Reissue of e-Hobby Sunstorm and Black Megatron

[Kyle]

Looks like I will need Overdrive's help again.

http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc...&code=tf_er_01

http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc...&code=tf_er_02

[Soundwarp]

Man i hope i can afford Sunstorm.

[TheDirtyDigger]

Great news!

[STL]

HAHAHAHAHA! I was watching a Sunstorm on eBay and going to have a dip at it. Now I don't even have to bother. Absolutely. Great. News.

[sifun]

I want black megatron! Will need some help

[1orion2many]

Does this mean you are willing to get some of these figures in Kyle. I definitely want Sunstorm.

[griffin]

I almost bought a black Megatron a few months ago (it is still on my list to complete my TFs replica gun set), but this would make it a lot cheaper (if I could get it through customs).
I think there will be a lot of annoyed collectors who paid a fortune on limited edition Sunstorms (probably no more than 5000 made) and Black Megatrons (only 1000 made), to see a reissue of those limited edition toys.
I would have to think that there would be some difference between them, other than the packaging, so that collectors don't lose too much value in their 'rare' items.
I would have been more upset if I had bought that Black Megatron a few months ago, at the current price of about AU$280 (this reissue is listed at about AU$90).

I'm more concerned about the direction this is going. Black Megatron is on the really rare end of the limited edition scale, so it means TT could reissue any limited edition figure in the future (which I guess they already did with some of the 2001 ehobby Gen1 reissues that were also limited to 1000), just to make a sale. There aren't many limited edition figures that had smaller production runs than Black Megatron.
http://www.tfarchive.com/toys/checkl...a_reissues.php
http://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/japanesereissues.html

I may just hold off on the last few limited edition recolours in case Ehobby reissue more of them (I just bought Fire Guts God Ginrai, and am still after Black Hot Rod, Black Megatron, Black Starscream - yes, black recolours aren't my favourite, but still want them eventually).

[JuzMel]

Rk has this up for pre-orders:

1) Encore Reissue Exclusive Black Megatron, US$79.9.
Link Here

2) Encore Reissue Exclusive Sunstorm, US$59.9.
Link Here

Both Feb 2009 arrival.

Unsure as to what difference does Black Megs have with Encore 02, so I might pass on that, plus OZ customs probably won't let it through anyway. Sunstorm looks a bit too orange? Or is it usually that colour? I'm not sure cause I don't have any Sunstorm figures. But I'll still get it anyway...

[heroic_decepticon]

Sunstorm is actually more orange than yellow.

These were taken with flash, so the colour should be accurate.

[GoktimusPrime]

He's a kind of amber IMO.