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Breakdown 2099 wrote:

gbm wrote:This is awesome news, thanks!

Time to order me an Encore Ironhide!

(this is the figure that I can buy the "upgrade kit" for right? ...with the extended hands/feet and head?)

EDIT: Where can I purchase those kits from? All I can find are "the heads"...the video I watched had extensions for the arms and legs too.

Gear 4 toys has the GT 01I and GT 01R. Both should be available at BBTS.

WOWZER!!!!

60 BUCKS FOR THESE???!!!

actually.....THESE were the ones I was looking for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62E0Tsc2wIU

Let us know if you go ahead and order them, and how they turn out. I'm looking for something to give these guys an upgrade also

TFC Hotrodimus had "some" differences from the 2000 Takara re-issue. His back wind shield doesn't "lock" in place and his engine/ fist holes are bigger to accommodate his target master handles.

Material wise, there was no difference. Oh, and he had his bling stamp graphed instead of decals.

Encore Meister had some improvements and disappointments. Improvements on the paint apps and his visor. Bugs Bunny smirk removed. The downside is that his shoulder mounted flame throwers don't fit well.

Encore Convoy feels a bit lighter and there is a mold degradation on his left back. The colors somewhat less dark purple blue but aside from that, a most EXCELLENT reproduction of the 1984 toy.

Skids' colors are somewhat muted compared to the TFC version.

TFC Megatron? 'nuff said!

I am a big fan of the Encore line. In most cases, they are really close to the G1 version of the toy. If they made changes, they are to improve the figure.

RhA wrote:

craggy wrote:There are occasionally some minor differences (Soundwave, for example, who uses the remolded Soundblaster tape door, capable of holding 2 cassettes instead of one, and I think Hot Rod uses the retooled Targetmaster Hot Rod mold, and has guns with larger pegs than the original as a result) but I don't think they go out of their way to make these things cheaper than the originals. If anything it's the opposite, with the presentation of the Encores being pretty special.

There is no Encore Hotrod and Soundwave uses the single cassete door. It was Hasbro who applied the changes for their reissues, though. Or did you mean that?

I didn't mean that. I said that. My post mentions that I know bugger all about the Encore line first hand, but do have some experience with the Hasbro reissues offered through TRU.

I love Encore/Reissue figs. I couldn't care less about having an 'original geewun' figure, so if there's a G1 toy I want that gets a reissue and it's priced reasonable (and sometimes not ) I'll snatch it up. It's a great opportunity to own a piece of my childhood again (or a figure I always WISHED I'd had as a kid ).

Pricing is the biggest factor though. For example, I snagged an original G1 Metroplex in great shape but missing one piece (which I was able to pick up cheap on ebay) for far less, including the price of the missing piece, than it would have cost me to get the reissue. If the reissue had been the same price or cheaper, I would have gone with that instead.

xyl360 wrote:I love Encore/Reissue figs. I couldn't care less about having an 'original geewun' figure, so if there's a G1 toy I want that gets a reissue and it's priced reasonable (and sometimes not ) I'll snatch it up. It's a great opportunity to own a piece of my childhood again (or a figure I always WISHED I'd had as a kid ).

Pricing is the biggest factor though. For example, I snagged an original G1 Metroplex in great shape but missing one piece (which I was able to pick up cheap on ebay) for far less, including the price of the missing piece, than it would have cost me to get the reissue. If the reissue had been the same price or cheaper, I would have gone with that instead.

Couldn't agree more. I'd much rather buy a new Encore than a used G1, being a 1984 toy doesn't make it any better in my eyes. I like my toys shiny and new