>>6548946Untrue. While Hasbro actually painted the clearance lights yellow, Takara MP-10 is actually almost completely painted red, whereas on Hasbro it's all just red plastic, which looks much chintzier by comparison. Takara also has extra silver paint in truck mode along the front wheel well.
I bought the Hasbro version first for $100 off of their site back in the day, and then the rest of my MPs were imported from Takara, and I noticed how out-of-place MP-10 looked as my collection grew. It just looked cheap, and also the joints were weak as fuck, especially the ankles and hips, and the chest doors never fucking closed right because they were pinned crooked. I ended up getting the Takara version for $140 during a re-issue and I was blown away. The quality was on another level all together. The paint was amazing, the joints were tight, and the red paint on the truck cab surface gave it a much richer color. It looked more like a collectible and less like the toy the Hasbro version was.
Of course, you're right about the eyes. I'm surprised they haven't fixed it on re-issues. I just took apart the head and swapped the eyes, then gave my Hasbro version to a friend who didn't care about the dark eyes anyway. Even if you don't have the extra eyes, it's easy enough to paint them. I also ended up painting the marker lights (with an actual amber acryllic paint meant for turn signals on model cars, looks much nicer than the bright yellow Hasbro used)