MP Megatron in Stock at BBTS
Friday, April 13th, 2007 2:06AM CDT
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Posted by tech348 on April 13th, 2007 @ 2:30am CDT
Posted by Ravage XK on April 13th, 2007 @ 4:33am CDT
Posted by Yeti on April 13th, 2007 @ 5:48am CDT
Posted by tile_mcgillus on April 13th, 2007 @ 6:23am CDT
It is absolutely amazing though. The only problem is thay his feet seem moderately loose so he is hard to make stand in anything but a straight legged boring pose. He just very fragile and would not enjoy a fall. Still is a perfect addition to the MP line.
Who should be next?
I vote Soundwave or an Ultra Magnus trailer/armor.
Posted by Ravage XK on April 13th, 2007 @ 6:58am CDT
tile_mcgillus wrote:Who should be next?
I vote Soundwave or an Ultra Magnus trailer/armor.
Actually, I wouldnt mind seeing Bumbleebee. I think the Masterpiece line up could do with bit of yellow.
Posted by Yeti on April 13th, 2007 @ 7:02am CDT
I know I'm prolly dreaming but dammit, just imagine it....
Posted by Zeds on April 13th, 2007 @ 7:38am CDT
Posted by tile_mcgillus on April 13th, 2007 @ 7:41am CDT
Ravage XK wrote:tile_mcgillus wrote:Who should be next?
I vote Soundwave or an Ultra Magnus trailer/armor.
Actually, I wouldnt mind seeing Bumbleebee. I think the Masterpiece line up could do with bit of yellow.
I think we all know I wouldn't have a problem with that. But it seems they are sticking to characters that aren't cars so they can keep the alternator cars in the mix. Bumblebee has never really been official a volkswagon beetle, so maybe they can make a design of a car that is LIKE a beetle, kinda like the original toy.
As for Grimlock...wouldn't have a problem there either. I absolutely love this line. I want to see:
1. Soundwave
2. Ultra Magnus (real)
3. Shockwave
4. Bumblebee
5. Grimlock
6. Jetfire
7. Perceptor
8. Arcee
9. Hot Rod
10.Astrotrain
and the dream.......Devastator
Posted by First-Aid on April 13th, 2007 @ 7:43am CDT
The only other places I know of that are not putting in the cap are Robotkingdom and Action-HQ...
Posted by Liege Evilmus on April 13th, 2007 @ 7:45am CDT
I'm gonna drop a pretty big chunk of change today!
Posted by CyberTooth on April 13th, 2007 @ 8:17am CDT
Stormrider wrote:CyberTooth wrote:Glued in or not, I might yet consider buying a Megatron from BBTS depending on the Silencer/Stock Justitoys comes up with. After all that tip should be well covered by the silencer.
Or not fit.
possible but unlikely, I'm picturing a hollow tube. Unless they're planning to use the end of the barrel as a plug hole for the silencer.
Posted by Roboto750 on April 13th, 2007 @ 8:48am CDT
tile_mcgillus wrote:Ravage XK wrote:tile_mcgillus wrote:Who should be next?
I vote Soundwave or an Ultra Magnus trailer/armor.
Actually, I wouldnt mind seeing Bumbleebee. I think the Masterpiece line up could do with bit of yellow.
I think we all know I wouldn't have a problem with that. But it seems they are sticking to characters that aren't cars so they can keep the alternator cars in the mix. Bumblebee has never really been official a volkswagon beetle, so maybe they can make a design of a car that is LIKE a beetle, kinda like the original toy.
As for Grimlock...wouldn't have a problem there either. I absolutely love this line. I want to see:
1. Soundwave
2. Ultra Magnus (real)
3. Shockwave
4. Bumblebee
5. Grimlock
6. Jetfire
7. Perceptor
8. Arcee
9. Hot Rod
10.Astrotrain
and the dream.......Devastator
All of these would be kinda nice, though I would really like an Arcee based off the G1 design at some point.
Posted by St. Even on April 13th, 2007 @ 9:46am CDT
Posted by Roboto750 on April 13th, 2007 @ 9:53am CDT
St. Even wrote:How durable is Megatron? To me, Megatron’s legs look flimsy. Also, I have read a few reports that describe him as a great figure to look at, but dock the figure on durability. One report even stated that Megatron would most likely break if dropped. MP Prime is great because he is great to look at, and he is solid in construction.
Yeah, Prime is pretty durable! I have the Hasbro version (the first time it was released). I had it displayed on an 8 foot high shelf and it fell one day. The head popped off (which pops right back on), but that was it! Perfectly okay and still on display (at a lower hight, don't want to risk it)!
Posted by Ravage XK on April 13th, 2007 @ 10:13am CDT
St. Even wrote:How durable is Megatron? To me, Megatron’s legs look flimsy. Also, I have read a few reports that describe him as a great figure to look at, but dock the figure on durability. One report even stated that Megatron would most likely break if dropped. MP Prime is great because he is great to look at, and he is solid in construction.
Hmm, if you were to drop him while half transformed then yes I would say you would be likely to snap something, he is basically a skeleton of plastic joints with bits hanging off. He is more robust in robot mode as everything clips into place. The legs are pretty strong. The joints are nice and ratcheted and pretty sturdy. Not that I would want to drop him to test but I think that he would survive a tumble. His feet are on ball joints and if these were to become loose then these would be the weak spots and you would need to put him in a well balanced pose, especially with his arm cannon. I dont know why the designers didnt use ratchets on these joints, maybe they just couldnt.
Do what I do and put all the fragile stuff on a shelf over a sofa or bed.
Posted by Gutter Bunny on April 13th, 2007 @ 12:55pm CDT
tile_mcgillus wrote:Who should be next?
what i want in no particular order and not including the seekers
Soundwave
Shockwave
Grimlock
Nemesis prime...cause i still havnt gotten around to painting dvd-prime(proceed with "but we already have a repaint of that figure" moaning)
Posted by tacogrande on April 13th, 2007 @ 2:26pm CDT
Posted by NightFall on April 13th, 2007 @ 3:04pm CDT
(I also ordered from CapturePrey.com, will see if it gets here without the orange cap, if not, I'm ordering another one from a different site.)
Posted by Ravage XK on April 13th, 2007 @ 4:07pm CDT
NightFall wrote:I'm getting mines from BBTS on 16th, hopefully I can take the plug out. Oh, and how can you drill it out?
Shouldnt be that hard. If its a sold plastic is will be easier than if its a rubber. Just use ever increasing sized drill bits to bore out the cap. If there is glue on the very end of the barrel you might have a hard time removing it without causing damage but if you are careful with a hacksaw or sharp craft knife you should get away with it. You can always touch up and silver paint afterwards.