The Energon Pub

[Nemesis Primal]

This mold looks good, I think it definitely looks better here than it did in render form, but I don't have the attachment to the character required for me to feel like replacing CW Sunstreaker. If they do either Diaclone repaint, or that Lockdown remold my Sentinel counterpart suggested, I would be more interested.

I'm keeping Universe Sunstreaker, but I'd be down for the inevitable Selects Spinout repaint.

I'm hoping for a Cordon repaint myself, though Spin Out wouldn't go amiss.

I'm inclined to think Spin-Out will probably happen before Cordon, for two reasons:
1. Selects Tigertrack is coming, so I think Hasbro would probably like to get Spin-Out made to complement that and complete the Diaclone borthers.
2. There doesn't look like an easy way to get a lightbar on this mold for Cordon without retooling the car hood/chest, and I feel like getting that kind of retooling for a Diaclone recolor character is unlikely.

[adamage1]

You know, based on these photos, I am thinking he might be a bit of a parts-former with that chest piece. I can’t figure out how that chest piece ends up where it does in vehicle mode without it detaching from the figure in bot mode.

[adamage1]

Nevermind: recalled that the hinge joint for the chest piece on Wheeljack is actually attached to a secondary piece below the torso allowing it to be free for rotation.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I know how they could get Cordon without changing the chest: Lightbar with a protruding tab that has a hole in it for the supercharger's peg. That or just a lightbar that slots into the roof notch and is glued in place.

[Tuned Agent]

Sunstreaker looks really good, though I'm not the biggest fan of the headsculpt. That alt mode, on the other hand, looks fantastic!

[-Kanrabat-]

Finding the MP way too expensive and too big for my tastes, I wouldn't mind a Select ER Cordon.

[TulioDude]

I think this mold would also look cool as Movie Lockdown.

[Sabrblade]

Official pics of Runamuck - https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810171157/

While he'll be mass retail for Hasbro's markets, for Japan he'll be another TakaraTomy Mall exclusive.

[AutobotAlvaron]

I like him, but I wish I could love him. Something is OFF about this Sunstreaker. He's not as G1 as I'd hope, he's not as G1 as Siege Sideswipe was, & that was not strictly G1 either. There aren't enough call-backs to the G1 toy in bot-mode detail & color-wise, there's no red shoulders, his weaponry is inadequate, and...oh there it is! His car-mode has NO CHROME SPOILER, THAT'S IT!! He's like a cat missing it's tail, & for some reason it seem more egregious on him than on Sideswipe. A 3P will have to accessorise him & ToyHax will need to add retro detail & color!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I like him, but I wish I could love him. Something is OFF about this Sunstreaker. He's not as G1 as I'd hope, he's not as G1 as Siege Sideswipe was, & that was not strictly G1 either.

Well of course not. Auto makers more strictly enforce licensing the likeness of their cars these days. Or are you talking about the cartoon-based arms? Other than that Sideswipe's G1 to the point of having molded detail based on the original toy's stickers.
Sunstreaker's shoulder transformation is a tad less G1, but on the other hand it lends itself better to having shoulder rotation.
As far as vehicle modes go they're equally G1, just trading off which Countach bits they alter and how.

There aren't enough call-backs to the G1 toy in bot-mode detail & color-wise,

Oh yeah? He's got leg detail based on both the G1 toy's actual leg detail and the undercarriage piece, he's got lights and hood lines on top of his feet, he's got ribbed oblongs for forearms (only missing the dome details) he's got the squarish boosters on the shoulders. he's got the black detail on the chest from the Lamborghini roof... Oh, and of course, let's not forget that he has feet made from the nose of the car and arms made from the aft as per the G1 design. Which is more than the Universe toy can say. And he's not Breakdown's body doing Sunstreaker cosplay.

there's no red shoulders,

That's true, but 1. the red shoulders only existed in the first place because of Hasbro being too cheap and lazy to change the stickers when they changed the toy from red to yellow and 2. The red shoulders would look even worse in car mode on this guy than they do on the original. Seriously, think about it.

They're bad enough on the original toy. On the Earthrise toy they'd be bigger and also more visible, because they'd be on the top of the car.

his weaponry is inadequate,

As is that of most Deluxe-class characters, because of plastic austerity. That SIEGE Mirage came with his complete weapon set is something of a miracle, and a show of plastic savings elsewhere in the design.

and...oh there it is! His car-mode has NO CHROME SPOILER, THAT'S IT!!

1. You were delusional if you expected chrome; at most it would have been silver-painted. Chrome is a luxury we haven't gotten on regular releases in a long time, especially in the US. And honestly, the stuff HasTak use to metallize toy parts is highly vulnerable to human skin oil anyway and they've never sprung for protective finish...
2. Plastic austerity again. There's also the issue of where to put it in robot mode, but I'm certain that plastic austerity played a greater role (After all, if nothing else they could have made the supercharger piece bigger and made the spoiler part of it)

I agree that he'd look better with a spoiler, but I understand why it wasn't in the cards. Especially not a chrome one.

[AutobotAlvaron]

Your points are all sound (I knew about the red vestigial diaclone sticker), & I realize that my expectations don't fit what this toy
is (half-hearted & insufficient weaponry should be expected), but I want what I like, & I felt like expressing it. I'll have to get the
Masterpiece to check off (most of) the things I want in a Sunstreaker, but with Siege Sideswipe, I felt such a satisfying
correlation that this figure just doesn't quite match. HasTak has the license, why not use it? Or is it only for use on the MP?
Anyway, I do like it despite my nitpicks, though he needs the aforementioned add-ons. The older I get, the more of a G1 purist I
become!

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Your points are all sound (I knew about the red vestigial diaclone sticker), & I realize that my expectations don't fit what this toy
is (half-hearted & insufficient weaponry should be expected), but I want what I like, & I felt like expressing it. I'll have to get the
Masterpiece to check off (most of) the things I want in a Sunstreaker, but with Siege Sideswipe, I felt such a satisfying
correlation that this figure just doesn't quite match. HasTak has the license, why not use it? Or is it only for use on the MP?
Anyway, I do like it despite my nitpicks, though he needs the aforementioned add-ons. The older I get, the more of a G1 purist I
become!

The license is indeed strictly for the MP. And I'm fine with the regular line using approximated car modes instead of licensed... After all, if they were licensed the prices would probably go up further.

I have to say that adding a spoiler to Sunstreaker is simpler than adding one to Sideswipe would be, since if nothing else they could just make it part of a bigger version of the supercharger piece (or part of an extension to the supercharger piece).
Sideswipe, the spoiler would have to transform to not get in the way of his knees (since HasTak changed the leg transformation because of their bizarre aversion to telescoping legs), which is probably why we haven't seen a kit for one yet; that would take design effort, which the 3P upgrade kit companies gave up on 3 years ago.

[Bounti76]

Thanks to Seibertronians Sabrblade and Wonko-The-Sane, we're pleased to bring you brand new stock photos of the upcoming Earthrise Deluxe Class Runamuck figure! Courtesy of listings on Takara Tomy Mall and Dengeki Hobby, this appears to be an all new mold, based on the classic Battlecharger from the 80s! This marks his first new toy since the 2012 Collector's Club freebie, and his first all new toy since his original in 1986. Compared to the CGI renders, the gold accents are a richer color and the windows are considerably darker. We also get a good look at how his back looks- though there is a backpack, it's nicely integrated and all in all, Runamuck looks to be a nice figure.











Runamuck is due for release this fall in the US, however in Japan, he's listed as a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive, due in December, for ¥3080, which is currently about $28.64.

Who's adding this figure to their collection? Let us know what you think below!

[Emerje]

I LOVE that Runamuck has fake wheels on his heel spurs (the real wheels are inside his chest, you can see them through the window in his back). That's some attention to detail that we rarely see these days.



Not everyone is going to like it, but it makes me incredibly happy!

Emerje

[Sentinel_Primal]

Wish Runamuck had some orange to break up the white, but oh well. I'll probably get him and the inevitable Runabout. One complaint though, is the back of his calves. They look so... Flat. Though, I kind of find it funny that technically he's a six-wheeled car

[Cyberpath]

Runamuck looks great. CHUG just keeps getting better.

Wouldn't be surprised if they use similar engineering for the Throttlebots.

Hopefully they'll also make a Runabout soon.

[Lore Keeper]

I like him for the most part, but that backs of his legs hurt my soul. It looks like there are pieces missing.

[Nemesis Destron]

Looking at Sunstreaker's alt mode long enough it makes me thing of Classic's Hot Rod. With some slight re-tooling I think another cool Hot Rod can be delivered. I really like LG Hot Rod but I got nothing against improvements.

[blackeyedprime]

I like him for the most part, but that backs of his legs hurt my soul. It looks like there are pieces missing.

I'm sure hasbro is doing it on purpose to annoy the third paty filler providers, between smokescreen, runamuck and scorponok. "Here, see if ya can fill this!!!"

I like what they have tried to do with runamucks fake wheels but it doesnt look as though it worked out that well. He really needed his orange too but I'll likely be picking him up as long as runabout is a rtail release/easy to get. Car mode seems like they cant decide to commit to earthmodes and looks a bit of a mess but hopefully it will be better in hand.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I like him for the most part, but that backs of his legs hurt my soul. It looks like there are pieces missing.

I'm sure hasbro is doing it on purpose to annoy the third paty filler providers, between smokescreen, runamuck and scorponok. "Here, see if ya can fill this!!!"

I like what they have tried to do with runamucks fake wheels but it doesnt look as though it worked out that well. He really needed his orange too but I'll likely be picking him up as long as runabout is a rtail release/easy to get. Car mode seems like they cant decide to commit to earthmodes and looks a bit of a mess but hopefully it will be better in hand.

...What part of that car mode doesn't look like an Earth mode? Like, seriously, what?
Regardless, I'm sure it will look better in hand. It won't be a white object photographed in stark lighting and then placed on a stark white background, it will be at its real size, and you'll probably be able to align the legs better than the photographer.

And blame the cartoon for the lack of orange:


Maybe it's not too late to complain? Of course, the mold layout could make adding it troublesome...

[Gauntlet101010]

For once lack of paint doesn't hurt! I'm down for this guy.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Runamuck and Sunstreaker are both looking pretty nice. I like the alt modes a good bit for both

[blackeyedprime]

What part of that car mode doesn't look like an Earth mode? Like, seriously, what?

Sculpted windshield guff that's normally considred cybertronian guff (fortunately it hides in bot mode and the robot chest has a smooth windscreen. The hood square indentations which dont really represent headlights and the unfortunate placement of the gold strip makes them look worse.

[DEANO85]

I have to say that adding a spoiler to Sunstreaker is simpler than adding one to Sideswipe would be, since if nothing else they could just make it part of a bigger version of the supercharger piece (or part of an extension to the supercharger piece).
Sideswipe, the spoiler would have to transform to not get in the way of his knees (since HasTak changed the leg transformation because of their bizarre aversion to telescoping legs), which is probably why we haven't seen a kit for one yet; that would take design effort, which the 3P upgrade kit companies gave up on 3 years ago.

He has 5mm ports on his arms that end up at the rear of the car. So someone could definitely make a spoiler to plug in to them.

[Omegatron.]

I don't like the fake wheels, but I wasn't getting this guy anyway so it doesn't really matter.