e-Hobby - Encore & Music Label Updates

I would only get Soundblaster of they improved on some of the features. I'll have to see and see if they upgrade it.

Stormrider wrote:Great news for Encore series fans. The series continues next with Ironhide and Ratchet.

Wow. This line is turning out to be the new TFC line. Love this. We may get the Ramjet and Trailbreaker figs that we never got in the Domestic Hasbro release. Wished Hasbro picked up on this and released them in the US G1 packaging though alongside the JPN release.

Optimal Magnus wrote:I would only get Soundblaster of they improved on some of the features. I'll have to see and see if they upgrade it.

What kind of features?

Stormrider wrote:

Optimal Magnus wrote:I would only get Soundblaster of they improved on some of the features. I'll have to see and see if they upgrade it.

What kind of features?

You know upgrade it's sound since I heard the toy had too much bass in it. Also I'd like to see the Shoulder Cannon become the speakers of some kind. You know those are only ideas, but I'd like that to happen.

Holy crap.

BBTS works fast!

Soundblaster

I was expecting the red screen but oh well...

Hmm, hopefully they'll do another two items release, I want another blue one to fiddle around with and a black one.

I just pre-ordered all 3. I'm still not sure about the ML Soundblaster but I have a few months to decide

I'm so excited about Encore Ironhide and Ratchet though. I haven't had a G1 Ironhide since I was 6 years old.

This pretty much confirms the rumours based on the G1 pics from the Encore section of TakTom's website. I'm now treating Scorponok as all but confirmed and allowing my hopes of a retool for Black Zarak to increase, at least a little.

Wow! Ironhinde and Ratchet! Awesome!

preordered ironhide and ratchet from bbts. man december!

but what are you talking about a scorponok? are you saying they might do a reissue of him ?????

waaaaghlord wrote:This pretty much confirms the rumours based on the G1 pics from the Encore section of TakTom's website. I'm now treating Scorponok as all but confirmed and allowing my hopes of a retool for Black Zarak to increase, at least a little.

(and for the record, I think this IS an appropriate response.)

Preordered

Counterpunch wrote:

waaaaghlord wrote:This pretty much confirms the rumours based on the G1 pics from the Encore section of TakTom's website. I'm now treating Scorponok as all but confirmed and allowing my hopes of a retool for Black Zarak to increase, at least a little.

(and for the record, I think this IS an appropriate response.)

Cosign

Awesome news and if Scorponok/Black Zarak become confirmed........



I might need a straight jacket to help restrain me from ordering too many.

I'm only giving slight though to Soundblaster, since I already got Spark Blue Soundwave. I'm not too sure if I want to get him or not.

Larsgoes2hell wrote:preordered ironhide and ratchet from bbts. man december!

but what are you talking about a scorponok? are you saying they might do a reissue of him ?????

Some pictures surfaced on Takara Tomy's website in the Encore section a few weeks ago of the G1 forms ofvarious characters that are in the new movie. Now all of a sudden Ratchet and Ironhide are confirmed as reissues. It's not unreasonable to assume that Scorponok and Jazz will be the next ones announced. The Black Zarak is more of a personal "please, please do this" on my part. I was thinking if Scorponok was a main line Encore release then ehobby might be able to put out a remoulded version as Black Zarak. Yes I know that they normally only do repaints and it's not all that likely, but damn I'd buy that figure in a heartbeat.

Ironhide and Ratchet? YES! This is almost too good to be true. True that the toys aren't all that awesome, but I don't care. Getting two of each.

And possibility of Scorponok? *DROOL*

Pre-ordered.

Give me my tacky vans and terrible robot modes please.

waaaaghlord wrote:This pretty much confirms the rumours based on the G1 pics from the Encore section of TakTom's website. I'm now treating Scorponok as all but confirmed and allowing my hopes of a retool for Black Zarak to increase, at least a little.

I hope that ehobby would make a Black Zarak that would be great!!!!! Ithink Takara Tomy should reissue Grand Max that would be awsome as well but probably only a dream!!!!

Awesome News!!! Just preordered Ironhide and Ratchet at BBTS.

It's about time Ironhide and Ratchet got a wide release! The last reissue was limited to 1000, and that was the last time they'd been seen since Classics in 1990. Jazz is entirely likely, and to be honest I was surprised he wasn't in the first wave lineup along with Prime and Megatron.

Scorponok? Well, after Predaking, Star Convoy and Galvatron anything's possible I suppose. I shall believe it when I see it, and as soon as I see it I shall cross my fingers for Black Zarak An insanely rare/expensive character from Masterforce without the Gold Plastic Syndrome? Oh yes.

-Nick

Here's a pic

Soundblaster superior, White Soundwave inferior.

waaaaghlord wrote:Soundblaster superior, White Soundwave inferior.

I almost bought one, when I realized it ran off of standard batteries.

Then I passed.

Neat as it may look,..meh?

waaaaghlord wrote:Soundblaster superior, White Soundwave inferior.

Agreed. Sonicwave (Sonic White + Soundwave = Sonicwave) doesn't have the Soundwave fell to it.

Optimal Magnus wrote:

Stormrider wrote:

Optimal Magnus wrote:I would only get Soundblaster of they improved on some of the features. I'll have to see and see if they upgrade it.

What kind of features?

You know upgrade it's sound since I heard the toy had too much bass in it. Also I'd like to see the Shoulder Cannon become the speakers of some kind. You know those are only ideas, but I'd like that to happen.

The shoulder cannon speaker sounds pretty cool.

Optimal Magnus wrote:BBTS works fast!

Soundblaster

I was expecting the red screen but oh well...

Thanks. You've been credited.

WOW! Ironhide and Ratchet! I do however wish the TFC line was still alive for the simple fact that Takara seemed to go that little extra mile for some of those releases. For example, Megatron's extra bits, Bumblebee's remolded face, Starscream's cartoon coloration, Insecticon's energon cubes. I would like to have seen tooled faces or even face stickers for these two. Don't get me wrong, I'm stoked and I'll definitely be buying them. I WILL certainly miss the extra mile though. Eh, we're months away yet. Here's to hoping they surprise me.

Fianlly Ratchet and Ironhide get reissued(again). I am buying them for sure!

So excitement got the better of me and I pre-ordered them sight unseen. Sheesh, I'm sick.

Thanx for the update!

I pre-orderd R & Ihd. I was pricing them on eBay last nite and couldn't find anything I wanted in the price I wanted. But this is prefect!

WhooHoo for G1.

Ironhide? Im finally going to get Ironhide? Hell yeah. Think im going to get soundblaster as well.

Finally, a non-yellowed Ratchet and an Ironhide that won't have screwed up stickers.

^______________________^

How do you order from e-Hobby. I use to buy from them all the time. Now when I send them an email I don't get any response? Have they stopped selling to North America?

Those next encore reissues - awesome!

I am loving this line so much just for the fact that I am going to be getting them all numbered from the start.

re: e-hobby - they do not respond to regular emails, as their english is keekt! You need to email them your order in a specific format, including your credit card details. This is a little dodgy yes, but you send the emails in 2 parts. the first one has 1234-5678-xxxx-xxxx, and the second has xxxx-xxxx-8765-4321 - so your details cannot be compromised by somone getting a hold of one of the parts of the email (packet sniffing etc). I have the details at home. Will be home in a while.

Counterpunch wrote:

waaaaghlord wrote:This pretty much confirms the rumours based on the G1 pics from the Encore section of TakTom's website. I'm now treating Scorponok as all but confirmed and allowing my hopes of a retool for Black Zarak to increase, at least a little.

(and for the record, I think this IS an appropriate response.)

man and i just spent like $70 finally buying zarak and the helmet for my scorponok body i got in a tf lot on ebay a while ago

...and i thought i was finally going to be pre-order free.

Gutter Bunny wrote:...and i thought i was finally going to be pre-order free.

Do you spend more time on the BBTS site during the week than you do in Church?

It's a broken value system and one day soon, our comeuppance will come.

Counterpunch wrote:

Gutter Bunny wrote:...and i thought i was finally going to be pre-order free.

Do you spend more time on the BBTS site during the week than you do in Church?

It's a broken value system and one day soon, our comeuppance will come.

yes, and while i may burn for it...i'm taking my toys with me.

and any word on the convoy ipod dock? wasnt it supposed to be released by now?

Milesy wrote:Those next encore reissues - awesome!

I am loving this line so much just for the fact that I am going to be getting them all numbered from the start.

re: e-hobby - they do not respond to regular emails, as their english is keekt! You need to email them your order in a specific format, including your credit card details. This is a little dodgy yes, but you send the emails in 2 parts. the first one has 1234-5678-xxxx-xxxx, and the second has xxxx-xxxx-8765-4321 - so your details cannot be compromised by somone getting a hold of one of the parts of the email (packet sniffing etc). I have the details at home. Will be home in a while.

I have the email format, I have ordered from them many times in the past. I recently sent several email orders for Encore Optimus, Encore Megatron, and BT-18 and never had any reply. Has anyone had any luck ordering from them recently? I heard that the one person who spoke english there left.

Counterpunch wrote:

Gutter Bunny wrote:...and i thought i was finally going to be pre-order free.

Do you spend more time on the BBTS site during the week than you do in Church?

It's a broken value system and one day soon, our comeuppance will come.

What is this Church that you speak of?

And here's to hoping for Scorponok and Jazz!

Didn't think so many people would be excited about our headless friends

I preordered them already. Very pleased

I have never owned Ratchet, so this will be cool. I've got a previous version of an E-Hobby Ironhide, though...

Still great news though.

Sunnuvabitch, I like that Soundblaster...but I really don't need a 2nd Transforming mp3 player at 95USD without bonus features...Now, if he had a new head and was "Broadcast" and in red's, yellows and greys...

Or just make a music label boombox with built in slim cd player and mp3 reader...

I am thinking about getting Ratchet or Ironhide. Which one do I get. I had Ratchet as a kid, but I prefer Ironhide's colors.

GetterDragun wrote:Wow! Ironhinde and Ratchet! Awesome!

Agreed. I was ignoring Encore since they were rehashing with the first 4 but I want Ironhide and Ratchet all minty!

Soundblaster looks nice but since I have bought (and am still waiting for) Bluewave, I do not need.

Ordered through BBTS. What a great price. To think I almost bought the first ehobby Ironhide for 150 that other day.

WTG Takara!!

Now how about a Sunstorm again?

OMG! OMG! OMG! - Profiles for Ratchet, Ironhide, Scorpinok & Bumblebee are on the Takara G1 site along side the current four Encore characters.

And now that Ratchet & Ironhide are confirmed?! ...We surely must be getting a Scorpinok reissue, right?(and hopefully a E-hobby Black Zarak version too)

SWEET!

Anyway, couldn't decide on whether I like Ratchet or Ironhide better so I pre ordered both.

I just wish more Decepticons would get reissued as my G1 shelves are very lopsided - When are they gonna do Cyclonus, Scourge, Slugslinger & Triggerhappy God damn it!