The Energon Pub

[-Kanrabat-]

Got Cyberverse Sky-Bite. Neat little Guy.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Yes. Yes you are.

I just need a mix and match Energon combiner and i think I will have all the scramble types covered through history!

Unless the Micromaster combiners were scramble compatible too

They sort of are since they all share the same body frame (except for the trains) so you can swap legs for legs and arms for arms between sets.

Emerje

Dang, OK then, gotta form 2 more random combiners

[Fires_Of_Inferno]

I just accidentally bought a KO of DOTM Leadfoot. The listing did not mention that it was a KO. I suppose the decent price should have tipped me off, to be honest. Oh well, he looks good with the other Wreckers, and the quality is actually decent. When I remember where I ordered it from I'll let you know.

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I just accidentally bought a KO of DOTM Leadfoot. The listing did not mention that it was a KO. I suppose the decent price should have tipped me off, to be honest. Oh well, he looks good with the other Wreckers, and the quality is actually decent. When I remember where I ordered it from I'll let you know.

I usually don't condone KO's like this, but you did well with getting him over the TakaraTomy version, only because of the numbers and the Target logo: they were missing on the official release.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Stopped at Target after work today (had to work a Saturday, and tomorrow some, ugh), and lo and behold, a little Micromaster pack snuck its way in!



Now to find the battlemasters and the final Reflector!

[STngAR]

Picked up seige chromia, voyager starscream, and voyager soundwave this morning

[thedistinctroom]

The other day, I went to Target and I see Springer... Take 'em to the counter to purchase and NOPE. It's not ready to sell until the end of next month. Why was it on the shelf? To drive me nuts, that's why.

So, I go back to Target today, knowing I can't buy Springer yet. Desperate, I grab a meh Cyberverse Warrior Class Optimus Prime. I take it to the counter, reach into my pocket, turn back and see my toy has been whisked away by a mystery employee who I cannot find.

So, I try to find out what happened. No one knows. I leave with nothing. GGGAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

[TF-fan kev777]

Hauls from the last 4-5 days.

Friday I found Siege Springer.

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Yesterday my first 2 Siege Refraktors arrived from Amazon.

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And today was glorious, my 3rd Refraktor from Walmart, Smashdown Caliburst and Jetfire from Amazon.

Whoa, Jetfire is a big boy, I mean I knew it from the photos, but in hand still made me do a Keanu Reeves "Whoa".

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[The_Cryptid_Person]

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Here to join the wave 3 bandwagon! Hasbro pulse delivered, and fast!

[no-one]

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Here to join the wave 3 bandwagon! Hasbro pulse delivered, and fast!

Wow, that was fast. Did you pay for expedited shipping? I ordered mine the day they went up and it's scheduled for Friday.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Nice! I still need to get my hands on Brunt..


Ordered a second partial Nemesis Breaker for cheap. Got him for the claws, not sure what I'm gonna do with the rest of him. Maybe some sort of maned fox kitbash...

[thedistinctroom]

Siege Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime
Bumblebee Energon Igniters Shatter
Cyberverse 1-Step Starscream

I went to Target. Saw a Siege Prime box. But, it had a Shockwave inside. It appears the switch happened at the factory and wasn't a nefarious return. I had someone go get the correct one. I'm happy.

[Bucky]

Hauls. It all came at once.

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Finally got a Chromia. Now all I need is an Arcee, and my motorcycle gals are complete. I’ve skipped on a couple sweetheart deals on Fallen before, and each time I wound up regretting it. This time I jumped on one. His alt mode, and transformation may be severely lacking, but his bot mode is really quite good. His figure may also be the pinnacle of the Mech Alive gimmick. The way it’s used on this guy is really quite impressive. While he’s certainly one of the flattest, poorly written and conceived big bads to ever be shoehorned into a movie, he’s got a good toy, and a unique look. He actually reminds me more of a Quintesson than a Cybertronian. The Roadbuster redeco is actually my first movie Wrecker figure. He’s fine. Nothing to write home about, but I’m glad to add him to my movie collection.

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More movie and Beast Wars toys! Scored a DotM Ratchet, to add to my Ratchets, because he’s my Autobot. Landmine is pretty stellar for a 1st movie toy. I can almost see where Has/Tak started tinkering with what will eventually be the Mech Alive gimmick. A couple HA figures, because they’re basically Scouts, and Scout class might be my all time favorite class. Finally got around to picking up Clawjaw and Spittor! I also picked up Wolfang first time with this mold, and I totally get why people like it so much. K-9 and Max B are definitely next on my list.

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And to top it all off, my much awaited Encore Big Convoy! The crew of the Gung-Ho is nearly complete. I just need Heinrad.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Congrats! Although, I think your post was victimized by autocorrect in a couple spots.

[no-one]

A couple purple people eaters showed up.



And in this neato box to boot!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Wow! A box! If you have cats or a Warp-Aci around, they're going to be very happy!

[Bucky]

Congrats! Although, I think your post was victimized by autocorrect in a couple spots.

Yeah. Transformers names and autocorrect don’t exactly get on well together.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Congrats! Although, I think your post was victimized by autocorrect in a couple spots.

Yeah. Transformers names and autocorrect don’t exactly get on well together.

It also turned "big bads" into "big bands"

[no-one]

Wow! A box! If you have cats or a Warp-Aci around, they're going to be very happy!

Or a "snake"...

[Vic Zanzibar]

Just snagged TR Tidal Wave on eBay for $33. That seems like an unusually good deal for that figure to me, or maybe it just hasn't appreciated in value like I assumed it would.

[Trocheman]

So I purchased Siege Brunt, Red Alert, Hound, Starcream, and Megatron this weekend...oh boy im running out of room lol

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Just snagged TR Tidal Wave on eBay for $33. That seems like an unusually good deal for that figure to me, or maybe it just hasn't appreciated in value like I assumed it would.

From what I've seen, the golden boys of that set are Metalhawk and the clones. I got Magnus Prime for $40 including shipping.

[TF-fan kev777]

Hauls from the past week (or so)!

Last Friday (6/28) found Springer at Walmart

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Monday my first 2 Reflectors arrived from Amazon.

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Tuesday Jetfire, Smashdown and Caliburst arrived from Amazon and my 3rd Reflector arrived from Walmart. Tuesday was a REALLY good day.

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And this Friday my 3rd Brunt arrived from Hasbro Pulse.

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Edit: Oh yeah also picked up 2 each Firedrive and Blowpipe on clearance from Meijer just for the effects.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Got any plans for the extra Battlemasters themselves?

[-Kanrabat-]

Once again at Comiccon Montreal this year, I was a Ranter. With Will, we made a panel about Megatron's History and his toys... We were scheduled at 8:45PM on a Friday night. There was 3 or 4 people as our public. It sucked, but eh, it gave us our free 3 days ticket and it's worth almost 100$CAN so that's something. ¯\_(⏓ヘ⏓)_/¯

Anyway here's my whole Comiccon haul. This year was a great year because I was either able to find hidden treasures for cheap, or I was able to haggle the prices down.

First, I had to try one of those infamous random "surprize" bags. Of course I took a Hatsune Miku themed one. Every single items in that bag are made-in-China bootlegs. I expected that. But the main reason for that bag was to give some stuff to my niece and to have a nice bag to carry my art purchases around. I kept 1/3 of the content and I gave the rest to my niece as the traditional "Comiccon Omiage".



When one say Comiccon say Art, of course. So there was an artist that caught my attention because he had some pretty amazing Transformers art. So I had to buy him a few prints.

Pretty nice G1 Megatron for our panel.


The Monsterbots to go with my Monsterbots display:


Predaking VS Skylinx to go with my G1 reissues:


That American artist also made a "convention exclusive" print just to test if it would sell. GOLDORAK! (U.F.O Robot Grendizer). So my big Comiccon purchase of this year was to buy the ORIGINAL drawing with the print:


That original even had an initial "prototype" sketch on the back:


Very glad to have found that treasure!

But speaking of treasure, me and Will had a random encounter at a local bar with Jim Shooter after out panel. He's one of the OG Marvel Comics writers who initially pitched the very concept of the Transformers Universe we all love! We had fun talking together around a beer.
So of course, the day after, I just had to buy a print and have him sign it:

That picture with an Optimus Prime that is Godzilla size is completely absurd, but it's a classic!

So, how about the toys? Well I got some great deals! There was a guy who sold used stuff and I could haggle the price down for quite a bit for about everything. The brand new stuff were already at their lowest. In Canadian $, no taxes to boot!



First is not a Transformers. It was made by some company and it was from before Marvel X-Over existed. The Thing from Fantastic 4! 100% complete with papers, bought for less than 7$CAN. The Thing is horrible, especially with all the parts that pop off and that bad design of a "ball-joint bone" that serve as the waist joint. The Thing is like a rag doll. But he have a Thing figure inside his chest! So he's forgiven. (BTW, he's not even listed on Ebay. I wonder how much that crap is worth, really?)

G1 Scourge. Finally owning this guy! He's a bit used and his leg stickers are gone, but at least he come with his gun. 50$CAN was a pretty fair price. I love that guy and I'm hoping landing a "cheap" G1 Cyclonus down the line.

Beast Wars Transmetal Jawbreaker. His chrome is all flaked out but he have his tail. He's horrible, but for less than 7$CAN, he was worth it.

Universe Cosmos. He's not that good and he have that bizarre tail in robot mode. But for 5$CAN, it's the perfect price to finally join his Cosmos brothers.

Marvel X-Over Wolverine. I came close ordering it at Mandarake for 2000JPY plus shipping some months ago. But here, 20$CAN brand new? Don't mind if I do! He's a pretty solid guy despite the usual X-Over flaws such as popping panels and limited articulations.

And finally, United Axalon. A "limited" Takara exclusive repaint of Energon Sharkticon. He too, was almost a Mandarake purchase some months ago. At 30$CAN, it's the same price as a Current Year deluxe in store. Plus no taxes. And no shipping. At last I have him!



And that sum up my Comiccon haul!
As a bonus, have a small clip of when Ray Park made a small Lightsabers demo using toys lent by a fan at the very end of his panel: