Platinum series reissue Insecticons and Coneheads

[Megatran]

I'm drawn to G1 seekers like a moth to a flame.... I'll get these regardless.

*snip*

Who would have guessed. \/ \/

[janda the red]

^ lol

Bought a 1st run Ehobby sunstorm today too mate, here's for hoping the Global Shipping Program do a better job than the last two things I bought!

Got a misb G2 Ramjet a few weeks ago, first one I've seen come up in years! The packaging got destroyed by the G.S.P, got my money back and got to keep a minty toy... But it's still not a sealed one.

Life's good if this is all I have to moan about!

[GoktimusPrime]

So how is it that this release of a G1 toy doesn't have "safety improvements"? The only modification I can see in the Seibertron pictures is the wings have longer pegs than the original seekers like the Encore seekers did.

Dirge and Ramjet don't need safety modifications, since neither of them have projectile missiles. And I would expect Thrust to hopefully have original length missiles, but with weakened launchers, which is actually what the original G1 launchers were like. It's only the Japanese reissues from 2000 onwards that had strengthened launchers to let them fly, but that's because Takara(TOMY) markets their reissues directly at mature collectors (Ages 15+). But while a lot of the early Hasbro reissues had lengthened missiles, Hasbro did eventually... after a long time... figure out that they could just keep the missiles at their original lengths and just neuter the launchers! Hasbro reissues for toys like Prowl, Silverstreak, Hoist etc. have original length missiles but their launchers are about as useful as the second 'r' in "February."

[UltraMarginal]

I wonder about the removable wheels, they are short enough to be considered a chocking hazard

[5FDP]

Didn't the reissue seekers also have new rubberised nose cones as a safety improvement?

[liegeprime]

I wonder about the removable wheels, they are short enough to be considered a chocking hazard

hahaha I wonder if they're gonna issue it with 2 inches long wheel this time hahahahah

[DELTAprime]

The wheel can be seen in the pictures at Seibertron, it's a standard Seeker wheel. They are probably not a choking hazzard since there are Lego pieces of as similar size. The nosecone on my set of Encore Seekers is rubber, I don't have an actual G1 Seeker.

[Jazzman]

http://www.robotkingdom.com/b0769as00.html

RK has the pre-order up for the coneheads. With postage works out to about $130AU.

[Megatran]

^ US$70 excluding shipping.

Wow, that's reasonable price for three reissue Gen1 Coneheads considering the Takara Asia Exclusive Classics Seekers Set 'ELITE' was around US$120.

[Megatran]

These are starting to show up on overseas onlines sites.

Platinum Edition Insecticons:
TFsource US$89.95
BBTS US$89.99
Robotkingdom US$54.90

Platinum Edition 'Coneheads' trio (pre-order for May release):
TFsource US$99.95 (which means BBTS shouldn't be too far away)
As mentioned by Jazzman, Robotkingdom US$69.90

Thought I'll throw in for good measure the Platinum Edition Triple Changers (Blitzwing & Astrotrain in whacked out colours ):
TFsource US$79.95
Robotkingdom US$56.90

Prices exclude shipping cost.