The Energon Pub

News Credits: 2 · by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:41 am

So we have Megs, OP, Soundwave and Screamer coming up. What do you folks think - will that be a one-off or the start to reviving the Takara re-issues.If so, will we see stuff we´ve had with the TFC line or will we get more exotic things like Japanese Headmasters, Godmasters, Cassettes? Opinions?

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:45 am

My feeling is that Takara is going to do any reissues that sell. So I think any popular TFC are fair game.

Personally, I would like them to reissue characters they haven't done yet. So bring back the Dinobots for Christ sakes. :sad:

News Credits: 1 · by **JetfireUK** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:48 am

I'm looking forward to the Encore line. Sure I have all four figures already - but I'd like to see what happens next. They could possibly re-release Sixshot, Predaking, Hotroad and Ultra Magnus as they did back in 2000/2001.

Does anyone know what the box art looks like?

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Wed May 23, 2007 3:49 am

Sixshot...O, I hope they do Sixshot. And Predaking.

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:13 am

I hope they continue with encore after all this movie business is behind us. Maybe then we'll see what Takara and their reissues are really made of

News Credits: 2 · by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:25 am

Any news on what the announced "mold changes" are supposed to be?

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:27 am

well, for western release, Megatron will have the plugged barrel and soundwave will be single chested rather than soundblaster repaint

News Credits: 1 · by **JetfireUK** » Wed May 23, 2007 4:57 am

Ooh, Soundwave sounds great with the single tape deck. But surely the Encore edition will be the same as TFC-10?

News Credits: 1 · by **Leonardo** » Wed May 23, 2007 5:03 am

TFC #10 was a single deck version, wasn't it?

News Credits: 1 · by **JetfireUK** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:04 am

Yup - they used the original Soundblaster mold and engineered it to take a single cassette.

I do hope that they continue with the Encore line as I miss the Gen 1 re-issues now that I sold them all! :oops:

News Credits: 2 · by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:05 am

JetfireUK wrote:Yup - they used the original Soundblaster mold and engineered it to take a single cassette.

I do hope that they continue with the Encore line as I miss the Gen 1 re-issues now that I sold them all!

Heathen! Heretic! :grin:

News Credits: 1 · by **JetfireUK** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:23 am

What can I say? I was weak!

Still, that means I can buy them all over again :grin:

News Credits: 2 · by **phantomfish** » Wed May 23, 2007 6:32 am

I'd love to see some of the Japanese figures that didn't make it out of Japan in the Encore line. Such as Liokaiser, Road Caesar, Dinoking, God Neptune and Deathsaurus

News Credits: 2 · by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:17 am

The Headmaster heads would be nice, too.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:41 am

When do they come out?

by **Gutter Bunny** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:16 am

what do i want to see? Shockwave, dinobots, constructicons, cassettes, ultra magnus...etc and in that order.

What do i think we will see? Insecticons, minibots, wheelie, perceptor, blaster, tracks, u see where i'm going with this i'm sure.

by **Vile MK III** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:15 am

phantomfish wrote:I'd love to see some of the Japanese figures that didn't make it out of Japan in the Encore line. Such as Liokaiser, Road Caesar, Dinoking, God Neptune and Deathsaurus

Ummm, You forgot one...

METALHAWK!! :grin:

I would kill for a reissue of him.

News Credits: 2 · by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:21 am

Dude, this guy looks badass! time to watch Masterforce.

by **Dagon** » Wed May 23, 2007 10:42 am

I would like reissues that haven't been reissued yet or too many times. And Japanese figures that never made it over here. And most certainly the Dinobots.

News Credits: 3 · by **Samsonator** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:52 am

so the Encore Megatron, we know it will be capped, but do we know how yet? paint, plugged, loose, glued... any info on that yet?

News Credits: 2 · by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:58 am

Samsonator wrote:so the Encore Megatron, we know it will be capped, but do we know how yet? paint, plugged, loose, glued... any info on that yet?

Since it´s a Takara thing, I don´t think it will be capped. Remember, they´re not officially meant for export :grin:

Like Exulted Unicron on Facebook · by **Exulted Unicron** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:08 pm

BBTS and TFsource have him listed as being modified with orange cap

News Credits: 2 · by **Patrick Bateman** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:21 pm

Hmmm. Maybe modded by the stores like MP-5 Megs?

by **Ultra Prime** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:48 pm

Let's say for the sake of argument that Takara/Tomy are going to be business savvy about this line. That being said, we can be certain that they'll play it safe and stick to popular charcters that they have the molds to. We can probably expect Magnus & Hot Rod to come out eventually. I have noticed that everyone (myself included) would kill to get the Dinobots & Constructicons. But let's ask ourselves the real question here.

What characters are popular, that they have the molds to that would be sure sellers for them? Whatever the answer is will be what we'll most likely see.