In Package image of TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-03 Tankor

I wish Hasbro packaged their Deluxes like that.

Then again, if they did I'd probably want to save them all, so maybe it's better they don't.

I wish USA would switch to those great Takara style cards that slide out. You slit the tape and there they are. They can be repacked and displayed looking as good as new.

Flashpoint_82 wrote:Jep, Tankor seems pretty boring that all are talking about the box. Funny

I like Tankor. It's sitting on my desk right now. It has a great bot mode with great articulation, and it's very fun to pose. We're only talking about the packaging because we just saw a picture or it.

This also works as an homage to how his boss BM Megatron's toy was deluxe sized, but Hasbro put it in a box to sell as a Mega for $15 instead of $10! The punchline being that today's deluxes average $15 anyway.

Whether that makes fans outside of Japan feel better or worse about the cost of importing this, I couldn't say, since I haven't bought any Japanese figures in a while. Might make an exception for Rattrap, but I'm mostly waiting to see if I can beat other army builders to any future deals on Hasbro Tankor. I'm patient, since it'll be a long time before I get around to painting 'em all mint green and white anyway.

And as much as I too would like collector-friendly packaging, it would also be extremely toy-swapper-friendly packaging, yes? We'd have to take into account whether Japan tends to have different return policies or sharper customer service people before pestering Hasbro to try that as well.

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Gerwalk mode!

Delta Magnus wrote:And Takara recieved a trillion lawsuits from Bandai.

Oh wait, Bandai isn't Harmony Gold. No worries.

I don't think Bandai is such a D-bag as HG

The pics are not of high quality but the first thing you will notice is that RB's optics are more luminous than the Hasbro version.

shajaki wrote:well.... i guess its a tie.

takaras lost the thigh paint apps, but has a tampo'd insignia. hasbro has thigh paint apps, but horrible stickers. i might be mixing and matching. i hope the oranges and browns match.

Horrible stickers? As in, you dont like any stickers, or the ones that came with Roadbuster particularily?

Honestly, I found the stickers on par with Reprolabels, with lots of possible details to apply. (I apply them all). I also love the fact that I could apply the instead of the good old .

-Kanrabat- wrote:

shajaki wrote:well.... i guess its a tie.

takaras lost the thigh paint apps, but has a tampo'd insignia. hasbro has thigh paint apps, but horrible stickers. i might be mixing and matching. i hope the oranges and browns match.

Horrible stickers? As in, you dont like any stickers, or the ones that came with Roadbuster particularily?

Honestly, I found the stickers on par with Reprolabels, with lots of possible details to apply. (I apply them all). I also love the fact that I could apply the instead of the good old .

i find it odd that you say theyre on par with RL, as every reviewer ive seen has said that half of them dont actually fit where there supposed to go.

and generally, i dont like any stickers. in no way do i think they are a reasonable replacement for proper paint apps. these recent stickers are either a throwback, or laziness/cheapness. either way im not a fan of it.

I'll say it now: all of the woes people have had with Brainstorm's Headmaster could have been averted if they'd made his Headmaster's head out of metal.

I really think metal should make a comeback in Transformers, especially for small and fragile parts or for joints.