MP-8X King Grimlock (reissue) with Throne

[DELTAprime]

After finally getting a chance to look at the box I think I was right that this is a Hasbro US reissue. There is no info for Hasbro HK on the box but there is the standard Hasbro US info of Australia, UK and NZ addresses on it.

Mine's paint is perfect and no swapped parts, but the joints are terrible. This mould has been used too many times. My 1st run Takara MP-8 has much better joints than this the most recent use of the mould.

[Kapryiath]

can't be a US release though or it would have gone to a brick and mortar store for sure?

[koolkollectibleskhai]

From what I heard, this was a Hasbro Asia release specific to the Taiwan market, so even HK sellers werent getting this. I believe places like BBTS, TFSource, and Toy Dojo must have suppliers in China that could get a hold of stock for them.

Either way, there's definitely a big quality drop from the original MP-8X, especially in the silver paint app. I got into the MP line around the MP-10 timeframe, so missed out on the original MP-8X, and could never justify the huge prices for it after that.

I guess at around $250, this is OK for a figure I've always wanted. But it's disappointing regardless that the paint app and some plastic components are just not as good as the original.

[drifand]

Thanks for the review , I think I will pass.