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News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:30 pm

Rated X wrote:Doesnt work at all. Stick with the flesh/fur look.

Works fantastically.

News Credits: 9 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:59 pm

down to grab this.
ihad been waiting for a BW Megs to swing my way so this should do the trick!

News Credits: 4 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:12 pm

while I'm all for a)Beast Wars Classics and b)fully robotic beast modes and even quite keen on a melding of the two, ala Cybertron Megatron and Optimus Primal, this doesn't work for me. I'm not keen on the head sculpt to begin with, and Megatron doesn't really look right without one of his hands made moot by having to wield half of his beast-mode kibble in it. I'd have much rather had no remolding and a simple repaint into G2 Grimlock, or an homage to the lava Grimlock from animated. They could have even called the red on T-Wrecks (sure he was a BW Meg repaint, but he was far from prominent in fiction, so I could live with such a big departure in design.

Silly that I'm asking for kibble weapons here, but it makes sense for Megatron. Still, it it looks nice enough in the final product I'm not ruling out my being swayed by it.

News Credits: 7 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:30 pm

I'm all for Beast Era characters, but I'm just not feeling this. It's just too Grimlock and not enough Megatron.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 1:51 pm

Hasbro, if you're going to give us a new BW Megatron, give us the red version of the RID Megs that you bastards cancelled once FunPub took over Botcon. Not this.

News Credits: 3 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:13 pm

I have the same set-up for my first Titan slot in Fall of Cybertron.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:26 pm

Headsculpt is very BW Megatron, but with the sword and shield I'm more reminded of Magmatron. Very slim chance of it being Magmatron? Mmmmmaybe.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:27 pm

didnt see that one coming, but thats because this mold doesnt work for BW Megatron. With more remolding sure but just a new head sculpt makes it look stupid.

Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:36 pm

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
SKYWARPED_128 wrote:He doesn't really count as Transmetal Megs unless he's got the "ass-fan/bosters", does he?

Ass-fans? If you meant the intakes he can deploy in beast mode and robot mode, they were on his beast hips/robot back.

I don't think this is supposed to represent Megatron's Transmetal body, but rather his Season 1 body.

I remember someone calling ROTF Ravage's cannons "ass cannons", and on a whim, decided to call Transmetals Meg's boosters "ass-boosters." Not very suitable, in retrospect.

I naturally thought it would be Transmetals since his season one body was organic as opposed to mechanical.

Not to ,ention asymetrical. I figured it would be Transmetal as well.

Mon Feb 11, 2013 2:53 pm

now i want to see monkey optimus. but seriously i think this works perfectly, just wish they could of give him different weapons, like a blaster or something.

News Credits: 4 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:45 pm

datguy86 wrote:Headsculpt is very BW Megatron, but with the sword and shield I'm more reminded of Magmatron. Very slim chance of it being Magmatron? Mmmmmaybe.

That's an interesting idea. I could go for that.

News Credits: 123 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:55 pm

I think the debate here boils down to whether people view this possible retooling as an homage or update to BW Megatron.

As an homage, it definitely does not work - whether regular or Transmetal, this mold misses the mark for reasons already stated (no T-rex head hand, tail weapon, or thrusters if Transmetal).

As an update, however, I think this is brilliant (I use the word as a non-Brit). I love the vibe this guy gives off - think Kaon Gladiator from Transformers Prime meets the conniving schemer from Beast Wars, and you have a total win.

I'd love to see the color palette, or some Photoshopped test shots, but as of right now, he's buy on sight. :PREDACON:

Mon Feb 11, 2013 4:47 pm

What I'm curious about is what are they gonna call him? He has the same name as their main Aligned/Generations baddie, so are they gonna say he's another form of that Megatron, call him "Beast Wars Megatron" (likely, but that seems more a Takara move than a Hasbro one), or give him a new name entirely?

If it's the last one, I humbly suggest "Predatron," the way-too-cool-sounding-for-Playskool name of the sole "1-2-3 Go-Bots" baddie (OK, his name was spelled "Preditron," but I prefer this spelling).

News Credits: 3 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:13 pm

How about they 'remold' this figure into the same Grimlock figure...only with a backside in bot mode and an underside in dino mode? Please/thanks.

News Credits: 20 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:53 pm

All shall burn FOR THE ROYALTY!!! >8U :michaelbay:

Yeah I'm gonna have to get this if it's not an exclusive of some kind.

Mon Feb 11, 2013 5:54 pm

I'd be happy with Gigatron as the Aligned name.

Mon Feb 11, 2013 6:17 pm

It's pretty cool looking. I like the head mold a lot. If the figure is actually planned to release and uses the same colors as BW Megatron then it could work out. But now the Grimlock i pre ordered doesn't feel as special. :-(

I still have to get him though considering i played both cybertron games (enjoyed both of them a ton) and had a lot of fun slicing through insecticons with grimlock's sword/ burning them to bits with his flamethrowing ability in dinosaur mode. It will also be my first dinobot ever... but it still won't feel as special considering he's going to be remolded.

News Credits: 1 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:43 pm

Nice try HasTak!

It's a good idea, but not one I'll be investing in. Not much wrong with the Beast Wars figures in my opinion.

News Credits: 335 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:45 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:That must be the molds alternate head. Pretty interesting choice, then again, how many T-Rex TF's do we have aside from Grimlock? Anyone?

97.3

News Credits: 251 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:47 pm

Down_Shift wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:That must be the molds alternate head. Pretty interesting choice, then again, how many T-Rex TF's do we have aside from Grimlock? Anyone?

97.3

Where'd the .3 come from? :-?

News Credits: 335 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:51 pm

Mindmaster wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:That must be the molds alternate head. Pretty interesting choice, then again, how many T-Rex TF's do we have aside from Grimlock? Anyone?

97.3

Where'd the .3 come from?

Mini-cons. Duuuuh.

News Credits: 251 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 9:52 pm

Down_Shift wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:That must be the molds alternate head. Pretty interesting choice, then again, how many T-Rex TF's do we have aside from Grimlock? Anyone?

97.3

Where'd the .3 come from?

Mini-cons. Duuuuh.

Oh, right.

Wait, there was a T-rx Mini-Con? Where was I when this happened? :HEADHURTS:

News Credits: 1235 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:19 pm

sdn1337 wrote: but it still won't feel as special considering he's going to be remolded.

This is something you should probably get used to as a lot of figures get repainted or remolded at some point.

News Credits: 251 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:21 pm

LOST Cybertronian wrote:
sdn1337 wrote: but it still won't feel as special considering he's going to be remolded.

This is something you should probably get used to as a lot of figures get repainted or remolded at some point.

Generations Drift and Blurr for example.

News Credits: 1235 · Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:22 pm

Mindmaster wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:
Mindmaster wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:That must be the molds alternate head. Pretty interesting choice, then again, how many T-Rex TF's do we have aside from Grimlock? Anyone?

97.3

Where'd the .3 come from?

Mini-cons. Duuuuh.

Oh, right.

Wait, there was a T-rx Mini-Con? Where was I when this happened?