G1 originals versus reissues |
12-09-2007, 02:18 PM
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#1 | | Maximal Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 385 | G1 originals versus reissues
Are there any distinct differences between the G1 reissues and the originals? Is there a fool-proof way to distinguish them? The reason I'm asking is I will be looking to sell 3 of these figures (Skywarp, Astrotrain and Prowl) and I want to make ensure I describe them properly (as being originals or reissues). The figures were bought loose from a comic shop a year and a half ago (when I was getting back into collecting actively and unaware of the TRU reissues).
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12-09-2007, 02:21 PM
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#2 | | I once killed a man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 3,250 Location: England Collection Count: A few hundred News Credits: 12 | just put the title as:
Origional G1 *name* | |
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12-09-2007, 02:27 PM
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#3 | | MP Grimlock > All Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 14,260 Location: Boise,ID Collection Count: 1000+ | If Astrotrain is white, thats a reissue.
If Prowl's missile launchers are disabled, thats a reissue
If Skywarp's Missiles are huge (like HUGE), thats a reissue
I'd go to tfu.info and compare pics with G1s and Reissues. | |
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12-09-2007, 02:30 PM
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#4 | | Twilight gets you laid. Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,335 Location: the filthy nasty dirty south...BR, Louisiana Collection Count: never have bothered to count | Reissues have the date they produced on the copyright so thats the easiest way to tell them apart...at the Hasbro ones do (never looked at Takara ons).
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12-09-2007, 03:10 PM
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#6 | | Maximal Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 385 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimlock_13  If Astrotrain is white, thats a reissue.
If Prowl's missile launchers are disabled, thats a reissue
If Skywarp's Missiles are huge (like HUGE), thats a reissue
I'd go to tfu.info and compare pics with G1s and Reissues. | Thanks for the info; looks like the only reissue I have (out of those 3 bots) is Prowl since the missile launchers are disabled. Weird that my Skywarp doesn't have the rub sign too; that and it's got a stamp that reads "Takara Co. Ltd. 1980 - 1983... Japan"..
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12-09-2007, 03:11 PM
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#7 | | Classy Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,708 Location: Boston, MA | Most of the missles on the Hasbro reissues are elongated for child safety. The originals were not. Examples of these would be the seekers and a few of the cars. Also, Prime's cab as a reissue has shorter smoke stacks than the original. The real question is how to tell the latest KOs from the real thing based on pictures. | |
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12-09-2007, 03:12 PM
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#8 | | Rollin' dead Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,652 Location: tampa Collection Count: a few News Credits: 3 | [quote=Grimlock_13;1761095]If Astrotrain is white, thats a reissue.
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if astro train is white and has nasa stickers, good chance its not a reissue. | |
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