The Energon Pub

News Credits: 7 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:16 pm

Just a heavy hint that it's Wrecker themed. Beast era Wreckers have been done as previous exclusives so presumably a G1 Wreckers themed set. I don't expect to see Springer or Roadbuster (Springer was in the add ons two years ago and there are the current two pack versions of both) but that still leaves a fair few bots fair game.

Ideally my picks would be Whirl from Energon Bulkhead (new head), Sandstorm from Energon Cliffjumper, Broadside from Armada Tidalwave (new head), Topspin from Energon Jetfire (new head) and Twin Twist from Armada Delolisher (new missiles). There's quite a few big toys in that list so practically even spread over the on the day figures some of those wouldn't be practical. I can see something like Energon Skyblast being used as Topspin or The Energon combiner helicopter as Whirl to get the full line up in.

There are bplenty of other associated characters that would fit with the set. While I'd love to see an Impactor from G2 Hero Megatron that would be an easy one to bash from the RiD Bludgeon verion of the mould so wouldn't exactly be an essential in the set. Not sure what you'd do for Emirate Xaaron or Rack'n'Ruin but either of those could be interesting. From the Survivors and Stormbringer comics you also get Inferno, Skids and Scoop as candidates. There's no need for an Inferno at the moment but the other two could be fair game.

I'm under no illusion that the set will be all Autobots though. A Pretender Beasts theme of Carnivac, Catilla (yes as a 'con) and Snarler would be cool but there really aren't the modern moulds to pull them off.

I've got high hopes so I'll be dissapointed on something but as soon as that particular group was mentioned this year's set became a must buy.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:19 pm

erm well if you can find existing animated figures that would fit the wreckers role, and there reli convincing you mite actually put me off

oh i got myself an blurr i think he's armada not to sure, but i'm act quite gald i don't need any animated figs, as they suck ass

yeh wht waaaghlord said, ani is ****

love a G2 set, with an awesome array of neon colours

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:21 pm

Electron dear boy, picked up Roddy from the depot earlier.

Sorry to say, he must have got damaged on route. :cry:

News Credits: 8 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:22 pm

reali how i put him in bubble wrap and them strofoam things? i did a decent job if i do say so myself, so wht happened?

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:31 pm

Animated Wreckers
Two Voyager Bulkheads joined together as Rack'n'Ruin (new head molds)
Repaint of Prime as Inferno (new head mold)
Repaint of Lockdown into Devcon (new head mold)

Any other ideas?

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:33 pm

Electron wrote:reali how i put him in bubble wrap and them strofoam things? i did a decent job if i do say so myself, so wht happened?

Yeah, it was very well packed indeed. But it no longer vibrates, like you said it did in the letter!

:lol:

News Credits: 8 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:40 pm

FAIL!!! SLEGDE UBER FAIL!!!

lol forgot about that note, hope u got a gud chuckle out of it, thort u'd appretiate it

i worried hot rod was broke

Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:07 pm

Went argos today, didn't have shiznit :-(

any one know if you can check and order specific items on their website?

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:18 pm

Chronic wrote:Went argos today, didn't have shiznit any one know if you can check and order specific items on their website?

Yes.

No you can't.

Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:22 pm

Why not? stupid argos..

so what would you advise as the best way to secure these items before checking the shops?

also I noticed on the website they had pictures of the previous waves, what all that about?

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:36 pm

You can check specific items.

Just not any that you'd want to check.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:39 pm

Chronic wrote:Why not? stupid argos..

Suppose it's cus they use a catalogue for 6 months and don't know which figures they will have in that far in advance. Also the earlier waves will not be available 3 months down the line, so it's a waste of space in he cat.

Chronic wrote:so what would you advise as the best way to secure these items before checking the shops?

You could keep reserving one over and over again until it shows as out of stock, so they don't sell any to other people. Then take a couple of your reservation codes in and ask for a customer view and see what they have got!

Chronic wrote:also I noticed on the website they had pictures of the previous waves, what all that about?

'cus they are lazy.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:41 pm

Sledge wrote:You can check specific items.

I think he means specific figures, which you can't.
Size class? Yes.
But individual figures within that class? No.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 5:55 pm

If you want a serious answer, it's because of how TFs are shipped, and because Argos are lazy. Leader Bulkhead, for example, is shipped in a box with another leader Bulkhead, so gets his own catalogue number. Deluxes are shipped with a load of other deluxes, so get one generic number to cover all of them. Of course, Toys R' Us don't seem to have any problem with assigning individual figures seperate identities on their website, so Argos are being lazy.

And stupid, when you think about. Ok, so they're saving themselves the trouble of assigning seperate numbers, but they give themselves the problem of people buying TFs cluttering up their store demanding they bring out all their Deluxes just so we can go "Nope, got all those. Any idea when you'll be getting Cyclonus?"

Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:10 pm

Ok so its gonna be a bit of hassle whatever I do, and I got a feeling Im gonna have to be a bit of a dick to them

Thanks for the info

main thing I learnd today argos sucks big time

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:23 pm

Electron deserves Rack n' Ruin to be the Animated Jetfire/Jetstorm shambles. I'm grumpy 'cos I'm out of Irn-Bru.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:28 pm

Mr O wrote:Electron deserves Rack n' Ruin to be the Animated Jetfire/Jetstorm shambles. I'm grumpy 'cos I'm out of Irn-Bru.

Ya know, you could be on to something there.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:29 pm

Mr O wrote:Electron deserves Rack n' Ruin to be the Animated Jetfire/Jetstorm shambles. I'm grumpy 'cos I'm out of Irn-Bru.

i dunno wht he means, whts this animated jetfire/jetstorm shambles?

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:40 pm

I hope I'm right, I'd hate it to be something cool. I get terrible CZJ Syndrome about highly desirable figures I'll never have.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 6:41 pm

Electron wrote:
Mr O wrote:Electron deserves Rack n' Ruin to be the Animated Jetfire/Jetstorm shambles. I'm grumpy 'cos I'm out of Irn-Bru.

i dunno wht he means, whts this animated jetfire/jetstorm shambles?

So you have seen it then?

News Credits: 5 · Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:36 pm

I quite like the look of Jetfire and Jetstorm. They've grown on me.

But then, so does athlete's foot, so that might not be a recommendation.

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:56 am

i'm sorry i still don't understand

ey u guys, seen the translu ligier? awesome hey, hope i can get him

as for the prime trailer hope i can afford both

News Credits: 7 · Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:29 pm

So two years on from my first Botcon set I realise that I've replaced Thundercracker with the Henkei, am about to replace Springer with the Evac repaint and now want to replace the clear Mirage with a much nicer version as well. Hm.

News Credits: 8 · Tue Jan 20, 2009 12:36 pm

good news everyone, i mite beable to get a loose botcon set at cost

so i'm pretty sorted

box doesnt reli matter to me

btw gettin new shelving done, will add to my colection thread when comp, so looking forward to your kind ......... none "weres ur animated collection" comments