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I think the Nerfed missiles are a more likely prospect than lack of chrome. Hasbro could not possible be dumb enough to release reissues without chrome knowing that there is a better Takara/TakTom release out there. They should have already learned from the debacle that were the Commemorative Reissues that were denied chrome and nerfed vs the Takara Book reissues.
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Yeah, that's why 'Rocket-Firing' Boba Fett missiles had to be glued in place:Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger
http://theswca.com/textf/toydeath.html
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Yeah digger post the link please. Im looking forward to moooooore insecticons. With Scalper prices like $100 that means they'd be more on the shelves to buy. And put an end to the ridiculous prices the original reissue years ago. Just hoping they dont scrimp on the chrome on the figures itself, Hasbro "might" loose the chrome for the weapons though... you know just out of "tradition"
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Umm check the post before yours liege. Skyshadow already posted a link.
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It was a Battlestar Galactica Viper to be precise. And these laws are nothing new to Transformers - that's why in the 1980s, early G1 Transformers with missile launchers had intentionally weakened springs. They were only intended to hold projectiles in place but not to fire them. Although the Japanese reissues have strengthened launchers, the originals were never like that.
The basic test for launchable missiles is that they must be no shorter than a container of film. If it can fit inside a film container then it's considered to be a choking hazard. The other alternative (as we've seen) is to newter the launcher so that the missile is no longer a missile (launchable projectile). I prefer the newtering of launchers over lenghtening missiles. It doesn't effect the visual aesthetic of the toy. The counterargument is that they're not as fun to play with - but let's face it, the majority of people interested in G1 reissues would be adults rather than kids. And hey, none of our G1 TFs' missiles could launch properly when we were kids anyway!
I much prefer Takara's approach where they just market the toy exclusively to 15+ mature collectors which exempts them from child safety laws. But for whatever reason it's clear that Hasbro cannot or will not take this path, so for them I'd prefer to see newtered launchers and more visually accurate reissues.
...but of course, child safety has no bearing on their lack of CHROME. (-_-)
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the shinyness of the chrome might blind a poor child
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...meanwhile middle-class and wealthy kids are immune. <bada-boom-TISH>
I've heard from the horse's mouth (and as we all can attest) Hasbro have a smaller paint budget per figure than Takara.
...but of course, child safety has no bearing on their lack of CHROME. (-_-)
I guess Hasbro just aren't making enough money from Transformers.
Haha I'm hoping you meant neuter!
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Well I don't know how it works in the US but certainly here they can market it at people aged 15+ and forget about choking hazards. After all, we received MP Magnus and Convoy with no trouble.
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And those were sold in target, not as a hasbro/tru deal.
And yes, as Linthart said in post 6, encore immediately came to my mind too.
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