Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
*snip* I give myself a minor heart attack each time I handle them! :O The reissues will give me a minty new set that I can play with.

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3. I want to support TakaraTOMY and hopefully help convince them to do more 'new' reissues (and not more reissues of toys that have already been reissued ). Also I want to reward TakaraTOMY in putting their faith in collectors by reissuing such a heavily KOed toy (and will hopefully help convince them to reconsider reissuing other moulds that haven't been reissued but have been KOed) -- heh, this morning I was talking to some students about consumer sovereignty.
I think you will quite like this set. There is a marked improvement over how certain joints and connectors come together and they are also appropriately reinforced so its harder to break.

I agree with your point (3), but really hope they do better on the quality.

Quote Originally Posted by kup View Post
I would say that the color issue is more to do with a cheaper plastic. Takara-Tomy uses cheaper materials than Takara did in all their products. You can tell right away when you compare Encore reissues with their 'Book' reissue counterparts.

I wouldn't expect the reissues to have as much 'long term' play value as G1. The G1 figures have considerably better production value than the reissues despite their age and wear.
Yup, agree. The plastic quality for reissues just keep going downhill. I though the circa 2000s reissues were shoddy back then, but now, they are gold compared to the recent reissues and the really cheap quality plastic.

Oh, I should add that my set also came with this...