MP-36 Megatron In-Hand Video

It looks like the gun barrel on his back can be shifted around a bit. It was sitting behind his arm in box, with the sight facing straight ahead, but behind his back out of the box, with the sight more askew.

How do we flame this person for filming in portrait?

An example of them must be made!!!

PS Figure looks sweet

Quint wrote:How do we flame this person for filming in portrait?

An example of them must be made!!!

Before, the video was completely sideways.

They are going to drop the figure? As in cancel or actually drop it?

Cyberpath wrote:Might be the angle, but the gun barrel looks better.

It had better look better, the one on the left is a hand painted prototype and the one on the right is the final product. Though honestly I think the final figure looks a little worse, but it probably isn't a good idea to judge based on a low quality video.

Ravage XK wrote:They are going to drop the figure? As in cancel or actually drop it?

Why would they announce that they're going to cancel it next month? Is "drop" not slang for "release" in the UK?

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:Might be the angle, but the gun barrel looks better.

It had better look better, the one on the left is a hand painted prototype and the one on the right is the final product.

The placement of the barrel on his back.

Unless it's just the angle, there appears to be a hinge that allows you to position the barrel closer to his back and further away from behind his shoulder.


Edit: definitely not the camera angle, the barrel is adjustable.
Compare the stock factory position vs how it looks out of the box:



Yay!

Really glad that he appears to have a silver gloss on him as opposed to the initial flat grey. Looks so much better.

Meh. Question for me now is, do I cancel my preorder, or try and make a quick couple of bucks on ebay?

Ironhidensh wrote:Meh. Question for me now is, do I cancel my preorder, or try and make a quick couple of bucks on ebay?

Depends. 3rd party 2ndary market value is sure to "skyrocket" over the original. Collector wise not worth the effort.

fenrir72 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Meh. Question for me now is, do I cancel my preorder, or try and make a quick couple of bucks on ebay?

Depends. 3rd party 2ndary market value is sure to "skyrocket" over the original. Collector wise not worth the effort.

I'm talking about this new one. Do I cancel mu preorder, or go on and get it. I'll get it shipped from HLJ for about 200, and I figure I could easily turn around and sell it on eBay for at least 250.

Secisions, decisions.

Ironhidensh wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Meh. Question for me now is, do I cancel my preorder, or try and make a quick couple of bucks on ebay?

Depends. 3rd party 2ndary market value is sure to "skyrocket" over the original. Collector wise not worth the effort.

I'm talking about this new one. Do I cancel mu preorder, or go on and get it. I'll get it shipped from HLJ for about 200, and I figure I could easily turn around and sell it on eBay for at least 250.

Secisions, decisions.

I take it you don't like him?
Stupid question I know

Kurona wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Meh. Question for me now is, do I cancel my preorder, or try and make a quick couple of bucks on ebay?

Depends. 3rd party 2ndary market value is sure to "skyrocket" over the original. Collector wise not worth the effort.

I'm talking about this new one. Do I cancel mu preorder, or go on and get it. I'll get it shipped from HLJ for about 200, and I figure I could easily turn around and sell it on eBay for at least 250.

Secisions, decisions.

I take it you don't like him?
Stupid question I know

It's not bad, dint get me wrong. If I didn't already have Despotron, I'd be all over thus. Far better than Appolyon or Mightron, I just like my current version better.

Who knows, maybe I'll change my mind when thus guy is in hand, but I already ignored my gut once (Inferno), I won't be doing that again.

Ironhidensh wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Ironhidensh wrote:Meh. Question for me now is, do I cancel my preorder, or try and make a quick couple of bucks on ebay?

Depends. 3rd party 2ndary market value is sure to "skyrocket" over the original. Collector wise not worth the effort.

I'm talking about this new one. Do I cancel mu preorder, or go on and get it. I'll get it shipped from HLJ for about 200, and I figure I could easily turn around and sell it on eBay for at least 250.

Secisions, decisions.

I'm still getting him together with MP Starscream. Just see him first and get your "zing" before you dump him.

This is the video on hand Megatron 2.0 prepared to customers who have ordered before
The product is very good at painting. Good match with large metal parts at gun mode.

MachineHeart88 wrote:This is the video on hand Megatron 2.0 prepared to customers who have ordered before
The product is very good at painting. Good match with large metal parts at gun mode.

Welcome to seibertron!

MachineHeart88 wrote:This is the video on hand Megatron 2.0 prepared to customers who have ordered before
The product is very good at painting. Good match with large metal parts at gun mode.

Excellent first post debut. Thanks for the vid.

And the last from A Prime Problem iirc.

According to tco, Vector Sigma key is die-cast.

Asia version will get something.........

According to tco

"As for the sound gimmick, there are two buttons found on scope -- one of them is pressed for audio; another red translucent button is used for switching sound effect. Besides of some solo Japanese dubbings (one of them is Megatron's laughing dubbing, I can't understand Japanese, but they all sound good to me), u can switch to blasting sound effect or transforming sound effect."

Fellow (and new!) Seibertronian MachineHeart88 has shared with us a video review / look at the new and upcoming Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece Megatron, in its second incarnation in the line! Check it out below, along with some images from TFW2005's user tco's in hand images of the Decepticon leader in his many faces.

This is the video on hand Megatron 2.0 prepared to customers who have ordered before
The product is very good at painting. Good match with large metal parts at gun mode.

That.. actually looks a lot kibblier than I was expecting?

Don't get me wrong I'm still totally in love with the way this guy looks, but with such a super-clean front side I was surprised to see the number of panels and various pieces hanging out on his back. Gun mode looks a right treat, though I'm still unsure as to what the situation will be in Australia with all those replica gun laws and things, and I still adore the whole battle-damaged thing he can have going on!

Bottom line I'm still almost certainly going to spring for this guy if I can - and seeing that he's not perfect weirdly makes him more appealing to me I think. Either way, it'd be great to have the two definitive faction leaders finally facing off in my collection!

MP -36 Megatron is all of it.

"You can't trick the Autobots if you can't make an Optimus Clone"

Albatross250 wrote:"You can't trick the Autobots if you can't make an Optimus Clone"

Gosh DARN it, you beat me to the meme!

It' so good to be so bad and sexy! At least his thighs are!

"Give me your face!"

No no no, uhm....

*deep menacing Orson Wells voice* "Behold, Megatron's face"

NO! Ugh, being witty yet keeping the reference is harder than it looks...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

"Give me your face!"

No no no, uhm....

*deep menacing Orson Wells voice* "Behold, Megatron's face"

NO! Ugh, being witty yet keeping the reference is harder than it looks...

(Recorded conversation between Takara and Megatron, circa 2016)

"You will lend your likeness to a Masterpiece 2.0 figure. It is the one thing, the only thing, that can get us more money."
"Why should I? I've already got an MP! What's in it for me?"
"Your previous figure was highly dubious. ...But very well. We will give you multiple faces, and battle-damaged parts to swap out."
"And?"
"AND NOTHING! ...Well, maybe an energy pistol with optional beam accessory, that energy saber that's totally not a lightsaber, an energy mace with swappable articulated chain and actual chain, the Key to Vector Sigma, and that silly helmet you wore that one time."
"..."
"You belong to me, now."

...I spent way too much time on that.

He's a kibbly mess that only looks good from the front, his transformation looks like an absolute ballache, and he's boring, flat grey. If I ever get an MP Megatron, this will not be it. Sorry, Takara, but your "100% G1 accuracy to the exclusion of good design and aesthetics" philosophy just isn't for me. Maketoys will get my money (again, assuming I ever get an MP scaled Megatron).

Not gonna lie, I hate that I want this figure. I'd bet I have a ton of fun with it. I'm sad I cancelled my pre-order!!

He's got flaws, but as mentioned above, the flaws make me like him. If he was perfect in both modes something wouldn't be right with the transformation..or something.....somewhere..!!

Qwan wrote:(Recorded conversation between Takara and Megatron, circa 2016)

"You will lend your likeness to a Masterpiece 2.0 figure. It is the one thing, the only thing, that can get us more money."
"Why should I? I've already got an MP! What's in it for me?"
"Your previous figure was highly dubious. ...But very well. We will give you multiple faces, and battle-damaged parts to swap out."
"And?"
"AND NOTHING! ...Well, maybe an energy pistol with optional beam accessory, that energy saber that's totally not a lightsaber, an energy mace with swappable articulated chain and actual chain, the Key to Vector Sigma, and that silly helmet you wore that one time."
"..."
"You belong to me, now."

...I spent way too much time on that.

Excellent work!!!!

Wasn't much of video review didn't important stuff size comparison, transformation all was shown accessories.,

Here's articulation from looking at picture hand, fingers, waist, arms, biceps , triceps, legs, ankle, thigh, movement no to show articulation in video and head and neck with wrist

He actually looks pretty "clean" to me.

itscramtastic wrote:Not gonna lie, I hate that I want this figure. I'd bet I have a ton of fun with it. I'm sad I cancelled my pre-order!!

He's got flaws, but as mentioned above, the flaws make me like him. If he was perfect in both modes something wouldn't be right with the transformation..or something.....somewhere..!!

You did?

To me, Megatron's transformation must be fun, and not a nightmare. That is the true engineering challenge. This is the prime reason why leader class combiner wars Megatron got my money more than twice. He looks like the G1 megatron I know, and his transformation is quicker than my short fuse. And I can actually see how they can engineer a simple gun megatron from the CW megatron (so please don't tell me it can't be done).

I would say that MP01 Optimus' transformation, while takes abit of time, is really fun. I can't say the same for many gun G1 Megatron (the previous MP megs and Apollyon for eg). This piece looks like another transformative-nightmare however good the figure looks, which is probably the reason why the Youtube vid person did not proceed to transform him.

I wanna see how Megatron is transformed this time. Pun intended.

Cyberpath wrote:He actually looks pretty "clean" to me.

itscramtastic wrote:Not gonna lie, I hate that I want this figure. I'd bet I have a ton of fun with it. I'm sad I cancelled my pre-order!!

He's got flaws, but as mentioned above, the flaws make me like him. If he was perfect in both modes something wouldn't be right with the transformation..or something.....somewhere..!!

You did?

I did TFL asked for payment a few weeks ago (typically I just pre-buy things with them) and I said I wasn't sure if I had the funds. He said he'd hold it for me, I said "nah, give someone else a chance".

REGRETS!!!!!!!!

itscramtastic wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:He actually looks pretty "clean" to me.

itscramtastic wrote:Not gonna lie, I hate that I want this figure. I'd bet I have a ton of fun with it. I'm sad I cancelled my pre-order!!

He's got flaws, but as mentioned above, the flaws make me like him. If he was perfect in both modes something wouldn't be right with the transformation..or something.....somewhere..!!

You did?

I did TFL asked for payment a few weeks ago (typically I just pre-buy things with them) and I said I wasn't sure if I had the funds. He said he'd hold it for me, I said "nah, give someone else a chance".

REGRETS!!!!!!!!

im getting apollyon until the darkside mp megs comes.
and if the mp doesnt stand up to apollyon then the mp will go else where and polly will be my megs.

Bumblebee21 wrote:im getting apollyon until the darkside mp megs comes.
and if the mp doesnt stand up to apollyon then the mp will go else where and polly will be my megs.

Darkside MP Megatron? What is this?

MP Megatron doesn't have a darkside, haven't you seen all his happy faces?!

His poseability looks good but he also looks like a kibbly nightmare to transform. Still utterly happy with Despotron. I hope those who get this Megatron as equally as happy.

itscramtastic wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:im getting apollyon until the darkside mp megs comes.
and if the mp doesnt stand up to apollyon then the mp will go else where and polly will be my megs.

Darkside MP Megatron? What is this?

MP Megatron doesn't have a darkside, haven't you seen all his happy faces?!

you know what the darkside is

Big Grim wrote:His poseability looks good but he also looks like a kibbly nightmare to transform. Still utterly happy with Despotron. I hope those who get this Megatron as equally as happy.

whats the big obsessions with despy. looks like megs had way toooo many donuts

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Big Grim wrote:His poseability looks good but he also looks like a kibbly nightmare to transform. Still utterly happy with Despotron. I hope those who get this Megatron as equally as happy.

whats the big obsessions with despy. looks like megs had way toooo many donuts

Or, in other eyes, (like mine), he looks solid and strong, with great poseability and a damned fine transformation. He's a really good quality product who is perfect for Megatron for me. He fits in with Prime nicely. Less of the excessive cartoon accuracy that the line has veered towards in recent offerings.

As with most things, this is all subjective. My opinions may not line up with yours and that's just fine.

I love just about everything about Masterpiece Megatron, except for his robo vagina.

Seibertron wrote:I love just about everything about Masterpiece Megatron, except for his robo vagina.

even the cartoon accuracy?

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:I love just about everything about Masterpiece Megatron, except for his robo vagina.

even the cartoon accuracy?

I don't think megatron had one of those in the cartoon.

Seibertron wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:I love just about everything about Masterpiece Megatron, except for his robo vagina.

even the cartoon accuracy?

I don't think megatron had one of those in the cartoon.

I think he was referring to your liking the "everything" part.

Big Grim wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Big Grim wrote:His poseability looks good but he also looks like a kibbly nightmare to transform. Still utterly happy with Despotron. I hope those who get this Megatron as equally as happy.

whats the big obsessions with despy. looks like megs had way toooo many donuts

Or, in other eyes, (like mine), he looks solid and strong, with great poseability and a damned fine transformation. He's a really good quality product who is perfect for Megatron for me. He fits in with Prime nicely. Less of the excessive cartoon accuracy that the line has veered towards in recent offerings.

As with most things, this is all subjective. My opinions may not line up with yours and that's just fine.

Despotron is just about the perfect G1 Dreamwave Megatron. It's got that blocky look that defined that era of Transformers.

MP-36 obviously draws more from the G1 cartoon, where Megatron was significantly slimmer. I love that lanky, long-legged look, and the MP nails it.

To each his own.

Sabrblade wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Bumblebee21 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:I love just about everything about Masterpiece Megatron, except for his robo vagina.

even the cartoon accuracy?

I don't think megatron had one of those in the cartoon.

I think he was referring to your liking the "everything" part.

yeah

I think I prefer Despy since it resembles the Devastation video game model. This Megatron still looks really good though.

Another video:



I'm gonna wait though. One more week (then 2-4 weeks in the mail.)

Cyberpath wrote:Another video:



I'm gonna wait though. One more week (then 2-4 weeks in the mail.)

Hey Cyberpath, I've got a challenge for you!

Try recreating this scene when your Megs arrives (you're good with those fig shots of yours)



Maybe include Rumble carrying the fusion canon

This would be awesome!

P.S. Videolink is dead

Maybe they don't allow remote embedding.. here's the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pkifHgdwEw


Sure, I can give it a shot. Though all the poses and scenes will probably get done before mine arrives.

Fellow Seibertronian Cyberpath (and several other fans) found a video showcasing the transformation of MP-36 Masterpiece Megatron. The reviewer is Chinese and decided it would be best to have sentences at the bottom of the video as it plays to music. We don't get the best sense of the reviewer's opinion, aside from some really cool aspects in the transformation and a thumbs up here and there, but this should give you all a good idea of what is involved with this toy. Many were wondering if Takara could do what no one else did so far and do a pleasant transformation that didn't take forever, so now you be the judge to see if that happened. MP Megatron comes out early April, how many of you have preordered him, and how many are still waiting to see if he is worth his high price before making the plunge?

Oooh boy. That's going to take a little getting used to. There are a lot of panels.

But...

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm SO stoked!