The Energon Pub

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 3:47 am

Are you an owner of a headless Headmaster? Can't find a Black Zarak that costs less than a mint in sealed box G1 Scorponok? If this is your plight, the folks over at HeadRobots.com are looking to help you.

HeadRobots.com has been motivated by the need of many Transformers fans who own headless figures to find a suitable replacement to complete some of the most revered molds to hit the fandom. Soon to be released is an unused G1 Concept Cobra Head, which is, apparently, their first design in this venture.

According to HeadRobots, retail cost is set at $18 USD. The Cobras are made of high quality injection molded ABS plastic and distributors who will ship to the US, CANADA, and EUROPE who will open pre-orders soon. Variant cards can be purchased individually for 1.40 so you don't have to buy a whole new figure.

No word as to whether we'll see additional heads produced, but other unused concepts for the Headmasters include the rhino, bull, and dugong.

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News Credits: 3 · by **ShGarland_1383** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:02 am

I like the idea of it...

News Credits: 3 · by **Name_Violation** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:03 am

A for effort, but can't say I like the look.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:35 am

Definately creative, that's for sure. However I don't have any headmasters, so I don't really need this.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:06 am

Name_Violation wrote:A for effort, but can't say I like the look.

Ditto.

by **Shadowstream** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:40 am

This has to be one of the most obscurest marketing angles I have ever heard of in my entire life.

by **Rated X** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:42 am

That is the ugliest thing I hever seen in my life...

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:14 am

Rated X wrote:That is the ugliest thing I hever seen in my life...

Dude, life is gonna suck so bad for you then.
:BOT:

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:13 am

Just out of interest, does "unused concept" mean something HasTak came up with in the eighties but never followed through on?

As much as I support anything to do with the Headmasters, I'm not loving this.

by **Rated X** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:14 am

Flux Convoy wrote:
Rated X wrote:That is the ugliest thing I hever seen in my life...

Dude, life is gonna suck so bad for you then.

I suppose you love it...
:CON:

News Credits: 1 · by **Relic Dinobot** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:16 am

Nifty. Cobra head looks weird but then so did the original individual Japanese Headmaster heads. Might just end up getting this, if only for the bizarrreness of it, as well as a Grax for my headless Skullcruncher. :-?

by **Poyguimogul** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:22 am

The different boxes is a nifty idea.

The mini-comic alone makes up for any visual qualms.

Unless there's a 3rd party Headmaster coming out, that supposed to represent a mass-production type, I can't really (like the rest of the world) get into the idea of COBRA using a bunch of Headmasters to capture Transformers...

wait.. What!?

News Credits: 3 · by **Name_Violation** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 7:27 am

Poyguimogul wrote:The different boxes is a nifty idea.

The mini-comic alone makes up for any visual qualms.

Unless there's a 3rd party Headmaster coming out, that supposed to represent a mass-production type, I can't really (like the rest of the world) get into the idea of COBRA using a bunch of Headmasters to capture Transformers...

wait.. What!?

No word as to whether we'll see additional heads produced, but other unused concepts for the Headmasters include the rhino, bull, and dugong.

its NAME is cobra, its not MADE by cobra. hence the others named bull, and rhino. unless those are the SUPER SECRET organizations trying to take over the world.

by **morphobots** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:02 am

Diem wrote:Just out of interest, does "unused concept" mean something HasTak came up with in the eighties but never followed through on?

As much as I support anything to do with the Headmasters, I'm not loving this.

Jim Sorenson published model sheets of about a dozen Headmasters intended for Japan in The Ark II. They were designed for the cartoons, but never made it into shows or toy production. Almost all of them were animals, with one humanoid figure. The cobra is one of them, and this execution is remarkably accurate to the model sketch.

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:06 am

morphobots wrote:
Diem wrote:Just out of interest, does "unused concept" mean something HasTak came up with in the eighties but never followed through on?

As much as I support anything to do with the Headmasters, I'm not loving this.

Jim Sorenson published model sheets of about a dozen Headmasters intended for Japan in The Ark II. They were designed for the cartoons, but never made it into shows or toy production. Almost all of them were animals, with one humanoid figure. The cobra is one of them, and this execution is remarkably accurate to the model sketch.

Thanks for the info.

News Credits: 8 · by **Forgotten** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 8:34 am

I like it, I wonder what stats they bring up in the chest readers. If this will indeed fit Headmaster, Jr figures I think it would look great with Squeezeplay. They would match rather well.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:01 am

I gotta admit, I like this for the lone Headmaster figure I have. Plus, there's no rule that says they can't be from GiJoe's Cobra.

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:22 am

Interesting concept but I think theres a reason they never went into production. And I bet it has to do w/ looking ugly.

BTW, what is a dugong?

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:27 am

Blackstreak wrote:Interesting concept but I think theres a reason they never went into production. And I bet it has to do w/ looking ugly.

BTW, what is a dugong?

It's a sea creature similar to a walrus or a manatee.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:42 am

Forgotten wrote:I like it, I wonder what stats they bring up in the chest readers. If this will indeed fit Headmaster, Jr figures I think it would look great with Squeezeplay. They would match rather well.

I like the concept. It reminds me of the exclusive animal heads that Takara produced many years ago and gave away as toy store free-bees. Ironically, they are now relished items!

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 9:48 am

Stormrider wrote:

Mandarake! Dammit, it's another week 'til payday.

News Credits: 21 · by **dragons** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:53 pm

This has to be one of the most obscurest marketing angles I have ever heard of in my entire life.

you talking about other than pair of balls being made for ezdevastator

i like it but the headmasters i plan on having in my collection are headmaster city fromers this doesnt fit with unless i plan on buying samller headmaster like to see what other ideas you can come up with

News Credits: 3 · by **Serpent O - R** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 1:49 pm

Are you serious?

[post movie] Cobra Commander is Hedley Masterson in...

"Third Party Exclusive"

Preorders coming soon to a webstore near you!

I need like 6 to serve as drones for my Serpent O - R Custom. If they come in Golds and Greens, I will get 6 of them, even at 18usd.

[edit- Not to mention they look like the heads of the Serpent Suits from Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz]

by **Liftgate** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 2:06 pm

Huh. Well after learning what these are I think they're kinda cool and wouldn't mind owning afew. Too bad I sold all my headless-headmasters several years ago....

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Sat Feb 06, 2010 2:14 pm

Rated X wrote:
Flux Convoy wrote:
Rated X wrote:That is the ugliest thing I hever seen in my life...

Dude, life is gonna suck so bad for you then.

I suppose you love it...

No, but if that's the ugliest thing you've ever seen in your life, well it gets so much worse.
:BOT: