Takara Encore 09 Minibots lineup revealed
Takara Encore 09 Minibots lineup revealed
Bumblebee was known, but thus far we assumed the other four would be Powerglide, Warpath, Cosmos and Huffer.
Instead, Takara will release... Swerve, Outback, Tailgate and Pipes.
http://www.redmercury.co.jp/shop/detail ... 4-RED-3972
Instead, Takara will release... Swerve, Outback, Tailgate and Pipes.
http://www.redmercury.co.jp/shop/detail ... 4-RED-3972
Looking for a complete Energon Sky Shadow (from Superion Maximus).
Offering: Binaltech Hound, Swindle, Ravage (Corvette), Skids.
Can buy in stores: Robot Heroes Tigatron/Inferno, Ricochet/Predaking.
Offering: Binaltech Hound, Swindle, Ravage (Corvette), Skids.
Can buy in stores: Robot Heroes Tigatron/Inferno, Ricochet/Predaking.
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****ing A! The decent Minibots get a release... Tailgate has a face, Pipes is a minor masterpiece considering the crap he came from, same goes for Outback, and Swerve... well, okay, Gears was better than Swerve, but overall it's a good choice. For a start, you're less likely to find the remoulds going for 1p on ebay.
I like this. It's nice to see different moulds (well, sort of different) reissued rather than the usual Starscream, etc. Granted, they're not the better of G1 figures, but gosh, they're so darn cute. The set doesn't really need Wheelie and Hubcap to make it a "proper" set, anyway. Hubcap probably would interest me more if, say, he was coloured differently, since a teeny bit more effort was put into the other moulds so as not to resemble the originals their based on. Plus...there's always the knock-off . But, yeah, these are (in my opinion) the better of the mini-bots. Slightly more elusive than to others too, which might be their charm. Nice to see them getting some attention.
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So...
http://www.amiami.com/shop?vgForm=Produ ... eview.html
Swerve, Huffer, Pipes and Tailgate will have painted faces, and Bumblebee will have painted fenders and taillights.
http://www.amiami.com/shop?vgForm=Produ ... eview.html
Swerve, Huffer, Pipes and Tailgate will have painted faces, and Bumblebee will have painted fenders and taillights.
Looking for a complete Energon Sky Shadow (from Superion Maximus).
Offering: Binaltech Hound, Swindle, Ravage (Corvette), Skids.
Can buy in stores: Robot Heroes Tigatron/Inferno, Ricochet/Predaking.
Offering: Binaltech Hound, Swindle, Ravage (Corvette), Skids.
Can buy in stores: Robot Heroes Tigatron/Inferno, Ricochet/Predaking.
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It's probably swung me towards buying the set, what with not owning Outback or a pukka Bumblebee (I gave Sar a keyring), as spiffy versions of Swerve and Tailgate would be nice. Can't see any differences to Pipes, but a C-10 one wouldn't hurt, especially as many of the Encore releases seem to be on ebay for reasonable prices.
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expecting....
they are might avilable September...