The Energon Pub

News Credits: 30 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 8:48 pm

While I'll likely be getting Omega Supreme, I have to say - that 'road' doesn't scale very well. Especially with that tank. The track is so proportionally small, it makes it look like the tank is on some kind of kiddie ride at the playground. Even for a Titan Master or Micromaster, it would barely be a short jog.

News Credits: 101 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:15 pm

Once again, Quebec just have to eat a giant sack of floppy dicks. Typical from Toys R Us. They could just apply a damn sticker with French on the exclusives to satisfy the law but nooooo, it's too much efforts.

Maybe I'll be able to find the normal Refraktors at TrU next spring, when they FINALLY come out in Canada.

:HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:23 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Once again, Quebec just have to eat a giant sack of floppy dicks. Typical from Toys R Us. They could just apply a damn sticker with French on the exclusives to satisfy the law but nooooo, it's too much efforts.

Maybe I'll be able to find the normal Refraktors at TrU next spring, when they FINALLY come out in Canada.

I bought mine on ages3and up when I thought they were only going to be online. So it turns out that was still a smart move.

News Credits: 101 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:29 pm

william-james88 wrote:I bought mine on ages3and up when I thought they were only going to be online. So it turns out that was still a smart move.

I was too slow on the uptake and missed out. :BANG_HEAD:

Now my only hope is for the normal ones to come here.
FFS, we are LATE as hell for every single regular transformers... Except Cyberverse... For reasons.

News Credits: 241 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:12 pm

william-james88 wrote:It is unknown if that means it will also be found at a store in the US.

Brick-and-Mortar? Only two choices there >:oP

Regular RefraktorReflector is easy to find my area, but... Does the regular one resemble any kind of camera, without the extra bits?

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:18 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
william-james88 wrote:It is unknown if that means it will also be found at a store in the US.

Brick-and-Mortar? Only two choices there

You sure about that? Bumblebee Movie Retro Highway vol 2 pack, POTP Wreckgar and the Gold Battle Ops BB were not found in stores in the US?

The US has more retail options than Canada for store exclusives and yet, we got ours in store. So you never know.

News Credits: 241 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:24 pm

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
william-james88 wrote:It is unknown if that means it will also be found at a store in the US.

Brick-and-Mortar? Only two choices there

You sure about that? Bumblebee Movie Retro Highway vol 2 pack, POTP Wreckgar and the Gold Battle Ops BB were not found in stores in the US?

The US has more retail options than Canada for store exclusives and yet, we got ours in store. So you never know.

Now that you mention the Retro Pop Highway set, the third candidate for an item of that size may be GameStop. Costco and Sam's Club have stopped carrying exclusives and Walgreens' limit is Deluxe.

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:26 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Costco and Sam's Club have stopped carrying exclusives

This guy was found elsewhere than Costco?

News Credits: 241 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:36 pm

william-james88 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Costco and Sam's Club have stopped carrying exclusives

This guy was found elsewhere than Costco?

Right, this is what you get for only logging the transforming kind :lol:

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:47 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Right, this is what you get for only logging the transforming kind

All I meant to say was, the US has options, they just have to use them.
Canada has options too, even though they may be weird. Did you know the earlier Cyberbattalian figures were Canadian Tire exclusives? So was that DOTM leader Bumblebee rerelease we got a few years back.

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:47 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Right, this is what you get for only logging the transforming kind

All I meant to say was, the US has options, they just have to use them.
Canada has options too, even though they may be weird. Did you know the earlier Cyberbattalian figures were Canadian Tire exclusives? So was that DOTM leader Bumblebee rerelease we got a few years back.

Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:29 am

It's a great video but this isn't stop motion. You can tell that by the way Hound's foot is positioned when he's taking cover, as it's bent is a way that the toy simply cannot do. As well as the lighting on Sideswipe as Prime and Six-gun run past him is so clean that I would find it near impossible to replicate in stop motion.

News Credits: 8 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:31 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Does the regular one resemble any kind of camera, without the extra bits?

I certainly think so. I'm more excited over the Exclusive version because the G1 figurea were some of my first G1, Ebay'd during my "Roleplay Figure" kick, byt before we knew about the exclusive set I was VERY happy with the retail relwase. And I woulda been happy with the exclusive set even withoutbthe extra bits.

News Credits: 340 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:45 am

Thanks to Kevin Liu on YouTube we have a video review for the Transformers War for Cybertron Fan Vote 3 pack! The set includes Decepticon Impactor, Holo Mirage, and the Powerdasher Aragon. Decepticon Impactor has a different head mold than the main retail Autobot version release of the figure. The Decepticon version is much closer to the look the character had during his years in the IDW-verse whereas the Autobot version has a head sculpt which is very much stylized after his original UK G1 comics appearance. Holo Mirage is, well, not quite a hologram but is named such officially just the same. This is a translucent version of the main retail release of Mirage, this one with a different head sculpt which is much closer in likeness to his original G1 toy. Then, making multiple fans smile for the pure curveball deep cut from Transformers history and oddball nature of the character is Powerdasher Aragon. The Powerdashers were pull back and go motorized mailaway special offers from the early run of the G1 toys. This time around Aragon is a redux of Cog with a new head and paint job.

Enjoy the review and share your thoughts with the crew in the forums. And make sure to stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:49 am

Hopefully Skydasher/Cromar is not far behind.

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News Credits: 10 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:13 pm

So, I got my Jetfire last night. I guess you can not love the cartoon take on the character, but hell if this isn't a great toy. Period. I love everything about it, down to how they worked the double-barrel mode of his gun into the design.

Roughly the same size as MP-22 Ultra Magnus, he absolutely towers over the other Siege figures, but doesn't look out of place.

I'm glad I spent the money (minus ten bucks from Amazon) on this great piece!

News Credits: 7 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:32 pm

I found Jetfire at Wal Mart and almost got him until I realized I had some priorities that needed handling and could wait until Cyber Monday. *sigh* Adulting can be tough sometimes.

News Credits: 10 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:41 pm

Roadbuster wrote:I found Jetfire at Wal Mart and almost got him until I realized I had some priorities that needed handling and could wait until Cyber Monday. *sigh* Adulting can be tough sometimes.

When you get the cash, hit up Amazon.com. If you have Prime, it's free shipping.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:52 pm

Roadbuster wrote:I found Jetfire at Wal Mart and almost got him until I realized I had some priorities that needed handling and could wait until Cyber Monday. *sigh* Adulting can be tough sometimes.

Whats the return window for Walmart?

Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:01 pm

I really need to hunt down a Ratchet.

News Credits: 241 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:02 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Roadbuster wrote:I found Jetfire at Wal Mart and almost got him until I realized I had some priorities that needed handling and could wait until Cyber Monday. *sigh* Adulting can be tough sometimes.

Whats the return window for Walmart?

3 months or 90 days, depending on who's manning Customer Service and how he interprets the date. >:oP

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:16 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Roadbuster wrote:I found Jetfire at Wal Mart and almost got him until I realized I had some priorities that needed handling and could wait until Cyber Monday. *sigh* Adulting can be tough sometimes.

Whats the return window for Walmart?

3 months or 90 days, depending on who's manning Customer Service and how he interprets the date.

Good, then anyone just has to buy Jetfire next week and then 3 months later its black friday. They can buy a cheaper one anywhere then and use their original receipt to return it to walmart. And everyone wins since by that time, it will be the holiday season and I am sure people wont mind seeing a Jetfire on the shelves at Walmart.

News Credits: 194 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:56 pm

How do you know it’ll be on sale then?

Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:57 pm

sol magnus wrote:Roughly the same size as MP-22 Ultra Magnus, he absolutely towers over the other Siege figures, but doesn't look out of place.

Ultimately, I think this is the concern I have that will keep me from getting Siege Jetfire. I realize that the scale is cartoon-accurate and likely justifies the cost, but I don’t think I want Shaquille O’Neal on the battlefield with Oompa-Loopas unless it’s Omega Supreme.

News Credits: 4877 · Fri Aug 30, 2019 6:01 pm

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:How do you know it’ll be on sale then?

You dont. But at least you are hedging your bets that you own him and have 90 days to wait on a sale. The original user was talking about waiting to buy him on Back Friday, and I was just responding that buying him now wouldnt make a difference due to the the 90 day return window.