How does having a dark gray face make Hasbro MP Rodimus inherently "inferior"? It's a cosmetic change and intentionally done so to make the toy more G1 toy accurate. If you prefer cartoon likeness, then sure, I can see how TOMY's MP Rodimus would hold more appeal -- but for people who prefer toy accuracy, Hasbro MP Rodimus holds greater appeal.

I would agree that the lack of paint apps on the interior of Hasbro Roddie's driving compartment and a few other places like the waist plate and rear "thrusters" are inferior to TOMY's because they just lack as much different colours (typically Hasbro cheaped out and gave the toy less paints)... but I don't agree that having a more toy-accurate colour scheme makes the toy any better or worse than TOMY's. Whether you prefer TOMY or Hasbro MP Roddie's colours depends on your preference for show or toy accurate colours - so it's completely subjective and based on people's personal bias.

Also... remember when Takara's MP Starscream first came out? People were up in arms about that toy and people said that was Takara's first cop out of a MP toy from Takara. HasTak have since improved that mould with subsequent uses of it - primarily with the use of better plastic, but they haven't been able to hide a lot of the drawbacks of its design. MP Starscream copped a LOT of criticism when it first came out - with people derisively calling it "Greenscream." I distinctly remember this toy being the first Takara MP that copped widespread criticism from fans.