Received my BBTS order this afternoon.

Was disappointed to see that there's some noticeable dents and creases on the cases for the Encore items. Not sure if they were damaged during shipping or sold like that.

Hey SGB you have the MP Grimlock? It kicks ass

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Originally posted by Coldwin:
Hey SGB you have the MP Grimlock? It kicks ass

Not yet. It's a bit too expensive at the moment, so I'm waiting for the cost to climb down a bit.

MP Grimmy is high on my "To Get" list though.

Getting back to the damaged packing of the Encore items I received ...

When BBTS have stock that has damage to their packaging, they sell them as substandard grade items. This was the case with Ratchet and Black Ironhide (which I completely missed), so there's nothing I can do to resolve the issue with the packaging of those two. I'm not really fussed anyway as the dents and creases are extremely minor and not all that visible.

As for the regular Ironhide (who's packaging had the most damage), my BBTS order shows it was sold as standard grade, meaning I should have received a relatively undamaged version. At a guess, BBTS accidentally sent me a substandard grade Ironhide instead of a standard grade one.

After a few back-and-forth emails with BBTS about regular Ironhide, BBTS are kindly sending me a replacement Ironhide free of charge and letting me keep the damaged one. Not a bad result.

BBTS will be including the replacement Ironhide with my latest order, which was placed an hour ago and before they sent me the email regarding the replacement Ironhide. Nice timing, eh?


And for anyone that cares, my latest BBTS order consists of:

Hasbro Commemorative Autobot Skids
TFA Voyager Class Blitzwing
Universe Voyager Class Heavy Load
Universe Voyager Class Vector Prime
Henkei Starscream
Henkei Octane

Lost out on a G1 jetfire. I want a G1 Jetfire /Skyfire that looks similar to the Robotech /Macross fighter plane. I have Starscream ,Skywarp , and Thundercraker now but the eye stickers suck and I couldn't put starscream's eyes on. Were the other three deceptcon planes remade?

If you need new stickers I got the place

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Originally posted by bradhig:
Were the other three deceptcon planes remade?

If you mean reissued, then yes, Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker have been reissued.

I mean Thrust, Dirge m and the white one with dark red wings.

Ramjet's the other one you're thinking of.

Dirge and Ramjet have been reisssued. Thrust hasn't as far as I can tell.

My latest BBTS.com order arrived this afternoon:

Replacement Encore Ironhide
Universe Voyager Class Vector Prime
Universe Voyager Class Decepticon Heavy Load
Henkei Starscream
Henkei Octane
TFA Voyager Class Blitzwing
Hasbro Skids reissue

I have my original jazz out and he's in terrible shape. Roof and one door are gone. Part of fin missing. I am planning on getting a reissue Jazz. He's so old that he doesn't have a rub sign. Only Transformer I have that didn't come with a rub sign. I have one of the minispies somewhere.

Received the Hasbro Commemorative G1 Optimus Prime reissue this morning.

Is that the one shaped like the original G1 prime with a talking autobot symbol and a comic book?

No, that's the 25th Anniversary version.

The one I got is the reissue Hasbro released a few years back.

I just got Metroplex anad SkyLynx. Does anyone know where I can get reissue Hot Rod and Rodimus Prime? Ebay prices are very good.