Re: New Images: Asian Exclusive Reissue G1 Sixshot
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:50 pm
I remember having him as a kid and his was on of the bigger ones that I had.
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atffan wrote:I don't know... It's kinda selfish for my part, but I just wish Takara or Hasbro will stop reissuing G1 toys. That's the reason why I'm selling most of my G1 toys, I'm afraid that TF toys I kept will no longer be rare or unique even if it's original.
Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec. The last images we saw of this figure CLEARLY had the TakaraTomy logo on the box. Maybe it's just being distributed by Hasbro Asia instead of "released" by them?
xyl360 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec. The last images we saw of this figure CLEARLY had the TakaraTomy logo on the box. Maybe it's just being distributed by Hasbro Asia instead of "released" by them?
I bet you're right. Even BBTS lists it as 'by Takara' not 'by Hasbro', and I'm pretty sure their supplier IS the manufacturer in the case of both companies, so if it were coming from Hasbro, BBTS would know it because that's who they'd be getting their order/invoice info from for stocking preorders.
KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:xyl360 wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Wait a sec. The last images we saw of this figure CLEARLY had the TakaraTomy logo on the box. Maybe it's just being distributed by Hasbro Asia instead of "released" by them?
I bet you're right. Even BBTS lists it as 'by Takara' not 'by Hasbro', and I'm pretty sure their supplier IS the manufacturer in the case of both companies, so if it were coming from Hasbro, BBTS would know it because that's who they'd be getting their order/invoice info from for stocking preorders.
I know for a fact that both Takara and Hasbro share the same production company. (Not a good thing, according to one report I have read.) So it does have me wonder if they distribute Takara's line for them outside of Japan.
This itself may explain why Hasbro is promoting the item at this convention, as well as why there have been past items stamped with the Hasbro label. That, or Hasbro took over last minute seeing how they also shown Asian Market exclusive Generations toys at SDCC.
Hmmmm...
gavinfuzzy wrote:I have seen the japanese black jetwing prime's shipment box when i went to get mine. They shipped in the Hasbro box...
Same thing for the united line...
Well, here are the box pics that we saw before.KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:But yeah... Most (if not all) of the more recent Takara Tomy stuff will be shipped out by Hasbro. And my only curious thought on this Sixshot is if the box solely says "Takara Tomy" or if it has "Hasbro" mentioned somewhere on it.
Well, counting this release, the G1 Sixshot mold has been released more than just three times.KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:And even then, I do not like their decision to make it this way and only recommend it to those who want to have all variations of the character, and have both the U.S. and Japan versions... And want a third one to the set.
Sabrblade wrote:Well, counting this release, the G1 Sixshot mold has been released more than just three times.KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:And even then, I do not like their decision to make it this way and only recommend it to those who want to have all variations of the character, and have both the U.S. and Japan versions... And want a third one to the set.
- 1987 Hasbro release
- 1987 Takara release
- 2002 Takara rerelease
- 2002 Takara Lucky Draw Sixshot Stealth Mode
- 2002 Takara Lucky Draw Sixshot Shadow Mode
- 2012 TakaraTomy Destron Sixshot metallic rerelease
Sabrblade wrote:Well, counting this release, the G1 Sixshot mold has been released more than just three times.KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:And even then, I do not like their decision to make it this way and only recommend it to those who want to have all variations of the character, and have both the U.S. and Japan versions... And want a third one to the set.
- 1987 Hasbro release
- 1987 Takara release
- 2002 Takara rerelease
- 2002 Takara Lucky Draw Sixshot Stealth Mode
- 2002 Takara Lucky Draw Sixshot Shadow Mode
- 2012 TakaraTomy Destron Sixshot metallic rerelease
El Duque wrote:wolverinetodd wrote:I want to know what the latest news is on the 3rd party Sixshot, the one that has all those points of articulation and still transforms into six different modes. I haven't seen or heard anything since the prototype was displayed at one of the conventions earlier in the year.
It's supposed to be out Oct/Nov.