The Energon Pub

[Professor Smooth]

From a Japanese Toy Fair comes a picture of some of the yet-unseen Transformers movie figures. Stealth Attack Optimus Prime, Nightbeat, and wiretap! Check out the picture from this Toy Fare over at the 2005 boards.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=140028

[Skowl]

Wiretap is an awesome name! The Real Gear names are so cool, and this is one great repaint, must buy for sure!

Others are lame though... that Prime is uuuuggglyyy!

[Fang Wolf]

Nemesis Prime Pain Job Alert.

[DTM]

Optimus looks like Ultra Magnus in RiD colors. I must have him!!! Ultra Magnus Transform!! The other one I like is Thundercraker. I like the head and the repaint colors

[Bass X0]

I wonder if Nightbeat will be a different character to Barricade in Japan. Hasbro's given the name Recon Barricade to the white repaint giving him an upgrade.

[G1 Blaster]

That Prime doesn't look too bad. Not as good as the original, but not bad.

[guarayakha]

This Prime repaint here looks infinite times better than than the blue boy (Yes, it's a custom):



EDIT: Pic seemed to be not doing well with the img tag, so linky here (stupid google-crap...the link will work only if you copy & paste the address instead of clicking on it)

http://lh4.google.com/alanmacho/RoS4Ksy ... 050803.JPG

[JazZeke]

Geez, I don't know what idiot would pay $40+ for an Optimus Prime variant, especially one with a wacky paint job. Can't see much of Nightbeat...

[bumblezzz]

tfw2005-nightbeat is a booster 10x repaint. look below thundercracker!

[Starscreams bad comedy]

Only want the Speed Dial repaint.

[Hotrod]

For some reason I like Prime's look.

[Megatron Wolf]

Why did the prime repaint have to be leader class? He looks cool so ill have to get him. Cant wait for wiretap to come out that color sceme look great. Nightbeat looks good but i want to see his head. If its just a repainted Barricade head then i might not get him.

[Satanatron]

The Phone repaint looks great, Wiretap is it?

Man I love those real gear figure, they all fit great with my microman display.

[Slovman]

Definitely gonna wait and get Wiretap and G1 Ratchet. And even though I already have Booster X10, I might pick up the redeco anyway. I also hope they do a repaint of Spyshot 6 as Reflector. That is a great little figure.

[1337W422102]

Well, more stuff I won't be buying.

[Liege Evilmus]

NOPE.

I was guessing on a black/purple/red/teal/grey repaint. Maybe if that blue was translucent I'd like it, but know, I had something much cooler in mind.

I'll still get him though cause that shade of blue is easy to paint over, and I kinda like what I have in mind, and he'll be cheap on clearance.

[Liege Evilmus]

Oh and look, clear window BB.

[Zeedust]

Like the Real Gear recolors, iffy on the Prime one.

[Sportimus Prime]

Okay, which one is Nightbeat? Blue Optimus? Fat White Nurse Ratchet?

[Jaz-Zen]

Ok, if they were gonna repaint "Booster-Beak" why not give it Buzzsaw's colors, instead of, I think, silver and purple. Granted, silver and purple and `Con colors, but a purple flyer actually sounds like Ratbat. Hmmm. Do you think they gave Nightbeat a bat head, instead of a bird head?? That would be cool, as well as unexpected.

[CyberTooth]

Okay, which one is Nightbeat? Blue Optimus? Fat White Nurse Ratchet?

Behind the phone, I think... looks like the Mustang Figure.

I kinda like Prime, a lot... As I said at TFW he'd make a decent Onslaught with the right trailer.

[Riotflea]

That's the most unstealthiest stealth figure I've ever seen.

Neon green and black, clear... these are cool stealth colors.

Not dark blue and gray.

[CyberTooth]

Neon Green... while cool... not very stealthy. Dark, flat blue makes for a much better blend into the night.

[Sportimus Prime]

I find the whole idea of "stealth" funny. He's a 40 foot robot, there is no stealth.

Anyway, I find the color scheme rather unflattering for the figure, however, it gives me some cool ideas for a custom Voyager to make...