The Energon Pub

[nycPrime]

So lucky. Really want that g1 reissues!

[-Kanrabat-]

AW COME ON! Why Montreal have everything while just across the freaking river it's only THAT in the aisles?

[shajaki]

God damn you Will

[RotorstormNZ]

I'm so, so envious of you North American folks: I would love to walk into the local TF stockists and see G1 on the pegs and shelves! So cool!

[nycPrime]

I'm so, so envious of you North American folks: I would love to walk into the local TF stockists and see G1 on the pegs and shelves! So cool!

Not North American. Canadian!

[-Kanrabat-]

I'm so, so envious of you North American folks: I would love to walk into the local TF stockists and see G1 on the pegs and shelves! So cool!

Not North American. Canadian!

Even then Canada is big. So it's pretty relative....

[triKlops]

POTP Hun _Gurr
POTP Wave 3 PMasters
ThinkGeek Soundwave version Vinyl score
POTP Windcharger
POTP Outback with DR. Wu Brawn gun

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Completed my first CW-style Combiner:

PotP Snarl

Volcanicus will awaken soon, and join PCC Grimstone! Next up: Abominus!

btw Are the DotM Dino Mini-Cons Dualor, Triceradon, Rav and Catilla easy to find?

[Emerje]

Been a while since I bought an actual G1 figure so I grabbed this off eBay rather spontaneously when I figured out how ridiculously cheap they are, only $11.99 and free shipping.

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Targetmaster Crosshairs

I was looking at a couple of them and not only was this the cheapest, but it also had the lightest window scuffing. The joints were described at "decent", but they are wicked tight and clicky, way better than the well played with one from my childhood that this will be replacing on the shelf. I still have my Pinpointer so no completion issues here! I just need to get some stickers off Toyhax to finish him off. Very happy!

Emerje

[-Kanrabat-]

Been a while since I bought an actual G1 figure so I grabbed this off eBay rather spontaneously when I figured out how ridiculously cheap they are, only $11.99 and free shipping.

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Targetmaster Crosshairs

I was looking at a couple of them and not only was this the cheapest, but it also had the lightest window scuffing. The joints were described at "decent", but they are wicked tight and clicky, way better than the well played with one from my childhood that this will be replacing on the shelf. I still have my Pinpointer so no completion issues here! I just need to get some stickers off Toyhax to finish him off. Very happy!

Emerje

That's quite a score! Especially if you already have the weapon/accessories to complete it. I have Xhair and he's fantastic. In my head canon, he's G1 Orion Pax.

[Emerje]

In my head canon, he's G1 Orion Pax.

Same here, I wonder how many kids in the '80s did the same thing?

Emerje

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Check out what might be my greatest haul ever...



G1 Jetfire, 99.99% complete, the small gun clip has a small piece broken off
G1 Grotusque complete
G1 Doubledealer complete
G1 Astrotrain complete
G1 Abominus, with Hun-Gurr and Rippersnapper complete
Beast Machines Mirage, complete
RiD litte Towline
Generations G2 Megs
SS Lockdown, bought at Target. The rest were found at a collectors shop I visited for the first time a half hour away from my home.

Total spent on all of these: $285

[D-Maximal_Primal]

And adding to the previous post, some Fall of Cybertron seekers!

[Emerje]

Who's gun is that on the back of Hun-gurr?

My Amazon Blast-Off came in today. At first I was very annoyed that they shipped it in a padded envelope, but quickly found out he's actually in his own cardboard box like Nemesis Prime was inside the envelope. It didn't protect him perfectly, the side with the art on it is bowed in slightly, but it did well enough.

Emerje

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Who's gun is that on the back of Hun-gurr?

Rippersnappers. I thought it was Hun Gurrs and the combined gun was a different gun, but then when looking at images I found out it was Rips, which is interesting as I didn't expect a G1 limb to have 2 guns/accessories

[-Kanrabat-]

Total spent on all of these: $285

Even in USD, it's impressive! Come from a local seller who just didn't want to deal with Ebay and it's fees?

[OptimalOptimus2]

I recently received these from Amazon MISB for about $26 (including tax). I really love these guys especially Wind Sheer. His mold is just awesome. I wish there was a Starscream repaint of him (given that he is an F-22 Raptor in the movies, but more like a G1 repaint). Either the toy reviewers have strong fingers or what because my Skid-Z transformation gimmick is really tight and I have to use a lot of force to get it to transform. Overall, I find these two to be an excellent buy given that they are merely advanced One-Step/Turbo Changers ( take notes) with decent articulation and play value. I hope this to be the start of a vintage Tranformers collection that I've always wanted!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Total spent on all of these: $285

Even in USD, it's impressive! Come from a local seller who just didn't want to deal with Ebay and it's fees?

They do sell to ebay! But it's cheaper in store, according to another customer that was there with his kid looking at Transformers. Kid pointed out the Energon Superion with upgrade kit for $40, but dad said it had a knackered shoulder according to the shop owner.

They usually look at the condition of the figure on Ebay and its going price, then try to ask around 75% of the reasonable Ebay prices they find.

They had G1 guys of all kinds, universe, beast wars, pretty much everything. Passed on a sealed Universe Whirl (from the G1.5 Rotorstorm mold) and Universe Ramjet, among others. Had a complete Sixshot too, but he took backseat to the guys I got.

I plan to start making a monthly trip to the shop, they get new stuff a lot.

[Cobotron]

Some super sweet vintage hauls going down y'all!

I discovered an awesome vintage toy and video game shop a month or two ago. They don't have a ton of TF, but I was excited to find it none the less. It will be a great place to dump the mountain of vintage G.I. Joes I have. Especially in trade for the Encore Metroplex they have!

Anyway, this time I did pic up a lil sumpin' sumpin'.

And when I say little, I mean little!



Micromaster Sports Car Patrol.



I had completely forgotten this is where Blackjack came from.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Nice nice nice! Picking up the old Micromasters to prepare for the Siege ones eh?

[Emerje]

Hey, look at that clean paint. Must have come from a collector because kids would always smash these together or they'd get lost at the bottom of a toy box with a bunch of stuff on top of them and paint would always get scuffed. Detour especially with his big dome top. Nice find.

Emerje

[Cobotron]

Oh cool! Well I feel a little better about the price I paid then. It wasn't terrible but it felt high for such tiny bots.
I will treat them with care.

and.....


Well slap my exhaust port and call me a monkeybot's uncletron!

Sunday deliveries ARE a thang!

[shajaki]

Cobie Smulders! How you likin the real Blasty?

Here's my weekends acquisitions

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .

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[shajaki]

Found some more stuff today!