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Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon

Posted by william-james88 Jul 10, 2015 at 11:57pm CDT 38,209 views
TF Fan Kelvin, from the Talk Transformers Facebook Page, has made a quick overview of the very subtle changes found on the recent reissue of G1 Trypticon which was "announced" at SDCC 2015:

* G1 Trypticon's eyes are gold chrome (vacuum metallised), reissue's are metallic gold stickers
* G1 Trypticon's lower ramp has two small 'bumps,' these are absent on the reissue
* Reissue Trypticon has various legal blurbs and logos tampographed on the toy which are absent on the G1 figure



Transformers News: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon

For those wondering, the other use of the mold, Gigastorm, also had gold sticker eyes.

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Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by frogbat Jul 11, 2015
It's good to know... I took the plunge and bought him. Didn't think I'd have had as much fun with trypticon as I'm havin. Build quality is very good, much much better than reissue metroplex.

My main issue with him like so many g1 toys is the accessory storage. There isn't one mode that uses all the pieces at once.

Maybe some enterprising 3rd party developer might devise a way of connecting all his accessories to the tank or dino mode (which I think most peeps will have him displayed as)
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by fenrir72 Jul 11, 2015
frogbat wrote:It's good to know... I took the plunge and bought him. Didn't think I'd have had as much fun with trypticon as I'm havin. Build quality is very good, much much better than reissue metroplex.

My main issue with him like so many g1 toys is the accessory storage. There isn't one mode that uses all the pieces at once.

Maybe some enterprising 3rd party developer might devise a way of connecting all his accessories to the tank or dino mode (which I think most peeps will have him displayed as)


I don't think that is possible as the radar array accessories are only functional when you split him open as battle station mode.

Brunt is also like that, splits up during the mode I mentioned.
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by william-james88 Jul 11, 2015
I stumbled across this pic and man, what is up with wanting to erase rewind from our collective memories:

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Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by Knightsword Jul 11, 2015
My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by Hellscream9999 Jul 11, 2015
william-james88 wrote:I stumbled across this pic and man, what is up with wanting to erase rewind from our collective memories:

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Yeah, what's up with that, normally hasbro is all over any opportunity to give us a repaint :roll:
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by fenrir72 Jul 12, 2015
Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?


My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by Va'al Jul 12, 2015
To give us a full take on the new edition of Hasbro Transformers G1 Trypticon, albeit in the Platinum Edition reissue, fellow Seibertronian optibotimus shared with us his video review of the sassy behemoth (I'm talking IDW incarnation, here). We've already highlighted some of the differences between this version and the original release, but check out a full video below!

Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by frogbat Jul 12, 2015
fenrir72 wrote:
Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?


My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.



Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

ultra-magnus-and-powerglide.jpg
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by huryochagi Jul 12, 2015
I bought G1 Trypticon from eBay for $16, so it's hard for me to spend $230 including shipping for the reissue. The guy I bought it from was clearing his attic. I already spent a lot of money on the MP-10 reissue and Platinum Seeker Squadron this week.
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by -Kanrabat- Jul 12, 2015
huryochagi wrote:I bought G1 Trypticon from eBay for $16, so it's hard for me to spend $230 including shipping for the reissue. The guy I bought it from was clearing his attic. I already spent a lot of money on the MP-10 reissue and Platinum Seeker Squadron this week.


If it was 100% complete and unbroken, that was one hell of a lucky find. However, a single lucky find does not make it the norm.
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by william-james88 Jul 12, 2015
frogbat wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?


My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.



Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

ultra-magnus-and-powerglide.jpg


I dont get the picture and how it shows us what to do with Trypciton's weaspons.
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by fenrir72 Jul 12, 2015
william-james88 wrote:
frogbat wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:
Knightsword wrote:My G1 Hasbro Trypticon had stickers for the eyes. So maybe the chrome eyes were a Takara deal?


My Hasbro vintage Trypticon has chromed optics. Maybe a running change to the mold.



Yeah my vintage metroplex, uk release had plastic tyres, other releases had rubber i believe as has my encore..


This is my partial solution to trypticon's dino mode accessory storage probs

ultra-magnus-and-powerglide.jpg


I dont get the picture and how it shows us what to do with Trypciton's weaspons.


Tellyou the truth wj88, there ain't nothing we can do. This G1 G1. A lot of kibble etc hanging around. frogbat jus repurposed the antenna for some other thing or something.
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by frogbat Jul 12, 2015
Ultra Magnus and power glide stole trypticon's machine gun, rocket launcher and radar dishes, point is they use the common (5mm?) post and can be used by many modern figures.
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by william-james88 Jul 12, 2015
frogbat wrote:Ultra Magnus and power glide stole trypticon's machine gun, rocket launcher and radar dishes, point is they use the common (5mm?) post and can be used by many modern figures.


Oh, ok, thanks!
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by Sigmus Prime Jul 12, 2015
Awesome! Glad to see some more from Optibotimus!

And... some derpy Trypticon action there, LOL. Always fun to see. ;)
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by mooncake623 Jul 23, 2015
Thanks to Alucard Lee on Weibo, we get our first look at the rumored Platinum Edition Dinobots set! Unfortunately those rumors has been that this set will be the reissue of the G1 Dinobots that fans has been clamoring for. With that it is with great disappointment that the leaked image shows us that the Platinum Edition Dinobot set is actually redecos of Age of Extinction Dinobots similar to the SDCC 2014 exclusive set that we got just last year. The difference here is that you get all 5 G1 decos of Age of Extinction Grimlock, Snarl, Slug, Strafe, and Slog which appears to be slightly different than the decos of the SDCC set.

Disappointed by this reveal? Excited because you missed out on the SDCC set and will be picking this up? Let us know on the Seibertron.com forums here. Check out the image we've mirrored below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

EDIT:
Upon further inspection of the leaked picture provide by Alucard Lee this morning. It appears these AOE Dinobot redecos also have brand new G1 inspired headsculpts further differentiating this Platinum set from the SDCC set from 2014!

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Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by mooncake623 Jul 23, 2015
Cobotron wrote:



I really wanted shiny new G1 dinobots too. Every swoop on ebay is broken or 1 Million dollars... sigh... :-(
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by megatronus Jul 23, 2015
On the one hand, this is definitely disappointing... On the other, these look way better than the SDCC set...
Re: Differences between G1 Trypticon and Hasbro G1 Reissue Platinum Trypticon (view post)
Comment by Carnivius_Prime Jul 23, 2015
These look lovely. Better than the SDCC set. How much are these going to be? If not too expensive these will likely be my first Platinum purchase.
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