Perhaps TakaraTOMY modified the shade of green on purpose to make the reissues distinct from the originals? (it certainly wouldn't be the first time it's happened) -- but it still looks like a fairly close green to me. It's not as if they've used a drastically different shade (like reissue Tackle who was changed from vermillion to orange) or worse still, entirely different colours (like reissue Sixwing - I know that canon justifies it with the whole Shattered Glass^Verserker thing, but the fact that they never even bothered reissuing Sixwing in anything like his regular colours frustrates me ).

For me, the reasons why I decided to get Encore Devastator even though I already have the original Constructicons are because:

1. I got my original Constructicons in 1985 and they're VERY worn out! I haven't been able to play with my Constructicons for years and years now cos I'm too scared to break them. Even just occasionally posing or transforming them puts strain on them... I already broke Devastator's waist once when removing Mixmaster (thankfully I found a new one soon after ) -- but yeah, for a long time my Constructicons have been little more than a display piece and I give myself a minor heart attack each time I handle them! :O The reissues will give me a minty new set that I can play with.

2. Remember how the S.T.A.R.S. bases came with an "Armoury" section? I used to keep a lot of little weapons in there... I've since lost my S.T.A.R.S. bases (I had two)... I suspect my parents might have chucked them out -- anyway, needless to say that I've also lost a lot of little weapons that were stored in there, including my individual Constructicon weapons. Getting the reissue weapons will definitely save me a lot of time rather than hunting down the originals -- possibly cheaper too.

3. I want to support TakaraTOMY and hopefully help convince them to do more 'new' reissues (and not more reissues of toys that have already been reissued ). Also I want to reward TakaraTOMY in putting their faith in collectors by reissuing such a heavily KOed toy (and will hopefully help convince them to reconsider reissuing other moulds that haven't been reissued but have been KOed) -- heh, this morning I was talking to some students about consumer sovereignty.

My Devastator's still in transit -- can't wait till it arrives! \(^O^)/