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Astrotrain? If the price is good, I might as well.

Also, HELL YEAH GINRAI!

It's one of my favorie Transformers ever so for those who missed out now's your chance to get him!



EDIT:

Just saw the prices.

Astrotrain: 55$. NOPE! Especially for a tiny scout class figure.

Powermaster OP: 115$.
Ouch... I'm so glad to have obtained mine loose, 100% complete with sticker sheets and instructions for only 60$ plus 15$ of shipping. That was back in 2010 on Ebay. I applied the stickers of course and transformed him many times. Man I love it! 115$ for brand new is a little expensive, but you end up with a SUPREME class bot with lots of modes possible. If you dont have Ginrai, it's totally worth it.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Astrotrain? If the price is good, I might as well.

Also, HELL YEAH GINRAI!

It's one of my favorie Transformers ever so for those who missed out now's your chance to get him!



EDIT:

Just saw the prices.

Astrotrain: 55$. NOPE! Especially for a tiny scout class figure.

Powermaster OP: 115$.
Ouch... I'm so glad to have obtained mine loose, 100% complete with sticker sheets and instructions for only 60$ plus 15$ of shipping. That was back in 2010 on Ebay. I applied the stickers of course and transformed him many times. Man I love it! 115$ for brand new is a little expensive, but you end up with a SUPREME class bot with lots of modes possible. If you dont have Ginrai, it's totally worth it.

About Ginrai

Not to mention its been severely "neutered" for safety concerns. You can get the "Child unfriendly" version at much lower prices.

fenrir72 wrote:
About Ginrai

Not to mention its been severely "neutered" for safety concerns. You can get the "Child unfriendly" version at much lower prices.

Appart the longer missile, what else was changed?

Mine is the first TrU reisue (I guess) that have the longer missile that shoot not very far. Appart that, I have no idea what else is different from the original Japanese release.
De original Ginrai had shorted smokestaks, mainly for the super mode look I bet.

I like the accessories "child unfriendly". So not only was it sharper, the springs fire the projectile with more strength.

As for the stacks, it's quite surprising that the original Ginrai has "shorter chromed stacks" over the Powermaster Optimus Prime having "longer unchromed stacks" (this time in reverse so surprise surprise no?)

And he had a biocard included (the Japanese re-issue which I own) and the classic Japanese grid red and white format.

fenrir72 wrote::grin:

I like the accessories "child unfriendly". So not only was it sharper, the springs fire the projectile with more strength.

As for the stacks, it's quite surprising that the original Ginrai has "shorter chromed stacks" over the Powermaster Optimus Prime having "longer unchromed stacks" (this time in reverse so surprise surprise no?)

And he had a biocard included (the Japanese re-issue which I own) and the classic Japanese grid red and white format.

The biocard was removed because you can easely slit a throat with it. And you wanted that dagerous assasin weapon included, you maniac?!
THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Wakawakawaka . . . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The biocard btw is made of harder stock than the subsequent Encore cards.........truly a lethal weapon hehehehe

I almost pulled the trigger on Magnus until I realized this was a Hasbro release...and will have the short stacks .

I'll wait for Takara.

xyl360 wrote:I almost pulled the trigger on Magnus until I realized this was a Hasbro release...and will have the short stacks .

I'll wait for Takara.

If the Takara one is way too much expensive, why not just buy the Hasbro version and a diecast long smokestacks mod kit?
Sure, it's a pain to mod, but well worth it.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

xyl360 wrote:I almost pulled the trigger on Magnus until I realized this was a Hasbro release...and will have the short stacks .

I'll wait for Takara.

If the Takara one is way too much expensive, why not just buy the Hasbro version and a diecast long smokestacks mod kit?
Sure, it's a pain to mod, but well worth it.

I wouldn't even know where to get such a kit (never heard of it before).

Besides, I don't mind paying extra to support Takara. Time and time again they seem to (for the most part) do things better than Hasbro, so throwing more money their way and skipping on a Hasbro release doesn't bother me.

I know the short stacks isn't Hasbro's fault (US safety regulations and all), but in general they make choices about paint apps and colors (orange Prime anyone ?) that really confound me, yet consistently Takara gets them right.

I got the stacks from ebay.

And the Hasbro re-issue is the same as the Takara version (aside from the stacks). Unless, Hasbro uses another type of PVC/ABS material like the one used on the trailer of Optimus........

fenrir72 wrote:I got the stacks from ebay.

And the Hasbro re-issue is the same as the Takara version (aside from the stacks). Unless, Hasbro uses another type of PVC/ABS material like the one used on the trailer of Optimus........

Don't forget that the hasbro version also has the safety regulated 3 inch missiles.

That too................

fenrir72 wrote:And the Hasbro re-issue is the same as the Takara version (aside from the stacks).

The Hasbro reissue of PM Optimus Prime w/ Apex Armor used the Takara smokestacks, which were always short.

Sabrblade wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:And the Hasbro re-issue is the same as the Takara version (aside from the stacks).

The Hasbro reissue of PM Optimus Prime w/ Apex Armor used the Takara smokestacks, which were always short.

The original PM Prime did have longer smokestacks, funnily enough. The only real difference between the reissues is, as always, in the missiles: the US ones are longer and not chromed.