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It wasn't easy to get it off. Kinda had to pry the four things on the inside top of his head inward. They all had stress marks on them, so I assume breaking is possible, though mine didn't. The stress marks don't hurt anything as they are under the crown. I think his head looks a ton better this way. What do you guys think?

I actually prefer the stock look myself.

Considering I never liked the way the toy head looked, that's pretty nice.

link to what he normally looks like anyone?

jimsloth wrote:link to what he normally looks like anyone?

http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery2/ma ... alNumber=3

ok, yea, do like the mod better. I just want a Classics Galvatron or maybe a Masterpiece so I can avoid ever getting this brick of a mold.

For a G1, he's suprisingly articulated. If you've never owned a Galvatron, he's definately worth picking up.

Insane Galvatron wrote:For a G1, he's suprisingly articulated. If you've never owned a Galvatron, he's definately worth picking up.

I agree. I have the original Galvatron packed away. He is very well articulated. The head is one of only a small number of joints which isn?t.

Asphalt wrote:I would be happy for a galvatron that wasn't just a repainted megatron.

Well, this one isn't. It's the original and only new mold one. Too bad this idea was abandoned after 1986. Stupid repaint happy Hasbro .

It's our own damn faults (everyone in general) that they keep doing the repaint thing! They had us from the beginning with repaints of almost every mold and we bought everything they threw at us so why spend money on 20 different molds when they know we will buy 10 molds twice! That is why I can't be bothered with most of the repaints now especially TF Universe!

pretty good work on the face

I didn't do anything to the face? That's the Takara remold...

I don't get it. What exactally did you do? Bend the top fins in? Why? He doesn't look right now.

It looks like he turned the crown so that the horns that were in the front and back are now on the sides.

I edited the top post with a new side-by-side pic so the difference will be more obvious.

Well, as I said, I definately prefer the original postition over the mod. The front crest should be higher than the side points.

Insane Galvatron wrote:Actually, they should all be the same length. The ones on the side do a good enough job sweeping back, but the front one goes straight up. It just look weird. In the toon, they all three swept back, giving the illusion of the sides being just as tall, if not taller. That's why I like this mode. It was either this, or bend the front one back and never being able to transform him again.

Actually, the sides on the cartoon version are still smaller. The only real difference is that the cartoon version only had three points in robot mode, but had four points in cannon mode. the shape of the ?crown? changes shape during transformation which can?t be done with the toy. The points don?t really sweep back however. It may look that way, but they don?t. And, even in the cartoon, the front point is still higher than the sides. The only real differnce is that in robot mode, the csrtoon version doesn?t have a point in back, but on the toy he does, as does the cartoon version in cannon mode, for practical reasons.

Actually, they should all be the same length. The ones on the side do a good enough job sweeping back, but the front one goes straight up. It just look weird. In the toon, they all three swept back, giving the illusion of the sides being just as tall, if not taller. That's why I like this mode. It was either this, or bend the front one back and never being able to transform him again.

I like it! Now he looks more like Cyclonus' leader!

Tramp wrote:

Insane Galvatron wrote:Actually, they should all be the same length. The ones on the side do a good enough job sweeping back, but the front one goes straight up. It just look weird. In the toon, they all three swept back, giving the illusion of the sides being just as tall, if not taller. That's why I like this mode. It was either this, or bend the front one back and never being able to transform him again.

Actually, the sides on the cartoon version are still smaller. The only real difference is that the cartoon version only had three points in robot mode, but had four points in cannon mode. the shape of the ?crown? changes shape during transformation which can?t be done with the toy. The points don?t really sweep back however. It may look that way, but they don?t. And, even in the cartoon, the front point is still higher than the sides. The only real differnce is that in robot mode, the csrtoon version doesn?t have a point in back, but on the toy he does, as does the cartoon version in cannon mode, for practical reasons.

eh... doesn't the front spike curve forward slightly before going up?
and what makes the side spikes look like they sweep backward but do not? do they curve outwards as well? maybe the whole crown is just angled backwards or something.

Tramp wrote:

Insane Galvatron wrote:Actually, they should all be the same length. The ones on the side do a good enough job sweeping back, but the front one goes straight up. It just look weird. In the toon, they all three swept back, giving the illusion of the sides being just as tall, if not taller. That's why I like this mode. It was either this, or bend the front one back and never being able to transform him again.

Actually, the sides on the cartoon version are still smaller. The only real difference is that the cartoon version only had three points in robot mode, but had four points in cannon mode. the shape of the ?crown? changes shape during transformation which can?t be done with the toy. The points don?t really sweep back however. It may look that way, but they don?t. And, even in the cartoon, the front point is still higher than the sides. The only real differnce is that in robot mode, the csrtoon version doesn?t have a point in back, but on the toy he does, as does the cartoon version in cannon mode, for practical reasons.

I disagree. Every screen cap I've looked at for Galvatron, the side spikes are about the same length. They just kinda wrap around his forehead and then curve up, whereas the front spike just curves up and back. True enough, the front one is sticks up higher that way. But it's not longer. I think the reason this seems to look more like the cartoon Galvatron is not because of the length of the spikes, but more the way they curve. The long ones being on the side have more of that wrap-around-then-curve-up thing going on. If the short ones were longer, thinner, and curved back, it'd be even more spot on. Though he wouldn't be able to transform that way.

Insane Galvatron wrote:I disagree. Every screen cap I've looked at for Galvatron, the side spikes are about the same length. They just kinda wrap around his forehead and then curve up, whereas the front spike just curves up and back. True enough, the front one is sticks up higher that way. But it's not longer. I think the reason this seems to look more like the cartoon Galvatron is not because of the length of the spikes, but more the way they curve. The long ones being on the side have more of that wrap-around-then-curve-up thing going on. If the short ones were longer, thinner, and curved back, it'd be even more spot on. Though he wouldn't be able to transform that way.

The only part you measure are where they actually rise up, not where they wrap around. That is where you are getting confused. the point in which they actually begin to extend upward is the actual prong, not where they connect to the front prong. The front prog is still longer when measured from base to tip compared to the side ones measured from base to tip (that being from whgere they actually begin to extend upward).

Take a look at this pic here?



Notice where the side prongs actually sepatrate from the helmet at the sides, and extend out and up. They are actually shorter than the front crest.

Tramp wrote:

Insane Galvatron wrote:I disagree. Every screen cap I've looked at for Galvatron, the side spikes are about the same length. They just kinda wrap around his forehead and then curve up, whereas the front spike just curves up and back. True enough, the front one is sticks up higher that way. But it's not longer. I think the reason this seems to look more like the cartoon Galvatron is not because of the length of the spikes, but more the way they curve. The long ones being on the side have more of that wrap-around-then-curve-up thing going on. If the short ones were longer, thinner, and curved back, it'd be even more spot on. Though he wouldn't be able to transform that way.

The only part you measure are where they actually rise up, not where they wrap around. That is where you are getting confused. the point in which they actually begin to extend upward is the actual prong, not where they connect to the front prong. The front prog is still longer when measured from base to tip compared to the side ones measured from base to tip (that being from whgere they actually begin to extend upward).

Take a look at this pic here?



Notice where the side prongs actually sepatrate from the helmet at the sides, and extend out and up. They are actually shorter than the front crest.

Thanks for the picture. Boy, that really looks like it doesn't translate into a transformable form at all... ah well, his head never fit through that neck brace anyways. you'd have to break it open to fit it in. I bet the crown points fold and the whole head retracts further.

TM2 Dinobot wrote:I don't get it. What exactally did you do? Bend the top fins in? Why? He doesn't look right now.

Insane Galvatron wrote:I edited the top post with a new side-by-side pic so the difference will be more obvious.

What TM2 was requesting was for you to discuss your process in the mod? "What exactally did you do?"