The Energon Pub

[bonecrusher the great]

I only have one: Ironhide. He's pretty nifty. So, which one's next? You decide.


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[bran10]

concept camaro bumblebee.

[coolpop]

Bought for my son's birthday FAB Bumblebee & Barricade. Both of them look very nice with alt mode (nice fitting tight seams), easy to transform. Overall I like Bumblebee more because he stands better while in bot mode and is more poseable. These little fun suckers sure surprised me on the good side.

Cheers!

[tom brokaw]

fab frenzy is pretty neat imo.

[Deceptiwho?]

fab frenzy is pretty neat imo.

Ditto,. YOu beat me to it.

[DorkimusPrime]

I really like all the ones I have:

Frenzy
Jazz
Ratchet
Bumblebee
Barricade
Blackout
Megatron
Optimus Prime

[Leonardo]

I really like Ratchet. He's like a deluxe version, although granted the articulation is a little off (particularly in the leg area).

[DorkimusPrime]

I really like Ratchet. He's like a deluxe version, although granted the articulation is a little off (particularly in the leg area).

what, don't your knees bend forward like FAB Ratchet's? Mine do!

[Leonardo]

I really like Ratchet. He's like a deluxe version, although granted the articulation is a little off (particularly in the leg area).

what, don't your knees bend forward like FAB Ratchet's? Mine do!

No, they don't, but I am an emergency vehicle when the need calls for it, so it's all spiffing.

[DevastaTTor]

I think Brawl's OK. I returned the Deluxe Brawl for the FAB if that says anything.

[Sunstar]

Starscream is pretty cool.

[megatroptimus]

The better ones are Prime, Megatron, Frenzy and Blackout.

[Rushie]

If you're going to get only one FAB, make it Frenzy. If only for the fact he's the only transforming Frenzy avaiable. His alt mode is not accurate to the movie and he's got more kibble hanging off him than Break (the Beast Wars Neo Penguin) but the robotic parts are accurate, he poses well and features a fairly strong disc shooting action.

[Mandamus]

I would say Frenzy for the reasons listed above or Megatron because it has a much better paint job than Leader or Voyager class.

[DorkimusPrime]

he poses well and features a fairly strong disc shooting action.

Dude, I cut my gerbil's head off with that disc. Fairly strong shooting, indeed!

[tom brokaw]

fab brawl is pretty cool.

[videriant]

Did anybody ever figure out where those FAB Frenzy ravage and laserbeak disc were from? It would be so awesome if I could get my hands on those.

[Bumblethumper]

I picked up FAB Frenzy and FAB Ironhide.

They're okay, but I didn't think the posability was much good.

Given that they're aimed younger than the deluxes and voyagers, I was surprised at the relative complexity of the transformations. FAB Ironhide has a fairly tricky transformation back to truck. Getting the pieces to snap together is a bit awkward. FAB Frenzy has an inventive asymmetrical transformation.

The main difference I found was not in the ease of transformation, but in the lack of pointy edges and small parts, and tougher plastic. They're not as crisp, and they feel sorta like good transformers that've been dumbed down a bit.

Around here they've been selling for the same price as the deluxes, which puts me off them, cuz they don't have the same detail and articulation. If they were priced 20 or 30% cheaper, they'd make a much more attractive buy.