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Is that his head dragging underneath in alt mode?

I'll join the general concern about this figures articulation, and the alt-mode could be better. I'm not loving that massive section formed from the leg panels. It's so unrefined. The aesthetics of the robot mode are very cool though. It's like a halfway point between G1 and IDW.

Henry921 wrote:Size comparison:



Alt mode:




I was THIS close to swearing off 3rd party figures... I've never been so happy to punish my wallet.

No messing about here just questions answered. Good stuff if only more 3rd parties were so accommodating.

That is a cool looking figure. I think they sized him perfectly. He just looks badass! I will be interested to see the price-point on this guy.

I think the non-wrist swivel has to do with the transformation. It looks like the forearms split open, so you couldn't have it rotate if it is not a closed off piece.

They probably could have done a ball joint hand, but then you can't have the hinged fingers I would imagine?

I'm just speculating of course. In either case not a deal breaker for me. Size is perfect!

Bring it on!

Cant quite explain why I dislike this. I'M not remotely interested and i have been after a 3rd party galvatron for ages. It ticks a lot of boxes but the aesthetics do nothing for me. The feet look odd too. Buuut, kudos for Unique Toys for attempting this guy - think they got badly burned by the whole '3 predakings' debacle so I hope this goes really well for them, they deserve success.

Yeah, I'm getting this. Protector and City Commander need a Galvatron that comes higher then their chests.

zodconvoy wrote:Yeah, I'm getting this. Protector and City Commander need a Galvatron that comes higher then their chests.

Dude, whatever sick pornographic fanfic you're working on, please keep it to yourself (sorry, couldn't help myself).

Yeah, I think I'm onboard with it too. The more I look at it the more I like it and my Classics shelf is definitely feeling the pain of having only short Galvies in there. A voyager or larger figure is needed, especially one like this which isn't precisely G1 since none of the figures I have there really are besides Hegemon and possibly ML Soundwave.

then what will happen with their chests?

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Wow that's a huge price gap bwt RK and BBTS. at that price I will probably wait for reviews of this first.

mooncake623 wrote:Wow that's a huge price gap bwt RK and BBTS. at that price I will probably wait for reviews of this first.

Once you figure in shipping, especially with PoL, the price difference isn't nearly as bad.

mooncake623 wrote:Wow that's a huge price gap bwt RK and BBTS. at that price I will probably wait for reviews of this first.

I feel like a $25 differences in $100+ figures is pretty typical.

For example, Robot Kingdom had Planet X Genesis for $299 vs. BBTS's $360. It's the shipping costs that make up the gap.

I kind of want a new Rodimus to go with this guy now... Protector even with the Wu face is too blocky and stylized.

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Pre ordered on the spot. I have a feeling little by little were gonna see 3rd parties turn to topping existing Hasbro figures more and more. This isn't about filling gaps anymore. It's like these companies are calling Hasbro out and saying "You might have done it first, but we can do it better".

Like some,I wanted this to be a bit bigger. I like what I see in the pics. This is what most of us wanted Hasbro to create in the classics toy line.

My comfortable price for this would have been around $89. $115 seems a bit high for what your getting. However,I like the toy enough to spend the extra to buy it.

The more i look it it the less inclined i am to pull the trigger on a pre-order. It's those feet. They bug me. I need to see some more poses other than a power stance.
The sharks i'm convinced of though.

Rated X wrote:Pre ordered on the spot. I have a feeling little by little were gonna see 3rd parties turn to topping existing Hasbro figures more and more. This isn't about filling gaps anymore. It's like these companies are calling Hasbro out and saying "You might have done it first, but we can do it better".

I don't know about that. Hasbro's Springer kicked Defender down a few notches...

Anyways this Galvatron is certainly better than anything Hasbro's done for the character since his appearance in the Energon show, but I'd hardly call it the quintessential Galvatron. He seems to stand bow-legged in every picture we've seen. I don't think I see any ankle swivels that would allow him to stand at attention. His lower arm is bent in a curve and his wrists and hands just aren't all that well thought out. If you have a Predaking from the TF: Prime series, you can see similarities in design.

Is it a decent Galvatron? Sure it is. Is it the best Galvatron to date? Yes it probably is. Is there room for someone - be it Hasbro or another company - to come in and do it better? Most definitely so.

Mkall wrote:

Rated X wrote:Pre ordered on the spot. I have a feeling little by little were gonna see 3rd parties turn to topping existing Hasbro figures more and more. This isn't about filling gaps anymore. It's like these companies are calling Hasbro out and saying "You might have done it first, but we can do it better".

I don't know about that. Hasbro's Springer kicked Defender down a few notches...

Anyways this Galvatron is certainly better than anything Hasbro's done for the character since his appearance in the Energon show, but I'd hardly call it the quintessential Galvatron. He seems to stand bow-legged in every picture we've seen. I don't think I see any ankle swivels that would allow him to stand at attention. His lower arm is bent in a curve and his wrists and hands just aren't all that well thought out. If you have a Predaking from the TF: Prime series, you can see similarities in design.

Is it a decent Galvatron? Sure it is. Is it the best Galvatron to date? Yes it probably is. Is there room for someone - be it Hasbro or another company - to come in and do it better? Most definitely so.

Theres always room for improvement but this Galvatron is pretty damn nice. He might not have perfect articulation, but neither did Code. But that awesome G1 goodness in both modes makes up for any minor pose he cant do.

I gotta respectfully disagree with you on Hasbro Springer vs. Defender. Besides the fact that Hasbro chose to make him too big to please the kids, he's still too leggy. They tried to streamline him too much. It worked for Mirage, but not for Springer. Springer is a tough guy, he needs to be bulky, not slender. Defender looks like he's ready to brawl and lock fists, while Hasbro Springer looks like he wants to throw a roundhouse ninja kick at you.

MGrotusque wrote:The more i look it it the less inclined i am to pull the trigger on a pre-order. It's those feet. They bug me. I need to see some more poses other than a power stance.
The sharks i'm convinced of though.

Damn, I hadn't noticed and I was liking it but now I look at the feet they don't seem to have much articulation... besides, they're completely visible (and seem not articulated at all) in alt mode...

Rated X wrote:I gotta respectfully disagree with you on Hasbro Springer vs. Defender. Besides the fact that Hasbro chose to make him too big to please the kids, he's still too leggy. They tried to streamline him too much. It worked for Mirage, but not for Springer. Springer is a tough guy, he needs to be bulky, not slender. Defender looks like he's ready to brawl and lock fists, while Hasbro Springer looks like he wants to throw a roundhouse ninja kick at you.

I think we've been through this round of punch-counterpunch before... you just don't appreciate the IDW design, and would prefer a more G1 movie, stout & blocky aesthetic, which is valid.

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I gotta respectfully disagree with you on Hasbro Springer vs. Defender. Besides the fact that Hasbro chose to make him too big to please the kids, he's still too leggy. They tried to streamline him too much. It worked for Mirage, but not for Springer. Springer is a tough guy, he needs to be bulky, not slender. Defender looks like he's ready to brawl and lock fists, while Hasbro Springer looks like he wants to throw a roundhouse ninja kick at you.

I think we've been through this round of punch-counterpunch before... you just don't appreciate the IDW design, and would prefer a more G1 movie, stout & blocky aesthetic, which is valid.

Inst he blocky in the IDW comic too ? From the few wreckers pictures ive seen, the long legs aesthetic is all hasbro not IDWs fault. On galvatron, I cant believe people would consider no foot articulation a deal breaker. It would be nice but It's not the end of the world. Theres so many positives about the design that outweigh the negatives. Nobody ever complained about foot articulation on the Cyclonus mold or any seeker mold. How about Thunderwing ? No foot articulation seems to be normal for so many decepticons.

Rated X wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Rated X wrote:I gotta respectfully disagree with you on Hasbro Springer vs. Defender. Besides the fact that Hasbro chose to make him too big to please the kids, he's still too leggy. They tried to streamline him too much. It worked for Mirage, but not for Springer. Springer is a tough guy, he needs to be bulky, not slender. Defender looks like he's ready to brawl and lock fists, while Hasbro Springer looks like he wants to throw a roundhouse ninja kick at you.

I think we've been through this round of punch-counterpunch before... you just don't appreciate the IDW design, and would prefer a more G1 movie, stout & blocky aesthetic, which is valid.

Inst he blocky in the IDW comic too ? From the few wreckers pictures ive seen, the long legs aesthetic is all hasbro not IDWs fault. On galvatron, I cant believe people would consider no foot articulation a deal breaker. It would be nice but It's not the end of the world. Theres so many positives about the design that outweigh the negatives. Nobody ever complained about foot articulation on the Cyclonus mold or any seeker mold. How about Thunderwing ? No foot articulation seems to be normal for so many decepticons.

I just hope he doesn't have gorilla arms like beast hunter Bulkhead.. I will not be getting this if I can't get him out of a bicep curl pose