Stands)

Thu Oct 23, 2014 7:00 am

Animated Voyager Starscream and MP Wheeljack. Very pleased with both.

News Credits: 101 · Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:19 pm

Got Generations Rattrap and Tankor today. I was going to pass on Tankor because he look completely derpy, but I had a hunch when I saw a single peg of Gen figures priced at 14$ while the rest were at 17$. So once again, I took advantage of Quebec's pricing laws by scoring both figures at 4$ each!

In case you don't know the law, in Québec, if a scanned price don't match the one that is on the pegs, the article is free if it's value is less than 10$. Otherwise, it's the lowest price minus 10$. So, normally, it would be 17$+tx. Promised price was 14+tx. So, that's 14 - 10 = 4$+tx. Limit of one reduced price per UPC code. Because each TF have a single digit of code that differ, both were reduced!

Sure, our language laws can be annowing. However, that price law is BOSS and it was at my advantage many, many times.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Oct 24, 2014 2:30 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Got Generations Rattrap and Tankor today. I was going to pass on Tankor because he look completely derpy, but I had a hunch when I saw a single peg of Gen figures priced at 14$ while the rest were at 17$. So once again, I took advantage of Quebec's pricing laws by scoring both figures at 4$ each!

In case you don't know the law, in Québec, if a scanned price don't match the one that is on the pegs, the article is free if it's value is less than 10$. Otherwise, it's the lowest price minus 10$. So, normally, it would be 17$+tx. Promised price was 14+tx. So, that's 14 - 10 = 4$+tx. Limit of one reduced price per UPC code. Because each TF have a single digit of code that differ, both were reduced!

Sure, our language laws can be annowing. However, that price law is BOSS and it was at my advantage many, many times.

I never think of looking at the other pegs, I really should start.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:46 pm

Instead of waiting for a sale, I got the evolution 2 pack Optimus Prime right away. The deco is great and I find both figures have their strength and flaws. Classics Optimus wins the award for best weapons integration in vehicle mode (of all time).

Question for Kanrabat about that Quebec price law.

There were these at toysrus all wrongfully priced with generations pegs. There were no power battlers pegs anywhere to be seen. In this case, the price announced is higher than the one that would be at the cash, so how does the law work in this case if at all?

Also, did Walmart give you trouble?

News Credits: 101 · Sat Oct 25, 2014 2:01 am

Will, glad you listenned to reason and bought that Optimus 2 pack right away. For some things, you just CANT wait for a sale. Just imagine if I did when I found that random MP Grimlock, live in store? --shudder--

As for the Law, it obviously don't count for misplaced products. The label MUST specifically say it for product X. By law, all price labels are thus identified. So, it can only work if the label ITSELF is wrong, no matter what the product under it is.

So far, the only store that have been bitchy about it is TrU. Still, when you are right, they have to give in or face some heavy consequences. That Law was put in place when it was no longer obligatory to put sticker prices on everything.

News Credits: 8 · Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:51 am

Updated pic of latest hauls. MP-10 Asia Re-issue with free Vector Sigma fig. Complete Wave 1-3 Kreon Microchanger combiners and 1/144 HG Gundam G-Self from Gundam Reconguista in G. =)

IMG_2596 by vproject, on Flickr

Sat Oct 25, 2014 9:58 am

Generator_G1 wrote:Updated pic of latest hauls. MP-10 Asia Re-issue with free Vector Sigma fig. Complete Wave 1-3 Kreon Microchanger combiners and 1/144 HG Gundam G-Self from Gundam Reconguista in G. =)

IMG_2596 by vproject, on Flickr

Nice haul!!!

News Credits: 8 · Sat Oct 25, 2014 10:23 am

Thanks. Kreos were around 60% off so it's worth it to get a 2nd set ( 1 for combined form, the other for individual kreos).

News Credits: 41 · Sat Oct 25, 2014 11:03 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:Will, glad you listenned to reason and bought that Optimus 2 pack right away. For some things, you just CANT wait for a sale. Just imagine if I did when I found that random MP Grimlock, live in store? --shudder--

As for the Law, it obviously don't count for misplaced products. The label MUST specifically say it for product X. By law, all price labels are thus identified. So, it can only work if the label ITSELF is wrong, no matter what the product under it is.

So far, the only store that have been bitchy about it is TrU. Still, when you are right, they have to give in or face some heavy consequences. That Law was put in place when it was no longer obligatory to put sticker prices on everything.

Canada is cool.
They like their people better than they like their money.

News Credits: 4877 · Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:19 am

Got generations Tankor. Very inventive transformation that conveys the show perfectly. And fun paint apps.

News Credits: 293 · Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:04 pm

Generator_G1 wrote:Updated pic of latest hauls. MP-10 Asia Re-issue with free Vector Sigma fig. Complete Wave 1-3 Kreon Microchanger combiners and 1/144 HG Gundam G-Self from Gundam Reconguista in G. =)

IMG_2596 by vproject, on Flickr

holy crap! the MP10 reissue is out? if you plan to open up the vector sigma box, you should show us all!

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:11 pm

Woohoo, got a nice haul today, full of Animated awesomeness.

I had bought an animated Ultra Magnus and Grimlock (as well as Airachnid as a bonus to complete my Prime collection) off a guy online, but after I paid he lost the Grimlock. I didnt know what to do, he asked if there was something else I could exchange it for instead of a refund but I didnt want anything else. A week goes by and he finds the Grimlock in a box. It takes another week and a bit to get an update on it being shipped. All this time I thought it would not work out but I kept being patient. Finally he sends them telling me he added a bonus to thank me for my patience. And low and behold the gorgeous haul that I got in the end:

Those Botcon Autotroopers are a thing of beauty. And with 3 of them I can now do this:

And for those wondering, the interaction with Lockdown's weapon is perfected with this mold (too bad it doesnt have much meaning though)

News Credits: 101 · Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:16 pm

Wait. He sent the Autorooper set for free as an apology?! That's just insane!

Congrats!

News Credits: 4877 · Tue Oct 28, 2014 11:19 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Wait. He sent the Autorooper set for free as an apology?! That's just insane!

Congrats!

Thanks buddy! And yeah, I couldnt believe it, I thought I would never own botcon stuff due to the price, so this makes them in a way even more precious to me. It's really like something impossible was proven to be possible.

News Credits: 41 · Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:50 am

That's Awesome!
Karma is a beautiful thing.

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:02 pm

Cobotron wrote:That's Awesome!
Karma is a beautiful thing.

Agreed, and when I wrote to him thanking him and expressing how this was a crazy surprise, all he wrote was the following: Hey man no worries! I hope you enjoy them!

While I am certain something like this will probably never happen again, for it to have happened once in my life is enough to humble me.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:12 pm

Just recently got: am-20 ironhide. Transformers go! Go Prime (really digging it. Glad I got this version of the mold) and tg-12 air raid. Air Raid has got a good look to him, which why I got the import but all of the joints are loose. He is all flipity flopity. Go Prime is great though.

Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:08 pm

William-james88, that is just flat out awesome on that Animated haul. I tip my hat to you for being so patient.

Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:17 pm

Recently acquired a Special 16 Black Megatron limited edition exclusive MISB. Only a thousand made and i got one.

It's a big deal to me anyways.

News Credits: 101 · Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:27 pm

MGrotusque wrote:Recently acquired a Special 16 Black Megatron limited edition exclusive MISB. Only a thousand made and i got one.

It's a big deal to me anyways.

For something so limited, it's not that expensive. I'm still thinking about buying one to have at least a G1 Megs mold.
I need to sell more stuff.

News Credits: 4877 · Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:30 pm

Drift082111 wrote:William-james88, that is just flat out awesome on that Animated haul. I tip my hat to you for being so patient.

Thanks, it's a moment in my collecting life that I will never forget.

And Kanrabat, you were right. I just got this toy in today and it is a perfect example of a good wholesome transformer. I would have liked articulated wrists but the fact that the fists and the feet hide in plain sight (as the best transformers do) makes up for it. I dont know what to do with the stickers though.

News Credits: 101 · Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:34 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Drift082111 wrote:William-james88, that is just flat out awesome on that Animated haul. I tip my hat to you for being so patient.

Thanks, it's a moment in my collecting life that I will never forget.

And Kanrabat, you were right. I just got this toy in today and it is a perfect example of a good wholesome transformer. I would have liked articulated wrists but the fact that the fists and the feet hide in plain sight (as the best transformers do) makes up for it. I dont know what to do with the stickers though.

What to do with the stickers? How about sticking them to him, as the instructions say? BTW, The main

symbol I applied to his chest is the :WRECKERS:

one.

Sure, the stickers are tiny and there is so many, but be patient and get to work. In the end, it will be worthwile.

Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:26 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
MGrotusque wrote:Recently acquired a Special 16 Black Megatron limited edition exclusive MISB. Only a thousand made and i got one.

It's a big deal to me anyways.

For something so limited, it's not that expensive. I'm still thinking about buying one to have at least a G1 Megs mold.
I need to sell more stuff.

It's really a pretty handsome piece. The brown on the handle has a nice subtle sparkle plastic and all the usual grey bits are black and the chrome is really deep and dark. A real classy lookin piece. Plus it's waaaay tighter than my G1. Get one if you can.

News Credits: 41 · Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:44 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Drift082111 wrote:William-james88, that is just flat out awesome on that Animated haul. I tip my hat to you for being so patient.

Thanks, it's a moment in my collecting life that I will never forget.

And Kanrabat, you were right. I just got this toy in today and it is a perfect example of a good wholesome transformer. I would have liked articulated wrists but the fact that the fists and the feet hide in plain sight (as the best transformers do) makes up for it. I dont know what to do with the stickers though.

What to do with the stickers? How about sticking them to him, as the instructions say? BTW, The main symbol I applied to his chest is the one.

Sure, the stickers are tiny and there is so many, but be patient and get to work. In the end, it will be worthwile.

Kanrabat you really know how to put a thing. Stick 'em!
I only applied the emblem, red dots and 6's, and I was pleased with that. Just enough detail to make him pop.
If you want my opinion on the rest of his and Whirl's stickers go here:
http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/stickers-is-this-the-way-of-the-future--t102092.php#p1614955

He is a good Transformer. Simple and cool.