Encore Trailbreaker & Hoist

[sifun]

I want encore insecticons the most.

[GoktimusPrime]

What's wrong with the TFC Insecticons? They came with Energon cubes!


I would rather see Encore continuing to focus on reissuing toys that have never been reissued in mass quantities before (e.g.: Trailbreaker & Hoist) or just have never been reissued before (e.g.: Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx, Metroplex etc.).

[Gutsman Heavy]

What's wrong with the TFC Insecticons?

probably the lack of availability and the price that goes hand in hand with it. glad I got mine

[GoktimusPrime]

Muh? TFC reissues were produced in pretty generous quantities - as big a run as you would expect from any reissue sold in retail stores. They weren't limited exclusives like say the e-Hobby Insecticon Clones. As for price, I think 3500JPY is a pretty decent price for three G1 reissues. That's like $35 for people in Japan... 3500JPY currently equals about 52AUD atm, but of course the AUD is really weak right now. It wasn't that bad in 2004 (probably around forty-something dollars).

[Pipesqueak]

I think Gutsman means on the secondary market, where that set now goes for a lot.

[Gutsman Heavy]

I think Gutsman means on the secondary market, where that set now goes for a lot.

bingo

[1orion2many]

Santa saw my wish list as Trailbreaker is the last car i am missing in my G1 collection. Now I just have to worry about some of the Powermasters, Pretenders and Targetmasters.

[Rampage]

Muh? TFC reissues were produced in pretty generous quantities - as big a run as you would expect from any reissue sold in retail stores. They weren't limited exclusives like say the e-Hobby Insecticon Clones. As for price, I think 3500JPY is a pretty decent price for three G1 reissues. That's like $35 for people in Japan... 3500JPY currently equals about 52AUD atm, but of course the AUD is really weak right now. It wasn't that bad in 2004 (probably around forty-something dollars).

TFC Insecticons & Blitzwing command $65-90US on ebay probably due to their little extras (energon cubes/diaclone style sword)

E-Hobby Clones sell for less than the TFC reissue most of the time also

im sure most newer collectors would appreciate Encore Blitzwing/Insecticons/Blaster as the TFC reissues are pretty expensive nowadays

[TheDirtyDigger]

Is it wrong for me to feel selfish about a Trailbreaker reissue as I have an original G1 100% complete in excellent condition and don't want anyone else to have one???

[GoktimusPrime]

Well... yes.

There have been quite a few reissues which I've skipped because I've had the original in decent enough condition - Blitzwing, Laser Optimus Prime, Omega Supreme etc., but at the same time I was really happy that they were reissued because of the way it benefitted the fandom as a whole (everyone ought to have a Laser Optimus Prime!). I still got the e-Hobby versions of the reissues I skipped though (e.g.: Overcharge, Laser Ultra Magnus, Gadep).

It'd be neat if one of the blue versions of Diaclone 4WD Hilux was reissued as an e-Hobby TF character. Thank goodness Hasbro doesn't do it cos they'd probably name it "Recon Trailbreaker."