New images of Henkei Ironhide

Ooh....Me likes. Must get one of these. Love how the red seems to be deeper and the yellow stripe is bangin. Very nice.

Still looking down though.

I'm always a bit leery of superficial recolors of American figs. So far most of it all looks like they just added shiny metalic parts to most of them and not adressed some of the actual mold problems, like Ironhide's head. It still looks like he's gonna be looking down all the time.

Still no fix on the head problem. I modified my Classics version and it looks way better. I'll probably get him if he goes for a sale price.

Whoever designed this transformation did a really poor job. The side windows are all fragmented, the windows are part clear, part painted? The robot mode looks good but man that vehicle mode looks like it's been in a car wreck. At least the Henkei version has darker windows. Was hoping the Henkei would make me change my mind, but still... nope. Thanks for posting the pix though!

Yeah i like the chrome gun. masking tape and paper will allow my ironhide to have the stripe...same for the darker winders

Randomus_Prime wrote:Whoever designed this transformation did a really poor job. The side windows are all fragmented, the windows are part clear, part painted? The robot mode looks good but man that vehicle mode looks like it's been in a car wreck. At least the Henkei version has darker windows. Was hoping the Henkei would make me change my mind, but still... nope. Thanks for posting the pix though!

Granted the pix don't show him put together as well as he could be, but in another thread the point was discussed that he should look like he's been in a car wreck. Even his bio mentions all the "battle testing" he's been through--it's Ironhide!

Don't let the rough exterior turn you off, though. This one's a gem, and one of the first great incarnations of this G1 character we've gotten (the other passable one being a Botcon exclusive, so good luck with that one...).

The red looks better. I might get him.

Sweet! I don't like the light grey on the bumper and face, but he looks great otherwise!

The red on this guy is real nice, I like the black shoulders and gun barrels too - going to have to pick this up.

as much as i like the bright red on the japan version i like the us version more i like to see the autobot symble when hes in robot mode henkie doesnt have the logo when hes in robot mode just a slive plain plate i dont like that.

The red is better... Hasbro's version is a little red-orange.

Glad I preordered this version.

The stripe and dark shoulders really improve this figure.

I don't understand why Takara is releasing these figures with G1 accurate paint jobs while Hasbro isn't.

Why isn't Hasbro coloring them like that to begin with? Has there ever been a reason offered? Laziness? A secret deal with Takara? I just don't get it.

Blame Walmart. Hasbro have to bring their toys in cheap, hence fewer paint aps. Takara are selling to adult fans who don't mind paying a bit more.

That could explain an extra stripe here and there, but what about Astrotrain, who is a different color entirely?

Astrotrain was released in his original toy colours, thus fitting in with the "this is what G1 toys would look like if we made them today" theme.

Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot about Astrotrain having two different themes....

Um, I just answered that.

Yeah, sorry. I got a little confused there.

dragons wrote:as much as i like the bright red on the japan version i like the us version more i like to see the autobot symble when hes in robot mode henkie doesnt have the logo when hes in robot mode just a slive plain plate i dont like that.

I don't think he is fully transformed.

I will definitely be picking this up over the Hasbro release, mostly due to the better red used, non-blue face and I like the stripe too.

Takara make me laugh though. I'm not a fan of the chrome they go crazy with on most figures, but the one time it would actually make sense is on Ironhide's bull-bar, which would be chromed (or at least metallic) on a real car, and they dont chrome it

Japan wins everything TF

Dreadwinglord wrote:Japan wins everything TF

We get everything later, we don't get Animated, we don't get the comics, we never got Classics Magnus or Cliffjumper...it isn't all sunshine and kittens over this side of the pond.

Ironhide is still looking down at his shoe lace.

But at least the colors are much nicer now.

Looking good.
Glad I waited on this version

TFBuyer wrote:

Randomus_Prime wrote:Whoever designed this transformation did a really poor job. The side windows are all fragmented, the windows are part clear, part painted? The robot mode looks good but man that vehicle mode looks like it's been in a car wreck. At least the Henkei version has darker windows. Was hoping the Henkei would make me change my mind, but still... nope. Thanks for posting the pix though!

Granted the pix don't show him put together as well as he could be, but in another thread the point was discussed that he should look like he's been in a car wreck. Even his bio mentions all the "battle testing" he's been through--it's Ironhide!

Don't let the rough exterior turn you off, though. This one's a gem, and one of the first great incarnations of this G1 character we've gotten (the other passable one being a Botcon exclusive, so good luck with that one...).

i got schooled on this type of comment. i absolutely love the bot mode-it's great. i think most people have a problem with the alt mode because it looks like a toy car got thrown on the ground......not a cool suv got beat to a freaking pulp. ironhide's alt mode is the one that stands out when he is sitting next to all the other alt modes on my desk; he looks cheap and childish compared to the likes of Prowl, Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Silverstreak, Acidstorm, Powerglide, Onslaught etc. Ironhide just doesn't match the rest of the line as far as having the look of quality.

Bah i'm gonna pass on this figure. The first pictures showed it with blue clear plastic windows and a silver bumper. Now it's just paint on the windows and the bumper is not chromed at all.

What the hell Takara/Henkei!