Ironhide looks perfect. I would've chromed the front bumper as well, but his chrome actually isn't that bad. Galvatron looks like a puddle of ass, though.
Hasbro has said a couple times that a Ratchet is likely down the line. So probably a couple more waves into Animated when AniRatchet is gone. DN
Huh... Ironhide might just be the second Henkei figure that I pick up after Powerglide... I like the use of black and silver on the figure better...
Damn, I was hoping that Henkei Galvatron would have the same scheme as the G1 toy, so that one could use the Universe fig to represent a 'regular' Galvatron and the other as a reality-hopping 'Galvatron II'... ...maybe e-hobby will pick that idea up? (Of course, I might eventually get the Henkei one, and say that it's II anyway.)
Alright, that did it. Ironhide has now been officially preordered at LAF Toys. I've been cringing at all the shots I've seen of the American one, with the AWFUL blue face and "Allspark blue" windows. I still can't understand how Hasbro screwed this one up so badly?!? I'm starting to think they purposely chose to make one figure out of every wave look horrible just to throw a bone to TakaraTomy. Ah well. I'll pay triple the cost of the US one, but at least I'll be proud to have this guy on my shelf.
Agreed, I'm going to get this as well as the Hasbro version, the Hasbro one only because I can't wait to play with this.
Why can't Japan get Galvy's purple right? He's too light and not dark enough. I'll still buy this one, provided TakTomy puts some metal pins in the all those places where things fall off. Henkai AHRNHYDE is so supperior to the Hasbro version it's terrifying. And I'm not one who normally drinks the Takara lemonade.
It's great that Takara actually painted Ironhide's face silver like it should be on the hasbro version in the first place but I don't really see the point in paying so much extra money when I can just paint his face and windows on my own for a 5th of the cost..Takaras chrome is just weird and out of place as is the yellow stripe. As for Galvatron, I already have the Universe version and I think that it looks much better than this henkei version.
yeah, if it's not to much trouble that's probably the route i'll go. you forgot "removing the ugly-@SS 'allspark blue'." which is 90% of what's ruining the Hasbro version, the Yellow on henkei Ironhide is just icing on a much better looking cake. Still wish the rims were painted though shush, you! that'd make SENSE!
Ironhide looks so much better, I love the chrome, the normal looking windows, silver face, properly colored arms!! wow!
But the blue isn't even allspark/smurf/HOLY HELL, IT'S BLUE....blue. It's like a faded metal-like blue......on the face (which isn't that noticable) and windows (which I agree, does look out of place) *sigh*.....maybe I don't see what you guys see. The Hasbro version looks fine to me.
As been said, Takara's Ironhide looks miles better than Hasbro's attempt. I wasn't gonna pick up the mold at all, but these pics just made me preorder it!
I guess that's a big HAH at whoever thought Takara would make a superiro Galvatron. that thing isn't just NOT 100% G1, it's also boring boring ultra boring. Ironhide, however, is awesome, even for a Universe mold.
