(Mar. 08, 2013 5:47 AM)Zeus_Brooklyn Wrote: Anyone Know how Zeus's E-Gear works?? The Takara Version.
I explained it very recently so if you want more depth look for that, but basically it's a bearing supported shaft, notable for being the only Customize Gear (it's a Customize Gear, not an Engine Gear, note). But, thanks to the lack of good bases, it's not very useful.
(Mar. 05, 2013 9:32 PM)Kenshin Wrote: I have a some questions about Sonokong plastic gen beys OK first would anyone know where the beys are manufactured China or Korea? Even though my experiences may be limited to the G Revolution beys they seem to have a decline in quality compared to their Hasbro or Takara counterparts.
Also I have noticed some minor mold variations with the G Rev Sonokong beys. The variations are mainly ascetic is this common for other beys in the line?
Oh man you just made me think to check something I hadn't before to resolve the sonokong G-rev questions, and I think with just a little bit more investigation we'll have a complete answer (there's one little question left, that I don't trust my memory well enough to answer):
Okay so get this: All sonokong pre-g rev stuff is Made in Korea, as are some of my SonoKong G-Rev's - the ones with sharper molding. The former are small sized, the latter are regular sized. However, I've mentioned that I have a sono kong Rock Bison which is as polished/not-sharp as a takara one - and guess what? The AR says it's Takara, made in China. It did come in a sonokong box, and with sonokong instructions. I will see if I still have the sticker sheet to check if those were SonoKong too.
So, what this means is that SonoKong likely supplemented their own production with excess stock from Takara (I guess the lack of takara/chinese-made Dragoon G's in SK stock is because they made too many also?). It could also mean that SonoKong bought some of Takara's excess to sell on the revival of MFB or whatever it was that made them start selling plastics again (in sets etc).
Check Draciel G's, Dranzer G's, Stickers
Now, the one question that remains, and it is quite a minor one, is whether SK used their own WD's on the Takara beys they resold. I recall mine coming with the SK weight disks, but I would like confirmation either way if someone buys a SonoKong bey and it's stamped Takara (with g-rev beys the stamp is generally on the AR).
This explains the whole "some sk grev beys look just like takara beys" thing, because some of them ARE takara beys.
Anyway, quality wise, the main difference is that SonoKong don't seem to polish their plastic or metal as much, making it look a little worse. Their stickers are also sometimes not cut quite as well, and there is sometimes excess metal on the weight disks (adding to the weight - but there are weight variations anyway, I think I just happened to get a naturally heavy 10 Wide with excess metal as well, making it slightly heavier than most of my wide defenses). This carries on into MFB - Galaxy Pegasis is a very visible example of Sonokong's perhaps slightly lower "quality" - but I hesitate to say that because it's not like the beyblades are compromised by it - SK G-Rev beys play just as well as Takara ones.
Other notes: You can get dud EG's from all manufacturers. I also put the one or two beys I have had arrive that look like they've been left by the seaside for a year (salt corrosion) down to poor storage at some point after they left the manufacturers hands, but I've had that with a takara bey as well soooo...
Also of note is that while SK don't polish their WD's as well, Takara wasn't really any better up until G-Revolution.
But yeah basically there are those differences, as well as spelling differences etc, however some SK beys are just repackaged takara ones, and either way it doesn't really affect their playability (and collectors never seem to care for sonokong as it is, soooo).
shaun The Sheep: Yeah, that's a busted EG, damn
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