We just received this email from John at Action-HQ
concearning the Takara and Hasbro masterpiece Primes.
Guys, here’s a tidbit for you. Don’t know if you guys already know but don’t
you feel a little ripped off for paying $20 more getting the Takara version?
Something good for the boards. We weighed both and they are practically the
same at 1.6kg. ***** UPDATE 12/23 In stock now. For your information, the
Hasbro version is also die-cast and weight about the same as the Takara version.
The only difference is that it has shorter smokestacks and some battle damage
areas represented by black air brush paint on shoulders and the right waist
(that we can see). It also does not have the cardboard trailer and we imagine
that the booklet will be different.Converting optimus from robot to tractor mode is not easy based on diagram
description in the Japanese booklet. It took us a good amount of time to do
this and imagine it would take us some time to transform him back. For those
who are not mechanically inclined, we suggest you get this one or at least
a copy of the English directions!
