The Energon Pub

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Thu May 10, 2012 7:38 am

Dammit, new figures are out when I need em, but I got Ratchet from the US and I don't want Arcee.
Grumble grumble...
When's Starscream and Bulkhead getting here? Come on hasbro!

Thu May 10, 2012 11:12 am

Gahhh Im up north too, other side though to you, Warrington, near Liverpool, rechecked my Asda today and nothing new, they don't even have wave 1 deluxes :S

I've rechecked at Argos a couple of weeks back and they've only restocked on wave 1

I wonder how far we'll get in this line, considering the amount of figures that just simply never made it here the past few years :/

News Credits: 7 · Thu May 10, 2012 3:07 pm

Lockdown91 wrote:I wonder how far we'll get in this line, considering the amount of figures that just simply never made it here the past few years :/

It's not a new trend, we almost never get the last few waves of any given line. The sodding Energon combiners remain one of Hasbro's biggest cock ups when it comes to not finishing a figure set for the European market, the Constructicons and Combaticons being impossible to finish with what actually got released this side of the Pond. Where finances allow I try to get in later wave cases from BBTS so can sometimes help out with the end of line figs, keep an eye on this thread as I always offer the doubles here at or close to cost or for trade.

Thu May 10, 2012 4:19 pm

Yeah I remember having trouble with the Energon combiners, I could only ever find Duststorm (I think it was his name, dark blue crane) and Sledge (again think it was him, Bonecrushers green twin) on the shelves, and never had any luck finding any other combiner part from this team or any of the others :/

I think stores stock too many cases of the first few waves of figures, they never sell them all which then means they can't really order new waves in really until the older ones budge :/

I'm still seeing DOTM deluxes all over the place, nowhere here is budging them down below £10 and no one is buying them, why not put them on clearance prices £4 a pop for a deluxe, they'd easily fly off the shelves making more room for the new toys that'll get them the most money!

News Credits: 7 · Fri May 11, 2012 12:28 am

My local Tesco is the same, DotM deluxes that will never sell still at £9.72. Other Tesco stores have had them down to £3 and Sainsbury have them at a 70% mark down. Ultimately I've already bought everything from that line that I was prepared to pay anything near full price for, so I need to see some serious reductions if I'm going to even consider buying any of the pointless repaints.

Fri May 11, 2012 5:30 am

Working for a Tesco Express myself I know that labels can be missed, like swapping out old prices for new ones. When the RID figures started showing up at Tesco's and people on here said there Tesco's were selling DOTM deluxes at £3 each I should have took one to the tills to check the pricing on them, but didn't think to do that at the time, by the time I got back about 2 weeks later all that was left were 4 Nitro Bumblebee's which leads me to suspect they very well may have been knocked down in price and just a new label hadn't been put in to say so, Hence them selling most of their deluxes, about 15 odd in two weeks. At £3 a piece I would have only been interested in the cooler Mech Tech weapons really, the Bot itself depending on who it would have been would have been fodder and spare parts for customs

News Credits: 6188 · Fri May 11, 2012 10:00 am

Nothing yet at TRU, but they do have a Buy One Get One Half Price on Cyberverse and Prime!

News Credits: 7 · Fri May 11, 2012 10:47 am

I keep scanning the DotM stuff at the price check points and it's still coming up at £9.72.

Fri May 11, 2012 12:01 pm

Ahh okay then

that sucks, Tesco's always hit and miss it seems

Forbidden planet have some of the newer waves due to be available 30th May on their website but the dates keep changing :/ Also I don't think this is in store, I went into the Forbidden Planet in Liverpool when the these toys started coming into Argos, and asked when they'd be getting Transformers Prime stuff in, they hadn't a clue what I was talking about and went on their computers and said it didn't show up with anything new to be coming in, been back in since and all they had were a couple of the legion class figures. I remember when I was younger, going into Forbidden Planet and there were whole sections just for transformers, all different kinds, now it's just a little section next to clearance with the same stuff that's in the entertainer on sale :/

News Credits: 7 · Fri May 11, 2012 12:55 pm

The thing with Forbidden Planet is that it's actually two different companies with the same branding. The London store is the one with the same company as New York and the other international locations. The rest of the stores nationally are a separate company that broke away many moons ago. Hence why you find Japanese imports in London and only Hasbro offerings in the other locations.

News Credits: 7 · Fri May 11, 2012 4:05 pm

I would like to take this opportunity to announce my and Dead Metal's forthcoming nuptials. Engagement party at AA!

News Credits: 4 · Fri May 11, 2012 6:18 pm

Tesco had Cyberverse Commanders on the shelves at £5.xx (it was under £6, but not by much, IIRC) and had quite a lot of them. All wave 1.

News Credits: 2 · Sat May 12, 2012 1:15 pm

Picked up TFP Wheeljack today he is sweeeeet

anyone know when starscream and bulkhead are getting here?
Also, on a side note, does anyone know what happened to MagicalTrevor? I dont remember him saying he was leaving... :L

News Credits: 6188 · Sat May 12, 2012 1:27 pm

waaaaghlord wrote:I would like to take this opportunity to announce my and Dead Metal's forthcoming nuptials. Engagement party at AA!

Congratulations!

I guess this means I won't ask about sharing a room with you.. :grin:

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Sat May 12, 2012 1:30 pm

NovaSentinel wrote:Picked up TFP Wheeljack today he is sweeeeet anyone know when starscream and bulkhead are getting here?
Also, on a side note, does anyone know what happened to MagicalTrevor? I dont remember him saying he was leaving... :L

I am starting to wonder what happened to him, it's like he suddenly ceased to exist.
It's never cool when someone leaves our little band...

News Credits: 12 · Sun May 13, 2012 1:18 pm

Congrats to Waaaaghlord and Dead Metal.

News Credits: 4 · Sun May 13, 2012 3:05 pm

waaaaghlord wrote:The thing with Forbidden Planet is that it's actually two different companies with the same branding. The London store is the one with the same company as New York and the other international locations. The rest of the stores nationally are a separate company that broke away many moons ago. Hence why you find Japanese imports in London and only Hasbro offerings in the other locations.

ooh. wasn't intending to visit there, but might do so now.

I'll be in London this weekend for Kapow Comic-con, and there was a bunch of TF stuff last year, but anywhere else that might be good for TFs in central London? I think there used to be a shop in Soho, many moons ago (I was about 12, I think) but I think I found the place it was last year, and it was a magazine/records/general old tat shop.

News Credits: 5 · Sun May 13, 2012 4:29 pm

NovaSentinel wrote:does anyone know what happened to MagicalTrevor?

I was chatting regularly with him until he dropped from the face of the planet, I sent him some Minicons. He's even got Mrs O's mobile number because we were going to hook up in Bristol. I know he's been looking for work and goes "up north" (Leeds?) sometimes and last visited this place in February. I'm a bit concerned.

News Credits: 1 · Mon May 14, 2012 10:59 am

Hey guys and gals. Lucked out again! This time I found Bot Shots wave 2 at Tesco's. Well most of 'em...someone had already taken super Bee :BANG_HEAD:

Anyhoo I've got a blurry pic this time just incase.

Good hunting y'all!

News Credits: 7 · Mon May 14, 2012 1:10 pm

Just a quick heads up for anyone planning on giving the Cyberverse playsets a miss but wanting Knockout that I'm planning on grabbing 3 drillers in total so should have a couple of spare figures to trade at some point.

News Credits: 5 · Mon May 14, 2012 1:14 pm

WL, you're a Godsend! I really want Knockout but don't want to pay £20 for him.

News Credits: 7 · Mon May 14, 2012 1:45 pm

That's cool, I'm sure we can work out a deal for one. I'm troop building legion Vehicons so if you want to keep an eye out for one of those that'd work out great. First spare Knockout has your name on it anyway. It'll be next month at soonest before I get round to picking these up though so no rush. If you're going to be at AA we could save on postage?

Mon May 14, 2012 2:50 pm

I should really get back into posting here regularly...

anyhoo, since i last posted ive bought Cyberverse Prime Starscream, which is made of awesome, and today i picked up a new Amazing Spider Man figure and Cyberverse Guzzle, who was a mere £4.50

Hes such a bitch to get into vehicle form though

Btw Wasp, did you get the video alright?

http://www.youtube.com/user/waspshot23 · Mon May 14, 2012 3:31 pm

Crosshairs wrote:I should really get back into posting here regularly...

anyhoo, since i last posted ive bought Cyberverse Prime Starscream, which is made of awesome, and today i picked up a new Amazing Spider Man figure and Cyberverse Guzzle, who was a mere £4.50 Hes such a bitch to get into vehicle form though

Btw Wasp, did you get the video alright?

Yes I did, cheers! I hope you don't mind me editing it a smidge as it's just a tad long...