Are they erasers or pencils?

 

for the first time in over 30 years... I was JUST talking about these guys in the shockwave thread - it's a sign, It's not up to me. I must get them.

 

I picked up a bunch of the decoys I was missing back in May. I'm up to 43 of the 52 that were made. So close now.

And if these are reasonably priced once they show up on BBTS or whatever, I'm all over them.

 

If Takara can get over their lack of love for the Decepticons, and give us a set that represents Megatron and his cronies, I might be in. I loved the decoys as a kid.

 

Hasbro too has been afflicted with Anti-Decepticon-itis, look at RID's lack of 'con toys.

 

True. You can add Age of Extinction to that list as well. Seems like Takara's attitude towards the Cons is rubbing off on Hasbro. Combiner Wars is the only line that's giving the Decepticons any love these days.

 

Looking forward to future stories where someone's spouse/family member/friend/coworker used the eraser as an actual eraser, and now half of Ironhide's leg is gone.

 

i like that they are not a whole lot different than the originals.

just a tad bit more detailed. which is pretty awesome.

 

So.... MP Decoys?   Or at least Classics.

 

You know what I'd wish for? Takara to bring back the SCF or WST line  

 

Or maybe his head? Then it would be toy accurate.  

 

They look like fun little representations of the G1 Autobot cast. I am not sure what or how rare the original 1986 Decoys costs these days, but I'd buy the re-issues just for fun.

Edit: Dammit, the more I look at them, the more I'm tempted to bust out my Warhammer paints for mini figs and go nuts in terms of a detailed paint job!  

 

Wheeljack...you will be mine..

 

Need that Jazz in my life.

 

No source link? How do we now this is real?

 

ah ok that's understandable.

 

I used to pretend that they were infected by the Hate Plague.

 

Decoys always remind me of the UK comics story "The legacy of Unicron", where Death's Head and Shockwave duke it out on a shooting range full of autobot statues on wheeled tracks.

 

Up for pre-order at HLJ.

Transformers Figure Collection 1 Box 15pcs by Takara Tomy A.R.T.S | HobbyLink Japan

 

These might be REALLY GOOD erasers, too. Japanese law requires certain quality standards on all erasers made in Japan - you can see the quality in some of the food erasers they have there. Assuming these are also made in Japan, they might be pretty good erasers!!!

Or they'll be mass-produced garbage from China.