The Energon Pub

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:52 pm

Cybertron Swerve comes to mind as a future candidate of a repaint into Rodimus/Hotrod.. he's got the body and the pipes for it, not to mention the head sculpt.. he's a dead ringer..

as a Legends class or something in classics, he'd fit in.. as Rodimus, even if there already is one..

the Hardtop figure would make an excellent Beachcomber, color him blue and grey like the G1 Beachcomber who was the first TF dune buggy..that would be a perfect fit too!!

Actually the more I think about it, the more I think that the new Movie Dune Buggy coming out under the Allspark line up would be a cool and excellent Beachcomber as a repaint as well...

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:37 pm

Energon Rodimus/Checkpoint as the forboding NOVA PRIME!!!

Dead ringer or no? I think so.

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:39 pm

they ALL are cursed to the chance of repainting

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:51 pm

If they make a classics Ultra Magnus, then that could also be a good power master prime, but of already existing figures, could be anything, and don’t forget Skywarp-2 there’s always botcon for Rodimus.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:57 pm

Lord, let us not repaint Swerve again. (Clocker, Swerve, Target Clocker...he's done)

Cujo wrote:they ALL are cursed to the chance of repainting

You of course meant to say, "The are all glory bound to be repainted!"

Right?

Build an army with repaints!

They even work for non-TFs

Then again, sometimes you just want to own 4 Armada Primes (perhaps more!)

by **Dagon** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:00 pm

Counterpunch wrote:Lord, let us not repaint Swerve again. (Clocker, Swerve, Target Clocker...he's done)

Botcon Cheetor, Botcon Tigatron.....

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:01 pm

Dagon wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:Lord, let us not repaint Swerve again. (Clocker, Swerve, Target Clocker...he's done)

Botcon Cheetor, Botcon Tigatron.....

Good call. I forget about the things I don't own...

:cry:

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:03 pm

Counterpunch, right now I have nowhere to display my collection, but if I did, it would look like yours, repaints are great!

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:08 pm

Nekoman wrote:Counterpunch, right now I have nowhere to display my collection, but if I did, it would look like yours, repaints are great!

Fantastic.

Do women's panties disintegrate when standing before the glory of your collection as well?

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:11 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Nekoman wrote:Counterpunch, right now I have nowhere to display my collection, but if I did, it would look like yours, repaints are great!

Fantastic.

Do women's panties disintegrate when standing before the glory of your collection as well?

I don’t let women see my collection, the clean up is such a pain.

by **Dagon** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:18 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Dagon wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:Lord, let us not repaint Swerve again. (Clocker, Swerve, Target Clocker...he's done)

Botcon Cheetor, Botcon Tigatron.....

Good call. I forget about the things I don't own...

Yeah. That Clocker mold is like the Energon Arcee, repainted a million times as other characters or exclusive figures. Cyb. Hardtop is a better choice, or at least I like that one better. E-Arcee blows dogs for quarters.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:28 pm

Dagon wrote:E-Arcee blows dogs for quarters.

She's cheating on me?

by **Cyberjet #7** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:38 pm

I'm surprised we haven't seen a G1 movie Ironhide in all red. Or additional repaints of him aside from the upcoming Off-road version.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:43 pm

The movie line hasn’t had enough repaints, I hope we get another Barricade so I can have it and three 08 Bumblebees.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:50 pm

First Gen wrote:Energon Rodimus/Checkpoint as the forboding NOVA PRIME!!!

Dead ringer or no? I think so.

Or G2 "Hero" Optimus Prime.

News Credits: 3 · by **Barricade** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:52 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Cujo wrote:they ALL are cursed to the chance of repainting

You of course meant to say, "The are all glory bound to be repainted!"

Right?

Yes

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:54 pm

--B-- wrote:
First Gen wrote:Energon Rodimus/Checkpoint as the forboding NOVA PRIME!!!

Dead ringer or no? I think so.

Or G2 "Hero" Optimus Prime.

Mice find B, didnt even think of that.

News Credits: 4 · by **Bumblethumper** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:25 pm

I hate repaints.

But I wouldn't mind them so much if they'd mix things up more. Like give us a mold that hasn't been available for a couple years, or swap on a different head every once in a while. Some minor retooling could make all the difference in the world. Suddenly it seems like a whole new toy.

Is it really that hard?

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:28 pm

Bumblethumper wrote:I hate repaints.

But I wouldn't mind them so much if they'd mix things up more. Like give us a mold that hasn't been available for a couple years, or swap on a different head every once in a while. Some minor retooling could make all the difference in the world. Suddenly it seems like a whole new toy.

Is it really that hard?

Mind if I ask why? If they didn’t make repaints it wouldn’t put us any closer to a new figure, there would just be one less.

News Credits: 4 · by **Bumblethumper** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:38 pm

Well you'll see in my post that I'm not totally against repaints.

I just wish they'd put a little more effort into them.

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:51 pm

Bumblethumper wrote:I hate repaints.

But I wouldn't mind them so much if they'd mix things up more. Like give us a mold that hasn't been available for a couple years, or swap on a different head every once in a while. Some minor retooling could make all the difference in the world. Suddenly it seems like a whole new toy.

Is it really that hard?

They do do that. They're called "BOTCON EXCLUSIVES". lol

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:59 pm

Bumblethumper wrote:I hate repaints.

But I wouldn't mind them so much if they'd mix things up more. Like give us a mold that hasn't been available for a couple years, or swap on a different head every once in a while. Some minor retooling could make all the difference in the world. Suddenly it seems like a whole new toy.

Is it really that hard?

Armada Rhinox, Airrzor, Terrorsaur, Cheetor

Cybertron Dark Crumplezone, Runamuck, Blurr, Buzsaw, Longrack

Energon Starsaber Team & Roadblock

All of them need to have a word with you.

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:10 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
Bumblethumper wrote:I hate repaints.

But I wouldn't mind them so much if they'd mix things up more. Like give us a mold that hasn't been available for a couple years, or swap on a different head every once in a while. Some minor retooling could make all the difference in the world. Suddenly it seems like a whole new toy.

Is it really that hard?

Armada Rhinox, Airrzor, Terrorsaur, Cheetor

Cybertron Dark Crumplezone, Runamuck, Blurr, Buzsaw, Longrack

Energon Starsaber Team & Roadblock

All of them need to have a word with you.

Yeah, and Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus and Scourge/Nemesis Prime ain't too happy needa!!! :grin:

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:43 pm

Repaints have the potential to be great, the Real Gear figures are proof that Hasbro can do nice looking repaints that look completely different from the original toy.

It's a shame they do not do that with many of their repaints.

News Credits: 5 · by **skywarp-2** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:26 pm

Well if they wanted to, they could just do a new head sculpt for the CanonBall repaint of Cybertron Red Alert, repaint it Purple and woalla!! instant Shockwave!!! that would make a good Botcon exclusive, if not a good regular release in Universe/Classics 2.0

See my digibash:

I don't know which is better the yellow touches or the reds..hmmm.. :-?