In Package image of TakaraTomy Transformers Legends Roadbuster

doest hasbros RB have light piping?

Wolfman Jake wrote:

shajaki wrote:doest hasbros RB have light piping?

Nope. Hasbro's version has the visor painted over in green paint.

well dang. i hope the plastics match between hastak, cause ill mix and match if at all possible (hasbros thighs on takaras body).

He looks awesome! I've had him preordered for a while and when the RB pics came out I was hoping Whirl wouldn't be far off. Woo!

i really need to see a review of takaras whirl. if they fixed his terrifying knees, im in.

RotorstormNZ wrote:

shajaki wrote:if they fixed his terrifying knees, im in.

? I haven't come across that, could you elaborate for me?

Gen. Whirl's knees can be easily broken since they're so thin. I even have an example saved, from David Willis:

Cobotron wrote:YIKES!!!!

We'll just leave him on the shelf.

Not saying he will break at the slightest touch, but caution is advised when manipulating his knees, like no sideways movement.

You can mess with the knees, and after you move them once it gets easier. Trick is to manipulate them at the base of the joint. If you try bending the knee by moving the lower leg or 'feet' it will break. But bending the knee at the knee should be OK.

Bounti76 wrote:I wonder if this Whirl will be a shelfwarmer like the U.S. version. No matter WHAT store I go into, there are at least three or four Whirls on the shelf.

Still 100% better to see multiples of him on the shelves then a certain yellow scout.

Besides, I'm waiting until super-clearance and I'm gonna stockpile some of them. You can never have too many Whirls or Waspinators.

Cyberpath wrote:New comparison photo from @TFYUKI:

Which one is which?

Quickest way is Takara's has an amber cockpit, and Hasbro's is greenish yellow.