The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:22 am

Botcon in all its celebrated overall coolness, did bring us some bad news...the DINOBOT molds are lost!

So how does one satisfy the desire to own the molds without paying the ever increasing prices for these fantastic and quite popular toys?

Glad you asked because the answer is...buy the Justitoys Smallest versions. Previous Seibretron Toy News highlighted the release of Desert Warrior (Snarl), Commander (Grimlock), and Flamethrower (Slag), and their re-colored versions.

Now Justitoys is finishing up the famous five-some by releasing Jungle Warrior (Sludge), and Mystery Figure Set (Swoop and all missile launchers).

Sludge is coming along very well, as you can see here on the Jungle Warrior Pre-Order Webpage.

Due out in the Fall, these should become a whole lot more popular with the bad news about the full-sized official versions of the molds.

Also of interest:

-More pics of the MP-05 Megatron Stock and Barrel Accessories that are set to be available in August.

-Spike and Sparkplug Diaclone driver-sized figures...see them here.

-And finally, light up Energon Cubes.

Pre-orders are still available for all items.

News Credits: 1 · by **Windracer** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:35 am

Sludge is looking great! :grin:

I'm definitely grabbing him and Swoop!

News Credits: 2 · by **HollyW00d** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:36 am

Can't wait to get mine in, nice pics thanks for the update. Oh and I'm glad they offered to sell the swoop figure without the upc codes, I didn't want to cut them out of my boxes.

by **Maquese** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:36 am

I'm excited for the next WST Dinobots. Those Spike & Sparkplug figures are kind of neat as well.

About the molds... so Justitoys can make molds of these toys by what I'm assuming is reverse engineering, yet Hasbro/Takara can't. Makes sense.....

News Credits: 3600 · by **Seibertron** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:50 am

What exactly does this mean?

"Due out in the Fall, these should become a whole lot more popular with the bad news about the full-sized official versions of the molds."

Are we getting full size Dinobots from Justitoys?

News Credits: 1 · by **Maju Garzett** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:34 am

Seibertron wrote:What exactly does this mean?

"Due out in the Fall, these should become a whole lot more popular with the bad news about the full-sized official versions of the molds."

Are we getting full size Dinobots from Justitoys?

Actually, it means that since the Dinobot Molds are gone (the bad news), these would become a whole lot more popular, to help those with a Dinobot fixiation.

News Credits: 1 · by **Windracer** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:39 am

I think they mean that the WST Dinos are the closest thing we're getting to Dinobot Reissues because of the molds being destroyed, and therefore the demand for them might go up.

Although, if they did make fullsized ones later on, I'd be all over that.

I don't get why smaller toy company can afford to reverse-engineer these guys, and yet Hasbro can't be bothered because it's allegedly so pricy. Again, they fail to see how much INTEREST there would be in Dinobot reissues if they were to re-make the molds... They'd make the money back and then some.

Oh well. Here's hoping they get the idea somewhere down the line.

News Credits: 16 · by **Super Megatron** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 1:10 pm

Wow, awesome stuff! I wonder who the mysterious 5th figure will be. My guess would be either Divebomb or Laserbeak.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:57 pm

OK, Ready...

I already have a preorder for 2 of the Megatron ad ons. I know I only have 1 right now, but I have a thing for setting up rare bots in both robot and alt mode, and want to be ready when my second MP Megs gets purchased.

I like SparkPlug, but not Spike.

And the light up cubes are awesome, but they have something real similar for alot cheaper in the inpulse section of my liquor store near the register. They're light up reusable plastic ice cubes, a better reason to get those instead is that they pulse different colors(they do look cool in a mixed drink)

As for the DinoBot, that can go either which way, but I can't see me buying it.

News Credits: 2 · by **Head Shot** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:11 pm

bought the light up cube at botcon (still need to find my camera and upload my pics of my haul...) and the cubes are fantastic. They look great with both the classics (including the botcon set I got), and thye look awesome with the robot heroes. Set up a couple interesting scenes with both.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:18 pm

Megatron looks good with the extension pack.

"Jungle Warrior" looks great too, but I missed out on his buddies, so will skip him.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:05 pm

Seibertron wrote:What exactly does this mean?

"Due out in the Fall, these should become a whole lot more popular with the bad news about the full-sized official versions of the molds."

Are we getting full size Dinobots from Justitoys?

No, this badly worded phrase-ology is stating that instead of the full size Dinobot molds having no chance of re-issue--being lost and all--(stated at the top), these may help to appease the appetite that many have for them.

Prices on the originals objects are on the up swing too, and these could be satisfyingly similar smaller priced purchases to appease the dinobot desire (Alliteration is awesome, even when used only haphazardly).

Ok? :???: