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News Credits: 458 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:31 pm

gothsaurus wrote:Whaaa? Hasbro versions never have MOAR paint apps. Takara's are always higher budget and more paint apps.

And that's the case here. Takara gave them the more expensive super shiny and more game-accurate paint while forgoing some of the more spotty, random paint apps that Hasbro used. Then they added even more paint details like in the forehead crests.

Autobot Genocide wrote:
gothsaurus wrote:Whaaa? Hasbro versions never have MOAR paint apps. Takara's are always higher budget and more paint apps. (Anyone know any exceptions to this?)

Generations preceptor the Hasbro version got the chrome treatment.

gothsaurus wrote:Wow. Yeah, that's the only example I can think of. That must have been Takara Hasbro opposites day.

Reveal the Shield Perceptor may have had chrome, but United Perceptor was painted far more than Hasbro's. Just look at the altmodes. Hasbro's = plain, Takara's = colorful.

Though, an example of Hasbro toys having more paint than Takara's would be the entire Prime Arms Micron line from Takara vs. Hasbro's Prime Robots in Disguise line.

by **gothsaurus** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:01 pm

Thanks for the reminders! I KNEW there was something in the back of my head — the whole Prime line. Sure glad you're around, Sabrblade.

News Credits: 2 · by **xyl360** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:04 am

gothsaurus wrote:Thanks for the reminders! I KNEW there was something in the back of my head — the whole Prime line. Sure glad you're around, Sabrblade.

Yep, and thank GOODNESS they aren't doing those stickers or microns any more. Beast Hunters will be sticker free for Takara

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No more Hasbro PRiD/BH toys for me, Takara all the way

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My entire BBTS list of preorders now officially consists of Takara and third party products, not a single Hasbro figure on preorder, and if things keep going the way they've been, it's going to remain that way permanently.