The Energon Pub

News Credits: 2 · by **Sid Burn** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:56 pm

Is Encore Optimus Prime's autobot shoulder symbol a sticker or a piece of the mold itself?

I can see the symbol from the packaging online, which is unusual.

News Credits: 2 · by **Basketball Jones** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:02 pm

The insignias are no longer stickers, but have been tampographed.

News Credits: 2 · by **Sid Burn** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:05 pm

I am not familiar with the term "tampographed"

Does that mean its a paint app, or a molded piece?

by **waylandcool** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:19 pm

It's not quite painted on but it's close enough. They aren't stickers.

by **zemper** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:28 pm

that's nice to know, at least if given enough care, we won't have to worry about the stickers peeling because of age or moisture anymore.

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by **Auto Bot** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:18 am

That's a nice improvement. This should make Encore more durable than G1.

by **AlienQuiksilver** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:31 am

Yep, I can also confirm the tampographed autobot symbols for encore prime.

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:35 am

If you have either the Takara Collection Starscream reissue or the Hasbro Inferno reissue they have tampographed faction symbols. That might help illustrate what it's like.

by **Mandamus** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:23 am

What about the rest of the stickers? Is everything stamped on there?

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:19 pm

I think it's only the faction symbol that's tampo'd.

by **DREWCIFER** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:23 pm

kirbenvost wrote:I think it's only the faction symbol that's tampo'd.

Yeppers, that's the only one. Stix still come with it, it's just that the shoulder one sometimes wouldn't stick correct, due to the "Rivits" on the toy.

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