The Energon Pub

News Credits: 131 · Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:11 pm

Cyberpath wrote:These Weaponizers are fun!

Can I agree twice? Claws and effect?

Love dem Dr. Claws 8-)

News Credits: 372 · Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:21 pm

carytheone wrote:
Cyberpath wrote:These Weaponizers are fun!
Can I agree twice? Claws and effect?

I'll allow it.

Tank Wars --

News Credits: 131 · Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:33 pm

Cog is really besides himself on this one ... I'll close the door on the way out

EDIT: I dig the configuration of Cog on the right, that's not the official way is it? Looks cool and Metal Slug-esque.

going to immediately steal the idea

News Credits: 372 · Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:44 pm

carytheone wrote:Cog is really besides himself on this one ... I'll close the door on the way out

EDIT: I dig the configuration of Cog on the right, that's not the official way is it? Looks cool and Metal Slug-esque.

going to immediately steal the idea

Thanks! Not a lot of people know this, but Cog is actually Vanguard.

I like that he can split into two vehicles. Any luck of pulling it off with Brunt?

News Credits: 372 · Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:02 pm

Okay, I think I figured it out.

News Credits: 131 · Mon Jul 08, 2019 5:03 pm

Nice, I like it ;)^

News Credits: 1646 · Mon Jul 08, 2019 7:48 pm

GeekyGamer Gal wrote::x Hubby convinced me to go to a local antique store. We went just to look, and I came out of "The Corner Junkstore" with this guy:

Trailbreaker Truck.JPG

Trailbreaker Face-Mask.JPG

The sweet elderly lady running the store didn't even know what Trailbreaker was and had him priced very reasonably.
Now to find his accessories!

My favorite transformer right there, he is gorgeous! well done on that find!

Here are mine from today:

News Credits: 372 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:26 pm

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:41 pm

Kidding aside, those are really cool modes. They look familiar :-?

News Credits: 372 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:21 pm

Thanks! It's their anti-aircraft mode.

And what do you mean by familiar, did you already unlock this mode? :))

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:32 pm

Cyberpath wrote:Thanks! It's their anti-aircraft mode.

And what do you mean by familiar, did you already unlock this mode?

No, I've yet to get creative with the weaponizers.

Cog looks a little like the first "boss" in Contra on the NES:

And Brunt looks like he's cosplaying as Galvatron's alt-mode.

News Credits: 372 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:56 pm

Ah yeah, Galvatron came to mind for me too.

Brunt's Little Shop of Horrors mode.

And I wonder what can be done with their parts mixed together..

They're very different from each other, which I appreciate. I'm glad each is a unique puzzle.

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:07 pm

Cyberpath wrote:

Feed me Seymoretron!

I'm curious to see what you come up with. ;)^

One of my Reflectors should be joining the deskbots soon, if I'd stop goofing off so much. I do sprinkle in a little work for good measure.

I take it you don't have Sixgun yet? I'd say he's the weakest with Brunt being the strongest. Of course I'm talking purely from a partsforming action figure point of view. Being a "wannabe old school G1'r" Sixgun makes the most sense to me. I picked up Cog and Brunt as Titan accessories. Toys for my toys if you will. Hell, I can't even reach Cog without a step stool.

News Credits: 372 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:27 pm

I'm actually skipping Six-Gun, I figured one of each faction is good enough..

I got Cog to experience the Weaponizer gimmick and it was so cool that I had to get Brunt (who also looked cool in the promotional material. Sometimes it's fun to get characters that weren't on the show.) Plus, you know that Megatron saw Optimus Prime using it and had to create his own evil version of it... That was a huge selling point. :))

Picking the top five of 2019 will be difficult, especially since three spots will likely be taken by Optimus Prime. :lol:

Also, great shot! With the Michael Bell guys in the front for good measure. Scale's really working there.

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:39 pm

Cyberpath wrote:I'm actually skipping Six-Gun, I figured one of each faction is good enough..

I got Cog to experience the Weaponizer gimmick and it was so cool that I had to get Brunt (who also looked cool in the promotional material. Sometimes it's fun to get characters that weren't on the show.) Plus, you know that Megatron saw Optimus Prime using it and had to create his own evil version of it... That was a huge selling point.

I can get with that methodology. I like enforcing limits. I still need to get a Metroplex to go with my Sixgun. #backasswards

Picking the top five of 2019 will be difficult, especially since three spots will likely be taken by Optimus Prime.

I don't even participate in those discussions anymore. It's already been a whirlwind of great acquisitions and there's no way I'll remember what all I purchased come December. I will say that Siege Prime and SS38 are going be hard to beat. Who's your third MP OP 3.0?

Also, great shot! With the Michael Bell guys in the front for good measure. Scale's really working there.

Thanks, I'm very happy with the way my "neo G1" shelf has turned out. Siege really brought it together for me. Link in my sig brings you to the first page of my collection thread with some wide shots. Many of which are out-dated now.

Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:54 pm

Don't forget about Galaxy Upgrade Optimus, Movie 1 Optimus, or the upcoming DOTM Optimus. I would personally nominate MP-44 for worst toy of 2019.

carytheone, that is an awesome display.

Currently, my desk is being visited by these two doofs:

You might notice something a little different about Ransack. That would be because I corrected the misassembly of his rear wheel struts:

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:58 pm

ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Currently, my desk is being visited by these two doofs:

And thanks, a lot of it is just trying to deal with limited space.

News Credits: 1646 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:17 pm

Cyber, as someone who has all 3 weaponizers, you now have made me think about what would happen if all 3 were fused together...

News Credits: 131 · Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:30 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Cyber, as someone who has all 3 weaponizers, you now have made me think about what would happen if all 3 were fused together...

Well Uniflector finally made it to the desk.

Pretty cool figure and very excited for the camera threeway. Will post some more pics and thoughts in my thread later.

EDIT: Click here for more pics

News Credits: 372 · Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:30 am

carytheone wrote:I can get with that methodology. I like enforcing limits. I still need to get a Metroplex to go with my Sixgun. #backasswards

(Isn't he a lot like ForthMax? But I guess if you already have Trypticon you gotta get Metroplex, too. :-?

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carytheone wrote:I don't even participate in those discussions anymore. It's already been a whirlwind of great acquisitions and there's no way I'll remember what all I purchased come December. I will say that Siege Prime and SS38 are going be hard to beat. Who's your third MP OP 3.0?

Yes, I have a good feeling about it.

carytheone wrote:Thanks, I'm very happy with the way my "neo G1" shelf has turned out. Siege really brought it together for me. Link in my sig brings you to the first page of my collection thread with some wide shots. Many of which are out-dated now.

They're really delivering with Siege.

Still not sold on Reflector though. He looks right but I don't know.. it's the same figure three times, total $60-70.. and he might get an MP eventually.. and Hasbro/Amazon is acting like they're doing me a favour selling me toys.. :lol:

News Credits: 131 · Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:53 am

Cyberpath wrote:Still not sold on Reflector though. He looks right but I don't know.. it's the same figure three times, total $60-70.. and he might get an MP eventually.. and Hasbro/Amazon is acting like they're doing me a favour selling me toys..

Yeah, that's a tough one. I wish they were legends class and had more accessories to fill out the camera mode. I considered some of the 3P sets for a while, but decided to jump on the officials. I know some who are putting them with their MPs. I'm considering doing the same and getting a KO of the smaller 3Ps for my CHUGs. It's a solid and fun figure, but feels lacking somehow. I like it/them and have no regrets, but it's hard to really fully recommend because of the financial commitment to get all three.

News Credits: 372 · Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:36 pm

Not groundbreaking but points for using all the parts. :))

And I think the cannon arm was inspired by D-Max.

News Credits: 131 · Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:16 pm

Refraktor really is quite a posable and photogenic dude.

EDIT: CP, I'm digging the weird robodronasaurs in the first pic. Good stuff :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 3 · Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:30 pm

Here is my latest addition to my office. Got lucky and found two Refraktors at a Walmart during my lunch break!

SGM

News Credits: 131 · Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:01 pm

Using Cyberpath as inspiration to flex that nearly dead creative part of my brain, came up with a few variations on Sixgun.

Mechwarrior

Turret mode

Made an improvement after the fact. Flipped a couple "fingers" of the base backwards for stability. The neat part is how much freedom of movement each gun has in this mode. Sixgun truly is a pile of pew pew.