Ahhh, they are both the same to me. Yeah it is a money making scheme in making the repaints but come on they are a business and thinking like one in making profits of those repaints and both takara and hasbro are making them. I just hope they never stop. Transformers Forever!! :thumb

can somebody please explain to me why people can hate on both companies when they make the same products?

Well I really dont hate on either. Its more like some versions I prefer better on than others whether it be Hasbro or Takara.

 

 

 

The mold difference's are the first and most obvious is the mouth and nonmouth variants. To add to that, There is mouth prime with smooth chest panels which is also the rarest of the variants, mouth prime with ribbed chest panels, Faceplate prime with smooth chest panels and Faceplate prime with ribbed chest panels. The final of the variants is the mold that is exactly like Takara's . Then there is the matter of the drones 3 and 4 haveing the extra paint apps on the knee area and of course some the most durable chrome used on a TF on his chest. There is also the extra silver paint apps on the ribbed area inside the chest flaps and the painted windsheild wippers. Also, there is a mold difference inside the helmet that allows the brim of the helmet to sit lower on E prime and there is a slight mold variation on the inside of the ratchet mechanism in the earlier GrandConvoys. I think takara changed it though, to be like Hasbros which was a bit tighter because of this variation, since my new GrandConvoy is as tight in the hips as my Eprime now.

I love how you know your stuff! :clap :tftongue :thumb

the funny part about this debate is that people like to put the poor card out there, like anyone wants to be broke, or if you are broke you cant have a hobby for tfs. I hate that elitist crap. I love g1, that is why i am here. I love hasbro and takara (my favorite tf is Longrack the Giraffe) and although I buy mostly hasbro it is not cause I am poor (I am married to a doctor) its because I like to inspect my tf's before buy them, no one in ohio imports tf's

 

TF forever (kill e-ironhide)

(kill e-ironhide)

:punch :tard

 

:P

 

 

Ironhide is cooler than everyone gives him credit. If you can get over his vehicle mode, his bot mode and gestault mode are very cool looking and fun to mess with and pose.

Great point hun!

can somebody please explain to me why people can hate on both companies when they make the same products?

Psst!

 

They don't make the exact same products.

 

If they did, then that would eliminate a lot of the Starscreaming - but not all.

Autobots vs. Decepticons

 

Takara Collectors vs. Hasbro Collectors

 

Endless civil war.

i went with takara

 

. i like the wight of diecast

 

. i can get the stuff at a good cost tho a little more

 

. i like thier colours more and they seem to use more shiny and transparent parts thats a plus

 

. i like there boxes more their easyer to save when taking out the toy

 

. as a company they seem to care more about the collector with all this lucky draw black, fire guts and gold stuff

 

thats not to say hasbro is poo i like universe mostly the new stuff its another chance for me to get the RiD stuff i missed

I am a Takara "purist." I chose Takara over Hasbro bc I too like the diecast parts and the attention to details that comes with the Takara versions. Diecast toys are the very last thing I remembered having as a kid. So it's pretty close to my heart to have these toys. Not to say that Hasbro is secondary, Takara just fits me more as a "collector." Plus, I grew up watching some of the old Japanese cartoon and tv series like Spectreman, Macross...etc, but was never able to buy the toys bc it was expensive and out of reach when I was a kid, even some of the TFs.

 

All this fussing about which co. is better just takes the joy out of being in the TF community. If it's about financial issues and accessiblity then go for it. If it's about collecting then go for that. I chose what I choose bc now I'm working and have some money here and there (though not a lot). When it's all said and done, it would be nice to see more of why you prefer Takara or Hasbro rather than dissecting and analysing the worst of the opposite side.

I like them both.

 

If I want to save money, I'll buy Hasbro. If I want better quality, I'll get Takara.