Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
mooncake623 wrote:I prefer the open hand Arcee, think it just looks better, esp when you shave that bit of plastic off on the bottom.
RiddlerJ wrote:mooncake623 wrote:I prefer the open hand Arcee, think it just looks better, esp when you shave that bit of plastic off on the bottom.
The open hand looks better, but I wish mine was a closed hand. I feel more confident about it not breaking. Can the weapon handles push trough all the way on the closed hand versions because there's a stop in the opens hand ones?
Rodimus Prime wrote:You can't make me disappear. I am not feet.
Probably the earliest promotional images of the Hasbro version are what inspired the Takara version, since those early promo pics had the extra red chest stripes and black-painted kibble gun barrels that the Takara version has.wetwithwaterwings wrote:Was there an inspiration for the extra paint apps on the Takara version?
Fortunately, removing the chrome from the Hasbro version is so simple that anybody can do it.wetwithwaterwings wrote:I bought it purely for the non-chromed parts. I can't customize to save my life, so I had to pay.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Naked Magnus wrote:What...WHAT? You mean to tell me that the HASBRO version has chrome but the TAKARA one does not?????? And, on top of that, fans prefer the TAKARA version specifically because it does not have chrome? Isn't it normally the opposite?
WHAT KIND OF PARALLEL UNIVERSE HAVE I SLIPPED INTO???
i assume youre referencing the henkei line, which was littered with chrome. but, did people like that line because of the chrome? the paint apps in general were just better, and for the most part, the chrome emulated their G1 counterparts (ie: shoulder cannons, guns). not to mention, there wasnt really any gaudy use of chrome either. for example, henkei jetfire's only use of chrome was the rear thrusters.Optimizzy wrote:Lol. Yeah. I think stuff would probably sell better if they just put Takara on everything.Naked Magnus wrote:What...WHAT? You mean to tell me that the HASBRO version has chrome but the TAKARA one does not?????? And, on top of that, fans prefer the TAKARA version specifically because it does not have chrome? Isn't it normally the opposite?
WHAT KIND OF PARALLEL UNIVERSE HAVE I SLIPPED INTO???
I keed.
Naked Magnus wrote:What...WHAT? You mean to tell me that the HASBRO version has chrome but the TAKARA one does not?????? And, on top of that, fans prefer the TAKARA version specifically because it does not have chrome? Isn't it normally the opposite?
WHAT KIND OF PARALLEL UNIVERSE HAVE I SLIPPED INTO???
Optimizzy wrote:My thing is that anytime Takara produces a new repaint, regardless of actual improvement, it's hailed as awesome by someone. I'm just calling that out. It's not all the time, but it's often enough for me to wonder if it's truly an objective opinion. Other than the non chrome, I don't see an improvement in this jet fire. I just don't. Getting non-chromed bits just isn't worth the import costs and takara'a pricing scale. There are times when Takaras paint apps and coloring is superior. But this isn't one of those times really. I'm not meaning to insult anyone, because Takara's market is more collector based, but it sometimes seems that Hasbro can't win some some fans.
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