The paint job is in no way crappy.

Enough with the "TAKARA MASTAH RACE" posts, please.

 

Great to see that the briefcase works as well with Hasbro's Brainstorm as it does with Smart Robin. It looks really great, and top notch photography as usual!

The thread with the briefcase and his other cool work is here: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/items-sale-trade/688280-3d-upgrade-parts-megamoonman.html

 

Thanks for the gallery. I am looking forward to getting him, he looks awfully hollow though, not unexpected these days.

 

Are you blind? Just curious. because the pictures clearly show a half ass paint job. And yes Takara's paint apps are typically better.

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers...2/Autobots/Brainstorm/Arcana+Robot+2.jpg.html

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers...ots/Brainstorm/Brainstorm+Head+Front.jpg.html

 

Yeah, I was considering cancelling my Hasbro pre-order and just wait for the Takara one. This confirms that consideration. Hopefully they won't have the similar paint flake/chip issue.

EDIT: heh, seems I already had and forgot…  

 

Some of us don't really care for Takara's extra paint, and we don't find it worth nearly double the cost of Hasbro's version.
You may think the paint job is "half-assed", but some of us don't.

And Driskull98 has a point. All the posts that seems to basically say "Takara is perfect" need to stop, because they are not.

 

Let's tone down the harshness here folks. Each of us is entitled to our own opinion regarding the quality of Hasbro vs. Takara figures.


Thanks.

 

my tailgate symbol scratched off too. i prefer my smart robin over this, i'll pass

 

Not this time; the Takara figure has already been shown:

Takara's Legends Brainstorm and Hasbro's Generations Brainstorm Comparison Image - Transformers News - TFW2005

It looks like a few extra tampographs and a darker canopy, but the paint appears to be the same.

 

oh i see why, the person had to take the pin out to reverse the feet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXC-r8qpDYY&list=UUTawVEKc2B7x23jwy_95oJg

 

Brainstorm looks awesome. Too bad I can't find one  

 

Love it!

I also love the picture of him with his mysterious briefcase. Very awesome.  

 

Relax, it feels solid and substantial. With nice plastic.

 

It's not about having more or less paint apps. I don't really care most of the time who has the most painted areas on their decos between Hasbro and Takara.

What I DO care about is badly applied paint. And the close up pictures in this gallery really show that to be a problem. So for all of you people in a tizzy trying to defend Hasbro, just look at the dang pictures already. That is badly applied paint.

So Hasbro... Takara... doesn't matter. THIS FIGURE has some bad painting on it. I hope it's not representative of all them.

Otherwise... looking pretty good.

zmog

 

Great pics, looks good with that awesome briefcase. 

Once I get my own Brainstorm I'll do some minor changes to make sure it's properly fitted for both molds.

 

If I paint him black, he would like a lot like the batwing from Arkham Origins.

 

what I hope is that his Headmaster lower legs aren't all backwards

 

This, right here, is why I am not bothering with overpriced third party stuff. This guy blows the "Dumb Robin" right out of the water by being a "Classics" toy - an updated design of the G1 look, not mimicking the G1 design to ridiculous extent.
The tech spec gimmick is still there (something the third party cannot do) and I am amazed that even Arcana has head articulation. He looks cute with that smiling face.
Overall, great toy and I cannot wait to get it. Just wish I could fix the legs on my G1 one to display them together.

 

Pffft. Why would we? He is adorable.  

I am only buying stuff from Third Party that Hasbro is never gonna make, like the Animated Huffer/Pipes guys. At this point I would not be surprised if Hasbro eventually made the DJD too, or guys like Ruckus or Fangry or Cattilla. If 10 years ago someone would have told us that we'd have an official Hasbro Straxus, Nightbeat, Thunderwing, Brainstorm or Chop Shop, we would have laughed them off. Now? I can believe an official Sparkstalker or Repugnus could be made, even - given time.

 

^and you want overly complex transformations, because..?

Leave that to movie toys and MPs, okay?!