Can someone post pictures of both US MP Screamer and his japanese counterpart. id like to see the difference in their paint aps if possible
There's a gallery containing images of both on this very website. Masterpiece - Transformers Toys - TFW2005.COM Pays to look around, y'know
I *think* he meant the difference between the us mp starscream, and the tomy anime colored one that's has less weathering... I bought the tomy one and it looks damn near the same, except yes there is slightly less of the grey smokey-ness on the top. I would have preferred none, which is why I went with it. I heard that there was cheaper plastic used on the Japanese one vs. the US, but I've never touched the US version to compare. I didn't hear that until I bought one, but given that they're around the same price, I probably still would've gone with the cleaner looking one. The packaging was exactly the same, plus a sticker, and the instructions were the same from the US release. I don't know of a picture comparing those two, though.
The different plastic was only on the ORIGINAL (i.e the green Screamer) version of MP-03, I own the Japanese MP G1 colored one and it is the exact same plastic as the US one (i.e. Walmart exclusive, at least that's what i figured through a lot of research and asking around in these forums, since like you, I've never touched the US version), other than the japanese one having less weathering, a decepticon logo on top of the nose and having pointer ends to the wings and stabilators they are the same. Also limgrock, here is a link to a thread i started awhile back on that very same subject, hope this helps. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans...takara-masterpiece-stascream-usa-edition.html
Masterpiece Starscream: Walmart vs Takara (US Version) - Cybertron.CA - Canadian Transformers News and Discussion here's a jet mode comparison we did on cybertron.ca: there's a grey nose, decepticon logo near the nose, and less burns on takara's version, blue nose, no decepticon logo, and darker burnmarks, looks like the red is brighter too on wm's
anyone got any pictures of the 2 side by side? i mean the US version and the Japanese release of the US version. apparently the paint aps are different
I spent ages trying to work this out as well, and ended up picking up a Walmart version. Walmart version: Starscream (Reissue) - Toy Gallery - Photo #39 Takara version: https://www.silversnail.com/images/gold/full/action0005772.jpg Very little between them. Notice the ink wash on the wings. There are a few other minor differences apparently. The Takara version is a repaint of the other Seekers while the Walmart version has some changes. Walmart has less sharp tail wing tips, and I think that some plastic parts are red plastic in the Walmart version and painted in the Takara version. Honestly, I spent too much time deciding. It doesnt really matter so much.
so...the wings on the takara version have the black ink wash colourings on them the same as the back of the jet on both versions?
They are pretty stable at around £54 (including shipping) on eBay, but you will need to pay import tax on that too, which was almost £20 on my Walmart version (£9 tax, £11 'admin fees' - thanks Parcel Force! ).
wait...so...if i was lucky enough to get for for say...£45 ish includin shipping, id still have to pay another 20? hope that doesnt count if the item is already in the UK
No. It only counts for items coming into the UK. If it is already here, there should be no additional charges. It is worth paying an extra £10 for an item in the UK over one from outside.
