Bruticus mold issues

[GoktimusPrime]

Mould degradation is expected considering how damn overused this mould has been - but from those pictures it really looks negligible for me. The lack of metal doesn't concern me at all -- when I got reissue Predaking I was like, "oh okay - it's metal" -- it was neat, but I would've also happily accepted it in plastic too (Headstrong would be easier to stand - the metal version is way too back heavy).

a silly choice to force G1 cartoon colors.

I don't think it's a silly choice. Don't get me wrong - I hate these cartoon colours... but considering how many collectors out there PINE for "show accuracy", I don't blame TakaraTOMY for doing it. I hope all the fans of "show accuracy" are happy with this... another reissue whose colours have been ruined for the sake of show likeness where toy-accurate colours would've been so much nicer (oh Encore Trailbreaker... how you should've been reissued with beautiful toy-accurate red eyes - I weep for you)

[TheDirtyDigger]

I prefer the original over the reissue anyway. I'll probably pass this one up.

[kurdt_the_goat]

I don't think it's a silly choice. Don't get me wrong - I hate these cartoon colours... but considering how many collectors out there PINE for "show accuracy", I don't blame TakaraTOMY for doing it. I hope all the fans of "show accuracy" are happy with this... another reissue whose colours have been ruined for the sake of show likeness where toy-accurate colours would've been so much nicer (oh Encore Trailbreaker... how you should've been reissued with beautiful toy-accurate red eyes - I weep for you)

Yeah, it's not unheard of for the Encore line - Optimus and Soundwave had slightly different shades and Starscream had the tinted canopy all in the interest of more cartoon accuracy.

[dirge]

The mould degradation is to be expected, as Skyshadow pointed out. But yeah, metal would have been nice. No matter - I have an original set anyway and didn't order this lot.

On the upside, the purple chest on Swindle will please many (the plastic chest of the original was grey, only the metal chested version had purple).

[reillyd]

For that pricepoint, I'm not surprised no metal. He's cheaper than Predaking at least.

[Gutsman Heavy]

the lack of diecast is disappointing but I can happily live without it. New colours look pretty good.

[Sky Shadow]

On the upside, the purple chest on Swindle will please many (the plastic chest of the original was grey, only the metal chested version had purple).

It would be interesting if Swindle's chest was purple, but on these photos it's still grey, isn't it?

[dirge]

It would be interesting if Swindle's chest was purple, but on these photos it's still grey, isn't it?

Looks purple to me. We'll find out soon enough, I guess.

[bruticus]

hahaha.....
from the title of the thread, i actually thought that the encore bruticus was suffering from mold/mould (due to fungus etc) which can actually happen in high humidity countries...

-degradation of the cast molds was expected for this encore.
-No die cast parts was also expected for the price they are charging.
-But that thing that looks like a working launcher for onslaught is a pleasant surprise....

[GoktimusPrime]

I prefer the original over the reissue anyway. I'll probably pass this one up.

I already have all the original Combaticons. But I'm missing some Bruticus parts. I spent close to $100 hunting down and buying parts for Computron, so I figured that for a bit more, I might as well get a whole reissue of Bruticus. This way I get all the gestalt parts and all weapons (which would also cost me quite a bit to obtain separately). The Combaticons themselves are a bonus for me.

Yeah, it's not unheard of for the Encore line - Optimus and Soundwave had slightly different shades and Starscream had the tinted canopy all in the interest of more cartoon accuracy.

I think those different shades are more coincidental. New Year Convoy had blue eyes (blue windows too - but that's more coincidental as he's a basically reissue of Goodbye Convoy which had blue windows), which was obviously done for show-likeness; TFC Starscream has the most show-accurate colours.

New Year Convoy & TFC Starscream