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News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:25 pm

Amazon.co.jp has updated their listing for United Wave 3 with official images of UN-15 Perceptor, UN-16 Blurr, UN-17 Kupp, and UN-18 Wreck-Gar.

You can get a better look at the pics by visiting actual links listed above. I just threw these together.

by **Rated X** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 6:51 pm

Kup is metallic. Cant tell the difference with the rest at quick glance.

by **Pr1meSuspect** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:13 pm

Kup looks the best but for all 4 of these figures I prefer their Hasbro counterparts.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:18 pm

I updated the news story with bigger better pics.

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:37 pm

Nothing stands out enough for me to justify paying 3x as much.

by **MINDVVIPE** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 7:38 pm

Pr1meSuspect wrote:Kup looks the best but for all 4 of these figures I prefer their Hasbro counterparts.

Yeap.

News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:03 pm

Wow. These pictures just saved me a lot of money. Perceptor is a darker maroon, but not enough to warrant the extra to import, IMHO.

The only United tempting me is Jazz and possibly Scourge, depending on the paint job.

News Credits: 1 · by **chrisc4** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:20 pm

so hasbro has chrome but takara doesnt? #-o

Like Slip?Stream on Facebook · by **Slip?Stream** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:42 pm

Lapse Of Reason wrote:Nothing stands out enough for me to justify paying 3x as much.

Same here, the only united figures I'm getting this time are Jazz, Tracks and Scourge, still waiting on pictures of Laser Prime and Wheeljack.

News Credits: 2 · by **Galvatrondestroyer** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:44 pm

chrisc4 wrote:so hasbro has chrome but takara doesnt?

That toke me by surprise too. Blurr's alt mode looks the same but his robot mode looks...oh idk...SUPER BLUE than before?

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:49 pm

All four are significantly different.

Perceptor is missing the orange transparent plastic, is a different shade of red, and is missing the chrome on the knobs.
Wreck-Gar is bright red/yellow instead of Hasbro's dark red/brown.
Blurr is darker and more heavily saturated. The grill is different, the shoulders are different. The white is light blue. The guns look black, not brownish-gray.
Kup is metallic.

by **jamiko** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:50 pm

Hasbro will do just fine

by **Vicalliose** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:21 pm

It looks like the Japanese version has painted eyes as opposed to actual translucent, or it looks that way. I'm completely on the fence about this. Has anyone ever removed the paint from Hasbro Perceptors eyes? I'd like to know if it's any good, or if they put it there for a reason.

News Credits: 11 · by **Optimutt** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:24 pm

Could someone post some Hasbro/Takara comparison pictures so we could see the differences?

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:24 pm

TT Wreck-Gar has a silver face, doesn't the Hasbro version use kind of a flesh tone?

News Credits: 1 · by **ShardFenix** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:26 pm

the only difference i see that matters to me is the bumper colors on perceptor. I like the silver trim. But i can add that to a hasbro model for far cheaper than the takara one costs.

by **IDILICO** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:04 pm

No, no, No... Perceptor should be a Microscope/Telescope !!! not a Caterpillar snow remover Truck or whatever that is.

The Robot mode is Nice Though!

by **IceWilly** » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:21 pm

It's amazing how far a few paint apps can go. Here is my RTS after a few minor additions. I think my fav is the light blue visor, so much easier to tell his eyes now.

-visor
-wheels
-tail lights
-back window
-front red lip
-chrome grill

Would have put martini water slide decals on the doors if i could figure out how to apply them well enough without them ripping

I plan to do this to all the toys, and I think in the case of perceptor it will go a long way

News Credits: 1 · by **ShardFenix** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:15 am

IDILICO wrote:No, no, No... Perceptor should be a Microscope/Telescope !!! not a Caterpillar snow remover Truck or whatever that is.

The Robot mode is Nice Though!

yes because little kids will all see a microscope on the shelf and pick it other a motorcycle or a jet. If you want a microscope buy the G1 toy.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:52 am

Optimutt wrote:Could someone post some Hasbro/Takara comparison pictures so we could see the differences?

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:53 am

And another added to Blurrz's Blurr collection. Werd up.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:56 am

El Duque wrote:
Optimutt wrote:Could someone post some Hasbro/Takara comparison pictures so we could see the differences?

Kind of regret putting them side by side now. I like the more expensive United figures better :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 11 · by **Optimutt** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:31 am

I hear that, Duque. Now I'm regretting jumping hte gun and getting the Hasbro Blurr, as I like Blue-er more than light-er. One thing these comparison pics has shown me is that I really DO want the Takara versions of Perceptor and Wreck-Gar (so awesome looking!!!!) far more than I want the Hasbro versions. In Thailand, the import taxes are so massive that for the stores to make any money, they have to jack up the prices significantly ($28 US for a Deluxe!) so it'd actually be worth my while to get Takara.

As for Kup, I'm splurging on the Takara 3-packs. One version of Kup - battle damaged, though it is - is ok with me, though I really like shiny paint.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:09 am

I get it, I get it...a lot of people don't want to pay the price for some of the awesome looking United TF's. And being that I said "some" it's clear to me that I will add Kup and Perceptor to my United list. With Cybertron Megatron being my first United fig I can expect only greatness from Jazz, Perceptor, Drift, and Kup. If you want the ultimate you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price...'nuff said!

News Credits: 2 · by **Sid Burn** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:12 am

painted rims versus unpainted is a big difference overall for all the united bots. unpainted rims just seems cheap. All of these are Takara for the win.