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So yesterday I was wandering around K-Mart and came across Classics 2.0 Sunstreaker and Prowl, but didn't buy them at the time because I wanted to see how Takara's versions differed from their Hasbro counterparts. Now I've seen them both and it's harder to decide. :p I like the chrome on Takara's, but I think Hasbro's colour choice is better, specifically on Sunstreaker. So basically I've come to the experts, which do you all prefer?
I personally would choose Henkei over Classics if it came down to having only 1.
To me these are the pros and cons of each:
Pro Henkei
- More vibrant and G1 accurate paint applications
- Tech spec card
- Chrome
Henkei Cons
- Quality Control can't be managed b/c you can't use a receipt to exchange for a problem-free one.
- Cost will be higher than Hasbro's b/c of shipping and low exchange rate
- Delayed availability
Pro Classics 2.0
- Packaging; much more display friendly
- Faster availability
- Since it's at retail, you can get everything at sale prices. Will save you close to 15-20% more.
Classics 2.0 cons
- Some very poorly chosen paint applications - IE Prowl, Powerglide
- No tech spec card (I'm a sucker for these)
I'm someone who will get everything in any event so there's little need for me to elect between the two choices.
I would add 'color shade discrepancies' , 'cheap plastic' and 'cheap paint quality' to Hasbro's Classics.
It's not very good when a figure comes out of the package with stress marks or the paint ends up on your hands upon first transformation. May not have happened to all but it has been common enough to be a systematic problem.
BTW: HLJ has requested Payment for Henkei Sunstreaker and Prowl. They seem to have them in stock.
I've gotta feelin' this discussion will be ongoing until the next blue moon... :rolleyes:
saw them available on ebay yesterday BIN but its gone todayQuote:
Originally Posted by kup
[edit] seller placed it back up again
Well with Kmart's 20% sale I felt I couldn't refuse so I picked up Sunstreaker, Prowl and Octane. Unfortunately I'll have to return Prowl because I noticed when I got home that his white paint didn't match (like you guys said) and that his right-side headlight was covered with paint on the inside. So far as I can tell the others are fine, so it might only be Henkei for Prowl.
I think it's hard to make a judgement until the Henkei toys are actually available.
That's why I am mentioning Universe. However I think that we can expect the same quality from Henkei 2.0 as the earlier figures which means that they will have superior finishes and paint jobs but QC will be an issue in some figures.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Great rundown STL.
While Henkei clearly seem to have superior paintjobs, anything said about a difference in plastic is obvious conjecture.
Yup we wont know till they arrive, we can only guess based on the superiority of previous Henkei releases.
Not long now though, we should be able to get a hands on perspective.