The Energon Pub

News Credits: 4 · by **jazzrules** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 5:23 am

Just to say Happy New Year to everyone here.

Also, shelfwarming transformers! Supermarkets still sell them? The Asda and Tesco by me have removed their TF sections and replaced them with Golden Compas and Dr Who toys.

by **Tangent** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:02 am

Really? No more Tf's? They have Golden Compass toys now? Of what? I'm so confused!

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:32 am

Model shops would be the place I can suggest for wheels. Somewhere like Modelzone. I don't think you can get seperate wheels, but you never know. I know the KITT model has 2 different wheel types, as the set has customizable extras for the car. I forget who makes it though.

News Credits: 4 · by **jazzrules** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:34 am

Tangent wrote:Really? No more Tf's? They have Golden Compass toys now? Of what? I'm so confused!

Yeah, I was most disappointed when I got to the area where TFs were. The only ones that survived were Star Wars ones due to the fact they are with the other Star Wars toys. Can't quite remember what the Golden Compass toys were but I remember seeing a big box with a load of human figures in it. It was mostly Dr Who toys that were in the former TF section.

by **Tangent** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:48 am

jazzrules wrote:
Tangent wrote:Really? No more Tf's? They have Golden Compass toys now? Of what? I'm so confused!

Yeah, I was most disappointed when I got to the area where TFs were. The only ones that survived were Star Wars ones due to the fact they are with the other Star Wars toys. Can't quite remember what the Golden Compass toys were but I remember seeing a big box with a load of human figures in it. It was mostly Dr Who toys that were in the former TF section.

Well that is just a disappointment sandwhich. :-(

I had noticed Dr Who was slowly taking over the shelves round here, but that's just depressing.

*I wonder if they have an Iorek toy?*

by **Sonray** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:58 am

Insurgent wrote:Model shops would be the place I can suggest for wheels. Somewhere like Modelzone. I don't think you can get seperate wheels, but you never know. I know the KITT model has 2 different wheel types, as the set has customizable extras for the car. I forget who makes it though.

Indeed a model shop would be the place to go, but no such thing exists around here. England=useless country.

If i was still living in america id have a 10 minute drive and there would be this huge model shop with everything i could ever need. Nothing like that in this poxy country though.

by **Death-Shed** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:40 am

Got my Encore Ironhide & Ratchet today, look great boxed, but Ratchet's white plastic looks realy cheap - a definate canidate for quick yellowing :-(

. Glad i'm keeping these boxed & in a darkend room.

by **HugeBadWolf** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:15 am

Tangent wrote:*I wonder if they have an Iorek toy?*

They do.
I've bought it.
It's not very good.

Cheers,
Doug

by **Tangent** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:56 am

HugeBadWolf wrote:
Tangent wrote:*I wonder if they have an Iorek toy?*

They do.
I've bought it.
It's not very good.

Cheers,
Doug

Aww. Everything I love dies...

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:53 pm

Sonray wrote:
Insurgent wrote:Model shops would be the place I can suggest for wheels. Somewhere like Modelzone. I don't think you can get seperate wheels, but you never know. I know the KITT model has 2 different wheel types, as the set has customizable extras for the car. I forget who makes it though.

Indeed a model shop would be the place to go, but no such thing exists around here. England=useless country.

If i was still living in america id have a 10 minute drive and there would be this huge model shop with everything i could ever need. Nothing like that in this poxy country though.

Where abouts do you live? Newcastle and the Metro Centre have a model shop called 'Modelzone'. It's where I get my paints from. There's also Fenwicks in Newcastle. They sell some models and paints up by the toys.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:38 pm

Happy new year team! The partay was just grand.
There were but a few wenches, but there was plenty of innuendo going on while we played COD4 together ;;)

Apparently the one wench loves worms (the game fool). A gal after my own heart right there.

Anyways, I have yet to have any sleep, and I spent three hours sitting in Sainsburys playing guitar while waiting for my ride home. So I'm feeling a lil off right this second.

Anything good happened since monday?

by **Sonray** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:28 pm

Insurgent wrote:
Sonray wrote:
Insurgent wrote:Model shops would be the place I can suggest for wheels. Somewhere like Modelzone. I don't think you can get seperate wheels, but you never know. I know the KITT model has 2 different wheel types, as the set has customizable extras for the car. I forget who makes it though.

Indeed a model shop would be the place to go, but no such thing exists around here. England=useless country.

If i was still living in america id have a 10 minute drive and there would be this huge model shop with everything i could ever need. Nothing like that in this poxy country though.

Where abouts do you live? Newcastle and the Metro Centre have a model shop called 'Modelzone'. It's where I get my paints from. There's also Fenwicks in Newcastle. They sell some models and paints up by the toys.

I live in the cesspit known as Essex, only hobby shop near me is a "hobbycraft" store and they are next to useless.

by **ThunderThruster** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 6:09 pm

yeah, hobbycraft pretty much sucks for kitbashing gear!

by **Tangent** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:40 pm

Hobbycraft is that biiig massive chain of biiiig massive shops right? I wish there was one near me, then I could at least see if they do have anything fun. Why am I still awake, I aint even had no caffine today, or yesterday...

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:57 am

They have calligraphy pens and zips. ZIPS.

I've seen barely any painting or modelling stuff in any Hobbycraft I've ever been to.

by **Sonray** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:43 am

Tangent wrote:Hobbycraft is that biiig massive chain of biiiig massive shops right? I wish there was one near me, then I could at least see if they do have anything fun. Why am I still awake, I aint even had no caffine today, or yesterday...

You aint missing out on anything mate. The one near me has a bunch of plastic model kits at insane prices, some warhammer shite and a decent selection of enamels to choose from and a VERY limited selection of Tamiya acrylics, which oddly enough they only just started selling and already their stock of them is useless.

By the by have you found any more wheels?

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:57 am

Never been in a hobbycraft, even the advert makes them look crap.

Anyhoo, first snow of the new year! And I had to go the dentist in it to get a filling replaced. So yes, I can't talk right and am drooling over the keyboard. :lol:

Good luck on your wheel hunt Sonray.

by **Tangent** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:06 am

Well, if it's crap then I dont mind missing out :mrgreen:

Ahh, dentists! I had to go just before xmas, gave me a teeth xray...

Snow!? Who has snow?? I have no snow!

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:20 am

Up here near Newcastle. It keeps starting and stopping, but it's lying on the ground and when it does come, it's nearly a whiteout.

by **Tangent** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:34 am

Aww, it's not even trying to snow here. Although one of my goldfish was frozen into the ice on my pond this morning....

News Credits: 4 · by **jazzrules** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:56 am

Tangent wrote:Snow!? Who has snow?? I have no snow!

We got snow here in York too (which is almost as rare as snow in hell)

I was gonna post something else as well but I forget what it was :oops:

I'm sure it'll come back to me.

by **Tangent** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:11 am

jazzrules wrote:I was gonna post something else as well but I forget what it was I'm sure it'll come back to me.

Wecome to my world

Nothing ever comes back to me....

News Credits: 7 · by **Optimus Frimal** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:20 am

Happy (late) new year everyone

I also have snow, or as I call it once it has hit the ground, 'water' :-(

by **Sonray** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:07 am

No snow here, its bloody cold but no snow..makes the coldness seem pointless.

I think i may have found some wheels, i bought one of those "Rimz" rc cars from tescos, they have wheels i think i can use and a spoiler and bodykits i should be able to work with too. That'll make my alt cliffjumper look awesome if i can fit everything on right.

by **Robo-Chugster** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:46 pm

The Master Blaster wrote:They have calligraphy pens and zips. ZIPS.

I've seen barely any painting or modelling stuff in any Hobbycraft I've ever been to.

you should try the one in Romford, loads of model kits, planes, cars and bikes, couple of rows of then at least...i popped in there last sunday, nearly bought a Porsche 911 GT1 kit, but i dont have the patience for model kits these days