Minicons- retiring soon?

KillTheKids · Post by **KillTheKids** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 6:00 am

I'm suddenly cuahgt up in an urge to 'collect 'em all'. So do you think they'll be disappearing for good, or ending up in the discount bins?

deej · Post by **deej** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 6:39 am

I'll give them at least a year before they repaint them for re-release....

But I mean hey - I'm always happy to have another 3-4 different star sabres sitting around

Shrapnel Clone · Post by **Shrapnel Clone** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 12:38 pm

Originally posted by deej
I'll give them at least a year before they repaint them for re-release....

Well, Energon will have repaints of some of them....

http://www.fantofan.com/news/mag/hyperhobby/hh2-2.jpg

Transfannabeel · Post by **Transfannabeel** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 4:53 pm

I don't think they'll be too hard to find, except the first mincon teams. There was still a lot of them when I went to the store last, and even if they do become hard to find I'm sure hasbro will release repaints

deej · Post by **deej** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:24 pm

Originally posted by Shrapnel Clone
Well, Energon will have repaints of some of them....

http://www.fantofan.com/news/mag/hyperhobby/hh2-2.jpg

oooh...the sparkplug mold in a 3-pack....funky...that's one of my fav. minicon molds..and it's got the gold chrome one!

KillTheKids · Post by **KillTheKids** » Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:59 pm

Sparkplug is probably my favorite minicon. Lots of articulation, cool alt mode, fun transformation...He doesn't need a gimmick. Of course, I'm probably biased because he was my first minicon (could be considered my first transformer...I took him out of the package before Prime.)

Wildfire Herald · Post by **Wildfire Herald** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 1:58 am

Those aren't Energon guys, those are the next Micron booster set to be released in Japan...

Unicron · Post by **Unicron** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 3:34 am

Originally posted by Wildfire Herald
Those aren't Energon guys, those are the next Micron booster set to be released in Japan...

Some of them are, actually. The Jets in that picture are a redeco of the Energon Sabre

Transfannabeel · Post by **Transfannabeel** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 5:36 am

Hey speaking of sparkplug, does anyone elses always fall apart? Every time I pick him up he falls apart

Shrapnel Clone · Post by **Shrapnel Clone** » Wed Dec 31, 2003 1:02 pm

Originally posted by Unicron
Some of them are, actually. The Jets in that picture are a redeco of the Energon Sabre

Indeed. Unless they're planning on releasing current molds in old lines, those are Energon....

RID Scourge · Post by **RID Scourge** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 1:40 am

Too bad they've basically phased them out for the most part. Of the molds I have from Energon, Rapid Run has them (Sideways repaint, so no surprize there), Hot Shot only has them on his gun, and Inferno has a few. Omni/terrorcons have powerlinx points like those of the minicons on their weapons. So far, I've only seen pictures of two minicon teams.

Wildfire Herald · Post by **Wildfire Herald** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 6:00 am

I'll be damned.. I just looked at them quick, didn't notice the extra fins. Oh well so I'm wrong, you all happy now?

Lambda prime · Post by **Lambda prime** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 1:39 pm

To be fair Mini-cons were a bit brittle, my Terradrive one broke a trident thing when it fell off the shelf. When Jetfire holding the Requiem blaster fell off, the blaster was damaged. Also the blue Street speed mini-cons leg has been damaged for some time.

Shrapnel Clone · Post by **Shrapnel Clone** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 2:49 pm

Originally posted by Wildfire Herald
I'll be damned.. I just looked at them quick, didn't notice the extra fins. Oh well so I'm wrong, you all happy now?

No need to react like that. I'm seriously wondering if they are going to do a backwards release or not. Is Japan already into Energon (or whatever they call it), or are they going to be late again, as usual?

Pun-3X · Post by **Pun-3X** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:30 am

I think I read somewhere (here?) That Superlink (Japanese Energon) has started releasing already.

King Fargo · Post by **King Fargo** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 10:30 am

Somehow I think that Australia's gonna be late enough with getting into the Energon TV series, at least. We'll probably just have enough time for AR to end before EN starts on common TV (6 months after pay TV, of course

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Shrapnel Clone · Post by **Shrapnel Clone** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:26 am

I believe Energon is planned for August here in Europe...

Sixswitch · Post by **Sixswitch** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 2:49 am

Originally posted by Lambda prime
To be fair Mini-cons were a bit brittle, my Terradrive one broke a trident thing when it fell off the shelf. When Jetfire holding the Requiem blaster fell off, the blaster was damaged. Also the blue Street speed mini-cons leg has been damaged for some time.

The millitary team seem incredibly so, but since they have nice joints, they snap back together easily.

And my Sparkplug used to fall apart a lot too. You have to make sure that the feet are snapped firmly into place.