And the next Encore is.... (another false lead)

i hate lies

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Originally Posted by roller

i hate lies

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a rumour that is subsequently shown to be untrue or inaccurate is hardly a lie. that's why its a rumour in the first place. :D

ever since the rumour mill was bought out by Liar corp i just cant sleep in my own bed

I just got a minty G1 Piranacon 99% complete, so clearly the next encore will be Piranacon. Or maybe Takara will wait till I spend a fortune on the 2 pieces missing. :p

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Originally Posted by TF76

I just got a minty G1 Piranacon 99% complete, so clearly the next encore will be Piranacon. Or maybe Takara will wait till I spend a fortune on the 2 pieces missing. :p

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go buy a fortmax now so that can be the next encore :)

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Originally Posted by kup

I want to see Star Saber, Victory Leo, Dezaras and OVERLORD!!!

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Dont forget the trainbots - Raiden is freakishly expensive along with those guys youve mentioned...

They should do a Metrotitan just for the kick of it seeing as they already did Metroplex. It'll be nice to buy a couple of pieces of this horrendously coloured monstrosity for cheap

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

I think by 1991 standards he's awesome! :) He's basically a massive Optimus Prime toy that transforms into a truck (which can roll on battery-operated treads) and also transforms into a Micromaster battle station play set which you can attach to other Micromaster playsets (e.g. stations, bases etc.)! It also comes with a Micro Trailer which can be stored inside.

Micromaster Hot Rod is a neat little figure; it's interesting to see how 1991 G1 designers have interpreted a large boxed figure from 1986 and re-engineered it as a Micromaster. Similar to how we now admire the re-engineering of larger toys into Legends, you think, "Wow, it's cool how they did that." Obviously the toy isn't as well made as contemporary legends because the toy is 18 years old now (the transformation scheme is the same as say Swindler or Blackjack) - but within the context of the time it's like comparing a large figure w/ a Legends. :)

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Cool - thanks! :)

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Dont forget the trainbots - Raiden is freakishly expensive along with those guys youve mentioned...

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I have a feeling that could be a potential lost mold - Its very old from diaclone and we have not seen it since Headmasters.

Nah, buy a G1 Shockwave. Him and Jetfire will never be remade as encore.

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Nah, buy a G1 Shockwave. Him and Jetfire will never be remade as encore.

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There was some speculation, on fairly reasonable grounds, on the Seibertron boards a couple of years ago that Shockwave may be a potential reissue, but nothing materialised. I wouldnt be too sure that a Shockwave reissue is impossible though because a while ago, I was willing to bet my left kidney that Omega Supreme or SkyLynx would never ever get reissued too...

The actual Star Convoy reissue is rather cheap online. I've not really looked at it before, but now that this rumour has made me look, I think I will.

Piranacon's a possibility. Weren't Hasbro asking fans if they'd like to see it in G1 colours at Botcon?

Ah so you were the lucky fellow that bought the local piranacon from ebay aus! I emailed the seller to let him know he had the shark dudes triple crusher cannon in his g2 devastator auction. The set was missing the claw though, which I find is a serious pain in the ass to find so it sorta killed my interest. You got this set for a bargain though! Especially considering the extras.

I'm trying to complete mine as well, so here's to us hoping they don't encore these fishies anytime soon...or EVER.

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I just got a minty G1 Piranacon 99% complete, so clearly the next encore will be Piranacon. Or maybe Takara will wait till I spend a fortune on the 2 pieces missing. :p

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UPDATE at TFW2005: The listing has removed "Encore" from its title. That along with the matching UPC number, confirms this is not a new Star Convoy but old stock of the first reissue.
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-...-below-168291/