The Energon Pub

[aronjlove]

Does anyone know if the Target exclusive Thrust comes packed with another voyager in the case or by himself?

Solid case same as runabout and all other exclusives

Hopefully one of my local Targets will look like this as I just approved my second delay for Thrust. Still this month but pushed back a week from the 15th to the 22nd. At least they shipped my Runabout.

[TF-fan kev777]

Hopefully one of my local Targets will look like this as I just approved my second delay for Thrust. Still this month but pushed back a week from the 15th to the 22nd. At least they shipped my Runabout.

I'm pretty sure Thrust will be delayed in stores as well.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

[TF-fan kev777]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Same here, unless Hasbro decides to ever reveal whatever WFC-E28 is supposed to be.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Same here, unless Hasbro decides to ever reveal whatever WFC-E28 is supposed to be.

I really think dead Prime was supposed to be it.

[Sentinel_Primal]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Same here, unless Hasbro decides to ever reveal whatever WFC-E28 is supposed to be.

According to leakers it was Earth Mode Sideswipe with a bit of retooling to the roof section to make it more Earth-like

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Same here, unless Hasbro decides to ever reveal whatever WFC-E28 is supposed to be.

According to leakers it was Earth Mode Sideswipe with a bit of retooling to the roof section to make it more Earth-like

That would make a degree of sense, because if that had happened than Tigertrack would have used that new tooling, and probably Deep Cover in the Netflix line.

But at the same time, then that would alienate I think just Hound in terms of no "Earth" mode redo?

[sol magnus]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Same here, unless Hasbro decides to ever reveal whatever WFC-E28 is supposed to be.

According to leakers it was Earth Mode Sideswipe with a bit of retooling to the roof section to make it more Earth-like

That would make a degree of sense, because if that had happened than Tigertrack would have used that new tooling, and probably Deep Cover in the Netflix line.

But at the same time, then that would alienate I think just Hound in terms of no "Earth" mode redo?

Mirage, too on that score. As much as it irks me we just gotta pretend with those three.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Same here, unless Hasbro decides to ever reveal whatever WFC-E28 is supposed to be.

According to leakers it was Earth Mode Sideswipe with a bit of retooling to the roof section to make it more Earth-like

That would make a degree of sense, because if that had happened than Tigertrack would have used that new tooling, and probably Deep Cover in the Netflix line.

But at the same time, then that would alienate I think just Hound in terms of no "Earth" mode redo?

Mirage, too on that score. As much as it irks me we just gotta pretend with those three.

I sensed I was forgetting one.

I am still a bit annoyed that we got 3 different Mirage from that mold but never a Slapdash, which was a slam dunk for that mold

[sol magnus]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Same here, unless Hasbro decides to ever reveal whatever WFC-E28 is supposed to be.

According to leakers it was Earth Mode Sideswipe with a bit of retooling to the roof section to make it more Earth-like

That would make a degree of sense, because if that had happened than Tigertrack would have used that new tooling, and probably Deep Cover in the Netflix line.

But at the same time, then that would alienate I think just Hound in terms of no "Earth" mode redo?

Mirage, too on that score. As much as it irks me we just gotta pretend with those three.

I sensed I was forgetting one.

I am still a bit annoyed that we got 3 different Mirage from that mold but never a Slapdash, which was a slam dunk for that mold

Yeah, that would have been great. They could have done Clampdown from Sideswipe, too.

[william-james88]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Same here, unless Hasbro decides to ever reveal whatever WFC-E28 is supposed to be.

According to leakers it was Earth Mode Sideswipe with a bit of retooling to the roof section to make it more Earth-like

That would make a degree of sense, because if that had happened than Tigertrack would have used that new tooling, and probably Deep Cover in the Netflix line.

But at the same time, then that would alienate I think just Hound in terms of no "Earth" mode redo?

Mirage, too on that score. As much as it irks me we just gotta pretend with those three.

Hound and Mirage look as Cybertronian as my foot.

[ZeroWolf]

Yeah I don't think any of them needed an earth mode, especially when you look at the concept cars of today anyway.

[SGMLordMirage]

That's real crazy on the discounts at your local Walmart @william-james88. You never know what you might see at a Walmart.
I was happy to find ER Runabout today. There is only two Targets remotely close, one had nothing and the other had 6 of him on the shelf. Again you never know.

[Hellscream9999]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Called it day one, I dunno if they're actually ever going to make it to brick and mortar stores in the US; hasbro really does suck with their stance on exclusives across all they're action figure lines, one production run and no restocks? talk about pissing away free money

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Just had to approve a delay of my Thrust. And so it begins again.

At least he is the very last Earthrise figure I'm getting.

Called it day one, I dunno if they're actually ever going to make it to brick and mortar stores in the US; hasbro really does suck with their stance on exclusives across all they're action figure lines, one production run and no restocks? talk about pissing away free money

I dunno, I got my Runabout a week early, so at least for Target it's 50/50

[Wolfman Jake]

I finally got my Paradron Medics set this past Thursday, followed up by the Autobot Alliance set on Friday!

It was worth the wait for me. Ironhide and Ratchet look great in their Earth robot modes, and mostly good in vehicle mode. The back end of the van is a total mess, but things look good from all other angles. I don't even really mind the "window" issue on the side panels. I just imagine it's a slider that is blocking half the window to keep the glare of the sun out, or it's providing security or privacy for what or whoever is in the back compartment.

Earthrise Ironhide and Ratchet are BEEFY Deluxe Class figures, and the roof/riot shield idea works well. You could almost say that the sub-theme to Earthrise is having a shield component from the vehicle to use in robot mode, much like the secondary gimmick of Siege was battle damage paint apps. This is in contrast to the advertised gimmick of these two lines, which are the A.I.R. Lock System for Earthrise and the C.O.M.B.A.T. System for Siege.

With Prowl now, I finally have the Earthrise Autobot Datsuns altogether. Funny story: when I opened up the box, I took out Prowl first, and his head immediately split apart, reminding me that I wanted to swap his head for the Siege Prowl figure's anyway! I was able to pop off Siege Prowl's head with just a little bit of force, though I had a tough time at first, as I was trying to very carefully split the head apart along the seem the way the Earthrise head had come apart right out of the package. Prowl looks great now with his unique head sculpt. Unfortunately, my Siege Prowl figure broke. The clear plastic piece around the pin that connects the hood and upper body assembly to the legs and torso broke. It literally just came apart in my hand. I didn't think I was putting any undo pressure on it. The figure is still entirely transformable, but it's now a "partsformer."

It's nice to have some Paradron Medics to army build with the new Lifeline figure, but a second run with a new paint job hasn't really corrected any of the issues with the Earthrise Arcee mold. WilliamJames, what do you think of Earthrise Arcee, now that you bought one on deep discount?

[william-james88]

WilliamJames, what do you think of Earthrise Arcee, now that you bought one on deep discount?

Thanks for asking but I have yet to open it. Still unsure. My first handling of the mold might be Elita 1.

[william-james88]

Finally, the figure most fans have been waiting for is showing up at Targets in the US. So far, Thrust has been found in various locations in California. There is no indication of street date, people were able to purchase him with no hassle. He comes in solid cases (meaning he is the only figure in the case) and sells for 29.99. The picture below comes from TFW user Free Trader who posted on those forums along with other users reporting a similar sighting.

Thrust has also been found in Singapore at Toysrus stores and should be showing up at Canadian Toysrus stores as well eventually.

[Quantum Surge]

I can't wait to struggle in finding this figure like I am with the Coneheads.

[LordBludgeon]

I didn't see Thrust at my local Target, however I did manage to find and acquire a Runabout.

[adamage1]

I can't wait to struggle in finding this figure like I am with the Coneheads.

As Amazon exclusives, Ramjet and Dirge may only be available as monstrous Ebay markups at this point. A couple online sellers like TF Source had them for a few seconds, but that was about it.

[adamage1]

Finished my custom paint applications for my Earthrise Smokescreen, and I think it turned out quite nice for my first custom attempt. I may also try to paint in the tail lights, but that’s a bit more involved, so I don’t know.

Does anyone else here try their hand at custom painting? In this case, I was just applying paint for areas I felt were neglected from the factory. I would love to hear any feedback, tips, etc., as I am quite new to it.

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

I do it. Regular-release paint jobs, even the Takara ones from the period where they were throwing a smidge more money at it, are never going to be full-service. Painting in details that the factory job didn't cover can really do wonders for a figure. And it usually looks better than stickers over molded detail does. I think you did a good job. If you're willing to get more involved on what you've already done, I'd suggest painting the tips of the shoulder weapons silver:

Finished my custom paint applications for my Earthrise Smokescreen, and I think it turned out quite nice for my first custom attempt. I may also try to paint in the tail lights, but that’s a bit more involved, so I don’t know.
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A bit more involved, but worthwhile in my opinion.

Yup, in a year where we have an arcee for each of main lines, the best turns out to be cyberverse.

I'm still amazed of all the gems the Cyberverse line hold. It's supposed to be the "kid's" line. Some Cyberverse figures being superior to their Generations counterpart was clearly unexpected. Especially when the superiority is because of genuine goodness instead of being the lesser of two evil.

I think being the kids line du jour makes it more of an A-List line than Earthrise is.

[Nemesis Destron]

Whoa I hope I can score a Thrust figure at a few locations that might have him.

[-Kanrabat-]

I finally played with ER Snapdragon. Way more simple to transform than Apeface and all 3 modes are pretty damn solid. So at last, my G1 Headmasters VS modern headmasters is finally complete, if I don't count the Titans.