Encore Minibots

[Onslaught Six]

I got a G1 Ratchet missing his crap for $12 or something.

I generally prefer the reissues too, but if there's a decent condition G1 toy for a decent amount, I'll be sure to snap it up. And if there's a Just Alright If Not Bad condition G1 toy for like $3, hell yeah I'll grab one, and fix him up to boot. Both my G1 Prime and G1 Onslaught come from that vein--they were $3 and $1 respectively.

Then there was Five Cent Shockwave who fell apart a year later because his inner screws cracked. Damn!

[Dominic]

If a toy is broken/missing bits, I just to do not bother. I got a dirt cheap Skywarp back in the day. It was about 80% complete. But, completing the other 20% more than cost me enough in difficulty and time to make it not worth while. One of the pieces I needed was a tail-fin. As the toy had c-9 stickers, I needed to find a c-9 tail-fin. I wound up buying 2 other junkers for parts, and still had to hunt around for a couple of pieces, which I got thanks to yellowmonster.com. I never did find pefectly matching tail-fins.

One of the reasons I like Encores is that they have fewer stickers.

Dom

[Onslaught Six]

The guy actually offered to find the missiles and gun for me if I threw in more money, but I went with the rationale of "I'm digging in bins on the floor for action figures from 1984. I don't really care if he's got the gun or not."

[Dominic]

This is one of those fundamental points I disagree with guys like you and 86 on. You two are happy to have the toy. I see little point in owning anything less than c7.

I am bit more tolerant about it with some lines than other. But, with TF, missing a gun or missile is like me missing my glasses or a shoe. Glasses and shoes or gloves not technically a part of me, (like a hand), but they are a key bit all the same in many situations.

Dom
-is amazed what the local store charges for c5 and lower toys.

[Onslaught Six]

I think a good bit of it is that I didn't exactly take very good care of my toys as a child, so I can appreciate sorta making do with a figure missing bits. Even, occasionally, very vital bits. So I can somehow appreciate owning an incomplete toy.

Plus, sometimes fixing them up is half the fun. But that's because I have a lot of time on my hands.

[Decepticon Spike]

If I didn't already have the originals of these guys, I'd get the set.

That's my reaction to the majority of reissues. This set, hey, there's enough Minibots I don't have to be keen. Minibots aren't mind-bogglingly awesome, so they're not particularly high up my vintage to-get list.

The only time I go crazy over the reissue/encore figs are when it's one I don't have.
Though my fiance' does want bumblebee since he has a show accurate face.

I think a good bit of it is that I didn't exactly take very good care of my toys as a child, so I can appreciate sorta making do with a figure missing bits. Even, occasionally, very vital bits. So I can somehow appreciate owning an incomplete toy.

Plus, sometimes fixing them up is half the fun. But that's because I have a lot of time on my hands.

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Most of my G1's are form my youth, and most are in C7 or better. Never played with them much, though my brother did manage to smash a few when he got his hands on them.
When my former stepson chipped a piece off of G1 Soundwave's head, it was like a family member got shot or something.

[onslaught86]

The only time I go crazy over the reissue/encore figs are when it's one I don't have.

Depends, for me, has to be a mould I don't have, and interesting enough to justify Inflated Reissue Price. For example, I don't have G1 Ironhide or Jazz, but I do have Ratchet and Stepper. Autobot cars don't excite me a lot either.

Reflector, now that I'd be into. Headmasters'd impress me, seeing as I don't have any of the Autobot Headmasters (Yet own all of the Decepticons, heh). A proper metal Bruticus giftset with that bloody D-64 launcher, an e-Hobby Metrotitan.. There's possibilities. Do still want reissue God Ginrai and Magnus.

[Dominic]

Given that I was never overly impressed with G1 engineering, even as a kid, I tend to go for characters I like. So, I will take Encore Jazz, despite having Ricochet/Stepper and the re-issue of Jazz from '03.

I do want Metroplex, and to a lesser degree Metrotitan.

I wanted an Omega Sentinel until I saw that gaudy Autobot sigil on its chest.

Dom

[onslaught86]

I wanted a Guardian Robot until they showed pics, and he was in blah show blue instead of the intensely awesome pre-TF Omegatron colours. Such a waste!

[Decepticon Spike]

The only time I go crazy over the reissue/encore figs are when it's one I don't have.

Depends, for me, has to be a mould I don't have, and interesting enough to justify Inflated Reissue Price. For example, I don't have G1 Ironhide or Jazz, but I do have Ratchet and Stepper. Autobot cars don't excite me a lot either.

Reflector, now that I'd be into. Headmasters'd impress me, seeing as I don't have any of the Autobot Headmasters (Yet own all of the Decepticons, heh). A proper metal Bruticus giftset with that bloody D-64 launcher, an e-Hobby Metrotitan.. There's possibilities. Do still want reissue God Ginrai and Magnus.

That's where we differ in out collecting styles. I'd buy the same mold over and over again IF they were all different characters. In the few cases where I got a mold. and it was the same character, different paint job, I usually make him a new character.
Which really works when my friends and I RPG and I want to bring in a new character.