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Ok I was just thinking about this, and I can't seem to come up with any good reasons, so I thought I'd toss it out to the professional.

Why do some toys show obvious, and total mess ups in design or color, etc?

Perfect example:

the Knock Out Prime figure having BLACK wheels when it's clear as day that the character on TV has GOLD wheels!? (even the Burger King toy got it right, as one Youtube reviewer so eloquently stated)

Well????

2 reasons:

Budget constraints

People make mistakes

GuyIncognito wrote:2 reasons:

Budget constraints

People make mistakes

Budget, I can understand...

but an OOOOPS, not so much.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Here's another: prioritizing gimmicks over designs.

Like most of us here, I'll take an accurate design over a kung-fu chop gimmick any day!

Budget restraints and production deadlines which need to be made are the primary reasons. Remember, these are children's toys we are talking about, not high-quality electronics (and even those often have design flaws). If it's flawed, then it's flawed: a kid's fantasy will just have to work around it.

Anyhow, on this note, I'm still annoyed by the poor design of G1 Astrotrain's arms and by G1 Broadside's completely lackluster transformations.

alldarker wrote:Budget restraints and production deadlines which need to be made are the primary reasons. Remember, these are children's toys we are talking about, not high-quality electronics (and even those often have design flaws). If it's flawed, then it's flawed: a kid's fantasy will just have to work around it.

Anyhow, on this note, I'm still annoyed by the poor design of G1 Astrotrain's arms and by G1 Broadside's completely lackluster transformations.

Hey! Kids deserve some quality control too ya know! lol

gbm wrote:the Knock Out Prime figure having BLACK wheels when it's clear as day that the character on TV has GOLD wheels!?

Because wheels are black.
Rims are gold.
And budget constraints on the initial use of a mold.

Designs for 'toons tend to change from pre-production to post-production. Toys usually get designs during pre-production.