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News Credits: 11 · by **joevill** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:00 am

Jazz-1982 wrote:I've also pre-ordered the Takara Tomy one but am thinking of canceling as I have no interest in the trailer at all and a cheaper, possibly more colourfully painted version with a cool targetmaster sounds much better to me.

Targetmaster? Really? :-?

News Credits: 11 · by **joevill** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:01 am

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
joevill wrote:The more pictures I see of MP Rodimus Prime, the more I want it! I'm glad I preordered it.

Does anyone plan on getting the Hasbro MP "Hot Rod" version over this one?

I have 2 MP Rodimus Primes on preorder. I'll end up with at least 2 of the Hasbro versions as well. I want to Display him in all 4 modes

That's pretty hardcore! :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:01 am

joevill wrote:
Jazz-1982 wrote:I've also pre-ordered the Takara Tomy one but am thinking of canceling as I have no interest in the trailer at all and a cheaper, possibly more colourfully painted version with a cool targetmaster sounds much better to me.

Targetmaster? Really?

Targetmasters rock! :grin:

News Credits: 11 · by **joevill** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:03 am

RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
joevill wrote:
Jazz-1982 wrote:I've also pre-ordered the Takara Tomy one but am thinking of canceling as I have no interest in the trailer at all and a cheaper, possibly more colourfully painted version with a cool targetmaster sounds much better to me.

Targetmaster? Really?

Targetmasters rock!

A Masterpiece Targetmaster would be a worthy justification to purchase both the Hasbro and the Takara Tomy versions. :KREMZEEK:

News Credits: 194 · by **RodimusConvoy13** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:03 am

joevill wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
joevill wrote:The more pictures I see of MP Rodimus Prime, the more I want it! I'm glad I preordered it.

Does anyone plan on getting the Hasbro MP "Hot Rod" version over this one?

I have 2 MP Rodimus Primes on preorder. I'll end up with at least 2 of the Hasbro versions as well. I want to Display him in all 4 modes

That's pretty hardcore!

Well, if you can't tell from my screen name.. Hot Rod/Rodimus is my favorite Transformer. I was heavily influenced by Transformer: The Movie :grin:

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:48 am

Jazz-1982 wrote:
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:
Jazz-1982 wrote:
Amelie wrote:I don't think anyone's mentioned this yet - why isn't Rodimus in the movie Pinks and Oranges?

I hope the Hasbro one is.

I'm with you on that one. Pink or not, I'd prefer to see him in movie accurate colours.
Hasbro usually does the Masterpieces in lighter colours than Takara Tomy so we may be in luck.

Really? I didn't realize that Skywarp was a lighter black than the Takara Skywarp. Grimlock was also the same color as Takara. The first release of MP Prime by Hasbro was also the same color as Takara MP Prime. The only one to be "lighter" was the second version of MP Prime. Starscream was a completely different paint scheme.

The so called "movie accurate pink" isn't really accurate at all. The Sony "color corrected" version made him pink. And only in the widescreen disc. He looks red on the fullscreen DVD.

Yes. Skywarp's PURPLE was lighter (and not as good) on Hasbro's version. Yes, Starscream's paint job was different - it was lighter!! Dark green to light grey! And of course Prime was that kind of weak orange red in the US. I would bet that if they ever release Thundercracker in the states that his paint job will be lighter too.
But Grimlock was the same.

The second edition of US Prime was that ugly orange-red, yes, but the original 20th Anniversary Prime was the same shade as Takara's as far as I can tell. Just with battle damage.

Oh, and for the record, I'd rather MP Rodimus match his toy self than the cartoon version. It just looks better.