The Energon Pub

by **Rogue-Primal** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:09 pm

Z3ROhour wrote:
Rogue-Primal wrote:I havent received him yet but last thursday i used a special shopping order service that my local comic store provides. Essentially they can make a order and they have clients that can provide hard to get stuff like manga and such for no extra charge.

I placed a order for Bludgeon and last thursday they confirmed that a Prime Master Bludgeon is on its way but its gonna be a month or 5 weeks.

Otherwise stores wont get him wont show up until spring.

i saw one at the same Target i got my stuff at
dang
had i known, i coulda helped you out
oh, well.

wouldn't matter much, i think the supplier for the hobby store is also from america, and i live in northern europe where ships take forever. i really hate how i have for the first time in my life of transformers collecting that i need 3rd party help to get it supplied.
i just wish transport ships travel faster

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:08 pm

Had a good day. My Predaking from Amazon came in a day early. After the price drop, promotional discount, and $20 worth of gift cards from Bing the set only cost me $106 and some change! I knew the wait would be worth it.

Then over at Kmart I scored a Rodimus Unicronus for a little over $41 after nearly $6 worth of points and a $5 "free cash" promotion ($5 off a $50 purchase, RU was $49.99 so I used a clearanced $1.40 Power Rangers Mega Construx blind bag figure, my third Green Ranger, to get me over).

It may only be two things, but it's a big score! Almost got the line completed, just need Inferno, Tailgate (might pass on him), Optimal Optimus, and Outback plus something else I have coming in the mail for Monday.

Emerje

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 9:58 pm

Target has Inferno for $23 and 20% off. Not a bad deal if you can get free shipping (not sure what if there is a min).

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 11:24 pm

nycPrime wrote:Target has Inferno for $23 and 20% off. Not a bad deal if you can get free shipping (not sure what if there is a min).

Thanks for the tip, because going to Target.com caused Honey to point out that Inferno is only $16.07 on Amazon right now, just grabbed one from over there. The number of PotP figures I need to buy have dropped significantly this weekend.

Emerje

by **Vega Magnus** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:11 am

Made a weird batch of eBay purchases today. Got BW Manterror, Universe Ransack, (The purple Armada Hoist repaint) BW Fox Kids TM Airazor, Universe Snow Cat, and one of my Holy Grail figures; BM Rapticon. Now my BM Dinobots crew will finally be complete ten years after I began it.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Nov 18, 2018 10:36 pm

Vega Magnus wrote:Made a weird batch of eBay purchases today. Got BW Manterror, Universe Ransack, (The purple Armada Hoist repaint) BW Fox Kids TM Airazor, Universe Snow Cat, and one of my Holy Grail figures; BM Rapticon. Now my BM Dinobots crew will finally be complete ten years after I began it.

Wow, that is dedication!

I got this guy in the mail this weekend and just got to open him:

News Credits: 7 · by **Bucky** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:46 am

Vega Magnus - Woah, awesome haul. Congrats! Especially that BM Rapticon and TM Airazor. I’m a big fan of her character, and I absolutely love that toy.

D-Max - Nice! Another TM to add to your collection :DANCE:

I got my SS Ironhide from Target. He was marked down by $2.00, and then I used a 25% off coupon. He’ll be my last TF until January.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:36 pm

Got a nice haul in the mail. Amazon sent me PotP Rodimus Prime and Inferno on sale for under $57 together (only three figures left to complete PotP and I don't even know if I want two of them) and my MP Cordon from AmiAmi finally showed up.

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 10:33 am

Not bad for a £16 charity shop haul.

Blurr and Grimlock missing a piece each (in addition to their accessories). Never owned a G1 Prime before so that's nice even if just the cab/robot with no hands. Main draw here is the large chunk of Action Master stuff. I think Gutcruncher & his jet are complete (with all four missiles, both tail fins, tank thing, both red guns and smaller dual barrelled gun) and I think Over-Run and his chopper are complete too. Looks like there were originally more figures cos that car should have Wheeljack with it but doesn't and Lionizer (strange to find him when his new toy is one of the few Seige ones I really would like) and Push-Button are missing their partners (Rad and Mainframe) and Sprocket doesn't have his vehicle. But yeah not a bad haul.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 3:02 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Not bad for a £16 charity shop haul.

Wow, that's some incredible luck! If you look at Action Masters in a bubble as their own thing rather than part of the larger traditional Transformers line they're a lot of fun.

Emerje

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:35 pm

Emerje wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Not bad for a £16 charity shop haul.

Wow, that's some incredible luck! If you look at Action Masters in a bubble as their own thing rather than part of the larger traditional Transformers line they're a lot of fun.

Emerje

eh yeah they're a bit of dorky fun i was playing with them earlier. I know some folk like them for looking more cartoon-like (for the time) though it seems odd how Bee, Blaster and Shockwave are almost all the same height (and let's not even mention Devastator since i don't have him but i seen he is one of those which MAKES NO SENSE...though a short Marvel UK strip was about a seperate Devastator being created cos the Constructicons couldn't combine anymore... but still was being built giant so ok...).

Got Blaster and Bumblebee sat in the car... even though Bee should 'bee' a car himself and the car sorta changes into a kind of jet. Meaning they're sorta doing M.A.S.K. but in a pointless way since Transformers should transform (I'm fine with non-transforming figures especially when going for super accuracy like some movie characters figures do... but not transforming in fiction and making that seem like that's the gimmick? No wonder G1 died).

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:55 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:Not bad for a £16 charity shop haul.
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Blurr and Grimlock missing a piece each (in addition to their accessories). Never owned a G1 Prime before so that's nice even if just the cab/robot with no hands. Main draw here is the large chunk of Action Master stuff. I think Gutcruncher & his jet are complete (with all four missiles, both tail fins, tank thing, both red guns and smaller dual barrelled gun) and I think Over-Run and his chopper are complete too. Looks like there were originally more figures cos that car should have Wheeljack with it but doesn't and Lionizer (strange to find him when his new toy is one of the few Seige ones I really would like) and Push-Button are missing their partners (Rad and Mainframe) and Sprocket doesn't have his vehicle. But yeah not a bad haul.

Awesome stuff!!

News Credits: 25 · by **Ironhidensh** » Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:16 pm

Gave in to temptation of Black Friday deals twice today. MP Dirge from BBTS, and MT Ironwill (MP Hardhead) from Toysource.

News Credits: 4868 · by **william-james88** » Fri Nov 23, 2018 1:13 pm

Ironhidensh wrote:Gave in to temptation of Black Friday deals twice today. MP Dirge from BBTS, and MT Ironwill (MP Hardhead) from Toysource.

I gave in as well. Got POTP Predaking and Nemesis Prime.

Plus I had finally gotten Novastar the other day.

The only thing left from POTP for me to get is Outback but that will wait till the last minute (I dont care that much).

News Credits: 101 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Fri Nov 23, 2018 4:39 pm

If Novastar finally show herself, I'd get two to complete my PotP fem-combiner.
For the time being, my TF haul will remain at a big fat ZERO for a while.

by **Rogue-Primal** » Sat Nov 24, 2018 5:37 pm

Just picked up a cheap offer on Black Friday weekend. RID 2015 Legion class Springload.

Not bad but i had to quickly learn the hard way that his lower jaw gets misaligned during transformation if his mouth isn't left open first. But he looks funny with his head and eyes peeking out of the trunk.

Did anyone else score a good black friday offers?

News Credits: 4868 · by **william-james88** » Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:43 pm

Rogue-Primal wrote:Did anyone else score a good black friday offers?

Hells Yeah (took the opportunity here to add some stuff from before too)

Prices in USD:
Predaking was $103
Nemesis was $37
Stormtrooper was $13

News Credits: 8 · by **Autobot Roadburn** » Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:06 am

Got these a few days ago, had a long work weekend. Found Shadow Raider at Walmart (on sale for $16!), got the KSI Drone from Amazon yesterday, third party Swerve and Gears from a local toy store and Figuarts Infinity War Hulk from AmiAmi. Not gonna go into detail on Hulk since he doesn’t really fit in the thread, but he’s an amazing figure. Swerve is fantastic and outside of possibly modding Generations Swerve’s head on since it’s more accurate he’s perfect and will end up on the shelf. Shadow Raider has some annoyingly tight joints that make him hard to maneuver (including his head, I think there’s a little glue in the ball socket. Really annoying) but I like the orange and he at least looks good. The KSI Drone is great though, the blue it uses is pretty and I think it’s honestly a better use of the mold than Stinger, accurate or not - I don’t really know why because I like Stinger but man, the drone just pops more to me.

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:19 pm

Just got a Cyber Series Shockwave, but I think it might be defective because the left arm straightens out properly for the vehicle mode, but the right arm does not. Is this widespread, or does mine just have a defect? Is there a fix for this?

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 11:29 pm

Zeedust wrote:Just got a Cyber Series Shockwave, but I think it might be defective because the left arm straightens out properly for the vehicle mode, but the right arm does not. Is this widespread, or does mine just have a defect? Is there a fix for this?

There may be some flash (excess plastic) inside the joint that either makes it seize up, or blocks movement at a certain point. The joint is a simple plastic hinge (no metal rods to push out), but I'm not sure how safe it would be to pop it off, without stressing the plastic.

News Credits: 7 · by **Zeedust** » Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:00 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:There may be some flash (excess plastic) inside the joint that either makes it seize up, or blocks movement at a certain point. The joint is a simple plastic hinge (no metal rods to push out), but I'm not sure how safe it would be to pop it off, without stressing the plastic.

Good guess, but that's not it. The joint moves fine, it's just that the tab won't go into the notch it's supposed to go into; it comes in too shallow and gets blocked by the main part of the shoulder pad. If I had to guess a defect, maybe the shoulder is slightly warped or something?

The problem looks like this:

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Wed Nov 28, 2018 10:18 pm

I had something delivered today:

I know what it is, but can't tell you just yet, because my wife won't let me open it until Dec. 5th, the highlight of the Dutch Sinterklaas fest. And it can't come soon enough.