was there or wasnt there a Takara release of this figure? Database here does not list one but I have seen auctions for crazy prices for one claimed to be. Can anyone clarify?
Lockdown (ROTF) - Transformers Wiki also shows a Takara version exists. what differences from Hasbro version? and why not listed here?
Are Takara NEST toys not identical to Hasbro ones aside from some a few extra stickers on the packaging?
I can't say for sure, but other than the AOE line of old reissues and some Leader optimus Primes, most of the movie toys have been pretty much the same. There a a few examples of variances like Side Arms Sideswipe and HA Jazz, but they're far and few between. I have no memory of Lockdown being different.
I vaguely recall a few ROTF no screen time toys were just Hasbro's with japanese text stickers over the Hasbro cards and were pretty much just "USA Editions!" without being labeled as such.
I looked into this a couple years ago and there was a Takara version released, but it was just the US packaging with a Japanese NEST sticker. No toy differences as far as I could discern. Quite a toughie t find at a reasonable price too, especially MOSC. All the best Maz
After accepting that they were gone from shelves everywhere, I lucked out and finally found one at the back of the peg in a grocery store! Liked it so much I got the Axor repaint. Lockdown is still on display, borrowing Axor's nice shiny silver engine block/EMP generator.
Gonna toot my own horn a bit cause I like this mold so much. I made a custom Joker-Bot out of it. Link to more pics in my sig. -G
Man, they really should've found a way to make this mold or engineering work for AoE Lockdown. If nothing else, for the height boost alone.
