{"id":7390,"date":"2015-07-30T07:12:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T07:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2015-07-31T05:32:42","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T05:32:42","slug":"takaratomy-and-hasbro-masterpiece-fairlady-z-nissan-280zx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=7390","title":{"rendered":"TakaraTomy and Hasbro Masterpiece Fairlady Z (Nissan 280ZX)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mega Review: Includes Prowl, (Blue)Streak, and Smokescreen<\/p>\n

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Packaging & Extras<\/strong>: TakaraTomy Releases: (2.5\/5), Hasbro Release: (2\/5)
\nThe standard TakaraTomy packaging is average, devoid of art, with a few pictures and Japanese text that seems to tout the features. \u00a0These toys come in a small box (about 15x7x21CM), there’s no flip-top lid to let you see the goods inside, and there’s not a whole lot inside of them. Hasbro returns to their rebooted masterpiece style for this release but sweet Jesus did they employ some deceptive packaging to make you hope you were getting something more. \u00a0The Hasbro box balloons to about 28x28x8CM. \u00a0You literally could fit all three 280ZX in the Hasbro box had they opted for vehicle mode packaging like TakaraTomy had. \u00a0 Beyond the toy in a plastic tray you’ll get:
\n1) Gun (with alternating grips)
\n2) Instructions
\n3) Bio card*
\n4) Missile launchers**
\n*TakaraTomy releases only
\n** Silverstreak event and Amazon Japan exclusives only
\nI was a little bit shocked that Hasbro didn’t include the missile launchers that were packaged with Silverstreak or included with the Japanese Amazon purchase of the original toys. \u00a0There are third-party rocket launchers available. \u00a0Hasbro also copied the instructions from Takara but Takara packaged their toys in vehicle mode so the transformation shows you how to get to bot mode. \u00a0You would think that Hasbro would have given us instructions for how to go from bot to car mode since they packaged the toy in bot mode.<\/p>\n

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Charm & Collectability<\/strong>: (2.5\/5)
\nOne could argue that Prowl deserves a higher score here but the incredibly wide availability of knock-off toys of similar quality impacts this score the most. \u00a0As one could imagine, this score would have been higher immediately following release before the knock-off flood. \u00a0The discounted prices of knock-offs also makes Hasbro’s pricing more of a head scratcher. \u00a0While previous Hasbro releases were generally much cheaper than their TakaraTomy counterparts, the Hasbro Prowl was more expensive. \u00a0As is standard for the masterpiece line, don’t expect rubber tires or metal content.
\nTakaraTomy releases:
\nMP-17 Prowl, September 2013, MSRP 5,800
\nMP-18 Streak, October 2013, MSRP 5,800
\nMP-19 Smokescreen, December 2013, MSRP 6,500
\nMP-18S Silverstreak G1 colors, Tokyo Toy Show 2014 exclusive June 2014, MSRP 6,500 Yen<\/p>\n

Hasbro releases:
\nMP-04 Prowl, August 2014, $69.99
\nMP-06 Bluestreak, July 2015, $69.99<\/p>\n

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Sculpt, Detail, & Paint<\/strong>: (8.5\/10)
\nThese toys have some very nice detail work but they fall a little short of my own definition of what would constitute a ‘masterpiece’. \u00a0The tail lights are painted on which is better than being a decal but worse than being separate translucent plastic pieces. \u00a0The seams are relatively tight and everything comes together tightly enough that car mode looks and feels cohesive. \u00a0Detail work is sharp including the Z on the hood. \u00a0The see through windows are nice but they come at the cost of exposing the internal workings for anyone peering in closely. \u00a0Bot mode looks great provided you ignore the backs of the legs which are left uncovered exposing their internal workings. \u00a0The detail on the inside of the doors is a nice touch. Hasbro MP-04 Prowl is easily separated from the TT version by the sharpness of paint on the side door emblem. Hasbro MP-06 Silverstreak has very minimal visual differences from TakaraTomy’s MP-18 including brighter Autobot logo, a less defined antenna, and \u00a0an\u00a0ever-so-slightly more silver hue, .<\/p>\n

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Design<\/strong>: (8\/10)
\nThis toy has perfect transformation and the transformation mechanisms are well hidden with a few exceptions. \u00a0As with practically all Transformers, the bottom of vehicle mode shows some bot parts but it’s not a terrible offender in this capacity. \u00a0As mentioned previously, in car mode you can also peer through the windows and see transformation mechanisms and in bot mode the empty cavities of the legs are exposed. \u00a0The gun can attach to top of the vehicle. \u00a0For Prowl this is accomplished by swinging the grip of the gun forward revealing an angled peg that slides into the back of his light bar. \u00a0For (Blue\/Silver)Streak and Smoke Screen a slot must be pulled up from within the car to accept the gun. \u00a0It’s a little clunky pulling this peg up but at least it’s an integrated solution and I don’t know that many people will be attaching the gun anyway. \u00a0The wheels all spin in vehicle mode although clearance from the ground is fairly tight.The weapons on either side of the bot’s head can be recessed. \u00a0When in their up position, those weapons can be extended. \u00a0In an ideal world, I would have loved for them to have figured out some way to recess the chest a little bit more.
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