The Energon Pub

News Credits: 2 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:05 am

Like title said, since I might get a chance to land him. Thanks.

News Credits: 14 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 12:24 am

I wouldn't think so. He's a large car, slightly larger than a human Alliance car. He'll also tower over most deluxes in robot mode.

News Credits: 7 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:15 am

Yeah, The Alt version will look pretty out of scale with Classics. It's still a great toy though, one of my favourites (alongside the likes of the G2 Hero Megatron mould, Classics Seekers and Classics Mirage and his many repaints) and worthy of a place in any collection although I've got the Binaltech version myself.

I've got Energon Shockblast in with my larger scale Classics. It's a real shame that the Titanium prototype for Shockwave never made it into production, that would have looked great with the Seekers. Hasbro, we could really use a deluxe Shockwave. Pretty please.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 5:11 pm

Got that. Thanks.

Agree. I was even saying WFC Shockwave is good enough, if is one. I don't think DOTM Voyager one is a good substitute, either. Well, I will wait and see.

News Credits: 10 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:46 pm

I use Shockblast as well, I think he's a pretty good fit.

News Credits: 15 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:50 pm

I think he would be a horrible fit because he towers even Deluxe Optimus Prime and besides he's a car. Shockwave was never a car and it would look totally out of place.

News Credits: 1 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:02 pm

Gyrotron wrote:I think he would be a horrible fit because he towers even Deluxe Optimus Prime and besides he's a car. Shockwave was never a car and it would look totally out of place.

True, but G1 Shockwave used to tower over pretty much everything from the original toy run.

However I personally wouldn't use Alternator Shockblast in a TF Classic collection, he's just so difficult to transplant successfully into that continuity (although he is awesome).

News Credits: 10 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:51 pm

Gyrotron wrote:I think he would be a horrible fit because he towers even Deluxe Optimus Prime and besides he's a car. Shockwave was never a car and it would look totally out of place.

I should have specified I meant Energon Shockblast. My mistake

News Credits: 1 · Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:05 pm

In my display I have MP Mega and Prime towering over their troops with MP starscream in there as well. Sorta "movie poster" style. I had alt Shocky in there too at one point and he looked fine since the scale was all outta whack anyway.

Another anti-scale point is if you're using the Legends class figures in your display. Most of them should be much larger to really be right. Ditto RTS G2 Prime. IMHO, it all depends on if you can look at it and like it, not what anyone else really thinks.

Sat Mar 19, 2011 11:40 pm

I don't see it fitting in with the Classics line very well. When it comes to my Alternator, I just display them with other Alternators, and sometimes around MP figures. Honestly, Alternators are kind of a weird breed to display with other lines. I love them and collect them, but displaying them sometimes perplexes me.

Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:05 am

paul053 wrote:I don't think DOTM Voyager one is a good substitute, either.

I think he'd be a better fit than the Alternators version...

News Credits: 10 · Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:46 am

No, Alt Shockwave (Shockblast, whatever) is not a good fit for classics.

Mine fits into Masterpiece territory with the rest of my Alts, although I do hope a true Masterpiece Shockwave is made at some point.

Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:22 am

I don't think he fits in there at all. But I only display toys by line

News Credits: 16 · Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:08 pm

paul053 wrote:Like title said, since I might get a chance to land him. Thanks.

You tell me.

Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:14 pm

This version of shockwave is really wicked! Go get it!

Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:09 pm

To everybody saying not to use him because he towers over the deluxes, like the Autobot Cars, Shockwave should be taller than them. As that pic shows he lines up nicely with the Voyagers, and thus fits the scale bump. He's not too tall for Classics, the Seekers are too short.

News Credits: 4 · Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:36 pm

I think Energon Shockblast fits in better with the Classics line, but that is just my opinion. In terms of scale, he fits fine.

News Credits: 5 · Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:25 am

I use alt Shocky just like It Is Him does, right beside my Voyager henkei Megatron. He's just a bit shorter than Megs and looks good to me, it's a great mold. Not perfect, but he's more "shockwave" to me than the Energon one.

News Credits: 129 · Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:14 am

Um, why not Energon Shockblast?

News Credits: 2 · Mon Mar 21, 2011 11:50 am

It Is Him wrote:You tell me.

Counterpunch wrote:Um, why not Energon Shockblast?

Thanks for the pictures. I think that helps a lot. Now they both look good but I kind of prefer Alternator's color and size. I, too, display my classics in robot mode so the size of Alternator's much bigger alt mode isn't really an issue. Hmmmm, that makes me thinking again. :-?

Speaking about displaying Alternators, I currently only have one kitty Jaguar Ravage who fits no where but I put him in alt mode along with ROTF HA cars. But I love that car and this combination.