The Energon Pub

News Credits: 293 · Tue May 26, 2015 8:19 pm

News Credits: 41 · Tue May 26, 2015 8:29 pm

CS88 - It's a tab thang. You should watch Chuckdawg's review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CcMRUGfA0s

MrBlack - GREAT PHOTO!!!!!

Ironhidensh - GREAT HAUL!!!! Glad to know you're a TNG fan too.

Tue May 26, 2015 9:04 pm

Cobotron wrote:CS88 - It's a tab thang. You should watch Chuckdawg's review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CcMRUGfA0s

MrBlack - GREAT PHOTO!!!!!

Ironhidensh - GREAT HAUL!!!! Glad to know you're a TNG fan too.

Ugh, that's a shame since that's a tab issue you can't really fix. I was thinking more of the tabs were a little too big and didn't tab in all the way. I always heard you can sandpaper those kind down to make them fit, but this seems to be a case of the tabs/holes being in a different place then where they need to be exactly.

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2015 6:52 am

Latest haul....Platinum Edition G1 Trypticon re-issue.

20150527_185743 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

20150527_185810 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

Trypticon is powered up by Duracell...lol.

20150527_185754 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

20150527_185838 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

Full Tilt's gun is present. The one that was so expensive according to some.

20150527_185831 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

Toy Bio

20150527_190914 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

News Credits: 293 · Wed May 27, 2015 9:20 am

GenG! Where on earth did you get that??
Do you plan to open it? If so you should snap some more pics! ;)^

News Credits: 41 · Wed May 27, 2015 9:51 am

Congrats Gen_G1! You are the envy of the boards lately.

lol is right! Product placement?!?! On the box?!?! Duracell had to pay for that, but it didn't seem to drive production cost down. Or did it? :shock:

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2015 10:16 am

shajaki wrote:GenG! Where on earth did you get that??
Do you plan to open it? If so you should snap some more pics!

I already opened him up but lighting is bad in my room so any pics would look lousy. :lol:

But to those who might be concerned that he might be missing some accessories, dont worry. He comes complete with all his accessories.

News Credits: 4877 · Wed May 27, 2015 10:20 am

Generator_G1 wrote:
shajaki wrote:GenG! Where on earth did you get that??
Do you plan to open it? If so you should snap some more pics!

I already opened him up but lighting is bad in my room so any pics would look lousy.

But to those who might be concerned that he might be missing some accessories, dont worry. He comes complete with all his accessories.

Dude, any pic, nomatter the quality, would be great since it would be the very first in hand pics anyone has. Where did you procure this though inorder to get it so early?

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2015 10:26 am

Group buy at our local Transformers FB group. But most likely it will also be available later in retail like what happened with CW Ultra Magnus when I first posted.

BTW, the group buy went thru the local Hasbro distributor so everything is legit...lol.

News Credits: 3 · Wed May 27, 2015 10:28 am

ClearlySane88 wrote:
MrBlack wrote:RID Sideswipe and Jazz came in today.

Sideswipe was sooooo close to being the premier figure of the line, but he needed one last go-round with R&D that he didn't get. It's frustrating because he is close to perfect except for a couple of huge flaws that should have been caught before he went into production.

Jazz though...he's cool.

What kind of flaws are we talking about? Loose joints, tabs won't fit or something like his legs won't hold his weight well (just as an example)? I can deal with the first two, but if it's a fundamental flaw in his design, like the last one, that may be a problem.

Two big ones for me, and one that seems to bother a lot of other people.

In robot mode, his chest and shoulders will not peg in properly. There is a chest plate with holes that should peg into both his chest and shoulders, but the shoulder pegs are not sturdy enough to hold everything in place when you start moving the figure's arms around. It's similar to the problem with Generations Blitzwing, and it is quite annoying.

In vehicle mode, his chest plate folds down, but it still hangs below the bottom of the car and keeps him from rolling properly, at least on my figure.

Another thing that a lot of people have complained about is the fact that his paint is not consistent across his parts. It's not obvious in robot mode, but in vehicle mode it is easy to see that the doors, roof, and hood are all different shades of red. It doesn't bother me that much, but it seems to really irk some reviewers.

If the first two flaws were not present, this would probably be the best of the RID Warriors, at least on par with Drift. As it is, he is still quite good with a very clever transformation, but the flaws are significant enough to really detract from the figure.

News Credits: 8 · Wed May 27, 2015 10:34 am

S'more pics of his manual and shiny bits

20150527_232057 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

20150527_232045 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

20150527_225337 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

20150527_223502 by Rye Saldivar, on Flickr

Wed May 27, 2015 11:22 am

*drool* WANT MINE NOW!!!!!! SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!!! :grin:

Wed May 27, 2015 11:54 am

Ugh I need this guy in my life -_- They also need to make a new mold to go with platinum omega supreme!!!

Wed May 27, 2015 12:00 pm

*In Brad Garret's voice*

EARTH IS DECEPTICON PLANET!!!

Wed May 27, 2015 1:19 pm

OMG was so excited to see this. I always wanted Trypticon, but it wasn't in the range my parents could afford when I was a kid (there were 4 of us). I saw the listing by accident really and Pre-ordered it that first night it was up. My holy grail list is getting smaller and smaller...only 3 more left now: Scorponok, Overlord, and Minerva (lets hope for some more reissues

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News Credits: 1 · Wed May 27, 2015 1:35 pm

Can't wait until payday so I can pre-order this sucker!

News Credits: 2 · Wed May 27, 2015 3:58 pm

Need to get this if I find it in my loacal toy r us as my toys r us is rubbish

Wed May 27, 2015 5:06 pm

Nothing as cool as Trypticon today, but I did finally get the Wave 3 Voyager class figures in the mail today!

Will be nice to finally put together my Defensor!

News Credits: 293 · Wed May 27, 2015 5:31 pm

Ha! I like Superions thumbs up.
Also very jealous. I want that Cyclonus!

Wed May 27, 2015 6:28 pm

good on you guys

Wed May 27, 2015 7:20 pm

shajaki wrote:Ha! I like Superions thumbs up.
Also very jealous. I want that Cyclonus!

Thanks a lot! I think he's pretty good, just as good of a fig as Silverbolt is.

Wed May 27, 2015 8:43 pm

I got Legends Viper and Groove, as well as Deluxe Streetwise and Blades.
My Viper is much better qc wise than Powerglide, he actually holds together during transformation.

Blades is real nice. I like that Alpha Bravo mold, but it is much better as an actual someone, and not some throw away generic helicopter man.

Wed May 27, 2015 9:00 pm

(Whew!) some very fine hauls.

Just received Combiner Wars Leader TC and RID Legion Fixit. : D

News Credits: 41 · Wed May 27, 2015 9:13 pm

ClearlySane88 wrote:Thanks a lot! I think he's pretty good, just as good of a fig as Silverbolt is.

I would hope so. :lol:

Sometimes I think Silverbolt is so cool it's almost a shame to combine him. Can't wait for Cyclonus. Have fun CS. great haul.

Funky little haul today with a good story.

Jazz was a standard, see-him-grab-him find. Swipe was there, but... maybe see how Takara's paint looks? I dunno.
I never thought once about Tiny Titans, but I looked down and saw Bluestreak on the box. I grabbed a baggy and inspected to find a tiny clear window in the bag. Phhhhh, I'm gonna find Streak. Found him.
IT'S PROWL? Looks like Bluestreak to me.
BTW, these things are crap. Bad sculpts, sloopy paint. And they are tiny. Though, they could fit inside the new Ultra Magnus. :-?

Cliffjumper - I'm excited for these new minis. Walk into Family Dollar and find the toys. Hey, Cliff!
He's on a peg labeled $6.75 and a little Prime BH logo. Take him up front. Scan. Doesn't come up. Gal asks, you remember how much this was? I play nice. She enters 6.75, pauses... looks at me over her classes and says, deadpan, "three dollars".
*shrug* SURE!
Thanks lady! ;)^