The Energon Pub

News Credits: 7 · Tue Oct 06, 2009 3:28 pm

TFBuyer wrote:Yeah, don't be stepping on the sweet alt modes of the Japanese BW line...

...now the NAMES. THAT you can pounce on.

What's wrong with names like Killbison and Eagle Killer?

Now about beast modes like Heinlads...

Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:18 pm

That hurts your eyes but the recent TF abominations of Robot Heroes, Movie TF's, Star Wars TF's and Marvel Crossovers don't? All those TF's that don't look like TF's?

Robot Heroes - disproportionately cute

Movie TF's - alien, indiscernable faces or just plain goofy

Star Wars TF's - nice vehicles but a Darth Vader head on a TF does not work and don't get me started on Obi Wan's beard.

Marvel Crossovers - Garish colour schemes and horrible heads.

For the most part, it's the head designs I have problems with in these recent TF lines.

Initially I felt the same way about Beast Wars but the fiction went a long way to winning me over as did the first Bay Movie and Animated.

I just look the traditional TF aesthetic with recognisable faces and the helmet look.

Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:50 pm

Mykltron wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:I love Dead End. I ended up picking up the Soonkong two-pack with Break for about $10 on BBTS a few years ago. Break is a goddamn penguin. BW II had some crazy alt modes!

...and some godawful bot modes, eg Longrack and that bunny...

Yeah, the continuation of Beast Wars in Japan certainly did give us some interesting looking figures.

News Credits: 1082 · Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:00 pm

I have him/her, but not sure where or how I have it displayed at this time. Hidden no doubt.

Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:15 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:I have him/her, but not sure where or how I have it displayed at this time. Hidden no doubt.

Swimming silently, feeding on small fish and smaller crustations.

News Credits: 1452 · Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:57 am

Windsweeper wrote:That hurts your eyes but the recent TF abominations of Robot Heroes, Movie TF's, Star Wars TF's and Marvel Crossovers don't? All those TF's that don't look like TF's?

Comparing those to what this is isn't a good comparison. Dead End a freaking pink historical fossil, any other colour would've suited it other than pink.

News Credits: 12 · Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:06 am

Blurrz wrote:
Windsweeper wrote:That hurts your eyes but the recent TF abominations of Robot Heroes, Movie TF's, Star Wars TF's and Marvel Crossovers don't? All those TF's that don't look like TF's?

Comparing those to what this is isn't a good comparison. Dead End a freaking pink historical fossil, any other colour would've suited it other than pink.

First of all, it's not an "historical fossil", it's a living creature that still exists in the ocean. Second, while they're not usually bright pink, they are often white with reddish stripes. So I think your complaints are off-base.

News Credits: 241 · Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:31 am

GuyIncognito wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
Windsweeper wrote:That hurts your eyes but the recent TF abominations of Robot Heroes, Movie TF's, Star Wars TF's and Marvel Crossovers don't? All those TF's that don't look like TF's?

Comparing those to what this is isn't a good comparison. Dead End a freaking pink historical fossil, any other colour would've suited it other than pink.

First of all, it's not an "historical fossil", it's a living creature that still exists in the ocean. Second, while they're not usually bright pink, they are often white with reddish stripes. So I think your complaints are off-base.

Actually, you're mixing up two species. Dead End is an Ammonite, which are extinct. You're thinking about a Nautilus, their surviving cousins. They're similar, but the Ammonite had a rigid shell while the Nautilus has a smooth one.

Put short, Dead End is an Ammonite with the colors of a Nautilus.

News Credits: 609 · Wed Oct 07, 2009 10:56 am

This calls for an image:

News Credits: 241 · Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:09 am

Razorclaw0000 wrote:This calls for an image:

And this:

Collection of Ammonite shells from Wikipedia.

News Credits: 12 · Thu Oct 08, 2009 12:46 pm

I stand corrected. He appears to be an ammonite, not a nautilus.

However, I still don't see any problem with the figure or the colors. In fact, the more I look at, the more it grows on me. Now I want to find on of these on eBay.

Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:29 am

it exsists because its in my opinion one of the best transformers out there. as for pink. it doesnt bother me one of the very few that have pink on them.

great alt mode. love bot mode to. intresting transformation. and you can fire the shell off his shoulder!

Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:46 pm

And he has multiple robo-wangs.

News Credits: 2 · Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:50 pm

Chaoslock wrote:
TFBuyer wrote:Yeah, don't be stepping on the sweet alt modes of the Japanese BW line...

...now the NAMES. THAT you can pounce on.

What's wrong with names like Killbison and Eagle Killer?

Now about beast modes like Heinlads...

Killbison? Talk about your self-fulfilling prophecy...

And c'mon--Stampy? Break? Bump? Really???
8-}

News Credits: 1452 · Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:02 pm

Okay I'm a little bit lenient on this figure now. I just bought the Beast Wars Sourcebook + Comics package and I'm liking all the bios.

Mon Oct 12, 2009 3:29 pm

For some reason I just can't get the thought of a rubber ducky Transformer out of my head. I guess seeing the giant bin of rubber duckies every time I go to Walmart looking for something new between Transformers and GI Joes just gets my mind working ing weird ways.

News Credits: 241 · Mon Oct 12, 2009 4:25 pm

Grahf wrote:For some reason I just can't get the thought of a rubber ducky Transformer out of my head. I guess seeing the giant bin of rubber duckies every time I go to Walmart looking for something new between Transformers and GI Joes just gets my mind working ing weird ways.

And the duckies will be all mine, Yessssssssssssss... :twisted: