The Energon Pub

by **M. Spector** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:17 am

I DID finally spot Kingdom Rattrap at my local targét and I gotta say, he's so teeny! But it works, he is a rat after all, at least there was some attempt to keep him on the smaller size. I never owned the Thrilling 30 one as many of you have and my attachment to Beast Wars is relegated mostly to Cheetor and enjoying a lot of master piece bw reviews. But again, this seems like the definitive Rattrap, objectively. Now I'm just kicking myself didn't pick up Primal when he was on the sleeves the other week when I got Cyc ...

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:05 pm

I found a few Kingdom deluxe figures this morning, a single Blackarachnia with a single Warpath and a couple of Paleotrexes. I did talk to a nice lady working the toy section at a different Target who looked up Cheetor's DCPI as the app said it was in store but according to her device it wasn't. She also checked a couple of other stores and the one I were previously found Blackarachnia was supposed to have 8 but they were not on the shelf.

One thing I noticed, is when I bought Primal and Warpath, they were both regular prices. $29.99 and $19.99, respectively. Today when I bought BA, she was $22.49. Almost wish I had waited on Amazon since the pre-order for her and Cheetor is only $19.87 each. And I didn't even thing about Target price matching :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:50 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Sowndwave76 wrote:Since Kingdom leader Prime is just the ER version, does that mean the insides of his lower legs are gray and not blue?
But this is the case for the Netflix version? I saw Kingdom Prime at Target today and the product shot on the back show that most of his lower legs are blue.

Netflix version inner leg panel is blue, yes, that is one of the reasons I went for that toy instead of the standard release.

Kingdom Leader Prime retains the grey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBCOTjq ... annel=JayC

Thanks for helping to verify...
I have this version in my Walmart.com cart, and I'm going to wait roughly 2 weeks to see if any wave 2 or 3 ER deluxes show up around here. If not, I'll be getting him. Although this is a "plan B", I'll finally have a Prime I feel is worthy to open my Fanstoys G3 Trailer set for (which I think is literally 12-13 years old now).

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Jan 11, 2021 12:18 pm

If anyone wants him, Kingdom Primal's preorder is down to $23.99 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Toy ... 178&sr=8-2

Thanks to all the amazon price drops, Between wave 1 and 2 figures I am actually getting, I've saved $30

News Credits: 10 · by **sol magnus** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:12 pm

Got a Rattrap today at Walmart in Baltimore, MD. They had the entire core class, but no other figures. I couldn't resist, but I think he's going to stay on card while I work out how much I want to spend on Transformers this year.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 2:57 pm

We have entered a new Bone Age!

COMPLETE ACTION SYSTEM

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:23 pm

Well dang...that is cool Hasbro did purchase Kenner after all, looks like they did legit dust off the old toys and just modernized them a bit. Now I want a really large (Leader or CC) Brontosaurus Fossilizer

News Credits: 31 · by **bacem** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:21 pm

Found on daimchoc facebook page, takara picture of kingdom dinobot.

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I think i'm starting to understand why the dino hand are molded like that now.

News Credits: 23 · by **aronjlove** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:36 pm

bacem wrote:Found on daimchoc facebook page, takara picture of kingdom dinobot.

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I think i'm starting to understand why the dino hand are molded like that now.

The hands are so you can have him peak over a wall like this

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:36 pm

Honestly, I'm expecting DNA Designs or someone similar to make a new set of Raptor hands for Dinobot. I think they'd look a bit better if they weren't as long, but I'm still super excited for these guys to come out

News Credits: 42 · by **TF-fan kev777** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 6:38 pm

So I've really taken a liking to Vertabreak, she is a really fun little mold. Is this the first raptor/dino type beast mode where the dino head becomes the codpiece for bot mode? I thought that was a neat little difference from most of the molds where the head either ends up as a hand, the chest, or splits to become the shoulders.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:04 pm

TF-fan kev777 wrote:So I've really taken a liking to Vertabreak, she is a really fun little mold. Is this the first raptor/dino type beast mode where the dino head becomes the codpiece for bot mode? I thought that was a neat little difference from most of the molds where the head either ends up as a hand, the chest, or splits to become the shoulders.

That's a great question. I think that is the first head to go that low on the robot mode.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:12 pm

We have lots of new stock images to share from the Transformers Kingdom and Studio Series line. For Transformers War for Cybertron Kingdom we have Airazor, Dinobot, Huffer, Ractonite and Arcee. And for Studio Series we have SS-65 B-127 Bumblebee and SS86 Grimlock with Wheelie. These come from collectible toy site Nin Nin Game. Huffer still seems to be that star of that wave. You'll let us know what you think.

To discuss the Studio Series toys, you can click here to get to the discussion.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:26 pm

aronjlove wrote:
bacem wrote:Found on daimchoc facebook page, takara picture of kingdom dinobot.

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I think i'm starting to understand why the dino hand are molded like that now.

The hands are so you can have him peak over a wall like this

Domo arigato Mr. Roboto, I thank you.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 8:49 pm

Damn... struggling so hard not to get Airrazor mow.

Dinobot is awesome, Grimlock is fantastic. So glad I have both pre-ordered.

Bee is o.k. Not sure I’ll pick him up

News Credits: 11 · by **Lore Keeper** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:26 pm

Dinobot is perfect! *sees completely hollow arms* Dinobot is ok.

by **Hydrargyrus** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:12 pm

I'm sure it's been noted before, but it's neat how the screw hole in Grimlock's dinosaur head doubles as a nostril.

I also particularly like what has been done with Huffer's accessories. They look good and are easily identifiable in both modes. He and Airazor seem like they will be really good toys.

News Credits: 1 · by **Cheetron** » Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:34 pm

Dinobot was a win win until those pics. Hes just ugly in bot and dinosaur modes

by **Triggerdick Megatron** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:13 am

I am still excited for WFC Kingdom. Bring them on!

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:18 am

Dinobots knee paint looks odd and from the back it the hinge joint is really out of place. Ball joints might not be all great but it would have benefitted from using them on organic robots.
His shoulders and arms might need relocating beyond the figures capabilities too but at least its better than cheetors.

Still going to buy him and book him in for dino hand surgery.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 4:22 am

blackeyedprime wrote:Dinobots knee paint looks odd and from the back it the hinge joint is really out of place. Ball joints might not be all great but it would have benefitted from using them on organic robots.
His shoulders and arms might need relocating beyond the figures capabilities too but at least its better than cheetors.

Still going to buy him and book him in for dino hand surgery.

Looking at it, the hands are definitely shaped that way for storage in bot mode, a little more plastic and they might hsvdvworked in a hinge, but ultimately, none of that bothers me, looks better then the past offerings.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 7:57 am

Airazor is legitimately looking to be one of the best figures of the year, she looks amazing

by **Starseeker** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:20 am

Is anyone else finding Beast Megs transformation to be really frustrating? My biggest problem is after getting his torso free and twisting, I cannot for the life of me get the waist to click into that little white tab on the left side of the torso. Watching the YouTube videos, everyone seems to be doing it easily. Is there a trick I'm missing?
I'm also having a difficult time with those black tabs that seperate/connect his legs. And all that back kibble. Holy! Trying to get all that to fit right in dino mode is almost impossible.
He's a great looking figure that I was really looking forward to. But I can't enjoy him because I'm spending an hour at a time messing with this thing.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 10:57 am

Airazor looks very impressive. To me, a lot better than Dinobot. I am curious how many Fossilisers we will ultimately get in this line. The Mainframe series only ever gave us three Dinosaur Bots, after all.

by **Rogue-Primal** » Wed Jan 13, 2021 11:29 am

Overcracker wrote:Damn... struggling so hard not to get Airrazor mow.

Dinobot is awesome, Grimlock is fantastic. So glad I have both pre-ordered.

Bee is o.k. Not sure I’ll pick him up

Seeing as i've been playing Fall of Cybertron recently. Bayverse head doesn't look right on that design. I'd rather buy a original fall of Cybertron Bumblebee.