Takara G1 Reissue & Classics Extravaganza!!

[kup]

From FTW2005:

http://www.fantofan.jp/

Encore 09 is Bumble (Bumblebee) with four other Minibots. The shadowed Minibots seem to be Powerglide, Warpath, Cosmos, and Huffer.
Encore 10 is OMEGA SUPREME!

Japanese Classics (HenKei "Transform"! Transformer) packaging and figures are also shown.

10 of the pictures are mirroed below, in case Fan2Fan goes down from heavy traffic. The other five pictures can be seen here.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?p=1843294

Highlights:

- We get a G1 Omega Supreme Reissue!!

- G1 Minibots! (Cartoon accurate face for Bumblebee)

- Kick Ass Classics Grimlock WITH GOLD CHROME!!

- A presentable Classics Starscream! (In regards to QC, I had bad experiences in that with the Hasbro version)

Kick Ass!

TAKARA YOU ROCK!

I will probably get Grimlock and Megatron and possibly another depending on how much of an improvement they are. Prime also looks to have chrome on his grill.
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[iceburn]

Thanks Kup...great news

[Borgeman]

OMEGA!!!!

*dances*

George

[G1Optimal]

If thats what the premium L.class primes, are going to look like....

maybe, i will try and get at least one...

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That Bumblebee doesn't look to bad ether......

[gamblor916]

Yeah!!! Group buy anyone?

[Adzma]

Sweet! Omega Supreme! But I was hoping that Bumblebee wouldn't be part of the Encore line since, this is just me; I think his toy is hideous. Still got my fingers crossed for an Encore Grimlock announcement.

[liegeprime]

Yeah!!! Group buy anyone?

Im IN for group buy gamblor916.... as I don't have the means to order overseas hehehehe ( no paypal yet) I prefer someone locally! LMK how this develops, Great news KUP! Finally an Omega

[iceburn]

Trypticon, Metroplex and all the biggies next next...*haha*

[Soundwarp]

From FTW2005:
Highlights:

- We get a G1 Omega Supreme Reissue!!

OMG!!!!!!

Now this news ia worth breaking my silence!!!!

I am crying with joy, i was going to sell an arm and a leg on ebay to afford a perfect condition Omega but now i won't need to!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[GoktimusPrime]

Guh... do I want a reissue Omega Supreme? On one hand, I have a complete Omega Supreme that's in reasonably good condition but the walking gimmick no longer works. Not sure if it's worth buying a reissue just for the walking gimmick... GAH! Undecided! :/

The Minibots reissue doesn't interest me at all as it sounds like just a re-release of the TFC minibot reissue set which I already have. I already have 5 different variants of G1 Bumblebee (6 if you include Bumblejumper) - don't think I need a 6th/7th.

Still, it's a neat set if you don't already have it.

In terms of the Henkei Transformers, I definitely want Megatron. That Starscream definitely looks nicer than Hasbro's but undecided as to whether or not I want to get him.

But I was hoping that Bumblebee wouldn't be part of the Encore line since, this is just me; I think his toy is hideous.

I've always liked the original Bumblebee toy - in context of being a 1st year G1 figure, it was well made. And I like the original head in all its glorious toy-accurate glory. But be aware that the TFC and Encore reissues have an entirely new showlike head and the rest of the toy has minor paint variations which makes the entire toy look more showlike.

Still got my fingers crossed for an Encore Grimlock announcement.

I wouldn't hold my breath. We've never seen the Grimlock mould used since G2 - for the past 8 years of reissues from Takara we've never seen Grimlock reissued which suggests that they no longer have the moulds for this toy.

All these Encore reissues that we've seen and seen announced so far have either been from Takara-moulds that have already been reissued (e.g.: Convoy, Soundwave, Megatron, Ironhide, Ratchet, Jazz) or from non-Takara moulds which haven't been reissued (e.g.: Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx). The Dinobots are Takara-moulds which have not been reissued (at least not since 1990/91) so I'd say that the odds of seeing a Dinobot reissue are pret-ty slim. Being such a popular character, I'm sure that if Takara could have reissued him, they would have already done so. They've reissued Wheelie ffs... as if you wouldn't reissue Grimlock before that hunk o'crap toy if you could!

Trypticon, Metroplex and all the biggies next next...*haha*

Trypticon is definitely possible because we saw Takara reuse the mould in Beast Wars II... not sure if they've still kept the mould since then. Metroplex I really don't know.

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