Takara Transformers Unite Warriors UW-02 Stunticons vs UW-01 Aerialbots Comparison Image

MemphisR56 wrote:I actually really like the UW Menasor deccos mostly, but Breakdown just looks so plain. I can't put my finger on why.

william-james88 wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:I actually really like the UW Menasor deccos mostly, but Breakdown just looks so plain. I can't put my finger on why.

I feel they all look plain aside from Menasor. Although I do preffer the chest areas for Dead End and Wildrider.

william-james88 wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:I actually really like the UW Menasor deccos mostly, but Breakdown just looks so plain. I can't put my finger on why.

I feel they all look plain aside from Menasor. Although I do preffer the chest areas for Dead End and Wildrider.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:I actually really like the UW Menasor deccos mostly, but Breakdown just looks so plain. I can't put my finger on why.

I feel they all look plain aside from Menasor. Although I do preffer the chest areas for Dead End and Wildrider.

That's because they are plain they've literally been stripped of any and all paint apps that could have made them visually interesting; not sure why it's commanding such a premium price - as compare to hasbros that have far more paint apps

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:I actually really like the UW Menasor deccos mostly, but Breakdown just looks so plain. I can't put my finger on why.

I feel they all look plain aside from Menasor. Although I do preffer the chest areas for Dead End and Wildrider.

Dragstrip looks like he is borrowing the emperor's new clothes.

Hellscream9999 wrote:That's because they are plain they've literally been stripped of any and all paint apps that could have made them visually interesting; not sure why it's commanding such a premium price - as compared to hasbro's that have far more paint apps

william-james88 wrote:Also, while the paint apps might suck, they are made to be more in line with the G1 cartoon model. It actually worked wonders with the aerialbots. At first, I thought I was jipped from paint apps but then I realized the subtle touched of the Takara version and realized it's subtle superiority. For instance, check how the Takara version extends the pain for the wings to make the wing seem longer compared to the Hasbro version. For me, that made a huge difference and it made the purchase worthwhile.

Takara

Yotsuyasan wrote:Sucks for him that Takara extended his pain. I feel sorry for him. And what a horrible person you are, taking such joy in finding his pain worthwhile!

(Don't you love when typos make other words?)

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Yotsuyasan wrote:Sucks for him that Takara extended his pain. I feel sorry for him. And what a horrible person you are, taking such joy in finding his pain worthwhile!

(Don't you love when typos make other words?)

You know what they say: no pain, no gaint.

Va'al wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Yotsuyasan wrote:Sucks for him that Takara extended his pain. I feel sorry for him. And what a horrible person you are, taking such joy in finding his pain worthwhile!

(Don't you love when typos make other words?)

You know what they say: no pain, no gaint.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:That's because they are plain they've literally been stripped of any and all paint apps that could have made them visually interesting; not sure why it's commanding such a premium price - as compared to hasbro's that have far more paint apps

I wont argue with the paint apps, but they are not selling at a premium compared to Hasbro's, you can buy it right now for 89.98 $ US, which is the same if not cheaper than what Menasor would cost at TRU (actually, it's cheaper, especially if you are stuck having to buy brake-neck now). You have to pay a higher shipping fee (about 30$) but that isnt the toy's price, it's your cost, and that doesnt count as a premium.

Also, while the paint apps might suck, they are made to be more in line with the G1 cartoon model. It actually worked wonders with the aerialbots. At first, I thought I was jipped from paint apps but then I realized the subtle touched of the Takara version and realized it's subtle superiority. For instance, check how the Takara version extends the pain for the wings to make the wing seem longer compared to the Hasbro version. For me, that made a huge difference and it made the purchase worthwhile. I dont know if there will be similar subtle but meaningful paint applications with these guys.

Va'al wrote:

munkimus prime wrote:Motormaster in my opinion is the only one of the Stunticons that looks any better than the Hasbro version.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Va'al wrote:

Optimus is definitely too into getting bench pressed by his own sister.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

munkimus prime wrote:Motormaster in my opinion is the only one of the Stunticons that looks any better than the Hasbro version.

That basically summarizes the set to a 'T'

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

munkimus prime wrote:Motormaster in my opinion is the only one of the Stunticons that looks any better than the Hasbro version.

That basically summarizes the set to a 'T'

Unfortunately yes. By going very G1 this set is actually a turn-off

william-james88 wrote:

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

MemphisR56 wrote:I actually really like the UW Menasor deccos mostly, but Breakdown just looks so plain. I can't put my finger on why.

I feel they all look plain aside from Menasor. Although I do preffer the chest areas for Dead End and Wildrider.

Dragstrip looks like he is borrowing the emperor's new clothes.

Hellscream9999 wrote:That's because they are plain they've literally been stripped of any and all paint apps that could have made them visually interesting; not sure why it's commanding such a premium price - as compared to hasbro's that have far more paint apps

I wont argue with the paint apps, but they are not selling at a premium compared to Hasbro's, you can buy it right now for 89.98 $ US, which is the same if not cheaper than what Menasor would cost at TRU (actually, it's cheaper, especially if you are stuck having to buy brake-neck now). You have to pay a higher shipping fee (about 30$) but that isnt the toy's price, it's your cost, and that doesnt count as a premium.

Also, while the paint apps might suck, they are made to be more in line with the G1 cartoon model. It actually worked wonders with the aerialbots. At first, I thought I was jipped from paint apps but then I realized the subtle touched of the Takara version and realized it's subtle superiority. For instance, check how the Takara version extends the pain for the wings to make the wing seem longer compared to the Hasbro version. For me, that made a huge difference and it made the purchase worthwhile. I dont know if there will be similar subtle but meaningful paint applications with these guys.

Hasbro:


Takara


Animation Model

SillySpringer wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:

Va'al wrote:

Optimus is definitely too into getting bench pressed by his own sister.

Sister??? Elita-1 was her girlfriend remember???

fenrir72 wrote:Mebbe to each his own taste? And yes, the price is indeed at par with the HB domestic release . Which is kind of weird that (again based on each of our quirks), people will balk at buying a TT version due to pricing issues but will spend oodles to get a pain in the @ss htf HB Wildrider and Slingshot and all other accessories to bling up the domestic version.

Again, that might be personal preference but still.........

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I won't argue with amiami they're great, but I live in America, so things are a tiny bit different price wise, but I think that they are more exception than rule, and should be referenced as such.

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I won't argue with amiami they're great, but I live in America, so things are a tiny bit different price wise, but I think that they are more exception than rule, and should be referenced as such.

Amiami is not the exception, they (and the other japan retailers) are the actual rule for the price. Do not let anyone else fool you into thinking otherwise, the retail price of Takara releases are the SAME as Hasbro. This has been debunked to death. Check out these retail prices (this is in retail, not online):

So that means that the only sites which actually let you buy at the actual retail price in Japan (which by definition IS the rule) are the local Japan sites, because they have their own local market to compete with. Think about it, when discussing the rule for Hasbro prices, are you looking at how much it costs in store here in north america, or how much someone in Japan is paying for a Hasbro product they cant get (like Rook)? You will also notice that Amiami, HLJ and AnimeExport never stop giving a discount. The discount is ever present, because that is the retail price in Japan. The premium you might pay is only due to extra cost but we cant confuse it with the actual price of the toys. What I mean to say is that you are free to say that it sucks that we have to pay extra to get them over in the US (it really does suck!), but saying that Takara is charging a preimium for sub par paint jobs is not true. They charge the same amount. The paint job for the stunticons is still really lame though

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Mebbe to each his own taste? And yes, the price is indeed at par with the HB domestic release . Which is kind of weird that (again based on each of our quirks), people will balk at buying a TT version due to pricing issues but will spend oodles to get a pain in the @ss htf HB Wildrider and Slingshot and all other accessories to bling up the domestic version.

Again, that might be personal preference but still.........

I think amiami is an excetion - not a rule, every importer (bbts, etc) charges much more than amiami, so are there other places that charge lower prices? Plus buying through hts with coupons and free shipping, or other retailers will net you a much lower cost, you just have to have patience; I haven't paid full price for a combiner yet, nor do I ever intend to.

Plus by accessories, do you mean 3p upgrades like hands/feet? If so, that's kinda unfair, 'cuz they're selling them/people are buying them for the TT releases...

fenrir72 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:Mebbe to each his own taste? And yes, the price is indeed at par with the HB domestic release . Which is kind of weird that (again based on each of our quirks), people will balk at buying a TT version due to pricing issues but will spend oodles to get a pain in the @ss htf HB Wildrider and Slingshot and all other accessories to bling up the domestic version.

Again, that might be personal preference but still.........

I think amiami is an excetion - not a rule, every importer (bbts, etc) charges much more than amiami, so are there other places that charge lower prices? Plus buying through hts with coupons and free shipping, or other retailers will net you a much lower cost, you just have to have patience; I haven't paid full price for a combiner yet, nor do I ever intend to.

Plus by accessories, do you mean 3p upgrades like hands/feet? If so, that's kinda unfair, 'cuz they're selling them/people are buying them for the TT releases...

Without naming names. I betcha you too know(not you hellscream) of some fellow sebertronians who do so would without batting an eyelash bash TT and then buy 3rd party Devastators or accessories as if the difference don't matter.

That makes me scratch my head.

Of course, S/H does make a difference and proxies like HTS need to make a profit too. Also, not everything TT does is a godsend, I'd also like to make it clear but at present TT has been doing a lot of homeruns.

Hellscream9999 wrote:Alright, I really don't keep up with the foreign sites since hts is pretty convenient for me; everyone here seems to pimp amiami so much, and no other japanese site (seemingly), and from the way people talked about it, that it was some special secret. So I guess the ~$40 difference to that and bbts and such is for fees and profits?

I only ask, as I legitimately am out of this loop (but for an equivalent price, you are still getting gypped by TT )

william-james88 wrote: What I mean is that Takara distributes to local Japanese stores (ex: Toysrus) but not to BBTS. And thus, a third party Japanese company must buy from Takara and then sell to BBTS (which needs to have this shipped to them from Japan instead of the asian country of the toy's production factory).

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote: What I mean is that Takara distributes to local Japanese stores (ex: Toysrus) but not to BBTS. And thus, a third party Japanese company must buy from Takara and then sell to BBTS (which needs to have this shipped to them from Japan instead of the asian country of the toy's production factory).

Not sure this is true. I think BBTS and others buy directly from Takara.
The main reason BBTS and other importers charge more is taxes. Taxes, taxes, duties, taxes, duties, and more taxes. Did I mention duties? It also costs a lot of money to be an importer. In the US you must have an expensive license that must be renewed annually. The US customs department puts a duty on all foreign goods not intended to be sold in the US market. Be it booze, cologne, Turkish rugs, toys, etc. So BBTS has to pay those taxes and keep up their importers license. Hence the mark up.
Same reason we have Customs agents at airports. A tourist returning from Japan with 1 MP G2 Bee in their suit case will not have to pay a duty because it as seen as a souvenir, or gift. A tourist returning from Japan with an entire case of MP G2 Bees will have to pay the import duties because Customs sees this as intent to sell. And those duties/penalty may be higher if you don't have a license to import.

But, all and all you are correct. BBTS and others has to mark up their prices to cover their costs.

Rated X wrote:Why does hasbro drag strip have all that extra damn purple anyways ? Its neither cartoon accurate or vintage toy accurate. Its almost like they wanted to homage Botcon Animated Dragstrip which is just plain stupid.

Rated X wrote: Hasbro seems to like to create paint apps that have no homage value. Why does hasbro drag strip have all that extra damn purple anyways ? Its neither cartoon accurate or vintage toy accurate. Its almost like they wanted to homage Botcon Animated Dragstrip which is just plain stupid.

Cobotron wrote:Ya, it was horrible back when I was a kid, having to use my imagination ALL the time.


Please read with 62.7% sarcasim.

steals_your_goats wrote:

Rated X wrote: Hasbro seems to like to create paint apps that have no homage value. Why does hasbro drag strip have all that extra damn purple anyways ? Its neither cartoon accurate or vintage toy accurate. Its almost like they wanted to homage Botcon Animated Dragstrip which is just plain stupid.

Why does everything the new toys have need to homage the old ones? Why can't they just be different for the sake of being different? I prefer the Hasbro decos because they're not trying to pander so hard to the g1 purists, they're doing something different and for me it definitely pays off. In my opinion making the new toys so painfully g1 accurate is a bigger compromise than any gimmick ever will be.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

steals_your_goats wrote:

Rated X wrote: Hasbro seems to like to create paint apps that have no homage value. Why does hasbro drag strip have all that extra damn purple anyways ? Its neither cartoon accurate or vintage toy accurate. Its almost like they wanted to homage Botcon Animated Dragstrip which is just plain stupid.

Why does everything the new toys have need to homage the old ones? Why can't they just be different for the sake of being different? I prefer the Hasbro decos because they're not trying to pander so hard to the g1 purists, they're doing something different and for me it definitely pays off. In my opinion making the new toys so painfully g1 accurate is a bigger compromise than any gimmick ever will be.

I agree. I like updates and modernization's, not more posable versions of old toys. I like the new hasbro guys. They pop a good bit more than Takaras and some of the new paint apps just look better and sexier (Cough Defensor Cough) than the G1 homage. more colorful.

Rated X wrote:The takara version looks so much better than the hasbro versions because they are cartoon accurate. I have the hasbro versions already and the takara aerialbots so I can speak on them from in hand experience. Takara just looks better. Its not so much about who has more paint apps in some cases. Its about who has the proper paint aps. Hasbro seems to like to create paint apps that have no homage value. Why does hasbro drag strip have all that extra damn purple anyways ? Its neither cartoon accurate or vintage toy accurate. Its almost like they wanted to homage Botcon Animated Dragstrip which is just plain stupid. I personally feel sometimes the only reason the crappy Hasbro decos exist is to justify takaras existance. All the figures come from the same mold located in China and they homage the same G1 character so theres no reason why they cant make just one universal G1 accurate deco for worldwide retail. I really doubt kids in the US were sending e-mails to hasbro demanding drag strip have purple stripes and for dead end to have his chest painted red. More paint apps arent better if their sole purpose is to make the figure non-G1 accurate and serve as a advertisement to to promote takara as being the savior of G1. Dont get me wrong, I commend takara for bringing us a proper Groove and Blast Off. But thats something hasbro should have done in the first place.

steals_your_goats wrote:Why does everything the new toys have need to homage the old ones? Why can't they just be different for the sake of being different? I prefer the Hasbro decos because they're not trying to pander so hard to the g1 purists, they're doing something different and for me it definitely pays off. In my opinion making the new toys so painfully g1 accurate is a bigger compromise than any gimmick ever will be.

william-james88 wrote:There are a few reasons I opted for Takara's over Hasbro's. Firstly, it actually comes out cheaper than buying the hasbro version locally at walmart. It come to about the same price if I waitied for a sale and plus I would be waiting forever for slingshot (I can always get the alpha barvo mold as blades later).

Secondly, while the deco is better, the big part of the deco that gets me giddy is the superion chest. Let me explain.

The character model has Silverbolt's chest transform into Superion's chest and they are very different color wise. Silverbolt's chest in the G1 cartoon is red but seperated by white while Superion is red all across (except for a small patch).

Due to the engineering of back then, the G1 toy could not do that so the chest was a full red for both Superion and Silverbolt since it didnt really transform.

However, the new updated Combiner Wars toys have the engineering so that whatever chest Silverbolt has, Superion doesnt necessarily have to share it. And indeed, the transformation into a torso is quite involved and the same chest peices are not reused. And yet, Hasbro's lazy paint job doesnt showcase that at all since you still end up with a full red chest for both Silverbolt and Superion.

However, Takara does make the most of this great tnrasformation by showcasing how the torso has morphed and is far from just being Silverbolt's chest. And for once, the color change on the chest is very visible. This may look small, but it is a big deal for me since it highlights the evolution in engineering of these wonderful toys.

william-james88 wrote:

Rated X wrote:The takara version looks so much better than the hasbro versions because they are cartoon accurate. I have the hasbro versions already and the takara aerialbots so I can speak on them from in hand experience. Takara just looks better. Its not so much about who has more paint apps in some cases. Its about who has the proper paint aps. Hasbro seems to like to create paint apps that have no homage value. Why does hasbro drag strip have all that extra damn purple anyways ? Its neither cartoon accurate or vintage toy accurate. Its almost like they wanted to homage Botcon Animated Dragstrip which is just plain stupid. I personally feel sometimes the only reason the crappy Hasbro decos exist is to justify takaras existance. All the figures come from the same mold located in China and they homage the same G1 character so theres no reason why they cant make just one universal G1 accurate deco for worldwide retail. I really doubt kids in the US were sending e-mails to hasbro demanding drag strip have purple stripes and for dead end to have his chest painted red. More paint apps arent better if their sole purpose is to make the figure non-G1 accurate and serve as a advertisement to to promote takara as being the savior of G1. Dont get me wrong, I commend takara for bringing us a proper Groove and Blast Off. But thats something hasbro should have done in the first place.

Hey wait a sec there X, wasnt it you who said people shouldnt kid themselves to finally getting a "G1 Megatron" toy out of the CW Leader class one since it wasnt even the right alt mode? I found that totally valid since it was true. Megatron isn't a gun, so all this G1 deco is more of an homage rather than portraying the actual G1 Megatron.

But here it seems you are taking the opposite stance by saying that these toys should have their G1 paint jobs. Does that mean you are kidding yourself that these are the G1 stunticons? Because they clearly arent. Motormaster doestn even have a trailer, which you know is not an attachment to his body but rather his actual body. And not just that, but Dead End is the wrong car, and Dragstrip is the wrong kind of F1 racing car. He should have 2 sets of wheels in the front and since he doesnt it makes the G1 deco on Takara look super silly since they are painting black to homage wheels. You dont find that a bit lame? I am not kidding myself that Leader Megs isnt G1 Megs so I dont see why you are kidding yourself that these are the G1 stunticons to the point that they need to only have that G1 deco.
They are stunticons for a new era, with slightly different alt modes, so I dont see why the paint apps cant be slightly different too.

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I think the word you might be looking for is hypocritical, but does anyone else find it kinda ironic that a retooled/reshelled hotspot would have yeilded a perfect G1 motormaster, i.e. with cab feet and a pseudo trailer?

william-james88 wrote:To be fair, being G1 accurate did bring out how great the engineering on Superion is

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I think the word you might be looking for is hypocritical, but does anyone else find it kinda ironic that a retooled/reshelled hotspot would have yeilded a perfect G1 motormaster, i.e. with cab feet and a pseudo trailer?

Since you mentioned it: yes. I like the mold far better too, so it wouldve been nice

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:To be fair, being G1 accurate did bring out how great the engineering on Superion is

While TT superion is great, their defensor and menasor are really not; so I think it might be one of those things where we should refrain from blanket statements about them (TT's superion and devastator are beautiful , and menasor and defensor really aren't )

william-james88 wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
I won't argue with amiami they're great, but I live in America, so things are a tiny bit different price wise, but I think that they are more exception than rule, and should be referenced as such.

Amiami is not the exception, they (and the other japan retailers) are the actual rule for the price. Do not let anyone else fool you into thinking otherwise, the retail price of Takara releases are the SAME as Hasbro. This has been debunked to death. Check out these retail prices (this is in retail, not online):


8.82$ US


16.96$ US


30.54 $US

So that means that the only sites which actually let you buy at the actual retail price in Japan (which by definition IS the rule) are the local Japan sites, because they have their own local market to compete with. Think about it, when discussing the rule for Hasbro prices, are you looking at how much it costs in store here in north america, or how much someone in Japan is paying for a Hasbro product they cant get (like Rook)? You will also notice that Amiami, HLJ and AnimeExport never stop giving a discount. The discount is ever present, because that is the retail price in Japan. The premium you might pay is only due to extra cost but we cant confuse it with the actual price of the toys. What I mean to say is that you are free to say that it sucks that we have to pay extra to get them over in the US (it really does suck!), but saying that Takara is charging a preimium for sub par paint jobs is not true. They charge the same amount. The paint job for the stunticons is still really lame though

Hellscream9999 wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Rated X wrote:The takara version looks so much better than the hasbro versions because they are cartoon accurate. I have the hasbro versions already and the takara aerialbots so I can speak on them from in hand experience. Takara just looks better. Its not so much about who has more paint apps in some cases. Its about who has the proper paint aps. Hasbro seems to like to create paint apps that have no homage value. Why does hasbro drag strip have all that extra damn purple anyways ? Its neither cartoon accurate or vintage toy accurate. Its almost like they wanted to homage Botcon Animated Dragstrip which is just plain stupid. I personally feel sometimes the only reason the crappy Hasbro decos exist is to justify takaras existance. All the figures come from the same mold located in China and they homage the same G1 character so theres no reason why they cant make just one universal G1 accurate deco for worldwide retail. I really doubt kids in the US were sending e-mails to hasbro demanding drag strip have purple stripes and for dead end to have his chest painted red. More paint apps arent better if their sole purpose is to make the figure non-G1 accurate and serve as a advertisement to to promote takara as being the savior of G1. Dont get me wrong, I commend takara for bringing us a proper Groove and Blast Off. But thats something hasbro should have done in the first place.

Hey wait a sec there X, wasnt it you who said people shouldnt kid themselves to finally getting a "G1 Megatron" toy out of the CW Leader class one since it wasnt even the right alt mode? I found that totally valid since it was true. Megatron isn't a gun, so all this G1 deco is more of an homage rather than portraying the actual G1 Megatron.

But here it seems you are taking the opposite stance by saying that these toys should have their G1 paint jobs. Does that mean you are kidding yourself that these are the G1 stunticons? Because they clearly arent. Motormaster doestn even have a trailer, which you know is not an attachment to his body but rather his actual body. And not just that, but Dead End is the wrong car, and Dragstrip is the wrong kind of F1 racing car. He should have 2 sets of wheels in the front and since he doesnt it makes the G1 deco on Takara look super silly since they are painting black to homage wheels. You dont find that a bit lame? I am not kidding myself that Leader Megs isnt G1 Megs so I dont see why you are kidding yourself that these are the G1 stunticons to the point that they need to only have that G1 deco.
They are stunticons for a new era, with slightly different alt modes, so I dont see why the paint apps cant be slightly different too.

I think the word you might be looking for is hypocritical, but does anyone else find it kinda ironic that a retooled/reshelled hotspot would have yeilded a perfect G1 motormaster, i.e. with cab feet and a pseudo trailer?

G1初期のアニメ決定稿には、何で玩具と微妙にデザインが違うのか？と思う奴が何体もいるが、古い資料を紐解くと、玩具のＮＧデザインや仮の試作品が元になっている事が多い様だ。この手の奴をリメイクする時のデザイン作業はイロイロと注意が必要だ！

Translated from Japanese by Bing

Animated manuscript in early G1, what toys and subtly different design? Unraveling the old materials are body I think he is, and has been based on toys NG design and prototype of the provisional seems likely. Design work on the remake he hands the Iloilo and need attention!

Cyberpath wrote:From Yuki:

G1初期のアニメ決定稿には、何で玩具と微妙にデザインが違うのか？と思う奴が何体もいるが、古い資料を紐解くと、玩具のＮＧデザインや仮の試作品が元になっている事が多い様だ。この手の奴をリメイクする時のデザイン作業はイロイロと注意が必要だ！

Translated from Japanese by Bing

Animated manuscript in early G1, what toys and subtly different design? Unraveling the old materials are body I think he is, and has been based on toys NG design and prototype of the provisional seems likely. Design work on the remake he hands the Iloilo and need attention!

Yuki's former reference to Blast Off:




More pix of UW02 Menasor: https://twitter.com/TFYUKI/status/631676608647069696

Cyberpath wrote:
Yuki's former reference to Blast Off:

MemphisR56 wrote:apparently the translation says something along the lines of him working on the design, and saying that it varies wildly in the cartoon from the G1 toy, theorising that the G1 cartoon model might have been based on an early version of the combaticons, he goes on to say that he's taking special care to make sure the hands transform the way they do in the cartoon.