The Energon Pub

Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:23 pm

Agreed. From what I gathered, Transbots is putting the pieces on, which is good for us. If the retailer has to do it, then they will be opening the packaging and possibly GLUING them in, which would ruin the toy and my interest in owning it. Hopefully Keith is one of the good guys and he knew what he was talking about. If he says they are easily removable, then I am willing to give it a shot. I just gotta make sure I order it from a store that has a good return/exchange policy.

News Credits: 33 · Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:22 am

Tue Feb 03, 2015 8:31 am

I wonder what stickers would look the best on this guy. ReproLabels? Hasbro Licensed? Clear or silver border?

News Credits: 4 · Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:23 pm

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Didn't realize MP-05 and X-T Apollyon were the same robot height.

:lol:

just kidding. :lol:

Can't wait to buy Appolyon and display him.

Wed Feb 04, 2015 3:02 pm

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Seeing this picture, man this guy kills Takara's MP-05 in bot mode. Looks so much nicer amd glad I sold off my MP-05. :DANCE:

Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:53 pm

Saw him on display at A3U the other day and i gotta say, wow , he's mighty impressive. Lots of diecast and beastly looking. With all the accessories and stuff you get with him he's DEFINITELY worth the price tag.

Seriously.....i'm gonna go as far and say that he's a must have. Of course that's just by looking at him in a glass case though.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Feb 08, 2015 2:52 am

MGrotusque wrote:Saw him on display at A3U the other day and i gotta say, wow , he's mighty impressive. Lots of diecast and beastly looking. With all the accessories and stuff you get with him he's DEFINITELY worth the price tag.

Seriously.....i'm gonna go as far and say that he's a must have. Of course that's just by looking at him in a glass case though.

Well damn, looks like I'm headed to A3U on my next day off...

Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:11 am

I am totally all over getting this guy...MP-05 is too tall for my collection and frankly still suffers from the same aesthetic issues as the G1 toy...his proportions are off --legs are too skinny and delicate looking for my taste. Don't get me wrong I think the Takara MP version is a great figure in its own right but not toon accurate which is what I am into.

Hegemon although he looks great is too small, and after looking at a few reviews there are some issues with him as well.

So this just comes down to Goldilocks situation; for what it is and what I am collecting it is just right: size, aesthetic, price.

I am sure this guy will have something that will be a gripe for anyone who is going to get him, but then again in all of the toys I have and reviews I have watched there are not many figures out there that have EVERYTHING that one would want in that particular iteration of the character; quality, aesthetic, transformation, parts forming and the holy grail of ANKLE TILTS!

News Credits: 123 · Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:50 am

I'm super interested to see reviews of the final product and learn if the quality of this thing holds up, or if the arm joints are strong enough to independently hold up his cannon.

News Credits: 4 · Sun Feb 08, 2015 12:51 pm

donny1975 wrote:I am totally all over getting this guy...MP-05 is too tall for my collection and frankly still suffers from the same aesthetic issues as the G1 toy...his proportions are off --legs are too skinny and delicate looking for my taste. Don't get me wrong I think the Takara MP version is a great figure in its own right but not toon accurate which is what I am into.

Hegemon although he looks great is too small, and after looking at a few reviews there are some issues with him as well.

So this just comes down to Goldilocks situation; for what it is and what I am collecting it is just right: size, aesthetic, price.

I am sure this guy will have something that will be a gripe for anyone who is going to get him, but then again in all of the toys I have and reviews I have watched there are not many figures out there that have EVERYTHING that one would want in that particular iteration of the character; quality, aesthetic, transformation, parts forming and the holy grail of ANKLE TILTS!

Think there is a Gun bot Megatron in almost every toy class. 2.0 Legends class Megatron, 1984 Deluxe class. Voyager 1.0 Megatron. Hedgemon Voyager class Megatron. 3rd party boots applied Hedgemon Ultra Class. X-T Leader class Megatron. MP-05 supreme class Megatron.

Sun Feb 08, 2015 2:50 pm

agreed but none of them really scale that well with MP-10. The x-transbot sample shots look to scale with MP-10 really well.

I would have totally gotten the MP-05 mold if this hadn't come out, but glad I didn't pull the trigger on that...pun intended.

Didn't know that Hegemon had 3rd party platform shoes out to give him a lift...

Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:46 pm

donny1975 wrote:agreed but none of them really scale that well with MP-10. The x-transbot sample shots look to scale with MP-10 really well.

I would have totally gotten the MP-05 mold if this hadn't come out, but glad I didn't pull the trigger on that...pun intended.

Didn't know that Hegemon had 3rd party platform shoes out to give him a lift...

The platform shoes for Hegemon help him size up with Orion (ToyWorld's Optimus Prime). Otherwise Orion ends up a bit taller than Hegemon, which seems to be a big no-no in most people's perceptions. If anything, it feels like Megs should either be the same height or slightly higher than Optimus.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:49 am

VoiceActorDream TFW Member wrote:Apollyon is delayed til March 16th, sigh. From their official Facebook post.

Is this confirmation of a release date? or is it a bad sign that this figure will get further dalayed till April-May :???:

Mon Feb 09, 2015 10:25 am

There is no such post on their official Facebook page. Hopefully they will be updating us for real sometime soon. VoiceActorDream is uncool.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:01 am

User897 wrote:There is no such post on their official Facebook page. Hopefully they will be updating us for real sometime soon. VoiceActorDream is uncool.

Got the info from the Apolloyn TFW thread.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... n-636.html

Honestly don't know these TFW Members personally. To know whether their telling the truth or joking around.

News Credits: 10 · Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:04 am

Might also be the result of Chinese New Year delaying things...

News Credits: 4 · Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:07 am

Agamemnon wrote:Might also be the result of Chinese New Year delaying things...

Just hoping TW ships out all those Devilstars to America in a few days. So the toys are traveling on the boats not getting delayed by Chinese new year.

Mon Feb 09, 2015 11:38 am

Got the info from the Apolloyn TFW thread.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... n-636.html

Honestly don't know these TFW Members personally. To know whether their telling the truth or joking around.

I know where you got it from. I am saying that the person is wrong, and intentionally wanted to stir the pot.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 09, 2015 1:54 pm

G1COLLECTOR wrote:
Autobot Genocide wrote:

Seeing this picture, man this guy kills Takara's MP-05 in bot mode. Looks so much nicer amd glad I sold off my MP-05.

Ditto, its amazing how much a little bulk can change a figure as the transformation appears near identical, great job X-Transbots! :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 33 · Mon Feb 09, 2015 2:22 pm

Some stock will be released before the CNY but it will be very limited stock . It's full stock release date is march (not sure when in march) , it would have been sooner but due to the Chinese new year it has been put back .

Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:51 am

megatronus wrote:I'm super interested to see reviews of the final product and learn if the quality of this thing holds up, or if the arm joints are strong enough to independently hold up his cannon.

I'm hoping there's a strong ratchet joint in both the shoulder and elbow.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:41 pm

AutoBorst wrote:
megatronus wrote:I'm super interested to see reviews of the final product and learn if the quality of this thing holds up, or if the arm joints are strong enough to independently hold up his cannon.
I'm hoping there's a strong ratchet joint in both the shoulder and elbow.

I pretty sure this will be the case, I find that most 3rd party's these days have figured out that figures need to be functional, I've notices a huge step up in 3rd party figures recently, with less figures being super delicate display pieces.

News Credits: 461 · Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:08 pm

Autobot Genocide wrote:

I like MP05 better.... =X

Tue Feb 10, 2015 1:09 pm

The only issue i can really see with this figure from what i observed actually seeing the figure is the gun barrel on his back. It is attached to a very delicate die cast swivel joint protruding from his back and it appeared to simply be not substantial enough to support the weight of the barrel making it leaning to one side.

It looked like over time and multiple transformations that tiny little joint could be torqued right out of alignment.

This little joint here....it had me worried. The lean was considerable on the figure i saw. But of course it wasn't a final production release but much like the one in this picture.