The Energon Pub

News Credits: 3 · Tue May 19, 2015 5:52 pm

My Club order was finally ready to pick up this morning due to a couple of days of bungling by the post office,

Timelines Nova Prime
G2 Electro(ns)
MW Mirage
Dread Pirate Crew Clones/Vehicons
Timelines Depth Charge
Timelines Rampage

Pics later on when I get home

News Credits: 41 · Tue May 19, 2015 8:18 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:A mini haul today.

Mine is even more mini.

:lol:

News Credits: 4877 · Tue May 19, 2015 8:20 pm

I LOVE how your backdrop is Menasor facing off against Superion.

News Credits: 60 · Tue May 19, 2015 9:00 pm

Cobotron wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:A mini haul today.

Mine is even more mini.

Seeing Cobster's background, these Combiner teams this really makes it easier to reeanct those battles in the 1984-1985-1986 show. :BOWDOWN:

Just can't wait for Devs. (Btw, it's already May)

News Credits: 3 · Wed May 20, 2015 6:09 am

News Credits: 293 · Wed May 20, 2015 8:27 am

Dang! That's quite the haul! Who's your fav of the bunch?
Mines probably Depthcharge, but I also love the G2'y goodness of Electro

News Credits: 4877 · Wed May 20, 2015 8:35 am

Awesome haul man, its pretty cool that you nabbed the entire bunch in one stroke!

Although I couldn't resist doing this, since it was my first thought:

News Credits: 3 · Wed May 20, 2015 9:19 am

shajaki wrote:Dang! That's quite the haul! Who's your fav of the bunch?
Mines probably Depthcharge, but I also love the G2'y goodness of Electro

It's tough. I never had the original moulds used here for Depthcharge or Rampage, so the newness might be biasing my judgement, but I really do like Depthcharge. I got these two "just because" and it was actually cheaper than tracking down one of the original releases... Plus helped share the cost of shipping across the lot, and gives Lio Convoy someone to hang with when he arrives.

Electro was bought for me Neo-G2 collection, as was Mirage (not exactly G2, but close enough for me) and I really like the Kup mould, but unfortunately like my Asia Gen Kup, his chest was mis-assembled so I had to perform surgery, and one of the pins on Nova Prime's shoulders wasn't quite in properly, so was preventing the arm from coming all the way forward.

All fixed now, even made up a photo comic I'll post later.

The Vehicons were bought so I can build up a Vehiconic army of individual releases, no double ups. Plus I like the moulds and patterns.

And yes, they're all repaints. But my collection has been all about characters, rather than moulds. So I don't mind have duplicate body forms as it seems to make sense that a bunch of robots might have shared the same assembly line.

I'm kind of regretting not getting MW Sandstorm to put on my Neo-G2 shelf... Maybe if there are enough cool Botcon releases from this year I might do another batch.

News Credits: 293 · Wed May 20, 2015 9:35 am

prjkt wrote:I'm kind of regretting not getting MW Sandstorm to put on my Neo-G2 shelf... Maybe if there are enough cool Botcon releases from this year I might do another batch.

Oh how I LOVED the Machine Wars Botcon set. Luckily its so underrated that they can all be bought on the cheap. I suggest going for the whole set.

Depthcharge was my first experience with the mold as well, and it floored me. You should try and track down the MW Starscream as he's equally pleasing.

News Credits: 101 · Wed May 20, 2015 8:00 pm

Received my Banzaitron from Lena today. I'm a bit disapointed because the toy don't come in the sexy clear box the Alternity line usually come in. I originally planned to keep it sealed. Oh well, I openned that sucker and threw away the box. That car is really NOICE in black! I'm yet to transform him but I really hope he's not floppy-loose like Skywarp.

News Credits: 293 · Wed May 20, 2015 8:38 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Received my Banzaitron from Lena today. I'm a bit disapointed because the toy don't come in the sexy clear box the Alternity line usually come in. I originally planned to keep it sealed. Oh well, I openned that sucker and threw away the box. That car is really NOICE in black! I'm yet to transform him but I really hope he's not floppy-loose like Skywarp.

Gratz! Thundercrackers blue is so dreamy, but overall I think I ended up liking Banzai the most 8-}

News Credits: 13 · Thu May 21, 2015 2:50 pm

2 toys in 2 days

News Credits: 1 · Thu May 21, 2015 3:38 pm

Went a bit MP mental this month...

MP-13 Soundwave, MP-14 Red Alert, MP-15 Rumble and Ravage, MP-18 Bluestreak and MP-19 Smokescreen. Meanwhile MP-12 Sideswipe is still stuck in UK customs :-(

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News Credits: 101 · Thu May 21, 2015 7:14 pm

FINALLY, Wave 2 of CW deluxes is out at TrU. Meaning my Superion is complete at last with newcommer Air Raid!

To give some more significance to my Voyager Classic Inferno mold collection, I got both G1 Inferno and Grapple. I paid the price, but both are vintage G1 and in PRISTINE condition, 100% complete!

I love the vehicle and bot modes, but I don't like the neuteured firing-fists gimmick of the time. The hold fists and missiles very loosly. Still, I'm glad to finally own them!

Thu May 21, 2015 9:21 pm

MightyMagnus78 wrote:Went a bit MP mental this month...

MP-13 Soundwave, MP-14 Red Alert, MP-15 Rumble and Ravage, MP-18 Bluestreak and MP-19 Smokescreen. Meanwhile MP-12 Sideswipe is still stuck in UK customs .

An exquisite haul!

Quickslinger arrived from Amazon today. Love that head sculpt and the paint apps are crisp, sharp.

News Credits: 293 · Thu May 21, 2015 9:38 pm

Guess what shajaki got tonight....

News Credits: 41 · Thu May 21, 2015 10:08 pm

shajaki wrote:Guess what shajaki got tonight....

I dunno. I give up. What?

:lol:

Sweet Brojaki!

News Credits: 293 · Thu May 21, 2015 10:21 pm

Cobotron wrote:Sweet Brojaki!

Thanks!
Y'know, my views ended up being very similar to yours. I don't hate Dead-End, but he's probably my least favorite. Those stumps for shins and lack of feet.. *sigh*. Breakdown who looks particularly bricky (and those crotch joints :???:

) almost ended up being my favorite. In spite of everything he's posable and super G1'y. I think I hyped Offroad up a bit, but he's still pretty great.

The star of the show for me ended up being Air Raid! He looks like he jumped straight out of a Dreamwave comic! And say what you will about Pat Lee as person, but I always loved his art. Air Raid is just fantastic

News Credits: 41 · Thu May 21, 2015 10:50 pm

shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Sweet Brojaki!
Thanks!
Y'know, my views ended up being very similar to yours. I don't hate Dead-End, but he's probably my least favorite. Those stumps for shins and lack of feet.. *sigh*. Breakdown who looks particularly bricky (and those crotch joints ) almost ended up being my favorite. In spite of everything he's posable and super G1'y. I think I hyped Offroad up a bit, but he's still pretty great.

The star of the show for me ended up being Air Raid! He looks like he jumped straight out of a Dreamwave comic! And say what you will about Pat Lee as person, but I always loved his art. Air Raid is just fantastic

Great minds think alike.

Ya. Breakdown is fine. Once you wangle those hips into place he's fun to play with. Cool head, neat shape all around. colors are good, and he comes with that sweet sword. I like to take that sword and put it on the bottom of the hand so Menasor's big sword has a dagger pommel. Plus his alt mode is HOT! Some times I stare at it waiting for Crockett and Tubbs to get out. :lol:

Keep fiddling with Off Road. He might grow on you. Put that foot hand on his fore arm like a shield.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri May 22, 2015 8:43 am

Cobotron wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Sweet Brojaki!
Thanks!
Y'know, my views ended up being very similar to yours. I don't hate Dead-End, but he's probably my least favorite. Those stumps for shins and lack of feet.. *sigh*. Breakdown who looks particularly bricky (and those crotch joints ) almost ended up being my favorite. In spite of everything he's posable and super G1'y. I think I hyped Offroad up a bit, but he's still pretty great.

The star of the show for me ended up being Air Raid! He looks like he jumped straight out of a Dreamwave comic! And say what you will about Pat Lee as person, but I always loved his art. Air Raid is just fantastic
Great minds think alike.
Ya. Breakdown is fine. Once you wangle those hips into place he's fun to play with.

While I also have issues with Breakdown, I LOVE the look he gets when you insert the foot/hand on his back. he gets these awesome back missiles ala Onslaught.

I always pose him with that in robot mode to the point that if he doesnt wear it, he looks naked :oops:

Fri May 22, 2015 9:39 am

shajaki wrote:
Cobotron wrote:Sweet Brojaki!
Thanks!
Y'know, my views ended up being very similar to yours. I don't hate Dead-End, but he's probably my least favorite. Those stumps for shins and lack of feet.. *sigh*. Breakdown who looks particularly bricky (and those crotch joints ) almost ended up being my favorite. In spite of everything he's posable and super G1'y. I think I hyped Offroad up a bit, but he's still pretty great.

The star of the show for me ended up being Air Raid! He looks like he jumped straight out of a Dreamwave comic! And say what you will about Pat Lee as person, but I always loved his art. Air Raid is just fantastic

I think the main reason I ended up liking Air Raid so much is because he looks like an F-14 Tomcat, which is never a negative in my opinion.

News Credits: 101 · Fri May 22, 2015 2:52 pm

I paid a kingdom's ransom for the black and white commemorative Astrotrain MISB. I openned him up and applied the stickers. Man, he's glorious looking. Way prettier than the original IMO.

News Credits: 34 · Fri May 22, 2015 3:16 pm

Combiner Wars Megatron (Leader)

Sincerely, I'm not very satisfied...
Excellent painting and details (and I like the pose in the picture: more emphasis for the plasma cannon and "cannon" on the back ^ ^), but the horrible arms pivots, recall this image...

The pivots are necessary for the transformation, but what a great robot figure sacrifice...
Very nice tank, with rotating turret and realistic track tank, but not much realistic color.
In my opinion, very nice, but overrated because it's Megatron.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri May 22, 2015 3:18 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:I paid a kingdom's ransom for the black and white commemorative Astrotrain MISB. I openned him up and applied the stickers. Man, he's glorious looking. Way prettier than the original IMO.

Awesome man! Glad you can get these awesome toys!

News Credits: 13 · Fri May 22, 2015 3:23 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:I paid a kingdom's ransom for the black and white commemorative Astrotrain MISB. I openned him up and applied the stickers. Man, he's glorious looking. Way prettier than the original IMO.

careful when transforming him, the black paint chips very easily