Transformers Encore 18 Skids Toy Images

Blurrz wrote:Looking okay... Hope Encore 19 is something big and crazy.

Torneira wrote:I have ordered 2 Skids at Robotkingdom. Although I have him as G1 vintage and aswell in the commemorative series line, I like to have the encore line complete. And the second one is to try and sell him in the dutch market.

Too bad they didn't repaint his eyes to blue like some of the passed reissues in the encore series.

chugeta wrote:All the Autobots had blue eyes, hell even Skyfire had them and he was a Decepticon at first. The only one who didnt have blue eyes was Wreck-Gar they were red.

HighPrime wrote:

chugeta wrote:All the Autobots had blue eyes, hell even Skyfire had them and he was a Decepticon at first. The only one who didnt have blue eyes was Wreck-Gar they were red.

Slingshot doesn't have blue eyes, either. Maybe under the orange visor, though.

chugeta wrote:All the Autobots had blue eyes, hell even Skyfire had them and he was a Decepticon at first.

Convotron wrote:Encore Skids is looking good.

My one nitpick is that the front wheels are positioned quite far out(like the original) and I saw in a video review that it causes the alt mode to veer left or right when you push it. No big deal, though, as I don't plan on having races with Skids or any other of my Transformers.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:That's why he's named "Skids"

kirbenvost wrote:Looks good! I had one preordered, but canceled it when I found a TRU Reissue version on BBTS for $5 cheaper. It won't be accurate without the chrome and working launchers, but at least it will go with my other reissues, most of which are from the TRU Commemorative series.

capellamusic wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Looks good! I had one preordered, but canceled it when I found a TRU Reissue version on BBTS for $5 cheaper. It won't be accurate without the chrome and working launchers, but at least it will go with my other reissues, most of which are from the TRU Commemorative series.

I have the TRU version, and it has all the chrome. The only difference from the vintage is that the launcher doesn't have a spring, so it doesn't actually fire the missiles.

kirbenvost wrote:

capellamusic wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Looks good! I had one preordered, but canceled it when I found a TRU Reissue version on BBTS for $5 cheaper. It won't be accurate without the chrome and working launchers, but at least it will go with my other reissues, most of which are from the TRU Commemorative series.

I have the TRU version, and it has all the chrome. The only difference from the vintage is that the launcher doesn't have a spring, so it doesn't actually fire the missiles.

Really? Cool, I had no idea! That makes me feel better about the purchase. Weird, I wonder why they decided not to use chrome on some of the reissues, but not others. I guess they were listening to fan opinions at that point.

capellamusic wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:

capellamusic wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Looks good! I had one preordered, but canceled it when I found a TRU Reissue version on BBTS for $5 cheaper. It won't be accurate without the chrome and working launchers, but at least it will go with my other reissues, most of which are from the TRU Commemorative series.

I have the TRU version, and it has all the chrome. The only difference from the vintage is that the launcher doesn't have a spring, so it doesn't actually fire the missiles.

Really? Cool, I had no idea! That makes me feel better about the purchase. Weird, I wonder why they decided not to use chrome on some of the reissues, but not others. I guess they were listening to fan opinions at that point.

Yes, and I also don't understand it... I've got many TRU reissues and some (e.g. Prowl, Smokescreen) don't have chrome while others have (e.g. Skids, Inferno), and I also don't understand why they removed the springs so that the launchers couldn't launch the missiles, yet they released the seekers spring loaded, although with oversized missiles. Go figure...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

capellamusic wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:

capellamusic wrote:

kirbenvost wrote:Looks good! I had one preordered, but canceled it when I found a TRU Reissue version on BBTS for $5 cheaper. It won't be accurate without the chrome and working launchers, but at least it will go with my other reissues, most of which are from the TRU Commemorative series.

I have the TRU version, and it has all the chrome. The only difference from the vintage is that the launcher doesn't have a spring, so it doesn't actually fire the missiles.

Really? Cool, I had no idea! That makes me feel better about the purchase. Weird, I wonder why they decided not to use chrome on some of the reissues, but not others. I guess they were listening to fan opinions at that point.

Yes, and I also don't understand it... I've got many TRU reissues and some (e.g. Prowl, Smokescreen) don't have chrome while others have (e.g. Skids, Inferno), and I also don't understand why they removed the springs so that the launchers couldn't launch the missiles, yet they released the seekers spring loaded, although with oversized missiles. Go figure...

One factor (toy safety laws) and two solutions. I think it's all aesthetics, really. The Seekers look fine with longer missles, but do the Autobot cars?

capellamusic wrote:But what does the missiles length have to do with being spring loaded or not? I thought that was to avoid them to be swallowed. If that's all due to toy safety laws, then how come the releases contradict one another? The one that bugs the most is the absence of springs on them except on the seekers. If that is a safety measure, then why do the seekers have springs? And why aren't Prowl's missiles chromed if Inferno's missiles are? I see a lot of contradiction in regarding the so called toy safety laws in these releases.