The Energon Pub

[Razorclaw0000]

Just ordered the KISS Players cassettes and Henkei Sideswipe, Sunstreaker and Prowl and should be here by the end of the week.

Also, just need to pickup Nebular SS and HA Barricade and i'm done with ROTF Line and thank God...

I've just got HA Mudflap, Nebular Starscream, and Shanghai Showdown to go.

[ionacus]

Animated Arcee and Cybertron mode Ratchet. Arcee is made from some suck ass plastic.

WTF???!!!!!

It's very easy to cause stress marks on her. Do NOT fold down her windshield into the place it's supposed to go for robot mode. Or have her hold her swords. Also her right leg won't transform correctly because the slot is too large to fit the space alotted for it. It's better to mostly transform her and walk away IMO.

mine really didnt have that problem. the hands/sword problem yea. but other than that she is fine.

[rpetras]

Just got

ROTF Legends
Arcee : Ummmm it's an ROTF bike sister. It looks like crap, but it OK for what it is.

Soundwave : Now THIS is how you do a Legends class right! He;s different from his larger incarnation, and in some ways cooler. Very nice indeed!

I also picked up
Scout class Skystalker. HOLY CRAP HE IS AWESOME!!! I want an army of these little guys! Lots of playability, an official gerwalk mode, an unofficial "armor" mode for Mindwipe. Add in LOTS of posability in the wings and arms and you have a great, great bot!

[Razorclaw0000]

Cybertron Galaxy Force Vector Prime (golden and orange version)

[Mkall]

ROTF Legends Jolt, the only one I wanted from that wave.

[Burn]

Courtesy of Mr C Punch who braved icey conditions to locate Mini-Devestator for me


And threw in Bumblebee and Starscream for the sake of it.

I also snared Brawn and Mindwipe from K-Mart. I went for Brawn last Saturday only to watch some damn kid walk off with the last one in the store. They'd since restocked with three and Mindwipe was the last, $77AU for both of them, goddamn rip-off but I can't be arsed waiting for the damn sales.

[kirbenvost]

Picked up both Walmart Exclusive Scout 2-packs yesterday, along with Scout Dune Runner...though I may return Dune Runner, he doesn't look as good in real life as he does in pictures.

Only got to play with Deadlift and Beachcomber so far, but they're actually really awesome. First scouts I've bought since...Cybertron, I guess. Wow! They're really fun little figures, I was missing out. Unfortunately a lot of the paint jobs are pretty abysmal for these 2-packs, I had to look at quite a few before I found one that was acceptable.

[Razorclaw0000]

Picked up both Walmart Exclusive Scout 2-packs yesterday, along with Scout Dune Runner...though I may return Dune Runner, he doesn't look as good in real life as he does in pictures.

Only got to play with Deadlift and Beachcomber so far, but they're actually really awesome. First scouts I've bought since...Cybertron, I guess. Wow! They're really fun little figures, I was missing out. Unfortunately a lot of the paint jobs are pretty abysmal for these 2-packs, I had to look at quite a few before I found one that was acceptable.

You owe it yourself to get Ransack (bi-plane), Skystalker (recon drone), and Depthcharge (missile frigate). They are great figures too.

[kirbenvost]

You owe it yourself to get Ransack (bi-plane), Skystalker (recon drone), and Depthcharge (missile frigate). They are great figures too.

I've seen them, but alas they're not to my taste. I'm quite picky with how my TFs look. They've either got to be some sort of G1 homage (or Cybertron in the case of Scattorshot), or totally freakin' awesome. Unfortunately those guys don't fit in either category.

[olokin]

Happy Meal Animated Bumblebee

[Mkall]

Fully complete (MIB too) original Rattrap, only 26 bucks too.

I'm very happy. He was the last of the original crew that I needed.

[Hip-Hoptimus Rime]

Picked up a nice haul yesterday: ROTF Scout-class Skystalker, Divebomb, and Scattorshot, and TFA Cyb. Ratchet. The Movie scouts are excellent, particularly Scat. Loaded with molded details. I might shorten his cannons, tho, they're just too long for my taste. Of course, that would affect his long-range accuracy. Skystalker is creepy and awesome. He wouldn't ring up correctly at TRU, so after about 5 minutes in their computer, the cashier rang it up for $4.49!

Cyb Ratchet is cool, I love how his front treads form the bulk of his chest. Wish his alt mode front end weren't hollow underneath tho, and that Hasbro hadn't run out of black paint on his rear treads. I'm trying to ignore the fact that he looks like a robotic frog.

[--B--]

Mini-haul, TFA Arcee and Universe Hardhead. That's it for quite a while!

[Trikeboy]

God I love Seoul. I just came back from Toy Alley (Dongdeamun exit 4) with GF Starscream, Nitro Convoy (Cybertron Override) and Armada Megatron (well, Sono Kong version). How much did these three toys cost me? 31,500 won. For those not in the know about the conversion, that equates to £18 or $28 . The guy selling them had loads of Transformers on discount including Armada Overload for less 8,000 won. Tempted but didn't buy him. They had Armada Scavenger but I didn't look twice .

[Nickolai]

E-Hobby Magnificus with Ga'Mede - Wanted this for over a year and a half, ended up choosing another fig over it at the tme. Deeply regretted it until now... Such a win toy.

Energon Tow-Line - Definitely overpaid for it, but it was MOSC and I've wanted one for the longest time.

[rpetras]

A huge week for me!

I Finally got my 2005 Botcon Ironhide!

He's really great. A lot better than I expected, even having Tow-Line. I really, really, really want the Botcon Ratchet now.

I also snagged an Alternity Black Convoy to go with my Nemesis crew. I don't have any other Alternity figs, but I figured he'd look great with Shadow Commander, Classics Nemesis Prime & RID Scourge.

He's really cool, but I wish the "door wings" were attached to the car and not the shoulders. It makes the arms all a bit wonky. Other than that he's as cool as any Alternators line figure.

Finally, I also got my TFA Arcee.
I was a bit concerned hearing about the problems from the folks on this list. So I was really careful with the thumbs, and have not had any issues. I see why this would be a concern though, it seems like a straight up design flaw.

As for the leg, 2 seconds and an exacto took care of that. I don't recommend anyone force it, just shave off a little plastic (and I mean a little) and it works just fine.

It's the first QC issue I've had on ANY of my TFA figs. And something that simple I barely even noticed.

[nemesis-prime]

Nebular SS ...Im not completely sold on payin $30 for the shanghai set i have the deluxe ice cream and demolisher. Can someone sell me on buyin them both again?

[Stockade]

Just got the KISS players cassettes and totally awesome and well worth the money spent!

Also got Henkei Sideswipe Prowl and Sunstreaker and very cool with the G1 colors and the chrome is cool too!

Next week is Henkei Inferno and Dinobot, alond with cassette Vol 3.

Future purchase will be Twincast, along with G1 re-issue skywarp and thundercracker..

[Hip-Hoptimus Rime]

A quick strike to KMart (Ogden. Ave, Naperville, IL) at lunch yielded a ROTF Nebular Starscream! I love this mold, and this color scheme is weirdly appealing. Of course, he needs some mods immediately- the elbows and backpack (I modded my first ROTF SS to let his backpack collapse closer to his back) and a few paint apps. Love the paint apps on his arm cannons, we got robbed the first time out.

[Midnight_Fox]

Just got the KISS players cassettes and totally awesome and well worth the money spent!

I want that set sooo badly, but the Encore 19 cassette set won out this weekend(even though I already have a Laserbeak, now one will constantly sit in TRU Soundwave's chest).

Also lately grabbed: Rotf: Legends Soundwave, Beachcomber/Deadlift, Divebomb, and Brawn. I also had the chance, so I grabbed up Heinlad.

[Razorclaw0000]

Superlink Command Ravage
Superlink Shadowhawk Cosmos Type

For non-microns, I just need Galvatron G, Nightscream R, Grand Convoy, Megazarak, and the PVC Wing Scourge to finish up everything I want from Superlink.

[nemesis-prime]

I just went ahead and got Shanghai set the twins are much more detailed then the regular deluxe. I like the white demolisher but i wanna change the poop color tracks w/ regular version.

Silver lego star wars TRU Storm Trooper wich was free w/ at least $11.99 Lego SW purchase

[Razorclaw0000]

Working from home today netted me an early delivery.

Noise Effect
Wedge Shape
Torque Gain
Sky Glide
Crystal EZ Master Megatron, Galaxy Convoy, and Starscream

The EZ set was ridiculously difficult to track down, but it is awesome.


EDIT:

Also got the regular mail today to find:

Superlink Wheeljack
Hyper Hobby Exclusive RM-02 Black Beast Megatron

[Midnight_Fox]

Silver lego star wars TRU Storm Trooper wich was free w/ at least $11.99 Lego SW purchase

Is it available for in store purchases, too? I may have to go to TRU tonight...

[Grahf]

I finally found myself a Legends Wheelee today. Now I just need a Skystalker and I'll be set for a few months.