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News Credits: 194 · Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:18 pm

Site sponsor Big Bad Toy Store let us know that the Exclusive G1 Reissue Seacons are in stock!

Hi – just a quick note to let you know that the Seacon shipment has arrived and they are now in stock at $59.99 –

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/prod ... ode=retail

Thanks!
Joel Boblit
www.bigbadtoystore.com

Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:23 pm

Glad I got the originals. These were some of the last original G1 transformers I got as a kid so they are in terrific shape. But Im happy for all the fans who will now get a chance to own him. In a perfect world, all G1 figures would have re-issues that are available for all to buy.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:32 pm

Got my e-mail from them about 40 minutes ago. I apparently made some strange/creepy noise that made my wife jump.

News Credits: 11 · Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:40 pm

Awesome! I can't wait! :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 1235 · Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:41 pm

I just canceled my preorder for this the other day in favor of animated blackout, piranacon is a better value but I have a vintage one.

News Credits: 14 · Mon Aug 23, 2010 4:49 pm

Yes!!! sadly I have to wait to ship until a few more things I pre-ordered come in stock. Gotta love the Pile of Loot.

News Credits: 668 · Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:00 pm

*loves his store credit* Just got the same email this afternoon, myself.

They're sitting in my POL next to TRNS Valkyrie. All I need is Munitioner and Explorer and I'm clickin' the button.

News Credits: 10 · Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:44 pm

I have a complete original G1 figure in excellent C8+ condition. Is there anything about this reissue that warrants selling the vintage and buying the reissue?

News Credits: 16 · Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:04 pm

Lapse Of Reason wrote:I have a complete original G1 figure in excellent C8+ condition. Is there anything about this reissue that warrants selling the vintage and buying the reissue?

Nope. Just some collector's cards and display packaging. If I could get both right now, I would.

News Credits: 15 · Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:02 am

How exclusive is this set to BBTS?

Anyone know if it will be available in the UK?

News Credits: 2 · Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:13 am

Piranacon will be shipping out with all of CD parts for my G1 Devy i got last week!! WooHoo!! cant wait...

Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:21 am

Ravage XK wrote:How exclusive is this set to BBTS?

Anyone know if it will be available in the UK?

You can get him off of eBay within the UK. No need to import him from the US. I got mine a couple of weeks ago. It cost me 70 quid but well worth it.

News Credits: 15 · Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:33 am

AxXxOr wrote:
Ravage XK wrote:How exclusive is this set to BBTS?

Anyone know if it will be available in the UK?

You can get him off of eBay within the UK. No need to import him from the US. I got mine a couple of weeks ago. It cost me 70 quid but well worth it.

Cheers. Was hoping Argos or Asda would stock it.

News Credits: 36 · Tue Aug 24, 2010 11:01 am

Ravage XK wrote:
AxXxOr wrote:
Ravage XK wrote:How exclusive is this set to BBTS?

Anyone know if it will be available in the UK?

You can get him off of eBay within the UK. No need to import him from the US. I got mine a couple of weeks ago. It cost me 70 quid but well worth it.

Cheers. Was hoping Argos or Asda would stock it.

No "mainline" UK release AFAIK, but try here, free postage too.

I've used them a few times and never had an issue.

News Credits: 20 · Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:31 pm

I've gotta wait on shipping these guys. I thought more stuff would be sitting in my POL by now. Can't complain though, getting to be pretty broke.

Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:55 pm

i received mine a couple of weeks ago - i bought them really cos the price was pretty good (the american releases seem to always be better value than the japanese ones) and jsut to add to the collection.

cos i must admit he's one fugly mofer. i've always had probs with transformers that turn into creatures (dinobots were the best of the bunch but i'm sure it was a bitch for the writers to come up with something) - but this guy's colours are horrid too and the alt modes well...

i wish they'd rerelease the scramble city gestalts - i still need the combaticons as my originals look more like their original selfs before starscream had found them. I really want defensor

Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:03 pm

Got my email.

When the 2 new ones come in, I can assemble 3 Piranicons

I missed every combiner reissue so far, so I got 2 of these coming lol

Dieing for my Encore Bruticus to get here, my combiners need fresh crispy versions of themselves I guess...

I need the Stunticons..................... Them and the 2 Predacon sets I will pre order and I will have all the original years combiners

Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:57 pm

Got mine from Robotkindom.com 2 weeks ago. Saved me alot of money.
I got only one complaint about this Piranacon. The assembly job is far from the quality compared to the real G1 toy. Some screws needed tightening. The colors are a bit ligher and Snap Trap's head is now pink instead of the original black.

But part from that, it's a lovely hunk of plasic

My shelf is glorified by two Piranacons. Both from Robotkingdom.

News Credits: 14 · Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:02 pm

Yes, BBTS also got a shipment of Seacons in a while back. This arrival is for the second Shipment of Piranacons which was also 15 dollars cheaper.

As far as the assembly, I hope its nothing too serious.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:15 pm

$60 for a 6 figure G1 combiner team just seems like the kind of deal that is too good to pass up.

Though I had half of the Seacon members back in the '80s, I never had the privilege of a complete gestalt as a kid.

I can checkmark one more item off of my bucket list.

Seeing Frank Sinatra perform in concert may be a bit more difficult to achieve....

News Credits: 11 · Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:23 pm

I got my notification! :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 15 · Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:06 am

Pretender Skywarp wrote:
Ravage XK wrote:
AxXxOr wrote:
Ravage XK wrote:How exclusive is this set to BBTS?

Anyone know if it will be available in the UK?

You can get him off of eBay within the UK. No need to import him from the US. I got mine a couple of weeks ago. It cost me 70 quid but well worth it.

Cheers. Was hoping Argos or Asda would stock it.

No "mainline" UK release AFAIK, but try here, free postage too.

I've used them a few times and never had an issue.

Thank you. I found this yesterday but its nice to get a recommendation.

News Credits: 11 · Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:27 am

So shiny... I got mine yesterday! Has anyone took theirs out of the box? So far I just opened the top and removed the collector card.

News Credits: 7 · Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:37 am

joevill wrote:So shiny... I got mine yesterday! Has anyone took theirs out of the box? So far I just opened the top and removed the collector card.

Well, you might as well open him all the way up now and take him out yourself... There's so such thing as almost MISB

News Credits: 11 · Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:57 am

alldarker wrote:
joevill wrote:So shiny... I got mine yesterday! Has anyone took theirs out of the box? So far I just opened the top and removed the collector card.

Well, you might as well open him all the way up now and take him out yourself... There's so such thing as almost MISB

It's not that I want to keep it MISB. With all my Transformers I like to open them up and play with them. I think the fact that it is so shiny (especially compared to my vintage) prevents me from unbinding it from the twist-ties. I will probably completely remove it from the this evening.