The Energon Pub

[Stuartmaximus]

Can I hear a Sea to the spray?

Too bad you don't have the trident missiles. But I'm sure you got this at a great price so no biggie. You have scout Breacher to go with it?

Got it for $8.99 on Ebay, and no I don't have Breacher. I also got HftD Strafe but never got a little jet dude to partner up either

My incoming Skystalker can sit upon your Strafe... but they probably won't what with being opposite factions but maybe it happens in the dark and they mistake each other for their partners of the exact same shape and sillouhette. :O

And they never made an autobot version of Skystalker either

Hmmmmmm depends which version of Skystalker you are on about.....for instance...the G1(porsche 959) there was a redeco of that mold....as Rabbicrater.....& he's an Autobot! but if it's the stealth plane one.....then you are right! there hasn't been an Autobot version.

[Carnivius_Prime]

Lil Stalky arrived (and cheered me up after a stressful day). Love the lil dude. I haven't got Mindwipe yet but he's already made friends with RotF Dead End and they form part of my lil 'monster squad' led by their Lord Bludgeon.





I like him so much I feel as though I 'stole' him from his previous owner for £1.99 (and few quid postage) so I gonna go send the guy a couple more pounds just so I feel ok.

[Kurona]

I like him so much I feel as though I 'stole' him from his previous owner for £1.99 (and few quid postage) so I gonna go send the guy a couple more pounds just so I feel ok.

Now that is a steal, damn!

[Ironhidensh]

[Bumblebee21]

did you purposely go out to your car and take a picture on your dash or did you get it from the post office. next youll be getting weirdwolf

[Kurona]

your dashboard looks like a sad dude with a radio beard

[Carnivius_Prime]

I do like that figure. Nice update of that G2 prime.

[SureShot18]

I do like that figure. Nice update of that G2 prime.

I agree. He's quite a cool figure, I have the Tokyo Toy Show Black Convoy version and that one is just gorgeous.

[william-james88]

I was never a big fan of the figure. If anyone can explain to me what is going on with his counterintuitive leg panels, please let me know.

[SureShot18]

I was never a big fan of the figure. If anyone can explain to me what is going on with his counterintuitive leg panels, please let me know.

Ok I'll give you that, I really like the figure until I get to the wheel and panel part of the transformation. I don't get what you mean with the panels, you're supposed to hinge them behind the legs for truck mode. If you mean why the one side is blank of details that's beyond me.

[Ironhidensh]

I was never a big fan of the figure. If anyone can explain to me what is going on with his counterintuitive leg panels, please let me know.

I'm trying to figure this out as well.

[Kurona]

VORTEX!



SHOCKWAVE, HOT SPOT AND TAILGATE!



BLADES AND STREETWISE!



CHICKEN STRIPS, CHEESY GARLIC BREAD AND CHEESE PIZZA!

Merge and combine with other things into...



CYCLONUS PROTECTING TAILGATE FROM BRUTICUS AND DEFENSOR'S COMBINER WAR WHILE I WATCH ON EATING PIZZA OFF-SCREEN



Needless to say, I'm very chuffed with this and very happy to finally get here. I started collecting Transformers early December last year - though I've been a fan for far, far longer - with CW Blast Off and to see Bruticus finally completed here on my desk; my favourite combiner at that, is just a joy to behold - not to mention his rival and my favourite Autobot combiner. Some balancing issues aside I adore both of them and I'm very much okay with CW's repaints and retools if this is the incredible result. Can't wait for Victorion at the end of the month


Also, obligatory updated Lost Light display



Hot Spot was put there because at the time I had nowhere else to put him and he was TECHNICALLY part of the Lost Light. <Issue 50 Spoilers> Plus he wasn't there when Getaway pulled his little mutiny so where he, Mirage and the rest of the Protectobots stand on that little decision is a bit up in the air right now. I like to imagine that Mirage leads Defensor to stand by Megsy <Issue 50 Spoilers>

Now that Tailgate's here mind, Chromedome's REALLY hurting for a boyfriend.

Good thing about this is that now I've got all three combiners I really wanted - Victorion's ordered and coming soon - I can focus purely on MTMTE guys. ... and Skullcruncher. And Weirdwolf. And Triggerhappy because Titans Return is ridiculously good.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Nice catch! I love those 2 combiners. Defensor is my favorite

[Cobotron]

Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

[william-james88]

Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

Do they have that cheap pixxa hut buffet at lunch with all you can eat pizza?



EDIT: They actually have it in France

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

I'm not. I love me some hut-sa de Pizza

[Kurona]

Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

It's expensive and extortionate; can't deny that... but I'm a student, this was a great haul, and it was a special occasion for a different (personal) reason. I felt it was justified

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

It's expensive and extortionate; can't deny that... but I'm a student, this was a great haul, and it was a special occasion for a different (personal) reason. I felt it was justified

For students, any small (or large) victory is worth pizza!

[Cobotron]

Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

It's expensive and extortionate; can't deny that... but I'm a student, this was a great haul, and it was a special occasion for a different (personal) reason. I felt it was justified

Well it looks like a great party you're having. Enjoy!

[Kurona]

Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

It's expensive and extortionate; can't deny that... but I'm a student, this was a great haul, and it was a special occasion for a different (personal) reason. I felt it was justified

For students, any small (or large) victory is worth pizza!

It's how despite Scotland having tuition funding, bursaries and student loans I ended up in debt!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Ya sweet haul K.
...and they have Pizza Hut in Scotland? I'm sorry for that.

It's expensive and extortionate; can't deny that... but I'm a student, this was a great haul, and it was a special occasion for a different (personal) reason. I felt it was justified

For students, any small (or large) victory is worth pizza!

It's how despite Scotland having tuition funding, bursaries and student loans I ended up in debt!

And how I end up in even more debt cause pizza and wings are too good to pass up (arizona ranch beats em all, followed by boom boom wings and tangy bacon tomato wings).

[-Kanrabat-]

To lazy to quote anything, I'll throw some responces and remarks in the air.

The all-you-can-eat buffet at Pizza Hut is CRAP. The pizza taste very bad. Way too much crust, way too much salt. It's poison for you anyway. Just eat a REAL pizza. Bambino sized with a nice chef salad. Easy on the dressing. THAT'S a healthy meal. Because by eating like an idiot for years, you'll get a nasty surprize when you push 40 and youth just go away, leaving you defenceless against your bad habits. Lemme tell you, learning that you now have type 2 diabetes and risk having a stroke at any moment is NOT fun.

But I'm getting way off topic here.


Defensor, Bruticus, and Victorion are the BEST combiners. That Hotspot mold can't be beat. And I might say, having a complete Defensor is an acheivement in itself. Yes, that include Rook and legend Groove. Just for le lack of "gift sets". Especially because the only one, the Takara, is a very rare exclusive. HASBRO, WHY YOU NO G2 DEFENSOR?

[Kurona]

Haha. Well, it kinda helps that the Protectobots are really common here - I can find them just about everywhere for either RRP or on sale. I imagine this is a combination of being one of the last CW waves shipped on a large scale in the UK, they didn't have a deluxe Groove, and the fact... no-one wants them lol. Everyone's all about their Superions and Bruticuses (Brutici?), Defensor was always the one combiner of the original G1 six that kinda went under the rug because the others had something more conventionally cool or... unlike the Protectobots, actually had an introduction. Devastator was the first Combiner on the scene and got a ton of episodes and threat level because of that; Superion and Menasor got their two-parter episodes and were unique among their factions due to the Stunticons being land-based decepticons and the Aerialbots being air-based Autobots (also helps that Superion's the first Autobot combiner), Bruticus... I don't think I have to tell you why everyone loves Bruticus, and everyone just kind of liked Predaking when he appeared. Defensor just sort of showed up out of nowhere in the worst G1 episode ever and managed to pull a few appearances in Season 3. Bleh. Can see why people didn't like him.

But all the better for me, because I friggin' love him! His components have the most personality and variety alongside Bruticus of all pre-1987 combiners so I just gravitate towards them. They make such a great unit - and I forgot to mention in my original post but when I got Hot Spot I was all over him, like oh my god. I already had Onslaught so I generally knew what the mold was like - and how great it is - but Hot Spot is so much better. That fire ladder assembly just makes him.

... so yeah, I'm glad that unlike the Combaticons I was able to get the Protectobots cheap and easy. And Victorion! She's gonna make me love that Fire Ladder all over again.

[-Kanrabat-]

In Canada, the Defensor wave was just a blip on the radar. A TONS of Hotspots, but the deluxes just went and go extremely fast. So fast that I had two pay the price and import 2 First Aid, legend Groove, and Streetwise from the USA!

The one that we did get a whole lot of was Superion (First wave) and Bruticus (last wave). Plenty of Optimus Maximus too. Then the Skylinx wave was just a blip too.

Ah, the randomness of toy distribution!

[Kurona]

In Canada, the Defensor wave was just a blip on the radar. A TONS of Hotspots, but the deluxes just went and go extremely fast. So fast that I had two pay the price and import 2 First Aid, legend Groove, and Streetwise from the USA!

The one that we did get a whole lot of was Superion (First wave) and Bruticus (last wave). Plenty of Optimus Maximus too. Then the Skylinx wave was just a blip too.

Ah, the randomness of toy distribution!

Maaan, I woulda killed for a ton of Combaticons. We got quite a lot of Optimus Maximus limbs here, so I guess the Stunticons and... Sky Reignabots were the odd ones out.