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News Credits: 3 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 1:01 pm

The more I look at this, the more excited I get. It isn't as beefy as Mightron or Despotron, but the overall look is more true to the cartoon, where Megatron was always pretty lanky. The legs look good, and there doesn't seem to be much extraneous kibble. I want to see more of the headsculpt, but as long as they do as good a job as they did on CW Megatron, I'll be happy.

Thu Sep 08, 2016 1:07 pm

I bet that if they give it a western release then it will be in stupid bright colours like CLassics Megs and the planned but never released "Lava Megatron"

News Credits: 174 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 1:11 pm

BattleConvoy wrote:I bet that if they give it a western release then it will be in stupid bright colours like CLassics Megs and the planned but never released "Lava Megatron"

I severely doubt he'll see a hasbro release at all. If they were to release anything, they would likely pull from the (safe) options already in front of them.

News Credits: 2 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:25 pm

Great. That's a good news. Now bring us MP Jazz.

Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:41 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Dagon wrote:I really hope that this ends up being legit and official and real, because I love it when the "That will/can never, ever happen!!!" crowd is confronted by another example of their being wrong about some Transformer thing that can or will never be able to happen.

When did anyone say this would never happen? I thought it was just that Hasbro wouldnt release a realistic gun megatron in the US. That will never ever happen.

As recently as that last Platinum Megatron/Prime set, people have claimed that there'd never be a gun mode Megatron again. When Megatron figures are shown that do not turn into guns, like the G1 tank Megatron from Generations, some people lament that it's not really an accurate Megatron because it doesn't turn in to a gun; the common retort to this is that there's never going to be gun mode Megatrons again.

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:45 pm

Dagon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Dagon wrote:I really hope that this ends up being legit and official and real, because I love it when the "That will/can never, ever happen!!!" crowd is confronted by another example of their being wrong about some Transformer thing that can or will never be able to happen.

When did anyone say this would never happen? I thought it was just that Hasbro wouldnt release a realistic gun megatron in the US. That will never ever happen.

As recently as that last Platinum Megatron/Prime set, people have claimed that there'd never be a gun mode Megatron again. When Megatron figures are shown that do not turn into guns, like the G1 tank Megatron from Generations, some people lament that it's not really an accurate Megatron because it doesn't turn in to a gun; the common retort to this is that there's never going to be gun mode Megatrons again.

People on both sides are mincing words and the primary argument was Hasbro in all of this. This isnt a Hasbro release so its not part of the argument.

News Credits: 226 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:47 pm

I read this before going to bed and my reaction was "wahey! This could be awesome!"

Waking up my reaction is "**** ... how am I going to get this through customs because of the stupid Australian gun laws?"

News Credits: 419 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:49 pm

paul053 wrote:Great. That's a good news. Now bring us MP Jazz.

I hope they work something out eventually. And although I find it unlikely, because Porsche is being such a stickler about this, MP Bumblebee gives me hope. No one thought that would happen, either.

EDIT: And, hey, if they can reach some deal, maybe that'll green light an actual licensed MP Cliffjumper.

Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:59 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Dagon wrote:
william-james88 wrote:
Dagon wrote:I really hope that this ends up being legit and official and real, because I love it when the "That will/can never, ever happen!!!" crowd is confronted by another example of their being wrong about some Transformer thing that can or will never be able to happen.

When did anyone say this would never happen? I thought it was just that Hasbro wouldnt release a realistic gun megatron in the US. That will never ever happen.

As recently as that last Platinum Megatron/Prime set, people have claimed that there'd never be a gun mode Megatron again. When Megatron figures are shown that do not turn into guns, like the G1 tank Megatron from Generations, some people lament that it's not really an accurate Megatron because it doesn't turn in to a gun; the common retort to this is that there's never going to be gun mode Megatrons again.

People on both sides are mincing words and the primary argument was Hasbro in all of this. This isnt a Hasbro release so its not part of the argument.

Well, I'm not mincing words with you or anyone else, and you are right on one thing: Hasbro is not a part of MY argument. My argument was that people say a gun Megatron can't happen again, and yet, it looks like there's one coming. You brought up Hasbro, not me, and you don't really get to define the argument I'm making. I was saying that in general, people say this figure will never happen. You're limiting that to Hasbro, which is not part of my original statement at all.
But I'm not trying to argue this. I was more making a statement.

Regardless, I think this figure looks good, and I'm glad it looks like more MP Decepticons coming along. I'll probably pass on Megatron, because while people certainly do hate it, I've never really found any problems with the original version, and I never went for an MP-10, so the scale is not really a thing for me.
Come to think of it, the original MP Megatron was one of those things that you'd "never" be able to get in the US without the orange plug, but I got one that never had that plug. And that was "never" supposed to happen because of customs and import rules; Hasbro was never involved. :lol:

Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:01 pm

Bronzewolf wrote:
paul053 wrote:Great. That's a good news. Now bring us MP Jazz.

I hope they work something out eventually. And although I find it unlikely, because Porsche is being such a stickler about this, MP Bumblebee gives me hope. No one thought that would happen, either.

EDIT: And, hey, if they can reach some deal, maybe that'll green light an actual licensed MP Cliffjumper.

I for one am beginning to sense a trend here....

Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:08 pm

I'd be glad to finally have a Megatron about the same size as Mp-10 Optimus, my Decepticons miss their leader!!

. Good thing I sold my old MP Megs a couple of years ago!

News Credits: 30 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:11 pm

Well anything would be an improvement over the current MP Megatron, who can't even wield his fusion cannon without collapsing under the weight of his own flimsiness....

News Credits: 4877 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 3:19 pm

DeathReviews wrote:Well anything would be an improvement over the current MP Megatron, who can't even wield his fusion cannon without collapsing under the weight of his own flimsiness....

Dear Death, have you ever thought of doing retro reviews? Since you started, toys have been ok to great for the most part (was there ever a review resulting in less than 5 as a score?). It would be fun to see your feelings towards MP Megs.

News Credits: 419 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:05 pm

Dagon wrote:
Bronzewolf wrote:
paul053 wrote:Great. That's a good news. Now bring us MP Jazz.

I hope they work something out eventually. And although I find it unlikely, because Porsche is being such a stickler about this, MP Bumblebee gives me hope. No one thought that would happen, either.

EDIT: And, hey, if they can reach some deal, maybe that'll green light an actual licensed MP Cliffjumper.

I for one am beginning to sense a trend here....

That pattern was intentional. :lol:

News Credits: 60 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:05 pm

Please let Megs be real!

News Credits: 1 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 5:23 pm

Please, Please, Please, Please, Please!!

Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:02 pm

I hope it's real and I hope the fusion cannon can go on the side of his arm and not just the top.

News Credits: 10 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:35 pm

Burn wrote:I read this before going to bed and my reaction was "wahey! This could be awesome!"

Waking up my reaction is "**** ... how am I going to get this through customs because of the stupid Australian gun laws?"

Would you have a friend in Japan that could, maybe, pull a Radar O'Reilly and disassemble Megs and send him to you in about 4 shipments?

News Credits: 656 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:52 pm

Cyberpath wrote:I don't understand why the 3P make "MP" of characters that Takara is very likely to make. And somehow all the 3P companies always seem to work on the same characters at the same time. It doesn't bother me I just find it curious. (I'm surprised Takara doesn't do anything about it though. Some of those 3P figures look pretty convincing lately.) And yet none of them attempt to redo Red Alert.

They have inside info on what Takara is going to do. Now that many of the more well known unlicensed product brands have their own MP style ecosystems, they rush and try to get their own product out before the official piece is announced. That's basically all there is to it and why you see these spurts of the same character in the same style being announced by multiple brands.

Anyhow, if this is legit, neat! I need to get that 5G at some point here.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:23 pm

You know, it would be both hilarious and too perfect if this Megatron were to be released as MP-38.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:28 pm

This Megs looks good but there is an almost a non Takara feel about the whole design.

News Credits: 30 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:44 pm

william-james88 wrote:
DeathReviews wrote:Well anything would be an improvement over the current MP Megatron, who can't even wield his fusion cannon without collapsing under the weight of his own flimsiness....

Dear Death, have you ever thought of doing retro reviews? Since you started, toys have been ok to great for the most part (was there ever a review resulting in less than 5 as a score?). It would be fun to see your feelings towards MP Megs.

Thou flattereth me, sir - but whoever said that doesn't work?
As it happens, I DO have the original Masterpiece Megatron, and I have considered retro reviews. The thing is with MP Megs, his transformation is so dang complicated I'd have to spend 20 minutes on that alone! And while I may be immortal, not very many others are - and really long demonstrations of transformations tend to try the patience of viewers. Still, with judicious editing, it may be tolerable. And since I judge stuff all the time, who knows?

It's true that my average scores tend to lean higher - but that's because I usually don't bother obtaining figures that I don't really want. And something that I want has to REALLY disappoint me out of the box to get below 6.

Though I have scored low in the past - head over to my channel and check out my reviews of Black Series IG-88, Poo Dough, Supreme Dalek, and the 12 inch Flametrooper. And off the top of my head? Despite the really, really REALLY intricate transformation, MP megs would probably get a 5....

News Credits: 226 · Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:05 pm

Agamemnon wrote:
Burn wrote:I read this before going to bed and my reaction was "wahey! This could be awesome!"

Waking up my reaction is "**** ... how am I going to get this through customs because of the stupid Australian gun laws?"

Would you have a friend in Japan that could, maybe, pull a Radar O'Reilly and disassemble Megs and send him to you in about 4 shipments?

Nope. Laws may have changed though, and I might just go through Premium Collectables as they have better contacts and may be able to get him in.