The Energon Pub

[Sid Burn]

Is Encore Optimus Prime's autobot shoulder symbol a sticker or a piece of the mold itself?

I can see the symbol from the packaging online, which is unusual.

[Basketball Jones]

The insignias are no longer stickers, but have been tampographed.

[Sid Burn]

I am not familiar with the term "tampographed"

Does that mean its a paint app, or a molded piece?

[waylandcool]

It's not quite painted on but it's close enough. They aren't stickers.

[zemper]

that's nice to know, at least if given enough care, we won't have to worry about the stickers peeling because of age or moisture anymore.

:MAX:

[Auto Bot]

That's a nice improvement. This should make Encore more durable than G1.

[AlienQuiksilver]

Yep, I can also confirm the tampographed autobot symbols for encore prime.

[Leonardo]

If you have either the Takara Collection Starscream reissue or the Hasbro Inferno reissue they have tampographed faction symbols. That might help illustrate what it's like.

[Mandamus]

What about the rest of the stickers? Is everything stamped on there?

[kirbenvost]

I think it's only the faction symbol that's tampo'd.

[DREWCIFER]

I think it's only the faction symbol that's tampo'd.

Yeppers, that's the only one. Stix still come with it, it's just that the shoulder one sometimes wouldn't stick correct, due to the "Rivits" on the toy.