The Energon Pub

[Dagon]

Got FoC Kickback today. Finally. THis was the first time I'd even seen one in real life.

[chuckdawg1999]

Got FoC Kickback today. Finally. THis was the first time I'd even seen one in real life.

How is it?

[MenaceRX]

He is an awesome figure, probably the best of the FoC deluxe line in my opinion. Very well thought out and designed.

[RAcast]

He is an awesome figure, probably the best of the FoC deluxe line in my opinion. Very well thought out and designed.

To be fair, the bar isn't set very high. But even compared with past Generations deluxes, I'd say Kickback is pretty good.

[Dagon]

Got FoC Kickback today. Finally. THis was the first time I'd even seen one in real life.

How is it?

He makes some (to me at least) strange leg movements during transformation, and I at least relied on the Seibertron gallery pictures to make sure I had them done right.
His weapon is kind of foolishly large, but it's a disc shooter that really functions well, unlike BH Skystalkers' wing disc shooters.
Insect mode is kind of uninspiring, but it looks like the Insecticons in the game, so that could be a plus.
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Robot mode is incredibly cool! He looks great, and the purple and gold on him is VERY eye catching. His head/face is very, very dronish as opposed to individual, identifiable character, but he has his G1 antennae, so it makes the head Kickback-ish enough to be identifiable. He has really large robot legs and sliding parts on his forearms to help give a visual balance at least between lower and upper bodies. The small insect legs get in the way a little when posing him, but it's not a big deal, and those larger claw legs also hold these translucent purple weapon parts, but there's not a good way to pose those legs in robot mode with the weapons attached that won't hinder the posability. I'm talking about the big pincer legs that are positioned over his shoulders in the photos.
But, as a robot, he looks good, and he looks imposing....not slight and/or agile as you might expect from an Insecticon. I don't think he'll look well next to more recent insect figures like the one from Energon or Hardshell or that ROTF Scout one, but that determination would most likely be best left to personal tastes.

Kickback is very cool. I am very happy with him. His wave has been out for a while and this is the first one I've ever seen, but I'd say if you see one, get it.

[MenaceRX]

Agreed but for this line the Hasbro paint job is quite nice and I love the articulation it has.

[chuckdawg1999]

You did catch the weapon becomes a drone when you add the clear purple wings

[Dagon]

You did catch the weapon becomes a drone when you add the clear purple wings

I didn't know it was supposed to be a drone. I thought it was like a large crossbow type weapon....

[Arctorro]

Beast Wars Mutant Icebird just arrived!

This guy is freaken awesome!!! I'm kicking myself for not trying to track down the Mutants sooner

[Transformers Hoarder]

Finally!

[MightyMagnus78]

I recently picked up BH Skystalker and Grimwing.

Thanks to my two wonderful boys who got me BH deluxe Soundwave for Father's Day.

[Mkall]

Thanks to Fender Bender I'm now the proud owner of the full 2006 Botcon set!

Primal vs Megatron is oddly awesome.

[FortMacs]

today I picked up G2 Grimlock (dark Blue) G2 Slag(green) G2 Snarl (red) Universe dragstrip, Beastwars air razor, beastwars night glider, and tfcc heatwave.

[WasPWNator]

Girlfriend got me Prime voyager class Starscream. One of the few Prime figures (and the few Starscreams) I actually wanted - very happy!

[Dagon]

I got a Cyberverse Hungrrr.

[Mkall]

After selling a bunch of figures, I "reinvested" (i.e. turned around and bought shamelessly) and got MakeToys Chaos Paladin, Beast Wars Neo Moon, Universe Snarl, TF Prime Voyager Predaking and I was surprised to come across a Platinum Edition Ultra Magnus!

Why Voyager Predaking? Because after seeing Takara's Supreme Predaking's colourscheme, I knew i had to get that one as the leader of my predacons!

[-Kanrabat-]

Got myself a nice BUSTER OPTIMUS PRIME. The one that came in the ROTF two pack with Jetfire. I got the instructions too.



Only for 70$ by local pick-up! That seller of mine is such a great source for cheap TFs! It's been around the 6th time I bought from him and each times, I got such wonderful deals!

[Zeedust]

TFCC FSS figure 1 arrived today.

[Va'al]

Someone just crashed their way onto my shelf.

[Aladar The Outmode]

FOC Screamer, Kreo micro changers Superion, Warpath, Groove, Hoist, Hook, and directly from a tru, Movie 1 Payload. yesterday.

[Multiprimebot]

[Arctorro]

My PoL arrived this arvo!

Beast Wars Mutant Razor Claw
BH Smokescreen
BH Bulkhead
BH Starscream
BH Ripclaw
Generations Eject & Ramhorn
Blitzwing
Springer
MP-15 Rumble & Ravage (Jaguar) Set
MP-16 Frenzy & Buzzsaw Set

Causality CA-09 Car Crash
Causality CA-10 T-Bone
Causality CA-11 Down Force
MW-05 Cogz
MW-06 Duneraker
MW-07 Veer
MW-08 Bushwhacker
Shooter Master 4 Pack

[triKlops]

June Haul:

Generations
-Optimus Prime & Autobot Roller

Animated
-clear O.Prime Activator w/ The Cool comic book compendium

TFSS
-Scourge

[thedistinctroom]

GoBots Blaster (Anime Green Version)
GoBots Twin Spin

G1 Air Raid Aerialbot
G1 Wheelie Minibot
G1 Rollbar Throttlebot
G1 Searchlight Throttlebot

Generations FOC G2 Bruticus (BBTS / Amazon Exclusive)

[Henry921]

My latest acquisition!

I wanted to do something a bit different this time, with less author intervention and a bit less snarky humor. Hopefully you enjoy this instead!

Fans of a certain other intellectual property may notice the non-Transformers toy added to this equation...