hi to all members-this i my first post so i figured lets make it interesting for all you heavyweights
i have three g1 metroplex figures
one is a rubber tire original which i purchased myself in the 80's with severe sun damage (shame on me)
one is a g1 rubber tire and one is a g1 plastic tire which i purchased recently as replacements on kijiji
all 3 have the same markings (hasbro/takara- 1985-japan)
none of these 2 i recently purchased appear to be knockoffs but i spotted a difference between them and my original which i can't explain
if you look at the garage in his chest you will see that there is a reinforcement in the plastic walls at the top left which is not there in my original- also my original has a metal tab on the right where the connection to the center torso is, which the other two do not have
the plastic reinforcement does not allow scamper to fit in the garage with arms attached on top meanwhile scamper fits with his arms attached into my original metroplex garage
aside from these differences they seem to be the same minus the plastic wheels and chrome differences
let the brainstorming begin
i will try to download pics-need to figure out how
help would be appreciated