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News Credits: 409 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:23 am

MP Megatron has now been released in Japan. He is packaged in his robot mode.

Brief description:
He does not contain as much die-cast as MP Convoy, however his plastic is very sturdy with strong ratcheted joints. Despite his appearance, he is very durable and has no problem standing on his own. His transformation is more complex than MP Starscream.

I have included a couple pictures to show his scale:

(In the first photo a quarter is used as scale reference below Megatron)

News Credits: 337 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:25 am

Thats awesome Stormrider! Thanks for posting that...those pics look awesome.

I was being iffy on this figure..but now I have no doubts.

News Credits: 3646 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:25 am

Awesome! Thank you for sharing the pictures with us, stormrider!!!!!

News Credits: 3 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:26 am

And he's packaged in robot mode! WOOHOO!

Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:32 am

hahaha that does look hella cool. sweet pix, btw

Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:34 am

IwantitIwantitIwantIwantitIwantitIwantitIwantitIwantitIwantit

I really want this guy. Only a matter of time before he gets to me from BBTS....after he's modded of course.........*grumble*

News Credits: 5 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:34 am

Awesome! I should have mine soon then.

Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:50 am

I want it now, damd it !!! Neat photos!

Wed Mar 28, 2007 12:52 am

I hate being broke. But, Guitar Hero for my XBox comes first.

Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:01 am

damn it lookssssss awesome guess ill have to wait till BBTS modified mine's damn orange plug ! i really hope's there's some trick to remove it easily

News Credits: 3646 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:06 am

Out of curiosity, which store in Japan did you get this from?

Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:12 am

Well, the reciept does say 'Toys 'r' Us
on it.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:17 am

Hmm, to be honest, I prefer classics Megatron. The legs put me off on this model, they just look too thing for the body. ._. He needs to eat more.

News Credits: 3646 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:20 am

The Collector wrote:Well, the reciept does say 'Toys 'r' Us on it.

DOH! I didn't notice that. :oops:

Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:31 am

Good pics, but I have to admit, all the parts that looked silver/chrome in past promo pics suddenly look like mat plastic in these ones... almost like an off-white instead of grey/silver.

Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:45 am

I'm gonna wait for the MP-06 one that comes with the gun accessories that are absent on this one.

News Credits: 409 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:14 am

cellshock wrote:Good pics, but I have to admit, all the parts that looked silver/chrome in past promo pics suddenly look like mat plastic in these ones... almost like an off-white instead of grey/silver.

He is actually silver and chromed plastic, just like the box art. My crappy camera and lighting make it look whiter than it should be.

MP Megatron definitely feels like a Masterpiece. Like I was saying earlier- the transformation and poseability are well executed.

My reservations about his legs are now long gone.

From the past photos he appeared to have skinny legs, but I think this was due to his lack of reference to scale. He's actually taller than MP Convoy and MP Starscream only comes up to his waist. When you hold him you will no doubt think 'wow' :shock:

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His box is bigger than MP-01 & MP-03.

Here's one more photo for you guys to enjoy. (Megatron strangling Starscream).

News Credits: 337 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:25 am

I take offence to that last photo! ;-)

Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:28 am

Here's the BIG question...

Is he more DURABLE than MP-03?

Would you feel comfortable transforming him back and forth several times in front of a friend or a friend's kid without worrying about breaking anything?

News Credits: 409 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 2:35 am

Valandar wrote:Here's the BIG question...

Is he more DURABLE than MP-03?

Would you feel comfortable transforming him back and forth several times in front of a friend or a friend's kid without worrying about breaking anything?

Yes, he's much more durable than MP-03. There are lots of ball and socket joints, hinge joints that make the "clasping" noise when they shut (just like the G1 commercials), and he has lots of ratcheted joints. The joints on my Megatron were all very tight so the initial transformation took over an hour. But changing him back was easier because the joints were not as stiff.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:08 am

Thanks for letting us know. Should get to U.S. dealers soon hopefully. So I hope to get mine soon as well. And awesome pics!

Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:22 am

How does the light up cannon look? And was there any 2 face gimmick? Like Starscream?

Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:24 am

Dear Stormrider, I wonder if you can help me. Basicallyt, I'm still undecided about getting one as I don't know if the quality of the figure (as a whole) is up to MP: Prime, so have a few questions I hope that you can answer for me:

1) Is the detailing/painting on the face as poor as it has looked in some pre-release photos? Can you post some close up images from different angles, etc?

2) Is the arm still poseable with the canon on or does it weigh it down?

3) Are the eyes reflective red like Prime's blue ones, or plain matt?

4) Any secret compartments open up in arms, etc?

5) How would you rank it, i.e: best MP, second best etc.?

Cheers,

News Credits: 1 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 3:33 am

Springer wrote:And was there any 2 face gimmick? Like Starscream?

As it has never once been mentioned, let alone photographed, I doubt it. Not to mention the desing of the head makes it look unlikly.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Mar 28, 2007 4:15 am

Redimus wrote:
Springer wrote:And was there any 2 face gimmick? Like Starscream?

As it has never once been mentioned, let alone photographed, I doubt it. Not to mention the desing of the head makes it look unlikly.

There was a two-faced gimmick photograph. It demonstrated how his head could be changed from the familair anime-accurate head to a swollen, G1-toy head.