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I've been kind of out of the loop lately with Law School Apps and Job interviews for the past few months; anyone care to tell me where I can import one without the orange saftey tip?

83457W422102 wrote:There's no URL in the news story.

Don't need one. There are two buttons at the top of the news story that take you to the link itself.

Edit: Nevermind, looks like someone put one there anyways. The balance has been restored.

Kronos wrote:The area outlined in red in this pic is what I was talking about when I said Megatron's unibrow.

I dont think thats a unibrow, I think that is to show depth perception of the recession from his forhead to his eyes

My question is this:

Its March when will it ship?

CANT WAIT FOR MINE

well the original g1 megatron had very skinny legs and I don't understand why you are all upset. if you loved G1 megs so why worry about this one. plus since it is based on the show and toy it will have skinny legs no matter what

Wheeljack35 wrote:My question is this:

Its March when will it ship?

It comes out at the end of the months so I would guess late March early April.

bumblezzz wrote:well the original g1 megatron had very skinny legs and I don't understand why you are all upset. if you loved G1 megs so why worry about this one. plus since it is based on the show and toy it will have skinny legs no matter what

Most people don't have a huge problem with it. Just comparing it to the other MPs in the line make it look rather weak is all. I like that he has skinny legs like G1 Megs. Gives it a nostalgic feel.

Down_Shift wrote:

Wheeljack35 wrote:My question is this:

Its March when will it ship?

It comes out at the end of the months so I would guess late March early April.

Ah crap another whole month trying to hold on to $100

Damn it, I swore I wouldn't get this and that the MP line was dead to me because of the orange crap. But he's so friggin' cool looking!

Down_Shift wrote:

Wheeljack35 wrote:My question is this:

Its March when will it ship?

It comes out at the end of the months so I would guess late March early April.

bumblezzz wrote:well the original g1 megatron had very skinny legs and I don't understand why you are all upset. if you loved G1 megs so why worry about this one. plus since it is based on the show and toy it will have skinny legs no matter what

Most people don't have a huge problem with it. Just comparing it to the other MPs in the line make it look rather weak is all. I like that he has skinny legs like G1 Megs. Gives it a nostalgic feel.

well glad you like it. I can't wait to get mine. do you think that the head gimmick is more of a battle mode than a g1 toy head. I think if the eyes could be visible it would count as a g1 head. I mean't the critics who hate for being small. weel you could agree with me that since it is based on the gi toy so it will be small. sucks that they never will come out with a mini-bots master piece box set. or even a grimlock or a hot rod. masterpiece soundwave? I wish. right.

bumblezzz wrote:

Down_Shift wrote:

Wheeljack35 wrote:My question is this:

Its March when will it ship?

It comes out at the end of the months so I would guess late March early April.

bumblezzz wrote:well the original g1 megatron had very skinny legs and I don't understand why you are all upset. if you loved G1 megs so why worry about this one. plus since it is based on the show and toy it will have skinny legs no matter what

Most people don't have a huge problem with it. Just comparing it to the other MPs in the line make it look rather weak is all. I like that he has skinny legs like G1 Megs. Gives it a nostalgic feel.

well glad you like it. I can't wait to get mine. do you think that the head gimmick is more of a battle mode than a g1 toy head. I think if the eyes could be visible it would count as a g1 head. I mean't the critics who hate for being small. weel you could agree with me that since it is based on the gi toy so it will be small. sucks that they never will come out with a mini-bots master piece box set. or even a grimlock or a hot rod. masterpiece soundwave? I wish. right.

No, it's based on G1. Compare this to the alternate head:

Hot_Rod wrote:Anybody know if the shoes can actually be worn by a child? That would rule all. It would sure beat out all those other fads we see with the roller sneaker thingys and stuff. This would be the coolest of all shool grounds!

Both of them look awesome. I must have. I'm very suprised at how cool the robot mode of the sneakers look.

They could if they weren't packed full of transormer parts. They are making a kids shoe with Transformers logos on them. That's just as good to a kid. (mind you I would have given anything in the world to have Gretskys shoes from "Pro*Stars"

bumblezzz wrote:well glad you like it. I can't wait to get mine. do you think that the head gimmick is more of a battle mode than a g1 toy head. I think if the eyes could be visible it would count as a g1 head. I mean't the critics who hate for being small. weel you could agree with me that since it is based on the gi toy so it will be small. sucks that they never will come out with a mini-bots master piece box set. or even a grimlock or a hot rod. masterpiece soundwave? I wish. right.

I really don't think it's a G1 head because there are no eyes to it. If it is suppose to be a G1 head that TT is getting lazy, bug time. As for another MasterPiece, I would see it being another big player in the series. If there were to do one, they could easily re-paint Starscream into one of the other seekers. But if it were to be an original mould... I would guess Grimlock, Rodimus or Galvatron. I could even see those three being next in line for the T.H.S. treatment. Who knows, we might get a nice teaser from what ever is included in MP-Megatrons contents.

Bluebullet wrote: No, it's based on G1. Compare this to the alternate head:

To be honest I can't see it being an alternate head. It's got to be part of the Transformation.

Down_Shift wrote:

Bluebullet wrote: No, it's based on G1. Compare this to the alternate head:

To be honest I can't see it being an alternate head. It's got to be part of the Transformation.

From the looks of it, that would probably make the most sense,as it dosen't look enough like his G1 toy head to be a good representation.

One thing I was wondering about the orange cap thing...I thought I might have heard that the end of the scope would have one, too....like it is on Classics Megs. Am I right about that...or is it just more orange cap paranoia?

Down_Shift wrote:

Hot_Rod wrote:Anybody know if the shoes can actually be worn by a child? That would rule all. It would sure beat out all those other fads we see with the roller sneaker thingys and stuff. This would be the coolest of all shool grounds!

Both of them look awesome. I must have. I'm very suprised at how cool the robot mode of the sneakers look.

Sure if your child is club foot and has two left feet.

edited for clarity.

Down_Shift wrote:

83457W422102 wrote:There's no URL in the news story.

Don't need one. There are two buttons at the top of the news story that take you to the link itself.

Edit: Nevermind, looks like someone put one there anyways. The balance has been restored.

I didn't even think of looking at the thread in the forums rather than just the news story...

However, I'm glad that the link is now in the News Story so that other people will be able to find the pictures. Thanks, News Gang!

Could it be a way to get into an alternate face like MP Screamer?

Kronos wrote:By the way, if any of you are worried about customs, Spencer from AgesThreeAndUp.com is shipping UNMODDED MP-05's in the U.S.

The way he does this is enter the US with the packages and ship them from a U.S. Location via UPS. To quote Spencer from the forums:

The Megatron figures we will be shipping into the states also will not have the orange cap on them. I bring over all mail personally and ship from a US address so these don't leave my hands until they are shipped by UPS. I don't think there is anything to fear with these.

Hope that helps.

Spencer.

So, if you're worried about customs, I think this is the way to go.

CapturePrey.com is from U.S. Kentucy and they are also shipping unmodded and so is RobotKingdom.com. So if they ship within the U.S, that means it's safe? I hope so. I hope both my orange tip and unmodded Megatron come in one piece.

NightFall wrote:CapturePrey.com is from U.S. Kentucy and they are also shipping unmodded and so is RobotKingdom.com. So if they ship within the U.S, that means it's safe? I hope so. I hope both my orange tip and unmodded Megatron come in one piece.

Tipsytron should be okay, but I'd worry about the capless one.

NightFall wrote:

Kronos wrote:By the way, if any of you are worried about customs, Spencer from AgesThreeAndUp.com is shipping UNMODDED MP-05's in the U.S.

The way he does this is enter the US with the packages and ship them from a U.S. Location via UPS. To quote Spencer from the forums:

The Megatron figures we will be shipping into the states also will not have the orange cap on them. I bring over all mail personally and ship from a US address so these don't leave my hands until they are shipped by UPS. I don't think there is anything to fear with these.

Hope that helps.

Spencer.

So, if you're worried about customs, I think this is the way to go.

CapturePrey.com is from U.S. Kentucy and they are also shipping unmodded and so is RobotKingdom.com. So if they ship within the U.S, that means it's safe? I hope so. I hope both my orange tip and unmodded Megatron come in one piece.

Well, once they get inside the country, there's no customs to go through. Customs checks items coming into the US via any type of shipping. Once it's inside the continental US, UPS doesn't really check for anything like that.

I don't know how CapturePrey and RobotKingdom are getting them into the country, but I know how ATAU is getting it in. He's basically driving them across himself.

Wheeljack35 wrote:

Down_Shift wrote:

Wheeljack35 wrote:My question is this:

Its March when will it ship?

It comes out at the end of the months so I would guess late March early April.

Ah crap another whole month trying to hold on to $100

That seems like a small allowance. Are you a student Wheeljack?

Flashwave wrote:Could it be a way to get into an alternate face like MP Screamer?

I think those pictures are just to show that Megatron's head and helmet are not going to be the same as G1 Granny Helmet. Takara has recently been getting into the habit of showcasing a little bit of the transformation in order to tease and tantalize use.

Pics look oretty good, though if that is an alternate head I think it's unnecessary.

Kronos wrote:

NightFall wrote:

Kronos wrote:By the way, if any of you are worried about customs, Spencer from AgesThreeAndUp.com is shipping UNMODDED MP-05's in the U.S.

The way he does this is enter the US with the packages and ship them from a U.S. Location via UPS. To quote Spencer from the forums:

The Megatron figures we will be shipping into the states also will not have the orange cap on them. I bring over all mail personally and ship from a US address so these don't leave my hands until they are shipped by UPS. I don't think there is anything to fear with these.

Hope that helps.

Spencer.

So, if you're worried about customs, I think this is the way to go.

CapturePrey.com is from U.S. Kentucy and they are also shipping unmodded and so is RobotKingdom.com. So if they ship within the U.S, that means it's safe? I hope so. I hope both my orange tip and unmodded Megatron come in one piece.

Well, once they get inside the country, there's no customs to go through. Customs checks items coming into the US via any type of shipping. Once it's inside the continental US, UPS doesn't really check for anything like that.

I don't know how CapturePrey and RobotKingdom are getting them into the country, but I know how ATAU is getting it in. He's basically driving them across himself.

In all honesty, I really think the best thing to do when trying to get a unmodded Megs is to *not* preorder one. That way, the stores will have them in stock, meaning they're already in the country, & therefore you don't have to worry about giving them your money & then find out your toy got confiscated.