The Energon Pub

by **bonecrusher the great** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:59 am

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

BcTG

News Credits: 6 · by **bran10** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:14 am

concept camaro bumblebee.

News Credits: 3 · by **coolpop** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:15 am

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!

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:20 am

fab frenzy is pretty neat imo.

by **Deceptiwho?** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:12 am

tom brokaw wrote:fab frenzy is pretty neat imo.

Ditto,. YOu beat me to it.

by **DorkimusPrime** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:05 am

I really like all the ones I have:

Frenzy
Jazz
Ratchet
Bumblebee
Barricade
Blackout
Megatron
Optimus Prime

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:07 am

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

by **DorkimusPrime** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:09 am

Leonardo wrote: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! :lol:

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:14 am

DorkimusPrime wrote:
Leonardo wrote: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.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:47 am

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

News Credits: 38 · by **Sunstar** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:18 am

Starscream is pretty cool.

by **megatroptimus** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:20 am

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

by **Rushie** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:48 am

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.

by **Mandamus** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:58 am

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

by **DorkimusPrime** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:29 pm

Rushie wrote: 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!

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:41 pm

fab brawl is pretty cool.

by **videriant** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:36 pm

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.

News Credits: 4 · by **Bumblethumper** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:26 pm

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.