The Energon Pub

News Credits: 19 · by **Stuartmaximus** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:25 am

Cobotron wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote: But my manly charms swooned the young and nice cashier girl into a discount.
It's the beard. Works everytime!

This just arrived!

Why can't the lawn just mow itself!

Maybe the beard can get the lawn to mow itself :-P

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 6:46 am

Burn wrote:Combiner Wars Computron (okay so I really got Scrounge...).

Not that he was on the shelves (there was plenty of TR and I was set to get Wheelie and Optimus Prime) so I had to go ask about him. After nearly 10 minutes of waiting around she came back to tell me "he's in the computer, we just have to find him". So I went to a car show and then came back and the big box was waiting for me.

Care to share some thoughts?

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:08 am

william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:Combiner Wars Computron (okay so I really got Scrounge...).

Not that he was on the shelves (there was plenty of TR and I was set to get Wheelie and Optimus Prime) so I had to go ask about him. After nearly 10 minutes of waiting around she came back to tell me "he's in the computer, we just have to find him". So I went to a car show and then came back and the big box was waiting for me.

Care to share some thoughts?

The Police Academy movies haven't aged well. Steve Guttenberg even less. I swear his acting was more cheesy in 2Lava2Lantula than it was in Lavalantula.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:07 am

Stuartmaximus wrote:Maybe the beard can get the lawn to mow itself

I'll have to try that next week.

Burn wrote:Some thoughts

Your not wrong though.

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 8:47 am

congrats on the haul, Cobo, I really really like Sentinel Prime. Its a very fun mold. Let us know how you like that windblade and if its better to the Generations mold.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:34 am

Burn wrote:Combiner Wars Computron (okay so I really got Scrounge...).

Not that he was on the shelves (there was plenty of TR and I was set to get Wheelie and Optimus Prime) so I had to go ask about him. After nearly 10 minutes of waiting around she came back to tell me "he's in the computer, we just have to find him". So I went to a car show and then came back and the big box was waiting for me.

I thought you had said that you were going after the Takara TR ginri?

Also, what do you think of wheelie?

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 11:39 am

Burn wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:Combiner Wars Computron (okay so I really got Scrounge...).

Not that he was on the shelves (there was plenty of TR and I was set to get Wheelie and Optimus Prime) so I had to go ask about him. After nearly 10 minutes of waiting around she came back to tell me "he's in the computer, we just have to find him". So I went to a car show and then came back and the big box was waiting for me.

Care to share some thoughts?

The Police Academy movies haven't aged well. Steve Guttenberg even less. I swear his acting was more cheesy in 2Lava2Lantula than it was in Lavalantula.

His finest work was, and always will be, Short Circuit.

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 3:34 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:His finest work was, and always will be, Short Circuit.

I think his work in It Takes Two was almost on par.

PS: Also through some Burn inspired wikipedia searches I just realized that Kristie Allie was Lt Savik in Wrath of Kahn. Pretty awesome first role to have!

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 3:40 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:I thought you had said that you were going after the Takara TR ginri?

I am. They're both significantly different to warrant both releases.

Also, what do you think of wheelie?

Well the package was kinda ... meh. Nothing exciting there. As for the figure, dunno. Not allowed to open things in store. :-P

by **joeprime276** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:43 pm

Hey guys, I just had some of the best luck I've ever had today on a toy hunt. And I've been toy hunting for a while.

I went to TRU in search of some new TR figures, and they didn't have much except for a Fort Max which I plan on buying around the holiday season. However, hidden below the Fort Max was a lone Devastator. It had been returned and was on clearance for $135 (looks like it was a return). I was in such awe I thought it couldn't be real :lol:

I got home a couple hours ago and got straight to composing Devastator in his combined form and its 100% complete and in mint condition. I am absolutely in love with this massive behemoth of a figure.

Ps- if you're wondering that's my dogs stuffed monkey in the background >:oP

News Credits: 23 · by **Bumblebee21** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:44 pm

Devastator wow that was luck

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:05 pm

joeprime276 wrote: DEVASTATOR!

Woah dude. In CAN$, US$, or AU$?
Nevertheless, awesome find because the only common way to find this guy now is through the secondary market and it's inflated prices.

I pre-ordered it and was lucky enough for TrU to have a sale 2 months later. I already got mine and paid full 200$CAN+tx for it, but with TrU's policy, I could have around 70$CAN refunded! :DANCE:

by **joeprime276** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:08 pm

Thanks Kanrabat and Bee! It was USD. And I like the way you edited my quote ;)^

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:09 pm

COngrats Joe Prime, thats aweomse! So glad you can now own this great beast!

News Credits: 2 · by **Mr Skram** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:19 pm

Was hoping for Galvatron but target was bare. Grabbed the 4pack of minicon weapon dudes tho.

by **joeprime276** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:27 pm

william-james88 wrote:COngrats Joe Prime, thats aweomse! So glad you can now own this great beast!

Thanks WJ! It's certainly an amazing toy, and really is a beast. It's freakin massive!

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:36 pm

Mr Skram wrote:Was hoping for Galvatron but target was bare. Grabbed the 4pack of minicon weapon dudes tho.

Oh man, lucky. I hope to find those in Canada soon.

News Credits: 2 · by **Mr Skram** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 7:47 pm

I was going to hold out for the normal colored ones but decided I didn't hate Doomitron's brightly colored "toxic claw" look after all. My only complaint is Bashbreaker's arm tab doesn't click into place in hammer mode so it's not as solid as it could be.

News Credits: 4850 · by **william-james88** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 9:34 pm

Mr Skram wrote:I was going to hold out for the normal colored ones but decided I didn't hate Doomitron's brightly colored "toxic claw" look after all. My only complaint is Bashbreaker's arm tab doesn't click into place in hammer mode so it's not as solid as it could be.

There's a story behind those colours. Notice they are Bludgeon themed. That mold was initially supposed to be called Bludgeon with the other similar looking minicon (which comes in the Optimus battlepack) called Lord Doomitron. But they switched the names at one point.

News Credits: 2 · by **Mr Skram** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 10:17 pm

Well I like it a bit more now. Haha

News Credits: 11 · by **RAR** » Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:18 am

Did very well at a Car Boot sale on Sunday could have bought even more too.

I got :

Generations Rhinox.
Generations Brainstorm
Gnerations Skids (no weapons)
ROTF Voyager Bludgeon
HFTD Powerdive
Galaxy Force First Gunner (aka Ultra class Cybertron Defense Red Alert) with no key
Generations WFC Soundwave (Voyager) with laserbeak.
Generations WFC Sideswipe (no gun)
Generations WFC Jazz
Generations WFC Fireflight (or whatever he's actually called)
Age of Extinction (Voyager) Galvatron
Beast Wars Toca (no gun)
Generations Tailgate + partner
And a Cybertron (Thrust coloured) Voyager Starscream (no accessories)

I also got Legion Topspin & Legion Prime Bumblebee elsewhere.

So a pretty great haul really. I got them of an adult collector so they were all bagged up with accessories and such.