The Energon Pub

--B-- wrote:My original Pepsi Prime. The sticker may be a little dull now, but it means a lot to me, as my grandparents won it from a drawing at Woolworths back in 85 and gave it to me for my 7th birthday.

Man, I love stories like that. My sister bought me Machine Wars Optimus for Christmas when I was a teenager after my mom had decided I was "too old" to have toys. Yeah, that worked out the way she planned it!
My exgirlfriend preordered MP-01 Optimus for me and I put off breaking up with her for several months in order to get it. I'm a full disclosure guy so I tell next girlfriend the whole story. She buys me a vintage Star Convoy under the condition that if we break up she takes it with her! We've been together nearly 6 years, engaged 3. I don't think any other woman could possibly understand me more.

zodconvoy wrote:

--B-- wrote:My original Pepsi Prime. The sticker may be a little dull now, but it means a lot to me, as my grandparents won it from a drawing at Woolworths back in 85 and gave it to me for my 7th birthday.

Man, I love stories like that. My sister bought me Machine Wars Optimus for Christmas when I was a teenager after my mom had decided I was "too old" to have toys. Yeah, that worked out the way she planned it!
My exgirlfriend preordered MP-01 Optimus for me and I put off breaking up with her for several months in order to get it. I'm a full disclosure guy so I tell next girlfriend the whole story. She buys me a vintage Star Convoy under the condition that if we break up she takes it with her! We've been together nearly 6 years, engaged 3. I don't think any other woman could possibly understand me more.

And this is how the soon-to-be-famed "Star Convoy Clause" was born.

zodconvoy wrote:

--B-- wrote:My original Pepsi Prime. The sticker may be a little dull now, but it means a lot to me, as my grandparents won it from a drawing at Woolworths back in 85 and gave it to me for my 7th birthday.

Man, I love stories like that. My sister bought me Machine Wars Optimus for Christmas when I was a teenager after my mom had decided I was "too old" to have toys. Yeah, that worked out the way she planned it!
My exgirlfriend preordered MP-01 Optimus for me and I put off breaking up with her for several months in order to get it. I'm a full disclosure guy so I tell next girlfriend the whole story. She buys me a vintage Star Convoy under the condition that if we break up she takes it with her! We've been together nearly 6 years, engaged 3. I don't think any other woman could possibly understand me more.

That's a pretty complicated story.

shonenfan4 wrote:

zodconvoy wrote:

--B-- wrote:My original Pepsi Prime. The sticker may be a little dull now, but it means a lot to me, as my grandparents won it from a drawing at Woolworths back in 85 and gave it to me for my 7th birthday.

Man, I love stories like that. My sister bought me Machine Wars Optimus for Christmas when I was a teenager after my mom had decided I was "too old" to have toys. Yeah, that worked out the way she planned it!
My exgirlfriend preordered MP-01 Optimus for me and I put off breaking up with her for several months in order to get it. I'm a full disclosure guy so I tell next girlfriend the whole story. She buys me a vintage Star Convoy under the condition that if we break up she takes it with her! We've been together nearly 6 years, engaged 3. I don't think any other woman could possibly understand me more.

That's a pretty complicated story.

My GF would castrate me if I proposed, then we didn't get married for 3 years after. Heh, I was just sitting here thinking about that, and it made a shiver go down my spine.

shonenfan4 wrote:That's a pretty complicated story.

You think the stories bad? You should've tried living it!

magnusalpha wrote:My GF would castrate me if I proposed, then we didn't get married for 3 years after. Heh, I was just sitting here thinking about that, and it made a shiver go down my spine.

Hey, it's not my fault. We've lived together for most of our relationship so nothing much would change. We're all but married anyway. She doesn't want a big wedding and our families are spread all over the country so we can't really have a big one anyway!

It's a tie between MP Prime and Tank Megatron.

Mine is RID Brave Maximus of course, though his box could be in a better condition.

He will look down on my ROTF Devastators when I get them on saturday.

magnusalpha wrote:My GF would castrate me if I proposed, then we didn't get married for 3 years after. Heh, I was just sitting here thinking about that, and it made a shiver go down my spine.

Oh dang, that's some pretty complicated love there.

zodconvoy wrote:You think the stories bad? You should've tried living it!

Hmmm, that sent a shiver down my spine too.

zodconvoy wrote:

--B-- wrote:My original Pepsi Prime. The sticker may be a little dull now, but it means a lot to me, as my grandparents won it from a drawing at Woolworths back in 85 and gave it to me for my 7th birthday.

Man, I love stories like that. My sister bought me Machine Wars Optimus for Christmas when I was a teenager after my mom had decided I was "too old" to have toys. Yeah, that worked out the way she planned it!
My exgirlfriend preordered MP-01 Optimus for me and I put off breaking up with her for several months in order to get it. I'm a full disclosure guy so I tell next girlfriend the whole story. She buys me a vintage Star Convoy under the condition that if we break up she takes it with her! We've been together nearly 6 years, engaged 3. I don't think any other woman could possibly understand me more.

Um, your girl's not gonna make you sign a pre-nup for that, is she?

REMINATOR wrote:For me, my "pride collection" would be all of my original G1 (Defensor, MIB Superion, Jetfire, Wreck Gar, Whirl, Roadbuster, Topspin, Twin Twist, Cyclonus, and Gnaw.

My "joy collection" or should I say my "obsession collection" would be all of my Ultra Magnus incarnation collection.

Hey, I too collect Ultra Magni and they're also the pride of my collection. Though my collection isn't as massive as yours, I do have about 18 versions of him (I don't collect statues)

If I had to name just one figure, It would probably be my TRU Exclusive Clear God Fire Convoy.

@zodconvoy. Where'd you get that head for Orion Pax? Now that's what Takara/E-hobby should have done by releasing a re-molded head.

My prides are pla grand scourge, clear rid ultra magnus, black zarak and the unreleased universe drench

Four words: City Commander Upgrade Set.

Nujevad wrote:

REMINATOR wrote:My "joy collection" or should I say my "obsession collection" would be all of my Ultra Magnus incarnation collection.

Hey, I too collect Ultra Magni and they're also the pride of my collection. Though my collection isn't as massive as yours, I do have about 18 versions of him (I don't collect statues)

I've got 17 I Mangi.
1)G1 Armored, 2)G1 Unarmored, 3)RiD Leader, 4)RiD Spychanger, 5)Energon, 6)Universe Deluxe, 7)Titanium War Within, Titanium G1, 9)Revolvtech, 10)Masterpiece, 11)World's Smallest, 12)MyClone, 13)Robot Heroes, 14)Animated, 15)Classics, 16)City Commander Upgrade, 17)SD Statue

I'm considering getting another Classics Magnus to have out of armor. I didn't bother with the Universe RiD redos, just didn't care for them.

fenrir72 wrote:@zodconvoy. Where'd you get that head for Orion Pax? Now that's what Takara/E-hobby should have done by releasing a re-molded head.

That is a custom head I found on eBay. The maker made less than a dozen of them and the only other person I know who got one is Lapse Of Reason. We've also both got the Reprolabels upgrade set so there's at least 2 of these Awesomebots in the world!

I actually put off buying an Orion Pax until I stumbled on that head. The Orion I ordered came for Asia so I had the head for about 2 weeks before I got the body.

Awesome mod bro'. It's the head that turned me off from getting Orion. Wish there was a FP back then.

fenrir72 wrote:Awesome mod bro'. It's the head that turned me off from getting Orion. Wish there was a FP back then.

Same here. Orion shouldn't look like DeForrest Kelly! Pic related!

ausbot wrote:...and the unreleased universe drench

wait wait wait...
got pics of that?

If you look at my picture that him (drench) being held by black zarak, i'll try and get some clearer pictures, i got him a few years ago, but missed out on the universe hotshot smokescreen repaint

@zodconvoy. Hey, you're right! That is Bones, now that you compare them Kup looks like DeForrest Kelly. And the personalities too........

Powersa wrote:

Looks like it's limited edition, no? Must have cost you a fortune. Judging from the pic, it looks like it's worthy every cent

Trypticon, for reasons both sentimental and plain awesome.

I have a few gems in no particular order:

2006 Botcon Darksyde Megatron (Actually the whole 2006 set)
2005 Botcon Ratchet & Ironhide
2007 Botcon set (I was there, 1st and only Botcon so far)
Victory Leo
MP Prime (Hasbro original with upgraded smokestacks and custom transforming trailer). In this case, all of my MP figures (I have all but Thundercracker).
That Orion Pax with custom head.
That clear Alt. Mirage
Classic Roadbuster with custom Nanobot head
RID Brave Max
Henkei Wildrider

My complete USA G1 collection.

zodconvoy wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Awesome mod bro'. It's the head that turned me off from getting Orion. Wish there was a FP back then.

Same here. Orion shouldn't look like DeForrest Kelly! Pic related!

Haha Never knew Kup and Optimus Prime was so related to another.

My RiD Optimus.

Like most everybody else I can't narrow it down to just one, but there are several that stand out for me:

Noisemaze Production Type

Sonic Convoy that my wife bought me for Christmas

Fort Max that I bought at Botcon 07. First thing that I bought in the dealer room, and I was bound and determined to get one there.

Botcon Ratchet

Botcon Thundercracker (I have the whole set, but I planned my trip to Botcon around getting him)

Not a Transformer but my Soul of Chogokin God Mars that my wife bought me for my birthday.