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Pipes

Counterfeit Pipes appeared September 2022

Pipes

Packaging Guide:

  • The hole punch is centered, on genuine cards it should be off center.

  • The text more than meets the eye should not be on the front of Pipes card. This is the same for all minibots who had their first release in 1986.

  • The gridlines color changes from light gray at the top to black at the bottom, they should all be the same lighter gray.

  • The assortment codes strech four grid squares, they should be right aligned and only be 3 grid squares wide.

  • Tech specs quote has "anothar' sart" the original has "anothar's art" (yes anothar should be another's).

Figure Guide:

  • Missing factory applied autobot sticker

  • Rubsign is already applied

  • Feet, counterfeit has a circle mold imprint while the vintage figure has a rectangle

  • Different font for manufacturing stamp, not as thick/bold.

 

Official Reissue:

  • Pipes was reissued in 2008, this official figure has painted headlights with a tampograph of the Autobot symbol.

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