The Energon Pub

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:21 am

Seibertron.com’s Toy Gallery section continues to grow with the Transformers franchise. Today it has been updated with galleries from Universe deluxe wave four, which you may see by using the following links.

Cyclonus

Nightstick

Hound

Ravage

Cheetor

Starscream

If you’ve yet to decide which version of the Classics Starscream mold you like best, or would just like to see more of it, be sure to also check out the Henkei and original Classics Starscream galleries as well.

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:30 am

Wow, Cheetor is hideous

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:42 am

I'm very glad that Ravage can fit inside the TCF Soundwave (as opposed requiring the oversized chest of the Toys R Us reissue).

Wish we could see some pictures of how Cyclonus and Galvy would look with Titanium Scourge though. I guess that'll just be something to look forward to when I finally get the guy myself.

News Credits: 1 · by **Bumblebeast** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:52 am

I'm giving Cheetor to my daughter. She likes transforming animals. I don't.

News Credits: 5 · by **Barrelass** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:49 am

Gonna have to get me another Cyclonus and sharpie it up. Another awesome set of galleries Ryan. Sorry if you have already answered this, but did you have much photography experience before starting the site? Cause you do some incredible work.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gandalf** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:17 am

Excellent galleries!

But, wow....Cheetor is just...terrible. I considered buying him the other day when I found him at a store, but now I'm very glad I didn't. This figure was so very badly designed. The original is actually far better.

If they repaint it as Tigatron, I *might* decide to get it. But Tigatron really deserves his own mold, which I would buy in a heartbeat....

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:00 am

I saw Cyclonus the other day and should have bought him. The more I see of him, especially with Ryan's latest gallery of him, the more I'm liking what I see. He and Hound may be the best deluxe figures to date. Bravo!

I sure hope I get some $ for my birthday this year or I may not be able to get him. (That sure sounds odd coming from a 36 year old man-how sad)

News Credits: 1 · by **Cheetron** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:16 am

Excellent galleries.

I don't know, Cheetor is looking better to me. Maybe it's just how his face looks older, more mature to me now that I can see it. Hound and Cyclonus look good.

by **Estall1** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:01 am

Poor old G1 Cyclonus look so clunky compared to his 'upgrade'!

Speaking of 'upgrades', was there a specific decision not to include the Botcon Cyclonus in the comparison shots?

News Credits: 4 · by **Kique** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:18 am

Cyclonus looks great ... Cheetor not so much :-?

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:44 am

Cheetor is a pretty cool figure. I like him.

Ryan, nice job with the galleries. Did you touch up any areas of Cyclonus with the sharpie besides his face? I hadn't thought of doing that yet, but I think I might have to give it a try. Looks great. Although, I should wait until I find another Cyclonus in case I mess it up. :grin:

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:43 am

I just got Cyclonus yesterday. It is, by far, the best in the Classics line so far. I am completely blown away! Good job Hasbro. Now, if we could only get a cannon version of Galvatron.

I know, picky picky.

Oh, and great job on the galleries as always!

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:51 am

Barrelass wrote:Gonna have to get me another Cyclonus and sharpie it up. Another awesome set of galleries Ryan. Sorry if you have already answered this, but did you have much photography experience before starting the site? Cause you do some incredible work.

I really got into photography because of this site. I started doing galleries 5 years ago this week ... the first ones to get the gallery treatment were Masterpiece Convoy (MP-01), Binaltech Smokescreen and Binaltech Sideswipe. The galleries have come a long ways since I first started doing them 5 years ago. 119,978+ images and 1,640 galleries later ...

Check out some of the older galleries. You can definitely tell how much my style has changed.

http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.ph ... rderby=new

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:54 am

Cheetron wrote:Excellent galleries.

I don't know, Cheetor is looking better to me. Maybe it's just how his face looks older, more mature to me now that I can see it. Hound and Cyclonus look good.

The only thing I don't like about Cheetor is his arms. The rest of him I think offers a unique, more serious, look than his original incarnation. I just can't believe that that was the best they could do with his arms.

I'm very interested in seeing what they did with Dinobot ...

As for the possibility of Cheetor being repainted into Tigatron, I think it's probably a given at some point. Though after having a really nice alt mode for Cheetor with this new version, I have to really question what they were trying to do with the original version which had more of a tiger mode to begin with. It definitely wasn't very "cheetah" like. It'd be interesting to see Tigatron with a more "cheetah" like mode.

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:58 am

Estall1 wrote:Poor old G1 Cyclonus look so clunky compared to his 'upgrade'!

Speaking of 'upgrades', was there a specific decision not to include the Botcon Cyclonus in the comparison shots?

Time and availability. I've got Botcon Cyclonus boxed away at the moment and really didn't feel that he needed comparison pics with that version. Now the one that I really wanted to comparison pics of was the new Hound with Alternator Hound but what can you do ... I needed to get these galleries up and as it was it took me almost 4 weeks to do it. There is a gallery of Botcon Cyclonus if you wanted to post pictures for the sake of comparison side-by-side.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... lonus/669/

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:00 am

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Cheetor is a pretty cool figure. I like him.

Ryan, nice job with the galleries. Did you touch up any areas of Cyclonus with the sharpie besides his face? I hadn't thought of doing that yet, but I think I might have to give it a try. Looks great. Although, I should wait until I find another Cyclonus in case I mess it up.

I just did his face and his neck. I originally did his ears but the sharpie ink wouldn't stick to that softer plastic so I used some goo-gone to take it off. It seems to stay on fine with the harder plastic.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:32 am

Oh man, Cyclonus is so awesome and Hound is great too! Can't wait till these guys make their way to Canada.

by **Primus, Second-In-Command** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:35 am

hopefully get a... idk, a universe new mold of cliffjumper? that comes with a laserbeak to go with that Ravage!

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:58 pm

Hmm, I'd feared Cyclonus' face was sharpied when I saw the first images. The fact that Hasbro didn't paint the face slightly takes away from the coolness, but oh well, still a great figure nonetheless.

I actually think the vehicle mode of the G1 is still better, a lot more sleek and streamlined, but the Universe one still looks good. They had to sacrifice a bit to make such an awesome robot mode, and that's fine by me.

News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:35 pm

I'd already come to the opinion that U2.0-Cyclonus was vastly better than his G1 counterpart; seeing the two side by side in this gallery only convinces me more of this.

Great work on the galleries!

by **Emperor Primacron the 1st** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:06 pm

How is Cylonus' shoulder articulation? :?:

by **Vile MK III** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:25 pm

As always, nice galleries Ryan. Just wondering, what kind of sharpie did you use on Cyclonus' face? It make him more evil looking. :twisted:

News Credits: 3599 · by **Seibertron** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:36 pm

Vile MK III wrote:As always, nice galleries Ryan. Just wondering, what kind of sharpie did you use on Cyclonus' face? It make him more evil looking.

Silver Metallic Sharpie
http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product/Sha ... arker.html
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000108.php

I've used it to fix up little nicks and scuffs on various figures that have had silver paint worn off of them. It's my new wonder tool. I also used it to make a couple of small modifications like giving Classics Prowl a shiny new set of missiles on his shoulders.

by **Vile MK III** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:00 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Vile MK III wrote:As always, nice galleries Ryan. Just wondering, what kind of sharpie did you use on Cyclonus' face? It make him more evil looking.

Silver Metallic Sharpie
http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product/Sha ... arker.html
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000108.php

I've used it to fix up little nicks and scuffs on various figures that have had silver paint worn off of them. It's my new wonder tool. I also used it to make a couple of small modifications like giving Classics Prowl a shiny new set of missiles on his shoulders.

Awesome, thanks man. I can already think of a bunch of TFs that need some fixing on their silver paint apps. Thanks Ryan!