MP help

[DELTAprime]

Since you say you are after Cartoon accurate version go with Takara's Soundwave and Cassettes. The yellow eyes on the Hasbro version are not cartoon accurate.

Plus Soundblaster is coming up from Takara in March and he comes with the final cassette Ratbat.

[GoktimusPrime]

Here are my recommendations if you're going for cartoon likeness.

Optimus Prime - Hasbro MP10
Sideswipe - TakaraTOMY
Bluestreak - TakaraTOMY
Prowl - TakaraTOMY
Smokescreen - TakaraTOMY
Red Alert - TakaraTOMY
Starscream- Hasbro or Takara USA Edition or TakTOM MP11 -- the TakTOM ones are "cleaner"
Skywarp - debatable; Hasbro has a more G1 accurate body but has toy-accurate yellow eyes, whereas Takara's has cartoon-like red eyes
Thundercracker - Hasbro
Soundwave - TakaraTOMY; as DeltaPRIME said, TakTOM version has red visor whereas Hasbro version has toy-accurate yellow visor).
Cassettes - neither is more or less show-like than the other (e.g. TakTOM versions have chrome decos, Hasbro has metallic silver).
Megatron - TakaraTOMY

TakTOM Soundwave on the left, Hasbro on the right.

[spiderken17]

Thanks for all the help so far guys. So i will probably ignore Megatron as he seems to be a pain. Starscream and Skywarp looks like its going to be a price thing. The rest of them are pretty straight forward. I reckon Prowl will be my first as he is my favourite Transformer (with Jazz).
In reply to Trent. I will probably offload some of my G1 stuff and non Transformer toys.

[Sinnertwin]

If you've got no custom issues importing MP05 & want a cartoon accurate look, dont forget the upgrade kit

http://www.robotkingdom.com/tftrmp05acc.html
$39.90 UsD
Gives him some extra stability in the legs too