The Energon Pub

by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:11 pm

Burn wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Burn wrote:
shajaki wrote:
Burn wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:EDIT: Photobucket is being greedy so I try doing full attachements instead. But something weird happened.
Yeah, they've become douchebags and are essentially no longer allowing "hotlinking".
Isn't hotlink'ing kinda their whole purpose?

And it still is!
Provided you start to pay.

Time to move to Facebook and set a page up there.
F#@! that's a good idea!

D-Max did it, though I think he gave up on it after a couple of weeks.
Or it just doesn't show up in my feed, 'cause you know, **** you FB

I did do it and I still have the page. Just haven't been able to upload pictures in a few weeks and I found it takes longer and is more painful to upload images to a page then copy over to imgur. I just kept posting the pics private on my own facebook to make it easier for a bit. But I have like 10 new followers, so I may need to add more pics there when I finally can do it again...

Also, on the correct topic of the page, I got the legion Megatron, Drift, and Crosshairs. All are really cool. Drift and Crosshairs are riding their dinobots, as Hound will do too, and Megs will look great with Infernocus

by **bodrock** » Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:38 pm

I know that feeling, Kanra - I only recently got rid of a fair amount of my movies. I narrowed them down to my absolute favorites....definitely tough.

But if we keep bringing home toy hauls, where else would the shelf space come from??

by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 5:46 am

Alpha Bravo in charity shop for £1.
He's really incredibly boring. The legs transform fine I suppose but the top half is just predictable and basic. Presumably cos of that damn combiner peg taking up so much of the torso like on many of these deluxes...
Maybe I can repaint him into Spinister for my Marvel UK stuff but even then I just feel Spinister deserves a cooler more badass mold. This Alpha Bravo is the sort of thing I'd feel ripped off buying even at half the RRP. Sort of Transformer toy that acts like it forgot most of the cool engineering progress brought by 20 years of Beast Wars, Bayformers, Animated and such had never happened...

by **Sjeng** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:24 am

I kinda like him. But for just £1,- you can't go wrong man

by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:30 am

Sjeng wrote:I kinda like him. But for just £1,- you can't go wrong man

I'm gonna say what I do like about him.

Hm. Articulation is fine. I like that he can spread his arms really wide thanks to having a gap in the top of the shoulder (though would be better hidden if the ball joint was black like the shoulder. And he can tilt his head up higher than most like he's Superman in flight, or screaming at the heavens "why am i so lame?". I like the rocket launchers on his forearms but would prefer they were seperate pieces rather than just painted on though would probably be lost easily and not available with a charity shop purchase.
I always like how upper legs can get pushed into the lower legs for compacting into alt-mode and i like that it hasn't resulted in him having overly noticabe hollow legs in robot mode.

Hm I think that's all. So much chopper kibble on the back.

by **joeprime276** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:10 am

Hey guys! Sorry it's been a while but I just recently stumbled into some (imo) amazing new figures at target that I wanted to mention. I grabbed the new TR Perceptor and Sergeant Kup and I've been loving them. Especially Kup who has an excellent face.
Can anyone let me know the expected release date of the MP Sunstreaker?

by **Kurona** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:11 am

joeprime276 wrote:Hey guys! Sorry it's been a while but I just recently stumbled into some (imo) amazing new figures at target that I wanted to mention. I grabbed the new TR Perceptor and Sergeant Kup and I've been loving them. Especially Kup who has an excellent face.
Can anyone let me know the expected release date of the MP Sunstreaker?

Sunstreaker's set to release this December

by **joeprime276** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:14 am

Kurona wrote:Sunstreaker's set to release this December

Thanks so much! Are Kup and Perceptor apart of the most recent wave? I'm a bit behind in collecting right now.

by **Kurona** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:03 am

joeprime276 wrote:
Kurona wrote:Sunstreaker's set to release this December

Thanks so much! Are Kup and Perceptor apart of the most recent wave? I'm a bit behind in collecting right now.

Kup and Perceptor were part of Titans Return Wave 4 along with Top Spin, Quake and Krok. The most recent wave is 5 which contains Windblade, Twin Twist and Misfire

by **Va'al** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 1:13 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Alpha Bravo in charity shop for £1.
He's really incredibly boring. The legs transform fine I suppose but the top half is just predictable and basic. Presumably cos of that damn combiner peg taking up so much of the torso like on many of these deluxes...
Maybe I can repaint him into Spinister for my Marvel UK stuff but even then I just feel Spinister deserves a cooler more badass mold. This Alpha Bravo is the sort of thing I'd feel ripped off buying even at half the RRP. Sort of Transformer toy that acts like it forgot most of the cool engineering progress brought by 20 years of Beast Wars, Bayformers, Animated and such had never happened...
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Carnivius_Prime wrote:
Sjeng wrote:I kinda like him. But for just £1,- you can't go wrong man

I'm gonna say what I do like about him.

Hm. Articulation is fine. I like that he can spread his arms really wide thanks to having a gap in the top of the shoulder (though would be better hidden if the ball joint was black like the shoulder. And he can tilt his head up higher than most like he's Superman in flight, or screaming at the heavens "why am i so lame?". I like the rocket launchers on his forearms but would prefer they were seperate pieces rather than just painted on though would probably be lost easily and not available with a charity shop purchase.
I always like how upper legs can get pushed into the lower legs for compacting into alt-mode and i like that it hasn't resulted in him having overly noticabe hollow legs in robot mode.

Hm I think that's all. So much chopper kibble on the back.

My AB sense was tingling...

by **joeprime276** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:13 pm

Thanks Kurona! I saw a couple figures from that wave then but definitely not Windblade.
Haha I knew Vaal would be POed about trash-talking Alpha Bravo :lol:

by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:27 am

I'm sorry, Va'al.

(is just my opinion that it's a pretty poor TF)

by **-Kanrabat-** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:38 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:(is just my opinion that it's a pretty poor TF)

Don't you have any Combiners from Combiner Wars? Because none of those figures are meant to be on their own, like the G1 Scramble City originals. Individually, those figures are meh, but together it's another world.

by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:42 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Don't you have any Combiners from Combiner Wars? Because none of those figures are meant to be on their own, like the G1 Scramble City originals. Individually, those figures are meh, but together and it's another world.

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No cos I don't like combiners. And that's a poor excuse for a Transformer that's usually sold at almost £20 if it's only really any good as a limb for a much bigger robot you have to spend much more money to complete.

Weirdly although I did have all the Combaticons as a kid I often carried Brawl around with me in my pocket or bag as I just liked his chunky style (and simplicity was excused back then) and rarely ever bothered to form the team into Bruticus.

by **Kurona** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:46 am

Unless The Entertainer was up to its old tricks again, this was back before the ridiculous price hike; so they were £16 usually.

And yeah, I tend to go easier on combiner components. They have to be much simpler than your Kups and your Triggerhappys to compensate for a gimmick that's all-encompassing to them -- usually that's bad, but in this case I can deal with it because a Combiner is way cooler. Plus it's not as if the figures themselves are bad - unless we're talking about the Breakdown mold - just a bit basic. Can still have fun with them, I find myself messing around with Alpha Bravo myself from time to time.

Naturally though, not for everyone -- if it ain't your thing, it ain't your thing

... I do want a Masterpiece Alpha Bravo though

by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:54 am

Kurona wrote:Unless The Entertainer was up to its old tricks again, this was back before the ridiculous price hike; so they were £16 usually.

The figures were often about £18 here but Argos even sold them for £20 at times. And often had them under Titan Masters listings.

Yeah I just find the combiner gimmick far too intrusive to the design of the character's figure. It's something third party companies seem to be better at designing from what I've seen. I had that Throttlebots Goldbug homage figure and I didn't even have a clue that it was a combiner member just from playing with the figure cos he has a satisfyingly complex transformation and looked great in both modes. CW deluxes are limited by that silly giant peg in the chest...

by **Burn** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 5:25 am

So getting back onto topic ...

I got this. Now I just need those wankers at Premium Collectables to pull their dodgy fingers out and send me Dirge.

by **Ironhidensh** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 6:41 am

What do you think of the seeker mold? I'm trying to talk myself into getting Dirge.

by **Burn** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 6:52 am

Ironhidensh wrote:What do you think of the seeker mold? I'm trying to talk myself into getting Dirge.

I don't really have an opinion one way or another. As far as Masterpieces go, they're passable.

I think the biggest problem with the seekers is they can be fiddly and can feel fragile.

meh ... the mold and engineering is a few years old, definitely dated when you compare it to MP's of the last year.

by **william-james88** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:57 am

Burn wrote:meh ... the mold and engineering is a few years old, definitely dated when you compare it to MP's of the last year.

Just a few? Not to make you feel more old, but the engineering is over 10 years old now :-P

by **Ironhidensh** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:07 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:meh ... the mold and engineering is a few years old, definitely dated when you compare it to MP's of the last year.

Just a few? Not to make you feel more old, but the engineering is over 10 years old now

Yeah, that is my dilemma. I'm very tired of the mold (and the price), but Dirge was the first and only seeker I had as a child. The pull of nostalgia is strong with this one.

by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:09 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:meh ... the mold and engineering is a few years old, definitely dated when you compare it to MP's of the last year.

Just a few? Not to make you feel more old, but the engineering is over 10 years old now

Yeah, that is my dilemma. I'm very tired of the mold (and the price), but Dirge was the first and only seeker I had as a child. The pull of nostalgia is strong with this one.

Not to make you feel more old, but like.. Transformers... is well over 30 years old now.

by **nycPrime** » Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:36 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:meh ... the mold and engineering is a few years old, definitely dated when you compare it to MP's of the last year.

Just a few? Not to make you feel more old, but the engineering is over 10 years old now

Yeah, that is my dilemma. I'm very tired of the mold (and the price), but Dirge was the first and only seeker I had as a child. The pull of nostalgia is strong with this one.

Get it!

by **-Kanrabat-** » Wed Jul 19, 2017 4:11 am

nycPrime wrote:
Ironhidensh wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Burn wrote:meh ... the mold and engineering is a few years old, definitely dated when you compare it to MP's of the last year.

Just a few? Not to make you feel more old, but the engineering is over 10 years old now

Yeah, that is my dilemma. I'm very tired of the mold (and the price), but Dirge was the first and only seeker I had as a child. The pull of nostalgia is strong with this one.

Get it!

I disagree.
Be careful because the MP seeker mold is now pretty garbage and have lots of annoying issues. Especially for the serious cash it cost. That 300$ would be better spent elsewhere. You'd better off buying the vintage original or the Platinum conehead trio set. Also, the classic deluxe seeker mold is so solid, it hold up even today so I recommend that version too.

by **nycPrime** » Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:24 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:I disagree.
Be careful because the MP seeker mold is now pretty garbage and have lots of annoying issues. Especially for the serious cash it cost. That 300$ would be better spent elsewhere. You'd better off buying the vintage original or the Platinum conehead trio set. Also, the classic deluxe seeker mold is so solid, it hold up even today so I recommend that version too.

*Disclaimer: I'm only recommending getting it if you truly want it for nostalgia. I personally wouldn't get it for that price either.