UPDATE! Confirmed! Just bought it and compared them both. MA-19 Landmine not only sports a darker, more realistic military green, the wheels are RUBBER! Very authentic indeed! Here's a gallery: http://ooebihara.sakura.ne.jp/toys/TF/MOVIE/MA19/MA19.htm ----------- I just came back from the local hobby store and saw that their Movie dexlue-class MA-19 Landmine, the Japanese version that comes with a little AllSpark, was distinctly a much darker shade of military green. As I don't have the Hasbro one side by side to compare, I could not discern whether it was the lighting or whether it is truly a plastic colour change. For those who have one in their hand, can you confirm or deny this? MA-19 Landmine
Okay, not on-hand, but between a couple of online blogs and confirmation with other members, MA-19 Landmine is indeed a different color. Supposedly, his wheels are rubber too.
Although I do not own the Takara version, but I can attest to darker colour on that version indeed. He also comes with the Allspark cube (POS, imho...) and rubberised plastic tires. Why did I go for Takara Stockade instead...
That's the online gallery I saw that lead me on my quest to get more info about Landmine in the first place! Glad you could confirm the wheels as well though. Always bugged me a bit that the significant variations on Landmine always escaped attention. Especially with him being one of the best of the Movie toys.