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Man, they´re kinda redundant, but so pretty I gotta buy them.

Well, it's looking like I can cancel my preorders for me. The small differences from the Hasbro reissues is not enough for me to pay the extra cash to buy these again, and I already have a G1 Megatron.

When are these coming out and who will sell them? I might finally be able to get hold of G1 Prime and Soundwave...

G1 stylized boxes, nice touch. Even though I already have all of these guys, I'll probably end up getting them again. Assuming Prime & Megatron come w/their Axe & Mace, that's the only reason I would get the TFC 0 & 6. I just love Soundwave so much I'll get another one. Starscream.....he has the right sied misiles this time. That's a good reason. Yay for Takara-Tomy!

Im looking forward the Encore range. It could be the start of something really good. The only one I will be keeping for myself is Prime as I have all the other figures from one line or another.

That's good news for those of us who don't have TRU's in our country, if these are getting a release outside of Japan.

Damn my luck, I think I'll be out of the country when these come out. I hope they don't sell out in one ****ing DAY like MP-05 did.

I think I'll pick up Prime and Soundwave. If Megatron comes with the energon mace like TFC #6 did, I'll get him too.

No need for Starscream. I have the first Takara and Hasbro reissues.

Professor Smooth wrote:Damn my luck, I think I'll be out of the country when these come out. I hope they don't sell out in one ****ing DAY like MP-05 did.

I think they will. Optimus, Megatron, Soundwave, Starscream released in Japan....need I say more?

Order yours through eHobby while you can.

I pre ordered mine through the Image Anime site... I see BBTS and TFsource also have them on their sites and they all ship internationally so no one should have problems getting hold of these.

I hope Takara announce another wave of four once these are out.

The only one I'm interested in is Soundwave. He has the logo on his door instead of the rub sign and it's Laserbeak, not Buzzsaw. Yippiee!!! Now, I just hope you save one for me Ravage XK

Insurgent wrote:The only one I'm interested in is Soundwave. He has the logo on his door instead of the rub sign and it's Laserbeak, not Buzzsaw. Yippiee!!! Now, I just hope you save one for me Ravage XK

No problem, dont forget to remind me closer the time. My memory sucks.

Which version of soundwave came with Buzzsaw? I got Laserbeak with my TFC book style reissue.

Again i ask as no one answered, where will these toys be sold at?

Sonray wrote:Again i ask as no one answered, where will these toys be sold at?

I'll be getting some.

Ravage XK wrote:

Sonray wrote:Again i ask as no one answered, where will these toys be sold at?

I'll be getting some.

Thats not much help, I prefer not to buy TF's online you see (unless its a huge bargain that cant be missed) since they usually end up costing more because of exorbatent shipping charges that people like to tack on to the end of the final total.

I meant what shops will be stocking them? TRU, Woolworths etc etc?

I believe the original G1 Soundwave was packaged with Buzzsaw.

Eagerly anticipating these releases.

As many reissues do not sell, only certain characters should be implemented. A Jazz reissue may be in order- the TFC Jazz had terrible joints and the Hasbro variant had unchromed weapons and lengthened missiles.

Ironhide may be a suitable choice- he's in the film and hasn't been reissued in a good deal of time.

Sonray wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:

Sonray wrote:Again i ask as no one answered, where will these toys be sold at?

I'll be getting some.

Thats not much help, I prefer not to buy TF's online you see (unless its a huge bargain that cant be missed) since they usually end up costing more because of exorbatent shipping charges that people like to tack on to the end of the final total.

I meant what shops will be stocking them? TRU, Woolworths etc etc?

No major retailers are carrying these. I'm getting mine online. If you insist upon a brick and mortar store, try your local anime shops

Im so gonna get prime now!

Sonray wrote:

Ravage XK wrote:

Sonray wrote:Again i ask as no one answered, where will these toys be sold at?

I'll be getting some.

Thats not much help, I prefer not to buy TF's online you see (unless its a huge bargain that cant be missed) since they usually end up costing more because of exorbatent shipping charges that people like to tack on to the end of the final total.

I meant what shops will be stocking them? TRU, Woolworths etc etc?

Fair enough, was that a dig? You wont find the Encore range in any main line UK toy stores. You will have to go to specialised import stores.

For the record my shipping costs are never more than £5.95 no matter how much you buy. Less for smaller lighter items. That is unless they are going to N Ireland, remote parts of Scotland or non mainland UK, when the courier likes to slap on a surcharge.

Nah it wasnt a dig, i was just expressing my frustrations with most online retailers and ebay users who had great TF items, but i couldnt afford them because of the ridiculous shipping costs.

People who do that are rip off merchants, as i know how much shipping can cost as ive sold stuff on ebay and i know how it works, and shipping simply doesnt cost that much for certain things.

Your shipping rates seem reasonable though so i might reconsider my "no TF shopping online" rule.

These will all be mine!!

Well, I'm glad I decided to grab a TRU Sounwave when I got the chance. The inaccurate double-door and missing gold chrome detail is a small sacrifice for affordability AND a high-quality Ravage (versus the Chinese KO version).

I will be grabbing the other three, however, since I don't have them yet. If the line continues, I'll be picking up only the ones I don't have.

Why is Starscream's canopy a funny color? It doesn't look like any other version I've seen yet...

I just noticed Prime is the only Autobot XD

I have a hunch the next wave will be 3 Autobots and 1 Decepticon

kirbenvost wrote:Well, I'm glad I decided to grab a TRU Sounwave when I got the chance. The inaccurate double-door and missing gold chrome detail is a small sacrifice for affordability AND a high-quality Ravage (versus the Chinese KO version).

That’s the exact reason why I got rid of my TRU Soundwave. Even though it comes with Ravage, I just couldn’t stomach the double sided door. So I ended up preordering Encore Soundwave along with the other three.

dabattousai wrote:I just noticed Prime is the only Autobot XD

I have a hunch the next wave will be 3 Autobots and 1 Decepticon

I noticed that too. It looks to me like TakTomy is releasing only the characters that they know will sell well. These first four are the Transformers that fans remember the best. Outside of Jazz and Bumblebee, what other iconic autobots are there? And who is the next popular decepticon outside of Megs, Soundwave, and Screamer?

PrimeFan wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Well, I'm glad I decided to grab a TRU Sounwave when I got the chance. The inaccurate double-door and missing gold chrome detail is a small sacrifice for affordability AND a high-quality Ravage (versus the Chinese KO version).

That’s the exact reason why I got rid of my TRU Soundwave. Even though it comes with Ravage, I just couldn’t stomach the double sided door. So I ended up preordering Encore Soundwave along with the other three.

dabattousai wrote:I just noticed Prime is the only Autobot XD

I have a hunch the next wave will be 3 Autobots and 1 Decepticon

I noticed that too. It looks to me like TakTomy is releasing only the characters that they know will sell well. These first four are the Transformers that fans remember the best. Outside of Jazz and Bumblebee, what other iconic autobots are there? And who is the next popular decepticon outside of Megs, Soundwave, and Screamer?

Devastator and shockwave?