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News Credits: 4503 · by **william-james88** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:58 pm

shajaki wrote:I'm not sure it went THAT far, but hey ain't no thang

And if it's true that the old reissue is still low on ebay, I'd totally buy it over the newer more expensive one obviously. Shajaki ain't made of money

Cool, thanks!

And I couldnt find the reissues at cheaper prices. But I did find this which is a slightly less expensive option (especially if custms doesnt get you)

News Credits: 95 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:30 pm

shajaki wrote:And if it's true that the old reissue is still low on ebay, I'd totally buy it over the newer more expensive one obviously. Shajaki ain't made of money

With your recent mega haul, I beg to differ.

Also, be wary of KOs.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:10 pm

Ha! Yeah... but to set things kinda straight: there were two Eva MP's (both paid for in december and one was for a friend), the YOTG and SW were both great deals, as was the seeker pack. And things are slowing down at work so my hauls will be getting modest in the future. One last kick at the can!

by **gothsaurus** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:38 am

Michael & Shajaki... You two are shining examples of how to act in a chat thread. Thanks for setting an example how to interact with fellow fans here. After seeing so much disrespect, bickering, and contrary, anti-social, juvenile behavior :BOOM:

... Id almost lost hope. Anyway, cheers. I'm glad to know you both. :BOWDOWN:

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:25 pm

gothsaurus wrote:Michael & Shajaki... You two are shining examples of how to act in a chat thread. Thanks for setting an example how to interact with fellow fans here. After seeing so much disrespect, bickering, and contrary, anti-social, juvenile behavior ... Id almost lost hope. Anyway, cheers. I'm glad to know you both.

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:29 pm

That picture is awesome! Words to live by. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 3554 · by **Seibertron** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:36 am

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian Daniel Oon, we now have pictures of the upcoming Transformers Platinum Edition "Seeker Squadron" 3-Pack of the Conehead Seekers with Thurst, Dirge and Ramjet. Daniel found the set at an Isetan store in Singapore which was priced at $109.90 SGD (approximately $78.89 USD). The appeal of this set, beside the amazing artwork that graces the front of the packaging, is that this is the first reissue of Thrust and Ramjet since the Collector's Edition packaged versions which were sold at Jaf-Con 10 in July 2001. Dirge was last reissued as part of Hasbro's Commemorative Series 11 years ago back in 2004. This news was sent to us via the Seibertron.com Facebook page.

Have you found this set at a local store near you? If so, please report your sightings in our sightings forum or in our official sightings section.

News Credits: 639 · by **ScottyP** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:46 am

Aww shucks, was hoping for tampos. Not a big deal, would happily pay around $80 for this set to upgrade my vintage Ramjet and Thrust.

Interesting that the short missiles are included for Thrust and not the safety standard ones included with the Commemorative Series seekers - wouldn't expect this one at US retail if that holds up :-?

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:49 am

Like steve2275 on Facebook · by **steve2275** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:54 am

cool

Website · by **STngAR** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:01 am

Hmmm, need to put that on the want list

:MAXIMAL:

News Credits: 3554 · by **Seibertron** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:07 am

It's odd that they aren't packaged in the same order that they are depicted on the front and back of the box.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:11 am

ScottyP wrote:Interesting that the short missiles are included for Thrust and not the safety standard ones included with the Commemorative Series seekers - wouldn't expect this one at US retail if that holds up

Damn! You're right... wonder what this will mean for us Canadians and Americans :-?

I would like to point out the phenominal price tag on this set, especially with all the talk regarding the Insecticons and YOTG Laser Prime. The only Conehead reissued was Dirge through TRU's Commemorative series. Outside of that, the trio was sold through E-Hobby back in the day which commands some pretty big bucks on ebay. With this set, and the original Encore seeker trio, fans can have an entire G1 set of seekers on the cheap. It's so awesome, I'm marking the occasion with the invention of a new word: CRAZ-MAZ-TASTIC.

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:33 am

Why yes, I think I will.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:34 am

Want.

And that's a good price. I was afraid they were going to be monstrously expensive.

Now, where is Trypticon? :-s

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:53 am

I wouldn't draw too heavy a conclusion on the US retail price based on what this thing is going for in SIngapore... there's still a really good (and by which I mean horrific) chance this will appear for $120 or higher, based on the shelf-warming Insecticons.

News Credits: 5 · by **welcometothedarksyde** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:54 am

For that price I'll be all over them. They don't look like the best G1 toys out there by a longshot, but they're definitely interesting. Retooling a Diaclone toy 3 times for a mold already released 3 times. Not sure that's ever happened since (yes, yes, the classics seekers

maybe even a few movie toys have similar claims). I think they're interesting history anyway, predecessors to how often molds are reused today.

News Credits: 3554 · by **Seibertron** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:59 am

Agamemnon wrote:Want.

And that's a good price. I was afraid they were going to be monstrously expensive.

Now, where is Trypticon?

Keep in mind that this is the Singapore price. I would expect the price to be more expensive here in the US.

by **Rated X** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:33 pm

I would have been interested in these years ago before I knew CHUG was going to get so big and do every character. I ended up buying a combination of vintage and e-hobby to complete my vintage seeker collection. Unless they decide to do a set of rainmakers in this mold, Im done with vintage bricks.

News Credits: 3554 · by **Seibertron** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:36 pm

Rated X wrote:I would have been interested in these years ago before I knew CHUG was going to get so big and do every character. I ended up buying a combination of vintage and e-hobby to complete my vintage seeker collection. Unless they decide to do a set of rainmakers in this mold, Im done with vintage bricks.

Works for me! More for those of us who appreciate these awesome vintage and legacy Transformers toys.

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:37 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Rated X wrote:I would have been interested in these years ago before I knew CHUG was going to get so big and do every character. I ended up buying a combination of vintage and e-hobby to complete my vintage seeker collection. Unless they decide to do a set of rainmakers in this mold, Im done with vintage bricks.

Works for me! More for those of us who appreciate these awesome vintage and legacy Transformers toys.

Indeed! Even if I had the older reissues (which I don't), I'd still pursue these Platinum Editions. I'm a sucker for packaging, and these toys are packaged be-au-tifully.

News Credits: 13 · by **grimdragon2001** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:37 pm

WANT THESE CONEHEADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do have a feeling that Thrusts missiles wont be firing. odds are they will remove the springs for safety sake

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 2:24 pm

Nice to see G1 reissues again. I was lucky enough to pick up the ehobby reissues of Thrust and Ramjet back in '06.

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 2:58 pm

Very glad to see these rolling out; although i won't hold my breath on the Singapore price until something is confirmed for the US.

News Credits: 3 · by **Torneira** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:05 pm

Seibertron wrote:It's odd that they aren't packaged in the same order that they are depicted on the front and back of the box.

Yes and in addition to your statement neither are the names in the right order as the characters. So I suspect they switched Thrust and Ramjet accidently... :-?