The Energon Pub

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:42 am

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:52 am

Autobot Genocide wrote:first teaser pic!

Ha i just said yesterday it was only a matter of time

Thanks for the pic. Think it's a beautiful great sculpted G1 Cyclonus head sculpt.

Even though it's just a head pic. Think often times the head is the most important. As it can make or break a toy. Think most of the time HasTak often gets the G1 Updates toys heads wrong or ugly.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 5:17 pm

Yep that sure is a stunning Cyclooney head sculpt .

I think the fact Cyclooney and scourge are being made is a teaser it's self for a Galvatron in the future who ever gets there first im on it and thats due to the lack of MP cons .

by **Rated X** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 5:44 pm

Looks beautiful. But I don't do MP scale.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 6:32 pm

Neat so far. But these 3P's should really stick to characters that aren't shoe-ins for HasTak. Make something obscure!

by **necr0blivion** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:19 pm

Rated X wrote:Looks beautiful. But I don't do MP scale.

But you know it's MP scale, because that's XTB's bread and butter now.

Anyone else think it appropriate that the head teaser comes out on Easter (bunny ears)? :-$

by **Rated X** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 7:31 pm

necr0blivion wrote:
Rated X wrote:Looks beautiful. But I don't do MP scale.

But you know it's MP scale, because that's XTB's bread and butter now.

Anyone else think it appropriate that the head teaser comes out on Easter (bunny ears)?

Well their megatron will be what decides if MP scale is really their bread and butter. The X-Transbots Huffer mold was a piece of garbage. I had bought the Road Ranger version. It was such poor quality that I returned the damn thing for BBTS store credit. However, i bought all 4 versions of their powerglide mold and countless versions of their seeker mold (formerly CHMS) and had few QC problems.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:13 pm

Rated X wrote:
necr0blivion wrote:
Rated X wrote:Looks beautiful. But I don't do MP scale.

But you know it's MP scale, because that's XTB's bread and butter now.

Anyone else think it appropriate that the head teaser comes out on Easter (bunny ears)?

Well their megatron will be what decides if MP scale is really their bread and butter. The X-Transbots Huffer mold was a piece of garbage. I had bought the Road Ranger version. It was such poor quality that I returned the damn thing for BBTS store credit. However, i bought all 4 versions of their powerglide mold and countless versions of their seeker mold (formerly CHMS) and had few QC problems.

X-T is working around the clock and trying real hard to make X-T Megatron a high quality toy that has great QC. Fans reception to this toy is positive and high. All predictions point towards X-T Megatron being a high seller and the best 3rd party toy of 2015.

X-T is a successful company that been around for years. Even if X-T Megatron is a sales or QC failure. Which I don't think it will be. X-T Scourge and X-T Cyclonus are way past the last few final Production stages For X-T to cancel these toys.

by **Rated X** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:34 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
Rated X wrote:
necr0blivion wrote:
Rated X wrote:Looks beautiful. But I don't do MP scale.

But you know it's MP scale, because that's XTB's bread and butter now.

Anyone else think it appropriate that the head teaser comes out on Easter (bunny ears)?

Well their megatron will be what decides if MP scale is really their bread and butter. The X-Transbots Huffer mold was a piece of garbage. I had bought the Road Ranger version. It was such poor quality that I returned the damn thing for BBTS store credit. However, i bought all 4 versions of their powerglide mold and countless versions of their seeker mold (formerly CHMS) and had few QC problems.

X-T is working around the clock and trying real hard to make X-T Megatron a high quality toy that has great QC. Fans reception to this toy is positive and high. All predictions point towards X-T Megatron being a high seller and the best 3rd party toy of 2015.

X-T is a successful company that been around for years. Even if X-T Megatron is a sales or QC failure. Which I don't think it will be. X-T Scourge and X-T Cyclonus are way past the last few final Production stages For X-T to cancel these toys.

Have you ever held their Huffer mold in your hands ? (dont because it might fall apart)

Hopefully x-transbots fired the designer of the huffer mold. If he has anything to do with the upcoming megatron mold, I personally would stay away from it. Thats just my opinion.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 8:39 pm

There wasn't really anything wrong with the design. if the quality of materials was better, in my opinion, I think Huffer (and Wheelie for that matter) would have been fantastic! As it is I rather enjoy my Huffer stand-in...

by **Rated X** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:15 pm

Agamemnon wrote:There wasn't really anything wrong with the design. if the quality of materials was better, in my opinion, I think Huffer (and Wheelie for that matter) would have been fantastic! As it is I rather enjoy my Huffer stand-in...

On the Road Ranger version, the ball joints were literally so loose the fell off from posing. The rear view mirrors that needed to be attached in truck mode were so tight they created stress marks in the hole. one snapped when I tried to get it in. BBTS didnt even argue when I sent them the pics. it was that bad. Not to mention the arms hide all floppy inside the cab instead of becoming smoke stacks. I was very disappointed to find that out. Actually, it worked for Road Ranger, but for Huffer it was cheating in my opinion. The arm smokestacks are too iconic to not be on a so called "MP" figure.

by **Robogeek1973** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:51 am

Loving that headsculpt!

Hopefully the rest of his body looks just as good. I also assume he'll have a Targetmaster like Scourge as well.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 4:49 pm

Rated X wrote:Looks beautiful. But I don't do MP scale.

You still blow me away with this X.

We are getting a d@mn-close-to-perfect G1 cast with show accurate designs, and just because they are a little bigger than the classics you are skipping them.

Compare the autobot cars in classics and MP and the MP aren't that much larger.

Come to the dark side X, we have cookies!

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 6:40 pm

Think their is no Valid reason to Complain about DX9 Cyclonus being MP Leader class and wanting it smaller. Due to HaTak and Third parties Already creating G1 Cyclonus toys in all of the smaller toy classes.

Botcon OTFCC did that repurposed G1 Cyclonus convention toy. KFC did that Almost Voyager toy. HasTak did that CHUG Deluxe toy. CW is doing that Voyager Cyclonus toy. DX9 is doing that basics class toy.

Think variety is a good thing as it pleases everyone.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 10:28 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:Think their is no Valid reason to Complain about DX9 Cyclonus being MP Leader class and wanting it smaller. Due to HaTak and Third parties Already creating G1 Cyclonus toys in all of the smaller toy classes.

Botcon OTFCC did that repurposed G1 Cyclonus convention toy. KFC did that Almost Voyager toy. HasTak did that CHUG Deluxe toy. CW is doing that Voyager Cyclonus toy. DX9 is doing that basics class toy.

Think variety is a good thing as it pleases everyone.

Each one of us has a particular fancy. So a loss for one a gain for many others.

If only Tomy could move just as fast.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Fri May 01, 2015 4:21 pm

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Fri May 01, 2015 4:32 pm

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Think that's a home run of a alt mode design for G1 Cyclonus. Can't wait to buy this Leader class MP TF Cyclonus toy.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sat May 02, 2015 4:11 am

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat May 02, 2015 12:10 pm

Looks off. Should the wingspan be greater? :-?

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sat May 02, 2015 3:12 pm

shajaki wrote:Looks off. Should the wingspan be greater?

I see what you mean the tips of the wings could be a little longer but over all its a fantastic effort .

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sat May 02, 2015 3:53 pm

For someone who likes the G1 Cyclonus character and toy. Think this X-T Cyclonus is going to be viewed as the ultimate perfect toy version.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sat May 02, 2015 4:15 pm

Tsutsukakushi wrote:For someone who likes the G1 Cyclonus character and toy. Think this X-T Cyclonus is going to be viewed as the ultimate perfect toy version.

I hope it looks more intricate than scourge while scourge is looking spot on he looks very basic which isnt a bad thing i just like to see the engineering when i look at a MP figure (not that their that complex)

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sun May 03, 2015 6:44 am

News Credits: 1 · by **leakin' lubricant** » Sun May 03, 2015 6:58 am

shajaki wrote:Neat so far. But these 3P's should really stick to characters that aren't shoe-ins for HasTak. Make something obscure!

I agree, he looks the dogs, but I'm reasonably confident TT will get around to Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge. The only time I dip into 3rd party MP's is for the figures I dont see TT making, such as Apollyon and Quakewave and maybe FansToys Spotter.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Sun May 03, 2015 11:49 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:
shajaki wrote:Neat so far. But these 3P's should really stick to characters that aren't shoe-ins for HasTak. Make something obscure!

I agree, he looks the dogs, but I'm reasonably confident TT will get around to Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge. The only time I dip into 3rd party MP's is for the figures I dont see TT making, such as Apollyon and Quakewave and maybe FansToys Spotter.

Think Takara's priorities are making more newer Masterpiece toys for the Autobots. Less newer MP sculpts Masterpiece toys for the Decepticons.

Speculating HasTak has plans to create more MP Minibots autobots. Which will no doubt delay or cancel more new sculpts decepticons MP toys.

:-?

Noticed the Third party prices for the bigger MP Decepticons toys. Cost the same price or less than what Takara charges for their same sized MP TF toys in Japan stores.