The Energon Pub

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:46 am

After the recent announcement of the Cubex MP Huffer, I havent managed to find the almost simultaneous announcement that our old friends X-Transbots are to return with their own Masterpiece versions of G1 favourites Huffer and Pipes so here it is!

X-Transbots presents

Master Mini Series MM-I Krank and MM-II Stax aka Huffer and Pipes!

More info to follow as its announced!

Let the X-Transbots/Cubex battle commence!

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 12:01 pm

So, I still want to know what they knocked off for these? I don't remember Jizai making anything like these, did they get these from a different garage kit maker and upscale them?

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:17 pm

Really like the scale on this for am MP display.

I appreciate that they selected a believably smaller truck.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 1:22 pm

Still haven't found any figures to knock Botcon Huffer/Cybertron Armorhide as my Classics Huffer/Pipes. If these were scout sized they may just do that.

However they are not, so I'm not that interested.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 3:33 pm

Pulled these out of the mix of recent photos..

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 3:47 pm

News Credits: 10 · by **Arctorro** » Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:46 pm

This one looks much better than the Cubex version, and the scale seems to be spot on, but I can't help thinking that it isn't cartoon accurate enough to fit as well as the eventual Takara version :-?

I do like it and if it wasn't for Takara I'd be on board.

News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 6:56 am

News Credits: 10 · by **Arctorro** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:15 am

Windcharger next huh?

This isn't looking so good now. After seeing the most recent pics of the Cubex version I've flip-flopped and now like that one better, still not buying it though [-(

Unless it is really, really, really cheap. Maybe.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 8:37 am

Both "Not-Huffers" look good! It's amazing that fans can pull off this kind of sophisticated toys. Some toys even look better than their official counterparts. I've been impressed with a lot of the photos that I see of the 3rd party products. (Don't own any so far though, except for that cool little Megatron.)

I think I, too, am leaning more to the Cubex Not-Huffer -- the face looks more "Huffer" to me, and I like the wheel-less robot mode. Plus, the truck mode somehow looks more consistent with the style of both the MP-10 and the cartoon.
I assume release dates and prices won't be in any time soon?

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:39 pm

These two look really good i'm very surprised this is X-Transbots the Cubex figure looks more like something i would have expected from XT.

I want to see these next to some deluxe figures as i would have them for my classics display i don't care at all about minibot scale .

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:36 pm

This looks great. I like the scale and accuracy of the alt mode. But X-Transbots needs to prove the Quality of the figure before I buy it.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:30 am

These do look really good, but I'm not buying any 3rd party MPs given the roll that Takara is on right now. If they haven't gotten to a G1 character yet, just give it time, I bet they will get em' all eventually (at least for everything before season 3, possibly excluding the cities and combiners).

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 4:13 am

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 11:40 am

Love the both Pipe's faces

by **Wh33l Jck** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:08 pm

They should worry more about actually releasing things.

Is been over a year for their Ironhide/Ratchet set.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:40 pm

I wonder if they read the writing on the wall with the iGear Ironhide and Ratchet and scrapped their idea. X-Transbots Ironhide and Ratchet did not have the same level of detail as iGear's.

by **Wh33l Jck** » Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:57 pm

If they have, they should at least inform Robot Kingdom instead of stringing us/me along.

I'm just so wary about X-transbots now. Especially after I got their Powerglide and have seen the quality. I'll believe they changed for the better once Not-Huffer is released and I have seen the reviews....

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 3:16 am

News Credits: 10 · by **Arctorro** » Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:33 am

The more I see the alt mode the less I like this, it just looks nothing like the cartoon.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:09 pm

Im surprised no has bothered to post the (somewhat dated now) latest news or photos on this project? I guess thats why this Transformers fansite suffers these days when it comes to 3rd Party updates and latest releases! What!

Courtesy of X-transbots facebook page.

More photos here...
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.514582735287853.1073741826.190452341034229&type=1

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:54 pm

Wow, he's bigger than I thought he'd be. I think he's too big for MP.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:49 pm

Thanks for posting the pictures. I am a little surprised with the height as well. Haven't made up my mind yet. Who is the other company planning to make Huffer?