The Energon Pub

News Credits: 104 · Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:31 pm

triKlops wrote:Agreed with CP; this seems to be a singular occurrence.
Good luck with the cleansing though.

Yeah, either of mine had no irregular smell to them.

News Credits: 10 · Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:11 pm

Burn wrote:won't have to worry about someone knocking him off.

Sounds like you could leave him on the footpath and no one would knock him off :lol:

News Credits: 226 · Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:14 pm

Arctorro wrote:
Burn wrote:won't have to worry about someone knocking him off.
Sounds like you could leave him on the footpath and no one would knock him off

What's your address? I'll send him to you and see how fast you send him back.

News Credits: 10 · Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:01 am

Burn wrote:
Arctorro wrote:
Burn wrote:won't have to worry about someone knocking him off.
Sounds like you could leave him on the footpath and no one would knock him off

What's your address? I'll send him to you and see how fast you send him back.

I just moved to Antarctica :WHISTLE:

News Credits: 226 · Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:07 am

Arctorro wrote:
Burn wrote:
Arctorro wrote:
Burn wrote:won't have to worry about someone knocking him off.
Sounds like you could leave him on the footpath and no one would knock him off

What's your address? I'll send him to you and see how fast you send him back.
I just moved to Antarctica

You do realise there's only three Australian scientific research stations down there and they all share the same post code yeah?

I'll just address it "the guy that collects Transformer toys", Antarctica, 7151

News Credits: 10 · Mon Jan 19, 2015 12:21 am

Burn wrote:
Arctorro wrote:
Burn wrote:
Arctorro wrote:
Burn wrote:won't have to worry about someone knocking him off.
Sounds like you could leave him on the footpath and no one would knock him off

What's your address? I'll send him to you and see how fast you send him back.
I just moved to Antarctica

You do realise there's only three Australian scientific research stations down there and they all share the same post code yeah?

I'll just address it "the guy that collects Transformer toys", Antarctica, 7151

I'm told Mars is nice this time of year :-?

Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:29 am

Burn wrote:Yep, opened the front door and could smell him.

Moved him to the garage. Still reasonably airy, and won't have to worry about someone knocking him off.

While it would be very easy for me to assume that I have just come across a difference between Australian English and American English, and even figure out the meaning from context, I am going to choose to ignore that very simple reasoning and say...

"Oh my god! The source of knock-off Transformers toys is Burn leaving toys outside so evil doers can come by and copy them!"

Or, alternatively...

"Oh my god! There is apparently a roving hit man in Australia who goes around killing any poor, innocent Transformers he finds left outside for too long!"

(Ain't language fun?)

Anyway, Burn, hope the smell goes away (or at least lessens to a barely noticeable level) eventually! While not necessarily my favorite toy, Whirl is a fun one who I am glad to have in my collection. May you someday be able to (without olfactory discomfort) include him in yours, as well.

Mon Jan 19, 2015 10:19 am

Not sure if this will damage the toy in some way, but have you tried dunking him in soapy water overnight and see if he still smells? Just an idea. :-?

Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:56 pm

Perhaps it was made with post-recycled gutter plastic. Sometimes undesirable leftovers are within the plastic itself.

:HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 226 · Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:08 pm

guarayakha wrote:Not sure if this will damage the toy in some way, but have you tried dunking him in soapy water overnight and see if he still smells? Just an idea.

That's the next plan. It's just finding the time to do it.

News Credits: 9 · Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:52 am

Burn wrote:
guarayakha wrote:Not sure if this will damage the toy in some way, but have you tried dunking him in soapy water overnight and see if he still smells? Just an idea.

That's the next plan. It's just finding the time to do it.

You might also try milk. It's good at neutralising odours. Coffee absorbs odours as well, you could bury him in coffee granules. overnight.

News Credits: 22 · Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:36 am

If it's the plastic itself, you might as well throw it away. You should throw it away anyway, because it's a piece of crap.

Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:32 pm

Rodimus Prime wrote:You should throw it away anyway, because it's a piece of crap.

That's a rather harsh response, is it not? If you dislike the toy, that is all fine and good. Personally, I like it. But even if it was a toy I did dislike, I'd not go into a thread that was someone having an unusual issue with their copy of it seeking solace and advice on how to remedy it with the suggestion of, "Throw it in the garbage where it belongs!"

To make a correlation: If this was a home video enthusiast forum, and someone made a thread saying, "I just bought Transformers: Age of Extinction and there was something wrong with the case. Anyone know a good place to get a new one?" then going into that thread and saying, "Just throw the whole bloody movie out because it is vile filth!" is, if not entirely untruthful, not really constructive to the conversation that is desired.

News Credits: 226 · Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:23 pm

It's fine, RP and I have a thing where we just take shots at each other.

But I do agree, it's not the greatest of figures, but neither was his G1 incarnation either and this really wasn't much of an update.

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:45 pm

Have you tried the baking soda trick?

News Credits: 226 · Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:50 pm

Haven't tried anything. Too busy being lazy!

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:54 pm

Burn wrote:Haven't tried anything. Too busy being lazy!

Me to! I'm run off my feet sitting on my fat ass. lol

News Credits: 226 · Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:00 pm

I've had other issues too but I won't be airing them publicly.

But yeah ... mostly lazy catching up on pirated TV and comics.

News Credits: 22 · Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:14 am

So Whirl is still hanging out in your garage? Has the paint chipped off the walls yet?

News Credits: 226 · Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:00 am

Not yet. Give it time though.

Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:13 am

I might have to ask you to send him to me. If it can strip varnish, I could use it on my cabinets.

News Credits: 22 · Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:34 am

Yotsuyasan wrote:
Rodimus Prime wrote:You should throw it away anyway, because it's a piece of crap.

That's a rather harsh response, is it not? If you dislike the toy, that is all fine and good. Personally, I like it. But even if it was a toy I did dislike, I'd not go into a thread that was someone having an unusual issue with their copy of it seeking solace and advice on how to remedy it with the suggestion of, "Throw it in the garbage where it belongs!"

It's a matter of opinion. You like the toy, that's fine. I don't. I think it's most likely the worst figure currently in the Transformers line, tied with Windblade. So no, it's not a harsh response on my part. It may be harsh compared to what you think, but what you think isn't the standard. It's an opinion. Just like what I think is.

Besides, considering the owner, the garbage might not be such a bad place for the figure. It might even prefer it.