The Energon Pub

[Bucky]

Personally I’m already sold on what I’ve seen from most of this line. While some of the battle damage may be a little too heavy for my tastes on some of the figures, I think the concept itself makes for a nice change of pace.

The war-worn paint apps are really hit and miss for me. They look very effective in the CG renderings and even on the hand-painted models shown off at some of the trade shows. However, when seeing them on the "finalized" actual retail products, they're very underwhelming. Instead of looking like scratches in paint and wear in metal, it comes off more like dirty splotches of mud. Unfortunately, we're probably way too far along now for any changes to be made in production. On the bright side, though, these "weathered" paint apps solve on problem with collecting Transformers toys, finding the ones with the best paint jobs! Now, any little paint bleeds, errors, or imperfections can be written off as "battle damage."

I’m inclined to agree. Some figures wear the damage better than others. Sideswipe is probably the best example of the battle damage being done well. Again, I applaud Has/Tak for taking this gamble, whatever the end result may be. If nothing else I am very relieved that they aren’t battle damage stickers.

[Cyberpath]

Pre-orders are up!

• Anime-Export

• HLJ

• Ami Ami


Plus, a couple of new pix --





Strange how Takara doesn't have one picture of Megatron with his fusion cannon mounted on his arm; or the boxart homage that they like to do.

They also stopped doing the 360 turnarounds.

[Cobotron]

Wow! Cool. I only clicked on the Ami Ami link, but their listings are chalked full of new awesome photos.

Like this!


If that's not an upside down "submarine", I'm a Garlaxian Monkey's uncle!

[Cyberpath]

His heels look like LEGO pieces.

[Sabrblade]

Wow! Cool. I only clicked on the Ami Ami link, but their listings are chalked full of new awesome photos.

Like this!

That's not new, it's was news'd yesterday - https://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/transformers-war-for-cybertron-siege-discussion-thread-p1988318.php#p1988318

[firefox91]

Wow! Cool. I only clicked on the Ami Ami link, but their listings are chalked full of new awesome photos.

Like this!


If that's not an upside down "submarine", I'm a Garlaxian Monkey's uncle!

It's comical that they can't even market a completely fictional energy weapon as a toy because "OMG IT'S A GUN!!!" I mean, what the hell are Nerf guns?

[william-james88]

It's comical that they can't even market a completely fictional energy weapon as a toy because "OMG IT'S A GUN!!!" I mean, what the hell are Nerf guns?

Nerf Guns are toys marketted as guns and only guns. Just like real guns are marketted as real guns. People know what they are buying and what they can avoid. A transformers toy is anaction figure in a different category of toy and merketted differently. I dont know why that is so hard for anyone to understand.

[TF-fan kev777]

It's comical that they can't even market a completely fictional energy weapon as a toy because "OMG IT'S A GUN!!!" I mean, what the hell are Nerf guns?

Nerf Guns are toys marketted as guns and only guns. Just like real guns are marketted as real guns. People know what they are buying and what they can avoid. A transformers toy is anaction figure in a different category of toy and merketted differently. I dont know why that is so hard for anyone to understand.

I think what most people who don't seem to understand are missing is the viewpoint of the parent. Some parents will not allow their kids to play with any types of toy gun that would be for imaginary play of their child shooting someone else. With Nerf, those parents can avoid the entire toyline. Those same parents, if they see a transformer that has a human sized gun alt mode, may decide to avoid the entire transformers toyline. This is what Hasbro is guarding against.

Look, CW shockwave has a gun alt mode and he was just fine for them to release. Why? Because it was too small to be used by a human, and was clearly for use by other transformers.

Shockwave, Six-Shot and Quickswitch had to have their gun modes "hidden" because they scaled for humans to use, and some parents may turn their nose at the whole line if they saw an official gun mode for those figures.

[firefox91]

It's comical that they can't even market a completely fictional energy weapon as a toy because "OMG IT'S A GUN!!!" I mean, what the hell are Nerf guns?

Nerf Guns are toys marketted as guns and only guns. Just like real guns are marketted as real guns. People know what they are buying and what they can avoid. A transformers toy is anaction figure in a different category of toy and merketted differently. I dont know why that is so hard for anyone to understand.

I guess my nerd level is inferior to yours. Side note: I don't know why basic grammar is so hard for anyone to understand.

[Sabrblade]

[william-james88]

And another added to the ignore list.

(not you sabr)

[Sabrblade]

And another added to the ignore list.

(not you sabr)

[no-one]

Wow! Cool. I only clicked on the Ami Ami link, but their listings are chalked full of new awesome photos.

Like this!


If that's not an upside down "submarine", I'm a Garlaxian Monkey's uncle!

I think the bigger question is what part of Shockwave exactly forms the sub's tower? He does seem pretty excited about his new alt mode.

[william-james88]

I think the bigger question is what part of Shockwave exactly forms the sub's tower?

Thats a great question, it doesnt seem to be part of his legs.

[no-one]

I think the bigger question is what part of Shockwave exactly forms the sub's tower?

Thats a great question, it doesnt seem to be part of his legs.

3rd leg?

[TF-fan kev777]

I think the bigger question is what part of Shockwave exactly forms the sub's tower?

Thats a great question, it doesnt seem to be part of his legs.

3rd leg?

I actually think it may be his head. It looks like his "ears" fold flat and something covers up his eye.

[Sabrblade]

I think the bigger question is what part of Shockwave exactly forms the sub's tower?

Thats a great question, it doesnt seem to be part of his legs.

3rd leg?

I actually think it may be his head.

Oh my...

[no-one]

I think the bigger question is what part of Shockwave exactly forms the sub's tower?

Thats a great question, it doesnt seem to be part of his legs.

3rd leg?

I actually think it may be his head.

Oh my...

Indeed, one-eyed and purple...

[Decepticon Stryker]

I think the bigger question is what part of Shockwave exactly forms the sub's tower?

Thats a great question, it doesnt seem to be part of his legs.

3rd leg?

I actually think it may be his head.

Oh my...

Indeed, one-eyed and purple...

But does he have one horn, fly, and eat people?

[TF-fan kev777]

I think the bigger question is what part of Shockwave exactly forms the sub's tower?

Thats a great question, it doesnt seem to be part of his legs.

3rd leg?

I actually think it may be his head.

Oh my...

Indeed, one-eyed and purple...

Perhaps this line should have been called Cybertron - After Dark. Cars having sex, an excited one eyed purple head. What's next? I think we need a fem-bot with boob guns to push things over the top.

[william-james88]

Lets just lay it all out.







Ok, so sorry pervos but the handle is made of his outer legs. His head is either inside his torso or sqwuished between his arms. The wings at the top of the bridge can be seen on his uter legs folded up. And on his smaller spaceship mode we can see his robot legs have been turned around so that the inner leg detail is now on the outside part.

[Omegatron.]

Judging by the hose, it looks like it's part of his backpack.

EDIT: Unless the hose just unplugs and replugs somewhere else.

[TF-fan kev777]

Ok, so sorry pervos but the handle is made of his outer legs. His head is either inside his torso or sqwuished between his arms. The wings at the top of the bridge can be seen on his uter legs folded up. And on his smaller spaceship mode we can see his robot legs have been turned around so that the inner leg detail is now on the outside part.

Great catch, I had already figured out that his ear flaps were different than the handle after I posted, but couldn't figure out where they came from.

[no-one]

Ok, so sorry pervs...

Good eye BTW

Shocky is going be a fun one.

[ZeroWolf]

For UK fans, kapow toys have got Siege preorders up, looking at £18.97 for deluxes, £24.99 for voyagers. No leader Class listings yet.

https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/search.html?q=Siege