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[[Image:TFU03-toy_Roulette.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
[[Image:TFU03-toy_Roulette.jpg|thumb|right|250px|From Roulette...]]
[[Image:TFU03-toy_ShadowStriker.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
[[Image:TFU03-toy_ShadowStriker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|...to a completely different character, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Toys#Convoy Black Version|seriously]]!]]


The term '''repaint''' is often used as a synonym for a [[redeco]] by fans, but that usage is technically incorrect. A repaint is a [[toy]] where ''only'' the [[paint operation|paint applications]] have been changed, using the same base plastic colors as a previous incarnation of the molding.
The term '''repaint''' is often used as a synonym for a [[redeco]] by fans, but that usage is technically incorrect. A repaint is a [[toy]] where ''only'' the [[paint operation|paint applications]] have been changed while still using the same base plastic colors from a previous incarnation of the molding.


Repaints are in fact a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys (since almost all instances of extensive color changes involve a change in the base plastic colors), but they do exist. Interestingly enough, the most noteworthy examples of repaints in the Transformers toy line are all [[exclusive]]s...
Repaints are in fact a rarity among ''Transformers'' toys since almost all instances of extensive color changes involve a change in the base plastic colors, but they do actually exist. Interestingly enough, the most noteworthy examples of repaints in the Transformers toy line are all store or event [[exclusive]]s...


*[[Nightracer]] the [[BotCon 1995]] exclusive [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]].
*[[Nightracer]] the [[BotCon 1995]] exclusive [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]].

Revision as of 15:27, 31 August 2010

From Roulette...
...to a completely different character, seriously!

The term repaint is often used as a synonym for a redeco by fans, but that usage is technically incorrect. A repaint is a toy where only the paint applications have been changed while still using the same base plastic colors from a previous incarnation of the molding.

Repaints are in fact a rarity among Transformers toys since almost all instances of extensive color changes involve a change in the base plastic colors, but they do actually exist. Interestingly enough, the most noteworthy examples of repaints in the Transformers toy line are all store or event exclusives...


See also