by Seibertron » Mon Apr 18, 2011 10:44 am
- Motto: "'Til All Are One!"
- Weapon: Twin Shock-Concussion Missiles
I prefer the Hasbro versions of all 3 of these figures. I'm not a fan of this shiny paint Takara Tomy uses that damages/chips very easily or simply has flaws in it. Just about every Takara Tomy figure I own from the past year or two has problems/flaws thanks to this shiny paint.
Hasbro's blue plastic used on Tracks is a closer blue to the original than the dark blue paint Takara Tomy used. Yes, I do prefer the flame pattern used on Tracks better than Hasbro's, but since it doesn't show in robot mode, I'm pretty indifferent to it because Tracks won't be in car mode a whole lot. And check out that lovely paint flaw on the top left hand side of the flame paint scheme in the blue paint on Tracks' hood.
I like this version of Bumblebee, but only as a special edition type of figure. I basically only got it because I own every other version of this mold so I was able to do some nice comparison shot photos with all 7 of this mold, and because it fits in with the Animated gold painted Bumblebee. The gold paint on the figure, I'd prefer to go without once again.
As for Wreck-Gar -- the Hasbro version wins hands down with me. I like having both, just like I like having both versions of Scourge for the sake of troop building, but the Hasbro version will be Wreck-Gar in my collection. There are already some paint flaws in the red paint on Wreck-Gar. The light cream color isn't my thing and the silver face is way off on a figure in a toy line that tries to be very faithful to the original concepts.
The Hasbro versions will remain more durable through the years. As a collector who dumps a ton of money into this stuff, I prefer to have something that will last than something that needs to be handled very delicately. United Jazz is probably the only figure that I prefer the Takara Tomy version over the Hasbro version from the past two years.