I feel my thoughts echo most. In short, Groove was always the big reason to get UW Defensor but now he seems to be the only reason, which isn't as great a deal.
prjkt wrote:Groove- Big Win
Blades - Very G1, I like
Streetwise - Kinda bland compared to the Hasbro version
First Aid - same deal as Streetwise
I actually dont have much of an attachment to the G1 cartoon, I just want nice toys. And that groove is a nice toy, especially the bike mode. I usually preffer Takara because I get more paint apps and detail out of them but in this case, for most of them, the reliance on G1 means a lot of details disapear and things look more bland. Which is usually the reason I wont buy a Habsro Product.
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Is it bad to say I do not like this? The chest area has the extra paint yes, but it doesn't look good. Streetwise and First Aid don't look near as good as the Hasbro versions, Groove kinda looks funky here, funkier than his legends version, but Blades is alright, but not outstanding compared to Hasbro in my opinion, and Hot Spot really doesn't look different. I like the legends class Groove and deluxe Rook, so I think the Hasbro version is better for quality. This looks, in some cases little different and in others different but not exactly better.
You clearly arent alone Maximus, even the god of transformers notices the awkwardness:
Sabrblade wrote:So much adherence to show-accuracy on molds sculpted to be anything but show-accurate (barring Groove, that is).
And I think thats a pretty big deal. Its why I went with Hasbro's Menasor. I went with Takara's superion because it the difference was really noticeable in combined mode, even the kibble was a different colored plastic. And that Silverbolt is G1 right off the screen. But the stuntucons and protectobots are a bit different. There is a nice IDW feel to that First Aid, for instance, but its completely lost in the Takara version. And the mold doesnt even work for a G1 first aid. He was an ambulance, not an SUV. So the minimal paint jobs dont work with the newer version of the character the mold is representing.
I will only get 1 version of the team (Hasbro or Takara) for each combiner, and while Groove really is the best part of this set, he isn't worth the sacrifice of my preferred versions of the deco for the others, especially when you factor in the 100$ difference (between getting the hasbro at regular 20% discounts at TRU rather than buying Takara's through BBTS and being stuck with customs, shipping and exchange).
This actually makes me quite happy as I feel less like I am missing out.
And with my mind made up, I can now buy Defensor the minute he shows up at TRU
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