Oh yeah, when my son was younger the Armada toys were my Go-To to let him play with some of my stuff. They're way less fragile than most things since and though they're less articulated they are solid and simple in a way that makes for better kid play.
-ZacWilliam, a portion of adult fandom would go into toxic shock but for kids Transformers would not be ill served if it were feasible to bring back Armada era design
The transparent plastic on the Star Saber and Sideswipe of all people hasn't held up for me.
My Armada Op had his arm just spilt in two, right on the elbow joint (basic robot mode) which bugs me to this day, thou I still have him, I haven't really been attempted to play with him as much, Jetfire is still fine, no problems, its whatever they made the eblow joint out of, is the problem on my copy!
My Armada Jetfire (top 5 fav toy for me) had a wing break at the joint. Ive looked and seen replacements on ebay. Thought about just getting an all "new" one vs just the part.
And I want that Energon Ultra Magnus. I didnt realize it was a limited release when it came out. I called all around stores looking for a Scorponok when Energon released. Nobody said they had him at the time, but I never even thought to ask about Magnus.
And I want that Energon Ultra Magnus. I didnt realize it was a limited release when it came out. I called all around stores looking for a Scorponok when Energon released. Nobody said they had him at the time, but I never even thought to ask about Magnus.
I have one. Never had Overload.
It was my only Ultra Magnus with a trailer until Combiner Wars, and is still my favorite.
It was my only Ultra Magnus with a trailer until Combiner Wars, and is still my favorite.
Ill trade you my Overload for him. lol
I never even knew Energon Ultra Magnus was a thing growing up.
Definitely looking forward to seeing Armada Megatron after seeing how well done Prime is.
"Bah, you kids think YOU'RE getting old?! In MY day, we didn't HAVE nostalgia! Ah, I remember those days fondly..."
-And we didn't have it in snow, uphill both ways, because it didn't exist, snow hadn't been invented yet, and 'uphill' was some new-fangled concept we knew would never catch on...
-And we didn't have it in snow, uphill both ways, because it didn't exist, snow hadn't been invented yet, and 'uphill' was some new-fangled concept we knew would never catch on...
I am nostalgic for being 23 years old. 
In all fairness, the Energon toyline was largely pretty good.
Sure, the Autobot side had a few stinkers early in the line, but things got better later. The Decepticons, meanwhile, pretty much had good toys right out of the gate and all throughout the line.
Sure, the Autobot side had a few stinkers early in the line, but things got better later. The Decepticons, meanwhile, pretty much had good toys right out of the gate and all throughout the line.
Energon had some epic toys! The first combiners since Tripedicus, the Terrocons were all great little toys, the first Rodimus toy since G1, the First Scorpnok toy since G1, and the Galvatron version of Megatron was great with his old body being used as a weapon.
