Encore 18 is Skids
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Jul 4, 2009 at 11:44pm CDT
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Comment by kirbenvost
Jul 5, 2009
Sweet, I don't have Skids yet. I'm buying it!
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Comment by Cybertronian
Jul 5, 2009
If the eHobby version is a bright green Skids, does this mean he'll be paired with a Red version of the Honda City (regular or S; Crosscut), as a Mudflap homage?
As much I (as an African-American) hate references to the "Ghettobots" (as my equally black best friend calls them; my insult was... not a good word), I might have to consider picking one or both of them up. At least there's no gold tooth or "soul patch"...
(Also, if you disagree with my qualms on the twins, save it for another thread. This one is purely meant to ask if we're getting a green Skids and red Crosscut.)
-- Cybertronian.
P.S.: Is it a crime for me to want Encore 19 or 20 to be THUNDERWING?!? To make him look different, you can even detail his outer shell's eyes and mouth. I'd want red eyes on the inner robot, but don't lose sleep on that detail. (As a consolation, I'd accept a Henkei version repainted from Ramjet. I know how to bring T-Wing's color scheme out perfectly.)
As much I (as an African-American) hate references to the "Ghettobots" (as my equally black best friend calls them; my insult was... not a good word), I might have to consider picking one or both of them up. At least there's no gold tooth or "soul patch"...
(Also, if you disagree with my qualms on the twins, save it for another thread. This one is purely meant to ask if we're getting a green Skids and red Crosscut.)
-- Cybertronian.
P.S.: Is it a crime for me to want Encore 19 or 20 to be THUNDERWING?!? To make him look different, you can even detail his outer shell's eyes and mouth. I'd want red eyes on the inner robot, but don't lose sleep on that detail. (As a consolation, I'd accept a Henkei version repainted from Ramjet. I know how to bring T-Wing's color scheme out perfectly.)
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jul 5, 2009
If the Thunderwing mold does make it into the Enocre line, it won't be as "Thunderwing". It would more likely be as Black Shadow.Cybertronian wrote:P.S.: Is it a crime for me to want Encore 19 or 20 to be THUNDERWING?!? To make him look different, you can even detail his outer shell's eyes and mouth. I'd want red eyes on the inner robot, but don't lose sleep on that detail. (As a consolation, I'd accept a Henkei version repainted from Ramjet. I know how to bring T-Wing's color scheme out perfectly.)
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Comment by ChrisR291
Jul 5, 2009
again? I wish Takara would leave G1 and Reissue Liokaiser, Star Saber, Overlord.... etc! Give us a chance to grab something we have never had before
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Comment by Firebird
Jul 5, 2009
ChrisR291 wrote:again? I wish Takara would leave G1 and Reissue Liokaiser, Star Saber, Overlord.... etc! Give us a chance to grab something we have never had before
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Comment by Flux Convoy
Jul 5, 2009
Any word on if anything is different for the Encore release? I already have the TFC reissue. I don't need two if nothing is different or better.
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They'd have to reissue quite a lot combiners and cityformers before TakaraTomy releases those three. I wouldn't be surprised if Trypticon was next... and then eventually Scorponok and Fort Max before we see an Overlord reissue.
Personally, I'd like a Trainbots reissue before anything else. But that probably won't happen.
Comment by It Is Him
Jul 5, 2009
Firebird wrote:ChrisR291 wrote:again? I wish Takara would leave G1 and Reissue Liokaiser, Star Saber, Overlord.... etc! Give us a chance to grab something we have never had before
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They'd have to reissue quite a lot combiners and cityformers before TakaraTomy releases those three. I wouldn't be surprised if Trypticon was next... and then eventually Scorponok and Fort Max before we see an Overlord reissue.
Personally, I'd like a Trainbots reissue before anything else. But that probably won't happen.
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Comment by Zeds
Jul 5, 2009
He has been done so many times already but hey I am glad that Encore is continuing as a line. Bring 'em on!
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I'm hoping for Black Zarak...
But does somebody know which G1 figures weren't released in Japan in the time of G1? Skylynx was such, and he was released amongst the first waves of Encores, so I think non-Japan figures could have priority.
Comment by Chaoslock
Jul 5, 2009
It Is Him wrote:Firebird wrote:ChrisR291 wrote:again? I wish Takara would leave G1 and Reissue Liokaiser, Star Saber, Overlord.... etc! Give us a chance to grab something we have never had before
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They'd have to reissue quite a lot combiners and cityformers before TakaraTomy releases those three. I wouldn't be surprised if Trypticon was next... and then eventually Scorponok and Fort Max before we see an Overlord reissue.
Personally, I'd like a Trainbots reissue before anything else. But that probably won't happen.
I'm hoping for Black Zarak...
But does somebody know which G1 figures weren't released in Japan in the time of G1? Skylynx was such, and he was released amongst the first waves of Encores, so I think non-Japan figures could have priority.
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It goes without saying that all of the "borrowed" molds from Bandai and others never made it into Transformers either, except for Shockwave. Sky Lynx and Omega Supreme were happy accidents as Tomy held the copyright over the molds at the time (from a take-over I'm guessing), plus they were in the show.
Count Jetfire out by the way.
Just for the record, after the Headmasters series Takara really went their own way with the toys, making them into separate characters, repainted or not, and remolding others. In short, only these from the "Master" era were released mold-wise:
- All Powermasters
- All Headmasters, even the smaller ones.
- All Targetmasters, but not the Double Targetmasters
- 6 of the regular Pretenders: Landmine, Cloudburst, Waverider, Bomb-Burst, Submarauder and Skullgrin
- 2 of the Mega Pretenders, Thunderwing and Crossblades, remolded into Black Shadow and Blue Bacchus
Everything else was unreleased over there.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
Jul 5, 2009
Chaoslock wrote:It Is Him wrote:Firebird wrote:ChrisR291 wrote:again? I wish Takara would leave G1 and Reissue Liokaiser, Star Saber, Overlord.... etc! Give us a chance to grab something we have never had before
This
They'd have to reissue quite a lot combiners and cityformers before TakaraTomy releases those three. I wouldn't be surprised if Trypticon was next... and then eventually Scorponok and Fort Max before we see an Overlord reissue.
Personally, I'd like a Trainbots reissue before anything else. But that probably won't happen.
I'm hoping for Black Zarak...
But does somebody know which G1 figures weren't released in Japan in the time of G1? Skylynx was such, and he was released amongst the first waves of Encores, so I think non-Japan figures could have priority.
It goes without saying that all of the "borrowed" molds from Bandai and others never made it into Transformers either, except for Shockwave. Sky Lynx and Omega Supreme were happy accidents as Tomy held the copyright over the molds at the time (from a take-over I'm guessing), plus they were in the show.
Count Jetfire out by the way.Just for the record, after the Headmasters series Takara really went their own way with the toys, making them into separate characters, repainted or not, and remolding others. In short, only these from the "Master" era were released mold-wise:
- All Powermasters
- All Headmasters, even the smaller ones.
- All Targetmasters, but not the Double Targetmasters
- 6 of the regular Pretenders: Landmine, Cloudburst, Waverider, Bomb-Burst, Submarauder and Skullgrin
- 2 of the Mega Pretenders, Thunderwing and Crossblades, remolded into Black Shadow and Blue Bacchus
Everything else was unreleased over there.
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Comment by Gutter Bunny
Jul 5, 2009
i'll pick skids up since i don't have him yet...but he's very low priority.
Perhaps it's wishful thinking but perhaps they are saving a great reissue such as black zarak or overlord for number 20...
we can dream
we can cry ourselves to sleep when it doesn't happen.
Perhaps it's wishful thinking but perhaps they are saving a great reissue such as black zarak or overlord for number 20...
we can dream
we can cry ourselves to sleep when it doesn't happen.
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Comment by Sabrblade
Jul 5, 2009
If BlackZarak ever gets rereleased, he better have gold paint instead of gold plastic. I highly doubt anyone would want another case of Gold Plastic Syndrome.
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I don't think you really have to go down the list? How did we get Predaking before Devastator/Bruticus/Menasor... etc...
Hasn't some victory toys already been reissues? Like landcross.
Comment by ChrisR291
Jul 6, 2009
It Is Him wrote:Firebird wrote:ChrisR291 wrote:again? I wish Takara would leave G1 and Reissue Liokaiser, Star Saber, Overlord.... etc! Give us a chance to grab something we have never had before
This
They'd have to reissue quite a lot combiners and cityformers before TakaraTomy releases those three. I wouldn't be surprised if Trypticon was next... and then eventually Scorponok and Fort Max before we see an Overlord reissue.
Personally, I'd like a Trainbots reissue before anything else. But that probably won't happen.
I don't think you really have to go down the list? How did we get Predaking before Devastator/Bruticus/Menasor... etc...
Hasn't some victory toys already been reissues? Like landcross.
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However, the Brainmasters who form Road Caesar were rereleased and redecoed as the Motovators in Europe during late G1 in 1991, but could not combine since they lacked the necessary combiner kibble.
In addition, four of the six Brestforce members who form Liokaiser were also redecoed into the Autobot Recuse Force in Europe in 1992. But they were nameless this time. They did still retain their ability to combine, but the combined form looks silly as it's just a big armless bot with no true head (Gaihawk, Hellbat, and the helmet that forms the head werenot included). So there's really no point to combine these four.
Comment by Sabrblade
Jul 6, 2009
Yeah, but only Landcross. As part of the Micromaster Collection (which is kinda funny since none of his components have ever been considered Micromasters).ChrisR291 wrote:It Is Him wrote:Firebird wrote:ChrisR291 wrote:again? I wish Takara would leave G1 and Reissue Liokaiser, Star Saber, Overlord.... etc! Give us a chance to grab something we have never had before
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They'd have to reissue quite a lot combiners and cityformers before TakaraTomy releases those three. I wouldn't be surprised if Trypticon was next... and then eventually Scorponok and Fort Max before we see an Overlord reissue.
Personally, I'd like a Trainbots reissue before anything else. But that probably won't happen.
I don't think you really have to go down the list? How did we get Predaking before Devastator/Bruticus/Menasor... etc...
Hasn't some victory toys already been reissues? Like landcross.
However, the Brainmasters who form Road Caesar were rereleased and redecoed as the Motovators in Europe during late G1 in 1991, but could not combine since they lacked the necessary combiner kibble.
In addition, four of the six Brestforce members who form Liokaiser were also redecoed into the Autobot Recuse Force in Europe in 1992. But they were nameless this time. They did still retain their ability to combine, but the combined form looks silly as it's just a big armless bot with no true head (Gaihawk, Hellbat, and the helmet that forms the head werenot included). So there's really no point to combine these four.
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Then don't bring it up to begin with next time.
Comment by Counterpunch
Jul 6, 2009
Cybertronian wrote:(Also, if you disagree with my qualms on the twins, save it for another thread. This one is purely meant to ask if we're getting a green Skids and red Crosscut.)
-- Cybertronian.
Then don't bring it up to begin with next time.
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Comment by GuyIncognito
Jul 6, 2009
I'll buy it. I still have my original G1 Skids, but he's in really bad shape, literally falling apart.
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Yea...worst Autobot Car from that Diaclone line up.
Skids is really awful, even by G1 standards.
Comment by Counterpunch
Jul 6, 2009
Dagon wrote:Boo!
Hiss!
Yea...worst Autobot Car from that Diaclone line up.
Skids is really awful, even by G1 standards.
