Semi-annual reminder that WHERE THE FUCK IS MY G2 MEGATRON, FANS HOBBY?!
>>7263377The Takara version was designed with the toy colors in mind, because back then MPs were about incorporating all elements of a character into a singular design and not just a fucking ugly cartoon.
>>7264075>I guess all this talk of a new Prime made me really fixate on that gap in his chest panelsDo you have the Hasbro or Takara version? I owned two Hasbro versions of MP-10 until I finally found the Takara version on sale, and the overall QC, fit and finish was like night and day. I tried fixing one of my Hasbro ones, the issue was that the chest doors were pinned crooked and couldn't close securely enough with the extra mass of the bumper behind the chest in robot mode. I did a bunch of shaving and sanding and got them to close somewhat decent, but the ankles and arm joints were also weak as fuck, and the plastic just looked cheap in comparison. Looking at both together, side by side, it was such a contrast. It was like seeing the difference between "toy" and "collector" quality in materials alone. My Takara version fit together perfectly with absolutely zero chest gap, too.
This was the exact moment that I pretty much stopped paying any heed to anything online toy reviewers claimed. I watched and read all kinds of comparison videos for MP-10, and none of them mentioned all of these obvious contrasts in quality, as well as the fact that most of Takara MP-10's red surfaces are actually painted and look 1000 times better for it, instead just focusing on "hurrr, Hasbro has painted eyes and lights and is colored more like muh cartoon, that makes it better!" Made me realize how fucking tasteless most TF collectors are.
