I was certainly hoping this would retain the original metal chests, and that the mold would be cleaned up again for use. Definitely a bit of a let down.

EDIT: And I already own original G1's with metal chests, so they do exist.

 

ive compared the onslaught to my urban como one and the degredation looks worse than his, from specific details its the same mould, the degraded parts are additional to the RID version.

a shame, but overall the RID version is ok and holds together pretty well, i wont expect too much from this version, at least he will look nice on shelf. a revamped tooling with metal would have made me feel he was just about worth $85 or so but like this less so, but not a lot one can do.

at least reissue predaking's tooling was tight as a..... well, very tight.

edit: the act toys review shows the original toys too side by side, a lot of the impact of the original is lost, including the colours. The original looks way nicer, esp with that more metallic silver and deeper colours.

oh well.

at least encore for teh most part have been excellent, only meister and now bruticus being significantly substandard compared to G1 originals.

 

The metal chest versions do exist, I have them. When they first came out they were metal and then switched over to plastic later.

 

This really is a shame.

 

I'm glad I just got an original vintage G1 version. I have pet peeves with low quality molds. At least I can save my $90 for something else.

 

I wouldn't say "FAIL", but simply "could've been nicer". "FAIL" would constitute never seeing this reissue completely after having seen the numerous repaints in RiD (which are great, I might add, particularly the Urban Camo version  ). This is a great set for those who aren't particular about having a G1 set and simply want to enjoy a nice version of him for display  

 

I'm glad I picked up a nice vintage Bruticus last year. It came with the metal-chest version of Blast Off too.

To be honest, I'm not surprised the mold has degraded after:

* G1 1986
* G1 1991
* G2
* Battle Gaia
* CR/RiD Ruination
* Desert camo etc

It's probably time to retire this set (unfortunately).  

 

Sorry for anyone looking forward to this Bruticus. The mold has been way over-used.

 

Interesting... all the more reason to wait til' this set drops in price.

 

If you want one for display it might be worth checking out vintage G1 - the price of Bruticus has fallen in anticipation of Encore, but may well shoot up again as word of the degradation gets around.

 

Yes they did.
My G1 Swindle certainly has some die-cast. The whole purple chest area is die-cast in fact.




I'm disappointed in the quality of this set. I suspected this might happen that's why I decided against pre-ordering.

 

This
-A.S.

 

I'm saddened by this:

NO DIECAST METALS!  

 

Hmmm.. no diecast metal makes the asking price even more absurd. Hopefully this set goes the way of Skylynx and Omega Supreme. The latter two goes for about 40% less than what it originally retailed for.

 

The G1 japanese Combaticons don't have diecast parts.

 

I second that!
Worst Encore release to this day!

 

Just as I was starting to forgive Encore for screwing up Trailbreaker & Hoist's optics, and re-releasing Skids...

This looks terrible. Was about to ask for this for my birthday, but now I'll just pick up the rest of the original G1 I need (already have some inc. 100% complete Vortex)

And for the guy that keeps insisting there was no die-cast version... listen to what everyone is saying, yes there was! It was rarer than the plastic counterpart. It wasn't ALL die-cast, but the chest area was and it made more of a difference than you might expect

 

Damn..... I just ordered this from BBTS.... I would have rather purchased a Vintage set. oh well.... It seems I paid 94 dollars for something I found during the RID era for 25 bucks. 

Sucks... the G1 figures look AWESOME however.

 

Disappointed over no die cast but I still cannot wait for it to get here. Bruticus still rocks! Personally, I think some are over reacting.

 

Well, those of you that have an original G1 Bruticus need not worry about his value dropping any time soon  

No complaints from me, I'll gladly pay a premium for a non crap item.