There are differences between Alternators and Binaltech. First off, Alternators are molded in plastic while Binaltech is molded in die cast metal hence the BT are almost twice the price of an ALT.

Secondly, will be the difference in packaging and the instruction manual. The BT packaging is nicer and comes with a booklet while ALT comes with one piece of fold out instruction manual only.

Thirdly, there maybe different colour schemes. Take for example Prowl. The ALT version is casted in fugly blue plastic while the BT version comes in grey. Another difference would be the accessories such as Windcharger/Overdrive blaster.

One more major thing is that BT are made by Takara while ALT are made by Hasbro.

Btw, you do not call the Optimus Prime a Binaltech

There are two variations to it again. One by Takara called Masterpiece Optimus Prime (MPO1) and the other by Hasbro (20th Anniversary Optimus Prime). Both are exactly the same in terms of material(die cast metal+plastic), but the MP01 comes with longer smoke stacks and no battle damage.

lol, I got my 7 ALT and 1 BT in the span on 2 weeks.

It's not that rare. You can still find it on ebay(m'sia or US). But prepare to pay for it. I got my 20th Anni OP off Ebay M'sia for RM480(so so leh) about 2 months back. For MP01, prepare to pay premium as it can go up to RM800 or more for a MISB one.

DEVASTATOR!!!

Ah, ic. Yah, BT seems to be more popular with the shops. But you can find ALT also in M'sia.

Oh, alright. My bad. Yups, saw that. Some ppl like it, some don't. I personally think it's cool except for the legs. Hope they change it before it goes into production.

It's Dinobots, not dynobots.

Anyways, the purple jet is Skywarp.

And the cassette player is not shockwave but soundwave. Shockwave is a purple decepticon with one yellow eye that can transform into a laser gun.

Aw, that sucks.

Oh, is there such a TF named blitzkrieg? There is one Blitzwing though.

Had a go with my fren's Starscream yesterday. It looks better in alt mode. Furthermore, the quality is utterly disappointing.

The sprues from the arms, hands etc were clearly visible. It looked like some noob Gundam modeller had built it.

Also, there is no die cast component whatsoever [cept for the air brakes if I remembered correctly].

Lastly, the black wash in some areas were overly done.

IMHO, they should make the legs heavier, as it will tip over to the back if there is no stand. The legs are also quite flimsy.

Overall, I would think that MP OP definitely pwns SS anytime in terms of value for money.

I see, thanks for the info bro.

OMFG, there is definitely something wrong the QC ppl over there then.

Why not burn the wings abit to make it more realistic?

You can make it a a shot down variant, akaka.

Mind to elaborate more on the removable leg feature bro?

I feel really dumb now. I paid 480 for a Hasbro 10thAnni OP. If I have waited a year later, might have gotten MP04 with a a bit extra.

Thanks bro.

Shots of my 20th Anni OP

Was bored and decided to transform all my Alt from alt to robot mode all at one go.







And here are more pics on Prime vs Nemesis Prime

Part 1

& Part 2

Yups, saw your old skool toys. Very nice indeed.

Anyone here going to get the Classics line? Megatron in his alt. mode looks super fugly.





Courtesy of seibertron.com

lol, the gun mode is for kiddies.

It looks closer to a real plane with this colour scheme. I was against it at first, but after awhile, it just looks awesome. Just got mine today.

My guess is RM350.

akaka, poison.

Yes, they're.

Thanks. Good fer you bro. I got mine about 300. RRP is Rm350 but I am sure there will be discounts of course.

Yups, it is definitely green and not grey.

The paint on top of the missile pods are starting to wear off revealing green plastic. My advice is not to open the pods too much.

Shoji Kawamori is definitely the man.

Sure, no worries. We collectors are meant to share stuff.

There is only the Takara version right now but Hasbro may secure the mould and produce one themselves. We'll just have to wait and see.

But expect it to be gheyer, such as shorter missiles and less sharp edges.

You can see that Hasbro has watered down the MP01 with their version with shorter smoke stacks and also the newest release feature features a very ghey paint scheme for his blaster.

I guess you can safely say most of the toys or figures that are produced in the market today are from China.

The main line I collect for TF is Alternators as they just look so good both in Alt and robot mode.

Wow, where did you get that price from? If you do not want to disclose it publicly, drop me a pm.

Thanks, but I guess if I take more pics, it'll be more or less the same as his articulation is limited. Especially at the legs.

His thigh pads are non movable and this severely limits articulation. Well, you'll know soon enough when you get yours.