The Energon Pub

[no-one]

I think its worth supporting Takara going all out for their fans. This goes the same for those 10th anniversary movie tf toys, which I will ship with him

Money talks, bull **** walks.

With the exception of TFS and BBTS the pre-orders aren't up yet?

This probably isn't the right place to start this convo, so if you know where we can move it or where I can get the info I want point me there. Anyway, whats up with those 10th anny movie figs anyway? Just redecos? Maybe super sweet redecos? I was jazzed for the SS until I saw it was the voyager figure (I was hoping for the leader/mp/whatever).

[triKlops]

Ok, so after playing with these dudes for a bit, I've got some opinions to lay down.

Firstly, that Boosticus set is gonna be a pain in the ass to install, but I think I can manage. Plus the black seems to work for Wreckers, so hopefully it works out color wise.

It is very much worth it.
I got one at the beginning of the year and was extremely happy once he came together.
My only regret is the true Ruination upgrade kit never came out, so you will have to have him in Bruticus limb config for it to work versus the depicted limb config.
Overall, a great esoteric combiner to put in with your others that will likely never get homaged again, so enjoy him now while in hand.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ok, so after playing with these dudes for a bit, I've got some opinions to lay down.

Firstly, that Boosticus set is gonna be a pain in the ass to install, but I think I can manage. Plus the black seems to work for Wreckers, so hopefully it works out color wise.

It is very much worth it.
I got one at the beginning of the year and was extremely happy once he came together.
My only regret is the true Ruination upgrade kit never came out, so you will have to have him in Bruticus limb config for it to work versus the depicted limb config.
Overall, a great esoteric combiner to put in with your others that will likely never get homaged again, so enjoy him now while in hand.

Oh I really believe it will be worth it. Ruination can finally stand with my other Combiners. And I don't mind him being in Bruticus configuration seeing as how I never got FoC Bruticus, so he will remain unique.

Looking forward to the weekend to armor up!

[triKlops]

Ok, so after playing with these dudes for a bit, I've got some opinions to lay down.

Firstly, that Boosticus set is gonna be a pain in the ass to install, but I think I can manage. Plus the black seems to work for Wreckers, so hopefully it works out color wise.

It is very much worth it.
I got one at the beginning of the year and was extremely happy once he came together.
My only regret is the true Ruination upgrade kit never came out, so you will have to have him in Bruticus limb config for it to work versus the depicted limb config.
Overall, a great esoteric combiner to put in with your others that will likely never get homaged again, so enjoy him now while in hand.

Oh I really believe it will be worth it. Ruination can finally stand with my other Combiners. And I don't mind him being in Bruticus configuration seeing as how I never got FoC Bruticus, so he will remain unique.

Looking forward to the weekend to armor up!

Sounds awesome.
Here are some Shapeways upgrades, by the associated designer i believe, to make him look closer to the original upgrade design.
https://www.shapeways.com/search?q=wrecktifier&type=
I have not got them myself but plan to down the line once i can allocate some funds.
Hopefully, this will give you some options to work with, if the spark hits ya.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ok, so after playing with these dudes for a bit, I've got some opinions to lay down.

Firstly, that Boosticus set is gonna be a pain in the ass to install, but I think I can manage. Plus the black seems to work for Wreckers, so hopefully it works out color wise.

It is very much worth it.
I got one at the beginning of the year and was extremely happy once he came together.
My only regret is the true Ruination upgrade kit never came out, so you will have to have him in Bruticus limb config for it to work versus the depicted limb config.
Overall, a great esoteric combiner to put in with your others that will likely never get homaged again, so enjoy him now while in hand.

Oh I really believe it will be worth it. Ruination can finally stand with my other Combiners. And I don't mind him being in Bruticus configuration seeing as how I never got FoC Bruticus, so he will remain unique.

Looking forward to the weekend to armor up!

Sounds awesome.
Here are some Shapeways upgrades, by the associated designer i believe, to make him look closer to the original upgrade design.
https://www.shapeways.com/search?q=wrecktifier&type=
I have not got them myself but plan to down the line once i can allocate some funds.
Hopefully, this will give you some options to work with, if the spark hits ya.

Interesting stuff! I'll be keeping an eye out!

[william-james88]

I think its worth supporting Takara going all out for their fans. This goes the same for those 10th anniversary movie tf toys, which I will ship with him

Money talks, bull **** walks.

With the exception of TFS and BBTS the pre-orders aren't up yet?

This probably isn't the right place to start this convo, so if you know where we can move it or where I can get the info I want point me there. Anyway, whats up with those 10th anny movie figs anyway? Just redecos? Maybe super sweet redecos? I was jazzed for the SS until I saw it was the voyager figure (I was hoping for the leader/mp/whatever).

I aswered about the preorder in a previous post: transformers-toy-haul-thread-t13s14850.php#p1832799

Also, we can talk all about them cool movie figures here: takara-tomy-transformers-10th-anniversary-movie-reissues-p1832827.php#p1832827

2 of those molds/retools were never released in the west so they are a top priority for me, when looking at how affordable they are here.

[Sjeng]

Amazon order was delivered today:
Blackjack, Rodimus, Smokescreen and Offroad.
Pics later!

[Kurona]

Amazon order was delivered today:
Blackjack, Rodimus, Smokescreen and Offroad.
Pics later!

Eyyy, you're almost done with Combiner Wars! Only Quickslinger and Lynxmaster to go.
'Only', she says, staring at Quickslinger's lowest price on Amazon being £153

[william-james88]

Amazon order was delivered today:
Blackjack, Rodimus, Smokescreen and Offroad.
Pics later!

Eyyy, you're almost done with Combiner Wars! Only Quickslinger and Lynxmaster to go.
'Only', she says, staring at Quickslinger's lowest price on Amazon being £153

Amazon can be crazy sometimes. Ebay is crazy but much less crazy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Co ... SwmfhX69lG

[no-one]

I aswered about the preorder in a previous post: transformers-toy-haul-thread-t13s14850.php#p1832799

Also, we can talk all about them cool movie figures here: takara-tomy-transformers-10th-anniversary-movie-reissues-p1832827.php#p1832827

2 of those molds/retools were never released in the west so they are a top priority for me, when looking at how affordable they are here.

Haha, thanks I'm a big derp and missed that. I'll check that other thread out to see what is what.

[Sjeng]

Amazon order was delivered today:
Blackjack, Rodimus, Smokescreen and Offroad.
Pics later!

Eyyy, you're almost done with Combiner Wars! Only Quickslinger and Lynxmaster to go.
'Only', she says, staring at Quickslinger's lowest price on Amazon being £153

Amazon can be crazy sometimes. Ebay is crazy but much less crazy: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformers-Co ... SwmfhX69lG

I hope either hasbro release quickslinger again, or I can find an affordable uw superion, get a loose alpha bravo, and sell my cw superion again.

[shajaki]

Lets start smallest to biggest shall we?
MP Ironhide Drill!



Wheelie!



Weirdwolf!



Mugan Vox!



Red Alert!



Blaster!



And the big man himself, Max!



I'll tell ya, its one mountain of toys. Shame I can't play with em tonight

[Kurona]

Ooh, what's Mulgan Vox? Is that basically a Voyager-sized Soundwave?

[-Kanrabat-]

I have a Canada Post slip that say they will have my package ready tommorow afternoon!

Oooooooooohhhh, I think I know what this is! I'm so excited for this!

If I'm right, there will be a sweet, sweet UNBOXING!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ooh, what's Mulgan Vox? Is that basically a Voyager-sized Soundwave?

He's a 3P repaint of an IDW Perceptor

[Sigma Magnus]

Ooh, what's Mulgan Vox? Is that basically a Voyager-sized Soundwave?

He's a 3P repaint of an IDW Perceptor

I believe the mold was also used for Blaster, Shockwave, and Primus knows who else...and it worked surprisingly well for what it was.

[Kurona]

Yeah, just looked it up... gosh.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Somewhere within the past 2 pages or so of his thread, Cary actually posted some pictures of that mold and its crew, if you wanted to check it out a bit more from a fellow member

[Kurona]

Well my first impressions are:-
-Why would you want a Deluxe Soundwave? Especially when it costs so much and turns into a microscope
-If you really wanted an expensive Deluxe G1-styled Soundwave you could just go Music Label which turns into a cassette player and plays music

But upon further thought...
... actually no I kinda can't see the appeal. I'm not saying you're wrong for wanting it but I'm very curious why it appeals to you beyond a Soundwave collection

[Sjeng]

Now to find a UW Lynxmaster...

[Cobotron]

Nice Sjeng!
Interesting that you are getting the comics over there. You got those from Amazon UK, right?
Wonder if those were some US stock?

[Kurona]

Nice Sjeng!
Interesting that you are getting the comics over there. You got those from Amazon UK, right?
Wonder if those were some US stock?

Wave 2 was never really released in the UK so that would explain things.

Honestly I'm getting tempted to get Offroad myself just to go with Alpha Bravo.

[Cobotron]

Nice Sjeng!
Interesting that you are getting the comics over there. You got those from Amazon UK, right?
Wonder if those were some US stock?

Wave 2 was never really released in the UK so that would explain things.

Honestly I'm getting tempted to get Offroad myself just to go with Alpha Bravo.

Ya. I actually helped a couple Brits and Euros get some wave 2 guys.

Offroad is DA BOMB!

[shajaki]

Well my first impressions are:-
-Why would you want a Deluxe Soundwave? Especially when it costs so much and turns into a microscope
-If you really wanted an expensive Deluxe G1-styled Soundwave you could just go Music Label which turns into a cassette player and plays music

But upon further thought...
... actually no I kinda can't see the appeal. I'm not saying you're wrong for wanting it but I'm very curious why it appeals to you beyond a Soundwave collection

All the answers you desire are below

Subject: What version of Soundwave would you recommend?

I've agonized over this subject for a while.

I wouldn't say ML Soundwave is too short, but he does severely lack details. However Reprolabels does some amazing work though, which I think makes him a great candidate for any C/G display.

Another option is Cybertron/Galaxy Force Soundwave. An amazing figure, but too tall and doesn't quite fit the aesthetic.

FOC Soundwave's, particularly the Takara Deluxe, are outstanding. But the Cybertronian alt mode, again, doesn't fit my aesthetic desires.

Upcoming TR Soundwave, too big. And the bulk of the mold works for Blaster in my opinion, but not Soundwave.

What my plan is, is KFC Mugan Vox.



He'll be his own mold (on my display anyways), he's the right size, and he conveniently solves another problem wonderfully: Ratbat. My cassette minions won't be represented by MP's (like many have done) and KFC's Ratbat (Badbat) looks awesome. I've thought about it for a loooooong time, and now I think is the right time to pounce. An official Soundwave was just released so it'll probably be a while before they release another one. Which actually, this thread just made me realize.

[Kurona]

Fair enough; enjoy