Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Mar 6, 2013 13:31:13 GMT
They are usually spot on. Here's hoping!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 6, 2013 19:27:17 GMT
I could be very tempted by Dai Atlas and Star Saber if true! Very tempted!
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Mar 6, 2013 22:24:59 GMT
A Star Saber reissue would be something that might make me tempted to save the pennies for.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 28, 2013 21:41:19 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jun 28, 2013 22:00:24 GMT
"Linkin Park Soundwave" EXPLAIN |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 1, 2013 7:13:13 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 1, 2013 7:49:23 GMT
It is indeed a splendid looking thing.
-Ralph
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Dezzeh
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 1, 2013 8:10:50 GMT
I picked up the first reissue Takara did, but, this is very tempting so I can have an individual bot display..
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kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 1, 2013 9:05:54 GMT
I'm not sure about the shiny gold (thankfully not the dreaded form of shiny gold) substituting the yellow parts of the Predacons. It seems like too small a contrast against the orange. Maybe it looks better in the plastic.
-Nick
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 1, 2013 11:22:28 GMT
It looks nice in pictures though I do miss the yellow. I'd love to have one but where would I put it?  -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 2, 2013 12:18:30 GMT
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kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 2, 2013 12:41:06 GMT
I wonder if the upcoming/current release of Predacons from three different 3P companies was a factor in the decision to release the Predacons in the west.
-Nick
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 2, 2013 12:54:21 GMT
Could be.
I'm also wondering what the other 30th anniversary toys are....
1. Optimus Prime
02. Omega Supreme
03. Ultra Magnus
04 - 09. Grimlock and the Combaticons
10 - 14. Predacons
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kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 2, 2013 14:24:19 GMT
They've certainly got plenty of new Masterpiece moulds to choose from.
-Nick
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Jim
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Post by Jim on Jul 2, 2013 15:07:06 GMT
Wasn't there a rumour of RID Ultra Magnus appearing in the Platinum line? Potential for a(nother) lovely looking Omega Prime to take up a couple of slots.
-Jim
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 2, 2013 15:14:19 GMT
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Jim
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Post by Jim on Jul 2, 2013 17:36:34 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 17, 2014 21:38:57 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 17, 2014 21:46:36 GMT
I was looking at those earlier wondering what makes them Platinum? they don't look like they have unique paint jobs, they look like straight reissues. Although the last batch of reissues were red instead of yellow plastics weren't they?
I'm in the middle of refurbing my original G1 insecticons at the moment, but I'd be very tempted by these anyway to have some nice shiny new ones. I love those three.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 17, 2014 21:52:33 GMT
Insecticons are a pass, got the last set done a few years back at the same time as Perceptor.
Jets..... well if I can sort the money.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2015 7:28:37 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 12, 2015 8:47:46 GMT
Seems a bit steep.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2015 8:51:36 GMT
Vertical side of steep
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 12, 2015 9:29:02 GMT
Hmmm, I'm wondering if the price for this has been set by the other pack in the series, the 1985 jets reissue....
$80 US = $27 ish a piece for the Insecticons
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kayevcee
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Post by kayevcee on Jan 12, 2015 9:43:28 GMT
Maybe Kmart are getting on the Toys'r'us exclusive Taking The Piss bandwagon. TRU always used to add a tenner to any Lego set that was exclusive to them, over the price on lego.com. They did it with a few things.
-Nick
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Post by Toph on Jan 12, 2015 12:13:12 GMT
I *hate* k-mart exclusives.
While TRU and Target exclusives are usually painful to try to find (target has gotten better in recent years), K-Mart...
Jeez.
The last time I even SAW a k-mart was in 2005, and I had to go to east pennsylvania to do so.
They don't exist.
But at least it's this, and ridiculously priced at that. The UT exclusives they always got made me cry.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 14, 2015 20:41:14 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 14, 2015 21:24:46 GMT
It's an odd list that.
Insecticons are out, and Cone Heads are advertised.
But Perceptor and Blaster were both done as US reissues relatively recently, Perceptor, with the Insecticons, during Universe and Blaster as a SDCC exclusive at around the same time.
Trypticon is almost odd bot out. Never been reissued before. Last seen in BWII in 1998.
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 15, 2015 19:58:23 GMT
Trypticon would be a purchase for me. Blaster and Perceptor are odd choices, given a high quality original would probably cost less than the reissue. You can get a good condition G1 Blaster for $60 and Perceptor is less than that, so why reissue those? it's a really random list. Trypticon makes perfect sense to reissue as he's hard to come by complete.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 15, 2015 20:12:56 GMT
Blaster almost certainly will be a "with tapes" reissue.
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