The Energon Pub

[-Kanrabat-]

Hope and pray this new ER Arcee gets redecoed down the line into a proper deluxe G1 Elita One...

Redecoed AND remolded into a proper Elita-1.
Could be a Gen Select figure.

Also, WELCOME! That's one nice first post!

[Burn]

I'm sorry but a safer bet (other than stalker) is Cybertron Defence Red Alert

Pretty sure it will be this, just to piss Burn off

nah, I accepted a long time ago that the odds of Stalker getting a modern day update are few and far between, it's why I like to joke about it.

Plus keeping expectations low makes for a pleasant surprise.

Plus as well ... if he does get a release it'll be some bullshit exclusive which us random Stalker fans (most of which probably live in Europe/Australia) will have to jump through hoops for.

[-Kanrabat-]

I opened my Siege Starscream and OH BOY! Well worth the full 40$CAN!

Seriously, the amount of paint is huge on this guy. He's solid all over and feel like a quality toy. Joints are stiff and the transformation is simple but clever. The iffy jet underbelly is his only fault in this otherwise awesome package.

Now, I only wish for Thundercracker to be a regular release, not a special Amazon bullcrap box set like Siege Skywarp.

Cool story but this is the EARTHRISE thread, not Siege.

Oh for FOX sake...

EARTHRISE STARSCREAM I meant.
Jesus.

[Burn]

I opened my Siege Starscream and OH BOY! Well worth the full 40$CAN!

Seriously, the amount of paint is huge on this guy. He's solid all over and feel like a quality toy. Joints are stiff and the transformation is simple but clever. The iffy jet underbelly is his only fault in this otherwise awesome package.

Now, I only wish for Thundercracker to be a regular release, not a special Amazon bullcrap box set like Siege Skywarp.

Cool story but this is the EARTHRISE thread, not Siege.

Oh for FOX sake...

EARTHRISE STARSCREAM I meant.
Jesus.

Yes?

[-Kanrabat-]

Given the remark about Thundercracker, I'm pretty sure he meant to say "Earthrise Starscream"

Yeah.
But I just HAD to get Burn'd.
Burn, Y U hate ne so much?

But seriously, that was an embarassing brainfart I just had.

I was hesitant about ER Starscream at first. Even though I'm a Screamers fanboy, I skip the bad ones like the Power of the Primes one. I'm very glad I took my chances with the Earthrise one.

EDIT: Burn, oh U.

[Burn]

Burn, Y U hate ne so much?

I'm at work so I don't really have that much time to spare to type all that out so I'll get back to you later about that.

[Sabrblade]

http://snakas.blog95.fc2.com/blog-entry-7480.html

[Nemesis Maximo]

Oh man, that Allicon looks pretty rad

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Hey Sabrblade, the images are restricted on that blog. I had to go to the actual Twitter account linked in the post to see them.
Good news from looking at the pics on that account: Scorpy's scorpion legs are confirmed as separate and articulated.

Hope and pray this new ER Arcee gets redecoed down the line into a proper deluxe G1 Elita One...

Redecoed AND remolded into a proper Elita-1.
Could be a Gen Select figure.

That would be garbage. A more G1 accurate Elita One would be:
1. A Voyager like the PotP figure, not a Deluxe, because she's not that much smaller than Optimus.

2. Change into a vehicle that, whatever it looks like in its entirety (I swear, I hope the animation cels from that episode - or better yet, her model sheet - surface), is distinct from Arcee's car mode

3. Have Elita's own robot mode, with its own kibble and quirks.

[Sabrblade]

Hey Sabrblade, the images are restricted on that blog. I had to go to the actual Twitter account linked in the post to see them.

Fixed, thanks.

2. Change into a vehicle that, whatever it looks like in its entirety (I swear, I hope the animation cels from that episode - or better yet, her model sheet - surface), is distinct from Arcee's car mode

Elita's full car mode model sheet has been published in the Visual History book.

[no-one]

I'm sorry but a safer bet (other than stalker) is Cybertron Defence Red Alert

Pretty sure it will be this, just to piss Burn off

nah, I accepted a long time ago that the odds of Stalker getting a modern day update are few and far between, it's why I like to joke about it.

Plus keeping expectations low makes for a pleasant surprise.

Plus as well ... if he does get a release it'll be some bullshit exclusive which us random Stalker fans (most of which probably live in Europe/Australia) will have to jump through hoops for.

I'll tell you what, if they release Stalker as a US exclusive. That's my gift to you.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Hey Sabrblade, the images are restricted on that blog. I had to go to the actual Twitter account linked in the post to see them.

Fixed, thanks.

2. Change into a vehicle that, whatever it looks like in its entirety (I swear, I hope the animation cels from that episode - or better yet, her model sheet - surface), is distinct from Arcee's car mode

Elita's full car mode model sheet has been published in the Visual History book.

Thanks for the tip! I did not know about that, that is awesome to see!
Okay, so comparing to the robot mode that would put her arms at the back of the vehicle.. Possibly her hips near the front...
In any case, it's nothing like Arcee's Corvette-esque altmode.

[Rodimus Prime]

Those shots of Scorponok might have just convinced me to get him. But his feet/toes bother me. They're solid green rectangles instead of the 2 purple claw-like toes he has on each foot.

As for the rest of the reveals, I'm getting Sky Lynx and Snapdragon for sure, and most likely Runamuck as well. I missed out on Smokescreen in Siege, so hopefully this one will be easily available. I don't mind, since Smokescreen was not exactly the same as the other 2 anyway. The rest are a pass, and I'm just as disappointed in Megatron as everyone else.

[Burn]

Holy shitballs that Scorponok looks bloody awesome.

[Rodimus Prime]

Holy shitballs that Scorponok looks bloody awesome.

Yeah, except for the toes...

[Burn]

Holy shitballs that Scorponok looks bloody awesome.

Yeah, except for the toes...

COULD (hopefully) be mis-transformed and the toes not folded out.

I do agree though that at the moment it just looks ... odd. The potential is there for added stability so not having them fold out seems like a weird idea.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Those shots of Scorponok might have just convinced me to get him. But his feet/toes bother me. They're solid green rectangles instead of the 2 purple claw-like toes he has on each foot.

EDIT: Checking the render, they mistransformed him.


Hasbro reeeeally needs to train their reps better about transforming these things.

[-Kanrabat-]

Holy shitballs that Scorponok looks bloody awesome.

Hear hear, brother!

[Sabrblade]

Yeah, the toes in that photo are in their Scorpion Mode configuration:

[chuckdawg1999]

[chuckdawg1999]

Wrong thread, Chuck.

Wrong thread, wrong figure. Fixed, that's what I get for trusting swift key.

[grimdragon2001]

First of all, I'm glad I got that 35th Anniversary Megatron from Walmart instead of Optimus since I could only get one at the time because it looks a lot better than this Earthrise version. The rest of the figures in the line look awesome. My poor wallet is crying

[Burn]

Those shots of Scorponok might have just convinced me to get him. But his feet/toes bother me. They're solid green rectangles instead of the 2 purple claw-like toes he has on each foot.

EDIT: Checking the render, they mistransformed him.


Hasbro reeeeally needs to train their reps better about transforming these things.

That light grey panel between the "toes" just looks odd.

[Sentinel_Primal]

So is that the only display Hasbro's going to have, or is there the potential of another one? I can't remember last Toy Fair's displays they had. If that's the only one, then it looks like we're not going to see the Quintessons, Allicon, Runamuck, Doubledealer, or Snapdragon until the next convention

[Cobotron]

That light grey panel between the "toes" just looks odd.

Ah, I think it does an ok job of at least creating the illusion of...

2 purple grey claw-like toes he has on each foot.