by Valandar » Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:22 pm
- Motto: "It doesn't matter if the glass is half full or half empty, only that you work to make it full."
- Weapon: Particle Beam Cannon
Well, yesterday I managed to find the TRU exclusive Titanium War Within Optimus vs Megatron, and snagged that puppy (it's the only Ti WW Megs that has shown up in Memphis), and tore the box open the second I got home.
First, they SURE don't want those suckers moving around in the package... more twist ties than I knew what to do with. >.<
Second... the difference in overall quality between Megs and Prime is TREMENDOUS. I pick up Prime, and the whole thing rattles around and the legs flop more than a bit. But when I pick up Megs, he's rock solid.
Megatron:
The robot mode is nicely broad and intimidating. Bristling with weapons and mostly a nice metallic silver and flat black (with the occasional yellow and red detailing, and (obviously) a purple Decepticon symbol), he just looks mean. The main gun caneither rest on his back, or flip over his left shoulder, which I for one prefer. The shield and secondary cannon, unfortunately, do NOT fit on the holes on the backs of the forearms, because the posts are either too loose (the gun) or not long enough (both), so they have to be hand-held. Transformation is simple, yet actually slightly more complex than I expected, but the vehicle mode still looks like he's simply lying down, not actually transformed. However, overall, he's a pretty decent hunk of metal and plastic. My only complaint is the limitedarticulation - his legs have decent hip articultion but his knees barely bend 45 degrees back, and his shoulders can only rotate - no side-side articulation at all.
Optimus:
I really don't need to say much here, as it's all been said already. In a word, floppy. The arms pop off at the slightet provocation (though they pop back on readily enough), but it can't really hold muchof a pose. Transformation is roughly the same difficulty as WW Megs, BUT ends up not quite as much looking like he's lying down - as long as you don't look at it from the top or back, where the hands are blatantly visible. The paint apps aren't as good as on Megs, and the ones on the stomach look more like a ten year old was trying to hard than they do a professionally designed job. But I still like him, both because it's a very good likeness of the comic version, but also because I actually like his vehicle mode.
Extras:
Well, it comes with the issue of War Within that features Megs and Prime 'travelling' through the Matrix and getting glimpses of the future - on Earth and on Nebulon. Good at least for the artwork since there's not much you can do about the story being right in the middle of the series.
Overall... it was worth it for me for $30, mainly because I actually like the figures (Megs more than Prime, though). For others... well, maybe if you're a completist or a War Within fan...
I should have gotten Rodimus instead.
because on the wrist parts mostly there were really small metal twist ties that would mess up your fingers if you even tried to untwist them
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