Wait, what? Takara's isn't homaging the G1 toy. It's based on the preliminary stock photos of the Hasbro version before Hasbro decided to chrome theirs out and remove a few paint apps.Nemesis Destron wrote:Yeah I can see those whose POV enjoy the cartoon accuracy much more. I for one dig the homage to the G1 toy this really represents then that of Hasbro's.
Notice the black cannon barrels, red ankles, and the read torso stripes. All present on Takara's, but missing on Hasbro's. Yet, this image was from Hasbro way back at Toy Fair 2014.
Later this year, Hasbro released newer official images that reflected the changes made to the final toy:
Thus, Takara's ends up looking more like the original plans for the figure from Hasbro (and in turn ends up looking more comic-accurate:)