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[Logan.]

My gallery for you

[fenrir72]

Straight from the horses mouth. As IHD admitted, once you have the actual item in hand, you get to understand why. So for future releases, albeit expensive route or risky to allow it to sell out and cost more on the 2ndary market, reserve judgement on a product.

Ever wonder that some incidences of damage was probably due to the language barrier?

Anyway, whoever the primary engineer on this project was, he deserves a out of 5.If he was the guy behind IH and ratchet, then all the more and not surprising.

[galvatron00]

Great pics Logan, as per usual

[nycPrime]

I finally got around to transforming Megs into gun mode. Nothing new to add, but will echo a lot of the comments from others. The gun has too many panels for my liking, but it does look nice. It's cool that the hammer and safety also work. There are some cool transformation steps, such as the legs compressing, but overall it's the biggest pain in the ass transformation. I hate all the times you gotta wiggle a bunch of moving parts in unison to get things to tab well. And because of all the news of paint chipping, I tried to be super careful, which meant it took even longer. Even so, I accidentally chipped the paint in a spot or 2. Nothing too bad, but it is annoying. I'm going to leave it in gun mode for a few days until I can muster the energy to transform him back, and he'll probably be in bot mode semi-permanently.

And maybe I have OCD, but I examined Megs before I attempted the transformation, and did notice a few paint scuffs. This paint issue is definitely a bummer. I think someone here mentioned they used a sharpie to "fix" it. I'm too chicken to do that, but I would love to see the end result.

[fenrir72]

I finally got around to transforming Megs into gun mode. Nothing new to add, but will echo a lot of the comments from others. The gun has too many panels for my liking, but it does look nice. It's cool that the hammer and safety also work. There are some cool transformation steps, such as the legs compressing, but overall it's the biggest pain in the ass transformation. I hate all the times you gotta wiggle a bunch of moving parts in unison to get things to tab well. And because of all the news of paint chipping, I tried to be super careful, which meant it took even longer. Even so, I accidentally chipped the paint in a spot or 2. Nothing too bad, but it is annoying. I'm going to leave it in gun mode for a few days until I can muster the energy to transform him back, and he'll probably be in bot mode semi-permanently.

And maybe I have OCD, but I examined Megs before I attempted the transformation, and did notice a few paint scuffs. This paint issue is definitely a bummer. I think someone here mentioned they used a sharpie to "fix" it. I'm too chicken to do that, but I would love to see the end result.

Don't use a sharpie. Especially of the gray silver parts. It's got solvents and may further damage the default paint site where the chipping happened.

[Cyberpath]

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[fenrir72]

@Peaugh

Frank Springer..........

[Logan.]

Thanks Itscramtastic!^^

[sol magnus]

Just got my Megatron. He is intact, with no paint chips left in his clamshell, nor any missing paint I can find on the figure.

He is, in a word "splendid".

[fenrir72]

Just got my Megatron. He is intact, with no paint chips left in his clamshell, nor any missing paint I can find on the figure.

He is, in a word "splendid".

So most of the previous negativity were broad generalizations then? Surprise surprise I wonder why

[nycPrime]

Just got my Megatron. He is intact, with no paint chips left in his clamshell, nor any missing paint I can find on the figure.

He is, in a word "splendid".

So most of the previous negativity were broad generalizations then? Surprise surprise I wonder why

I don't know how prevalent the paint issue is out the box. But based on my personal experience, I imagine it's near impossible to transform the figure and not suffer some scuffs. Too many moving parts that may rub against each other, and a few areas where brute force may be required.

[sol magnus]

Just got my Megatron. He is intact, with no paint chips left in his clamshell, nor any missing paint I can find on the figure.

He is, in a word "splendid".

So most of the previous negativity were broad generalizations then? Surprise surprise I wonder why

I don't know how prevalent the paint issue is out the box. But based on my personal experience, I imagine it's near impossible to transform the figure and not suffer some scuffs. Too many moving parts that may rub against each other, and a few areas where brute force may be required.

With the complexity of the transformation, I can totally see that being possible. I won't be transforming mine, however, just playing around in robot mode (as I display my figures in that mode).

[SpikeyTigertron]

So it took me about 2hrs (at least) the first time to transform him to gun mode. Not nearly as long getting him back to robot; but definitely scarier trying to pop panels off (versus compressing them). I agree with everyone that it'd be near impossible to not get paint scraping.... I do think the instructions could have been clear-er about the shoulder transformation... even with videos I had to rewind a few times.

Some excessive for was required for some very tight pins... and reading the advice about the hips... I'd completely removed the screw... and still had to tug harder than I wanted to dislodge them the first time....

Despite all that I think he might be my new favorite MP... he just oozes character and style.

[Fox Thiagarajan]

Received mine today. So far so good. Haven't transformed him but I'll def take my time and care once I work up the courage. I've only posed him a little bit and I think he is the best figure I own at this point.

[fenrir72]

Received mine today. So far so good. Haven't transformed him but I'll def take my time and care once I work up the courage. I've only posed him a little bit and I think he is the best figure I own at this point.

So looking at his face, it don't look too long yes? I heard previous criticisms of it being too "long" when actually it seems to be just an optical illusion which makes it just perfect.

[Fox Thiagarajan]

Received mine today. So far so good. Haven't transformed him but I'll def take my time and care once I work up the courage. I've only posed him a little bit and I think he is the best figure I own at this point.

So looking at his face, it don't look too long yes? I heard previous criticisms of it being too "long" when actually it seems to be just an optical illusion which makes it just perfect.

It doesn't look too long to me as well. Also, I'm a huge fan of cartoon accuracy so even if it was I'd still rate him as a 10.

[MrBlack]

Finally got around to transforming it.

It's a complex transformation and VERY long, but not particularly hard. I consulted a video review while transforming it to gun mode, to make up for some of the weaker parts of the instructions, but I only glanced at the instructions twice when transforming it back. There are a couple of nerve-wracking parts, but for the most part it isn't bad so long as you're patient. I did have to loosen the screw behind the hips to get them into place properly, but it may not have been necessary. I just didn't want to risk breaking anything.

I did scuff a bit of paint, although it was purely my own fault. The silencer DID scuff some paint on the barrel, so definitely be careful of that.

In sum, it's not nearly as daunting a transformation as I expected. It is complex, and it is long, but none of it is really that hard, and everything pegged in well in gun mode. It's not a figure I'll transform very often, but I think it will get a lot easier over time.

[fenrir72]

Received mine today. So far so good. Haven't transformed him but I'll def take my time and care once I work up the courage. I've only posed him a little bit and I think he is the best figure I own at this point.

So looking at his face, it don't look too long yes? I heard previous criticisms of it being too "long" when actually it seems to be just an optical illusion which makes it just perfect.

It doesn't look too long to me as well. Also, I'm a huge fan of cartoon accuracy so even if it was I'd still rate him as a 10.

This!From a bonafide owner.

Envy you as mine is still stock somewhere in Tokyo since April 5,2017.

[Fox Thiagarajan]

Received mine today. So far so good. Haven't transformed him but I'll def take my time and care once I work up the courage. I've only posed him a little bit and I think he is the best figure I own at this point.

So looking at his face, it don't look too long yes? I heard previous criticisms of it being too "long" when actually it seems to be just an optical illusion which makes it just perfect.

It doesn't look too long to me as well. Also, I'm a huge fan of cartoon accuracy so even if it was I'd still rate him as a 10.

This!From a bonafide owner.

Envy you as mine is still stock somewhere in Tokyo since April 5,2017.

That's brutal. Hope you can get a hold of him asap. I'm staring at him as he stands on my desk as I'm holding my second born son. He's 2 months old. Hoping he loves Megatron as much my 3 year od.

[SpikeyTigertron]

As far as the silencer goes, it did scratch the iron-sight a little bit. I haven't pushed it flush to the gun's chamber due to the rumors of the barrel breaking. I'm not going to lie that I'm nervous of the barrel coming off at some point if one isn't careful. I almost feel it needing to "swivel" was not necessary. I do wish that whole assembly was die cast.

I may look into taking the "inner" barrel-plug clip out of the silencer. I think that was mentioned in either a review video/prior comment.

[nycPrime]

Finally got around to transforming it.

It's a complex transformation and VERY long, but not particularly hard. I consulted a video review while transforming it to gun mode, to make up for some of the weaker parts of the instructions, but I only glanced at the instructions twice when transforming it back. There are a couple of nerve-wracking parts, but for the most part it isn't bad so long as you're patient. I did have to loosen the screw behind the hips to get them into place properly, but it may not have been necessary. I just didn't want to risk breaking anything.

I did scuff a bit of paint, although it was purely my own fault. The silencer DID scuff some paint on the barrel, so definitely be careful of that.

In sum, it's not nearly as daunting a transformation as I expected. It is complex, and it is long, but none of it is really that hard, and everything pegged in well in gun mode. It's not a figure I'll transform very often, but I think it will get a lot easier over time.

I finally transformed him back to bot mode. I agree it's complex but not exactly difficult. I also have some paint scuff marks, but I don't think it's avoidable no matter how careful you are. Luckily it's not too bad and I can live with it. I also got some minor scuff marks b/c of the silencer, and I didn't even shove it in all the way.

Bottom line, the 2 modes are awesome, and it's a really fun figure with all the accessories. But the transformation, which is already not fun at all, is so much worse when you're worried about the delicate paint.

[SpikeyTigertron]

for what it's worth, paint scuffing helps make his "final battle" form EVEN MORE ACCURATE!

[RustedCross]

Got mine today. Even with the orange plug, he looks awesome.
Transformation was difficult. But having watched it on YouTube, I knew to be careful. I loosened the screw for the legs (which I recommend), and that helped with the hip transformation. The only real problem was the part where you rotate the gun barrel down on the back. I had to slowly apply pressure to get the barrel to get past the ridges. After the initial transformation, it's no longer an issue.

No paint chips here.

This figure is awesome.

[SpikeyTigertron]

You make the barrel plug look better than BBTS's picture. (did you get it through them?).

I forgot that Devy is basically MP scale. They all look really good together.

[RustedCross]

Yep...ordered from BBTS.
Decided to switch faces.
Love that smile.