The Energon Pub

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:36 pm

This is just a thread for sharing sightings of vehicles that look like Transformers alt modes.

On my drive home this afternoon, I was right behind a red Chevy Aveo. Seeing the car with my own eyes gave me a better appreciation for the likeness of the Aveo Swerve alt mode.

About month ago, I saw a Peterbilt that made me think of a movie version of Diaclone Powered Convoy.

News Credits: 1 · by **cybercat** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:55 pm

Genius, as always, Convotron. (Does just plain old suck up flattery count?)

Nothing to add thus far, but this has given me a positively *brilliant* idea for a super annoying photo album for my Facebook page. Ha! My 'friends' thought my album of pictures of my CATS was bizarre and annoying....

Yay!

Hrm. Where can I find an F-22 round here?

HK, camera happy!

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:16 pm

I saw three bikes on the freeway on the drive home from work yesterday, and the first thought that came to my head was Arcee twins.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 7:47 pm

hellkitty wrote:Genius, as always, Convotron. (Does just plain old suck up flattery count?)

Yes. Yes, it does.

hellkitty wrote:Nothing to add thus far, but this has given me a positively *brilliant* idea for a super annoying photo album for my Facebook page. Ha! My 'friends' thought my album of pictures of my CATS was bizarre and annoying....

Kitties are cute.

A friend of mine dresses up her kitties for all occasions. She dressed one of her cats as a wiener dog last Halloween. She dressed a few up as Rudolph and some reindeer for last Christmas.

shonenfan4 wrote:I saw three bikes on the freeway on the drive home from work yesterday, and the first thought that came to my head was Arcee twins.

I've seen a few sport bikes this summer. A lot of choppers come through. There's a Harley Davidson club in the area too.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:22 pm

Convotron wrote:I've seen a few sport bikes this summer. A lot of choppers come through. There's a Harley Davidson club in the area too.

I srly wants to try out a Harley Davidson bike one day, everytime I see one stroll by with them loud noises. B-)

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:21 pm

shonenfan4 wrote:
Convotron wrote:I've seen a few sport bikes this summer. A lot of choppers come through. There's a Harley Davidson club in the area too.

I srly wants to try out a Harley Davidson bike one day, everytime I see one stroll by with them loud noises.

Someday I'd like to get custom chopper made in the style of TFA Oil Slick. Ram skull, spikes, and all the good stuff!

News Credits: 1 · by **cybercat** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:59 am

Wow, that's way more realistic than my fantasy of owning a Starscream.

HK, hey, a girl can *dream*, can't she?

by **Wheelimus Prime** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:17 am

convoltron, i thought you registered a long time ago :???:

HK, no, a girl can't dream about owning movie starscream.

While walking home from school, i saw a chevy topkick, a volkswagon beetle (the bumblebee ones), and some dude on a superbike.

yep, my street is all sorts of awesome

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:22 am

Wheelimus Prime wrote:convoltron, i thought you registered a long time ago

I've lurked as a guest on the site for over a year but I only registered in July.

hellkitty wrote:Wow, that's way more realistic than my fantasy of owning a Starscream.

HK, hey, a girl can *dream*, can't she?

You never know. Dreams have been made reality before.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:43 am

I actually some one of those dump trucks that resembles Long Haul today along the coastlines. =P~

but it's a more greyish colors instead of green.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:28 pm

I actually saw a cement mixer truck that, while it didn't have green paint, a large portion of it was painted purple.

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:23 pm

Sort-of-Bonecrusher

Screamer

Incinerator

Masterpiece Seeker

Powerglide

Skydive

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 5:54 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:Sort-of-Bonecrusher

Screamer

Incinerator

Masterpiece Seeker

Powerglide

Skydive

Are those from those military air shows? :???:

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 6:38 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:Sort-of-Bonecrusher

Screamer

Incinerator

Masterpiece Seeker

Powerglide

Skydive

Now that's a sighting! Awesome photos. ;)^

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:04 pm

shonenfan4 wrote:Are those from those military air shows?

Yep. The Cougar AFV (Same base model as the Buffalo MPV Bonecrusher was based on, but without the fork) and the Osprey were at the Oceana, Virginia airshow last year. The F-22 is from the Wings over Pittsburgh show for '08, The rest are from Wings Over Pittsburgh shows from '06 and '07.

Convotron wrote:Now that's a sighting! Awesome photos.

Thanks!
I never got a picture, but there's an auto-body shop I pass going to work that had what I believe was a Nissan Vanette for several weeks.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:22 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:Are those from those military air shows?

Yep. The Cougar AFV (Same base model as the Buffalo MPV Bonecrusher was based on, but without the fork) and the Osprey were at the Oceana, Virginia airshow last year. The F-22 is from the Wings over Pittsburgh show for '08, The rest are from Wings Over Pittsburgh shows from '06 and '07.

Convotron wrote:Now that's a sighting! Awesome photos.

Thanks!
I never got a picture, but there's an auto-body shop I pass going to work that had what I believe was a Nissan Vanette for several weeks.

Nice, I sure would love to see a F-22 in person. =P~

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:22 am

shonenfan4 wrote:
Nice, I sure would love to see a F-22 in person.

I have video of the F-22 Demo flight, but I need to re-edit it. YouTube said it was too long.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:07 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:
Nice, I sure would love to see a F-22 in person.

I have video of the F-22 Demo flight, but I need to re-edit it. YouTube said it was too long.

Nice, post a link or PM when its on Youtube. :APPLAUSE:

Saw a G1 Beachcomber look-alike on the beach today. B-)

News Credits: 1 · by **cybercat** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:12 pm

shonenfan4 wrote:
Skyfire77 wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:
Nice, I sure would love to see a F-22 in person.

I have video of the F-22 Demo flight, but I need to re-edit it. YouTube said it was too long.

Nice, post a link or PM when its on Youtube.

Saw a G1 Beachcomber look-alike on the beach today.

Ahem. Think you mean 'post a link when it's on Youtube' =P~

Wrong emoticon.

HK, droooooooool.

by **Bloodlust** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:41 pm

Does it count when I've actually seen a Buffalo in action?

Haven't seen an actual model tank of Brawl, but does an M1A2 come close enough?

Seen a V-22 taking off, landing, carrying cargo. Kinda scary.

Seen ALL of the Constucticons

(Both G1 and ROTF)

Seen the Space Shuttle for Blast off/Astrotrain (not on TV, been to the Space Center).

Have seen all of the Kitchenbots

Seen Barricade's alt mode.

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:09 pm

Okay, here's the F-22 at Pittsburgh, and here's the F-22 at Oceana.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:25 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:Okay, here's the F-22 at Pittsburgh, and here's the F-22 at Oceana.

Nice, thanks. That F-22 in the first video almost looks it's taking off vertically. I wonder what it feels like to be doing the spins in that thing. =P~

hellkitty wrote:
Ahem. Think you mean 'post a link when it's on Youtube'

Wrong emoticon.

HK, droooooooool.

Thanks for the correction. :wink:

News Credits: 2 · by **Skyfire77** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:31 am

Heh. The pilot went around signing autographs after the flight, and he and I got to talking (He ribbed me about wearing an F-35 t-shirt to an F-22 demo). He said the shows are limited to maybe 20% of what the Raptor can really do, and it's capable of doing things you wouldn't believe.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:04 pm

Skyfire77 wrote:Heh. The pilot went around signing autographs after the flight, and he and I got to talking (He ribbed me about wearing an F-35 t-shirt to an F-22 demo). He said the shows are limited to maybe 20% of what the Raptor can really do, and it's capable of doing things you wouldn't believe.

Wow, now that's cool.

News Credits: 1 · by **cybercat** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:05 pm

Convotron wrote:
Skyfire77 wrote:Heh. The pilot went around signing autographs after the flight, and he and I got to talking (He ribbed me about wearing an F-35 t-shirt to an F-22 demo). He said the shows are limited to maybe 20% of what the Raptor can really do, and it's capable of doing things you wouldn't believe.

Wow, now that's cool.

MEEEEEP! (swoon) (thunk)

okay, cold shower. cold shower. WHAT?! I like jets!

Convotron, the glorious and mighty and brilliant--sorry for cluttering up the thread with my swoonitude.

HK, not really.