The Energon Pub

[william-james88]

In anticipation of the Age of Extinction toys which will finally be released this month in a massive scale, I wanted to look back and ask you what you favourite toys from the movies are.

While the ROTF Optimus Leader mold is amazing and probably the best thing to come out of the line, I am very partial to ROTF Bludgeon, HFTD Leader Starscream and DOTM Voyager Optimus.

Which are your favourites? And what figures do you consider to be called some of the best?

[Va'al]

Ejector.


Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Ejector Gallery


ROTF brought out some really really good stuff in the Scout class, like Skystalker, Breacher and Brimstone. But Ejector wins them all.

[Dead Metal]

Movie 1 Landmine, fantastic detailing, great design, incredible amount of articulation and little touches.
Pretty much the best toy from the original Movie line.

Transformers (2007) Landmine Gallery

Oh and Mindwipe from ROTF is also fantastic, as is Skystalker!

[Va'al]

Also, let's not forget the glorious duo of Lockdown and Lugnut.

Heck, any of this lot, to be fair.

[Dead Metal]

Also, let's not forget the glorious duo of Lockdown and Lugnut.

Heck, any of this lot, to be fair.

Oh yes!

As a rule of thumb, the non-movie characters tend to have the better more awesome toys. They tend to be just more satisfying as an action figure.

[MGrotusque]

I too am a huge fan of Ejector. I really liked most of the scouts as well. I was also ,oddly enough, a fan of Stratosphere. Super big ass feet and backpack but it all seemed to work. One of the weirder TF head sculpts out there.
My favourite is DOTM Megatron. The beat and defeated version with the cloak. He's sufficiently creepy which is quite original for a TF although flawed as a figure.



But now that you bring it up, come to think of it, there is a solid number of gems in the entire line.

[william-james88]

My favourite is DOTM Megatron. The beat and defeated version with the cloak. He's sufficiently creepy which is quite original for a TF.

Someone is offering me this exact figure for fifteen bucks and i was wondering if i should get it. How is it flawed? I muself find the alt mode great.

[MGrotusque]

My favourite is DOTM Megatron. The beat and defeated version with the cloak. He's sufficiently creepy which is quite original for a TF.

Someone is offering me this exact figure for fifteen bucks and i was wondering if i should get it. How is it flawed? I muself find the alt mode great.

For starters poseability is an issue. Not a lot of joints in the hands and legs and the cloak inhibits a lot of poses but i managed to get him into the one i wanted, for the most part anyways.

He looks dumb without the cloak.

He is severely lacking in paint apps (Hasbro version). He has an INCREDIBLE amount of detail sculpted into almost every nook and cranny but it gets lost in the blandness. It's almost criminal if you ask me.

He's also too small. That fig should have been true voyager size. Not the new downscaled voyager.

For 15 bucks i'd buy it though. He's still really cool and the most unique Megatron to date. If ya ask me anyways.

[william-james88]

Also, let's not forget the glorious duo of Lockdown and Lugnut.

Heck, any of this lot, to be fair.

Oh yes!

As a rule of thumb, the non-movie characters tend to have the better more awesome toys. They tend to be just more satisfying as an action figure.

Would you mind telling me who those are? I have trouble finding them. The ones I know are the Bludgeon redeco, Lugnut and Lockdown

[craggy]

the Human Alliance Basics from DOTM are worth a punt, as are a lot of the non-screen Deluxes and Scouts from earlier films. I just got Breacher and Hubcap last week and they're pretty good, especially Breacher.

[Mykltron]

HA Bumblebee.
Voyager RotF OP, cos he's as accurate as the leader but more poseable and with swords that aren't annoying.
RotF leader OP, especially after removing the things inside his thigh swivels that stop the toes swivelling outwards.
Deluxe Sideswipe, the one that comes with guns.
Landmine.

[Va'al]

Also, let's not forget the glorious duo of Lockdown and Lugnut.

Heck, any of this lot, to be fair.

Oh yes!

As a rule of thumb, the non-movie characters tend to have the better more awesome toys. They tend to be just more satisfying as an action figure.

Would you mind telling me who those are? I have trouble finding them. The ones I know are the Bludgeon redeco, Lugnut and Lockdown

Left to right:

Back: Voyager Mindwipe, Deluxe Lockdown, Voyager Banzai-Tron.
Front: GDO Voyager Powerdive, Voyager Lugnut.
Very front: Scout Skystalker.

[Henry921]

There are a handful of solid deluxes from the first movie as well...



Like this Target exclusive Jazz repaint.



Or Bludgeon Wreckage, who has awesome battle blades.



And Stockade, one of my personal favorites.


As a general rule of thumb, if they didn't appear on screen their toy was a significant step up from the rest.

[Rodimus Prime]

For sheer visual awesomeness, I'm going with Leader Class Ironhide, especially if you have the FWI-2 add-on, like I do.

Otherwise, Leader Class Optimus from RoTF is an engineering wonder in terms of Transformers. I also do like the DoTM Voyager Megatron, and I also think the figure is too small. In truck mode, he scales OK with Deluxe Optimus, but if you add Prime's trailer, it makes Megatron look tiny. I'm considering getting a KO oversized version, but it's really oversized (almost 2x a Leader Class) and costs too much. It would scale well with Leader Prime in truck mode, I bet.

[RiddlerJ]

Legends Devastator is one of my favorites.

[william-james88]

Left to right:

Back: Voyager Mindwipe, Deluxe Lockdown, Voyager Banzai-Tron.
Front: GDO Voyager Powerdive, Voyager Lugnut.
Very front: Scout Skystalker.

Thanks a bunch! I am now adding them to my want list. That Mindwipe looks amazing!

[Va'al]

Left to right:

Back: Voyager Mindwipe, Deluxe Lockdown, Voyager Banzai-Tron.
Front: GDO Voyager Powerdive, Voyager Lugnut.
Very front: Scout Skystalker.

Thanks a bunch! I am now adding them to my want list. That Mindwipe looks amazing!

Yes.



Yes he does.



Indeed.

[BeastProwl]

darksteel and crankcase, dotm deluxe ratchet, the fallen, dotm megatron, hftd voyager optimus, any of the puzzleforming constructicons, leaders movie 1 megatron, brawl, optimus, starscream, and sentinel. That little gorilla that turns into a ps2 controller, laserbeak, either jolt, skids and mudflap ice cream truck, also skids and mudflap, the arcee sisters, legends devy, voyager shockwave and rotf voyager megatron, BB Bumblebee, human alliance everything, and all of the above posts.

[Rodimus Prime]

I must also add Leader Class Sentinel Prime to the list. He's accurate in both modes, and looks rather menacing in robot mode. Unfortunately I have a hard time posing him, he's way too top heavy. But once in the right pose, he looks very good.

[Noideaforaname]

Skystalker's my favorite TF mold ever. It's so nice I bought it twice. And would gladly buy it many more times.

Sunspot's head is intentionally like that to differentiate him from Skystalker; silver = visor

Though Sunny and Skys got a cool yin/yang, angel/demon theme going on, no room for a 3rd bat-mantis-UAV drone minion there.

Some of the other Movie toys I really like:
- Mindwipe
- Ransack
- Highbrow
- Brimstone
- Hubcap
- Ejector
- Wreckage
- Bonecrusher
- Hatchet
- RotF and Leader Starscream

Do PCCs count? There are a lot there, too.

[william-james88]

Do PCCs count? There are a lot there, too.

I am looking for some great molds to add to my collection so please let me know of any Power Core Combiner too.

Oh man, the fact that the skystalker mold was made to be with the other standout from this thread, Mindwipe, seems too good to be true. I cant believe I didnt know these were out there. Did they get a limited release or something?

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Do PCCs count? There are a lot there, too.

I do not know what PCCs are but sure, I am looking for some great molds to add to my collection so please let me know of them too

Power Core Combiners, Scout/Commander-sized figures that combine with either clear Mini-Cons or spring-loaded drones. There are some gems in there:

- Huffer / Crankcase
- Smolder / Stakeout
- Icepick
- Heavytread
- Undertow
- Bombshock / Steelshot
- Grimstone (just stay away from mine and Va'al's)

On the flipside, avoid Double Clutch like the plague.

[william-james88]

Do PCCs count? There are a lot there, too.

I do not know what PCCs are but sure, I am looking for some great molds to add to my collection so please let me know of them too

Power Core Combiners, Scout/Commander-sized figures that combine with either clear Mini-Cons or spring-loaded drones. There are some gems in there:

- Huffer / Crankcase
- Smolder / Stakeout
- Icepick
- Heavytread
- Undertow
- Bombshock / Steelshot
- Grimstone (just stay away from mine and Va'al's)

On the flipside, avoid Double Clutch like the plague.

If I get into these, do I have to also buy others that interlock with them to create bigger combiners?

[Mindmaster]

I would say Bludgeon, but recently I've been having issues with his hands snapping when trying to get him to hold the sword. Both hands have snapped, both have been repaired and re-repaired multiple times, but he still doesn't want to hold his sword. I might end up getting Perfect Effect's upgrade kit to help remedy that.

Anyway, got a little off-track there...

Current faves are the Revenge of the Fallen Leader Optimus Prime, Voyager Starscream, Human Alliance Bumblebee, and Recon Ironhide (which, even though I really wanted to get, I never did).

[Jelze Bunnycat]

Do PCCs count? There are a lot there, too.

I do not know what PCCs are but sure, I am looking for some great molds to add to my collection so please let me know of them too

Power Core Combiners, Scout/Commander-sized figures that combine with either clear Mini-Cons or spring-loaded drones. There are some gems in there:

- Huffer / Crankcase
- Smolder / Stakeout
- Icepick
- Heavytread
- Undertow
- Bombshock / Steelshot
- Grimstone (just stay away from mine and Va'al's)

On the flipside, avoid Double Clutch like the plague.

If I get into these, do I have to also buy others that interlock with them to create bigger combiners?

That's the beauty: they don't interlock with eachother, but rather with these spring-loaded drones to make a larger figure. The figure makes a torso (that's why they all have a second head or a helmet), while the drones make the limbs.