I'm not sure if anyone has noticed this or not, but some of Hasbro's Storm metal wheels are different from Takara Tomy's Storm metal wheels. Specifically, they appear to be slightly thicker and more angular than regular Hasbro and Takara Storm wheels, and also feel slightly heavier. Before I go into more detail however, I would first like to explain how I came across these molds:
So I recently ordered two original Hasbro Metal Fusion Storm Pegasuses for $15. Insane price, right? At first I was afraid that they would be fake, so upon their arrival, I carefully inspected the packages for all the correct logos and such. Both of them passed the inspection flawlessly (except for a small typo in the instruction manual mixing up the track and bottom, saying to turn the Spin Track to lock on to the Performance Tip), but I can still confirm that these are still legitimate, 100% authentic Hasbro Beyblades. Anyway, since both of the packages were half opened (due to the glue not holding the plastic bubble and the cardboard together over the years), I decided to open both of them. To my surprise, the Storm metal wheels appeared to have corroded a bit, but also appeared to have a metalflake coating as well, so I'm assuming that this metalflake coating was what oxidized and caused the corrosion due to the package being half opened. Both of the metal wheels were still very shiny however. And that's not all. The Pegasis clear wheels were different as well. Instead of having triangular cutouts where the red eye stickers would go, both were completely smooth. And neither of them fit correctly onto their metal wheels; there was not enough room for the clear wheels, even though they fit perfectly onto other metal wheels. Regular Pegasis clear wheels also fit fine onto the Storm wheels. What's even more disturbing is that, the face, track, and bottom were also different. Instead of having two screw layers to fit into the track, the face had three of them. The RF bottom's rubber part was fluorescent red with a violet tinge, and had a smooth, glossy texture, and felt harder than regular RF's. The face and track also had little bits of leftover plastic on them. The winders were also different. Instead of being the extremely short, useless Hasbro winders, they were exact copies of the Takara long winders! But besides that, everything else was completely normal. I know they may sound like sure fakes, I swear, the packages and instructions were indistinguishable from any other Hasbro Metal Fusion boosters. But as far as ridiculousness goes, why were the beys like this? Well, my guess is that these two boosters are rare examples of very, very early Beyblade Metal Fusion products, almost like prototypes that escaped onto the production line, kept hidden in the backs of shelves or stockrooms, probably sold to an outlet, obtained by the seller fairly late, and finally purchased by me, quite luckily!
...And now back to the main topic. The Storm wheels feel slightly heavier than regular ones, appear thicker, more angular, and quite unusually, seem to have a thin metalflake coating that is prone to corrosion. Now in terms of actual performance, they don't seem to be much different from regular Storm wheels, but I need to do more testing. The same goes for the RF's. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed reading, and I'll try to upload pics if I can, as well as do testings for these parts. These have truly been the strangest Beyblades I've ever bought.
EDIT: They're fake
So I recently ordered two original Hasbro Metal Fusion Storm Pegasuses for $15. Insane price, right? At first I was afraid that they would be fake, so upon their arrival, I carefully inspected the packages for all the correct logos and such. Both of them passed the inspection flawlessly (except for a small typo in the instruction manual mixing up the track and bottom, saying to turn the Spin Track to lock on to the Performance Tip), but I can still confirm that these are still legitimate, 100% authentic Hasbro Beyblades. Anyway, since both of the packages were half opened (due to the glue not holding the plastic bubble and the cardboard together over the years), I decided to open both of them. To my surprise, the Storm metal wheels appeared to have corroded a bit, but also appeared to have a metalflake coating as well, so I'm assuming that this metalflake coating was what oxidized and caused the corrosion due to the package being half opened. Both of the metal wheels were still very shiny however. And that's not all. The Pegasis clear wheels were different as well. Instead of having triangular cutouts where the red eye stickers would go, both were completely smooth. And neither of them fit correctly onto their metal wheels; there was not enough room for the clear wheels, even though they fit perfectly onto other metal wheels. Regular Pegasis clear wheels also fit fine onto the Storm wheels. What's even more disturbing is that, the face, track, and bottom were also different. Instead of having two screw layers to fit into the track, the face had three of them. The RF bottom's rubber part was fluorescent red with a violet tinge, and had a smooth, glossy texture, and felt harder than regular RF's. The face and track also had little bits of leftover plastic on them. The winders were also different. Instead of being the extremely short, useless Hasbro winders, they were exact copies of the Takara long winders! But besides that, everything else was completely normal. I know they may sound like sure fakes, I swear, the packages and instructions were indistinguishable from any other Hasbro Metal Fusion boosters. But as far as ridiculousness goes, why were the beys like this? Well, my guess is that these two boosters are rare examples of very, very early Beyblade Metal Fusion products, almost like prototypes that escaped onto the production line, kept hidden in the backs of shelves or stockrooms, probably sold to an outlet, obtained by the seller fairly late, and finally purchased by me, quite luckily!
...And now back to the main topic. The Storm wheels feel slightly heavier than regular ones, appear thicker, more angular, and quite unusually, seem to have a thin metalflake coating that is prone to corrosion. Now in terms of actual performance, they don't seem to be much different from regular Storm wheels, but I need to do more testing. The same goes for the RF's. Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed reading, and I'll try to upload pics if I can, as well as do testings for these parts. These have truly been the strangest Beyblades I've ever bought.
EDIT: They're fake
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