The Energon Pub

[Sabrblade]

Use your friends wisely!

You can pick your friends, you can pick your toes, but you can't pick your-- Oh, I, uh, I guess in this case you can pick your friend's toes!

[Stargrave]

I've had Ironhide in vehicle mode for a while and had been wanting to do a back to back with him and Impactor. I just transformed him tonight and dang, Impactor's way taller. Not a full head taller but it's much more significant than I thought it would be.

And I love Siege Megatron. He leans back a little too far and the way his ankles are designed makes it difficult to compensate but he's awesome. One of the best G1 looking Meg robot modes we've seen in a while and a spot on fusion cannon. I mean, it's the best 5mm peg Megatron cannon we've had in...well, forever. Love the sword, the face, the whole look.

I've got to say sadly the one female on the roster, Chromia loses for me. She's the only one out of all these figures that literally has parts fly off in my face (her netherdrawers).

[Deadput]

I've had Ironhide in vehicle mode for a while and had been wanting to do a back to back with him and Impactor. I just transformed him tonight and dang, Impactor's way taller. Not a full head taller but it's much more significant than I thought it would be.

And I love Siege Megatron. He leans back a little too far and the way his ankles are designed makes it difficult to compensate but he's awesome. One of the best G1 looking Meg robot modes we've seen in a while and a spot on fusion cannon. I mean, it's the best 5mm peg Megatron cannon we've had in...well, forever. Love the sword, the face, the whole look.

I've got to say sadly the one female on the roster, Chromia loses for me. She's the only one out of all these figures that literally has parts fly off in my face (her netherdrawers).

"No wonder they left the female Autobots behind, they couldn't pull themselves together" Shockwave probably

Great to hear that Impactor is taller then Ironhide, having him and Ratchet on my shelf I thought they would be the same height.

I like Megatron in the line as well, one of the weaker ones but I don't think he's a bad fig plus he comes with cool weapons and displays well with the other Siege Decepticons.

[Cobotron]

Get a load of this powerful and dashing squad!






Actually, I'm asking myself, "Why am I so pleased with these fugly old derp bots?".
I guess it's because A. I like a lot of the old derpy clunky toys from the old days, and B. I'm super psyched these ding dongs got an update at all.
And a pretty darn serviceable one at that.
It will be fun in the near future to compare and contrast to the Diaclone Reboot trio of these very same guys that should be trickling in very soon.

Edit: Anybody else who has received their Aragon find the peg and port connection between his upper torso and waste to be super loose? On mine, he just falls in half at the slightest shake.

[TF-fan kev777]

Anybody else who has received their Aragon find the peg and port connection between his upper torso and waste to be super loose? On mine, he just falls in half at the slightest shake.

Not on Aragon, but I triple dipped on Cog and 1 of my 3 does the same thing. I was lucky enough that swapping the pants/shirt of the super loose one with one of the others gave me 2 that were a little loose, but not falling off.

[ZeroWolf]

Hey cobo... You found a way to combine all three into one yet?

[Cobotron]

Hey cobo... You found a way to combine all three into one yet?

Ha! I had just had that thought after posting, but the things got all family time. I'm gonna try for sure now!

@Kev- well that's cool you had some alternates to swap with! Looks like I'm stuck with old Halvelsie McGilacutty here.

[AllNewSuperRobot]

Looking at these WFC lines does make me interested in the potential of the Netflix show. Could we have Powerdashers, Brunt or the Tetrajets (all seven, not just SS) prominently featured? Or another show squandered on the popular/overexposed?

Now that almost all of Siege is out, am the only one who thinks the worst mold is Megatron? Of all the transformations, his is the least interesting, same for his alt mode. And of all the robot modes, his looks the less sleek. Don't know if I am the only one to feel that way.

Hasn't that always been the case with G1 Megatron's design?

Beast Wars, Car Robots, Unicron Trilogy. All super interesting Megatron designs. Normally as soon as you lean towards gun metal grey... Yawn

[D-Maximal_Primal]

On the topic of weakest figures of the line, I have to agree with the Chromia and Megatron mold for reasons already stated.

I also have to add the Prowl mold. The lower half of the robot mode on him is not overly good, even though it is a fairly decent mold overall. It's just weaker than the rest.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Slotted Impactor into my Wreckers, and it think Hasbro has put together a pretty dang good team over the past decade

[william-james88]

Edit: Anybody else who has received their Aragon find the peg and port connection between his upper torso and waste to be super loose? On mine, he just falls in half at the slightest shake.

My Cog is like that, I think it's an issue with the mold where the friction is leaves no room for any error in toy production.

Now that almost all of Siege is out, am the only one who thinks the worst mold is Megatron? Of all the transformations, his is the least interesting, same for his alt mode. And of all the robot modes, his looks the less sleek. Don't know if I am the only one to feel that way.

Hasn't that always been the case with G1 Megatron's design?

For Tank Megatrons Maybe. I do feel this way about the CW Leader as well (thought that one<s alt mode is way better), for instance. But his G1 toy's tranasformation is probably one of the most interesting from that era. The Classics megatron had a great transformation too. This one is rather dull.

I also have to add the Prowl mold. The lower half of the robot mode on him is not overly good, even though it is a fairly decent mold overall. It's just weaker than the rest.

That's how I feel about Prowl's MP mold as well.

And for those who mentioned Chromia, right she is indeed not great either, but as Kev said I wasn't really thinking of her not being as new an experience/mold as the rest. Plus I don't own her and forgot she existed since I didn't care for her for the reasons just stated. I am glad I got that previous Gen Chromia to be the Chromia in my collection. Thank again Cobo for hooking me up with that.

Slotted Impactor into my Wreckers, and it think Hasbro has put together a pretty dang good team over the past decade

Who is Beast Hunters Bulk Head replacing here? And what about Seaspray?

[Sabrblade]

Slotted Impactor into my Wreckers, and it think Hasbro has put together a pretty dang good team over the past decade

Who is Beast Hunters Bulk Head replacing here? And what about Seaspray?

Bulkhead, himself, was a Wrecker.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Who is Beast Hunters Bulk Head replacing here? And what about Seaspray?

BH Bulkhead is my G1 Wrecker Bulkhead. The voyager RiD Bulkhead is my Prime Bulkhead.

And Seaspray is there cause in Prime Seaspray was a Wrecker, and that toy is hardass enough to fit in with the Wreckers

[D-Maximal_Primal]

With the help of a few of the new Siege guys, I have assembled a new Lost Light shelf. Been meaning to do this for a while but finally made it happen. And there are 4 more guys (Rung, Spinister, and Spinister's targetmasters) that will help increase the population this year

[Deadput]

Who is Beast Hunters Bulk Head replacing here? And what about Seaspray?

BH Bulkhead is my G1 Wrecker Bulkhead. The voyager RiD Bulkhead is my Prime Bulkhead.

And Seaspray is there cause in Prime Seaspray was a Wrecker, and that toy is hardass enough to fit in with the Wreckers

Some good choices and reasoning, your Wrecker's collection is awesome and color me very jealous.

Who is Ruination supposed to be in that group photo, Emirate Xarron because of the head design? Do you repurpopse the individual characters in the combiner as new guys? The Wrecker fan boys maybe.

Do you have a Strongarm and Breacher as well? Any chances of a photo of them with those Wreckers please, I don't have Impactor, Whirl, Bulkhead, Seaspray, Smashdown and the FOC Wreckers, that and my Breacher is sadly broken so I can't replicate that photo myself.

Really reminds me of my head canon backstory that the Wrecker's started as an Autobot construction team that eventually became a super combat squad because they were always in the middle of Decepticon attacks since they kept on attacking the construction sites they were at.

It really fits with the more construction like forms of most of the Wreckers, and makes some personalities work within the Wreckers like Perceptor and Bulkhead

[Deadput]

With the help of a few of the new Siege guys, I have assembled a new Lost Light shelf. Been meaning to do this for a while but finally made it happen. And there are 4 more guys (Rung, Spinister, and Spinister's targetmasters) that will help increase the population this year

Lost Light? More like you found the light!

Awesome collection.

Edit: Sorry didn't realize this was the same thread since I was replying to email notifications, wish I could delete and merge posts

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Some good choices and reasoning, your Wrecker's collection is awesome and color me very jealous.

Who is Ruination supposed to be in that group photo, Emirate Xarron because of the head design? Do you repurpopse the individual characters in the combiner as new guys? The Wrecker fan boys maybe.

Do you have a Strongarm and Breacher as well? Any chances of a photo of them with those Wreckers please, I don't have Impactor, Whirl, Bulkhead, Seaspray, Smashdown and the FOC Wreckers, that and my Breacher is sadly broken so I can't replicate that photo myself.

Really reminds me of my head canon backstory that the Wrecker's started as an Autobot construction team that eventually became a super combat squad because they were always in the middle of Decepticon attacks since they kept on attacking the construction sites they were at.

It really fits with the more construction like forms of most of the Wreckers, and makes some personalities work within the Wreckers like Perceptor and Bulkhead

Ruination is Ruination himself, and I'm just importing the FOC Wreckers in as younger brothers to the others they share names with in the group. I have a Strongarm yes, but no Breacher sadly. Will try to take a photo with her in there tomorrow.

Lost Light? More like you found the light!

Thanks! Honestly cannot wait for Rung to come so he can join.

We really need a battlemaster Fulcrum toy now. It needs to happen. We also need an updated Crankcase, it is a necessity

[Deadput]

Ruination is Ruination himself, and I'm just importing the FOC Wreckers in as younger brothers to the others they share names with in the group. I have a Strongarm yes, but no Breacher sadly. Will try to take a photo with her in there tomorrow.

Ah cool thank you, that's a cool story regarding the FOC guys, reminds me of Team Ironhide from Energon.

Thanks! Honestly cannot wait for Rung to come so he can join.

We really need a battlemaster Fulcrum toy now. It needs to happen. We also need an updated Crankcase, it is a necessity

Getting those two cons at some point would be great, Crankcase will probably happen some time down the line although maybe not in the WFC Trilogy, hopefully Fulcrum turns up as well.

[Stargrave]

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Chuckdawg1999 we have a video review of both the Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Spy Patrol and Battle Squad! Any lovers of cassettes or the Micromaster Combiners of yesteryear are no doubt excited about this release. Here's what Chuck has to say:

"These are two fun sets that in the case of the Battle Squad are digging deep in Transformers history. Rumble and Ratbat are good, but I feel require a Soundwave or Soundblaster to get their full effect. The combined weapon mode of the Battle Squad is surprisingly better than I first thought."

Make sure to let us know what you think in the forum and be sure to stay tuned to Seibertron for the ultimate in Transformers news!

[Number1Headband]

Just a little Siege Sunstorm, Custom,.. Starscream repaint

[Cobotron]

Hi and welcome Number1Headband! That right there is a really nice paint job! Thanks for sharing!

I know navigating through the Energon Pub can be daunting, especially when one is new to it.
Just wanted to point you to the Transtopia forums. That's the forum where the creative side of the fandom gets to showcase all their works.
There is even a sub forum dedicated to customizations right here!
Please, by all means start a new thread there for this beautiful Sunstorm you've painted. Posting there will also land you in the Creative Roundup where we spotlight all the recent projects are users have done, right on the front page of the site.

Cheers! See you around the Pub!

[chuckdawg1999]

Anybody else not getting notifications. Looks like I've missed at least a days worth in this thread.

[AllNewSuperRobot]

On the Subject of the Tetrajets, a question for the fans of the mold of WFC in general.

According to the Wiki, there are 17 named Decepticon Seeker Jets (including the Coneheads). Would you want them all available in one line? Be that Tetrajet or the new SS mold in Earthrise?

SIEGE already has seven, would you want another ten??

[Stargrave]

Anybody else not getting notifications. Looks like I've missed at least a days worth in this thread.

Seibertron has rebooted essential systems and the problem should be resolved

[D-Maximal_Primal]

On the Subject of the Tetrajets, a question for the fans of the mold of WFC in general.

According to the Wiki, there are 17 named Decepticon Seeker Jets (including the Coneheads). Would you want them all available in one line? Be that Tetrajet or the new SS mold in Earthrise?

SIEGE already has seven, would you want another ten??

In one line? no.

Over the course of the entire trilogy? sure why not