The Energon Pub

News Credits: 7 · Thu May 29, 2008 11:31 am

Lookie everyone, I have a new sig! :grin:

News Credits: 6 · Thu May 29, 2008 12:45 pm

Pottermus_Prime wrote:lemme know whats up there, im tight on cash this week so ill only be going for the megs/prime 2 pack, is the headmaster bulklhead out yet??? im assuming thats the leader class one

There was nowt there. Not a sausage. Just a bunch of Wingbladders and Shitstorms (as I so affectionately call them) clogging the shelves.

My hopes were raised when I saw a box on the floor. But it was full of Dr Who 5" action figures.

#@*!#^

I kicked it all the way down the isle as I left. Stupid Dr Who **** clogging the store.

So, I dunno whether there'll be any there when you go on Saturday Pot, but there's nothing there right now. Me mother's gonna journey to the one in Oldbury on Saturday during her lunch break, and get me them from there instead.

Yep Frimal, useless as always

I see the scalpers have already yanked as many animated figures as they can.

I hope they release a voyager Sentinel and deluxe Wreck Gar

News Credits: 5 · Thu May 29, 2008 1:06 pm

Cheers for the link, Dealer. Might give him a try, not sure. Bit skint at the moment. Stupid sisters and their birthdays. :-x

News Credits: 6 · Thu May 29, 2008 1:13 pm

Aye, I know your pain.

My parents think I'm spending what little money I have on some stupid meter for my dad for father's day.

They are sorely mistaken.

I don't work a job, so I rarely ever have money.
They don't buy me much at all, so they can cater for themselves.

News Credits: 7 · Thu May 29, 2008 1:15 pm

Well it looks like I'm no longer going to be a seasonal horticultural worker. My boss is giving me a nine month contract instead! So I get to take some holiday and do some dogsbody work around the nurseries instead of getting laid off for a month between the current council orders and the autumn season, thus allieviating my impending financial doom.

So with that in mind, any sign of Animated in Middlesborough or Leeds yet folks? I feel a shopping trip coming on.

edit - I've just been having a browse through some of the preorders on BBTS, namely the case assortment preorders. $90 gets you 8 deluxes or 4 voyagers, with some multiples in most instances. One of the wave 2 Universe assortments for example gets you all of the wave 1 and 2 deluxes with an extra Sunstreaker, Prowl and Galvatron. Now a question for you good people, if I was to start buying in case assortments would anyone on here be interested in taking extras of my hands in sales or trades? With shipping and possible addition of VAT taken into account on top of the asking price I'd probably be looking for UK retail or slightly below for sales of figures, or pretty much anything that I'm missing that you might want to part with for trades, anything that both parties are happy with really. Since we seem to be about in line, or slightly ahead with Animated releases at the momernt it might not be worth doing anything with Animated until the later waves, but this could give us all a head up on Universe releases at reasonble prices roughly in line with they're US release. If there's some interest I can place a few preorders and see how we all make out with this, just wanted to gauge if there would be any interset from my fellow ODBers.

News Credits: 6 · Thu May 29, 2008 2:04 pm

WHOOO!! =D

We gotta take my bro to work tomorrow for ten, so we'll be going to Oldbury TRU tomorrow morn in search of animated goodness. Fingers crossed for BB and battle begins 2-pack!

It's certainly summat to consider Waaaaghlord :-?

We'll see how my finances stand in a few weeks. Usually my tf buys are totally random, as I get money on random occasions.

But it'd be nice, that's for sure.

News Credits: 7 · Thu May 29, 2008 2:17 pm

Dealer wrote:Aye, I know your pain.

My parents think I'm spending what little money I have on some stupid meter for my dad for father's day.

They are sorely mistaken.

You're such a good son, aren't you?

News Credits: 6 · Thu May 29, 2008 2:22 pm

Optimus Frimal wrote:
Dealer wrote:Aye, I know your pain.

My parents think I'm spending what little money I have on some stupid meter for my dad for father's day.

They are sorely mistaken.

You're such a good son, aren't you?

When treated properly, yes.

I've got my mom's demeaner. I'm both easy to anger and have the patience of a saint

News Credits: 7 · Thu May 29, 2008 2:37 pm

Dealer wrote:
Optimus Frimal wrote:
Dealer wrote:Aye, I know your pain.

My parents think I'm spending what little money I have on some stupid meter for my dad for father's day.

They are sorely mistaken.

You're such a good son, aren't you?

When treated properly, yes.

I've got my mom's demeaner. I'm both easy to anger and have the patience of a saint

I see, that's not confusing at all...

News Credits: 5 · Thu May 29, 2008 2:43 pm

woot! got me some action masters, blaster, shockwave and grimlock all 100% off ebay!!!

kinda cool!

News Credits: 7 · Thu May 29, 2008 2:49 pm

With the news that BBTS are going to have the wave 1 and 3 voyagers within about a week I thought I'd have an experimental purchase. I've just ordered:

Bulkhead (for me)
Cyb Megatron (for me)
2x Starscream (1 for me, 1 up for grabs)
2x Grimlock (1 for me, 1 reserved for DARKAGEIS)
2x Lugnut (1 for me, 1 up for grabs)

If anyone's interested in any of the up for grabs ones post here or pm me. These should be with me within a month, probably sooner and I wouldn't want to see any cash from anyone before I've got them in hand and can work out what the UK shipping will be. £18 each or trade for an A/E/C era voyager or ultra (loose would be fine so long as it's complete) that I need.

If this gos well I'll start getting in some preorders for case quantities of forthcoming deluxes and see how we gwt along.

Worst case scenario as far as I can see is that I get stung with a hefty VAT bill, end up ebaying them for UK RRP and still break even (on what I would have been spending at retail anyway). If this looks like a good bet for getting your voyagers give me a shout and with any luck I can make this a regular thing.

News Credits: 5 · Thu May 29, 2008 3:26 pm

oh yeah got me a grimlock reserved!!

cars and trucks bad, reserves good!!!

News Credits: 6 · Thu May 29, 2008 3:48 pm

You should put up a list of things you're interested in mate.

You're having a busy day aren't you DA?

Yeah Frimal, it's confusing on paper. But you'd understand it in RL.
I can't abide my sister at all for instance, yet people I greatly dislike to the point of hatred I tend to be delightful to... :-?

News Credits: 5 · Thu May 29, 2008 3:59 pm

oh yeah!!!! more grimlocks for my collection!!

itd be nice to have them all but the G1/G2 always seems to go a bit to expensive for me.

News Credits: 5 · Thu May 29, 2008 4:04 pm

w00tage! Cybertron Dirt Boss arrived (no instructions or key, but in good nick: £4 inc postage) and Final Battle Jazz bought BNIP for £8 inc postage, minus a £5 voucher ebay sent me. Eeeeeeexcellent.

In other news: anyone used Plasti-kote spray paint on TFs? I've got plans for a couple of Legends Blackouts.

News Credits: 7 · Thu May 29, 2008 4:08 pm

Dealer wrote:You should put up a list of things you're interested in mate.

A/ML Red Alert (original deco)
E/SL Jetfire (or recolur)
E/SL Mirage (or recolour)
E/SL Beachcomber (or recolour)
E/SL Wing Sabre
E Dinobots
Cy TRU Starscream
Cy Cryo Scourge
Cy/GF Quickmix

There are a few others of similar size that I need, but those would be the main ones off the top of my head. Other offers are welcome though. I'd part with the two remaining 'cons for about three WW 6"s if anyone wanted to shift some of those. Any takers?

News Credits: 4 · Thu May 29, 2008 4:41 pm

Mwahahahahahahaha - Just had to take my brother to the beautiful city of Hull so that he can go to some rock festival in Holland for the weekend.

And now the best bit (as if getting rid of my brother wasn't good by itself). We called at the Hull TRU on the way back and they had all wave 1 deluxes and voyagers (although no 2-pack). I picked up Starscream, Prowl, BB and Lockdown - however, to satisfy the TF cravings I get after buying new ones, I've decided to open 1 a week starting with Starscream today.

Very cool figure, although his transformation is very simple for a voyager class toy. All in all, I'd recommend buying him.

News Credits: 1 · Thu May 29, 2008 4:47 pm

Dealer wrote:Aye, I know your pain.

My parents think I'm spending what little money I have on some stupid meter for my dad for father's day.

They are sorely mistaken.

I don't work a job, so I rarely ever have money.
They don't buy me much at all, so they can cater for themselves.

What sort of meter you after? If it's a Multi-meter for Voltages etc then I might be able to sort you out a decent 'un cheap or maybe just postage, if I'm feeling especially generous at the time.
That's if I can remember where I put the damn things!

Thu May 29, 2008 5:26 pm

jazzrules wrote:Mwahahahahahahaha - Just had to take my brother to the beautiful city of Hull so that he can go to some rock festival in Holland for the weekend.

And now the best bit (as if getting rid of my brother wasn't good by itself). We called at the Hull TRU on the way back and they had all wave 1 deluxes and voyagers (although no 2-pack). I picked up Starscream, Prowl, BB and Lockdown - however, to satisfy the TF cravings I get after buying new ones, I've decided to open 1 a week starting with Starscream today.

Very cool figure, although his transformation is very simple for a voyager class toy. All in all, I'd recommend buying him.

nice, im hitting up my local TRUs on saturday, hopefully one of them will have wave 1 (one of them had the 2-pack, so it should)

Thu May 29, 2008 5:46 pm

It's some crazy fault code reader for his VW Passat. S'ok, my bro found un for £40 shipped, so I'll be paying £7 or so into it (my sis'll pay another £7, my bro'll pay the rest). Ta though.

Curse you Darkageis! Waaaaghlord, if you happen across another animated Grimlock at any point, I have a lovely Armada Red Alert in storage.

Looking forward to hitting up Oldbury tru tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed for animated!

Fri May 30, 2008 5:36 am

Only the 2-pack in Stevenage TRU.

Fri May 30, 2008 10:07 am

wow forbidden planet sucked, just got back from there, no henkei's or no anything really, except for voyager movie megs. didnt have many comics either tbh.

Lets hope tru is better tomorrow, however after what you said mb, i might give it a miss until next week

News Credits: 6 · Fri May 30, 2008 10:44 am

Where's there a forbidden planet near you Pot?

I highly recommend Oldbury TRU instead. They had lots of everything!

I picked up BB and the 2-pack. BB is too big, but I'll live. Both of the 2-pack figures are awesome, and the punch action doesn't get in the way like on the classics figures.

I wanna get cybertron mode Prime next. I really am keen on this series' Prime design.