The Energon Pub

Good to hear this line is starting to ship out already. I have Bulkhead and Arcee on pre-order from Hasbro Pulse UK with a shipping date of July, but if wave 1 makes it to the UK before then I'll cancel those pre-orders and buy them wherever they come up.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Ok, is the shoulder pylon fixed in place, or the whole shoulder? I see rotational joints, plus a panel that flips up.

Apparently just the pylon with the missiles is fixed.

The shoulder itself under there appears to be a universal joint, that moves forward and back and out to the side. However both movements are limited by the pylon, which means you can't get it to hold his sword aloft and say "for the power of..." sorry got off track. Nor do the "pull sword out of his back" pose. Though the wrist would prevent the aloft pose anyway.

Outside of that, it looks like it has regular shoulder articulation.

So far I'm not impressed with the selection in Legacy (I'm sure that will improve) but I gotta say the packaging is well done.

Are those Legacy voyagers just open in packaging? That is definitely a huge downgrade. Never noticed that before if so.

Voyagers are 30 Euros in France?
Around the same price as Canadians and Americans. I expected the things to have the usual European surcharge. Interesting.

Rodimus Prime wrote:So far I'm not impressed with the selection in Legacy (I'm sure that will improve) but I gotta say the packaging is well done.

Well they are doing a Jhiaxus, so that'll be pretty cool

This is the type of figure that I want to like.
As much as G1 holds the corner of the nostalgia market for me personally, I'm open to other stuff.
And yet I still find that a figure like this Laser OP just doesn't deliver.

I think the overall look is alright.
From there, it's very mehhh...
And for being leader class, this is a really easy pass for me.

From what we know is confirmed from Legacy, my most anticipated (in this order) are:

Blitzwing
Motormaster
The rest of the Stunticons
Kickback
Blaster
Skywarp
(although with him the excitement really drops-off compared to the others. The list seemed so short I just threw him in there for grins)

This also may be all I purchase from this line.
Which seems bizarre after the last year and half to two...
My most anticipated overall is still without question, SS86 Sludge.

Can't wait for this to become another awesome Nemesis Prime/Scourge/Black Convoy recolor that only 2 people in the world will find in a mall in Japan.

My wants for Legacy are slimmer than my Kingdom wants, but still not as few as my ER wants
-Motormaster+the Stunticons (and their hopefully inevitable G2 deco)
-Bulkhead (Wasn't a huge fan, but oh well)
-Arcee
-Laser Prime
-Blitzwing (And possibly the Overcharge repaint if it happens)
-Inferno
-Dragon Megs

The big maybes are
-Armada Screamer
-Jihaxus
-Skids
-Cybertron Metroplex
-POSSIBLY Knock Out (Depends what he looks like)

Hasbro's still getting my money, but I'm partially hoping the next line is less intensive on the wallet, especially with the price hikes

Yeah, plus those increased prices…
I used to make a “maybe list”…
Now pretty much anything that would be on that is a “most likely not”.

Autobot N wrote:

Rodimus Prime wrote:So far I'm not impressed with the selection in Legacy (I'm sure that will improve) but I gotta say the packaging is well done.

Well they are doing a Jhiaxus, so that'll be pretty cool

Only of he's properly done in red and yellow and his own mold instead of a repaint of someone previous and at voyager size.

LinaNui wrote:Are those Legacy voyagers just open in packaging? That is definitely a huge downgrade. Never noticed that before if so.

Yeah, just like recent Cyberverse figures.

“flames on optimus”

Sentinel_Primal wrote:My wants for Legacy are slimmer than my Kingdom wants, but still not as few as my ER wants
-Motormaster+the Stunticons (and their hopefully inevitable G2 deco)
-Bulkhead (Wasn't a huge fan, but oh well)
-Arcee
-Laser Prime
-Blitzwing (And possibly the Overcharge repaint if it happens)
-Inferno
-Dragon Megs

The big maybes are
-Armada Screamer
-Jihaxus
-Skids
-Cybertron Metroplex
-POSSIBLY Knock Out (Depends what he looks like)

Hasbro's still getting my money, but I'm partially hoping the next line is less intensive on the wallet, especially with the price hikes

If you get/have got the G2 coloured CW Menasor, you can have the best of both molds if you get the new G1 version. Perhaps the CW version gave the team not only new colours, but updated bodies too?

Rodimus Prime wrote:Only of he's properly done in red and yellow

IIRC he is

Rodimus Prime wrote:and his own mold instead of a repaint of someone previous.

This I'm not sure on, but I know he is at least NOT a remold of Armada Starscream again

Rodimus Prime wrote:and at voyager size

He is indeed a Voyager

Sentinel_Primal wrote:My wants for Legacy are slimmer than my Kingdom wants, but still not as few as my ER wants
-Motormaster+the Stunticons (and their hopefully inevitable G2 deco)
-Bulkhead (Wasn't a huge fan, but oh well)
-Arcee
-Laser Prime
-Blitzwing (And possibly the Overcharge repaint if it happens)
-Inferno
-Dragon Megs

The big maybes are
-Armada Screamer
-Jihaxus
-Skids
-Cybertron Metroplex
-POSSIBLY Knock Out (Depends what he looks like)

Hasbro's still getting my money, but I'm partially hoping the next line is less intensive on the wallet, especially with the price hikes

Not all that dissimilar to what I'm doing with the exception of G2 Stunticons (I'm going to get two copies of G1 Stunticons), No Arcee but if they make Flamewar, No Laser Optimus but Black Convoy, No Dragon Megatron but Cryotek, definitely Skids and Jhiaxus but maybe the others dropping Metroplex completely. I'm just not getting that.

sol magnus wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:My wants for Legacy are slimmer than my Kingdom wants, but still not as few as my ER wants
-Motormaster+the Stunticons (and their hopefully inevitable G2 deco)
-Bulkhead (Wasn't a huge fan, but oh well)
-Arcee
-Laser Prime
-Blitzwing (And possibly the Overcharge repaint if it happens)
-Inferno
-Dragon Megs

The big maybes are
-Armada Screamer
-Jihaxus
-Skids
-Cybertron Metroplex
-POSSIBLY Knock Out (Depends what he looks like)

Hasbro's still getting my money, but I'm partially hoping the next line is less intensive on the wallet, especially with the price hikes

Not all that dissimilar to what I'm doing with the exception of G2 Stunticons (I'm going to get two copies of G1 Stunticons), No Arcee but if they make Flamewar, No Laser Optimus but Black Convoy, No Dragon Megatron but Cryotek, definitely Skids and Jhiaxus but maybe the others dropping Metroplex completely. I'm just not getting that.

I've learned my lesson from this year. Motormaster and Metroplex will only be bought around Black Friday if at all. Now way I'm paying full price for either.

It's always a Gamble. While Kingdom Ark and CC Rodimus seem to have had plenty of stock and go on sale, the CC and Titans for both 2019 and 2020 all sold completely out without any sales, and the 2019 ones even got a 2nd run at full price because they were so popular.

I'm inclined to agree that a Cybertron Metroplex and CC MM probably will go on sale, but I could be wrong. Hasbro may be adjusting their expectations based on what happened in 2021 and producing this year's product in smaller quantities, so who knows.

I will still abide by my golden rule.

If I REALLY want the thing, I buy it ASAP without waiting for any sales.
Everything that range from "meh" to "maybe" can wait.

By all accounts, Voyager Blaster looks like a good figure. Whether I get one in Kingdom or Legacy packaging, I look forward to reviewing it...

-Kanrabat- wrote:Everything that range from "meh" to "maybe" can wait.

Unfortunately that pretty much sums up my whole feelings about the mainline Legacy from what we know, and some rumors. I have none on my for sure want/pre order list. I would like to know more about the Energon Monsters talked about early on , whether they will continue the stylings of the weaponizers/modulators/fossilizers or not.

Other than that, if a figure actually "wows" me that I see in person I'll get it, if not, then I pretty much have zero plans for Legacy mainline at this time.

Legacy may be the first proper TF Multiverse line.

So, how many universes?

G1

Beast Wars

Prime

RiD 2001

Armada / Energon

Galaxy Force

I.D.W comics

I am missing some?

-Kanrabat- wrote:I.D.W comics

Which figure for Legacy are from IDW?

-Kanrabat- wrote:Legacy may be the first proper TF Multiverse line.

Uhh...




To say nothing of the second Universe line also featuring toys of characters from G1, G2, Beast Wars, RID, Armada, Cybertron, and Animated in 2009.

Sentinel_Primal wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:I.D.W comics

Which figure for Legacy are from IDW?

Jyaxus?

I don't think he ever was in the G1 cartoon.

_--------

Also, yeah, Universe. But most Universe toys that came from "another universe" were repaint/retools of already released older toys.