The Energon Pub

[Optimizzy]

Just got 10th anniversary optimus primal. Man, why don't I get more Cybertron toys? They are so good.

Munkk not trukky!

[shajaki]

@cobro
whoooaaaaaaaa dude! is the family even going to see you this weekend?

@guar
niiiice. arcee and windblade are just perfect. chromia though... joker lips and less streamlined color choices are odd. still gettin all three though!

[Cobotron]

@cobro
whoooaaaaaaaa dude! is the family even going to see you this weekend?

I'm putting this I.V. on sloooooooooooooooooooooow drip.

[Va'al]

Here's hoping Windblade arrives via Kapow!

[Zeedust]

Arcee is the open-hands version that can't hold hr weapons all the way, but beggars can't be choosers.

This is easily remedied with an Xacto knife. I made the mod to mine and it made all the difference in the world. It doesn't compromise her hands in anyway.

and nice haul.

Thanks. I figured I should order them before it's too late, plus it means I now have all the "Thrilling Thirty" deluxes.

I don't generally do mods involving carving. Mine are not the steadiest of hands.

After having [...] Alpha Bravo for a bit, Combiner Wars has started to grow on me.

Welcome, my child.

I didn't even know his rep when I picked him. He's the new guy and not old-school G1, he breaks up the sameness of the team by being a helicopter, and his kibble-gun has minigun barrels, and that was why he got picked. Only after that did I discover how great he truly was. He's good in all his modes, which is pretty impressive. He usually winds up standing in a "blasting away with both guns" pose, because his guns are awesome and when you add in the wrist missiles it's an even more impressive batch of firepower.

I have only one thing to say to the designers of this figure: Bravo.

Instructions sheet doubles as mini manga

...I would love to see these translated, if only because I want to know if they're as batshit insane as they look. Windblade in a kimono I like for some reason, but T-AI needs to reconsider the "underwear, epaulets, and a necktie" look.

[-Kanrabat-]

T-AI needs to reconsider the "underwear, epaulets, and a necktie" look.

"Fannu sevissu!"



I own this thing BTW.

[Va'al]

After having [...] Alpha Bravo for a bit, Combiner Wars has started to grow on me.

Welcome, my child.

I didn't even know his rep when I picked him. He's the new guy and not old-school G1, he breaks up the sameness of the team by being a helicopter, and his kibble-gun has minigun barrels, and that was why he got picked. Only after that did I discover how great he truly was. He's good in all his modes, which is pretty impressive. He usually winds up standing in a "blasting away with both guns" pose, because his guns are awesome and when you add in the wrist missiles it's an even more impressive batch of firepower.

I have only one thing to say to the designers of this figure: Bravo.

[Evil Eye]

T-AI needs to reconsider the "underwear, epaulets, and a necktie" look.

"Fannu sevissu!"



I own this thing BTW.

[Zeedust]

T-AI needs to reconsider the "underwear, epaulets, and a necktie" look.

"Fannu sevissu!"

I'm not questioning the parts designed to show skin. I know how fanservice works.

I'm just saying, who decided that the rest of it was a good idea?

[-Kanrabat-]

Because that's an official licenced Takara product!

[william-james88]

T-AI needs to reconsider the "underwear, epaulets, and a necktie" look.

"Fannu sevissu!"



I own this thing BTW.

The part that gets me most about that product is Optimus being a peeping Tom. All kinds of wrong here. Also, can anyone enlighten me on who she is? And what's with the attire (in the manga)?

[guarayakha]

The part that gets me most about that product is Optimus being a peeping Tom. All kinds of wrong here. Also, can anyone enlighten me on who she is? And what's with the attire (in the manga)?

T-AI is basically a supercomputer in Hatsune Miku hologram form. The manga is, well...made in Japan
Interesting bits on some little bits I manage to understand:
Windblade refers to herself as Nijika's little sister until she got a program reset.
Chromia's manga is Tigatron's wet dream where all fembots wants him.
Arcee is for some reason Ratrap's caretaker? Cleaning the house, waking and driving him to work, bringing him lunch, getting nagged by T-AI(Something about her bikini armor? lol) and making dinner for the gang.

[-Kanrabat-]

The part that gets me most about that product is Optimus being a peeping Tom. All kinds of wrong here. Also, can anyone enlighten me on who she is? And what's with the attire (in the manga)?

T-AI is basically a supercomputer in Hatsune Miku hologram form. The manga is, well...made in Japan
Interesting bits on some little bits I manage to understand:
Windblade refers to herself as Nijika's little sister until she got a program reset.
Chromia's manga is Tigatron's wet dream where all fembots wants him.
Arcee is for some reason Ratrap's caretaker? Cleaning the house, waking and driving him to work, bringing him lunch, getting nagged by T-AI(Something about her bikini armor? lol) and making dinner for the gang.

Oh lol, the feminazis would have a field day with this! I find this pretty ridiculous myself, but the young Tumblrites will rage so much, their heads will collectively explode!
...
Anyone have a Tumblr to post those mangas with the rough translations over there? My popcorn bucket is ready and I want to enjoy the show!

[-Kanrabat-]

Tonight, I just did a little trade with my sis's boyfriend. I gave him a loos and complete Generations Traibreaker and the RID Landmine Team (yellow version) for these babies:



G1 Hound and Gobots UFO thing! The Gobots is a bit floppy, but unbroken and in a very nice shape. Hound have many of his labels, is unbroken, and quite tight. The only missing accessories are the gaz tank, the spare tire, and the extra missiles.

I'm pretty glad because not, I can make that display:



Quite funny to see that G1 Hound is smaller than G1 Sideswipe, but "MP" Hound is bigger than MP Sideswipe.

[Moosey]

The part that gets me most about that product is Optimus being a peeping Tom. All kinds of wrong here. Also, can anyone enlighten me on who she is? And what's with the attire (in the manga)?

T-AI is basically a supercomputer in Hatsune Miku hologram form. The manga is, well...made in Japan
Interesting bits on some little bits I manage to understand:
Windblade refers to herself as Nijika's little sister until she got a program reset.
Chromia's manga is Tigatron's wet dream where all fembots wants him.
Arcee is for some reason Ratrap's caretaker? Cleaning the house, waking and driving him to work, bringing him lunch, getting nagged by T-AI(Something about her bikini armor? lol) and making dinner for the gang.

Oh lol, the feminazis would have a field day with this! I find this pretty ridiculous myself, but the young Tumblrites will rage so much, their heads will collectively explode!
...
Anyone have a Tumblr to post those mangas with the rough translations over there? My popcorn bucket is ready and I want to enjoy the show!

Hey now, let's respect people's opinions, especially with a topic like this. It's the internet, people can say what they want, even if it is a bit extreme. While not a "feminazi" as you put it, I still feel like women's rights is an issue that needs to be addressed (disclaimer: I'm a dude) and it's a shame that this comic makes Arcee, an awesome badass, into a maid basically.

[-Kanrabat-]

Hey now, let's respect people's opinions, especially with a topic like this. It's the internet, people can say what they want, even if it is a bit extreme. While not a "feminazi" as you put it, I still feel like women's rights is an issue that needs to be addressed (disclaimer: I'm a dude) and it's a shame that this comic makes Arcee, an awesome badass, into a maid basically.

People are entitled to their opinions but I'm not obliged to respect them. It's part of free speach to mock and ridicule other's opinions after all.

Still, I find those mangas completely ridiculous and shameful. However, let's consider them parodies, even bad ones. Let's facepalm, and go on with our lives.

The feminazis, however, will march on the streets, burning cars and breaking windows to ban all the Japanese TF from the country! Sure, say any opinions you want, I dont care. I draw the line at bullying and ruining everyone's fun.

[grimdragon2001]

ok first of all, guarayakha, how did you get them so fast? I'm still waiting for them to show at HLJ, (had them preordered since november).

Secondly, is it just me or does T-AI look like a pro wrestler in that pic?

[Arctorro]

These guys arrived today!

The feet on Astrotrain are mis-transformed because I need a knife to fold the toes out.

[william-james88]

These guys arrived today!

The feet on Astrotrain are mis-transformed because I need a knife to fold the toes out.

Aw crap, is Evila Star that tight? Do you think the toes can loosen over usage?

[Arctorro]

These guys arrived today!

The feet on Astrotrain are mis-transformed because I need a knife to fold the toes out.

Aw crap, is Evila Star that tight? Do you think the toes can loosen over usage?

Over time they should, so I'm not worried. As for the rest of him, everything is spot on except for the train wheels moving when in the other 2 modes and the wings during transformation (but tightening the wings would've caused them to break).

The engineering and plastic on Evila Star is solid and can withstand some ham-fisted transformations, even when you might be worried something will break because of how thin it looks.

[william-james88]

These guys arrived today!

The feet on Astrotrain are mis-transformed because I need a knife to fold the toes out.

Aw crap, is Evila Star that tight? Do you think the toes can loosen over usage?

Over time they should, so I'm not worried. As for the rest of him, everything is spot on except for the train wheels moving when in the other 2 modes and the wings during transformation (but tightening the wings would've caused them to break).

The engineering and plastic on Evila Star is solid and can withstand some ham-fisted transformations, even when you might be worried something will break because of how thin it looks.

Thanks for reassuring me, and I have no issues with the wheels, it makes sense, I didnt know they were functional.

[guarayakha]

Quite funny to see that G1 Hound is smaller than G1 Sideswipe, but "MP" Hound is bigger than MP Sideswipe.

That's because your MP Hound is made from a Binaltech/Alternator, which is 1:20 as opposed to the new MP's 1:24 scale

ok first of all, guarayakha, how did you get them so fast? I'm still waiting for them to show at HLJ, (had them preordered since november).

Living in Asia(Malaysia) has it's perks; we're just that much closer Got them off a local hobby store which provides pre-order for TFs, though it did surprised me a bit on how early they reached our shores.

[-Kanrabat-]

Quite funny to see that G1 Hound is smaller than G1 Sideswipe, but "MP" Hound is bigger than MP Sideswipe.

That's because your MP Hound is made from a Binaltech/Alternator, which is 1:20 as opposed to the new MP's 1:24 scale

I know that. I'm really speaking about the size difference of the G1s. Maybe both were from different companies pre-TF?

[ZeroWolf]

Best way to find out is to compare sizes of the seats in keep to the seat in sideswipe. But to the best of my knowledge I thought they were both diaclone instead of microchange

[william-james88]

Best way to find out is to compare sizes of the seats in keep to the seat in sideswipe. But to the best of my knowledge I thought they were both diaclone instead of microchange

Yup, they are both Diaclone toys, the seats should be as big.