Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[GoktimusPrime]

The golden energy was so powerful that it restored Bumblebee and Goldbug at the same time! Wibbly-wobbly...

[UltimateGalvatron]

The golden energy was so powerful that it restored Bumblebee and Goldbug at the same time! Wibbly-wobbly...

Yeah! In the celebration scene Bumblebee was jumping up and down NEXT TO GOLDBUG!

[Bladestorm]

So my hubby just gave me Ultimetal Optimus Prime for a significant benchmark in our lives this year and one of the phrases he says is "Energon fuel cells are low. I need to recharge in the CR chamber."

I don't remember a "CR chamber" in G1.. but admittedly I haven't watched the whole series in a while. Can anyone point me to where and what that might be referencing?

[tinyJazz]

So my hubby just gave me Ultimetal Optimus Prime for a significant benchmark in our lives this year and one of the phrases he says is "Energon fuel cells are low. I need to recharge in the CR chamber."

I don't remember a "CR chamber" in G1.. but admittedly I haven't watched the whole series in a while. Can anyone point me to where and what that might be referencing?

Creation/restoration, Cryonic or Cryogenic regeneration chamber.

A device for medical treatment or adding a new altmode

Appears in the Beast Wars cartoon, Dreamwave and IDW comics.

The G1 cartoon had a similar thing called a "recharging chamber", which appeared in like, one episode.

[GoktimusPrime]

It was also occasionally just simply referred to as the "R" (Regeneration) Chamber. CR and R chambers are explicitly used for repairing wounded Transformers, whereas the G1 recharging chambers are just used for refuelling (only in 1 episode ). Beast Wars used CR and R Chambers because neither side had a medic. G1 didn't have these, as the Autobots had 'bots like Ratchet, Wheeljack, First Aid etc. to help repair the wounded, and the Decepticons had Medicroids, which are presumed to be like medics, but we only ever see them once when they rebuilt Dr. Arkeville as a cyborg.

One does not simply expect continuity consistency from the G1 cartoon.

[UltraMarginal]

So my hubby just gave me Ultimetal Optimus Prime for a significant benchmark in our lives this year and one of the phrases he says is "Energon fuel cells are low. I need to recharge in the CR chamber."

I don't remember a "CR chamber" in G1.. but admittedly I haven't watched the whole series in a while. Can anyone point me to where and what that might be referencing?

The first reference to a CR chamber that I'm aware of was Beast wars but I haven't read any of the old marvel G1 comics.

Your Husband is a legend by the way, a whole ultimetal optimus prime as a gift. I hope you have somewhere suitable to display and appreciate the awesomeness.

[Bladestorm]

The first reference to a CR chamber that I'm aware of was Beast wars but I haven't read any of the old marvel G1 comics.

I was thinking the same way... I vaguely remember a chamber in Beast Wars but couldn't think of anything like that in G1. Optimus and co always seemed to be on a slab of some sort with Ratchet over them... which is why of all the quotes Optimus says, this one seems like the odd one out.
I don't read the comics so I wasn't sure if there was a reference in there...
I don't know if any of you have heard the sound bites from Ultimetal but Peter Cullen does a fabulous job with them. Optimus SOUNDS drained when he comments about the CR chamber.

Your Husband is a legend by the way, a whole ultimetal optimus prime as a gift. I hope you have somewhere suitable to display and appreciate the awesomeness.

Yeah - my husband is AWESOME. He's the reason I got into collecting Optimus (and he probably regrets it a bit now). He's very tolerant of my obsession (and that of my kids) despite being a Gundam guy himself.
I do have somewhere for Ultimetal to sit but at the moment I'm undecided how best to display him - whether to get a custom perspex housing made for him, etc. Anyways, probably best to discuss Ultimetal elsewhere... I'm happy to post pics/video of him if people are curious. Just point me to the best place to start a thread.

[UltraMarginal]

Anyways, probably best to discuss Ultimetal elsewhere... I'm happy to post pics/video of him if people are curious. Just point me to the best place to start a thread.

well, you could tack posts on to the end of the original news thread or you could create your own review thread.

[UltimateGalvatron]

Regarding the MP-10 Rerelease... in Australia on the box will it say 'Optimus Prime' or 'Convoy'?


Thanks

[griffin]

Regarding the MP-10 Rerelease... in Australia on the box will it say 'Optimus Prime' or 'Convoy'?


Thanks

All the direct imports from Asia are in their original (untouched) packaging. The only thing different is an added booklet for instructions and bio in English, as a bonus.
Nothing is removed or altered with the toys from their Asian release.

So in the case of this one, if it is the Convoy toy from Japan, it will still say Convoy on the box.