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bobpiecheese wrote:

Seibertron wrote:No hot air here. Just wish that they had put as much effort into giving us elements of G1 Megatron in this design as they did with Optimus Prime. Ah well ... what's done is done.

Hmm...to my knowledge, these are the elements that g1 megs and Movie megs share:

-Silver (duh)
-A helmet
-Wide shoulders
-Long legs
-Arm gun

The problem is that those same criterion can apply to like 900 other Transformers. The Megatron design is just... eck. The head is great, I think it passes for Megatron very nicely, the problem is with the body. He has no real shape and just looks like a jumbled-up mess. His hands looks like old noodles and his colours aren't agressive enough, even black would have made a better main colour.

I still prefer the Leader version, much better than the yellow-handed, blue (for some reason) Voyager version. I'm glad to see he has some head movement, though it almost looks like cheating a bit since it's just not locking in the head during transformation. If he could move his waist and had better colours, I would pick him up - but for the close to 90$ he would cost me in Canadian dollars, this one is an easy pass.

Megs is in need of a custom paint job.

Ryan, I love your work, but I don't wanna ruin my suprises when I get him, so I check out Furry later(thats gonna be his name here)

Seibertron wrote:

FooF wrote:His jet mode is HUGE.

That's what Arcee said.

Man am I glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that!

And how did you get the head to move? I thought it was locked in place.

Great job once again on the pics!

This toy is a must have for me. It could be improved, but it's still pretty neat looking in my eyes!

bobpiecheese wrote:

Seibertron wrote:No hot air here. Just wish that they had put as much effort into giving us elements of G1 Megatron in this design as they did with Optimus Prime. Ah well ... what's done is done.

Hmm...to my knowledge, these are the elements that g1 megs and Movie megs share:

-Silver (duh)
-A helmet
-Wide shoulders
-Long legs
-Arm gun

I can't take credit for this...that was WIkipedia . And as for thie figure itself...they could've at least TRIED to hide that head, instead of just lat useless flap. I wouldv'e bought this - hell I would've bought ANY of the Movie Megs figs if it weren't for the badly hidden heads.

You missed one. I once made a pic showing similarities between Movie and Energon Megatron.

The main one was the two whatevers next to the extended cockpit.

I don't have the pic anymore, though. I lost it when my last hard drive decided it didn't like me anymore.

Devil Gundam wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

FooF wrote:His jet mode is HUGE.

That's what Arcee said.

Man am I glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that!

And how did you get the head to move? I thought it was locked in place.

I got his head to move simply by NOT locking it in place. I cheated and was careful with most of the photographs to make sure the camera was angled so that his head covered over the spot where it should connect. I couldn't stand just having his head in a static position ... I had to do something so that it would be able to be posed in some creative positions.

so how come he's all white and blue while he's silver in the movie? i know he's on ice and stuff so some blue i understand like that smaller figure but whats with the white? makes it seem like a different character almost..lol

i gotta say i love how the toys sizes seem to reflect the movie.....like bumblebee next to prime or megatron (least the leader classes) is more or less how small he is in the movie next to them

and i love the shots of megs holding bumblebee and that one with jazz like in the trailer..lol

I think he's white so the black pieces stand out more and to make the detailing stand out.

Bah. I know it's a bad figure when not even Ryan's images can make me want it. Just compared to Leader Prime you can tell he's outclassed in everything from aesthetics to articulation to paint apps. So sad. Prime is what a Leader Class figure should be. Tons of paint, awesome articulation, cool functions and just an overall awesome design. Megatron has none of this. He can't even have his feet sit flat. I mean how freaking hard can it be to throw a damn ball joint on his ankles?!

Nightwatcher wrote:Bah. I know it's a bad figure when not even Ryan's images can make me want it. Just compared to Leader Prime you can tell he's outclassed in everything from aesthetics to articulation to paint apps. So sad. Prime is what a Leader Class figure should be. Tons of paint, awesome articulation, cool functions and just an overall awesome design. Megatron has none of this. He can't even have his feet sit flat. I mean how freaking hard can it be to throw a damn ball joint on his ankles?!

Yeah really. Megatron has been castrated.

He has no ball joints.

It looked bad. I mean bad as in aweful, not bad ass. Good pictures. It shows in very great detail what I am going to save money on.

It especially looks bad next to MP megatron. MP looks sleek, cool, and bad ass. This new movie megatron probaby couldn't lift up jazz because his stupid spider fingers would simply snap off.

That is what is missing from these new movie robots. They don't look sleek. They look bulky and like a trash pile.

I'm still getting the Voyager version over this one

there are only 2 thing with movie megatron that i hate the first is his paint job. he would look so much better if he didnt have all of the blue everywhere maybe if his head wasnt blue he might look better.

the second thing i hate is his hands they just look stupid plane and simple. other then that i kind of like this verson of megatron and cant wait to get him.

The figure is growing on me, but still, would it have killed them to put some ball joints in there...

Great photos Ryan, love the ones with Jazz, and the Decepticon groups shots are cool.

The Megatron face sculpt looks pretty sweet, but the body don't look so good, but i'd still probably pick it up

I had to post on this, because it's happened to mine too.

This will sound dumb, but it does appear to be an issue so try not to giggle my fellow droogs.

The transformation to put Megatron into Jet mode is so low on tolerance, that it seems to naturally cause some stress marks on the edges of the codpiece.

Look here at Megatron's groin: (shut up.)
http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=1275&size=2&image=120

Near the edges by the gold detailing, you can see the stressed corners.

This just seems to be a byproduct of the transformation, but it annoys me to all hell.

Flashbang wrote:Megs is in need of a custom paint job.

QFT!!!

Gutsman Heavy wrote:a metallic paint job would do wonders for this figure

QFT!!!


I agree, if they release this guy as a Target Robovision exclusive in all metallic paint scheme, then I'd buy him, but as he stands now, I'm not impressed... i really don't like the whole glossy black face, he doesn't have it in the movie, nor does he have it in the movie art I've seen of him.. so why should his toy have it?? I am okay with the blueish tones, but if they did the metallic paint, did the blueish tones a tad softer and the innards in a dark Metal finish instead of Black, i would buy him...

Come on target, get Leader Class Megatron already!!! I want a revised paint scheme, thats a little more movie accurate!!!!



Also can I get a Skywarp Starscream Repaint please??

Counterpunch wrote:I had to post on this, because it's happened to mine too.

This will sound dumb, but it does appear to be an issue so try not to giggle my fellow droogs.

The transformation to put Megatron into Jet mode is so low on tolerance, that it seems to naturally cause some stress marks on the edges of the codpiece.

Look here at Megatron's groin: (shut up.)
http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=1275&size=2&image=120

Near the edges by the gold detailing, you can see the stressed corners.

This just seems to be a byproduct of the transformation, but it annoys me to all hell.

Just got my Megatron this afternoon from Amazon.com and sure enough, right out of the first transformation, I got the same stress marks, and they're driving my OCD insane. I'm about to take nail clippers to 'em and snip off the whitened pieces.

Even with that as a detractor, I have to say he's one of the best figures in the line. Seriously. He's got a fun transformation (except for the legs) and his Automorphs are quite fun without being intrusive.

I highly recommend him, I really do.

NOTE: Skip the final steps of the instructions because they're absolutely worthless. Use the picture of the final panel, and the artwork on the box to see exactly how the legs should be. Otherwise they will not attach to those wings and lock him together. For nothing...

Counterpunch wrote:Look here at Megatron's groin: (shut up.)
http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=1275&size=2&image=120

Near the edges by the gold detailing, you can see the stressed corners.

This just seems to be a byproduct of the transformation, but it annoys me to all hell.

Call me stupid, but I don't see it...

EDIT: Wait, nevermind, I see it now.

Weird, I hope it doesn't happen to my Megatron when I don't buy this crappy figure.