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I've just got hold of the Takara Version of BB 74 (Finallly), I know the comparisons have been talked about before but what I want to know is WHY did Hasbro decide to change just BB? They could have quite easily done this on all the other lead vehicals! (I much prefer the Takara version, it looks like a better quality toy).

Well, I'm thinking Hasbro did not change Takaras, rather Takara changed Hasbros.

Bonger wrote:Well, I'm thinking Hasbro did not change Takaras, rather Takara changed Hasbros.

Ah right, well it's certainly for the better!

can I see some comparison pictures?

ElSnarfo wrote:can I see some comparison pictures?

Check the Gallery section of this site, there's a dedicated Takara BB section.

Gee-atron, does your BB have a the old defective automorph lock on it or the corrected one? I just got one and it had the defective one on it.

because it shows that his robo-ass and robobo thighs in vehicle modes presased against the windows, and the legs look crap in bot mode.

muswp1 wrote:Gee-atron, does your BB have a the old defective automorph lock on it or the corrected one? I just got one and it had the defective one on it.

Both versions of mine have the Fat tab which I believe is the defective one! Personally I never had any problems, I (Mainly cos i'm 32) don't play with them but do treat them gently, I THINK the problem was mainly due to people forcing the front end down without pressing the button!

I'd say that it was cheaper for Hasbro to make the clear blue parts solid yellow so they wouldn't have to paint over all of them. It was probably a combination of costing cheaper and it would get the product manufactured quicker.

I currently have Takara's version. It does look better in car mode, but robot mode suffers in the leg department because of all the exposed clear blue plastic. They should have painted the backside of the clear parts.

Could I get a link to that gallery?