The Energon Pub

Thanks to Toy World we have the Transformers related scans from the April 2014 issue of Figure King magazine.

Page 1:

• Takara Tomy Exclusive Transformers Cloud TFC-A02 Brawn and TFC-D02 Starscream

Page 2:
Transformers Generations TG-22 Micron Assualt Team

• Transformers Generations TG-33 Micron Legend Deluxe Starscream
• Transformers: Lost Age First Edition Optimus Prime
• Transformers Masterpiece MP-13B Soundblaster with Ratbat
• Prime 1 Studios MMTFM-02 DOTM Optimus Prime and MMTFM-04 Bumblebee Prototype
• Takara Tomy Arts Mega Drive Megatron Prototype
• Fewture by Art Storm Alpha Trion and Unicron Head Prototype

Page 3:

• Interview with Takra Tomy Masterpiece designer Shogo Hasui
• Interview highlights can be found by clicking here.

Armada Starscream at least has more white on his shoulders.

And the Mini-Cons have new silver painted details.

Is it just me, or is 'Lost age' Prime kinda like 'hey, over here'?

On another note, why is Soundblaster looking so sexy? He knows I can't afford him, right?

is that Red megatron guy with soundblaster referencing anything?

also where is Takara Skids!

When does Takara usually announce which figures they're repainting for their generations line?

So Starscream is coming out in Japan as "Armada Starscream" instead of "Micron Densetsu Starscream"

I guess Japan just gave up on its own naming. Score one for depressing, homogenous Americanisation.

Diem wrote:So Starscream is coming out in Japan as "Armada Starscream" instead of "Micron Densetsu Starscream"

I guess Japan just gave up on its own naming. Score one for depressing, homogenous Americanisation.

Nowadays, it's only Masterpiece releases and the (once in a blue moon) Encore releases that retain the pre-2007 Takara names.

mooncake623 wrote:also where is Takara Skids!

When does Takara usually announce which figures they're repainting for their generations line?

I don't think Skids will be released in Japan, at least not as standard retail. Kind of like how in G1 he was only available in a giftset with Sunstreaker and Buzzsaw. They also skipped Dreadwing, Scoop, and in a sense, Goldbug and Doubledealer for now.

And the red Megatron gun with Soundblaster... Beats me

Who is SARA?

fenrir72 wrote:Who is SARA?

Computer intelligence character from the Transformers Cloud: Guardians of Time story.