The Energon Pub

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 3:40 pm

Went hunting with my Combiner Wars obsessed friend at a flea market and we got some treasures back. My friend got CW Dragstrip (the single deluxe release) at last, plus yet another CW Rook and another CW First Aid. All complete, even on cards minus the plastic clampshell. Grand total only 65$CAN! Dragstrip alone would cost more than that on Ebay.

As for me, I scored a scrap G2 Spacecase for 1$. The most important gun arm is there!

Also, a completely naked but in very clean condition G1 Wheeljack. Not much paint missing, all rubber tires are there and unbroken, and I think all the labels are there as well! For only 20$CAN! I don<t plan to hunt down the accessories however. At least I can fiddle with the mold and have a counter comparison when I receive MP Exhaust.

News Credits: 2 · by **SureShot18** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:47 pm

Managed to find some Transformers at Steel City Con today. OP and Megs were kind of unexpected purchases but Silverbolt is just the kind of Beast Bot I was hoping to pick up.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:52 pm

Dunno if you had good deals but Cybertronian Optimus and Megs are both pretty pricey for a while now.

News Credits: 2 · by **SureShot18** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:39 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Dunno if you had good deals but Cybertronian Optimus and Megs are both pretty pricey for a while now.

Yeah I think I remember seeing that somewhere. They were loose and idk if it was a “deal” per say but the prices were worth it for me. Prime was $20 and Megs was $25.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sat Apr 14, 2018 10:55 pm

SureShot18 wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Dunno if you had good deals but Cybertronian Optimus and Megs are both pretty pricey for a while now.

Yeah I think I remember seeing that somewhere. They were loose and idk if it was a “deal” per say but the prices were worth it for me. Prime was $20 and Megs was $25.

Really surprised Megs was more expensive than Prime. Maybe Prime went down in price recently due to the reissue with the TR Orion Pax that people have been loading off.

by **wilcosu35** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 12:54 am

I went to a small con in Edam yesterday and came home with this.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:25 am

wilcosu35 wrote:I went to a small con in Edam yesterday and came home with this.

That Millenium Falcon...
LEAVE IT SEALED IN BOX. :-$

I always advocate to open and play with toys, no matter their value, but that SW X-over Falcon have GPS. The Chewbaca part. I used to own it. Transformed the team back and forth 2 or 3 times without problems. Some months or years later, I was transforming Chewbaca and he straight up SHATTERED. Then I just applied a bit of pressure on the bronze parts and those broke like dry leaves.

So, yeah. Leave the Falcon in the box. Unless you plan to repurpose it's parts to make customs like I did. (Click on my lab!)

by **wilcosu35** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:27 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
wilcosu35 wrote:I went to a small con in Edam yesterday and came home with this.

That Millenium Falcon...
LEAVE IT SEALED IN BOX.

I always advocate to open and play with toys, no matter their value, but that SW X-over Falcon have GPS. The Chewbaca part. I used to own it. Transformed the team back and forth 2 or 3 times without problems. Some months or years later, I was transforming Chewbaca and he straight up SHATTERED. Then I just applied a bit of pressure on the bronze parts and those broke like dry leaves.

So, yeah. Leave the Falcon in the box. Unless you plan to repurpose it's parts to make customs like I did. (Click on my lab!)

It was a lottery prize, and had already been opened. When i checked it this morning, found Chewie's left arm broken off, so it's already dead.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:31 am

wilcosu35 wrote:It was a lottery prize, and had already been opened. When i checked it this morning, found Chewie's left arm broken off, so it's already dead.

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:27 am

I got a "cramtastic" box of awesome in the mail the other day.

by **Ballistic90** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:32 pm

I just got Studio Series Stinger and I have Blackout arriving tomorrow. Stinger surprised me, with a relatively intuitive transformation, and both moded look great. I feel the roof halves make a nice arm cannon, and the blade array on the back reminds me of the one Jaeger from Pacific Rim.

News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:38 pm

After picking up Grimlock yesterday afternoon I’ve completed the current lineup of Studio Series figures! I love these guys, can’t wait for wave 2!

News Credits: 1 · by **Hotconvoy** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:47 pm

Autobot Roadburn wrote:After picking up Grimlock yesterday afternoon I’ve completed the current lineup of Studio Series figures! I love these guys, can’t wait for wave 2!

You're not planing on leaving them in that window right? :oops:

. I got Prime and Bee the other day. They're fun figures. I've seen all but Thundercracker(who i've been searching everywhere for) so nice find on him ;)^

News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 5:51 pm

Hotconvoy wrote:
Autobot Roadburn wrote:After picking up Grimlock yesterday afternoon I’ve completed the current lineup of Studio Series figures! I love these guys, can’t wait for wave 2!

You're not planing on leaving them in that window right? . I got Prime and Bee the other day. They're fun figures. I've seen all but Thundercracker(who i've been searching everywhere for) so nice find on him

Nope, it was just the only place I could line them all up well for a single shot. Yeah, I ran into my local Toys R Us on a whim to see if they had anything I wanted and boom, 7-8 Thundercrackers sitting there (on sale!) so I got to pick the one with the best pint and pegs for the shoulder cannons. I was picky about that since my Nitro has a loose one and the side of the cannon visible from the front pops out a lot. He's way better than Nitro in terms of paint, overall color and especially head sculpt, I'd say keep looking for him!

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:18 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:I got a "cramtastic" box of awesome in the mail the other day.

Whoops, forgot to add the picture. :oops:

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Sun Apr 15, 2018 6:24 pm

Surprisingly scored a SS Thundercracker from TRU today. Looks amazing in both modes, but super annoying transformation.

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:56 am

oh YEAH, BABY!!

Stopped by moms to pick up some mail.
guess who was waitin for me?
My sweet Lady...
ALPHA BRAVO!!!
super cool
VOYAGER SIZED
WeiJiang A.B.!!!

LOVE IT!

She dont need no Jet Heads messin up her groove!

Quickslinger can do his job.
PLUS
2nd GIANT HULK HAD FOR ROLLER! (aka WeiJiang blue Rook!)

&

Titans Return
TWIN TWIST
also cool
also hard to find
love!

but also...
ALPHA BRAVO!!!!
YYYEEEEAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!

:HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 6:28 am

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I have three Studio figures (which ain't bad going for a poor UK movie-fan)
I've mostly been posting the pics in the Studio discussion thread transformers-studio-series-discussion-new-2018-movie-line--p1951365.php#p1951365

I love them all but Starscream is a fantastic voyager figure.

what gun are u using for Ratchet?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:09 am

BAM!

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:09 pm

william-james88 wrote:BAM!

Hey let me know if your Bkackout tabs in well in copter mode. Mine doesn't, and I noticed the same with numerous review videos.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 1:24 pm

nycPrime wrote:Hey let me know if your Bkackout tabs in well in copter mode. Mine doesn't, and I noticed the same with numerous review videos.

Will do

News Credits: 7 · by **Bucky** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:26 pm

Took a trip to a target about 45 minutes away. I rarely find figures that I’m missing in the wild, but they had every SS toy. So I gave in, and bought Bee, Crowbar, and Stinger. Have everything except for Thundercracker now. I also grabbed TLK Berserker and voyager Scorn came in the mail today. Even though Bee needs that fix, I’m not actually disappointed with anything in this line. Scorn is pretty amazing.

by **Ballistic90** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:00 pm

I got my Blackout today. So far, i love this figure. The tabs don't seem to fit in helicopter mode too well, but I find the transformation to be strangely forgiving, otherwise.

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:40 pm

Ballistic90 wrote:I got my Blackout today. So far, i love this figure. The tabs don't seem to fit in helicopter mode too well, but I find the transformation to be strangely forgiving, otherwise.

Is it the tabs on the right side of the helicopter, toward the back? That's where mine don't tab well. A few online reviews seem to have the exact same issue in the same spot.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:34 pm

nycPrime wrote:
Ballistic90 wrote:I got my Blackout today. So far, i love this figure. The tabs don't seem to fit in helicopter mode too well, but I find the transformation to be strangely forgiving, otherwise.

Is it the tabs on the right side of the helicopter, toward the back? That's where mine don't tab well. A few online reviews seem to have the exact same issue in the same spot.

Here is where mine has an issue tabbing:

The back is finicky but its not bad and getting smooth panels long enough to take these pics is (of course) doable for me: