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News Credits: 2 · by **[JRX]** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:40 am

The Encores keep getting bigger and bigger... Sky Lynx, Omega Supreme, now Metroplex!

Big Bad Toy Store is now taking pre-orders for Encore #12... Metroplex!

Check it out here:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK10827&mode=retail

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:47 am

Please excuse me, when I saw this, my first response was "Bullshit".

Then it was "FU".

I didn't mean it, but I've been hurt in the past.

:lol:

Btw, Thundercraker and Skywarp are up too as Encore #11.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:52 am

Oh man why must all the good stuff come out wen I'm totally skinned?
And I mean even more skinned then last year.

by **Cyberjet #7** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:53 am

Ok, T-crack and Skywarp - awesome. But another large figure like Metroplex, when there are more deserving figures out their just seems like a waste. Takara will make loads of money off those big figures.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:59 am

Front pages and credited along with the info for Skywarp and Thundercracker Preorder...

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK10826&mode=retail

Thanks!

News Credits: 1014 · by **First Gen** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:00 am

Damm, SW and TC encored. While I should be more excited about Metro, Im really looking foward to some more seekers. Too cool.

News Credits: 2 · by **[JRX]** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:09 am

tigertracks 24 wrote:Front pages and credited along with the info for Skywarp and Thundercracker Preorder...

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK10826&mode=retail

Thanks!

No problem! ;)^

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:12 am

Very cool, and the price for pre-order is even cooler. But I'm till very afraid of BBTS's shipping rates to my neck of the woods. Still its nice Takara decided to re-issue him.

I'm still waiting for an encore Blitzwing though.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:28 am

Metroplex's Battle mode is very intrestingly mistransformed. I gotta try that with the tower on his back.

OH, and HAHA, take that to the KO companies and their suporters!

Now with this in mind, I recall an argument awile back saying Takara would never due a Devistator reissue because of the various KOs out there. Well if this doesn't put a dent in that argument, I don't know what will?

The Seekers are looking pretty good too

by **Pot Bot** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:45 am

there are a fair few ko metroplex's out there aint there lol. I should know, i have an origional one, and a KO (and to be fair, there is very little to no difference). Saying that, im gonna have to buy the new reissue as well lol

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:54 am

Waits for pre-order of e-hobby Metrotitan!

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:01 pm

GetterDragun wrote:Waits for pre-order of e-hobby Metrotitan!

Word f'ing up.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:02 pm

GetterDragun wrote:Waits for pre-order of e-hobby Metrotitan!

Waits for confirmation of that!

Anyone think the rest of the bases are gonna get some Encore love, I still need a Scorponok, and would hate to shell out $250 on Ebay just to have him reissued for $100.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:06 pm

Liege Evilmus wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:Waits for pre-order of e-hobby Metrotitan!

Waits for confirmation of that!

Anyone think the rest of the bases are gonna get some Encore love, I still need a Scorponok, and would hate to shell out $250 on Ebay just to have him reissued for $100.

Anything is possible, although I hope they do not go to Metrotitan... :sad:

I'm greedy like that.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:10 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:Waits for pre-order of e-hobby Metrotitan!

Waits for confirmation of that!

Anyone think the rest of the bases are gonna get some Encore love, I still need a Scorponok, and would hate to shell out $250 on Ebay just to have him reissued for $100.

Anything is possible, although I hope they do not go to Metrotitan... I'm greedy like that.

That actually is kinda greedy. Metrotitan being a general release figure and all...

I'm all for exclusives staying exclusive, otherwise, I'm a populist.

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:24 pm

Liege Evilmus wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:Waits for pre-order of e-hobby Metrotitan!

Waits for confirmation of that!

Anyone think the rest of the bases are gonna get some Encore love, I still need a Scorponok, and would hate to shell out $250 on Ebay just to have him reissued for $100.

Totally seconded on Scorponok. (I'm too tired to kick myself for getting a vintage Metroplex). But when that happens, I'll be kvetching for a Black Zarak.

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:30 pm

Holy Crap.

I was hours away from ordering a C8 G1 Metroplex from Transformerland.com...and now THIS. The encore line is single-handedly giving me all the G1 TFs I've never had the chance to buy before!

Preordered tonight!

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:08 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:
GetterDragun wrote:Waits for pre-order of e-hobby Metrotitan!

Waits for confirmation of that!

Anyone think the rest of the bases are gonna get some Encore love, I still need a Scorponok, and would hate to shell out $250 on Ebay just to have him reissued for $100.

Anything is possible, although I hope they do not go to Metrotitan... I'm greedy like that.

I can actualy sypathize with that. I got 2 vintage Omegas figuring he'd never come back and look what happened. Add the sheer rarity of MetroTitan to that and ouch!!!!!!

I'm all for non-KO reissues. I love the fact that so many fans are getting a second chance at ownership and newer fans are getting to see these intial bots and understand the roots of why we love these things so much

But something vintage, that's very rare, that you struggled to find and payed a fortune for...

Well, bragging rights aren't deminished, if anything, you get a whole new clip of "OH YEAH..." to fire off!

Just on a personal level, I know how it just kinda lessens the figure in your case to you, cause now everyones got it.

Lots of figures have gone that way, take the shine that left MP StarScream as soon as you picked up your G1 colored version...

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:15 pm

This should take some of the interest in the KO Metroplex. Interesting that both of them are fairly close in price too. I'm going to pass on these. I have a fairly mint (missing stickers, but complete) original Metroplex on my desk at home and original Thundercracker and Skywarp in storage.

News Credits: 1 · by **joshnpowell** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:29 pm

Why can't they make an encore reissue of Fortress Maximus?? .... I mean c'mon $1,200.00 for an original on Ebay is CRAZY!!!! I much rather pay a couple hundred for a (non knock-off) reissue.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:39 pm

joshnpowell wrote:Why can't they make an encore reissue of Fortress Maximus?? .... I mean c'mon $1,200.00 for an original on Ebay is CRAZY!!!! I much rather pay a couple hundred for a (non knock-off) reissue.

It probably is not outside of the realm of possibility now. Although I want to see Grand Maximus, I mean why not throw all the crazy stuff he came with together in one great re-issue.

And then I can also see the point of people wanting that one to stay a rarity.

And I am sure the Stepper owners through a bit of a fit, as well as, Soundblaster, and Twincast owners, when they were announced. And from all of those I benefited because I did not own them yet. It's just hard, now I wish I would have kept Metrotitan MISB..must invent a time machine now. :idea:

News Credits: 16 · by **It Is Him** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:50 pm

TFBuyer wrote:Holy Crap.

I was hours away from ordering a C8 G1 Metroplex from Transformerland.com...and now THIS. The encore line is single-handedly giving me all the G1 TFs I've never had the chance to buy before!

Preordered tonight!

That's where I bought mine. The ones in stock now are technically a higher grade than the one I bought.

Also, here's a point of speculation -

Will the reissue have rubber tires and chrome or just plastic?

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:53 pm

It Is Him wrote:
TFBuyer wrote:Holy Crap.

I was hours away from ordering a C8 G1 Metroplex from Transformerland.com...and now THIS. The encore line is single-handedly giving me all the G1 TFs I've never had the chance to buy before!

Preordered tonight!

That's where I bought mine. The ones in stock now are technically a higher grade than the one I bought.

Also, here's a point of speculation -

Will the reissue have rubber tires and chrome or just plastic?

Chrome and rubber.

Takara has not once skimped out on a reissue with the cheaper arangement.

Kup had metal feet, Predaking was metal, etc.