The Energon Pub

Toy-World has put up high quality scans from the latest issue of Figure King magazine. These three pages give us a look at the following Takara Tomy products:

• AM-30 Rumble
• AM-31 Frenzy
• AM-32 Wildrider
• AMW-13 Arms Micron Five-Pack - Advanced Star Saber
• AMW-14 Arms Micron Five-Pack - Gravity Planet Bowgun
• Encore #20A Devastator Anime Color Gift Set
• Encore #23 Fortress Maximus Test Shot
• Generations Combaticons TG-03 through TG-07
• Masterpiece MP-13 Soundwave with Laserbeak
• Masterpiece MP-15 Ravage and Rumble
• Super GT-01 Optimus Prime
• Super GT-02 Star Saber
• The BeCool Assortment (aka Japanese Bot Shots)

Hell yeah, new Microladies!

And surprise surprise, The TakaraTomy G2 Bruticus is merely the Hasbro one.

What is that circled in red on the back of Soundwave? And what about image number 4, that kind of grid?

Soundwave is looking better and better every time I see new scans of him. Best $160 ever spent. It looks like we are getting the empty energon cube and changeable chest with the grid. Epic masterpiece.

I want that super-ugly Fort Max proto!

oh crap, I've just seen the one thing i don't like about MP Soundwave..

the shoulder launcher weapon does not rest on his shoulder when deployed, it's mounted way high on the thingy that makes it rotate forward from his back!

Soundwave you nerd! Tomy even included the plans for the "Victory"!

So many figs, so little cash!

And Devastator if only the Anime version was released last year! Noticed that the arms aren't colored black........

Btw, are those "Racing Queens" included with the new repaints or sold separately?

Wait... Another Maximus that I will never have.

Oh well... I am happy to be getting their 25th Anniversary "Encore" version of Fortress Maximus.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:And surprise surprise, The TakaraTomy G2 Bruticus is merely the Hasbro one.

Honestly, I am no longer surprised. The upside is that those who wanted this version now have another chance. That, and it allows Hasbro-based Generation 2 fans to add this piece to their collection.

And also, as much as I like the packaging, I would have preferred the original Bruticus with G-2 colors. So I shall join you with a .

tigertracks 24 wrote:I want that super-ugly Fort Max proto!

You and me both! Then again, I am kinda hooked on the original (1987) Headmasters.

Is it safe to say that the empty energon cube gimmick is no longer an amazon exclusive?

Pretty much sold on GTR OP and his race queen. Gonna be pretty expensive, though.

Thanks to site sponsor Robotkingdom we have the latest scans from Dengeki Hobby magazine. For the most part it's the same figures featured in the Figure King scans from earlier today, but these give us a better look at the Super GT figures and their race queens. Images mirrored below.

• AM-30 Rumble
• AM-31 Frenzy
• AM-32 Wildrider
• AMW-13 Arms Micron Five-Pack - Advanced Star Saber
• AMW-14 Arms Micron Five-Pack - Gravity Planet Bowgun
• Encore #20A Devastator Anime Color Gift Set
• Generations Combaticons TG-03 through TG-07
• Masterpiece MP-13 Soundwave with Laserbeak
• Super GT-01 Optimus Prime
• Super GT-02 Star Saber
• The BeCool Assortment (aka Japanese Bot Shots)

Arie wrote:What is that circled in red on the back of Soundwave? And what about image number 4, that kind of grid?

That is the button for the chest gimmick to release the next tape from storage, he can store 3 cassettes.
The image in number four are the plans for the spaceship from More Than Meets The Eye

Quite honestly... Looking at the image of Saber, I have two things to say:

1) The face scares me.

2) They missed the ball by not having Ultra Magnus represent that team. Because based on the shade of blue used, I personally feel that it best suits his Diaclone color scheme.

As much as I dislike the Alternity line, the quality is so much better than the recent Masterpiece cars....No hollow legs, real rubber tires, better paint application, etc

padfoo wrote:As much as I dislike the Alternity line, the quality is so much better than the recent Masterpiece cars....No hollow legs, real rubber tires, better paint application, etc

Honestly, I am with you. I loved the Convoy Corp. portion of the Alternity line because those cars are smexy. But I would never pose them on account that they have their own issues. However, I am super tempted to get Optimus (which is rare)... But decided to hold out for Fortress. His team is one I started liking.

Oh! And atop of happy new years from California... If they end up putting him out by the time I finally get married, can use what you have said as an excuse to get Fortress?

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:

padfoo wrote:As much as I dislike the Alternity line, the quality is so much better than the recent Masterpiece cars....No hollow legs, real rubber tires, better paint application, etc

Honestly, I am with you. I loved the Convoy Corp. portion of the Alternity line because those cars are smexy. But I would never pose them on account that they have their own issues. However, I am super tempted to get Optimus (which is rare)... But decided to hold out for Fortress. His team is one I started liking.

Oh! And atop of happy new years from California... If they end up putting him out by the time I finally get married, can use what you have said as an excuse to get Fortress?

My bank account does.

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Quite honestly... Looking at the image of Saber, I have two things to say:

2) They missed the ball by not having Ultra Magnus represent that team. Because based on the shade of blue used, I personally feel that it best suits his Diaclone color scheme.

Nooo....no... I got the white Alternity already, don't make me spend on another UM repaint, lol. Otherwise, I agree with you. That colors would've been perfect as Movie Preview/Diaclone UMagnus. TTomy is saving me some money by releasing as SS. Even with a different head, I just couldn't picture it as Star Saber.

Deruji wrote:
That is the button for the chest gimmick to release the next tape from storage, he can store 3 cassettes.

Wonder if that means that if there is only one cassette in there it will flop around without the other 2 to keep it in its place? Or does his chest compartment increase in size with more tapes added.

RhA wrote:My bank account does.

Ha ha, mine too... I hope. Starting to like the team Fortress represents, and starting to think that he will become my favorite within the line. Then again, I already like the team he is supposed to represent.

REMINATOR wrote:Nooo....no... I got the white Alternity already, don't make me spend on another UM repaint, lol. Otherwise, I agree with you. That colors would've been perfect as Movie Preview/Diaclone UMagnus. TTomy is saving me some money by releasing as SS. Even with a different head, I just couldn't picture it as Star Saber.

Same here! I ended up getting "Ultla Magnus" some time after getting "Dai Atras." (Gotta love their occasional "Engrish." ) But yeah... The whole thing is a total miss for me as well. If it was Magnus, I would be on it since he would be an interesting piece. But with it being Saber, yeah... My money is going towards my current stuff getting graded.

Ravage XK wrote:

Deruji wrote:
That is the button for the chest gimmick to release the next tape from storage, he can store 3 cassettes.

Wonder if that means that if there is only one cassette in there it will flop around without the other 2 to keep it in its place? Or does his chest compartment increase in size with more tapes added.

It should be a spring loaded mechanism which pushes the tapes forward, so they should stay in place when there are less than three.

Check the takara toy show vid, it shows how it works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... Gs#t=1539s