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News Credits: 349 · by **Bed Bugs** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:15 pm

The Asian auction site, <a href="http://www.taobao.com" target="_blank">Taobao.com</a> has new auctions up from seller nightwish2 of the next wave of Real Gear figures. The entire wave consists of repaints of previously released figures. You can click the links on the left to go to the listings on <a href="http://www.taobao.com" target="_blank">Taobao.com</a> and click on the links on the right to do a comparison using the <a href="http://www.seibertron.com">Seibertron.com</a> galleries.

<a href="http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/0/item_detail-db1-c6059ae36de37b49a856b7f35127c01a.jhtml" target="_blank">Hacker X-3</a> is a repaint of <a href="http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1093&size=0&start=0">Power Up VT6</a>

<a href="http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/0/item_detail-db1-e32f07ef9b9f38e97c97fb6becc2206c.jhtml" target="_blank">Highline 1070</a> is a repaint of <a href="http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1078&size=0&start=0" >Speed Dial 800</a>

<a href="http://auction1.taobao.com/auction/0/item_detail-db1-517864288debad4915991698b7750d05.jhtml" target="_blank">Photon T-34</a> is a repaint of <a href="http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=1084&size=0&start=0">Spy Shot 6</a>

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:20 pm

*sighs*

I knew they were going to be repaints.

I knew they were going to be terrible.

....I never expected this. Blech.

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:27 pm

the originals and the second wave sit on shelves. what's this third wave supposed to do on the shelves, play pocket pool with barbie?

by **Dagon** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:30 pm

The Real Gear figures were neat the first time, and repaint complaints aside, this is just overkill. Why not release the Allspark Power line sooner and stop the trickling out of lame ass stuff that is still available in their original forms?

News Credits: 1 · by **Cheetron** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:38 pm

I finally saw what was left of the second wave for the first time Tuesday. And since both the original wave and the 2-packs are the only toys left on the shelves and nobody wants them, why repaint?

Oh, wait. I forgot what company we were dealing with here.

by **Dark_Lord_Prime** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:28 pm

I keep reading comments about how the Real Gears "don't sell," and yet, they're just as sparse--at K-Mart, TRU and BOTH Wal-Marts--here as the rest of the TFs. (West-Central Indiana)

The only stuff that DOESN'T seem to move are the Star Wars TFs and the Role Play stuff (Prime/Starscream blasters, Prime Helmets, etc).

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:39 pm

I like the paint job on Hacker X-3. The other two are just m'eh for me.

News Credits: 3 · by **Damolisher** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:51 pm

Is there anything from the movie line which hasn't been repainted, or remade?

by **Rijie** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:57 pm

Photon T-34 added to the list, I love the Spy Shot mold. The others don't interest me.

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:15 pm

Yikes, they are really watering down the line with all of these repaints.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:19 pm

no new mold = no new purchase.

Box these up Hasbro, bust them out again in a few years when they have a chance to be missed, and I'll bet they'll sell.

Otherwise, these be clutter!

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:37 pm

Both repaints of Spoeed Dial have been great, they are so different than the original. Helps that it's a fun (it simple) mould too.

Same can be said for Spyshot!

by **Cyber-Kun** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:11 pm

how many times are they going to repaint them?

by **Dropkick14** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:16 pm

man again, more crappy toys that they decide to repaint what the heck is wrong with hasbro

by **Bumblebee-otch** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:22 pm

Damolisher wrote:Is there anything from the movie line which hasn't been repainted, or remade?

leader megatron. ironically, he's the one that needs it the most!

News Credits: 4 · by **Bumblethumper** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:36 pm

If they're repainting Spyshot 6 anyway, it would be nice if they'd replace the viewfinder sticker with something actually from the movie.

Other than that, yeah, waste of time. Might be worth doing a few years down the line, but not so soon. Put this stuff to one side and get on with TF:Animated already.

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:40 am

Repaints up until the Animated figures ever come out

This is all we have to look forward to

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:46 pm

Bumblethumper wrote:If they're repainting Spyshot 6 anyway, it would be nice if they'd replace the viewfinder sticker with something actually from the movie.

Other than that, yeah, waste of time. Might be worth doing a few years down the line, but not so soon. Put this stuff to one side and get on with TF:Animated already.

With all the repaints why can't they repaint Spyshot in Reflector's colors?

I'll snag one in the hopes that they do a 3rd repaint of him, just to have the 3 camera bots, even if they don't combine.

by **Autobot Megatron** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 1:08 am

are the stickers of cybertron transformers replaced on any of them?(I know, there is a picture of the screen on Hacker, but I just cannot see it. :cry: