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News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:01 am

New images of the upcomming TakaraTomy Generation 1 Encore series have surfaced over at ACToys.net. The pictures show out of box and in box images for Starscream, Soundwave, Optimus Prime and Megatron. You can viw the original thread here.

by **Hendertron** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:26 am

The original transformer toys bring back a lot of memories. Good job Takara Tomy and keep up the good work with that masterpiece series.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:40 am

They'll sell, because there's just enough of a market for it. However, this well will run dry soon. I mean, these characters have been re-issued what? 3 times? 4?

This is getting a little old...

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:57 am

So just straight up reissues, no new fancy bits. Saves me some money then.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:03 am

Burn wrote:So just straight up reissues, no new fancy bits. Saves me some money then.

Wow. That's a point I completely missed. Thank you, Burn.

...now, even more so....these seem completely useless to me.

I haven't been a G1 collector in some time, and I guess it hasn't changed. These just don't do anything for me. Which is odd, Masterpiece figures are based off of G1 and I love 'em to pieces.

...I'm an odd duck.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:27 am

Well there is the new TakaraTomy logo, if you're a completionist.

by **Saya** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:32 am

They have G1 style boxes!

edit: oh and the price is good too, if you don't already have them. Which I don't. v:Dv

News Credits: 156 · by **WhiteRabbit** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 4:42 am

May come in handy for those of us who couldn't get earlier reissues due to them being exclusives, low production runs, or stores sold out because some need to have 4 or 5 of them.

And then there's eBay, where most of them are minimum 30% over MSRP with shipping costs that often double that.

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:05 am

Aww crap, Prime doesn't have the energon axe that the TFC version had.

I've preordered prime & SS.

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:41 am

What you guys who already have these charecters forget is, 3 of the 4 are really hard and expensive to get in as new condition. I had to pay £40 for Prime, £75 for Megs, STILL havnt found an afordable Soundwave. Of the 4, Only Starscream is relativly easy and cheap to get. I think this is a very good idea, especilly with the new wave of fans that will undoubtaly come with the movie.

by **BlurPrime** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:42 am

well might have to save up for these now. i wouldn't mind owning a megetron since i don't have him nor a soundwave.

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:45 am

BlurPrime wrote:well might have to save up for these now. i wouldn't mind owning a megetron since i don't have him nor a soundwave.

I highly recomend Megs, he's fantastic in the flesh.

So is Soundwave (I actully only have Soundblaster, who has better colours (mmm black), but apart from the chest door, he's the same as Soundwave).

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:55 am

Did anyone notice that Soundwave has a single tape compartment and not a double?

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 6:18 am

Of course. The original SW only had one...

I too really like the G1 styled boxes. Too bad importers will have to plug Megatron again.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:34 am

OK I need to get Soundwave, Prime and Megatron.
I'll be grabing them wile they're still cheap. :grin:

by **trunks6728** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:09 am

I for one am happy these are out. it is kinda like what happened when brave maximus came out and was 120.00 back in 2001. I never had the original fortress and didn't feel like paying 400-800 for a original one as we are not all made of money.

The prime goes the same way, i missed it when it first came out in 2002 for the tfc#0 and now those things at least run 180- 250.

the hasbro one had the short stacks which suck and the takara ones are better quality anyway.. so paying 54.00 for a brand new prime is better then paying 100 plus for a used one or new one that is over priced. soundwave is the same way, missed him when he was released a few years ago, nice to pick a brand new one in the old stye box for 49.00

News Credits: 2 · by **TFBuyer** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 8:48 am

While I'll probably get a Soundwave to replace my ailing one (or maybe I'll just get Reprolabels and fix mine up...), I'm more excited to see where this "line" goes--I'd be interested to see them re-release some original TFTM-related characters. How about Ultra Magnus, Wreck-gar, Gnaw, Cyclonus, and Scourge???

by **Shin Getter Robo** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:08 am

These figures can **** off.

by **dabattousai** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:09 am

Pre-ordered both leaders since I have been dying for Megatron G1 for 14 years and I'm getting him for only $40 at Hobbylink and I got Optimus Prime because I don't own the original and the commemorative one with the short stacks is ugly.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:17 am

Looking real good!

Are these going to come to America though?

Not that it'd be anything I don't have, but they'd still be nice to get for my niece(I'm teaching her about play toys and display toys)

News Credits: 1 · by **D-340** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:56 am

I like those, actually. At first I was of the thought "bare bones reissue, that's absolutely useless", but after seeing them, I likes. No fancy boxes, they look just about like the originals. Which for me is cool cuz A) I leave the majority of my japanese TFs in the box, and B) I have all of the original versions of these loose. So I get these guys MIB for the price one of their originals would cost me. I may do that.

News Credits: 5 · by **decepticonjon** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:01 am

prime and megs are on the to get list..
maybe a soundwave, but how many do i need at this point? i wish ss was the anime color, he's just plain ole g1 grey.

by **bossmonkey74** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 11:26 am

What are the prices on these G1 remakes? Does anyone know?

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:32 pm

bossmonkey74 wrote:What are the prices on these G1 remakes? Does anyone know?

As they wont go out in the shops, it will probably depend on which webshop you go to.

by **Knight_Thunder** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:36 pm

Im not the type to keep my TFs sealed up MISB, but these encore TF's are so gorgeous in the G1 style boxes I may have to make an exeption.. Im lovin these..