WWI Megatron- Robot mode is fantastic for a Titanium. Articulation is good, but not on par with some of the best, but still very good. The best thing is, he is solid, and well detailed!!! The gun metal grey is awesome looking with the black legs and red and yellow details.
The alt mode is surprisingly fitting. I know many of you were hoping for more, but I think this is good. He does not just 'lay' down, but reminds me of G1 Galvatron in that he is more like a cannon than a tank. Also the fact that the head gets covered by a main cannon is similar and that they tank tread arms can 'raise' the gun up to look like a cannon ala Galvatron. In my opinion this is more than I expected, and while it is not a fantastic alt mode, it is workable.
The robot mode is the best point though, and he is very good. Sure the cannon on his arm is small, but he does have a shoulder cannon too!
I really liked this Titanium, and I suggest not passing on him.
Ultra Magnus--
No matter what I say, I know many of you will not pass on this one, and you probably shouldn't. It's a great representation of his G1 self with more articulation. His alt mode is fairly accurate, and can carry micromasters.
However, my sample had some issues.
Pearlescent blue paint! I do not like the look here, and I am not sure why they did it.
The head is molded in white so all colors are painted on, and they are not painted on very well... not even the solid blue of his helmet...let's just say it did not get full coverage.
Hardly any hands to speak of, they are stuck in his 'sleeves'.
Alt mode is workable, but very poor. I did not find that the arms for the upper deck of the car carrier locked in to the rear well at all, but it is a nice representation of a car carrier (Cybertronian). One problem, there is no way for cars to get into the bottom trailer unless they are magically lifted there. No ramps, in fact, no open on the back at all (they are his legs).
The upper torso/back are HUGE! Looks like he has a backpack on I suppose, but the arms go a little far back and are placed into the backpack area, so it looks a little off.
Overall, I think this is a good wave of TITaniums, but while most of us are already impressed with Magnus before getting one, I thought I should share that you should not pass on Megatron, this one is uncomparably better than the GI Joe version in the first wave.
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