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Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:37 pm

Delicon wrote:If there was one character that desperately needed a reissue/update, Trailbreaker was the one.

Simply awesome news.

Agreed. Its probably more than about time to reissue Trailbreaker.

Hoist was a TRU reissue, was he released as part of the TFC series also?

News Credits: 2 · Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:43 pm

Glad I didnt get the ehobby reissue of Trailbreaker, that one is bloody expensive. Definitely grabbing him

I will have to see if there is any real difference between my TRU reissue hoist and the Encore hoist before layout out money for #14

Fri Oct 10, 2008 10:17 pm

Alright! Trailbreaker and Moist! :mrgreen:

News Credits: 1 · Fri Oct 10, 2008 11:17 pm

thedistinctroom wrote:Alright! Trailbreaker and Moist!

I smiled when I read that. Trailbreaker was my first ever TF. I still have him, but he's seen better days. It'll be nice to have a display worthy one. I have an original Hoist too as well as the Hasbro reissue so I'll pass on him. I actually thought Trypticon was going to be one of these when I first saw the thread, but TB will be alot easier on the ol' wallet.

Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:04 am

Wow. I haven't seen these 2 guys for a long long long time. These are one of my favorites back in the 80s.

I was kinda hoping they'd do a Universe version of them instead.

Anyway, i will have a good time looking at these in the toy shops. Maybe make the trips more often.

(I'm not gonna buy Encore anymore. Classics will take its place.)

News Credits: 217 · Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:32 am

Oh hell yes.

Sat Oct 11, 2008 8:53 am

I was majorly disappointed. I freaked out when I saw the thread title because I was anticipating Trypticon or a combiner gift set.
Trailbreaker is okay, but I find Hoist fail.

Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:11 am

Well, I'm excited to get a Trailbreaker reissue. It doesn't help me complete the 84' Autobot cars line-up but it does put me a step closer. Hopefully these are individual releases and not a two pack because I already have the TRU Hoist reissue.

Sat Oct 11, 2008 1:57 pm

Ultra Prime wrote:Well, I'm excited to get a Trailbreaker reissue. It doesn't help me complete the 84' Autobot cars line-up but it does put me a step closer. Hopefully these are individual releases and not a two pack because I already have the TRU Hoist reissue.

If they are numbered separately (ie - 13&14) then they should be individual releases as the Thundercracker & Skywarp two pack was listed just as Encore 11.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:12 pm

Cool I never owned Trailbreaker and I want a better condition hoist so I will definately get them both. I wonder if they will have any differences from the originals.

Sat Oct 11, 2008 4:20 pm

YES!! I am getting closer to completing the 1984 Autobot lineup. Now if they'll just reissue Sunstreaker, Wheeljack & Mirage.....two of which I know have mold issues....

News Credits: 1082 · Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:21 pm

Finally, something I did pays off! I've been holding back on getting a vintage Trailbreaker, good versions go for at least $100, like I said I was hoping for a re-issue, and low and behold, here comes TakaraTomy making my hope come true.

Next on my list, TaTo would be G1 Skorponok. For the same reason, I have not gone after a fully complete version vintage version. Plus, I have Black Zarak, so that can help with the patience a bit.

Make it so.

News Credits: 273 · Sat Oct 11, 2008 5:50 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:Finally, something I did pays off! I've been holding back on getting a vintage Trailbreaker, good versions go for at least $100, like I said I was hoping for a re-issue, and low and behold, here comes TakaraTomy making my hope come true.

Next on my list, TaTo would be G1 Skorponok. For the same reason, I have not gone after a fully complete version vintage version. Plus, I have Black Zarak, so that can help with the patience a bit.

Make it so.

I totally know what you mean. After passing on the original at a store in 1985, I have regretted that ever since. I since bought a vintage G1 Trailbreaker but he just wasn't minty enough for my liking.

Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:13 pm

I regret tearing off the arm and losing all of the armor to Jetfire.

If only I somehow could have known it would be worth hundreds, if not thousands MISB in 08'!

Stupid parents..always letting me open my toys and break them.

Fri Oct 17, 2008 1:21 pm

Sid Burn wrote:Glad I didnt get the ehobby reissue of Trailbreaker, that one is bloody expensive. Definitely grabbing him

I will have to see if there is any real difference between my TRU reissue hoist and the Encore hoist before layout out money for #14

Ain't that the whole truth? The eHobby reissue is ex-pen-sive.