I concede that Fanstoys Grinder is the ‘better’ fit on the Masterpiece shelf (and he sits on mine), especially when among his Fanstoys brothers. But for me the official MP (in this instance the Hasbro V1) remains the ‘better’ realisation of the Autobot Grimlock.
I’m still not sure if I prefer him to MP-08, but Fanstoys Grinder is certainly a looker.
Not all KOs are equal. It used to be that buying a KO meant sacrificing quality. Nowadays, that isn’t always the case. While it’s certainly true that some knock offs are still low-brow alternatives of the source material, it’s not uncommon for modern KOs to match or perhaps even better the original.
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