How much of your G1 collection is reissues?

[Jetfire in the sky]

Like you said, they're reverse moulded, which Takara(TOMY) don't do -- the closest they did was with reverse moulding the arms for the original G1 Optimus Prime mould, and they claim that it was really expensive for them to do this.

I have to disagree with TakTom's "claim" on this, reverse molding is easy as, especially when they know the way the general molding process goes. Some finer details may be a bit more difficult, however this would take no more than a day or two once base "prototypes" have been created. I'd be interested to know where this claim has come from

But HasTak's inability or unwillingness to reissue these toys is only half the problem. Half the blame has to lie with collectors who BUY knock offs and keep pirates in business.

Totally with you there. I have often considered buying one just to tear it open and pick it apart to see all the failures myself, but I would never do it at the B.S. prices these dirty pirate SOB's are asking.