I'd say the lack of chrome would be because of the joint venture between hasbro and takara, I reckon with time they could of had a better foot transformation that left the truck grille alone.

I'm curious to see if the Japanese version retains the stock imagery differences they keep showing it off with and any differences with the qc, if I manage to get one (due to me missing out on that one) I'll let you guys know the changes.

Could just be like bumblebee where its just small tiny things that don't matter though, anyway solid review, will keep these in mind if I cave to the hasbro international version (which is cheaper to get as a whole)