The Energon Pub

[JoeIsNotCool]

Not great at posing, but Sky Lynx is a beast in main robot mode! Will get some pictures of it transformed in a moment!

[Sentinel_Primal]

Woah, he looks great! Didn't know he was already getting shipped out

[JoeIsNotCool]

Woah, he looks great! Didn't know he was already getting shipped out

Arrived today from IDToys, very happy with it!

[Sabrblade]

He's apparently out in the UK, right now.

[leokearon]

Very poor Fan First Friday for Transformers. Other lines like Power Rangers and Marvel legends get full on new reveals and all we get is a fancy box.

The reveals yesterday were for the new star wars figures, tfs can still have their day

The box was part of Fan First Friday and Star Wars already had a Fan First Friday at the start of the month.Still doesn't hide the fact that for their First Fan Friday, TFs got really short changed

[JoeIsNotCool]

[Skritz]

You know one figure I'm hoping we get at the 'downsized, super packed Deluxe' scale like Cliffjumper? Warpath.

[william-james88]

some cool photos

Very nice LeAwesome1, care to share your thoughts on the figure and also show us the base mode. Would be cool to see it populated with smaller figures.

[ZeroWolf]

Two things Le Awesome1 (actually three things)
1) I'm jealous that you got got him
2) May we post these pictures as a news article for every one to see?
3) Any chance of base mode pictures to go with these?

[william-james88]

石川よしのぶ@Ishikawa_sunday has posted some images on their Twitter account of the Cyertron Villains 2 pack Transformers Earthrise set which includes seekers Thundercracker and Skywarp. They give a comparison to the Starscream headsculpt and while the Thundercracker face looks more defined in the mouth area, the bigger difference comes from Skywarp. We get confirmation that Skywarp will be getting the screaming face.

These toys will be coming to the US as Target exclusives, though we do not have preorders yet.

[ZeroWolf]

Hmm Skywarp looks a bit odd with the shouting mouth but cool that they each have different heads (I'd swear that screamer is smirking while thundercracker is being stoic)

[sol magnus]

The faces on the main Seekers are cool, doesn't change anything as I'll be getting them anyway.

Any chance we can get some shots of Skylynx's box?

[Skritz]

Okay can we get Coneheads now?

[aronjlove]

This almost makes me want the two-pack. The alt-mode is meh to me but the new faces are interesting, I can almost see a downturn on Thundercracker's lips as if he is displeased with what he sees. And Skywarp is clearly shouting at someone "Don't do that!" lol.

[ZeroWolf]

Okay can we get Coneheads now?

I think that was the idea behind who ever did the photo Aside from wings, would much have to be changed in order to get the heads right?

[Skritz]

I think a Coneheads retool would require a nosecone which can fold open to show the face. That way there would also be, as a bonus, an option to display 'toy accurate' Ramjet, Thrust and Dirge as their original artwork show them with regular seeker heads.

[Hellscream9999]

Very poor Fan First Friday for Transformers. Other lines like Power Rangers and Marvel legends get full on new reveals and all we get is a fancy box.

The reveals yesterday were for the new star wars figures, tfs can still have their day

The box was part of Fan First Friday and Star Wars already had a Fan First Friday at the start of the month.Still doesn't hide the fact that for their First Fan Friday, TFs got really short changed

Yeah it was, but nobody said there were strict rules about these things; the Star Wars figures were what were previewed the day beforehand, so as far as I’m concerned they were the main attraction.

[JoeIsNotCool]

Sorry for the delay, feel free to use these in a news article. I'll add some pictures after my thoughts:

Overall I love this figure. I don't know much about Sky Lynx, but I love the design and this definitely hit the mark better than my now sold CW version. The vehicle modes for both look incredible, and its very easy to connect and separate the two halves (maybe too easy). The bird mode is quite hard to stand up but when you do is glorious, and the lynx also looks great, I think I may prefer the lynx out of the two. The combined mode is obviously what I'll display him in and it looks great, very happy with how it turned out. My only minor complaint is that the transformation really isn't that hard, infact I'd say some of the smaller ER releases are more complex. But, it looks magnificent. Also, the wings are attached via mushroom pegs and one of mine keeps falling off, so may have to make that a bit tighter. Everything else is great! The base mode was also a surprise, I rather enjoyed looking at it. Bit too small to be a proper base, but looks the part. Only problem is the shuttle doesn't seem to peg in very well to the base, so it relies on that little ramp to prop him up. But, again, overall this is fantastic and I recommend to anyone.

[ZeroWolf]

Thanks for the pictures Le Awesome1!

[ZeroWolf]

Greetings Seibertronians! Do you feel that your collection is missing a certain magnificent specimen? Well maybe these photos will help you make your mind up!

These in hand photos of Earthrise Commander Class Sky Lynx come courtesy of fellow Seibertron user, LeAwesome1, who purchased Sky Lynx from UK website In Demand Toys, and thanks to the magic of one day shipping, it arrived today!

The photos show off all the modes his majesty can make, from his humble bird mode to his spectacular launch base.





























LeAwesome1 also has this to say about Sky Lynx, gathered from his time with him so far!

Overall I love this figure. I don't know much about Sky Lynx, but I love the design and this definitely hit the mark better than my now sold CW version. The vehicle modes for both look incredible, and its very easy to connect and separate the two halves (maybe too easy). The bird mode is quite hard to stand up but when you do is glorious, and the lynx also looks great, I think I may prefer the lynx out of the two. The combined mode is obviously what I'll display him in and it looks great, very happy with how it turned out. My only minor complaint is that the transformation really isn't that hard, infact I'd say some of the smaller ER releases are more complex. But, it looks magnificent. Also, the wings are attached via mushroom pegs and one of mine keeps falling off, so may have to make that a bit tighter. Everything else is great! The base mode was also a surprise, I rather enjoyed looking at it. Bit too small to be a proper base, but looks the part. Only problem is the shuttle doesn't seem to peg in very well to the base, so it relies on that little ramp to prop him up. But, again, overall this is fantastic and I recommend to anyone.

Have these images convinced you? Have you already pre-ordered? Let us know in the Energon Pub and stay tuned to Seibertron for all the latest news and reviews!

[Rodimus Prime]

I really like the lynx but dislike the bird for some reason...

As for the Seekers, I hope the 2-pack won't be just online but in stores as well.

[Mindmaster]

I don’t really see a difference between Starscream and Thundercracker. Maaaaaaybe a smirk on ‘Sceamer? Skywarp’s shouting face is lowkey annoying, but I can get over it. Definitely need these and the inevitable Coneheads.

[Hellscream9999]

yeah that alternate face for the seekers just outright sucks; having had a good time to check out starscream, I can safely say that I don't want any of them, the head just seems so tiny compared to the boxy body

[Lore Keeper]

Is he being released across the UK already? Pulse has him listed for September. If so, that's really early.

[First-Aid]

GIMME!

Amazing figure! Only concern is that bird mode head is big for the body...but that ain't putting me off.