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TRU Encore set differences???

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TRU Encore set differences???

Postby Uniprimus » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:08 am

I am planning on getting the TRU Reissue Starscream, Soundwave, and Optimus Prime.

Can someone list all the differences from all these to their originals?
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Postby The Chaos Bringer » Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:52 am

Do you mean the TRU reissues or the Encore reissues? You say "TRU Encore set."
Please clarify what you mean.
Or I'll just describe both.

TRU: Prime has short smokestacks.
Encore: Prime has the long smokestacks like the original, but the decals are pre-applied, which is more convenient to those who aren't good with stickers.

TRU: Starscream has SUPER LONG missiles.
Encore: Starscream has normal missiles but has a different colored cocpit, which I find rather annoying.

TRU: Soundwave has an expanded cassette door that can fit 2 cassettes. Comes with Ravage and Lazerbeak. Lazerbeak is horribly deformed worse than any KO I've ever seen. :SICK:
Encore: Soundwave has the original door and only comes with one cassette, but it isn't deformed. Soundwave is a lighter blue. I didn't ask why.

There you go. Hope this helps.
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Postby ChrisR291 » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:03 am

Why do people say the cassettes for TRU soundwave are bad. I have a TRU Soundwave, G1 Soundwave, Soundblaster and the tapes that came with TRU soundwave are the best if you ask me :-?
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Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:12 am

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Eradicator wrote:I am planning on getting the TRU Reissue Starscream, Soundwave, and Optimus Prime.

Can someone list all the differences from all these to their originals?


Well as far as I know.......with Prime the biggest difference will be paint apps and the shoulder exsoust pipes.....In the TRU reissues they have to be shorter due to safty laws.
Starscream will be both paint and the missle's.......The Takara reissues usually use the orignal molds for the missles [Not sure about the Encores] but in the us the safty laws state that the missles have to be larger so they re-molded larger one's.

Soundwave is a different story.even Takara reissues are not 100% like the first Soundwave.....thats because the first mold was dammaged beyont repair.So they use the soundblaster mold.The big difference was just the Tapedeck being larger and the buttons being molded together.Also the TRU reissue comes with 2 Tape Transformers.

Here are some pics of the first soundwave and of Soundblaster.................

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Postby The Chaos Bringer » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:17 am

ChrisR291 wrote:Why do people say the cassettes for TRU soundwave are bad. I have a TRU Soundwave, G1 Soundwave, Soundblaster and the tapes that came with TRU soundwave are the best if you ask me :-?



So, a Lazerbeak that can't turn ito anything resembling a rectangle or stand up properly OR point the cannons completely forward is GOOD to you? If that is your definition of good, you should check out those Superion KOs. You won't be disappointed. :WHISTLE:
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Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:21 am

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The Chaos Bringer wrote:
ChrisR291 wrote:Why do people say the cassettes for TRU soundwave are bad. I have a TRU Soundwave, G1 Soundwave, Soundblaster and the tapes that came with TRU soundwave are the best if you ask me :-?



So, a Lazerbeak that can't turn ito anything resembling a rectangle or stand up properly OR point the cannons completely forward is GOOD to you? If that is your definition of good, you should check out those Superion KOs. You won't be disappointed. :WHISTLE:


I didnt have any of those issues with my TRU reissue Soundwave.
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Postby Dead Metal » Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:23 am

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The Chaos Bringer wrote:
ChrisR291 wrote:Why do people say the cassettes for TRU soundwave are bad. I have a TRU Soundwave, G1 Soundwave, Soundblaster and the tapes that came with TRU soundwave are the best if you ask me :-?



So, a Lazerbeak that can't turn ito anything resembling a rectangle or stand up properly OR point the cannons completely forward is GOOD to you? If that is your definition of good, you should check out those Superion KOs. You won't be disappointed. :WHISTLE:

I don't know what you're on about!
My Lazerbeak does the exact oposit of what you stat he does, so eather you're confused ore you have a KO!
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Postby Uniprimus » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:46 pm

Actually, I mean just the TRU resisues.
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Postby The Chaos Bringer » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:54 pm

Dead Metal wrote:
The Chaos Bringer wrote:
ChrisR291 wrote:Why do people say the cassettes for TRU soundwave are bad. I have a TRU Soundwave, G1 Soundwave, Soundblaster and the tapes that came with TRU soundwave are the best if you ask me :-?



So, a Lazerbeak that can't turn ito anything resembling a rectangle or stand up properly OR point the cannons completely forward is GOOD to you? If that is your definition of good, you should check out those Superion KOs. You won't be disappointed. :WHISTLE:

I don't know what you're on about!
My Lazerbeak does the exact oposit of what you stat he does, so eather you're confused ore you have a KO!


I guess Hasbro sold me a KO.
:BANG_HEAD:


:BLACKEYE: Grr... take that Hasblo. I'm ordering from Takara from now on.
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Postby Dead Metal » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:59 pm

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Dead Metal wrote:
The Chaos Bringer wrote:
ChrisR291 wrote:Why do people say the cassettes for TRU soundwave are bad. I have a TRU Soundwave, G1 Soundwave, Soundblaster and the tapes that came with TRU soundwave are the best if you ask me :-?



So, a Lazerbeak that can't turn ito anything resembling a rectangle or stand up properly OR point the cannons completely forward is GOOD to you? If that is your definition of good, you should check out those Superion KOs. You won't be disappointed. :WHISTLE:

I don't know what you're on about!
My Lazerbeak does the exact oposit of what you stat he does, so eather you're confused ore you have a KO!


I guess Hasbro sold me a KO.
:BANG_HEAD:


:BLACKEYE: Grr... take that Hasblo. I'm ordering from Takara from now on.


That's right, give em hell!
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Postby Uniprimus » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:27 pm

Did the original Ravage have his decals painted on? Cause that's what the TRU version has...
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Postby sto_vo_kor_2000 » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:38 pm

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Eradicator wrote:Did the original Ravage have his decals painted on? Cause that's what the TRU version has...


Ravage didnt have any decals but if your referring to his Decepticon symbol it was a sticker.
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Postby ChrisR291 » Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:29 pm

The Chaos Bringer wrote:
ChrisR291 wrote:Why do people say the cassettes for TRU soundwave are bad. I have a TRU Soundwave, G1 Soundwave, Soundblaster and the tapes that came with TRU soundwave are the best if you ask me :-?



So, a Lazerbeak that can't turn ito anything resembling a rectangle or stand up properly OR point the cannons completely forward is GOOD to you? If that is your definition of good, you should check out those Superion KOs. You won't be disappointed. :WHISTLE:


Mine doesn't have any problems like that..... The only problem I have is that Laserbeak is more orange looking then red. Maybe you just got a crappy one?
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Postby kirbenvost » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:59 pm

The Chaos Bringer wrote:
Dead Metal wrote:
The Chaos Bringer wrote:
ChrisR291 wrote:Why do people say the cassettes for TRU soundwave are bad. I have a TRU Soundwave, G1 Soundwave, Soundblaster and the tapes that came with TRU soundwave are the best if you ask me :-?



So, a Lazerbeak that can't turn ito anything resembling a rectangle or stand up properly OR point the cannons completely forward is GOOD to you? If that is your definition of good, you should check out those Superion KOs. You won't be disappointed. :WHISTLE:

I don't know what you're on about!
My Lazerbeak does the exact oposit of what you stat he does, so eather you're confused ore you have a KO!


I guess Hasbro sold me a KO.
:BANG_HEAD:


:BLACKEYE: Grr... take that Hasblo. I'm ordering from Takara from now on.


I think you just got a defective one. My Laserbeak is in perfect condition, as is my Ravage.
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Postby megatroptimus » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:12 pm

The Chaos Bringer wrote:So, a Lazerbeak that can't turn ito anything resembling a rectangle or stand up properly OR point the cannons completely forward is GOOD to you?


Mine doesn't have that problem. Actually, none of the toys that I have and that are supposed to have problems have any. I must be ree-lee lucky.
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Postby smallworm » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:24 pm

I never had a soundwave until I bought the TRU soundwave which I like more over the original because of the double cassettes. I was thinking to get Soundblaster before TRU soundwave announced. Now I'm happy with what I've got.
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Postby Bumblebee-otch » Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:22 am

is there any place to still get soundwave at a reasonable price?
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Postby kirbenvost » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:24 am

Apparently some TRUs have still got it, I guess you could try posting something in Carbombya.
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Postby Robo-Chugster » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:53 am

Bumblebee-otch wrote:is there any place to still get soundwave at a reasonable price?


There are loads on the shelves of UK TRU's if that helps?

Oh and my TRU Laserbeak is fine...sounds like you got a dud...bad luck
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Postby Dead Metal » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:54 am

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Bumblebee-otch wrote:is there any place to still get soundwave at a reasonable price?

Nope,you could get it from the Uk but that costs more then what you origanaly payed.
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