The Energon Pub

by **Chillyn** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:40 pm

Dagon wrote:
Chillyn wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Here is my haul, building up a classics seekers army and filling in a few gaps in the collection.

Sick haul. I'm jelly of those takara seekers you got there. I need to get the rain makers before I buy that set.

The Botcon Rainmakers? That is an excellent and underrated set of figures.

Those are the ones. I need them

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:00 pm

Chillyn wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Chillyn wrote:
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Here is my haul, building up a classics seekers army and filling in a few gaps in the collection.

Sick haul. I'm jelly of those takara seekers you got there. I need to get the rain makers before I buy that set.

The Botcon Rainmakers? That is an excellent and underrated set of figures.

Those are the ones. I need them

I actually have those along with Acid Storm on the way from ebay. Hopefully I'll get them before the weekend.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:15 pm

Chillyn wrote:I'm jelly of those takara seekers you got there. I need to get the rain makers before I buy that set.

Why before? Watch both and bite whichever you find a deal on first. I almost never buy anything unless its below average aftermarket prices. I watch a lot of stores, have probably over 50 saved searches on eBay. S'alotta work, but damn has it gotten me some amazing pieces ;)^

Dagon wrote:but Ravage . . . man, Ravage.

I...... don't know if that means your favorite or most hated... :???:

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:20 pm

shajaki wrote:
Dagon wrote:but Ravage . . . man, Ravage.
I...... don't know if that means your favorite or most hated...

I am gonna guess hated. Which is too bad, because I actually like that mold well enough.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:24 pm

william-james88 wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Dagon wrote:but Ravage . . . man, Ravage.
I...... don't know if that means your favorite or most hated...
I am gonna guess hated. Which is too bad, because I actually like that mold well enough.

Not me. Lazerbeak makes up for everything though

by **Dagon** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:38 pm

william-james88 wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Dagon wrote:but Ravage . . . man, Ravage.
I...... don't know if that means your favorite or most hated...

I am gonna guess hated. Which is too bad, because I actually like that mold well enough.

Hate is much too strong of a word. I don't care for it much, but my initial response to it was pretty negative. After meddling with it a few more minutes, I think Ravage is alright at what he's doing, but I don't think it's a very good figure.

And we don't all have to have the same thoughts on any given figure, as we all know. My being not too keen on him doesn't have to impact your enjoyment of him.

by **Dagon** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:40 pm

shajaki wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Dagon wrote:but Ravage . . . man, Ravage.
I...... don't know if that means your favorite or most hated...
I am gonna guess hated. Which is too bad, because I actually like that mold well enough.
Not me. Lazerbeak makes up for everything though

Yes. Rumble and Frenzy are nice but feel flimsy, but the birds are most excellent. They can't all be winners, and I'll take a less than stellar Ravage when the other two molds/four figures are as good as they are.

by **wilcosu35** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:21 am

Finally got Inferno

News Credits: 2 · by **Mr Skram** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 2:28 pm

Pieced together this lil haul today after a haircut. Almost got RID Ratchet as well, but I don't like how hollow that mold is. Though if I have a bit more cash and see him again I'll probably snag him anyway.

I almost didn't get Bisk either, but I just had to have those blasters of his! So good.

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:59 pm

Finally got Sawback and Fangry at Target! Still awaiting MP Soundwave and MMC's Tarn.....

News Credits: 90 · by **Tyrannacon** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:42 pm

Got TR Mindwipe and Vorath today at Walgreens on my trip there. Not a bad figure. I enjoy it a bit.

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:49 pm

Got ym-02 today.
And to make it offial the other day I got a blurr body for ¢50

News Credits: 2 · by **Mr Skram** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 12:44 am

TyrannosaurTJ wrote:Got TR Mindwipe and Vorath today at Walgreens on my trip there. Not a bad figure. I enjoy it a bit.

Nice! I looove Mindwipe! Quite a few titanmasters pair well with him.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:26 am

So my local K-Mart finally got the memo about putting TF's on clearance, unfortunately it's the middle of school holidays and well, I work. So by the time I got there this little guy was the only Minicon left. So who was I to leave him on his own to be snapped up by some horrible little child that will destroy him in a matter of hours?

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:38 am

I mentioned a couple weeks ago how I was given that flip n change Drift and reminded me I wanted the Deluxe figure too but was a bit expensive on eBay brand new. Got lucky with a 2nd hand one with instructions and packaging and stuff for just £6 including postage so I'm happy.

I didn't realise Hot Rod's head was in the picture. I'm doing a repaint of him and his head's there while I'm continuing painting the body I guess. OR... Hot Rod accidentally stepped into the movieverse and when talking to Drift he happened to casually mention he kinda got Optimus Prime killed and so Drift decapitated Hot Rod for fear of it happening to movie Prime too.

But yes I really like this Drift figure.

Also got a TF Prime Beast Hunters Deluxe Bumblebee minue weapons from charity shop that's got some weird orange crap on it.

EDIT: looking at pics of that Bee figure it seems the orange is meant to be there but it's totally inconsistent from the pic I'm looking at to the figure I'm holding in my hands? :O

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:16 pm

Blades look better in silver, no?

News Credits: 7 · by **Sjeng** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:46 pm

They do indeed, lol, you're really going to town with that sharpie, aren't you xD

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 3:49 pm

Sjeng wrote:They do indeed, lol, you're really going to town with that sharpie, aren't you xD

Yeah I fear I may have developed a strange and unusual addiction... :BOOM:

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:01 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I mentioned a couple weeks ago how I was given that flip n change Drift and reminded me I wanted the Deluxe figure too but was a bit expensive on eBay brand new. Got lucky with a 2nd hand one with instructions and packaging and stuff for just £6 including postage so I'm happy.

I didn't realise Hot Rod's head was in the picture. I'm doing a repaint of him and his head's there while I'm continuing painting the body I guess. OR... Hot Rod accidentally stepped into the movieverse and when talking to Drift he happened to casually mention he kinda got Optimus Prime killed and so Drift decapitated Hot Rod for fear of it happening to movie Prime too. But yes I really like this Drift figure.

Also got a TF Prime Beast Hunters Deluxe Bumblebee minue weapons from charity shop that's got some weird orange crap on it.

EDIT: looking at pics of that Bee figure it seems the orange is meant to be there but it's totally inconsistent from the pic I'm looking at to the figure I'm holding in my hands? :O

I was upset with Hot Rod for quite awhile after the '86 movie....so go ahead Drift! Off with Roddy's head. :RUBSIGN:

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 4:19 pm

bodrock wrote:
I was upset with Hot Rod for quite awhile after the '86 movie....so go ahead Drift! Off with Roddy's head.

Poor Hot Rod. He's a nice guy but that was one hell of a big early mistake to make with the fans.
:lol:

News Credits: 3 · by **bodrock** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:05 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
bodrock wrote:
I was upset with Hot Rod for quite awhile after the '86 movie....so go ahead Drift! Off with Roddy's head.

Poor Hot Rod. He's a nice guy but that was one hell of a big early mistake to make with the fans.

I would've forgiven him a lot sooner if he had truly stepped up as leader and led the Autobots (like he does in MTME/Lost Light!)...but instead, he never really did and Optimus came back to see the G1 cartoon come to an end (I've yet to watch the Headmasters or Victory).

I finally got my first Hot Rod figure, though, with the Titan Masters.

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:45 pm

I picked up a Skullcruncher/smasher/whatever from Walgrens since I had some rewards points to burn and I figured QC might have caught up with his leg joints by now. They're still not great, but they don't seem anywhere near as bad as I've heard, so I think the problems have been at least somewhat addressed.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:EDIT: looking at pics of that Bee figure it seems the orange is meant to be there but it's totally inconsistent from the pic I'm looking at to the figure I'm holding in my hands? :O

"Swirling" of plastics like that is something that they did for several BH deluxes.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 4:17 am

Zeedust wrote:"Swirling" of plastics like that is something that they did for several BH deluxes.

Ah ok. If I'd bought it brand new it probably wouldn't have confused me as much but since it was a weaponless loose figure from the charity shop it made me think perhaps it's previous owner was a child who spilt something on it or doodled on it with felt tip pens (totally unlike me and that silver sharpie

). Not sure what Hasbro were going for with that but it doesn't really work for me at all.

News Credits: 4862 · by **william-james88** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 8:29 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:
Zeedust wrote:"Swirling" of plastics like that is something that they did for several BH deluxes.

Ah ok. If I'd bought it brand new it probably wouldn't have confused me as much but since it was a weaponless loose figure from the charity shop it made me think perhaps it's previous owner was a child who spilt something on it or doodled on it with felt tip pens (totally unlike me and that silver sharpie ). Not sure what Hasbro were going for with that but it doesn't really work for me at all.

Its super werd. The worst is wheeljack since they went for a black swirl which just ends up looking like dirt:

Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Wheeljack Gallery

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Jan 06, 2017 4:20 pm

Those Beast Hunters swirls give a kind of "cammo" effect. Like Megablocks do all the time for most of their sets. I like it because it make each and every figures COMPLETELY UNIQUE.

I bet it trigger hardcore completists! :lol: