Quote Originally Posted by Verno View Post
You poor little G1 kids -- having to choose between three of your favourite giant bots.
I honestly still think that the original BW toys are so awesome that they don't really need Classicsverse upgrades. I have yet to come across a single CHUGUR Beast Era figure that I felt was comparatively superior to the original.

Just my opinions...
* Universe Cheetor = original is better, not a fan of this toy
* Universe Dinobot = original is better, not a fan of this toy
* Generations Waspinator = yes, the robot mode is clearly inspired by the show mode, but the original is still better. No unsightly gap in beast mode, and the robot hands are relatively better hidden. Gen Waspy does have a cool flapping wing gimmick, although sacrifices the missile launcher gimmick.
* Generations Rhinox = a very nice toy, but bear in mind that it's a Voyager whereas the original's a smaller/cheaper Deluxe. And you can't blame the original for not having chain guns, because the show didn't exist when this toy was made. I regard both toys as being equal, relative to their size class.
* Generations Tankor = not a bad toy, but the original Mega figure is definitely better. I don't really care about show likeness all that much, but the Basic Class Tank Drone was more show accurate than this toy.

And this isn't a criticism towards the designs of the CHUGUR BW toys, but rather just indicative of how awesome and ahead of their time the original BW TFs were. They just haven't dated nearly as much as G1 has. One thing I enjoy about going back and playing w/ my BW figures today is seeing certain design elements which have even carried over into MP toys today. BW really was the birth of the modern Transformers action figure.