The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:27 pm

I'm having some fun with both the Micromasters (Race car patrol, and Road Handler in particular are my favorites) and the effects capabilities with the battlemasters!

Also, Armada Jetfire can totally fit 4 Micromasters in his cargo bay, FYI

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:48 pm

Albatross250 wrote:From what ive seen on interior Optimus Leader class his homage is a bit of a hybrid on robot mode, those smokestack guns from his arms from Armada while his head is from Fall of Cybertron and the rest of his body are G1.

HOMAGECEPTION?

The things on the side of his arms are supposed to be the pipes on Cybertron Prime's arms, not smoke stacks.

No Armada reference here, they handled that in Combiner Wars.

Emerje

by **Skritz** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:21 pm

Man, I'd love to see an Armada/Energon-style Jetfire in this trilogy but I imagine he wouldn't be called Jetfire if that was the case. Arguably a remake of 'Galaxy Shuttle' with micromaster storage as a built-in feature would be great but I just don't see it.

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:22 pm

Emerje wrote:No Armada reference here, they handled that in Combiner Wars.

That was Energon.

News Credits: 460 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:27 pm

Skritz wrote:Man, I'd love to see an Armada/Energon-style Jetfire in this trilogy but I imagine he wouldn't be called Jetfire if that was the case. Arguably a remake of 'Galaxy Shuttle' with micromaster storage as a built-in feature would be great but I just don't see it.

Galaxy Shuttle would be perfect since Armada Jetfire aped Galaxy Shuttle's shuttle-to-robot transformation.

News Credits: 65 · by **Wolfman Jake** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:02 am

Rodimus Prime wrote:But wouldn't that go against the theme of the line, which is pre-Earth, the beginning of the war? It wouldn't make sense for them to have English in them if they have yet to go to Earth. I'm saying this just about the writing, stickers for the knees and crotches would be fine. They're much needed, actually, as I think both Sideswipe and Prowl are kinda bland.

That's exactly why the stickers would be optional. You don't have to use all of them, or any of them, but having the choice is nice. You can keep Prowl and Red Alert as pre-Earth "Cybertronian" vehicles, or you can turn them into more credible futuristic Earth vehicles with some stickers that change the alien robot text to an earth-based language. Everyone wins.

carytheone wrote:My concern with stickers for Siege is there is so much molded detail that may get covered. I did get a set of those official stickers for Devastator and they are very nice (possibly better than repro). I'm sure ToyHax will get on stickers for Prowl, Red Alert and any others that are lacking.

Again, you can use what you like and forgo the rest. If it covers up molded detail, forget it. I've already spotted some areas on SIEGE figures that would work well with sticker details, especially because they are unpainted recessed, flat sculpted details that would probably have otherwise gotten some paint, had the budget allowed for it. Yeah, ToyHax will probably do something, but it's nice to have an official set from Hasbro (or Takara Tomy).

by **Wheeljack84** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:09 am

Any thoughts on what weapons/weaponizers/micromasters go best with the new Siege version of Sideswipe?

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:16 am

william-james88 wrote:Its not a brainfart, i didnt know, hence why I asked. Thanks for letting me know.

You're welcome. And sorry for my attitude.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 12:59 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Emerje wrote:No Armada reference here, they handled that in Combiner Wars.
That was Energon.

Derp. Not sure why my brain swapped the two Prime designs.

Anyway, I'm going to think out loud for a second.

If

equals

Then could

be made from

And could

be made out of whatever this guy is going to look like?

They don't seem particularly concerned about likenesses, but I think they could pull something off with the right weapons.

Emerje

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:13 am

Anything is possible I guess, but I definitely like were you're going with that, Emerje.
It would be a real slick move if in the War for Cybertron we got more homages to the line called Cybertron. ;)^

by **Wheeljack84** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:15 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:I'm having some fun with both the Micromasters (Race car patrol, and Road Handler in particular are my favorites) and the effects capabilities with the battlemasters!

Also, Armada Jetfire can totally fit 4 Micromasters in his cargo bay, FYI

Great pics BTW. So where do the really long flame effect parts come from?

News Credits: 9 · by **Rainmaker** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:25 am

TLK leader Megatron

:MAXIMAL:

by **Wheeljack84** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 1:31 am

Rainmaker wrote:TLK leader Megatron

I hate that Megatron, but I love those effects parts.

by **ZeldaTheSwordsman** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:06 am

We could do with a pack of "impact splash" blast effects

by **Wheeljack84** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 2:09 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:Does anybody remember way back in Combiner Wars when Hasbro put out a few special edition sticker sheets for the Aerialbots and Stunticons (I think)? If I recall, it was limited to the Asian market only. I'd like to see Hasbro do the same thing with SIEGE, but make it more available worldwide. Optional extra stickers would be fun, but I'd also like to see some made specifically to fill out missing paint apps on the figures. It would be helpful to add the silver/white and red details to Prowl's pelvis over the less than accurate yellow paint apps. Sideswipe could use a white triangle for his pelvis and white squares for his kneecaps. Most figures in the line could use a little touching up to add more (optional) G1 details, be they from the original toy or cartoon character models. Characters like Prowl and Red Alert also get saddled with Cybertronian writing on their alt modes as opposed to the traditional "Police" or "Fire Chief, respectively. A set of new stickers could give us the option to cover up the Cybertronian glyphs with Roman letters to make more "Earth-based" looks for them.

I'd love some more official sticker sheets from Hasbro. However, the way the paint apps are done for the Siege figures, would it still be feasible with all the spatter and battle damage paint apps?

News Credits: 9 · by **Rainmaker** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:10 am

Wolfman Jake wrote:Does anybody remember way back in Combiner Wars when Hasbro put out a few special edition sticker sheets for the Aerialbots and Stunticons (I think)?

Do you mean the first two waves of Titans Return?

:MAXIMAL:

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:11 am

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:We could do with a pack of "impact splash" blast effects

I find the effect part that comes with Blowpipe to be good for this. A box of those in different colors would be nice.

Emerje

News Credits: 3 · by **Lunatic Prime** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 4:17 am

Emerje wrote:Anyway, I'm going to think out loud for a second.

Then could

be made from

If you turn him around so the feet are at the front of the vehicle and you give him a second weapon (which is pretty unlikely because of cost-cuts) but that might work :-?

Emerje wrote:And could

be made out of whatever this guy is going to look like?

Maybe we are indeed about to get some of the Cybertron toys remade. It makes more and more sense as I see this here.
Great Emerje ;)^

And maybe this

out of this

News Credits: 2 · by **X3ROhour** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:01 am

Emerje wrote:
Albatross250 wrote:From what ive seen on interior Optimus Leader class his homage is a bit of a hybrid on robot mode, those smokestack guns from his arms from Armada while his head is from Fall of Cybertron and the rest of his body are G1.

HOMAGECEPTION?

The things on the side of his arms are supposed to be the pipes on Cybertron Prime's arms, not smoke stacks.

No Armada reference here, they handled that in Combiner Wars.

Emerje

what about

: pipes

News Credits: 27 · by **Albatross250** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:09 am

But i do wonder the rumored Jetfire is going to be mixed with something..... probably a Shuttle alt mode

and with his unique head visor he got since Superlink/Galaxy Force (a bit disappointed he lacked a combined mode during Galaxy Force but im happy with the unique Visor head :-D

)

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:09 am

Emerje wrote:
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:We could do with a pack of "impact splash" blast effects
I find the effect part that comes with Blowpipe to be good for this. A box of those in different colors would be nice.

Emerje

Now that's a Selects exclusive I'd buy :-D

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:29 am

So, as for the other two parts of the trilogy, assuming part three is "Exodus" (or something similar) do we have any details of the post-SIEGE next step?

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:33 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:So, as for the other two parts of the trilogy, assuming part three is "Exodus" (or something similar) do we have any details of the post-SIEGE next step?

No, previous comments I believe have indicated a plan up through 2021, which would be the end of the WFC trilogy. I'm sure there are plans for whatever is next, but nothing that has been made public or leaked that I am aware of yet.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 8:37 am

Thanks. At least, on the plus side, a War For Cybertron trilogy should be devoid of anything Earth-based or related. Maybe even some big bots for part three, when The War kicked into high gear, such as Thunderwing, The Last Autobot etc

by **ThunderThruster** » Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:04 am

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Thanks. At least, on the plus side, a War For Cybertron trilogy should be devoid of anything Earth-based or related. Maybe even some big bots for part three, when The War kicked into high gear, such as Thunderwing, The Last Autobot etc

While he deserves a leader class spot, Siege Starscream isn't a terrible base mold to use for the Last Autobot.