Generations Selects G2 Megatron Photogallery and English Video Review
Thursday, February 21st, 2019 7:26am CST
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Posted by carytheone on February 21st, 2019 @ 8:09am CST


Posted by X3ROhour on February 21st, 2019 @ 8:17am CST
no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no...
no, thank you!

Posted by angtre on February 21st, 2019 @ 8:29am CST
Posted by Lore Keeper on February 21st, 2019 @ 8:30am CST

Posted by blackeyedprime on February 21st, 2019 @ 8:42am CST
Posted by Sabrblade on February 21st, 2019 @ 9:05am CST

Posted by ZeroWolf on February 21st, 2019 @ 9:16am CST
blackeyedprime wrote:It might be ugly but it has already grown on me and my bizarre crave for G2 toys. Unfortunately the Alt mode is still awful so I'm not likely to ever pick it up it at a price I can justify for in my eyes a non transforming transformer :/
What's wrong with the mold? Looks pretty good for a tank megs.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on February 21st, 2019 @ 9:22am CST
I get what he's saying. The alt mode looks like Megatron squatted, raised his arms in the air, and then fell over face first. With some weapons parts forming, of course. I bought the figure for the robot mode, just like Prime.ZeroWolf wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:It might be ugly but it has already grown on me and my bizarre crave for G2 toys. Unfortunately the Alt mode is still awful so I'm not likely to ever pick it up it at a price I can justify for in my eyes a non transforming transformer :/
What's wrong with the mold? Looks pretty good for a tank megs.
Posted by gothsaurus on February 21st, 2019 @ 9:53am CST
For Hasbro's primary market — and for the main demographic of kids — I know they have to saturate with Bumblebee and Optimus and the most popular characters and decos. That doesn't leave much room for obscure characters and decos, G2 homage, Marvel and japanese characters, etc. (Or sometimes even finishing out the seeker trio. Ouch.)
Even if this Megatron doesn't exactly float your boat, it should sound an alarm that this is Hasbro's project for adults. I hope some people on the line can chip in to get the figure and make Selects a success so we can continue to get FAN-centric, ADULT-based figures.
Speak with your wallets.

Posted by carytheone on February 21st, 2019 @ 9:57am CST
Yes and yes, I love what Hasbro is doing with the Selects line and by extension what Pulse if providing for collectors.gothsaurus wrote:Even if this Megatron doesn't exactly float your boat, it should sound an alarm that this is Hasbro's project for adults. I hope some people on the line can chip in to get the figure and make Selects a success so we can continue to get FAN-centric, ADULT-based figures.
Speak with your wallets.
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on February 21st, 2019 @ 9:58am CST
Rodimus Prime wrote:I get what he's saying. The alt mode looks like Megatron squatted, raised his arms in the air, and then fell over face first. With some weapons parts forming, of course. I bought the figure for the robot mode, just like Prime.ZeroWolf wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:It might be ugly but it has already grown on me and my bizarre crave for G2 toys. Unfortunately the Alt mode is still awful so I'm not likely to ever pick it up it at a price I can justify for in my eyes a non transforming transformer :/
What's wrong with the mold? Looks pretty good for a tank megs.
I guess that's bad that I really like his tank mode...
Ehh, I like Animated Shockwave's tank mode too, so...
The deco of Camo Meg is giving me a... strange thought process. I mean, I like the deco, but I wonder if I like it more than the Siege version

Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:02am CST
Nathaniel Prime wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I get what he's saying. The alt mode looks like Megatron squatted, raised his arms in the air, and then fell over face first. With some weapons parts forming, of course. I bought the figure for the robot mode, just like Prime.ZeroWolf wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:It might be ugly but it has already grown on me and my bizarre crave for G2 toys. Unfortunately the Alt mode is still awful so I'm not likely to ever pick it up it at a price I can justify for in my eyes a non transforming transformer :/
What's wrong with the mold? Looks pretty good for a tank megs.
I guess that's bad that I really like his tank mode...
Ehh, I like Animated Shockwave's tank mode too, so...
The deco of Camo Meg is giving me a... strange thought process. I mean, I like the deco, but I wonder if I like it more than the Siege version
Think of it this way: how many pure grey/silver tank Megatrons have we had so far?
Posted by Nathaniel Prime on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:08am CST
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Nathaniel Prime wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:I get what he's saying. The alt mode looks like Megatron squatted, raised his arms in the air, and then fell over face first. With some weapons parts forming, of course. I bought the figure for the robot mode, just like Prime.ZeroWolf wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:It might be ugly but it has already grown on me and my bizarre crave for G2 toys. Unfortunately the Alt mode is still awful so I'm not likely to ever pick it up it at a price I can justify for in my eyes a non transforming transformer :/
What's wrong with the mold? Looks pretty good for a tank megs.
I guess that's bad that I really like his tank mode...
Ehh, I like Animated Shockwave's tank mode too, so...
The deco of Camo Meg is giving me a... strange thought process. I mean, I like the deco, but I wonder if I like it more than the Siege version
Think of it this way: how many pure grey/silver tank Megatrons have we had so far?
Plenty

I guess I like the Siege one better, but this Camo one still looks great. Something about the green and black makes it pop

Posted by Sabrblade on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:29am CST
Kinda like Armada Megatron.Rodimus Prime wrote:I get what he's saying. The alt mode looks like Megatron squatted, raised his arms in the air, and then fell over face first.

Posted by Lore Keeper on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:33am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Kinda like Armada Megatron.Rodimus Prime wrote:I get what he's saying. The alt mode looks like Megatron squatted, raised his arms in the air, and then fell over face first.
Oh yeah, it does work a lot like Armada Megs, doesn't it? Don't get any ideas, Hasbro! The last time they head swapped a G1 Megatron to make an Armada one, the result was hideous. It's the only Generations toy I don't have on the shelf because I hate it so much.
Posted by Sabrblade on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:35am CST
Takara's looked nicer.Lore Keeper wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Kinda like Armada Megatron.Rodimus Prime wrote:I get what he's saying. The alt mode looks like Megatron squatted, raised his arms in the air, and then fell over face first.
Oh yeah, it does work a lot like Armada Megs, doesn't it? Don't get any ideas, Hasbro! The last time they head swapped a G1 Megatron to make an Armada one, the result was hideous. It's the only Generations toy I don't have on the shelf because I hate it so much.
Posted by william-james88 on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:37am CST
gothsaurus wrote:Even if this Megatron doesn't exactly float your boat, it should sound an alarm that this is Hasbro's project for adults. I hope some people on the line can chip in to get the figure and make Selects a success so we can continue to get FAN-centric, ADULT-based figures.
Speak with your wallets.
I really hate reading stuff where the word adult is thrown around willy nilly. So are you saying that these toys can only be for people above 21?
What would make the toys so adult anyway? It's not like this megs converts into a dildo.
Posted by Lore Keeper on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:37am CST
Sabrblade wrote:Takara's looked nicer.Lore Keeper wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Kinda like Armada Megatron.Rodimus Prime wrote:I get what he's saying. The alt mode looks like Megatron squatted, raised his arms in the air, and then fell over face first.
Oh yeah, it does work a lot like Armada Megs, doesn't it? Don't get any ideas, Hasbro! The last time they head swapped a G1 Megatron to make an Armada one, the result was hideous. It's the only Generations toy I don't have on the shelf because I hate it so much.
I can't get over the tiny head on either, especially when the original mode had a relatively large head. Make the whole thing look like a poorly conceived custom.
Posted by blackeyedprime on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:38am CST
ZeroWolf wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:It might be ugly but it has already grown on me and my bizarre crave for G2 toys. Unfortunately the Alt mode is still awful so I'm not likely to ever pick it up it at a price I can justify for in my eyes a non transforming transformer :/
What's wrong with the mold? Looks pretty good for a tank megs.
I really dont like tanks with out rotating turrets and other toys that have used a similar tank transformation (animated shockwave and Armada Megs) had a lot of other things going for them (multiple modes, rotating turrets, combining etc whilst being great tanks). I know real life tanks exist that dont have rotating turrets but for a toy tank/former its a must for me (since nmost of the 80's tank/robots had a rotating turret, a modern toy has no excuse to not have one) and the alt mode just looks very part here, part there rather than it's a tank look to me.
Posted by Lore Keeper on February 21st, 2019 @ 10:38am CST
william-james88 wrote:gothsaurus wrote:Even if this Megatron doesn't exactly float your boat, it should sound an alarm that this is Hasbro's project for adults. I hope some people on the line can chip in to get the figure and make Selects a success so we can continue to get FAN-centric, ADULT-based figures.
Speak with your wallets.
I really hate reading stuff where the word adult is thrown around willy nilly. So are you saying that these toys can only be for people above 21?
What would make the toys so adult anyway? It's not like this megs converts into a dildo.
I take it you haven't seen the secret fan mode...
