EDIT: also, you can buy 2 20th anniversary Optimus Primes for the price of this 1 figure.
you go dr clay preach on brother. I can't belive they the killed the diecast and dude last i recall it was way bigger then that . I am no its not fair to compare it to the convay but every since they made that thing and can sell it for roughly 60 bucks i am begining to question all my purchases that and the escaflowne 48 dollars looks wonderful. But yamato basicly has a monopoly so hey the laws of suppy and demand apply. like any compny they got to find ways to minimize costs hence no diecast, mac zero reduced in size and nolonger a perfect transformation but its also cheaper so you might be able to let that slide. buy the way great debate lets keep it clean and enjoy sharing ideas. thanks guys