USA Alternators vs. Japanese release? |
07-05-2009, 09:00 AM
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#1 | | More shelves plz Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Osaka, Japan Collection Count: 30 | USA Alternators vs. Japanese release?
I'm looking to buy Alternators Wheeljack, but here in Japan the BT-14 release of him is pretty expensive since it's kind of a rare find now...looks to be somewhere in the range of $120-$160. I've seen on ebay and the like where I could buy the USA release for considerably cheaper. My question is, is there a big difference in quality between the two? I love Wheeljack, so I don't wanna buy the USA version if it's no good compared to the BT-14. | 
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07-05-2009, 09:25 AM
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#2 | | Combaticon Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,361 Location: Canada Collection Count: 510 News Credits: 8 | the only difference I know of between the two is that BT's have die-cast and Alts do not.  | |
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07-05-2009, 10:52 AM
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#3 | | Bringer of Doom! Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,869 Location: Collingswood, New Jersey. Collection Count: Over 1000 | basically the alternators are the same, minus the die-cast parts. Alt Wheeljack was pretty rare here as well. He can be pretty pricey himself. 
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07-05-2009, 11:03 AM
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#4 | | Quintesson Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 630 Location: Detroit Area | BT has chrome guns and wheels as well as a painted/differently styled head. | |
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07-05-2009, 11:23 AM
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#5 | | Stunticon Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,180 Location: Pennsylvania Collection Count: Not enough!! | Bt has chrome and die cast metal parts,us is just plastick | |
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07-05-2009, 12:09 PM
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#6 | | I am AMAZON! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,355 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Collection Count: 323 | Really, I'd say that both are equally crap. Wheeljack is one of the worst figures in the Alt/BT line. The character doesn't fit as a Grimlock remold, the deco is terrible, and mine, at least, was far more prone to having bits fall off during transformation than Grimlock. I'd advise just skipping it entirely.  | |
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07-05-2009, 12:15 PM
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#7 | | Tuhon Sandata Marangal Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 730 Location: Bundok Maharlika Collection Count: my wife put you up to this? trick question? not enough. | as much i love the BT and alts, i have to agree with switchblade. skip wheeljack, especially as an alt. just to add to what he said the engine gun paint apps leaves you asking if its a KO. get BT shockblast (shockwave) instead.
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07-05-2009, 12:15 PM
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#8 | | Contains mild peril Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,413 Location: UK | Quote:
Originally Posted by Switchblade  Really, I'd say that both are equally crap. Wheeljack is one of the worst figures in the Alt/BT line. The character doesn't fit as a Grimlock remold, the deco is terrible, and mine, at least, was far more prone to having bits fall off during transformation than Grimlock. I'd advise just skipping it entirely. | I wouldn't say he was one of the worst of the Alt/BT line (in the bottom 50% for me), but I never felt Wheeljack worked as a Grimlock redeco either. | |
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07-05-2009, 12:23 PM
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#9 | | Keiner versteht mich. Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6,414 Location: Germany News Credits: 37 | In addition to diecast vs. plastic, Alternators Wheeljack has an unpainted head with very dark blue eyes, wheras Binaltech Wheeljack has a painted head with painted light blue eyes.
And Binaltech Wheeljack has a slightly retooled neck with a larger edge around the neck hinge.
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07-05-2009, 12:23 PM
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#10 | | May be tripping balls Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,885 Location: Staring at the refrigerator Collection Count: Um... this is going to need a trip into the attic | I wouldn't say Wheeljack was one of the worst Alts, so much as he was the single worst Alt. Anyhoo... it's a shame you weren't looking last year, Argos in the UK were desperately trying to shift Alt Wheeljack for £6. Ended up buying one to replace my first one when a piece broke off. Might be worth asking if anyone in the UK could hook you up with one for a reasonable price. 
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