The Energon Pub

Emerje wrote:Though I guess it's also possible there's a third set with Nightprowler and someone else, maybe earth mode Deep Cover?

Emerje

If this is true (which it probably isn't), maybe an earth mode G2 Sideswipe?

I'm hoping that the Skywarp has a lot of retooling to give him the hint of a combining mode. I doubt he will, but it'd be nice to get an update to Magnaboss.

Personally I would rather Skywarp/Silverbolt be a new mold voyager, Ironhide/Santon to be a leader, and Lio Jr. as a deluxe with a Selects repaint as Prowl, but that's in my ideal world where they continue updating BW designs beyond Kingdom. Plus, I'd combine the color schemes for SW/SB and IH/Santon because honestly they're so close that I don't see the harm in combining them, and it'd give the individual modes more color, plus give Magnaboss some more detail, with Prowl and Lio Jr. being the only major difference between the BW Magnaboss, and BWII Magnaboss because of the face

I won't be surprised if Wheeljack ends up pegwarming right along with Arcee.
There have been no fewer than 2-3 each time I've gone to Target the last 2-3 weeks.
Also, a couple of Raconites have been on a peg for the least week and a half.
Both Huffer and Airaizor are constantly here and gone soon after.

Are people thinking that however this/these 2 pk(s) play-out that Sideswipe is guaranteed to be an ER version?
Just almost seems a bit odd to me that if it is, that this mold didn't come out sooner and get used for Deep Cover, a Gen Selects G2 version, etc.
Which I'm sure can still happen...
I guess Hastak probably has plans to milk both versions dry.

Sowndwave76 wrote:I won't be surprised if Wheeljack ends up pegwarming right along with Arcee.
There have been no fewer than 2-3 each time I've gone to Target the last 2-3 weeks.
Also, a couple of Raconites have been on a peg for the least week and a half.
Both Huffer and Airaizor are constantly here and gone soon after.

Are people thinking that however this/these 2 pk(s) play-out that Sideswipe is guaranteed to be an ER version?
Just almost seems a bit odd to me that if it is, that this mold didn't come out sooner and get used for Deep Cover, a Gen Selects G2 version, etc.
Which I'm sure can still happen...
I guess Hastak probably has plans to milk both versions dry.

I think a toy lingering on the shelves for a few weeks isn't anywhere near the time needed for us to call it warming. There arent weekly shipment of TF toys to stores so you'd hope you'd have something on the shelves between restocks. For sure none of these repacks are being bought right away by collectors who go in every day, but we'll see how long they stay.

Just got Paleotrex yesterday and when he isn't falling over in Robot mode he is quite cool. However the cannon arm mode for those who don't own the Transmutate version yet his arm becomes rather short, it can be mitigated if you own two Paleotrex's. (sadly i don't)

I also used a Sirtoys Star Team Dinobot Team saber which fits in his hands and much longer than Paleotrex's tail thats included. Since i like the T-Rex head as a chest i didn't bother rearranging the arm positions. It also keeps his allegiance a mystery.

Not sure where to post this.
Remember last week when the guy named Zetca came to TFW and posted a bunch of known rumours and proceeded to just make guesses from there? Well now it's known that he had no new information (he couldn't even remember some of the leaks he was repeating correctly), in case you needed the confirmation.

I believe the only unique information he offered was Defensor already being in production and planned alongside Menasor (incorrect, Menasor is testing the waters for Gestalt do-overs). Inferno and BW Silverbolt were planned (they are not, but you can bet we'll see them in the next two or so years). A Sureshot retool of Mirage was completely made up by someone else to trick Zetca.

Unfortunately the Prime Optimus and Bulkhead shared mold bit was apparently based on an early plan for the coming line. So cross your fingers and hope Hasbro doesn't do that.

Looks like that Zetca guy who popped into the leaker thread over on TFW was a phony, so we can safely ignore everything he said that wasn't just parroted from previous leaks.

EDIT: ninja'd

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Unfortunately the Prime Optimus and Bulkhead shared mold bit was apparently based on an early plan for the coming line. So cross your fingers and hope Hasbro doesn't do that.

Actually, this sounds intriguing to me. I don't really need another semi truck Optimus, I'd be down for a heavy armored Optimus if it doesn't mean instead a skinny Bulkhead.

Emerje

The guy who first mentioned the bulkhead prime mold has come clean about it being an april fools joke that went over people's heads. He thought that by posting something so off-putting on April 1, people would realise it was a joke, but it was still taken at face value.

alekese wrote:The guy who first mentioned the bulkhead prime mold has come clean about it being an april fools joke that went over people's heads. He thought that by posting something so off-putting on April 1, people would realise it was a joke, but it was still taken at face value.

I'd agree with you, but his wording is so weird that I can't tell if that's what he meant.

I'm probably going to get murdered for this, but I posted that on April 1st so people would see it as a joke. Unfortunately, I have never intentionally lied to any of you. Plans can change, and I really hope they do, because otherwise this is going to suck.

It sounds like an April Fools joke until the last sentence.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:

alekese wrote:The guy who first mentioned the bulkhead prime mold has come clean about it being an april fools joke that went over people's heads. He thought that by posting something so off-putting on April 1, people would realise it was a joke, but it was still taken at face value.

I'd agree with you, but his wording is so weird that I can't tell if that's what he meant.

I'm probably going to get murdered for this, but I posted that on April 1st so people would see it as a joke. Unfortunately, I have never intentionally lied to any of you. Plans can change, and I really hope they do, because otherwise this is going to suck.

It sounds like an April Fools joke until the last sentence.

Yeah, I think what he's saying there is as far as he's heard so far it's an actual plan, but posted it on April Fool's hoping people would take it as a joke.

Emerje wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Unfortunately the Prime Optimus and Bulkhead shared mold bit was apparently based on an early plan for the coming line. So cross your fingers and hope Hasbro doesn't do that.

Actually, this sounds intriguing to me. I don't really need another semi truck Optimus, I'd be down for a heavy armored Optimus if it doesn't mean instead a skinny Bulkhead.

Emerje

Personally if this plan is true, my best guess is Beast Hunters Prime. He's the closest we've gotten to an armoured truck for Prime and is possibly the beefiest Prime (though I guess that depends on how you proportion Armada and Energon Prime).

Maybe instead of giving Bulkhead the ol' Boob-doors, he'd have two separated windshields that look similar.

I got Kingdom Megatron yesterday, and I gotta say he's incredible. His beast mode is incredibly posable, and fun to mess with. I'm a tad disappointed on how his elbow in robot mode works with the dino head, but it's not too bad. He's just an incredible figure in my opinion

Sentinel_Primal wrote:I got Kingdom Megatron yesterday, and I gotta say he's incredible. His beast mode is incredibly posable, and fun to mess with. I'm a tad disappointed on how his elbow in robot mode works with the dino head, but it's not too bad. He's just an incredible figure in my opinion

Yes, he's really good, really heavy too.


The transformation however si a a bit annoying and cumbersome. But both modes are really solid.

Overcracker wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:I got Kingdom Megatron yesterday, and I gotta say he's incredible. His beast mode is incredibly posable, and fun to mess with. I'm a tad disappointed on how his elbow in robot mode works with the dino head, but it's not too bad. He's just an incredible figure in my opinion

Yes, he's really good, really heavy too.


The transformation however si a a bit annoying and cumbersome. But both modes are really solid.

I adore mine too. However, how hard and tight the waist connect for either modes is really scary when transforming.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:I got Kingdom Megatron yesterday, and I gotta say he's incredible. His beast mode is incredibly posable, and fun to mess with. I'm a tad disappointed on how his elbow in robot mode works with the dino head, but it's not too bad. He's just an incredible figure in my opinion

Yes, he's really good, really heavy too.


The transformation however si a a bit annoying and cumbersome. But both modes are really solid.

I adore mine too. However, how hard and tight the waist connect for either modes is really scary when transforming.

Yes.Its super tight.

Overcracker wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

Sentinel_Primal wrote:I got Kingdom Megatron yesterday, and I gotta say he's incredible. His beast mode is incredibly posable, and fun to mess with. I'm a tad disappointed on how his elbow in robot mode works with the dino head, but it's not too bad. He's just an incredible figure in my opinion

Yes, he's really good, really heavy too.


The transformation however si a a bit annoying and cumbersome. But both modes are really solid.

I adore mine too. However, how hard and tight the waist connect for either modes is really scary when transforming.

Yes.Its super tight.

Yep, definitely experienced this on mine as well. Also, beware where you put your fingers while trying to get it snapped in. I gave myself a hell of a blood blister the first time I transformed him.

Tonton did a Wingfinger review, I don't watch his stuff though.
https://youtu.be/gm-juD-Nc64

I'm already expecting all early reviewers to complain about Wingfinger being skinny / abnormally proportioned, but honestly that's a plus for me (adds variety).

Nuclearxpotato wrote:Tonton did a Wingfinger review, I don't watch his stuff though.
https://youtu.be/gm-juD-Nc64

I'm already expecting all early reviewers to complain about Wingfinger being skinny / abnormally proportioned, but honestly that's a plus for me (adds variety).

All the fossilisers are weirdly proportioned, that's kind of their thing.

The more I watched the review the more I liked wingfinger, I pre-ordered him on pulse to get free shipping with tricranius so ill be happy to combine them with paleotrex

I will say I preferred when I thought Wingfinger's face was just a black visor, like a snake eyes kind of thing. The tiny face and eyes aren't my favorite but maybe it'll look better in person

We thank Nuclearxpotato for letting us know that there is a video review for Transformers Kingdom Wingfinger made by Tonton. This is a deluze figure from the third wave due on shelves in around 3 months from now. This is the final fossilizer mold we are getting for this line. It has a combiner head, different from the robot head, meant to be used in a combined mode with the previous two fossilizers. Let us know if you will be getting him.

Nuclearxpotato wrote:I'm already expecting all early reviewers to complain about Wingfinger being skinny / abnormally proportioned, but honestly that's a plus for me (adds variety).

He should be skinny. He's a ninja, after all.

Sabrblade wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:I'm already expecting all early reviewers to complain about Wingfinger being skinny / abnormally proportioned, but honestly that's a plus for me (adds variety).

He should be skinny. He's a ninja, after all.

When has something like that stopped a reviewer from complaining? I'm glad they're a thin bone being. The rest of the Fossilizers have added some much needed body-shape diversity.

Also I hadn't noticed until now that Wingfinger reuses the robot legs of Paleotrex.

Sabrblade wrote:

Nuclearxpotato wrote:I'm already expecting all early reviewers to complain about Wingfinger being skinny / abnormally proportioned, but honestly that's a plus for me (adds variety).

He should be skinny. He's a ninja, after all.

Hey now...Chris Farley was a ninja once too!