The Energon Pub

[william-james88]

Awesome Haul Va'al!

I got an awesome one too. Here is what I was talking about the other say when I said some would be jealous (well, I know I would be).

AM Thundercracker (exclusive figure from random japanese electronics stores)
Cybertron Satellite-exclusive TakaraTomy Go! Nemesis Hunter Prime
BH Blukhead
AM Rumble
RID Megatronus
RID Fracture

About Fracture, anyone who thinks Hasbro is not taking this line seriously will change their mind if they give Fracture a chance. While the material and the way he is built up doesnt scream solid quality ala Galaxy Force, he shows how Takara is at the height of their engineering. His transformation is perfect and more unique and elegant than any Generations toy out last year. Everything is just so thought out and meticulous. It clips in perfectly and both modes are dynamite with minimal extraneous kibble. There is no way to tell this tuens into a robot in vehicle mode and the robot mode is so damn sleek! This is by far the best toy to come out of the RID line so far.



My favourite from this batch are thundercraker (awesome partner figure and the retooling ups the playability) and of course Fracture!

[Cobotron]

Nice stuff Billy.
How is Megatronus? Not as good as Fracture, I take it?

[william-james88]

Nice stuff Billy.
How is Megatronus? Not as good as Fracture, I take it?

No not as good. Pretty smart leg transformation though and the rotating turret is really nice. Its just pretty much an update of the original Megatronus toy (Titanium fallen) without the cool deco that one had. I dont regret buying it though, especially since I have that deluxe rime for him to battle.

[shajaki]

[Cobotron]

good stuffs Shaky J.
I see you have indulged in some desert treats with Bomb Pop and Cherry Danish there. Yum!
Hey, Red Bee does NOT come with a battle mask, correct?

[ScottyP]

good stuffs Shaky J.
I see you have indulged in some desert treats with Bomb Pop and Cherry Danish there. Yum!
Hey, Red Bee does NOT come with a battle mask, correct?

No Battle Mask. No jetpack either. Base figure, happy face, stern face, gun, spare tire, and cover for back if you don't use the spare tire. That's it :/

[william-james88]

good stuffs Shaky J.
I see you have indulged in some desert treats with Bomb Pop and Cherry Danish there. Yum!
Hey, Red Bee does NOT come with a battle mask, correct?

No Battle Mask. No jetpack either. Base figure, happy face, stern face, gun, spare tire, and cover for back if you don't use the spare tire. That's it :/

Does the price take that into account?

[Cobotron]

]No Battle Mask. No jetpack either. Base figure, happy face, stern face, gun, spare tire, and cover for back if you don't use the spare tire. That's it :/

Thanks Scotty! Unfortunately that makes him a pass for me. I like to try to tailor my MPs towards the Toy accurate side. Which is getting harder with each new release.
To bad, Rumblebee was growing on me. Glad he comes with the spare tire though. It's such a neat little touch.

[shajaki]

Does the price take that into account?

Hard to tell. It wasn't available through the normal sources like Ami or HLJ, it was some kind of exclusive so I had to buy it for a BBTS premium.

Sorry folks, I didn't post any words with my pic last night. It was a fantastically bad evening. But actually, the lack of a faceplate upsets me a great deal. Red Bee here is meant for my Diaclone MP display, and the OG Bee had a faceplate, thus he should have the faceplate.

They got G2 Bee right... I wonder how they messed this up?

[william-james88]

Another day and another awesome haul to hold me over till Titans Return.

Firstly, I finally got Garry! This is Death Garry Gun, a redeco of G1 Victory Sky Garry for Takara's Gold Goldran line.

Since we were going by silly names, I made sure the redeco of Garry met the redeco of Alan!



Alan can help guard the base (mode)



I also got Omnibot Camshaft, who also got to meet his fellow omnbibot brother Overdrive:



I also got robot man ace as part of a giant box set called Impact Man from the Microman line.

Here he is invoking Shiva





So much chromey and clear plastic takara goodness; here is some flash:



So this is my whole Haul which Cobotron helped me get:



Beast Machines Blackarachnia
G1 Camshaft
Gold Goldran Death Garry Gun
Generations Grooce
One Step fixit
Robotman Ace
Hurican Bird
Magne Cougar
Magne jaguar

[Cobotron]

Now that it has arrived...
I can finally sleep.

[william-james88]

Now that it has arrived...
I can finally sleep.

How do you find Garry now that he is all stickered up?

[Cobotron]

How do you find Garry now that he is all stickered up?

I forgot to look.
Looks good! Can we see robot mode?

[william-james88]

How do you find Garry now that he is all stickered up?

I forgot to look.
Looks good! Can we see robot mode?

It's in the roundup image

[Cobotron]

How do you find Garry now that he is all stickered up?

I forgot to look.
Looks good! Can we see robot mode?

It's in the roundup image

all that black and gold on his chest and shoulders, are stickers, ya?
Looks awesome.

Best part about that toy is, he is a big, blocky, stoopid lookin', giant Robo, with an awesomely Takara head. And I mean all of that in the best way.

The little deploy-pod gimmick is really cool too.

[shajaki]

BYAAAA!

[Cobotron]

KA BLOUY!

Awesome!
Thundercracker.
Overtime RULES!

[william-james88]

Wow! And the blue on that Defensor is gorgeous!

[Cobotron]

Wow! And the blue on that Defensor is gorgeous!

I just stared at it for 6 minutes. That's the first time I have looked at that paint scheme and liked it. Really liked it.

Shakattack, tell us a little something about that Groove.

[shajaki]

Wow! And the blue on that Defensor is gorgeous!

I just stared at it for 6 minutes. That's the first time I have looked at that paint scheme and liked it. Really liked it.

Shakattack, tell us a little something about that Groove.

Oh man... Groove is such a sexpot. I seriously want to buy a second Deffy just to have a Groove not perpetually serving his life as a leg. And I didn't realize I had such a soft spot for him, but he was one of the few Scamblers I had as a kid. Wheel on his back, engine arms, he gets all my love

[Cobotron]

Wow! And the blue on that Defensor is gorgeous!

I just stared at it for 6 minutes. That's the first time I have looked at that paint scheme and liked it. Really liked it.

Shakattack, tell us a little something about that Groove.

Oh man... Groove is such a sexpot. I seriously want to buy a second Deffy just to have a Groove not perpetually serving his life as a leg. And I didn't realize I had such a soft spot for him, but he was one of the few Scamblers I had as a kid. Wheel on his back, engine arms, he gets all my love

YOu could save a few Looneys, and buy another Rook!

[prjkt]

so my Masterpiece Journey is starting...





will fit nicely with G2 Bee

[Va'al]

You need a G2 Sideswipe, really.

[wilcosu35]

I have a bit of road rage

[Dagon]

I got Leader Skywarp the other day, at an actual store, which blew my mind. Now all I need is Starscream.