The Energon Pub

[Senator Ratbat]

Saw these in Wal-Mart yesterday. I have to say, the color schemes scream G2 puke-worthy, but I kinda dig them for some reason. Brawl is probably my favorite character from the Movieverse, so I'll pretty much snatch him up no matter how hideous he is (and, granted, this one is pretty hideous). The legends Grindor actually looks kinda cool, though. Has that "G2 Desert Repaint" vibe to it, and I think he'll stand out nicely among my ROTF legends 'Cons. The Autobots in these packs, on the other hand...well, let's just say they'll be shoved to the corner of one of my bookshelves and promptly forgotten about. But hey, at least the BB has something different to him. I'd rather see some spots of green than the same freaking figure over and over with slightly tweaked visor, armor, etc.

[zenosaurus_x]

Besides the fact that these don't look interesting at all, could they ignore scale any more with Bombing run battle?

[Rated X]

I want to sneak into Hasbro and smash the Bumblebee mold.

[DavidT]

I want to sneak into Hasbro and smash the Bumblebee mold.

And to think, we still have another movie coming... so there will be at least 20 more bumblebee's LOL


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[adamassc]

I want to sneak into Hasbro and smash the Bumblebee mold.

And to think, we still have another movie coming... so there will be at least 20 more bumblebee's LOL


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Only 20? I feel that that is a conservative estimate at best, especially if the Datsun thing turns out to be true

[Senator Ratbat]

Besides the fact that these don't look interesting at all, could they ignore scale any more with Bombing run battle?

Hey, you could always just imagine that the Grindor repaint is really small because he's high up in the sky! You're right though, it doesn't make any sense. They didn't have a whole lot of leeway though, if you think about it. Packaging a Deluxe with a Legends only leaves so much room for possibilities - essentially, the Deluxe would have to have been a Voyager-sized TF, and the Legends would have to be a Deluxe-sized TF. They wouldn't downscale Voyagers just for this sort of thing, so it would come down to either creating new minicon-sized characters or just saying to hell with scale. For the type of collector I am, I really don't care either way, since I only display Decepticons anyway. Autobots get shoved in random corners to fill up space or wind up on my desk if they're extra cool. But for little kids, I'd imagine the whole thing to be a bit confusing. "Did Bumblebee use his new green aura to shrink Grindor and turn him orange?"

[Highbeam]

You know Hasbro has just given up when...

[amtm]

How much do these go for?

$16.98 at my walmart, somebody else said $16.96

Here is a picture from the Wal-Mart in Laurel, Maryland, including price tag. Way, way too much for an unappealing repainted Deluxe plus Legends figure. I imagine they'll eventually halve the price like they did with the universe exclusives.

Desert Ruins Brawl and price at Wal-Mart

[Jelze Bunnycat]

I want to sneak into Hasbro and smash the Bumblebee mold.

Which one? We have like 5 Deluxe-sized molds:

- 70's Camaro (retired)
- Camaro Concept (retired)
- Camaro Concept 2 (for ROTF)
- Cannon
- Battle Blade

[Pretender Skywarp]

All of them?
;-p

[zenosaurus_x]

Besides the fact that these don't look interesting at all, could they ignore scale any more with Bombing run battle?

Hey, you could always just imagine that the Grindor repaint is really small because he's high up in the sky!

That's what I thought they were going for when the set was first revealed a bit ago...
But still, totally lame.

[itMFtis]

How much do these go for?

$16.98 at my walmart, somebody else said $16.96

Here is a picture from the Wal-Mart in Laurel, Maryland, including price tag. Way, way too much for an unappealing repainted Deluxe plus Legends figure. I imagine they'll eventually halve the price like they did with the universe exclusives.

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Thanks guys. I'll bite when the Brawl set drops to $11-ish.

[TFGnome]

ummmmm, wow... so i take it a "shrink ray" will be featured in HFTD ?

[Seibertron]

Does anyone else actually own the Bombing Run Battle set? When I transform Bumblebee into vehicle mode, his feet do not fold flat all the way so his rear wheels touch the bumper/back part of the car. I looked through my gallery of the previous version of this mold and it does not appear to have this problem. I might have to take his feet apart to fix this problem.

[Razorclaw0000]

Mine is staying MISB. Sorry!