The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:13 am

I'm too busy to go (and too broke)

by **eltawater** » Thu Aug 16, 2018 9:36 am

Smyths have really given up on Transformers now.

Shelf upon shelf upon shelf of 1 step turbo changer dragonstorm, with the odd POTP Starscream and 10th Anniversary Prime. There's more stuff in the Voltron / Power rangers section! No dinobots, no studio apart from the deluxe ratchet, no prime masters.

10th Anniversary movie prime is currently 39.99 but it's not for me.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:24 am

Forbidden Planet of all places has Inferno £24.99, Slash £12.99
(Rodimus, Optimus £49.99 each Beachcomber, Insecticon, windcharger £12.99) and Studio series leader? Black out and Optimus didnt see the price on them.

Needing a non masterpiece Inferno but passed on it for now.

by **skyshadowprimus** » Tue Aug 21, 2018 2:49 pm

Just a little nugget, popped into Smyths Luton today and the website says 2 Slags (slug) to click and collect and no Swoop yet on the shelves there are 2 Slags and a Swoop so websites are not accurate in relation to what is actually in stock.

Keep hunting hard folks.

News Credits: 4 · by **Neurie** » Wed Aug 22, 2018 4:15 pm

Va'al wrote:So who's off to TFNation in a couple weeks?

Was great to finally meet you at TFN.

Sorry I was a bit grumpy, was REALLY tired.

Hope the strip down went ok after I left. Great weekend, need a week of to recover from it all

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 1:08 pm

Asda has the latest rescue bot blind bag things with the switchable arms.

News Credits: 12 · by **Crumplezone** » Wed Aug 29, 2018 11:51 am

My local Smyths in Northampton have 2 Power of the Primes Infernos in stock. But no sign of Alita 1 or Hun-grrr.

by **skyshadowprimus** » Sat Sep 01, 2018 3:34 pm

Crumplezone wrote:My local Smyths in Northampton have 2 Power of the Primes Infernos in stock. But no sign of Alita 1 or Hun-grrr.

I can't work out their stocking system. Toys listed on the website that never seem to filter through to the stores, toys listed then taken off and now toys appearing on the shelves with no indication on the website they are being sold much less in stock.

by **eltawater** » Sat Sep 01, 2018 4:34 pm

Yup, it's a complete mess.

Picked up an Inferno from Milton Keynes Smyths with another left on the shelf alongside Starscream and Grimlock. still nothing but Deluxe studios and Dragonstorm on the rest of the shelves.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Sun Sep 02, 2018 5:01 am

Kapows got some restocks and oddities in,

Amazon Exclusive Optimus evolution (Fail of Cybertron prime and TR Orion Pax -which can stand in for crosshairs at a push) £40
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... -pack.html

Baynus Tripple Bumble bee pack £80
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... usive.html

Mobile Phone Infobar Prime £40 (dunno why I am tempted to get one of these!)
https://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/new-arrival ... usive.html

Takara Legends restocks, most notably Windblade £30 though blitzwing and octane (£40 each) never made it in stores here either -TR Octanes £20 on ID toys lat time I checked so not sure if others will justify £20 more for starscreams head and a different paint.

Plus I'm looking forward for the Thundercats figures they have for pre-order that will be complimented with the Mortal Kombat figures I've previously picked up (£6ish forbidden planet).

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sun Sep 02, 2018 1:37 pm

There's a Studio Lockdown on eBay for £16 buy it now with free delivery if anyone needs him (I already got one)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283136444368?ul_noapp=true

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Sep 02, 2018 2:53 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:There's a Studio Lockdown on eBay for £16 buy it now with free delivery if anyone needs him (I already got one)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283136444368?ul_noapp=true

Argh and me with no money

by **eltawater** » Sun Sep 02, 2018 3:03 pm

That's opened though. He can be had brand new from Amazon for £19.90

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers-E ... B0798C1RTK

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sun Sep 02, 2018 3:08 pm

eltawater wrote:That's opened though. He can be had brand new from Amazon for £19.90

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Transformers-E ... B0798C1RTK

That's good too. I was just posting the ebay one to save a few extra quid (and really it's as good as new when opened by an adult collector)

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Sun Sep 02, 2018 3:20 pm

As long as the toy is in good nick, it doesn't bother me not being brand new :lol:

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Sun Sep 02, 2018 3:22 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:As long as the toy is in good nick, it doesn't bother me not being brand new

Yeah and often with the way certain toys are packaged (especially with plastic ties and such) I prefer if someone else had to deal with the annoyance instead of me.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:28 pm

Kapows just reduced Grand Maximus £140 and Legends Metroplex £160 (and Trypticon £150). Picked up Grand just because it's probably the last chance I'll get at it, hell if I know where hes going to stand tho.

*also watch hasbro wingblade turn up dirt cheap now that I picked up the Legends figure, it's bound to happen, as soon as I spend insta price drops or increased availabilty -which for once I will not complain about as I still want the Hasbro version so Megatron can have his Geisha 1 and Geisha 2 bots with me having no real attachments to the character.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:36 pm

That is a really good price :-?

I'm surprised they've lowered the price

News Credits: 7 · by **Sjeng** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:37 am

Maybe because once again Tryp is $40 at Ollies in the States?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cybertr ... 256281770/

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:09 am

Sorry I meant to specify why Grand had his price lowered :-P

not too bothered about tryp now but I'm glad others can get him for a steal

by **eltawater** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:10 am

As there's very little difference between the Takara and Hasbro I'm not sure why someone would want to pay such a premium for LG Trypticon especially given that the Hasbro has been cleared out a lot recently for less than half that price.

It'd be nice to pick up another Metroplex as my Hasbro one has been on my shelf display for the past 5 odd years but I'm waiting to see what else they've got in terms of leader and voyager class first.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 1:43 pm

I.D toys special offer £49.99 for SDCC Bee and cassettes, can't justify it for just the cassettes

if it was the bug bee then maybe. They've matched Kapow on Grand max too (I want the studio series thundercracker that occasionally pops back in stock there but can never find anything else to take it up to the free postage)

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:04 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:I.D toys special offer £49.99 for SDCC Bee and cassettes, can't justify it for just the cassettes if it was the bug bee then maybe. They've matched Kapow on Grand max too (I want the studio series thundercracker that occasionally pops back in stock there but can never find anything else to take it up to the free postage)

I'm tempted for the gold camaro Bee but i don't want the tapes so maybe if i did buy the set i'd sell those and make me some of my monies back. I've spent too much this week though with the Spider-Man game and such. :O

by **eltawater** » Tue Sep 04, 2018 4:25 pm

I've noticed that Hasbro slugslinger can be had on Amazon.com for around $16. Add on the shipping and import fees deposit and it's still quite a reasonable price, I'll let you know how I fare when it turns up in two weeks from the states

Not bothered about paying the premium for Takara slugslinger from Kapow. Just a shame that Misfire is $35, way too much.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:08 am

Ironhide is now in UK stores such as Forbidden Planet and curiously enough FP also has the previously Toys R Us exclusive Thundercracker (still with the Toys R Us sticker on it)