The Energon Pub

Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:40 pm

*Double post, whoops.

Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:40 pm

Haven't been here in a year or two, thought i'd catch up with you all, its a shame I don't see many old faces here though. So, how are you all doing?

News Credits: 6188 · Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:42 pm

Have a deadline this evening. Teaching in the morning.
Bike tyre exploded earlier.

Not bad.

Yerself?

Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:44 pm

Va'al wrote:Have a deadline this evening. Teaching in the morning.
Bike tyre exploded earlier.

Not bad.

Yerself?

Not so bad either, just casually doing a few weeks worth of assignment work in a single evening, as you do.

Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:50 pm

What ever happened to Tekka and Deal/City Commander anyway? I see Waaaaagh is still here though, which is good

News Credits: 7 · Sun Feb 02, 2014 5:30 pm

Pretty much just keeping up with the ODB these days, too much drama on the rest of the site to bother with. Plus my collecting has branched out beyond just TFs the last couple of years so I'm more active at Little Rubber Guys and October Toys nowadays.

News Credits: 6188 · Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:21 pm

Drama? On here? Naaaaaaaaaah.

News Credits: 4 · Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:54 pm

Found a Sharkticon Megatron today, just the one though in John Lewis in Stratford

News Credits: 4 · Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:56 pm

Found a Sharkticon Megatron today, just the one though in John Lewis in Stratford

News Credits: 14 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:52 am

Popped over to Toys 'R' Us in Bedford to see whats what, no Masterpiece or Titan class figures! #-o

Stacks of FoC Voyager Grimlock and Voyager Soundwave, absolutely loads of them on various shelves around the store! :-?

General selection of Beast Hunters Deluxe, everything we have seen/heard of previously...

No Voyager Shocky which is no surprise, no Voyager Sharky Megatron either.

What I did find was just one, tucked away at the back of a peg full of FoC Ultra Magnus figures, a TF Prime Deluxe Prowl! :grin:

Did the Voyager Blaster get a U.K. release? If it did, I probably missed it whilst moaning it wasnt Deluxe scale! :lol:

News Credits: 6 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:40 pm

robotmel wrote::D
Popped over to Toys 'R' Us in Bedford to see whats what, no Masterpiece or Titan class figures!

Stacks of FoC Voyager Grimlock and Voyager Soundwave, absolutely loads of them on various shelves around the store!

General selection of Beast Hunters Deluxe, everything we have seen/heard of previously...

No Voyager Shocky which is no surprise, no Voyager Sharky Megatron either.

What I did find was just one, tucked away at the back of a peg full of FoC Ultra Magnus figures, a TF Prime Deluxe Prowl!

Did the Voyager Blaster get a U.K. release? If it did, I probably missed it whilst moaning it wasnt Deluxe scale!

I picked up my blaster along with all his tapes from forbidden planet, but they only stock imports. And for £5 over retail. So he technically did and technically didn't. They also have springer and blitzwings in at the moment. Tend to be good if you dont mind paying a buck or 2 extra, but their online shop is **** abominable.

News Credits: 6 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:41 pm

E: dbl post

News Credits: 6 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:42 pm

E:doublepost

News Credits: 4 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:03 pm

Shark Megs only seems to be in Jon Lewis'.
Blaster has never received a official UK release or SoundBlaster. FP along with Orbital get a lot of imports in.

I'm not having much luck, my last two purchases of Jap toys from importers have both turned up with QC issues:- Optimus Exprime Go! didn't have his chest and FJ Optimus Prime's left elbow disintegrated due to plastic issues.

I'm getting a refund on Go! Prime as the company no longer has them in stock, but as Id had FJ boxed for several months before opening it I'm stuck with a broken toy and have to buy a new one

Guess it does mean I can have a practice with dyeing the now spare plastic shells red. Any one have any recommendations how to do that?

News Credits: 6188 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:07 pm

If anyone wants more BH Prowls, there are at least another three in Norwich TRU!

Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:29 pm

Forgot to say Hamleys toy shop in the Trafford Centre had the Sharkticon Megatron, visited in mid January though.

Looked in John Lewis in Liverpool, they had a Shark Megs and a Grimwing. Forbidden Planet had a Blaster last time I looked as well but not really anything else Transformers wise, think a couple of FOC Optimus's but nothing more, really wish they had a better selection of Transformers like the Manchester one at least.

News Credits: 6 · Thu Feb 06, 2014 5:50 pm

Might check liverpool john lewis this weekend, thanks! The blaster you mentioned in liverpool forbidden planet is probably the exact one i bought! I picked up a springer there just before christmas. Last time I visited they had the Ruination Generations wave and wave 1 of generations IDW with the pack in comics. Fairly certain I've seen sojndblaster there too but passed on him as I'd probably only be buying him to get a buzzsaw for my classics shelf.

Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:57 am

While i still have no look finding beast hunters voyager shockwave and sharkticon megatron i did pop into argos yesterday and found cyberverse commander class shockwave and huffer on a 2 for £15 deal i got beast blade optimus last week so im pretty happy at the moment

News Credits: 14 · Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:19 am

Neurie wrote:Id had FJ boxed for several months before opening it I'm stuck with a broken toy and have to buy a new one

I am terrible for doing that, having loads of MISB figures packed away in storage until I finally gain the much needed display space to crack them open and display.
My thoughts are 'buy them now, or face scalping prices later' but not opening them straight away does leave me open for potential problems, as you mentioned.

Talking of which, I have recently bought myself another Ikea Detolf glass display cabinet, so went on a mission to free some MISB figures from their plastic prisons, which cheered me up no end! :lol:

Also decided to reorganise whats on display, working with my G1 Checklist of screened characters - http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=96702#p1535988 - I have them displayed in seasons, with the '84 and '85 Autobots taking over most of my cabinets! :lol:

Still many more to open yet too! :grin:

Keeping with the topic of this thread - No sightings today as Im still at work, so hope to take a cycle ride out to B&M Home Store and Beales this weekend to see what their latest offerings are!

News Credits: 6188 · Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:23 am

IKEA DETOLF :michaelbay:

News Credits: 33 · Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:34 am

Va'al wrote:Wilkinson had a BH Dreadwing. Which I may have to go back and buy.

Wilko is always amazing for transformers. Only place other than TRU I can generally get the new releases in Brighton\Worthing

News Credits: 14 · Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:14 am

Amelie wrote:Wilko is always amazing for transformers. Only place other than TRU I can generally get the new releases in Brighton\Worthing

Oh yes, I will also check Wilko's too!

News Credits: 1 · Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:07 pm

never thought to check Wilko's

Fri Feb 07, 2014 7:27 pm

For a long time now i have been searching for generations foc onslaught and blast-off but since i saved up i have ordered a foc bruticus in g2 colours instead for £50 including post and package and im expecting my takara tomy rotf devastor in original g1 colors will arrive next week and to top it off my birthday is on monday and i know i have a few surprises then
anyway with bruticus and devastator coming ill have 4 combiners as i already have limited edition commemorative piranacon and tesco exclusive abominus