jabbawokkie said:
the other was thrush/thrust that was purple
i am tempted to get some of the reissued ones ,as they are cheaper and its tough trying to get transformers in good shape.does any one know how many have been reissued
All 6 have been reissued in the last decade.
Starscream (Takara 22, Hasbro TRU Exclusive, Takara Bookstyle #9 with Anime colors, TakaraTomy Encore)
Skywarp (Takara Japan Convention Exclusive, Hasbro TRU Exclusive, TakaraTomy Encore)
Thundercracker (Takara Japan Convention Exclusive, Hasbro TRU Exclusive, TakaraTomy Encore)
Dirge (Takara Japan Convention Exclusive, Hasbro TRU Exclusive)
Thrust and Ramjet have only been reissued as Japan Convention Exclusives and was a very limited release. It wouldn't surprise me if we see them show up in the Encore line some time this year. I ended up buying some originals of those a few years ago and made custom Hasbro reissue boxes for them.
If you want to go with ones that are more accurate to the originals, then stay away from the Hasbro Reissues. They made the missiles longer to conform with U.S. safety laws. The Takara ones are just like the originals.
This site has an exhaustive list of everything that has been reissued.