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[Golden Phoenix]

he also comes with two Henkei missile launchers, buggered if i know what that is.

Hot Shot has 2 holes on his arms. They were designed for missile launchers, but Hasbro decided not to inlcude them. They also retooled the mould slightly so that the rear of the car had a gap filled in. That was also where the launchers would go in vehicle mode. The henkei version had both the gap and the launchers.
Henkei
Universe

[kup]

Hot Shot has 2 holes on his arms. They were designed for missile launchers, but Hasbro decided not to inlcude them. They also retooled the mould slightly so that the rear of the car had a gap filled in. That was also where the launchers would go in vehicle mode. The henkei version had both the gap and the launchers.
Henkei
Universe

Since remolding is supposedly so expensive and I am assuming that the lack of missile launchers is to cut on production costs - Then why spend the supposed high amounts of money remolding Universe Hotshot to fill in the gap? If its so expensive to remold something then it would have been cheaper to just include the existing missile launchers, right?

[Jaisun]

Since remolding is supposedly so expensive and I am assuming that the lack of missile launchers is to cut on production costs - Then why spend the supposed high amounts of money remolding Universe Hotshot to fill in the gap? If its so expensive to remold something then it would have been cheaper to just include the existing missile launchers, right?

Please don't tell me you're trying to make logical sense... This is Hasbro we're talking about here, they know no such thing =oP

[Sky Shadow]

Since remolding is supposedly so expensive and I am assuming that the lack of missile launchers is to cut on production costs - Then why spend the supposed high amounts of money remolding Universe Hotshot to fill in the gap? If its so expensive to remold something then it would have been cheaper to just include the existing missile launchers, right?

Or they could always have compromised and made all the toys like Goki's version:

[kup]

Or they could always have compromised and made all the toys like Goki's version:

Goki's version shows that they make both the Universe and Henkei toys in the same factory only that there is cheaper production line for the Hasbro market - Too bad that the lower production cost does not reflect the retail price.

[Golden Phoenix]

Since remolding is supposedly so expensive and I am assuming that the lack of missile launchers is to cut on production costs - Then why spend the supposed high amounts of money remolding Universe Hotshot to fill in the gap? If its so expensive to remold something then it would have been cheaper to just include the existing missile launchers, right?

When you add up the numbers they produce, then yes, it might work out cheaper to not include 2 spring loaded lanuchers and the 2 missiles that go with them.
Doing so cuts back on both assembly and materials

[kup]

When you add up the numbers they produce, then yes, it might work out cheaper to not include 2 spring loaded lanuchers and the 2 missiles that go with them.
Doing so cuts back on both assembly and materials

It still doesn't add up since they still need to redesign the whole back section and cast new molds. If they can do that then why not a new head with a repaint?

[Gutsman Heavy]

its possible they already had the new back section as part of the tooling, like CYB Scrapmetals "G1" head, or most of the ROTF line where they had an alt head for redecos planned out.

[Golden Phoenix]

It still doesn't add up since they still need to redesign the whole back section and cast new molds. If they can do that then why not a new head with a repaint?

I thought the only difference was a small plastic bit. That would be a slight change, like when they do a running change to add a notch or tab or something

[fatbot]

Pics of the actual toy have surfaced on the front page of TFCC.