Transformers questions by newbies, and not-so-newbies

[kurdt_the_goat]

This grumpy old man is selling a nice MP-03 Starscream for a steal of a price on this very forum!

[Trent]

If you're not that urgently keen on Soundwave then you might as well wait for a local release. Odds are it will happen and you'll probably end up getting it at a cheaper price and laugh at the rest of us sods who paid our "impatience tax."

And laugh I shall!

[kup]

If you're not that urgently keen on Soundwave then you might as well wait for a local release. Odds are it will happen and you'll probably end up getting it at a cheaper price and laugh at the rest of us sods who paid our "impatience tax."

Or you may pay up a $100 for what is essentially a mass of Hasbro gray and a dull flat blue with inferior plastic

In all seriousness, you are right. Tomy Masterpieces are not at the same quality level as they were with Takara and on top of that, they have severely marked up the prices to silly levels. However it does appear that MP Soundwave may not be as expensive as the newer MP Prime and Starscream.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Which one is awesomer?

http://www.seibertron.com/images/toy...eljack-036.jpg

[M-bot]

Which one is awesomer?

*snip!*

The Hasbro one, with the proviso that it has some Reprolabels applied. It's a stunning set, but if I recall correctly, it won't match the Takara release.

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[GoktimusPrime]

I have United Wheeljack and I've seen Generations Wheeljack IRL... while United Wheeljack is nice, I don't think he's worth paying above RRP for. Both versions are really nice, so just get whichever you can find for cheaper. I wouldn't recommend paying above $30 for either version.

I paid $37 for my Utd Wheeljack because at the time I just couldn't find Generations Wheeljack anywhere. Then a few weeks later I found Generations Wheeljack at my local Kmart for $23. Had I known that was going to happen I would have passed Utd Wheeljack for sure.

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

I prefer the Hasbro version myself.

[SuspectimusPrime]

Thanks for the feedback guys! I've got Generations Wheeljack already, and was considering getting a second as I may look at customizing one into Marlboor Wheeljack in the distant future (or possibly just have sweet Reprolabels on like M-Bot's ). If there's no differences in plastic quality or QC standards, I'll probably go for the cheaper one

[5FDP]

Generations Wheeljack is the best of the two IMO also.

[spiderken17]

What is the deal with G1 Bruticus having either silver parts or grey parts? Is one lot more valuable than the other?