Alternator Tracks is...BLUE?

[Mr. Bungle]

Only when the Japanese one has the wrong color for the character, I think.

[Bigbeltz]

http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/e...dn/default.cfm

The BT version has just hit e-tailers...that one is yellow. Are we going to be seeing color variations between US and Japanese releases now?

[Bigbeltz]

Originally posted by Mr. Bungle:
Only when the Japanese one has the wrong color for the character, I think.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It makes me wonder about the 2 color schemes we've seen for Jazz...will red be the Takara release, and white the US release?

[Mr. Bungle]

That might well be true.

In either case, I'm always going to go for the ones in the correct color for the character.

[Bigbeltz]

Originally posted by Mr. Bungle:
That might well be true.

In either case, I'm always going to go for the ones in the correct color for the character.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think I'm gonna have to go "completist" on this line...I love it so much...(add to the fact that half of them are repaints anyways)...

[PrometheusX]

The reason for the US verson being blue is, according to Hasbro, is that the yellow plastic they use is too see through for them to use. Translation: The black parts will be seen through the cheap-ass yellow plastic they plain on using. Personally, i think it is because they didn't want collectors to be pissed and went with the G1 color after Takara was stuck using the yellow.

[Mr. Bungle]

Yeah...sounds like a cover-up.

Why didn't they just say "We wanted Alternator Tracks to match the color of his original G1 toy" or something.

[PrometheusX]

Originally posted by Mr. Bungle:
Yeah...sounds like a cover-up.

Why didn't they just say "We wanted Alternator Tracks to match the color of his original G1 toy" or something.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They origionally didn't want another blue Alternator so soon after Smokescreen.