I can think of A LOT of other things to do w/ $100 than pay for a monochromistic piece of plastic. Mabe it's dual-toned but in the end, as i was telling Carlito, the gimmick is that it changes forms and fires missiles. Which means, in hasbro's mind, they don't need to paint or use inserted plastic pieces to give it some depth. Kinda like the Vamp or Awestriker having green seats as opposed to something more like black or toned differently.