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Post by toymachine on Jan 28, 2005 19:13:30 GMT -5
Is Perceptor! I've just recently bought one loose, but I'll be picking one of these up too.  |
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Post by REX-203 on Jan 28, 2005 22:12:02 GMT -5
Woo hoo! I just read about this, and I'm ecstatic!  Like Predaking, I never had Perceptor when I was a kid in the G1 days, so this is wonderful news. Happy days are here again! ;D |
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Post by Lord Zarak on Jan 29, 2005 8:10:18 GMT -5
I think now the best reissue would be Shockwave  |
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Post by REX-203 on Jan 29, 2005 12:10:08 GMT -5
Ah yes, that would be great. Only problem is, Takara didn't manufacture the original. Another company (now defunct I believe) called ToyCo produced it as Astro Magnum 4. Check it out here: www.robot-japan.com/Pages4/Toybox-Astro-Magnum.htmSo, sadly, it is unlikely we'll see a reissue of the original.  |
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Post by Lord Zarak on Jan 29, 2005 14:36:32 GMT -5
I think if Takara wants... can reissue all G1 transformers...
If takara made the Scorponok reissue... it will make also FORTRESS MAXIMUS? Why not...?
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Post by cyborgbushcricket on Jan 29, 2005 16:35:14 GMT -5
The reissues i'd really like to see are the G1 dinobots. They are awesome toys and assuming the moulds are still available somewhere they could get reissued. Most reissues have been the ex diaclone toys (like the dinobots). I imagine takara will reissue any half decent toys that they still have surviving moulds. I just got reissue blitzwing, again a diaclone (well I think it was going to be a diaclone??) and fantastic, the tank mode is so well hidden (as long as you dont look at the robots back or the jet underside) sturdy, metal parts and cool albeit immovable robot mode.
CBC.
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Post by Chen on Jan 29, 2005 19:41:55 GMT -5
First Takara can only re-issue toys that they have the rights too, second they still need the molds to make the toys from. Figures like Shockwave, Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx, Trypticon, were all toys from other companies that Takara used with different colours as Transformers. Your likely to see figures that were both Diaclones and Transformers.
But I do agree that they should re-issue the Dinobots, maybe in a gift set like Predaking so you could buy them all at once.
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Post by cyborgbushcricket on Jan 30, 2005 4:29:35 GMT -5
luckily for us I think most TF's are takara properties yes? Many gen 1 were diaclones and microman microchange series and I suspect most of the later gen 1 figures were takara designs. Hopefully the dinobot moulds survive, they have to be some of the coolest TF's ever. fun looking beastmode and cool armour plated robots.
CBC
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Post by Fighbird on Jan 30, 2005 15:03:11 GMT -5
I dont' think Trypticon is a non-Takara invention... I mean, how else to explain that he (along with Metroplex) have hook-up ports for the Scramble City team leaders, which have been documented to be unused Diaclone designs? Personally, I'd love to see some reissued Dinobots, especially Grimlock. He's always been a fan favourite amongst -- well, everybody! |
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Post by Ledezman on Feb 5, 2005 23:15:13 GMT -5
Perceptor it's cool.
I don't think Takara could reissue ALL the transformers. For example, what's the deal with Jetfire? I don't think we will see a reissue for this figure.
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Post by toymachine on Feb 6, 2005 19:39:43 GMT -5
what's the deal with Jetfire? I don't think we will see a reissue for this figure. Jetfire is in the same boat as Shockwave, Skylinx, Whirl, Omega Supreme etc. As Chen stated Takara never owned these moulds, they were used under license from other toy manufacturers. In Jetfires case it was Bandai. These licenses have since expired, so this makes it very unlikely that these Transformers will ever be re-issued. |
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Post by REX-203 on Feb 6, 2005 21:58:33 GMT -5
Trypticon is definitely a Takara creation. He was rereleased with a slight remold in the Beast Wars Neo line a few years back.
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Post by shaxper on Feb 6, 2005 21:58:49 GMT -5
If you want Jetfire, just purchase the bandai 1/55 reissues. The Roy Fokker VF-1S Skull Leader is the original mold for Jetfire, just in slightly different colors, and with a less child-safe nose cone. You can get it MIB for roughly $40-$60. If you want the version with the extra armor on it (like Jetfire had), get the Strike Valkyrie version, which sells for $80-$120.
And, for the record, here are the only G1 Transformers that were not Takara designs:
Whirl
Roadbuster
The Deluxe Insecticons
SkyLinx
Omega Supreme
Shockwave
Jetfire
I believe that's all of them.
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Post by Protoform-S on Feb 6, 2005 23:14:05 GMT -5
Trypticon is definitely a Takara creation. He was rereleased with a slight remold in the Beast Wars Neo line a few years back. Yup, in Beast Wars 2 actually (Gigastorm). |
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Post by REX-203 on Feb 6, 2005 23:46:23 GMT -5
Oh yeah, that's right. BW 2. sorry ;D |
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Post by toyworks on Feb 8, 2005 23:12:39 GMT -5
And, for the record, here are the only G1 Transformers that were not Takara designs: Whirl Roadbuster The Deluxe Insecticons SkyLinx Omega Supreme Shockwave Jetfire I believe that's all of them. I recall that the Minispies they were originally from the Mecha Warriors line. Was that from Takara? toyworks |
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Post by Fighbird on Feb 9, 2005 6:32:19 GMT -5
I believe so, yes.
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Post by Lord Zarak on Feb 9, 2005 8:59:25 GMT -5
what's the name of the pretransformers toys ''omega supreme''?
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Post by shaxper on Feb 9, 2005 10:32:13 GMT -5
what's the name of the pretransformers toys ''omega supreme''? Mechabot 1 (or sometimes called "Mech-Bot 1"). There are many knock off versions, so be careful if looking for the original: 1500bc.com/pretf/mechabot.html |
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Post by cybermuton on Feb 9, 2005 11:03:49 GMT -5
Just to muddy the water...
The UK version (still a genuine Toybox item, not a KO) of Omega Supreme (with red highlights instead of yellow) was called 'Omegatron'.
There were other Convertors toys as well - some of which were reboxed Diaclones, like Cosmo Roller - and all of which were genuine OE items...
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