I recently sold my Takara #16 Insecticons on ebay for over $120 in anticipation of the TRU release! Now I can get them and Perceptor, and have some cash left over
I'm not sure why, but I'm oddly interested in Perceptor, and might actually get him. That is if I can find him, as the two closest TRU's to me have never been good places to try and find exclusives.
It would have been nice if they remolded the head to mimic the G1 perceptor face in the cartoons without the face plate.
I don't see any evidence in these pictures of this release having any additional articulation the original didn't have. I also hope the "Not a working microscope" disclaimer is incorrect.
i have one, but mine is worn... so i am pretty tempted... this and the insecticons... which i have too, but, i'd love a second set... or maybe a third...
Man that's hawt. I'm getting one because I never actually owned any G1 toys (my parent's friends kid did though). That's why I love these reissues.
yes, first thing I thought when I saw it was why would they make such good cover art showing perceptor with a face, then leave the figure with the same old face plate. I'm sure every kid that's going to own one of these is going to be thinking the exact same thing. I have the original anyway, and the ko and the yellow green ko at least the yellow green ko has a face
ditto...but i am torn on not getting him...as i never owned this guy when he was originally out....so maybe i will grab him...dunno yet...
Actually, I think this is pretty much a G1 re-issue. Perceptor actually had pretty good articulation, especially for a figure from back in the day (mostly as a result of his transformation scheme). I'd forgotten about that. zmog
This would have been awful - I'm already fed up of Takara's "upgrades" (term used loosely) to reissues to make them more accurate to that awful 80s cartoon. I can't be the only one that a) considers that maybe the toys had it right (being first an' all) and the media was the one that CHANGED things and b) actually want reissues of original toys to BE reissues of original toys, warts an' all. If you all want some kind of amazing cartoon-looking Perceptor, badger Hasbro for Universe 3.0, not mess up any more G1 reissues. (Still sore about Trailbreaker and Hoist's blue eyes...)