G1 reissues

[SGB]

Do Hasbro have any plans to release more G1 reissues in the near future?

[Sky Shadow]

Do Hasbro have any plans to release more G1 reissues in the near future?

Hasbro or Takara? Takara are reissuing eight cassettes this year as well as the Combaticons. I don't know if Hasbro have any plans. (Pink Ravage? Pink Slugfest? Pink Bruticus? Actually, I'd buy a pink Bruticus.)

[SGB]

Hasbro or Takara?

Hasbro.

[GoktimusPrime]

Hasbro only ever reissues moulds that Takara have reissued first... and even then often their reissues aren't as nice. e.g.: Hasbro's reissue Prime has shortened smokestacks and unsightly elongated missiles, whereas Takara's have full-sized smokestacks and original sized missiles (and then there's the weird colours on 25th Anniversary Pinkimus ). Usually when collectors talk about reissues we look at what Takara does first. (:

[Adzma]

Hasbro only ever reissues moulds that Takara have reissued first...

In essence Hasbro's like a puppy dog constantly yapping at TakTom's feet hoping they'll get a bone or something, which they'll then release to everyone else after chewing it for a while.

[SGB]

Hasbro only ever reissues moulds that Takara have reissued first... and even then often their reissues aren't as nice. e.g.: Hasbro's reissue Prime has shortened smokestacks

Yeah, the shortened smokestacks always bothered me too. Didn't stop me from buying the 25th Anniversary reissue though.

[liegeprime]

yeah i saw you fell victim to ol Pinky there. Wouldve been nicer if you bought the encore one, more exact to the original.... But yeah just keep your eyes peeled on the News part of the forum, there's always bound to post whatever new encore G1 news is lined up...too bad their not yet reissuing some of the tapes I need/want... prolly for the lack of molds.

[SGB]

Wouldve been nicer if you bought the encore one

I would love to get the Encore one, but with the Aussie economy in the toilet right now it's too expensive for me to purchase.

[griffin]

There are a few over-enthusiastic Takara/JP fans here, so don't feel pressured to only buy them, or feel embarrased about getting anything from Hasbro.
The 25th anniversary would have been a good opportunity for more Hasbro reissues, but with their heavy focus/commitment of resources on movie toys this year, their 25th line took a back seat, with just the one reissue - Optimus Prime.
I don't think there will be any other reissues from Hasbro in the foreseeable future, because they did so poorly 5 years ago thanks to Toys R Us 'scalping' them at insane prices (and Hasbro, for making them TRU exclusives to allow them to do that).

But some of the prices for the JP reissues aren't too bad, just shop around a bit first - ebay, robotkingdom, hlj, etc.

[SGB]

There are a few over-enthusiastic Takara/JP fans here, so don't feel pressured to only buy them, or feel embarrased about getting anything from Hasbro.

I don't feel pressured or embarassed at all.