Retro G1 Reissues - 1986 Movie anime editions

[Trent]

Look what showed up on Hasbro Pulse.

Hot Rod

Starscream

It's about time we got a Hot Rod in the right colours. I want them just for the boxes.

[Paulbot]

Boxes look fantastic, the colour schemes on the toys are great.

They are going hard on the TFTM nostalgia!

[danny-boy]

Nice. Reissues based on Transformers the movie. I wonder what else they can release in this line. Based off previous reissues maybe;

Purple Galvatron
Rodimus Prime
Ultra Magnus
Kup and Wheelie
Grey and Purple Astrotrain
Blitzwing
Optimus Prime
Soundwave
Blaster
Perceptor
Jazz
Insecticons

[Tha_Phantom]

Nice. Reissues based on Transformers the movie. I wonder what else they can release in this line. Based off previous reissues maybe;

Purple Galvatron
Rodimus Prime
Ultra Magnus
Kup and Wheelie
Grey and Purple Astrotrain
Blitzwing
Optimus Prime
Soundwave
Blaster
Perceptor
Jazz
Insecticons

I'm here for a toon-coloured Ultra Magnus. I've already got the Ehobby Astrotrain but won't say no to another version, even if only slightly different.

[KELPIE]

Oh I want very much.

Where would they show up in Australia? I haven't had much luck with the recent re-issues.

[reillyd]

Oh thank goodness they’re continuing G1 reissues. I’d dearly love to have seen them continue the Encore line, and still have hope that they will reconstruct the mould for the Dinobots. Even if it were just Grimlock, I could see him flying off the shelves.

[danny-boy]

The packaging is cheap and nasty. The only good thing about it is the artwork.

Starscream is beautiful. I pulled the Takara book collection reissue out of storage and compared the two. It’s very close but I have to give the edge to this new reissue. The colours are more toon accurate and the painted face looks much better.

The real star of the show is Hot Rod. It’s a thing of beauty in hand. The colours are absolutely gorgeous.

I don’t know who’s next (if any) but Starscream has got me excited for anime accurate Skywarp and Thundercracker.

[Skyfire]

Starscream comes with the missiles that are way too long for the launchers. When inserted, the missile sticks out by about 5.5cm, instead of the cone sitting flush against the launcher. In fact, the length of the missile is, stupidly, longer than the length of the launcher by about 1.5cm - what Hasbro fool missed that? This Starscream is the same as the Walmart G1 toy colour reissue from a few years ago, which also had the uselessly long missiles (but minus the stickers as tampographs are used now). Part of me feels like chopping out a section of the missile rod and reattaching the ends.

[Autocon]

Could it be a safety issue to make the missiles longer??🤔

[Skyfire]

100% safety coz the lawyers know that nobody would use them, hahaahahha. Even if they were small, they wouldn't shoot with much speed (less than those Lego flat disc or long missile shooters). Meanwhile, over at Hasbro Nerf...

The Takara book collection Starscream has the same accessories except for having the original G1 small missiles and small null rays. Less strict Japanese law I suppose.