Here's 10 Hasbro Transformers That Were Better Than Takara's

[@KRBrickBot]

I'd give an honorary mention to Thrilling 30 Springer vs. LG-19 Springer. The redeco re-release is just too green. And a Takara deco was previously released in the same timeframe as the Hasbro one.

[@RedFlame796]

trying to squeeze a G1 deco out of that design was not a good idea

[@straker454]

See, I don't agree with that. I honestly think it looked better aside from the dark green rims. A plus is that the plastic on the LG release was richer so it didn't have so much light bleedthrough and the yellow paint on the fenders helped with the blue bleedthrough of the headlights. I will give the T30 Springer credit though, his rotor sword looks great on the Siege Springer.

[@williamthompson5504]

Are you talking about the platinum rerelease?

[@straker454]

@@williamthompson5504 No, the Takara Legends version. Wasn't the Platinum version a Hot Rod redeco? I kinda liked that version too.

[@DragoonMS]

Nah, that was Cloud Hot Rod being a repaint of T30 Springer.

[@kirkkerman]

How about the weird metallic decos on the Takara TFA line? Yet another case where they bizarrely had less cartoon accuracy than the US releases.

[@toysmostwanted]

I'm so glad that Blackout had minimal metallic paint so he still matched well with my Hasbro TFA collection. Before Legacy turned out to be G1 style toys, I really hoped that we could get the Bumblebee from the Jetpack Bumblebee set but without the gold paint.

[@prismstar438]

Not to mention the metallic colours also were sometimes the complete wrong shade, like Bulkhead/Ironhide's green or Grimlock's pale gold.

[@Lancewing]

The first thing that came to my mind when reading that title was Combiner Wars Motormaster. Yes, the Unite Warriors version had the better paint, but it also suffered from Gold Plastic Syndrome.

[@LIMITLESS2774]

wait it had gold paint

[@kdogg625]

@@LIMITLESS2774 no the waist would crumble

[@JunkionGamer]

I was just about to say that lol

[@LIMITLESS2774]

@@kdogg625 i never knew it

[@djross2000]

I bought the UW set rather than trying to get the individual CW Stunticons (though I did get Offroad and Blackjack), and the plastic around the mid-waist hinge pin snapped on the VERY FIRST DAY I HAD HIM after only a few transformations! So I went out and got a CW Motormaster, swapped out the wheels (since UW Motormaster had painted hubcaps), and gave CW Motormaster the extra weapons. (Also, there was a slight brownish tinge to the swirly not-quite-black plastic on UW Motormaster that didn't sit quite well, even though it was only noticeable under bright lights.) On a side note, UW Breakdown coming with a duplicate of Drag Strip's combiner appendage instead of CW Breakdown's piece (which was purpose-built for that car mode, to emulate Sunstreaker's turbo intakes for the eventual retool we got) was far more disappointing than the "15RACING" splayed across the CW figure's windshield.

[@Hyodazo]

I'm reminded of Galaxy Force Chromia with her lop-sided face. Where Hasbro's release, Cybertron Thunderblast, fixed it to be symmetrical again, which was later used on the future repaints of her for the Galaxy Force special edition DVDs and the Botcon version.

[@Cassius335]

The algorithm came for the outro.

[@KilosFoxo]

the japanese mp starscream would be cool to revisited in something like generations selects

[@AshelehsA]

Actually, the Takara Armada/Micron Legend Hoist is more show accurate, he was White, Red and Gray in the show. That said, I still think the Hasbro colors are better despite that detail

[@DrLockdown]

A good example is unite warriors and combiner wars motormaster, although we're only just realising it now. Turns out UW motormaster is the most recent victim of GPS! Over the past couple of months, one seen at least seven cases of shattering around the swirly gunmetal plastic. Boo womp

[@DatrayKingofDudes]

Takara's Unite Warriors Motormaster had the brittle swirly gunmetal plastic where the Hasbro Combiner Wars version was more solid and sturdy.

[@RobinSwede]

I have the “greenscream” and actually really like him. One of his legs and tail fin pieces are broken due to age but that doesn’t stop him from looking like a really nice jet.

[@Jimboliah3985]

Uh, last time I checked the Armada cartoon, Hoist was grey and red in the cartoon instead of brown and orange.

[@serPomiz]

the computron set were a weid thing. takara had the superior nosecone, while hasbro had the colors and the extra mebers. honestly, I wised either release the single mebers, I wanted that nosecone and a strife, but just there aren't any out there

[@Badwolfwho1]

The only couple to come to mind were a couple of Cybertron figures, Jetfire has that additional support to hold together better IIRC but the Galaxy Force one has better paint apps I think and Nemesis Breaker has the Decepticon logo on flipped shoulders so its shown off when he's on the cartoon accurate arm of Megatron

[@retrosympathizer8776]

I actually kinda like the dark green on the original Masterpiece Starscream. It kinda works if you think of it as Starscream trying to hide from Megatron and his cronies, at least I think so.

[@awesomeguy9513]

I think the armada overload had more accurate paint details than the takara version. In the show for a few frames we see overload robot mode and the colors match better for hasbro than takara. its a small detail but noticeable detail

[@marcusgurley9495]

i was so damn lucky to get that Hasbro Soundwave from a TRU employee back in the day. Great video

[@Alzeal07]

classics Bluestreak had a dark silver and black combo in vehicle mode and very nice red in the bot mode, while the Henkei release was just... grey. Which surprises me a lot as the Henkei smokescreen of the same mold in one of the best upgraded colors scheme I've seen

[@TFGourmet]

WOW!!! i LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND THE ORIGINALITY YOU BRING TO THEM!!! TJ RULES!!!!

[@ultimateblaze23]

where are you getting the 'we'll never do another rail racer' thing from exactly?

[@Valkysas]

Really expected to see MP-10 on the list. But yeah, all these are great choices and I agree with all of them.

[@TheatreJosh24601]

Especially the later Toys R Us release (in the vertical box with the sleeve). That one had both the yellow fog lights on the cab from the earlier Hasbro release AND the silver inside the trailer from the original Takara version.

[@Fuzzy_Barbarian]

The Algorithm finally silenced TJ. You fought well, and it was a long battle, but fate can be cruel...

[@peterguo3106]

I think that the Hasbro release of Astrotrain is more accruate than the Takara release of the same figure. The Hasbro release reassemble the character from the G1 cartoon, but the color of the Takara release looks like a space shuttle from NASA than a transformer.

[@gavinerickson9392]

RiD Galvatron and Ruination were my first Transformers, not bad at all, but the Autobot Brothers were not designed for kids.

[@MrAikavari]

Just at the start of the vid so I dont know but I reckon Alternators Skids should be there (Ill check back at the end)

[@MrAikavari]

Just skimmed and he's not? The Binaltech version just couldn't stand up because of the die cast chest part. They should have put the die cast on the legs.

[@uainjansun]

A weird memorable yet honorable mention is MP rodimus: the takara version (og release) and the mold itself is notoriously known to have a major qc issue in the shins where they would snap off even tho its held by metal hinges. The hasbro deco that was released later on had an option where you can remove the shin pieces as they changed the hinges to plastic hinges but never seen anyone removing the shin on the hasbro deco

[@woogha]

Just came to see how much of Prime's toyline appears here.

[@feralstorm]

There were a few lines where Hasbro had many (debatably) superior toys, from the random chrome of Henkei, the sticker-based deco of Arms Micron, and Takara's heavy use of metallic paint in their Animated line. I feel Hasbro's Robots in Disguise (Car Robots) line had several superior examples as well. Since it came after CR, several RID toys had more or better paint deco (like Rail Racer) and the line pioneered the widespread use of tampographed faction symbols.

[@JeffreyPiatt]

Hasbro aims to sell there collection lines as "Toys" in the US and has them go through the same safety testing as there general lines. So the US Masterpiece toys have better plastic because they have to survive a child playing with them.

[@KerzacTransformed]

Audio is missing on the end segment

[@SwiftpawWolffox]

Computron is a big split. Hasbro's did have some nicer color layouts, it's true. But overall Takara put much more work into the group with remolds and retools. Their complete retool of Rook for a proper vehicle mode for Nosecone and retooling Strafe from their Blast Off mold looks 10 times better regardless of some off coloring choices. I do kind of wish Takara had left the Groove guns with Afterburner like Hasbro did, the custom guns made for him contrast really hard against the style of the others' weapons.

[@Cdr2002]

Unite Warriors Computron and his components look so much better to me

[@Cdr2002]

I prefer Hasbro’s Afterburner but that’s it

[@lyokomajor]

I prefer CW Computron. And Nosecone is a big reason.

[@syafiqjabar]

The CW team also had ankle tilt on the combiner feet, so that was a plus.

[@Recoverel]

I just spent $250 getting the UW Computron.... hope I won't regret it.

[@wakeangel2001]

For me it'll always come down to Arcee. Thrilling 30 Arcee from hasbro may not have been as G1 cartoon accurate but it was a much more aesthetically pleasing deco

[@vriderch1360]

I feel the same about T30 Chromia too.

[@tolinrabando8435]

Silent intro on the ss arcee review, and a silent outro on this one. Poetic

[@Ken-mj4rg]

I still have an RID Rail Racer. Nice to know I got the good one.

[@zoltanperei4789]

I really dig these informative videos.

[@gigatwin5298]

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned it but in regards to Gigatron figure we got here in the west it does have one difference between it and its repaint. One part on the back is flipped which only impacts the figures hand mode so one can only turn into a left hand while the other can only turn into a right hand

[@ShockBlast97]

When you mentioned Armada Hoist in your video I never remember him having an orange and brown color scheme in the show. I always remember Hoist in Armada having a red, black, and white color scheme while his face was still blue instead of orange and brown color scheme.

[@RialVestro]

RID2001 Megatron/Car Robots Gigatron was the only one on this list I already knew about. I had both versions of that mold though I sold my Megatron and kept Galvatron because I decided to only keep one version of the mold. Anyway I didn't even Galvatron was going to be a thing when Megatron came out and just assumed the Japanese figures were exactly the same. I only found out from someone online that Gigatron had been retooled for Devil Gigatron and that was the version both Megatron and Galvatron used in America. There's a couple other examples I remember reading about where Hasbro actually remolded parts of Takara figures. Usually to comply with U.S. toy safety laws which aren't as strict in Japan but there's a couple rare examples where Hasbro having to remold a figure also fixed issues with the original figure. I'm not as familiar with Japanese releases and not entirely clear on exactly what was remolded in any of these cases but if you research regional remolds I'm sure you'll find more content for another video.

[@WhatLake]

I've always been of the belief that the Hasbro Fall of Cybertron Skywarp was more appealing than the Takara one. Neither paintjob is very accurate to the game, but Hasbro's had a way more reasonable balance between the purple and black. Takara'a looked almost like Slipstream with how dominant the purple was.

[@yusifer5719]

I used to have this opinion as well but after getting the Takara one recently, I actually ended up liking it more and selling my old hasbro version

[@WhatLake]

@@yusifer5719 That mold is certainly striking in bright magenta! Just sort of wish either one was more in line with the WFC model. They actually bothered to make it a little distinct from Starscream AND redistributed the classic Skywarp colors, like in Cyberverse years later.

[@DragoonMS]

Let's not forget FoC Thundercracker: sure, the Hasbro one was from a time where they insisted on having the G1 toy's dark blue...but because it's unpainted plastic, it actually looks a bit better than Takara's (which had the show accurate light blue, but it was metallic paint and looked a bit off).

[@danielpohl8908]

Holy cow, I found mp03's gun in a bin at goodwill and didn't realize. The feel of the plastic made me think it was a ko lol

[@RogerPyoko]

I guess Binaltech vs Alternators as a whole was too divisive? Some of the molds really weren't made with diecast metal in mind, and while the decos might be sharper you'd have figures who couldn't support their weight the way their US counterparts could (in particular, any "chesty" car like Hound or Skids).

[@UTF2005]

Arms Micron Ratchet was pretty much entirely white.

[@Catterjee]

This is kind of a random aside, but I'm considering a new chair and was wondering how that Elecwish has been treating you.

[@bendyandtheyoutubechannel4372]

What with the no audio and no music at the outro

[@chuckdawg1999]

I think Hasbro realized they were losing sales to Takara so that's why we have brand unity now.

[@vriderch1360]

I doubt it. Transformers doesn't have the audience in Japan as the west does. Kids in particular make up most of the sales, while in Japan, it seems like older collectors are the main demographic of purchases. That's why they go ham with Masterpiece.

[@EternityKingdomsHeadHoncho]

Combine CW Afterburner and Computron’s extremities with UW Scattershot, Nosecone, Lightspeed and Strafe, and you have the perfect version of Computron. “Likeliness of the purchases needed to compose me at my apex being affordable: 2.00000000000000000042%.”

[@djross2000]

Totally agree on the Combiner Wars Computron hands and feet being better, thanks to their being dedicated hands and feet, and not pieces trying to be hands AND feet and only doing okay at being hands. I'll also say that the UW Scattershot is generally better since Takara made the effort to retool the Superion head and chest bits into Computron head and chest bits. But the CW set does have one additional advantage - the bonus Scrounge figure!

[@Jcc2224]

I think the deco on the Amazon exclusive Blast Off was better than Takara's original version released in their Bruticus set. I'm sure there's others but like you said, with so many it's hard to really pick.

[@hopexiaorosetheroyal3588]

You know, I feel like another good top 10 list would be Top 10 Plastic Addict Graduates, where it would be a list of the ten figures that were on Plastic Addict who’s next version improved immensely, like the Hot Shot after Built To Rule Hot Shot, or the Thundercracker after Built To Rule Thundercracker.

[@Ranma_Leopard]

Very enjoyable video

[@donovanporter4545]

At my first rose city comic con I made the choice of getting that years combiner wars ultra magnus a vendor wanted $110 for the box set I should of gone with the combiner set

[@cristiantiniguar-sevilla467]

Rose City as in Portland Oregon? I've been to one of those!

[@donovanporter4545]

@@cristiantiniguar-sevilla467 yeah that one I haven't gone since 2019 because they cancelled in 2020 because of the virus and 21 because well I didn't feel like taking something that I didn't want to take to have fun also never got the vaccine and never gotten sick as well from it.

[@cristiantiniguar-sevilla467]

I remember going to both the 2014 RCCC and another one called Wizard-Con, I was a kid at the time and my dad happens to work at the Oregon Convention Center where they were held.

[@TheCastellan]

I like Soundwave's yellow eyes more.

[@misterbadguy7325]

Another notable one is Thunderwing. The Hasbro version is based on some of his notable colorings in the Geoff Senior art, green arms and all, while the Takara version ended up going for a toy-accurate look. And most people like Thunderwing for those old Geoff Senior pages.

[@yusifer5719]

Nah, that Superlink Galvatron G looks so much cooler than the Hasbro release IMO

[@Jazz-cd5mu]

I’d like to give an honorary mention to Hasbro’s version of MP-10. Takara’s had the more accurate shade of blue, but for some reason it left the eyes completely unpainted, making him look dead. It also lacked the painted roof lights that the Hasbro version had.

[@imaclappedboy2804]

Honorary Mention of most of the Animated line due to odd metalic paint on the Takara versions

[@jackofallclaws6672]

Anyone else want TJ to review the Trumpeter Blitzwing? Or is that just me?

[@hopsinify]

I use to love that Gigatron I wish I still had it

[@jeffreystein9871]

MP-10 Optimus. The cartoon colors really make him pop. The Japanese version has dark colors and cold dead eyes. It looks terrible to me compared to the US version.

[@tonyjackson4078]

RID 2001 was very interesting, as they took a Takara idea and ran with it themselves. Since CR had G2/Machine Wars/BW molds Hasbro ran with it, originally just recolors of various Machine Wars or BM molds to full on unreleased molds like Bruticus, MegaHead, and Air Attack Op Primal.

[@plasticintheatticstore]

Thrilling 30 Fall of Cybertron Skywarp had better, faithful paint apps than the takara version.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Top 10 characters with toy designs that’s visually better than the show or comic versions?

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

A minor example would be Galaxy Force vs Cybertron Starscream. The later actually came with a crown; I usually kept that crown on him.

[@chevy-is-a-good-boy]

Still love that weathered Starscream.

[@Ezilla82]

I think Generations Scourge in the US had a better paint scheme than his Henkei version, but I could be wrong on that.

[@djross2000]

Aside from using blue translucent plastic for his eyes...

[@mephosto]

i love my rid 2001 megatron and galvatron. they never leave display.

[@KristofferEk]

I have the Skywarp re paint of the master piece starscream and I don't know which version it's based on but there are times I'm genuinely scared transforming it or accessing a feature cause of how the plastic feels and flexes.

[@itsme-notyou]

MP starscream is the most artistically unique of all MPs. It definitely touched a really positive nerve akin to the 80s love of realistic military jets in model kits and toys like GI Joe and Ertl. It didn't scratch the itch of g1 toy or toon accuracy, so they were right to leave it as a one off experiment. But I'm appreciative that they took the chance. I even like the samurai sword leg appendages!

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

I came into the franchise after takara released there verison of the toys first, so it's just funny hearing that considering takara gets everything expect mps 6 months late now.

[@skysamfreeman]

Maybe I'm weird but I prefer the US Classics green and purple Megatron to the Henkei Megatron.

[@Thunderwing88]

Never did see that MP Soundwave at TRU.

[@geraldsyta6890]

Lucky me i still have my energon galvatron!!!!!

[@rayvenkman2087]

Ah Arms Micron... The Dark Times of Takara Transformers toys where they’re even less show-accurate looking than the Hasbro versions. Arms Micron Knock-Out looks absolutely dire compared to the Prime R.I.D version.

[@RoboP]

I would be tempted to say RID Scourge/Black Convoy is just a tiny bit better than the Japanese original. Subtle but it's there. For example they go for the translucent red for the light piping parts. (Original was a hot pink kinda colour) And I think they removed the inverted G2 Autobot symbols on the shoulders.

[@jay-quinthunder7967]

I agree with the statement see making this video thanks man keep the good videos coming

[@benconforzi5696]

Seven Changer from the brave series (The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn) also beaten Sixshot in alt-modes. Although you are right. That Gigatron still holds the title for the most alt-modes.

[@StevenDolce]

Can you do 10 of the worst repaints?

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

There is no doubt going to be some subjectivity on that; but examples for me personally would be Armada Galvatron, G2 Bruticus (though I do admit Combiner Wars improved on the color scheme), G2 Mirage mockup, G2 Sideswipe unreleased yellow and blue version, unreleased G2 Motormaster, unreleased G2 artic-camo Hero Megatron, unreleased g1 reissue Megatron, e-hobby Unite Warriors Grand Scourge, Cybertron deluxe class Demolisher, Powerlinx Thrust reverse dirge version, and encore Unicron.

[@thefusionforce6339]

I have to throw in my 2 cents, Galvatron did get a release in the 90's under Beast Wars 2nd by the name of Garubatron similar in design to transmetal megatron in his dragon body. I dont know if that was a mistake on your end or you weren't including the Takara releases of Galvatron Via the Japanese Toyline.

[@EmeralBookwise]

I think Computron is more a matter of personal preference than either version being entirely superior to the other. I never bothered importing any of the other Unite Warrior teams. In fact, I generally preferred the liberties taken by the Combiner Wars versions, like alternate/extra team members. However, I had to think long and hard about which Computran to get. I agree that I preferred the colors on the Hasbro version, but I preferred Takara's mold choice for the limbs and especially the retooling they did so the combined form looked less like Superion. For me at least molds ended up being the deciding factor, as the colors were something I could paint myself.

[@SuperOmega53]

Saw the title of the video and knew team bullet train would b in here, surprised to hear that they sold badly, how does train transformers sell bad? I know locomotives r usually more popular but still trainformers how?

[@brettwood1351]

Bullet Trains are not a thing you have in America. So their toys tend to sell poorly. Interestingly enough, pickup trucks are the much rarer vehicle that doesn't sell as well in Japan from what I've heard. It's a shame because they are amazing toys, and sadly mine have yellowed badly.

[@ChaoticDarkness1]

I prefer Superlink Galvatron's color scheme over the American version.

[@ZZtheDark]

18:10, Shoji Kawamori ftw.

[@OptimusPhillip]

Funny thing is that I'm pretty sure that the shade of green used on MP-03 wasn't even accurate to the real F-15

[@sunstorm9119]

I kinda agree with your Computron pick... The UW colors don't mesh as well as the CW version, but the molds the used for Strafe and Nosecone for the CW version are so inferior compared to the UW figures...

[@Oozium]

I still have my Rail Racer after all these years since its release with no issues & would absolutely love Hasbro to either do a new set or even a 3rd party to make a set 😁😁😁

[@Alverant]

I liked Takara's Technobots better mostly because of the Nosecone mold. The US one looked like a tank with a poorly placed drill. The Takara one was more accurate. I got it as a box set and the instructions included a short comic strip of them making a Father's Day cake for Grimlock.

[@mattr75]

I own both RID Megatron and Team Bullet Train/Rail Racer. They're fantastic figures!

[@prismstar438]

I feel like the Combiner Wars Stunticon decos, whilst not as G1 accurate as Takara's, give each figure more interesting colour schemes and colour applications as a result. Dragstrip and Dead End especially show in their alt modes, as the Takara decos almost look incomplete as a result. EDIT: Plus y'know, Hasbro's Motormaster at least doesn't have GPS.

[@FairladyZ2005]

My JRX (Rail Racer?) is a combo. I have the Japanese J4 (Rail Spike?), but the American Rapid Run and Midnight Express. I've kept him in combined mode for all these years. He's still pretty decent. Midnight Express is the one I hear is the best over the Japanese version. I don't have much from RID2001, but I love those Trainbots. Shame we'll never see more.

[@stivers56]

The arms micron concept is cool, although I think SS15 excecuted it better

[@kirbyfanprime]

I was able to get some of the Car Robots figures ahead of the American releases/cartoon, one of them being Midnight Express (I don't know the Japanese name, so I'm going with this). That said, I wasn't able to get the other two until the Hasbro releases, and the quality is night and day between them. Those two have held up great after two decades and lots of play, but ME has had a lot of paint chipping, loose joints, and just isn't the most pleasant to handle. He still does a good job being the pants for Rail Racer, but I keep wondering for how long. Mind you, the trio have been trains for the better part of at least five years, so tab stress shouldn't be an issue.

[@superroboted]

Well again I have to disagree with you about a few of your selections: 1. Hasbro Armada Hoist had the wrong paint scheme 2. To say that RID Megatron was better than CarRobots Gigatron is very subjective. For one there was a whole year between the two. It just made sense to use the Devil Gigatron mold but the two toys are identical in every way other than the slight change doesn't make it better. IF they came out the same time yes, I would agree, but they had a huge gap in releases. 3. I'm 50/50 with Computron because the choices made between the two companies were more or less based off mold changes but again Takara wins because Afterburner in animation was most of the time red. And to say that Hasbro Computron was better bruh thats one I will disagree with wholeheartedly. Lets just say issa boxset that had better hands and fists, but I'd go crazy if I couled get UW Comutron at a decent price. 4. Energon Megatron.Galvatron I admit were great figures. It's amazing Hasbro went with the upscale large form to compete with Energon Oprimus Prime/Superlink rand Convoy. Many people sought after the Superlink Galvatron G not just for screen accuracy, but during the CHUG era it was a good replacement for CHUG Galavtron. You just couldn't fix that turd of a figure. During the height of CHUG SL Galvatron G sold for boatloads of money. Even now the price still sits right around $200 or less. You would think the value would drop with the onset of Kingom/Legacy Galvatron but apparently it is still sought after.

[@masterfarr8265]

i actually like Combiner Wars Lightspeed more than Unite Warriors Lightspeed

[@ShockUzer]

Other figures that could be considered as inferior in the Takara release, that I can think of, would be the original G1 Megatron and Beast Wars Rhinox, but it's a matter of the show accuracy of the figures, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, since the toys came first. - Takara's G1 Megatron was less cartoon accurate, as it lacked all of his gun attachments, including the scope/fusion cannon, which were replaced with a giant sword. It also lacked the chrome and had blue details instead of red ones. The only plus side is that it had his gun mode's shooting gimmick. - Beast Wars Rhinox's toy uses gray paint instead of brown. Given that Beast Wars was released in japan a year after it was released in the united states, and that many toys received more show accurate decos as variants or as their only deco, it is really strange that they released Rhinox in these colors as an exception. It is likely that it was made that way to make it more accurate to an actual rhino, but, since Rhinox's rhino mode seems to be based on a sumatran rhino, which are predominantly of a reddish-brown color, that's also an odd choice (some sumatran rhinos: imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/11/09170813/IMG_4151.jpg dnl7t01l0fo05.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Harapan-3.jpg)

[@theamazingbrave]

It's hard to say it's an improvement over the japanese release since it wasn't trying to accomplish what the japanese release was, but POTP Blast-Off. For whatever reason the Unite Warriors Blast-Off had this really bright brown that looked orange in most photos that was nothing like the dark brown that even the headmasters cartoon had. You could probably find one screenshot where the brown is bright enough that it's kinda close to the brown used, but no, the brown is clearly a very dark color in most screenshots you can find online of Blast-Off and Bruticus. The POTP release of the mold, while not show accurate, had the right brown color Blast-Off is more well known for. Anyone who wants a cartoon-accurate Blast Off or Bruticus is out of luck.

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

Hey, TJ? Are you familiar with a KZbinr named Chris McFeely? He digs real deep into Transformers lore. You should check him out.

[@VirtueCelica94]

Wait. Th-They're never redoing the Bullet Train team? Ever...?

[@transformnroll2752]

Ya I wanna know where they said this

[@karate-rye9964]

Another good example is masterpiece sunstorm, the takara version was boring, expensive and came with a pointless coronation set, the hasbro version has an interesting paint scheme with bronze, white and red paint apps and a flame deco too, he also has a stand and is overall cheaper.

[@yusifer5719]

IDK man, I owned that hasbro release and it looked like it was decoed by Mcdonald's or something

[@karate-rye9964]

@@yusifer5719 it was very bright tbh haha, I find it funny how they used the orginal mo starscream in sunstorm colours on the box too haha

[@yusifer5719]

@@karate-rye9964 Yeah it must've been planned for an earlier release I'm assuming

[@DaPopeANata]

For the most part I think the Combiner Wars Protectobots were better than the Unite Warriors versions. The UW versions I feel highlighted the downside of Takara's devotion to cartoon accuracy. Large sections of toys were just one color, nothing to break it up, because that's how it was in the cartoon. Hot Spot had molded in detail that was painted on the CW version but left untouched on the UW version. CW First Aid had more red on the side of the vehicle and rescue signage to break up all the white as opposed to the UW version's more accurate mostly white vehicle. Hasbro added more details that fit the characters usual color pallet and made sense for the character and vehicle, but since the cartoon didn't have any of that, the Takara versions didn't have it, and to me that made them seem blander.

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

huh, that's too bad that team bullet train will never return despite it being an amazing combiner that I'd argue is better designed than most combiners... probably due to being in the style of a Brave combiner instead of a transformers combiner allowing it to stand out among the crowd of limb and body formers. Speaking of the Brave Series we had more multi changers in that Sister Series to transformers with SevenChanger being around able to have 7 different modes and then we have Shadowmaru based on Sixshot able to transform into the same modes he could besides the wingwolf so Gigatron wasn't the 2nd one to have 6 forms since in terms of unique molds Sevenchanger came out and of course we have Great Shot and Shadowmaru in between.

[@vriderch1360]

I think they'll do another if the time calls for it. Hasbro used to say a lot of things back then, like "We'll never make a new Sky Lynx/Combiner/Headmaster", then the head of the team changed and now look at what we're getting. We've had TWO new Sky Lynx figures in that time.

[@Xeno-The-Wanderer]

@@vriderch1360 train transformers will never be a thing again, interest in trains in the west is too little to make it worthwhile… though I wouldn’t mind, I’d be screaming to high heaven if they did announce team bullet train again

[@toysmostwanted]

The entire Transformers Animated line. Dunno why Takara went with metallic paint on their version. It clashed so bad with the art style of the cartoon and some of the colors were way off: gold for Bumblebee and moss green for Bulkhead? Why?!

[@NightmareZerogbs]

I think it was universally agreed that Hasbro's FOC Skywarp looked better and even more accurate than Takara's. And this one is also highly subjective, but I think UW Menasor has a far more boring deco compared to Hasbro's Stunticons, SPECIALLY Dragstrip. They weren't meant to be super G1 accurate, so to burden them with cartoon accurate decos that were pretty monochromatic and dropped the flair Hasbro added was definitely a hindrance.

[@soundblaster1987reviews]

The perfect CW Computron is: Hasbro hands, feet and Afterburner with Takara everything else. Scrounge and Cybaxx can just stay away and do their own thing...

[@brettwood1351]

Scrounge is gonna throw himself back into the Smelting Pit again after hearing that...