(Rumored) G1 Rodimus Prime & Sideswipe Reissues

[Hursticon]

Courtesy of Seibertron.com (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/asian-market-exclusive-reissues-of-g1-rodimus-prime-and-sideswipe/23348/), via Kapow Toys (http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t5222/), rumour has it that late December will see the reissuing of G1 Rodimus Prime and Sideswipe. :cool:
Though nothing is mentioned with regards to packaging or pricing, it is believed that these will be the same TRU Reissues that were seen in the early '00s and that they will be an Asian Market Exclusive pair of releases. :eek:

[liegeprime]

Was hoping for an Encore release of both , ah well....as long as it's cheap.

[Hursticon]

If either of these actually materialise I'd be looking at a Sideswipe myself. :)

[5FDP]

I would guess that we'd be very unlikely to see them here similar to the Hasbro TRU exclusive release of Perceptor and the Insecticons a few years back. I hope I'm wrong for those that want to buy these locally.

[gdmetro]

Why Rodimus and Sideswipe? Why are those specifically chosen- hope this is Encore- will definitely pick up- although I hope its not as bad as Devy in terms of quality.

[GoktimusPrime]

Blargh... more reissues of reissues... pah! Come on and give us some more reissues of stuff that hasn't already been reissued please! (-_-)


Was hoping for an Encore release of both , ah well....as long as it's cheap.
Previous Hasbro reissues of these characters were okay. Sideswipe's didn't lose any chrome and his missile wasn't lengthened (thus his launcher mechanism was disabled - but sure beats having lengthened missiles IMO).


Why Rodimus and Sideswipe? Why are those specifically chosen- hope this is Encore- will definitely pick up- although I hope its not as bad as Devy in terms of quality.
At least Devastator was a NEW reissue though. I already have previous reissues of Sideswipe and Rodimus Prime... don't need them again, so it's a big pass from me. If HasTak start reissuing NEW stuff again then I'll happily support their efforts. Come on... give us more new stuff!

[bowspearer]

Previous Hasbro reissues of these characters were okay. Sideswipe's didn't lose any chrome and his missile wasn't lengthened (thus his launcher mechanism was disabled - but sure beats having lengthened missiles IMO).

Then there was a massive quality divide between him and Red Alert. Hasbro didn't even bother attaching his spoiler, so I'm surprised to hear you say that Sideswipe was handled well by them.

Personally I'd like to see him get an Encore release along with Red Alert so a decent quality reissue surfaces of him.

[sideswipes brother]

Why Rodimus and Sideswipe? Why are those specifically chosen- hope this is Encore- will definitely pick up- although I hope its not as bad as Devy in terms of quality.

My 2 Devys are perfect. He rocks!!

[GoktimusPrime]

Perfect? So I guess yours must be free from some of the defects that mine has, such as:
+ Scavenger's toes being prone to falling off due to the pegs being too small (see here (http://otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=277065&postcount=37))
+ Long Haul's back panel being unable to properly lock into place in robot mode due to the back peg being too small (see link above)
+ The inferior grade of plastic (not visibly noticeable, but it does feel different)
+ Inferior sculpting on certain places, like Long Haul's front grille (see here (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/comparisons/Encore%20Constructicons/devastator27.jpg))

Maybe your set is free of these defects, 'cos otherwise I wouldn't consider them to be "perfect." :/

[sideswipes brother]

Perfect? So I guess yours must be free from some of the defects that mine has, such as:
+ Scavenger's toes being prone to falling off due to the pegs being too small (see here (http://otca.com.au/boards/showpost.php?p=277065&postcount=37))
+ Long Haul's back panel being unable to properly lock into place in robot mode due to the back peg being too small (see link above)
+ The inferior grade of plastic (not visibly noticeable, but it does feel different)
+ Inferior sculpting on certain places, like Long Haul's front grille (see here (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/goktimusprime/Transformers/comparisons/Encore%20Constructicons/devastator27.jpg))

Maybe your set is free of these defects, 'cos otherwise I wouldn't consider them to be "perfect." :/

Everyone has a different perception of perfect. I believe my children are perfect but others would not.

[5FDP]

Everyone has a different perception of perfect. I believe my children are perfect but others would not.

^ I gotta agree with this comment.

[MindsetOverhaul]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand...

Sideswipe's up for pre-order people

[bowspearer]

Everyone has a different perception of perfect. I believe my children are perfect but others would not.

Let's put aside the remote possibility that Gok and others were really unlucky with their Encore Devastars for a minute and that their experience is unfortunately the exception. I think a key point is that we base our standards on our own experiences. People who might never have owned Devy and might only have had KOs will find this as a step up. Good on them for having that awesome opportunity.

However some people have either owned Devy recently or owned him previously and so they're going to be setting the bar based on that.

Gok said it himself- there is an inferiority there when you compare both lots of plastic, and so when you compare it to past releases, there is a difference.

That's the thing- acceptable depends on what standards you know to set for something. People who have either never experienced playing with the original Devastator, or have experienced it so long ago that it's a distant memory, are going to be in a far less ideal place to draw a comparison on the quality of the reissue, than someone who either has the original in front of them or has handled one recently, than someone who hasn't.

The upshot of this is, should people who have never had a Devy be over the moon to have something? Sure, as something is better than nothing in cases like this.

But at the same time, it's entirely accurate for those with informed opinions (not saying those people are stupid or anything, just that they lack those experiences) to say that the reissue is sub par and people wanting quality should fork out money on the originals.

[GoktimusPrime]

Discussion continued here (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=12587)

[5FDP]

I only have a passing interest for Rodimus as I have my original G1 Sideswipe, however for US$ 47.90 + postage (http://www.robotkingdom.com/services/eshop/main.php?action=details&CatType=Category&II=TFHRRODIMUSPRIME&lang=us&CatID=92), I'm probably better off getting the MP from TRU.

[GoktimusPrime]

I just got the Hasbro reissue from Toys R Us when it came out here. The Hasbro is pretty much a perfect reissue - dead on replica of the original with rubber tyres. Hasbro didn't remove any chrome and of course, missiles is a non-issue for Rodimus Prime. But of course, TRU's reissues were pretty expensive - about $75 when it first came out... I got mine on sale when TRU finally reduced the price of their shelfwarming reissues. :rolleyes: Think I paid $60-65 IIRC...

[canofwhoopass_87]

I just got the Hasbro reissue from Toys R Us when it came out here. The Hasbro is pretty much a perfect reissue - dead on replica of the original with rubber tyres. Hasbro didn't remove any chrome and of course, missiles is a non-issue for Rodimus Prime. But of course, TRU's reissues were pretty expensive - about $75 when it first came out... I got mine on sale when TRU finally reduced the price of their shelfwarming reissues. :rolleyes: Think I paid $60-65 IIRC...

You're talking about the book reissue right? If so, I had this too. One of only a handful of reissues in my collection, Rodimus was indeed dead set perfect. Quality was on par with a vintage G1 and an excellent display piece inside the book. Think I paid about $50 for a MISB one off ebay?

@ $47.90US + postage for this reissue I don't think is too bad, considering it costs twice as much for a boxed vintage original.

[GoktimusPrime]

You're talking about the book reissue right? If so, I had this too. One of only a handful of reissues in my collection, Rodimus was indeed dead set perfect. Quality was on par with a vintage G1 and an excellent display piece inside the book. Think I paid about $50 for a MISB one off ebay?

Yeah, Commemorative Series Rodimus Prime. :) The book-box isn't that great (IMO - the Pat Lee-esque box art is quite forgettable) - but the toy itself is fantastic.

Piccies:
Box front (http://www.brianstoys.com/store/images/products/Transformers/CommemorativeSeries/TFG1_CommSeries_RodimusPrime.jpg)
Box back (http://tfsource.com/public_img/reduced-galery_image_2031_5856.jpg)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/darkangel3182/my%20collection/th_rodimus02.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/darkangel3182/my%20collection/rodimus02.jpg)

[Paulbot]

Are there pictures of these new reissues?

BBTS just had pics of the toy (no help) and RK has pics of the Hasbro reissues from years ago.

Unless this new release are in the same packaging as those? (Which means laziness or overstock from the factory or something?)

[High_Q]

BBTS just had pics of the toy (no help) and RK has pics of the Hasbro reissues from years ago.

Unless this new release are in the same packaging as those? (Which means laziness or overstock from the factory or something?)

I think they're packaged like the Commemorative Series Reissues. I also noticed that BBTS has updated the Reissue Rodimus order page, and removed the note saying that they don't know what the packaging looks like.

[Jay-Tron]

A G1 Sideswipe reissue excites the crap out of me. Rodimus does nothing for me. So I will be getting Sideswipe for sure if it's released. He's a G1 toy I've always wanted but have never had.