New Galleries: Transformers G2 Combat Hero Optimus Prime and Combat Hero Megatron

Ryan....just out of curiosity, why not keep these? Too rare? Not what you personally collect?

now I know, where this came from



and Yes, before I get sarcastic coments, I might need more education on transformers, but as many here I got involved cuz the cartoons (30 years ago) and G2 wasn't on tv.

BERSEKAEL wrote:now I know, where this came from



and Yes, before I get sarcastic coments, I might need more education on transformers, but as many here I got involved cuz the cartoons (30 years ago) and G2 wasn't on tv.

Not quite, the original Legends was more directly based on this big fellow:



Roughly the size of a Leader, the design was downsized into a Deluxe with added articulation. The big guy was never released in Jspan as is, but was repainted into BWII Megastorm, by changing some stickers, replacing the purple with brown and giving him a black "mask". Also, the purple and grey decos were used in Japan for the Legends figure in their EZ Collection.

Bounti76 wrote:Ryan....just out of curiosity, why not keep these? Too rare? Not what you personally collect?

I'd rather finish off my G1 Japanese collection with Galaxy Shuttle, Blue Bacchus, Black Shadow, Browning, Dai Atlas and the rest of the Big Powered guys, Battle Gaia, Guard City, or Grandus. I'm sure I'll regret selling them one day. I felt it was really important for Transformers fans around the world to have some of these rare unreleased G2 figures properly photographed before they headed off to someone's private collection. I usually keep everything but with another baby on the way in November and with Seibertron.com being a dealer at TFcon in a few weeks, the money from these will be better used elsewhere with my business at this time.

Ever since I first heard of these guys (and the combat here theme) I always figured these patriotic repaints might have been planned to support the Desert Storm in Iraq. Wasnt G2 going on around that time in 1992 ? I wonder if they got cancelled because the war ended before production ? Maybe someone who knows timelines better can elaborate...

Sabrblade wrote:Surprised to see the Prime's mouthplate isn't red.

If I recall correctly, it was in one of the catalog pictures of this figure, which is probably what hasbro referenced when coming up with color scheme for the generations combat hero optimus. I'm on my cell phone at the moment so I can't verify due to limited connectivity at the restaurant I'm at right now.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Allow me:

Bingo. And that's why generations combat hero optimus has a red face.

i wish i hadnt missed out on the g2 figures back in the day!

SW's SilverHammer wrote:As a G2 enthusiast, you'd not believe how amazingly awesome/ridiculous I find the four star general O. Prime. I genuinely love the generations G2 hero prime from hasbro's Ultimate gift set a few years back, even more because of these galleries. You know if the club made this G2 Combat Hero Megatron from of the deluxe tank megatrons, i'd buy it, even if that mold is a bit crap XD

I'll just never understand the dislike for the Classics tank Megatron. It makes me sad.

Thinking about it, it was a missed chance to have tank Megatron in those colors in the Botcon G2 redux set.

Continuing the Seibertron.com look at some Transformers Generation 2 exclusives, we are pleased to share two new galleries of European releases Archforce and Sureshot, in our highly detailed high-def high-quality galleries! These ain't your parents' Transformers kids - though they do look uncannily similar to Megatron and Optimus Prime...


Generation 2 Sureshot
















Generation 2 Archforce