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News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:21 pm

keebler elfbot wrote:New Year's Transformer? We haven't heard any news before this so maybe not until Spring/Summer of next year, although, I'd love it to come out at Christmas.

This is great news if it's true.

Takara likes to keep things underwrap for as long as possible. In addition, the Transformers Movie has overshadowed many of the other lines; so it makes sense that information is just coming out now for a New Year's release.

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:00 pm

Powermaster Jazz wrote:Now if this had been the HE everyone was talking about then I would be stoked cause I've waiting for Sky Lynx for a while.

Sky Lynx already has a gallery on the site:

http://seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php? ... =0&start=0

News Credits: 7 · by **shortround** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:42 pm

Nice wouldn't mind a sky lynx figure always wanted one ever got one.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:47 pm

If that's true, I'm so getting him, no questions asked. :grin:

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:58 pm

I'm probably one of the few people who's actually not that excited about this reissue. There are just so many G1 Transformers I'd rather see than this one.

by **Me_Grimlock_King** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:08 pm

SOLD!

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:14 pm

This is pretty good for me actually. Just the other day I was going through the checklist and worked out he was one of the few figures I need to finish the first 3 years of TF's.

News Credits: 4 · by **the purifyer** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:15 pm

**** yes! that's awesome!
I've never had a sky lynx...
This will be an awesome re-issue!

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:19 pm

I have a original Sky Lynx which is in pretty good condition, but it would be nice to have a second. I have always really liked this figure a lot. I hope this is true.

by **Dclone Soundwave** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:25 pm

I hope this is true. I've always wanted Sky Lynx, but could never shell out the money for a G1 Sky Lynx. If this is true, maybe we'll be getting some of the other molds we didn't expect to get. Woohoo!! Sky Lynx! (I hope)

by **SauronTD** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:36 pm

Of course this would be reissued right after I bought a MIB G1 one.

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:13 pm

I hate to be a wet blanket but I can't get excited for this, I've always disliked Skylynx - Both the character & toy... but it's still great he might be coming back for the fans.

Fingers crossed for an Omega Supreme next time round :-(

by **Foallen** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:05 pm

I picked up a Skylynx a year or two ago, so not a big deal to me, but good for everyone else who wants one.

The question will be when I see it sitting in the store if I'll pick one up anyway... Sometimes I have trouble resisting the new stuff, even though I already have it. Well, I don't have a box for it... Ahhhhh, it's a disease...

BTW, the box is all wrote in English... The Predaking reissue had Japanese on the box. Or is it just a stand in box?

News Credits: 1 · by **Ninja Sixshot** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:17 am

cool if true. it looks like he would even come in a g1 style box.

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:28 am

interesting...

I wonder when Takaratomy bought the rights for this mold again?

by **Cliff Jumper** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 1:18 am

I hope this is true. Takara should really start re-issuing the post movie toys. There were some really cool tfs in the later lines.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:46 am

Foallen wrote:BTW, the box is all wrote in English... The Predaking reissue had Japanese on the box. Or is it just a stand in box?

That's because Sky Lynx was never released in Japan due to being a "foreign mold" (licensing issues) like Jetfire, the Deluxe Autobots and Insecticons, Omega Supreme and Shockwave. Out of the group only Shockwave was released in Japan.

Since he's US-only, it makes sense for reissue to have a US-styled box. Good eye for noticing it though.

by **Dagon** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:54 am

As cool as a Sky Linx reissue is/would be, and it would be great, I want to throw my hopes in with the crowd that's talking about it being possibly the door opener for reissues like Omega Supreme and Shockwave.
But hell yes, I'd buy me a Sky Linx, because I too always wanted one, never had one, and will not pay $1,000,000 on eBay for one.

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:06 am

Not one of my favourite characters or toys but its good to see something different from the normal collection that we normally get reissued.

I for one will be buying.

by **SpacerAM2** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:07 am

Seibertron wrote:
Hm ... I have some reservations about the truth to this. Sky Lynx is not an original Transformers mold. It's another one of those toys from another toy company. This seems really unlikely to me unless some deal had been worked out. Here's his copyright from Toybox:

http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize ... 1&image=32

Predaking is from another toy company ,and it got a release a couple years back. Alot of people thought that Predaking would never get one. So all things are possible.

To the guy that says Skylynx might be altered by Hasbro. If he's released here. How? Skylynx doesn't even have missles.

News Credits: 11 · by **Bass X0** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:33 am

Although it will be cool to know he's been reissued, I know he won't be released here and he'll be too expensive to import.

by **Code3** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:22 am

Nice....keep it up....

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 11:48 am

SpacerAM2 wrote:Predaking is from another toy company ,and it got a release a couple years back. Alot of people thought that Predaking would never get one. So all things are possible.

Nope, Predaking is a Hasbro/Takara mold. He was designed by a former Bandai employee though. In fact, Bandai sued them for using "trademark motives" like the lion head on the head.