The Energon Pub

Sometimes I wonder where our lives go, question who we used to be, then buy a one-way ticket to San Diego not for The Cure, but for the Twincast / Podcast's thoughts about all the Transformers stuff from SDCC 2026. Yours truly is joined by Aaarnhide19 and Kuhlio to sort through the pile as we decide what's cool, what's crap, and that you should never, ever ask Transformers fans what they want.

Episode #406 “SDCC 2026” is available directly and in our RSS Feed, and should appear on Apple Podcasts and many other Podcatcher sites within 24 to 48 hours of when you see this news post.

Here's what we discuss in this episode:

• Things start out with a quick look at a blurry first photo of the Blokees Wheels series 4 lineup, featuring Roadgrabber and 11 other unimportant entries
• A massive pile of SDCC reveals stands before us, so we begin by running it over with a monster truck
  
  
• Generations? Studio Series? Does it matter? Plus, Nautica channels her inner Popeye.
  
  
• We finish up with the rest of the SDCC fun before the conversation gets arrested by Magna Regulus
• Perceptor1996 kicks off the listener questions by asking us who we'd like to see updated out of the Micromaster six-combiners
  
  
• Whiskeyjack46 then asks us about our dream diorama setups, at least within reason
• D-Maximal_Primal maximizes his listener question time with a double-hit about Beast Wars II updates after the recent Galvatron reveal, then what kind of Cyberworld alt modes we'd like to see. We solemnly swear we had not seen the upcoming Starscream before recording this answer!
  
  
• Bragging Rights closes us out with only minor interruptions

As promised... I wanted to share the two dioramas that I had.... before the great binning...

Without further ado-- my planet of junk and pit of judgement!

Roadgrabber happening makes me unbelievably happy, giddy, and all those types of feelings.

Blokees continuing to be a wonderful junk food for transformers fans is amazing, and the treats keep getting tastier.

And they had better make Gunrunner!!!!!

There has been a good bit of IDW, but for instance Grimlock was Dreamwave and I don't think Arcee and Kup were necessarily IDW either.

I see Blokees does Jurassic stuff, DC, Marvel, and Star Wars now. I am trying to keep myself contained, though I did try the Defender scale Jurassic dinos, they are fine but definitely not as good as the TF Defenders.

They did reveal the prototype for Motormaster, he will be his own released like the Prime with Trailer.

I like how Alpha Bravo looks and that he is back again, but I do agree he feels just a hair off from his original figure, even though objectively AotP is the better toy.

I am so confused on the Nexus stuff, it may be that since we haven't seen the whole picture it will be better, but this just isn't doing it for me.

The disappointing fact that it looks like Landquake has been changed into Airquake implies he is a jet and the superion frame is the only one that will work makes me even sadder, Nexus is one of my favorite Primes and he is getting the short end of a lot of sticks here.

See, I don't necessarily like the concept of the frame combiners, but I also can't ignore just how good some of the improvements have worked out.

As someone whose childhood was largely formed by monster trucks, and as an adult who still loves it and has a daughter that loves it too, Grave Differ not being integrated too well is a bit disappointing but dang that toy is a mighty need, especially since it is based on an old Grave Digger action figure who was just like a ghost pilot for the truck.

and I will get the simpler ones too, my daughters and nephews will love them.

Big Hoss was the DotM Stealth Force guy, and I still very much want a transforming version of him.

Nautica looks nice, I am happy to see her again! I thought it said she was coming with a wrench?

TLK Megatron looks so damn good, I am all kinda of excited for him, the toys of that design are always fun!

I think the voyager was still better than the old leader, kinda surprised Scotty said the old leader was better than the old voyager.

TFOne wise, I think Sentinel and Alpha Trion are the only voyagers, everyone else is a deluxe or a blokees kit. the Blokees almost work scale wise, especially the cogless too.

I am utterly indifferent to the Red Alert. At least I don't feel the need to buy stuff.

Shredhead is still hanging on! They are close, but they are stable now.

I love how the Shredhead toy looks, I love the recreation of the Carly artwork too.

Shockwhale looks very nice to me, I love how it's coming together, I like it a lot.

I really love the coloration on Preda-cop. That is a neat repaint and I appreciate the originality.

My LL Rodimus was $175, I don't think the OG was much less than that.

Appreciate all the answers to my questions. I adore the predacons from Neo, would like to see some of them redone, specifically Guiledart myself, Love to see what they could do with modern articulation.

Polar bear Jazz and Yeti Hound are some of my absolute favorites!

When you realize Cyberworld Scourge uses the limbs from RotB Scourge, and the theories around bayverse Prime becoming Scourge, it is a funny repaint.

UW Megatronia is the last CW/UW set I still want, and the only one where I don't own the characters (i.e. I don't need both CW and UW Superion). Congrats on the catch!