The Energon Pub

by **Dagon** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:43 pm

Valandar wrote:There is no Transformers toy more worthless in my collection than TFM07 Payload. The shoulders / head falls off, the massive plunger sticking out the back, etc etc all lead to a complete waste of plastic.

Second worst is RotF Arcee - its robot mode is simply horrid.

Classics HotShot isn't that great either, but the complete turd that is his partner Jolt simply looks and feels like it's made out of KO "quality" plastic.

And Dagon... pretty harsh, dude. You know, some of us DO like some of the figs.

Hey man, if you like them, then please enjoy the heck out of them, regardless of my dislike for them. I promise, I do not lose any sleep at night knowing that some people like the movie toys. For reference, I loved and still love Titanium Soundwave, and you know how much hate was fired at that particular figure....
I'm sorry if I sounded harsh or rude or anything, I didn't mean to. Was just speaking my mind. Sorry movie toy fans.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:28 pm

Universe Treadshot, from the Ultra Magnus/Treadshot Battle in a Box set...

*shudders*

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:25 pm

Star Wars General Grievous, the one that transforms into a space ship, not the rolling robot thing. Very flimsy, can't stand, back heavy. Took it back to the shop the next day.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:31 pm

This is another one of my worst Transformers toy, the ROTF Scouts Scalpel, the spider like feet around the ball joint started to show cracks in the plastic that made the feel super loose after only 2 or 3 transformations :sad:

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:58 pm

Cybertron Runamuck. Close second are the Classic minicons (other than the black wolf, the whole lot is crap in robot mode, and the wolf is only saved by the superior alt. mode, plus I don't know who decided to use so much ball joints on so small figures, but he was surely insane)

News Credits: 1 · by **Shortround_** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:13 pm

Armada Smokescreen. He looks like a fruity candy dispencer. :lol:

by **VonSchlitzy** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:49 am

2007 movie Dreadwing and Swindle.
Classics/Universe 2.0 Silverbolt.
i have NOTHING good to say about these horrible toys!
no offense to those who enjoy them!

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:16 am

VonSchlitzy wrote:Classics/Universe 2.0 Silverbolt.
i have NOTHING good to say about these horrible toys!
no offense to those who enjoy them!

I'm in no way offended, but I do feel the need to defend Silverbolt, I really like him. Simple transform & all :-)

For me it will always be Slugslinger, I HATE that POS!! His joints are loose, he's ugly, and his transform is wonky.

Another big hate for me is Cybertron Soundwave. I searched forever for him because I thought he looked cool, but when I got him he was just a huge disappointment. Odd proportions and both modes just looked off to me.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:21 am

Not the worst TF's in existence, but....

Universe Snowcat. He's all black and orange, and not all that articulate either.

2007 Movie Swindle shares this dishonor. Non-moving head, cheap-looking plastic red plastic, and his alt mode is horrendous.

by **Nujevad** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:20 am

Jayson26 wrote:Armada Overload. If he wasn't a combiner I wouldnt have him. no articulation, that transformation noise gets annoying, and what happens when the "minicon" is in robot mode? Youre left with a block of red plastic? other than the combination qualities there is not much excitement otherwise I'd say...but I also have Armada Optimus and Jetfire so I ended up finding one.

Really? I love the toy, I've even got three versions of the mold. He's much better than, say Scavenger or Sideswipe from the same line.

As for me, I'd say that the worst TF I've ever owned was G1 Runamuck. When I got him as a child, I was like "wheeee, automatic transformation, just like the TV show". 10 seconds later, it was "why can't he do anything else, this guy sucks!"

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:22 pm

Really no one has said G1 Wheelie yet?

Actually I hate the Armada Sideswipe mold, and any and all of its interations...

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:01 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:Really no one has said G1 Wheelie yet?

But I love Wheelie. I mean, come on! He rhymes and hangs out with the Dinobots. Plus, he carries a slingshot. That makes him like a hipper, robotic Dennis the Menace. A Dennis the Menace that rhymes. And is orange. And is a robot. That rhymes.

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 3:11 am

It Is Him wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:Really no one has said G1 Wheelie yet?

But I love Wheelie. I mean, come on! He rhymes and hangs out with the Dinobots. Plus, he carries a slingshot. That makes him like a hipper, robotic Dennis the Menace. A Dennis the Menace that rhymes. And is orange. And is a robot. That rhymes.

lol

by **Noshrok Grimskull** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:11 am

RID Sky Byte.
Don't even know why I bought it...
His Alt Mode is halfway decent, but his Robot Mode is just plain YUCK.

News Credits: 104 · by **Cyber Bishop** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:08 am

Most recently Universe Galvatron..

IMHO Horrible bot form, ick transformation and WAAAY too small.

News Credits: 2 · by **Convotron** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:09 am

Pretender Cloudburst. My mother bought it for me when I was in the hospital getting my tonsils removed. I must have been 5 or 6. I love my mother dearly for the gift and heck, I loved the gift when I was that age. But now that I look back, dear lord...the Pretender concept as a Transformers toy just offends me. Maybe The Transformer was more like a Foldformer, the Pretender shell's only articulation was in the shoulders with vertical rotation. At some point after that I received Powermaster Optimus Prime for my birthday and while it was a brick, I loved it and well, Cloudburst was given to my baby brother.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:36 pm

G1 Trypticon. Ugh. And yes, Wheelie.

I gave him away. And, now that I see mentioned, Sky-Byte. Also gave him away. I transformed him once, and couldn't even transform him back to shark.

News Credits: 1 · by **OPTIMUS MAGNUS** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:34 pm

For me...ANYTHING Beast wars, Beast Machines and Machine wars oriented. I don't even count em as TF's in my mind. I really liked the BW show too...but the toys IMO are AWFUL. Their are a FEW MW toys I can half way get into but IMO most are pure junk. Oh, and I agree with whomever mentioned TF the movie Payload. What HORRIBLE execution that was. :lol:

YouTube · by **SoUnDwAvEr1998** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:14 pm

The Armada Sideswipe Mold <shudders>

News Credits: 4 · by **tom brokaw** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 4:24 pm

titanium soundwave was pretty bad too

by **Dr. Richtofen** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:33 pm

mine is definitly universe blaster. cybertron soundwave repaint? i HATE the "jet" mode, and his arm kibble on the left arm, or the cockpit, wont stay on, an he blockrock minicon looks alot more like g1 laserbeak than soundwaves does! :-x

whats yours? (and dont say universe galvatron. please!)

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:39 pm

It's a little unidentified Microbot. He's yellow on the outside and has a dark blue chest with light blue optics. I can't remember where or how I got him. I think i might have gotten him with a loose Metroplex I had a few years ago. But I can't do anything with him. He transforms, but in robot mode he just...stands there.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 2:46 pm

*polishes off the original thread*

I wouldn't know mine, then again, I usually don't buy things I don't like

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:10 pm

...and thus two threads have powerlinked to form UberThread!

...ok enough of that...

My least favourite TF at the moment is probably MP Megatron. He can no longer support his cannon's weight in a firing position so it hangs at his side and his legs have to be positioned just so to support that weight. He's taken a couple dives in the past at the slightest jostling of the shelf.

Oh yeah, and he's a pain to Transform.

by **Prime Riblet** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:30 pm

Blurrz wrote:Animated Starscream. This toy just gives me pure agony. Parts keep falling off and getting him completely into alternate mode is a bloody hay day.

I completely agree. Right out of the box he was a piece of junk.