The Energon Pub

[o.supreme]

Am I seeing similarities with CW Brawl in Impactor? , or is it just my imagination...

[Sabrblade]

Am I seeing similarities with CW Brawl in Impactor? , or is it just my imagination...

The latter. CW Brawl was a dinky little thing, this Impactor is practically Voyager-sized, even taller than Ironhide.

[Randomhero]

Am I seeing similarities with CW Brawl in Impactor? , or is it just my imagination...

...how? He doesn’t transform or look anything like him in any way

[william-james88]

Am I seeing similarities with CW Brawl in Impactor? , or is it just my imagination...

...how? He doesn’t transform or look anything like him in any way

I think it's just the hollowed out tread legs that gives the impression of similarity.

[Flashwave]

Also, the instructions are wrong (gee, there's a shock) about Trypticon's purple cannon barrels. They should be extended in ship mode (to make the towers look more like guns). and collapsed in city mode.

I hope they do a bow battlemaster.

Wait, what do you mean by --- OH MY GOD I THOSE DO PULL OUT.

[Skritz]

So, Impactor: he's growing on me in spite of people saying he's ugly. But then again his big ugly mug seems to remind me of an '80 action hero like Ahnuld or Stallone so that works well for him. His colors seem a pretty mixed bag and never look the same in pictures so I'll have to wait and see how it looks in hand.

Anybody else want to see him retooled into Demolishor, btw?

[Vic Zanzibar]

They both look great. I’m not gonna get Mirage though. Classics Mirage was the in the first batch of Transformers I ever bought. I just can’t see myself replacing him.

[Wireless_Phantom]

It kind of bugs me that only the blue parts on Mirage are translucent (even more so that it isn't all of them) but It doesn't look bad.

[Wireless_Phantom]

I like the yellow highlights on Impactor, as well as the fact he has an ab crunch which I never noticed before.

[Wireless_Phantom]

Brunt makes me wish the club was still around. He'd make a great Uprising/Pre-Beast Wars Scorponok.

[blackeyedprime]

Picking up impactor tho the autobot sybmbols in kind of a weird place and will be awkward looking when replaced with a sticker to keep all the autobot symbols red. Fingers crossed Hasbro doesnt just use a repaint for warpath.

Mirages alt mode is a lot worse than it appears in the image, the spoiler reminds me of an old 80's robot car that had its legs sticking straight up despite how flat/plain Mirage looks. I do like his bot mode and will probably pick one up on sale but repaints are going to be hard to justify the price for a figure that essentially only has a robot mode for me.

[no-one]

Picking up impactor tho the autobot sybmbols in kind of a weird place and will be awkward looking when replaced with a sticker to keep all the autobot symbols red. Fingers crossed Hasbro doesnt just use a repaint for warpath.

What, you don't want an oversized version of this?

[ZeldaTheSwordsman]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

Also, the instructions are wrong (gee, there's a shock) about Trypticon's purple cannon barrels. They should be extended in ship mode (to make the towers look more like guns). and collapsed in city mode.

I hope they do a bow battlemaster.

Wait, what do you mean by --- OH MY GOD I THOSE DO PULL OUT.

Hehehe. Yes, yes they do. And the 5mm ports on the towers make nice places to put Battlemasters, that's where I have Blowpipe and Aimless for now.

[william-james88]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

I never saw an engine block look like that on a racecar, there is usually a bunch of space under the spoiler.

[RodimusConvoy13]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

I never saw an engine block look like that on a racecar, there is usually a bunch of space under the spoiler.

He's a Cybertronian car. That's all you need to know to justify how he looks.

[sol magnus]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

I never saw an engine block look like that on a racecar, there is usually a bunch of space under the spoiler.

Maybe on Cybertron that ain't the case.

[no-one]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

I never saw an engine block look like that on a racecar, there is usually a bunch of space under the spoiler.

Well to be fair, aerodynamics don't seem to matter much on Cybertron. I think it's a good idea as far as transformation goes and implemented as well as that price point could allow. The spoiler bits do look cool on his shoulders though. I wonder if a few more moving parts could have put the arms behind or under the altmode with the spoiler clean and free on top?

[Nathaniel Prime]

Not gonna lie, the scaling of these figures are pretty perfect to what I imagine them

[Jelze Bunnycat]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

I never saw an engine block look like that on a racecar, there is usually a bunch of space under the spoiler.

Well to be fair, aerodynamics don't seem to matter much on Cybertron. I think it's a good idea as far as transformation goes and implemented as well as that price point could allow. The spoiler bits do look cool on his shoulders though. I wonder if a few more moving parts could have put the arms behind or under the altmode with the spoiler clean and free on top?

From what I can tell, the legs form the whole front and middle (the spoiler folds into the legs), the chest forms the back end (Starscream style), and the lower arms form the engine block. The back spoiler also sits rather high for it to normally be effective... kinda like Energon Prowl:


Transformers Energon Prowl (Red Alert) Gallery

[Bucky]

I know that a number of fans have expressed their disappointment with both of these figures, ever since they were first revealed. But seeing the final product here, i’m Looking forward to grabbing both of these guys. Other than maybe the lower legs, Mirage looks solid overall. I wasn’t aware that he’d have some clear blue plastic prior to these pics, and I am a fan of clear plastic. So long as it’s not used for joints.

Impactor also looks good, all things considered. He’s got some good proportions. I do wish he had been a Voyager class though. Apart from his size, the bot mode looks fine. His alt mode, while having a unique and appealing look, does appear to be a little on the skinny side, which is a little off putting. I’d just expect a tank-like alt mode to have a little more bulk. So I guess my only complaints are size and volume related.

I’ll be picking them both up. Hopefully I’ll see them on the shelf. Otherwise they’ll be yet another online purchase. I feel like my mailman must be getting sick of brown boxes by now.

[blackeyedprime]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

Nope, but in some kind of mad thinking/reorganising the vehicle mode in a way the toy will not allow for -if the forearm pieces could move back and the the spoiler/mess could be lowered down so that the shoulder parts were behind the rear wheels Mirages alt might work for me (spoiler may end up being too low). Plus as an unneeded bonus to that lay out, the space created may allow for a titan master to fit in a seat.

[o.supreme]

I feel like my mailman must be getting sick of brown boxes by now.

Seems like for-hire delivery is becoming more and more popular, after Uber and Lyft revolutionized the Taxi service, and similar services started delivering food, NOW I see Amazon trucks everywhere, in addition to independent drivers. I tell you, if I ever get laid off again, that's probably one of the first places I'll go to look for work. I get something almost once a week from Amazon now, and rarely do I ever see the same driver.

[no-one]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

I never saw an engine block look like that on a racecar, there is usually a bunch of space under the spoiler.

Well to be fair, aerodynamics don't seem to matter much on Cybertron. I think it's a good idea as far as transformation goes and implemented as well as that price point could allow. The spoiler bits do look cool on his shoulders though. I wonder if a few more moving parts could have put the arms behind or under the altmode with the spoiler clean and free on top?

From what I can tell, the legs form the whole front and middle (the spoiler folds into the legs), the chest forms the back end (Starscream style), and the lower arms form the engine block. The back spoiler also sits rather high for it to normally be effective... kinda like Energon Prowl:

I'm probably looking at it wrong but it seems the back wheels are inside the back of the torso and the arms would fold over the check, but that seems like it would put the spoiler facing the wrong way and the wrist cuff engine scoop inside out as well. You can see the front wheels and front spoiler inside the legs, but where does the white nose cone come from? I guess time will tell

[Nathaniel Prime]

blackeyedprime, take into account that Mirage's forearms are supposed to be his engine block. Does that help any?

I never saw an engine block look like that on a racecar, there is usually a bunch of space under the spoiler.

Well to be fair, aerodynamics don't seem to matter much on Cybertron. I think it's a good idea as far as transformation goes and implemented as well as that price point could allow. The spoiler bits do look cool on his shoulders though. I wonder if a few more moving parts could have put the arms behind or under the altmode with the spoiler clean and free on top?

From what I can tell, the legs form the whole front and middle (the spoiler folds into the legs), the chest forms the back end (Starscream style), and the lower arms form the engine block. The back spoiler also sits rather high for it to normally be effective... kinda like Energon Prowl:

I'm probably looking at it wrong but it seems the back wheels are inside the back of the torso and the arms would fold over the check, but that seems like it would put the spoiler facing the wrong way and the wrist cuff engine scoop inside out as well. You can see the front wheels and front spoiler inside the legs, but where does the white nose cone come from? I guess time will tell

[no-one]

Thanks, Nate-Prime that really clarifies a lot (I didn't see the split of the nosecone). I dig the look of it from behind

the chest forms the back end (Starscream style)

I see it now.

dat fake spoiler

Well there ain't no way to move the arms now.