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News Credits: 3 · Fri Mar 13, 2015 8:58 am

well, putting the two Megatrons side by side, the first thing I can say is I want to swap those shin pieces - unpainted grey on silver G1 Megs, and painted the same silver as G1 Megs on Armada Megatron... In fact they're kind of as out of place here as they are on the G1 version. And by G1 version I mean the other 2015 Tank Megatron release. Not the old gunformer.

If I get really bored I might try removing some pins...

Other than that, I really like the colour palette in use, the vibrant purple really contrasts with the muted military green, though I would have like the red pieces to be a little deeper red (similar to G1 Megatron) as they are now, they're an orangey red. However, I don't know the original character design/toy, so this might be the "correct" colour to have used.

Headsculpt is cool, great multi-level detail, face size is a little smaller than G1 Megatron, and a little more "in scale" in my opinion. G1 Megatron's head was just a little too big, by maybe 10-15% to me.

Great release, not worth the $95 I bought G1 Megs from Toyworld at, but for $69 (or $79? I don't remember) I thought I'd give him a shot.

Fri Mar 13, 2015 6:03 pm

Meh.

It's not the worst thing ever, but not something very thrilling either.
I'm not sure this was a good reuse of the Jetfire mold. Doesn't really suit the seeker form in robot mode, the wings are too different from how they normally are on seekers.

I really don't like that deceptibrand on his right shoulder. Just looks like they had no idea where to put that so just picked a random spot.

Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:47 pm

Emerje wrote:Would have preferred they remolded him into a cartoon accurate Skyfire, but that's one thing we'll never get unless they make a Masterpiece and they can do a lot more making it into a Seeker. It's not a bad representation of the IDW design, but deluxe would have been better to go with Starscream I think.

Emerje

What? I'm a little bit confused as to what you mean "remolded into a cartoon accurate Skyfire". It would seem a little silly releasing 2 figures of the same character in the same line from the same base mold only a year apart. Both the Classics and Generations versions of him are pretty close to the cartoon version of him. Really, the main thing either of them would need is a different thruster pack. Jetfire's head without the battle mask is an almost perfect representation of Skyfire. Jetfire even has that weird window that was on the bottom of Skyfire's jet mode. Sure an MP Skyfire would be nice but it would have to be HUGE.

News Credits: 4 · Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:17 am

Railbomb wrote:What? I'm a little bit confused as to what you mean "remolded into a cartoon accurate Skyfire". It would seem a little silly releasing 2 figures of the same character in the same line from the same base mold only a year apart. Both the Classics and Generations versions of him are pretty close to the cartoon version of him. Really, the main thing either of them would need is a different thruster pack. Jetfire's head without the battle mask is an almost perfect representation of Skyfire. Jetfire even has that weird window that was on the bottom of Skyfire's jet mode. Sure an MP Skyfire would be nice but it would have to be HUGE.

You mean like this?

News Credits: 4 · Sun Mar 15, 2015 4:14 am

I imagine this would work better with Motormaster and gray limbs, but Wave 2 hasn't arrived where I am:

News Credits: 3 · Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:40 am

that ia nightmare material

Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:25 pm

That Bot wrote:
Railbomb wrote:What? I'm a little bit confused as to what you mean "remolded into a cartoon accurate Skyfire". It would seem a little silly releasing 2 figures of the same character in the same line from the same base mold only a year apart. Both the Classics and Generations versions of him are pretty close to the cartoon version of him. Really, the main thing either of them would need is a different thruster pack. Jetfire's head without the battle mask is an almost perfect representation of Skyfire. Jetfire even has that weird window that was on the bottom of Skyfire's jet mode. Sure an MP Skyfire would be nice but it would have to be HUGE.

You mean like this?

Ay. Like him. But if I recall correctly that figure had a bunch of design problems and QC issues.

News Credits: 4 · Sun Mar 15, 2015 5:34 pm

Yeah, I noted that when I was hunting through threads for him (because I couldn't remember his name).

News Credits: 332 · Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:00 am

I did not realize just how close the Legends figure was to Leader Thundercracker, it looks really good. Maybe we'll see the Legends mold retooled into Jetfire?

News Credits: 462 · Mon Mar 16, 2015 8:22 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I did not realize just how close the Legends figure was to Leader Thundercracker, it looks really good. Maybe we'll see the Legends mold retooled into Jetfire?

Doubtful since the Legends mold is 100% Seeker while the remolded Leader mold is only about 60-70% Seeker. They'd be better making a new mold for a Legends Jetfire.

News Credits: 332 · Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:42 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I did not realize just how close the Legends figure was to Leader Thundercracker, it looks really good. Maybe we'll see the Legends mold retooled into Jetfire?
Doubtful since the Legends mold is 100% Seeker while the remolded Leader mold is only about 60-70% Seeker. They'd be better making a new mold for a Legends Jetfire.

I think they could get away with it if they use a new head and maybe, maybe, replace the null rays with a booster pack. Jetfire has been a repaint of quite a few Decepticons over the years.

News Credits: 122 · Wed Mar 18, 2015 11:26 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I did not realize just how close the Legends figure was to Leader Thundercracker, it looks really good. Maybe we'll see the Legends mold retooled into Jetfire?
Doubtful since the Legends mold is 100% Seeker while the remolded Leader mold is only about 60-70% Seeker. They'd be better making a new mold for a Legends Jetfire.

I think they could get away with it if they use a new head and maybe, maybe, replace the null rays with a booster pack. Jetfire has been a repaint of quite a few Decepticons over the years.

Except the Classics voyager scales nicely with the new Legends class... Is a Legends Jetfire really needed? After 4 uses of the Seeker mold for Seekers, a retool seems unnecessary.

News Credits: 332 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:15 am

megatronus wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I did not realize just how close the Legends figure was to Leader Thundercracker, it looks really good. Maybe we'll see the Legends mold retooled into Jetfire?
Doubtful since the Legends mold is 100% Seeker while the remolded Leader mold is only about 60-70% Seeker. They'd be better making a new mold for a Legends Jetfire.

I think they could get away with it if they use a new head and maybe, maybe, replace the null rays with a booster pack. Jetfire has been a repaint of quite a few Decepticons over the years.

Except the Classics voyager scales nicely with the new Legends class... Is a Legends Jetfire really needed? After 4 uses of the Seeker mold for Seekers, a retool seems unnecessary.

I have a thing for small Transformers. I don't have a problem with the same characters being released across different size classes.

News Credits: 122 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:38 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
megatronus wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I did not realize just how close the Legends figure was to Leader Thundercracker, it looks really good. Maybe we'll see the Legends mold retooled into Jetfire?
Doubtful since the Legends mold is 100% Seeker while the remolded Leader mold is only about 60-70% Seeker. They'd be better making a new mold for a Legends Jetfire.

I think they could get away with it if they use a new head and maybe, maybe, replace the null rays with a booster pack. Jetfire has been a repaint of quite a few Decepticons over the years.

Except the Classics voyager scales nicely with the new Legends class... Is a Legends Jetfire really needed? After 4 uses of the Seeker mold for Seekers, a retool seems unnecessary.

I have a thing for small Transformers. I don't have a problem with the same characters being released across different size classes.

I don't have s problem with that either... But tiny Jetfire is weird,

Then again, if Powerglide could get an ultra class fig...

News Credits: 4 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:19 am

megatronus wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
megatronus wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I did not realize just how close the Legends figure was to Leader Thundercracker, it looks really good. Maybe we'll see the Legends mold retooled into Jetfire?
Doubtful since the Legends mold is 100% Seeker while the remolded Leader mold is only about 60-70% Seeker. They'd be better making a new mold for a Legends Jetfire.

I think they could get away with it if they use a new head and maybe, maybe, replace the null rays with a booster pack. Jetfire has been a repaint of quite a few Decepticons over the years.

Except the Classics voyager scales nicely with the new Legends class... Is a Legends Jetfire really needed? After 4 uses of the Seeker mold for Seekers, a retool seems unnecessary.

I have a thing for small Transformers. I don't have a problem with the same characters being released across different size classes.

I don't have s problem with that either... But tiny Jetfire is weird,

Then again, if Powerglide could get an ultra class fig...

News Credits: 332 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:30 am

... I don't understand what the pictures are supposed to mean.

News Credits: 4 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:19 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:... I don't understand what the pictures are supposed to mean.

That there has been a tiny Jetfire before.

News Credits: 1350 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 2:49 am

Does legends RotF Jetfire count as a tiny Jetfire?

I agree though it would be nice to have a cast of characters in the new legends size; scale be darned!

News Credits: 41 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:04 am

All the legends look good hanging out on Metroplex.

News Credits: 7 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 8:18 am

That Bot wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:... I don't understand what the pictures are supposed to mean.

That there has been a tiny Jetfire before.

Methinks it'd have been more effective to post a tiny Jetfire that actually looked like Jetfire:

News Credits: 41 · Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:27 pm

FYI, Combiner Wars G1 Leader Megatron is back in stock at hasbrotoyshop.com for pre-order. Estimated delivery start 4/20. (right on bro :HALUC:

). Just ordered one my self and promo code Spring15 still in effect.

Go get 'em!

News Credits: 6188 · Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:08 am

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ook/32485/

News Credits: 668 · Sun Mar 22, 2015 10:18 pm

Thanks to fellow Seibertronian, AzT, we now know that Leader Class Armada Megatron is currently in stock on TRU.com and it's currently priced at $44.99. What's odd, though, is that he's packed in a case with G1 Megatron and the G1 version is nowhere to be found on the site at this current time. (We will keep you updated and notify everyone if and when his order page becomes available or goes live.)

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