Encore

[Rich]

Cheers. Hmm, prob out of my price range...maybe if i can't find anything worthwhile at AA.

[grahamthomson]

I think you'd be looking at £80 for Omega at AA.

So, much of a muchness with the convenience of picking it up at AA compared to maybe having to risk customs charges and the inevitable trek to the sorting office!

[t4e]

Ordering from HLJ will almost defo land you some custom charges as they declare the full value on the form so it'll likely be another £20-25 on the cost as Parcelforce will include their 'handling fee' into the customs charges.

P.S. He looks really cool, and yes the box is a bit errr...... big!!

[The Doctor]

I would quite like to pick one up at a more solvent time. Always wanted one.

-Ralph

[Cullen]

Ok so mine arrived on Monday. I spent the whole of my lunch hour getting him into robot mode and I was thoroughly unimpressed. I dislike all transformers where the transformation is just assembling different bits then taking them apart and assembling them in a different way. Putting his legs together annoyed me endlessly. As a robot he looks fairly naff (a lot smaller than he should be) and, apart from basic arm rotation, is a brick.

On Tuesday lunch time I put him into base mode and I now have a completely different opinion. It's a base. It has a train track. It has a motorised tank-train with flashing Light of Doom to go around the track. Fan. Fucking. Tastic.

So shit robot, great base, which kind of averages out to a worthwhile purchase. I think I'd rate him a whole lot more if the tank transformed into a smaller Omega robot, as I could then write off the rest of the tat as unnecessary body armour. A missed opportunity there.

I'm now sorely tempted to see if I can get some of the track pieces separate on eBay so I can extend his run. Omega Supreme should have been the hub of a sub-line of train transformers, with lots of extra track.

[The Doctor]

Damn. I want one now.

-Ralph

[Cullen]

Jul 24, 2008 10:04:03 GMT The Doctor said:

Damn. I want one now.

-Ralph

Omega Supreme is now trundling around his track to taunt you.

[The Doctor]

Damn him and his flashing light!

-Ralph

[Cullen]

Omega asked me to pass on a message. He said:

"RALPH, I AM THE LASER LIGHTING YOUR DOOM!"

He's so cute.

[The Doctor]

I bet he is.

-Ralph

[dyrl]

I am happy with Omega Supreme

I guess having Socks (as in Soul of Chogokins!) helps insofar as the "assembling bits together" - which is basically what Getter Robo does...

Generally, the longer I live, the more I consider Generation 1 toys to be the best Transformers possible.

why?

I don't know.

Probably pure nostalgia.

Pete

[The Doctor]

I feel like that sometimes. More this year, actually. Must be age.

-Ralph

[dyrl]

So, is it just me, or does anyone else prefer to keep their Omega Supreme without his leg armor?

The way I figure; not all of the pieces attach to the final robot anyways; and this way he at least looks to have regular legs, not to mention being more show accurate to G1. I am surprised that no one else ever did this; or if so, they didn't brag about it



Pete

[The Doctor]

Encore Metroplex:
www.tf08.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=34

*drools*

[grahamthomson]

According to: www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/192454-encore-13-14-confirmed.html

Yay! I missed out on the last Trailbreaker reissue and was hoping for an Encore version.

[Andy Turnbull]

Hot damn!!!!

Andy

[grahamthomson]

I love my existing Trailbreaker so much. So much so, in fact, that most of the chrome on his legs and bumpers is now red.

[dyrl]

I have Hoist. So he's a pass. Trailbreaker YAY. I just hope it's not a two pack...is it a two pack?

Pete

[legios]

Oct 10, 2008 16:54:10 GMT dyrl said:

I have Hoist. So he's a pass. Trailbreaker YAY. I just hope it's not a two pack...is it a two pack?

Pete

Don't think so, single releases as far as I can tell.

Quite tempted by both of these to be honest. Owned Hoist back in the day and remember quite liking him, but never had a Trailbreaker.

Karl

[The Doctor]

TRAILBREAKER!!!!!!

YES!!!!!!

I have the Hasbro reissue of Hoist and it's tops. Recommended.

-Ralph

[Philip Ayres]

oooh. Never owned TB !

[The Doctor]

It is so mine. I'll make a special effort to get one. Like Ratchet, it was one of the original toys I'd long hoped would get an affordable re-issue.

-Ralph

[kayevcee]

Oh yes. I have the Hasbro Hoist but my Trailbreaker is second hand and missing a few bits. I'll be having one of those I think.

-Nick

[The Doctor]

"Jazz - no. It's all gone wrong."

*burns*

-Ralph

[kayevcee]

He was fine! He was back just in time to get shot by Scourge in Target:2006.

-Nick

[The Doctor]

SLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISH!

-Ralph

[dyrl]

I always loved Trailbreaker and his force field... definitely one of the top best Autobots out there.

Pete

[Grand Moff Muffin]

No no no, SLIIIIISH was Grapple.

Oct 10, 2008 19:56:45 GMT kayevcee said:

He was fine! He was back just in time to get shot by Scourge in Target:2006.

Which made his head flop backwards, just like the head on the otherwise excellent toy always does when I don't use blu-tack to hold it in place.

You forgot how healthy he looked when he stood up to be shot by his own leader in Prime Time.

And he looked fully recovered from the Scourge incident when he was strung up on the walls of Autobot City by the invading Quintessons in Space Pirates.

Oct 11, 2008 6:42:02 GMT dyrl said:

I always loved Trailbreaker and his force field... definitely one of the top best Autobots out there.

Pity he always forgot to use it in the comics. "How many times have I had to use my force-field when you're experimenting with those shrapnel shells, Wheeljack!" Hohoho. Try using it some time when in a combat situation, hmmm?

Martin

[The Doctor]

I got rid of my TF Collection Jazz due to the floppy doors problem and sex face. Does anyone know if the Encore version has these two faults in the mould fixed? Thanks.

I don't want my Jazz flopping about while gurning to pictures of Arcee.

-Ralph

[mellowshade]

I believe that Encore Jazz has a remoulded face to resemble his original visage.