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Well, the notable differences are essentially this:
Takara - Dark blue plastic (cartoon accurate), dim blue eyes (not so much).
Hasbro - Light blue (while pleasing, not accurate), bright blue eyes (accurate).

Wolfman Jake wrote:So, what is the general opinion on the definitive screen accurate MP-10, Takara's version or Hasbro's? Details such as the eyes and the cab roof lights don't matter so much for this question as the plastic colors on Prime himself.

They're both accurate. Depends on which frame you pull from the cartoon. The eyes are everything though.

Just a little update, Nonnef is back up and running taking pre-orders for MP-10 eye replacements

Well, I've had that Takara MP10 on pre-order for a couple of months now... but it's still delayed.

On the plus side, BBTS got the Hasbro version in stock for $30 cheaper. It was tough choosing which one looked better... Even with the slight color shifts, they both look better then my YOTH version... I bit the bullet and ordered me the Hasbro one and canceled the pre-order!!!

Arrived today! Now to try to hold off a week or so till my birthday

Maybe order some reprolabels in the meantime

phantom1592 wrote:On the plus side, BBTS got the Hasbro version in stock for $30 cheaper. It was tough choosing which one looked better... Even with the slight color shifts, they both look better then my YOTH version... I bit the bullet and ordered me the Hasbro one and canceled the pre-order!!!

Either one is great, but most people prefer the Hasbro version for his pretty bright eyes.

shajaki wrote:Well, the notable differences are essentially this:
Takara - Dark blue plastic (cartoon accurate), dim blue eyes (not so much).
Hasbro - Light blue (while pleasing, not accurate), bright blue eyes (accurate).

Not gonna lie; I hate - HATE - the bright gaudy blue of the Hasbro release. The dark blue of the Taraka release is so much classier and follows both the original G1 toy's appearance and - more often than not - the cartoon. I don't know what Hasbro was going for with that blindingly-bright, oversaturated blue they use, but can only assume they got a super deal on it at Crazy Eddie's Discount Clown Paints Emporium (exit 57 at the corner of Hwy 61 and Washington).

What in the world is Optimus doing to that poor tractor trailer in the last image?

jay5 wrote:What in the world is Optimus doing to that poor tractor trailer in the last image?

Whatever he is doing, he is doing it to himself

Kind of gives you a different meaning of playing with yourself.

jay5 wrote:What in the world is Optimus doing to that poor tractor trailer in the last image?

Yes that is an unfortunately-placed trailer...

Spanbauer wrote:

shajaki wrote:Well, the notable differences are essentially this:
Takara - Dark blue plastic (cartoon accurate), dim blue eyes (not so much).
Hasbro - Light blue (while pleasing, not accurate), bright blue eyes (accurate).

Not gonna lie; I hate - HATE - the bright gaudy blue of the Hasbro release. The dark blue of the Taraka release is so much classier and follows both the original G1 toy's appearance and - more often than not - the cartoon. I don't know what Hasbro was going for with that blindingly-bright, oversaturated blue they use, but can only assume they got a super deal on it at Crazy Eddie's Discount Clown Paints Emporium (exit 57 at the corner of Hwy 61 and Washington).

Don't know what TT was going for at the time but yeah....why not just recreate the same blue optics color shade of MP-01? And those upper lights on his chest. Why did TT not color it? Aside from those two issues, based on my personal preference MP-10 is still the boss.

I also read somewhere that the Hasbro trailer isn't even painted aluminum silver..that's just the molded colors.

So oddly enough, BBTS still has stock of the 2nd production run Sideswipe; any reason to pass on that run and pre-order the 2015 September re-release instead?

Spanbauer wrote:So oddly enough, BBTS still has stock of the 2nd production run Sideswipe; any reason to pass on that run and pre-order the 2015 September re-release instead?

Price difference? There might have been some mold improvements.

That Hasbro stock-image above is quite flat and saturated.




Takara should use this opportunity to give MP-10 painted eyes like the Hasbro version and their own Autobot cars.

fenrir72 wrote:

Spanbauer wrote:So oddly enough, BBTS still has stock of the 2nd production run Sideswipe; any reason to pass on that run and pre-order the 2015 September re-release instead?

Price difference? There might have been some mold improvements.

Price at this moment is the same - $69.99 for the in-stock 2nd production run and $69.99 elsewhere to pre-order the September reissue. But wasn't the 2nd production run issued by Hasbro Asia, where-as the September reissue is a Takara Tomy release? And didn't the 2nd production run use the wrong headsculpt?

Spanbauer wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Spanbauer wrote:So oddly enough, BBTS still has stock of the 2nd production run Sideswipe; any reason to pass on that run and pre-order the 2015 September re-release instead?

Price difference? There might have been some mold improvements.

Price at this moment is the same - $69.99 for the in-stock 2nd production run and $69.99 elsewhere to pre-order the September reissue. But wasn't the 2nd production run issued by Hasbro Asia, where-as the September reissue is a Takara Tomy release? And didn't the 2nd production run use the wrong headsculpt?

What isn't quite surprising, whether its the TT or Hasbro release, the box (brown cardboarding)has the blue Hasbro fonts. So same factory I guess.

Any news or movement on the MP-10 reissue scheduled for "late June"?

Spanbauer wrote:Any news or movement on the MP-10 reissue scheduled for "late June"?

Slated for 6/27 release in Japan. Takara releases are always* on the last Saturday of a month.

*I feel like this doesn't hold true around the holidays, but don't remember for sure.

Spanbauer wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Spanbauer wrote:So oddly enough, BBTS still has stock of the 2nd production run Sideswipe; any reason to pass on that run and pre-order the 2015 September re-release instead?

Price difference? There might have been some mold improvements.

Price at this moment is the same - $69.99 for the in-stock 2nd production run and $69.99 elsewhere to pre-order the September reissue. But wasn't the 2nd production run issued by Hasbro Asia, where-as the September reissue is a Takara Tomy release? And didn't the 2nd production run use the wrong headsculpt?

Yeah, I've been considering the Asia re-release preorder of Sideswipe since TFSource has it at a good price, but I'm wary of MP Sideswipe in general given the paint issues in the reviews of the currently available version (shades of red don't match between panels, most visible in alt mode which is the mode I'd display him in quite often, and some actual small defects like bubbles or drips). Any chance that a re-release means they'd change the material used in the mold on the pieces that don't match well, so it's not a black base painted red but actually white or gray or red base material that will enable the red paint to match the shade of red on the other red plastic/metal areas?

shajaki wrote:

Congrats!

HLJ has it in stock as well!

megatronus wrote:HLJ has it in stock as well!

I saw that, but my PO hasn't processed yet.

Mines processed! Sweet..... never own this one before. will prob just keep it in the box. =X

mooncake623 wrote:Mines processed! Sweet..... never own this one before. will prob just keep it in the box. =X

Whaaaa! The way TT MP boxes are you should've just bought an empty box

ScottyP wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:Mines processed! Sweet..... never own this one before. will prob just keep it in the box. =X

Whaaaa! The way TT MP boxes are you should've just bought an empty box

LOL! but where does one put his 4th version of this mold? Also thinking of boxing up my MP4 I just have no more room to display stuff =/ You guys should do a topic on this on the podcast
Display don't play? MISB stored away? you know something along those lines.