The Energon Pub

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:20 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:If you can afford it, why not? I'm not sure how rare they are, but I know the ER voyager seeker mold is very good. All 6 of them together on a shelf is a beautiful sight. Now if only Hasbro would release Sunstorm in that mold it would be great.

That two pack is sold out everywhere at the moment.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:28 pm

Munkky wrote:On Ebay this week I noticed an auction for the Dirge and Ramjet twin-pack, opened but everything was still there, so I thought "Eh, why not? I'll watch this auction". Once it got over £100 really I should have unwatched it and moved on, buuuuuut... I snuck in the winning bid seven minutes before the auction ended. That £172 really should've gone towards rent and bills, but I'm not exctly desperate for money right now, and at least I'll have Dirge and Ramjet soon.

172 pounds sterling (or euros?)

Holy crap, dude! :shock:

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:29 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Now if only Hasbro would release Sunstorm in that mold it would be great.
At this point, I'll even take Sunstorm in the Siege mold if not Earthrise, just so long as he gets made (and is colored good and proper like).

Last year I bought Novastorm from the Target 3-pack and pretended it was Sunstorm. But I couldn't make it stick, because Sunstorm never had that body.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:44 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Now if only Hasbro would release Sunstorm in that mold it would be great.
At this point, I'll even take Sunstorm in the Siege mold if not Earthrise, just so long as he gets made (and is colored good and proper like).
Last year I bought Novastorm from the Target 3-pack and pretended it was Sunstorm. But I couldn't make it stick, because Sunstorm never had that body.

It's just a normal Seeker robot mode.

And when he appeared in the cartoon it was on Cybertron 4 million years before the Seekers would scan any F-15s ("Fire in the Sky"'s animation error notwithstanding), so it'd made sense that he'd have a tetrajet altmode at that point.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:50 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Now if only Hasbro would release Sunstorm in that mold it would be great.
At this point, I'll even take Sunstorm in the Siege mold if not Earthrise, just so long as he gets made (and is colored good and proper like).
Last year I bought Novastorm from the Target 3-pack and pretended it was Sunstorm. But I couldn't make it stick, because Sunstorm never had that body.
It's just a normal Seeker robot mode.

And when he appeared in the cartoon it was on Cybertron 4 million years before the Seekers would scan any F-15s ("Fire in the Sky"'s animation error notwithstanding), so it'd made sense that he'd have a tetrajet altmode at that point.

But Sunstorm the character wasn't around yet at that point, was he?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:57 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:Now if only Hasbro would release Sunstorm in that mold it would be great.
At this point, I'll even take Sunstorm in the Siege mold if not Earthrise, just so long as he gets made (and is colored good and proper like).
Last year I bought Novastorm from the Target 3-pack and pretended it was Sunstorm. But I couldn't make it stick, because Sunstorm never had that body.
It's just a normal Seeker robot mode.

And when he appeared in the cartoon it was on Cybertron 4 million years before the Seekers would scan any F-15s ("Fire in the Sky"'s animation error notwithstanding), so it'd made sense that he'd have a tetrajet altmode at that point.
But Sunstorm the character wasn't around yet at that point, was he?

The e-HOBBY toy was based on this golden Seeker:

Same as the BotCon toys of Hotlink and Bitstream were based on two of the other three in that pic (the fourth, Nacelle, got a toy too, but as a different, upgraded body form).

News Credits: 31 · by **bacem** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 10:21 am

Finally got doubledealer. The official "base mode" was literally just the truck mode with the rocket pointing up, so i tried to fan mode it to look more like, errr...base.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 10:52 am

bacem wrote:Finally got doubledealer. The official "base mode" was literally just the truck mode with the rocket pointing up, so i tried to fan mode it to look more like, errr...base.

It work well! Attached to Skylinx, Omega Supreme, and the Botropolis set, this would become quite the space program station!

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 11:30 am

-Kanrabat- wrote:
bacem wrote:Finally got doubledealer. The official "base mode" was literally just the truck mode with the rocket pointing up, so i tried to fan mode it to look more like, errr...base.

It work well! Attached to Skylinx, Omega Supreme, and the Botropolis set, this would become quite the space program station!

Yes, it does!

News Credits: 5 · by **Nuclearxpotato** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:38 pm

Finally picked up a Fasttrack and he's a really good Weaponizer! I've only had the Brunt mold since I have no interest in the Autobot lads and I think they make a good duo. Love how his orange contrasts his grey (my favourite shade no less).

Now to track down Sunstreaker and *maybe* Trailbreaker (not a fan of the Hoist mold). I'm also still considering a Scorponok, the biggest problem would be space...

by **Nemesis Reformatted** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:16 am

I called Amazon yesterday about my Ratchet/Lifeline order that has been sitting there for almost 6 months. I spoke to a supervisor & he said I will definitely be getting it & I should expect an email as soon as they have an estimated shipping date.

After the call I saw 2 guys on TFW2005 said their orders were canceled. So I checked mine & sure enough, CANCELED. :-x

I don't even have to tell you how pissed I am. :BOOM:

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 11:50 am

Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I called Amazon yesterday about my Ratchet/Lifeline order that has been sitting there for almost 6 months. I spoke to a supervisor & he said I will definitely be getting it & I should expect an email as soon as they have an estimated shipping date.

After the call I saw 2 guys on TFW2005 said their orders were canceled. So I checked mine & sure enough, CANCELED.

I don't even have to tell you how pissed I am.

I have an extra Earthrise Ratchet for sale, but it doesn't come with Lifeline. If you're interested in just Ratchet, private message me and we can work on details.

by **Nemesis Reformatted** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:24 pm

My order for the Quintesson Pit Of Judgement from Pulse got delayed. After the Amazon problem, do you think I should be worried? Anybody else pre-order it & notice the delay?

Wolfman Jake wrote:I have an extra Earthrise Ratchet for sale, but it doesn't come with Lifeline. If you're interested in just Ratchet, private message me and we can work on details.

I just won Lifeline off ebay so hell yeah I'm interested in your Ratchet. PM sent. :-D

News Credits: 3 · by **alekese** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:41 pm

A good rule of thumb for pulse is 'never first but always'. They get equivalent stock in after everyone else, but if you order it, you receive it. It just depends on if the supply side shipment runs later than they say to expect. They don't need to cancel preorders because they cap the number of preorders in advance to less than the incoming shipment, instead of accepting every preorder and hoping the stock backs it up like amazon.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:26 pm

Wolfman Jake wrote:
Nemesis Reformatted wrote:I called Amazon yesterday about my Ratchet/Lifeline order that has been sitting there for almost 6 months. I spoke to a supervisor & he said I will definitely be getting it & I should expect an email as soon as they have an estimated shipping date.

After the call I saw 2 guys on TFW2005 said their orders were canceled. So I checked mine & sure enough, CANCELED.

I don't even have to tell you how pissed I am.

I have an extra Earthrise Ratchet for sale, but it doesn't come with Lifeline. If you're interested in just Ratchet, private message me and we can work on details.

I'll hook you up with a lifeline if you're interested.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat May 22, 2021 11:26 pm

Heads up! Possible Dirge/Ramjet rerelease!

Canadian retailer Toy Snowman has a new preorder for this 2-pack set to be released in September/October. The preorder is currently sold out but the fact that it exists could be a good sign for those who missed out on the original Amazon release.

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Sat May 22, 2021 11:34 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Heads up! Possible Dirge/Ramjet rerelease!

Canadian retailer Toy Snowman has a new preorder for this 2-pack set to be released in September/October. The preorder is currently sold out but the fact that it exists could be a good sign for those who missed out on the original Amazon release.

Hoping this is true cause I initially passed on them because I thought Thrust would be the hardest to find and ended up lucking out and finding him immediately, but only after Ramjet and Dirge went out of stock

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun May 23, 2021 5:50 am

Seibertron user Sabrblade have pointed us out an interesting bit of info:

Sabrblade wrote:Heads up! Possible Dirge/Ramjet rerelease!

Canadian retailer Toy Snowman has a new preorder for this 2-pack set to be released in September/October. The preorder is currently sold out but the fact that it exists could be a good sign for those who missed out on the original Amazon release.

So it means that the Amazon exclusives are not so exclusives after all. Maybe some other Amazon box set would appear at that store or other stores as well? The Target and Toys R Us exclusive seekers two pack of ER Thundercracker and Skywarp were also previously found at Age 3 & Up as well. They also have the Siege Rainmakers 3 pack in stock as well.

So if you have missed out on an "exclusive" and want to get it at retail price (or close to retail price), keep your eyes peeled for independent online stores! You may never know...

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sun May 23, 2021 8:58 am

Maybe this means they'll finally fill my Amazon preorder.

Or maybe I can finally find it at a reasonable price elsewhere.
:roll:

News Credits: 30 · by **DeathReviews** » Sun May 23, 2021 8:28 pm

I've got mine already so I have all six of the G1 seekers. The Dirge/Ramjet set is going for $200 on ebay now - wonder if this will diminish that...

by **cloudballoon** » Sun May 23, 2021 9:13 pm

And Thrust is nowhere to be found in Canada... what's the point of my Amazon pre-order again?

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun May 23, 2021 9:17 pm

cloudballoon wrote:And Thrust is nowhere to be found in Canada... what's the point of my Amazon pre-order again?

Most TRUs got a few shipments of thrust. He was available for store pickup as well. Was able to get one for me and my friends. Of course he was never gonna stick around but he was at least available.

by **cloudballoon** » Sun May 23, 2021 10:16 pm

It was nowhere near me when I read sightings nor can I order online. Now, I'm still not sure what I am gonna to with the 2 pack (if it arrives) without Thrust. I can't even repaint on my own from a redeco because of the 2 Selects, none is the Thrust mold!

by **Nemesis Reformatted** » Sun May 23, 2021 10:32 pm

There is no way in hell that:

#1. Hasbro doesn't know what's going on.

#2. Hasbro can't make a ton more of all the exclusives so everybody can easily buy one & put a stop to scalping.

#3. These figures have to have such a tiny window/time limit.

#4. The only exclusive that has been mentioned so far is the Dirge/Ramjet pack but nobody told Hasbro about Siege Skywarp or Greenlight.

And not only exclusives. I think it's completely ridiculous how titan Scorponok showed up for only about 1 month last year, sold out everywhere & immediately shot up to $200 or $300. Now I've been waiting a full year for more to be restocked. Let that sink in, 1 FULL YEAR! What a load of BS! I didn't pre-order him because I wanted to buy him closer to November or December. But you can no longer choose when you want to make a large purchase like that. Now if you don't pre-order immediately you don't get it. And some Targets had him IN STORES but none in my area, all the Targets near me are tiny stores. I wasted time hoping to find him in a store. Then I learned that none of the stores near me would be carrying it.

This entire situation is F'in ridiculous! I have a Scorponok pre-ordered at BBTS, it says it's due in June. But I can't count on that. I'm expecting June to come & go & Scorponok won't show up. Because that's exactly what happened to my Quintesson Pit Of Judgement at HasbroPulse. They delayed it by 3 months. I won't be surprised if they delay it again.

Hasbro made some horrible changes in the past couple years. Less figures being produced, tiny cases & stores taking more pre-orders than they can fulfill. Hasbro needs to revert back to the way it was. These new changes are absolutely horrible. It's perfectly ok to go back to the old ways when you try out something new & it doesn't work. No shame in that.

Target's exclusive Thrust was packed 2 per case. That nonsense NEEDS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY! Thrust should've been packed at least 8 per case. Those are the kinds of new changes that don't work & need to be corrected immediately.

I don't think they can make it any more difficult to collect this crap. And if you look on Youtube, collectors from all of Hasbro's lines are going nuts. And also NECA collectors. And Master Of The Universe collectors. Mattel, Hasbro & NECA are driving all toy collectors insane. If it gets much worse collectors are going to start murdering each other over this crap. https://www.fox6now.com/news/fight-over-trading-cards-outside-brookfield-target

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Mon May 24, 2021 1:02 am

Woah woah woah, skywarp and greenlight are not even close to this. Both those toys had a nice window and they were available for everyone online in northamerica (at least). Those who didn't get them are the ones who were either way too late or the ones that were waiting for a discount due to not wanting to pay the higher prices of a multipsck. I had a solid 2 months to order greenlight when she was available to ship but chose to wait for a discount that never came. That's on me.
With the conehead 2 pack, Amazon NEVER delivered them to many collectors who preordered them, including me.

This is not even close to the same thing.