To be fair, TakaraTOMY's versions are significantly more expensive than Hasbro's. I picked up Legends Weirdwolf when I was in Japan
this^last year... but I'd be lying if I said that the RRP didn't bother me.
I care nothing for Llarigo (repaint of Apeface's drone), and while the colours and new head are nicer it still doesn't justify the 4000JPY (AU$50) price tag.
Hasbro's versions sold for half that price at most retailers, and with sales, even less than that. I paid $15 for Hot Rod and even less for Blurr
(although that was via a private sale). I bought LG Weirdwolf really as a souvenir while in Japan, and of course there was no shipping cost as I just physically brought the toy back with me. But I cannot justify importing any of the LGs. I've seen LG Blurr IRL in Japan (in one of those clear case end cap displays) - it was beautiful. But I paid a
quarter of that price for my TR Blurr and about 3.5 times less for my TR Hot Rod.
As I said, I'm not going to pay $25~30 for Kup. I'll wait until the price drops into the teens then think about it. And yeah, I'm a G1 comic lover, so...