Pictorial Review for Exclusive Transformers Netflix Series Toys Megatron with Lionizer & Pinpointer
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The Walmart exclusive Netflix Series voyager three packs are out in Canada and your fellow news editor found them while getting some milk today. Since these are all simply redecos, I felt in hand images would be all that was needed for a review since all of these molds have already been released multiple times.
This review will be for Megatron with Battlemasters Captive Lionizer & Captive Pinpointer (yes, that is their names, Megatron has imprisoned these guys).
Firstly, as a multipack, I much preferred this one over Hotlink's simply due to wanting all these toys. Lionizer is the orange redeco we always wanted. It is a perfect G1 homage to the bot that came with action master Rad. And while Pinpointer does feels cheap, with the barrel detaching rather easily, I do like that we are getting the targetmaster that goes with Crosshairs.
Now onto Megatron, while I still don't fully get what Hasbro is going for with the spray paint effect, I do prefer him much more than the other versions of this mold. For one, they fixed something with the ankles. I can't tell for sure what it is mechanically, since it does still look the same, but there's no longer the idea of locking and unlocking his ankles. And once unlocked, they don't feel loose. It results in a more satisfying time posing him with ankle pivot.
While the paint seemed to be the biggest difference at first glance (especially due to cameras picking up that silver in an oddly lighted room), I find the change in plastic itself to be more significant to the overall look. It is leagues better than on the original, now that I have them to compare. The "black" plastic on the original had a rust/brown tinge to it but here, it is actually black. It looks especially great on his legs since it created the perfect contrasting look to that spray painted silver on the front, which gives it a G1 toy homage. This adds to the G1 homage that was already on the original toy, with those red highlights in the joint areas and sword, and of course that silver paint and darker grey plastic all add to that theme.
This makes this particular version of Megatron truly shine (ha!) as a more specific homage compared to the original version which was more of an amalgamation. Also, he fact that the inner tank treads are unpainted on this new version makes them less obvious and easier to ignore. You instead get a more Megatron-like silhouette created through the colour contrast of the two different plastic colours.
The spray paint scheme is purposefully uneven, though I don't really know why (this is the case for all these Netflix series redecos). You end up with half his helmet painted. It actually reminds me a lot of that Friends episode where Ross gets a spray tan and through some mishap only gets the spray done on one side of his body. But as you can tell from the images, it still makes for a decent look. It actually ends up emphasizing effectiveness more so creating a cell shaded effect naturally.
The only thing I actually have against this deco is that they just could not resist putting that battle damage splatter somewhere. It has been greatly reduced from the original toy, but it's all focused on his crotch. It would be nice to go one year without attention being given to Meg's crotch (for a recap: MP 36 and 36+ had octo crotch, and last year we got several shots of Beast Wars Meg's broken crotch).
On that fine note, I give you all these images, enjoy!
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Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 26th, 2020 @ 3:59pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on March 26th, 2020 @ 4:03pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Lionizer is the orange redeco we always wanted. It is a perfect G1 homage to the wolf bot that came with action master Rad.
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 26th, 2020 @ 4:13pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 26th, 2020 @ 4:29pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:william-james88 wrote:Lionizer is the orange redeco we always wanted. It is a perfect G1 homage to the wolf bot that came with action master Rad.
I knew it felt weird when writing it, but I was looking at both this and the G1 toy and it really looked more like a wolf. Was it ever confirmed what animal it was imitating?
Posted by JomasterII on March 26th, 2020 @ 4:37pm CDT
Posted by Lore Keeper on March 26th, 2020 @ 5:11pm CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on March 26th, 2020 @ 5:35pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 26th, 2020 @ 6:14pm CDT
Lore Keeper wrote:Seeing as we have had TWO Lionizers released for WFC, I hope maybe we'll get a non-action master Rad sometime soon. In fact, I'd love to get all of the action master originals as fully fledged Transformers, as well as their partners. I'm also curious to see how they might reimagine the pretender characters to be more appealing to buyers than their last go-around. I'm thinking attachable armor to go over their inner robots. It would make them more than just a dinky Transformer hidden inside a dinkier action figure.
See, i like this because we got Crosshairs and then 2 potential Targetmasters for him (Trenchfoot with the Firestormers pack can work, it's what i use/Pinpointer with Neflix Megs). It would be awesome to actually get Rad, seeing as how I think he is the only bot who didn't get an upgrade yet but who's -master did
Posted by no-one on March 26th, 2020 @ 6:26pm CDT
If they released Rad or any other Action Master, would you want them to transform or would you want them done right?D-Maximal_Primal wrote:It would be awesome to actually get Rad, seeing as how I think he is the only bot who didn't get an upgrade yet but who's -master did
Mega silver paint is awesome. Kind of a shame they keep pairing desirable Target Masters with exclusives. I wouldn't mind those two.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 26th, 2020 @ 6:35pm CDT
carytheone wrote:If they released Rad or any other Action Master, would you want them to transform or would you want them done right?D-Maximal_Primal wrote:It would be awesome to actually get Rad, seeing as how I think he is the only bot who didn't get an upgrade yet but who's -master did
I would not mind either way, but I think I would prefer to give Rad a vehicle mode. MTMTE gave several action masters alt mods at last, and I wouldn't mind those being used.
Posted by o.supreme on March 26th, 2020 @ 6:39pm CDT
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 26th, 2020 @ 6:39pm CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on March 26th, 2020 @ 7:02pm CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 26th, 2020 @ 7:25pm CDT
Ah, so that's what cary meant by "done 'right'" and refused to explainD-Maximal_Primal wrote:carytheone wrote:If they released Rad or any other Action Master, would you want them to transform or would you want them done right?D-Maximal_Primal wrote:It would be awesome to actually get Rad, seeing as how I think he is the only bot who didn't get an upgrade yet but who's -master did
I would not mind either way, but I think I would prefer to give Rad a vehicle mode. MTMTE gave several action masters alt mods at last, and I wouldn't mind those being used.
Transform, definitely. Nontransforming is for sidelines like Revoltech, Robot Replicas, or Hero Mashers.
Posted by Deadput on March 26th, 2020 @ 8:37pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:
In case they don't then I already have a blue and black/purple tetrajet on the squad anyway.
Also, the listing you mention which I'll put below doesnt really mention who it was, so it could be anyone:
Voyager Seeker 2-Pack 477915
Late post sorry.
I know the two pack is not mentioned to have names one way or another, I say it's most likely to have the Coneheads because of the presence of Thrust on his own.
I don't see this line having the 3 main Seekers and the Coneheads bar some appearing in selects.
Posted by sol magnus on March 26th, 2020 @ 8:51pm CDT
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 26th, 2020 @ 8:55pm CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on March 26th, 2020 @ 8:57pm CDT
Sarahthecutevixen wrote:Guys, Magnus may be coming soon. Would you like pictures if he comes?
Absolutely, no one knows what he looks like and this site would much rather news a user submitted pic than an outside one
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 26th, 2020 @ 9:29pm CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:Sarahthecutevixen wrote:Guys, Magnus may be coming soon. Would you like pictures if he comes?
Absolutely, no one knows what he looks like and this site would much rather news a user submitted pic than an outside one
the images will be from tfw2005 because it's easier to upload them there and link them to here
I like being able to upload a bunch of images at once and I am gonna take lots when he comes
Posted by Sabrblade on March 26th, 2020 @ 9:34pm CDT
Just upload them all to Imgur or something and then embed each of them here with the image tags.Sarahthecutevixen wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Sarahthecutevixen wrote:Guys, Magnus may be coming soon. Would you like pictures if he comes?
Absolutely, no one knows what he looks like and this site would much rather news a user submitted pic than an outside one
the images will be from tfw2005 because it's easier to upload them there and link them to here
I like being able to upload a bunch of images at once and I am gonna take lots when he comes
Posted by william-james88 on March 26th, 2020 @ 9:42pm CDT
Deadput wrote:william-james88 wrote:
In case they don't then I already have a blue and black/purple tetrajet on the squad anyway.
Also, the listing you mention which I'll put below doesnt really mention who it was, so it could be anyone:
Voyager Seeker 2-Pack 477915
Late post sorry.
I know the two pack is not mentioned to have names one way or another, I say it's most likely to have the Coneheads because of the presence of Thrust on his own.
I don't see this line having the 3 main Seekers and the Coneheads bar some appearing in selects.
Many assumed as much, as did I, regarding the listings. But I think it could go either way. And the siege line had the 3 main seekers and the rainmakers all appearing in the siege line with two more sekers in different lines. Honestly, to me it would be more surprising for Thundercracker and Skywarp not to come out. Also, I really think Hasbro messed up on Skywarp's Siege deco and added ot the fact that its the seeker fans are looking for the most still, it feels like a no brainer to release and Earthrise version.
I think most of us feel the same way.
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 26th, 2020 @ 10:15pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Just upload them all to Imgur or something and then embed each of them here with the image tags.Sarahthecutevixen wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Sarahthecutevixen wrote:Guys, Magnus may be coming soon. Would you like pictures if he comes?
Absolutely, no one knows what he looks like and this site would much rather news a user submitted pic than an outside one
the images will be from tfw2005 because it's easier to upload them there and link them to here
I like being able to upload a bunch of images at once and I am gonna take lots when he comes
I honestly forgot I could do that,
Posted by Emerje on March 26th, 2020 @ 10:34pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 26th, 2020 @ 11:10pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Deadput wrote:william-james88 wrote:
In case they don't then I already have a blue and black/purple tetrajet on the squad anyway.
Also, the listing you mention which I'll put below doesnt really mention who it was, so it could be anyone:
Voyager Seeker 2-Pack 477915
Late post sorry.
I know the two pack is not mentioned to have names one way or another, I say it's most likely to have the Coneheads because of the presence of Thrust on his own.
I don't see this line having the 3 main Seekers and the Coneheads bar some appearing in selects.
Many assumed as much, as did I, regarding the listings. But I think it could go either way. And the siege line had the 3 main seekers and the rainmakers all appearing in the siege line with two more sekers in different lines. Honestly, to me it would be more surprising for Thundercracker and Skywarp not to come out. Also, I really think Hasbro messed up on Skywarp's Siege deco and added ot the fact that its the seeker fans are looking for the most still, it feels like a no brainer to release and Earthrise version.
I think most of us feel the same way.
I must be the opposite, I absolutely do not want to see Skywarp and Thundercracker, they have had more than enough chances, let the coneheads and maybe another few obscure conehead styled characters have their time.
Stop wasting spots in the line on the 84 seekers. There are now 35 more years to work with
Posted by Rainmaker on March 26th, 2020 @ 11:48pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:william-james88 wrote:Deadput wrote:william-james88 wrote:
In case they don't then I already have a blue and black/purple tetrajet on the squad anyway.
Also, the listing you mention which I'll put below doesnt really mention who it was, so it could be anyone:
Voyager Seeker 2-Pack 477915
Late post sorry.
I know the two pack is not mentioned to have names one way or another, I say it's most likely to have the Coneheads because of the presence of Thrust on his own.
I don't see this line having the 3 main Seekers and the Coneheads bar some appearing in selects.
Many assumed as much, as did I, regarding the listings. But I think it could go either way. And the siege line had the 3 main seekers and the rainmakers all appearing in the siege line with two more sekers in different lines. Honestly, to me it would be more surprising for Thundercracker and Skywarp not to come out. Also, I really think Hasbro messed up on Skywarp's Siege deco and added ot the fact that its the seeker fans are looking for the most still, it feels like a no brainer to release and Earthrise version.
I think most of us feel the same way.
I must be the opposite, I absolutely do not want to see Skywarp and Thundercracker, they have had more than enough chances, let the coneheads and maybe another few obscure conehead styled characters have their time.
Stop wasting spots in the line on the 84 seekers. There are now 35 more years to work with
I have no idea why you wouldn't want Thundercracker and Skywarp. I absolutely hate when a seeker mold isn't used by the three 84 seekers. For example, the RiD 2015 mold, which skipped Thundercracker. At least every seeker mold should use those three otherwise it's a waste. It's like making a datsun mold but not using it for Prowl, Bluestreak and Smokescreen. I really hope Smokescreen is turned into Bluestreak and Prowl too.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 27th, 2020 @ 1:09am CDT
This succession of lines has been mainly about G1 nostalgia for nearly 14 of those years. That is its raison d'etre.D-Maximal_Primal wrote:william-james88 wrote:Deadput wrote:william-james88 wrote:
In case they don't then I already have a blue and black/purple tetrajet on the squad anyway.
Also, the listing you mention which I'll put below doesnt really mention who it was, so it could be anyone:
Voyager Seeker 2-Pack 477915
Late post sorry.
I know the two pack is not mentioned to have names one way or another, I say it's most likely to have the Coneheads because of the presence of Thrust on his own.
I don't see this line having the 3 main Seekers and the Coneheads bar some appearing in selects.
Many assumed as much, as did I, regarding the listings. But I think it could go either way. And the siege line had the 3 main seekers and the rainmakers all appearing in the siege line with two more sekers in different lines. Honestly, to me it would be more surprising for Thundercracker and Skywarp not to come out. Also, I really think Hasbro messed up on Skywarp's Siege deco and added ot the fact that its the seeker fans are looking for the most still, it feels like a no brainer to release and Earthrise version.
I think most of us feel the same way.
I must be the opposite, I absolutely do not want to see Skywarp and Thundercracker, they have had more than enough chances, let the coneheads and maybe another few obscure conehead styled characters have their time.
Stop wasting spots in the line on the 84 seekers. There are now 35 more years to work with
I absolutely do want to see Skywarp and Thundercracker - they need Voyager Earth Mode toys too. And IMO, SIEGE and Earthrise are the first time in all of CHUG that working all three of the '84 Seekers in isn't a waste, since the SIEGE and Earthrise molds are the first bloody time in all CHUG they've been gotten right all 'round.
The way I see it, a waste would not be giving us all the Classic Six.
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 27th, 2020 @ 1:16am CDT
I still think it'll be a version with his Diaclone colors. I'm actually very curious, even if I won't get the figure. What I would love is a black repaint of Magnus, I don't think I've seen that before. Like Nucleon Quest Convoy. Maybe with a little gray thrown in to break up the black.Hellscream9999 wrote:Sarahthecutevixen wrote:Guys, Magnus may be coming soon. Would you like pictures if he comes?
Absolutely, no one knows what he looks like
Posted by Deadput on March 27th, 2020 @ 1:25am CDT
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 27th, 2020 @ 1:29am CDT
Yeah, that's a likely possibility. It would kinda feel like a copout on Hasbro's part, though.Deadput wrote:Ultra Magnus could simply just be shiny painted Magnus like Megatron that's my main guess anyways.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 27th, 2020 @ 1:49am CDT
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on March 27th, 2020 @ 3:08am CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on March 27th, 2020 @ 5:07am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 27th, 2020 @ 5:58am CDT
Posted by Evil Eye on March 27th, 2020 @ 7:04am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on March 27th, 2020 @ 7:33am CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who knows, maybe they'll throw a curveball and put him in RiD Magnus colors.
I think the spoiler is that he'll have a decepticon symbol.
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 27th, 2020 @ 7:43am CDT
william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who knows, maybe they'll throw a curveball and put him in RiD Magnus colors.
I think the spoiler is that he'll have a decepticon symbol.
This is my thinking as well. I'm more interested in seeing Rung funnily enough, be interesting to see what the show does with him. If he's actually in it of course and not just being shoved on with UM
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on March 27th, 2020 @ 8:23am CDT
william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who knows, maybe they'll throw a curveball and put him in RiD Magnus colors.
I think the spoiler is that he'll have a decepticon symbol.
I've actually hedged my bets on this. I'm always up for more cons. Oddly enough, I will wait to open up mine until I see the deco from some others first. If I'm not interested, I'll just return it. (Of course I say this now, but my lack of willpower may certainly override this sentiment once I have it in hand.)
Posted by sol magnus on March 27th, 2020 @ 9:11am CDT
Ultra Mangus - a traitor? The most Autobot-y Autobot of Autobots? That's a terrible idea.william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who knows, maybe they'll throw a curveball and put him in RiD Magnus colors.
I think the spoiler is that he'll have a decepticon symbol.
But I guess it'll make for a cool figure.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 27th, 2020 @ 9:21am CDT
Not a traitor, pretending to be Decepticon to infiltrate their ranks.sol magnus wrote:Ultra Mangus - a traitor? The most Autobot-y Autobot of Autobots? That's a terrible idea.william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who knows, maybe they'll throw a curveball and put him in RiD Magnus colors.
I think the spoiler is that he'll have a decepticon symbol.
But I guess it'll make for a cool figure.
Posted by sol magnus on March 27th, 2020 @ 9:24am CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Not a traitor, pretending to be Decepticon to infiltrate their ranks.sol magnus wrote:Ultra Mangus - a traitor? The most Autobot-y Autobot of Autobots? That's a terrible idea.william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who knows, maybe they'll throw a curveball and put him in RiD Magnus colors.
I think the spoiler is that he'll have a decepticon symbol.
But I guess it'll make for a cool figure.
I could live with that, but we won't really know until the show drops.
Posted by william-james88 on March 27th, 2020 @ 9:26am CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Not a traitor, pretending to be Decepticon to infiltrate their ranks.sol magnus wrote:Ultra Mangus - a traitor? The most Autobot-y Autobot of Autobots? That's a terrible idea.william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who knows, maybe they'll throw a curveball and put him in RiD Magnus colors.
I think the spoiler is that he'll have a decepticon symbol.
But I guess it'll make for a cool figure.
Yeah, exactly. It wouldn't even be the only one in the line since Mirage is doing the same.
Anyways, I found this cool post on Facebook and wanted to share:
I had an epiphany last week... Instead of pay however much for the Phantom Strike Squadron, why not make my own. I scooped up some extra Battle Masters for cheap and did just that. About $15 later and I am beyond happy with what I have.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater
Posted by TF-fan kev777 on March 27th, 2020 @ 10:11am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Anyways, I found this cool post on Facebook and wanted to share:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater
Oddly enough, ??? is sort of a reversed colors version of Heartburn and Heatstroke with slightly darker blue for the torso and lighter for the rest instead of the other way around.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on March 27th, 2020 @ 10:55am CDT
Sentinel_Primal wrote:If we get Actionmasters, I'd want them to transform, just because some of them were designed to. They'd definitely need to be more solid, maybe paneled to avoid transformation gaps, but giving them the option doesn't change the fact that you don't have to transform them. You can keep them in bot mode forever, but it's nice to have options
This right here. Add the gimmick, but they don' need to if you won't want them to. Just like the Quintesson, you don't have to transform it at all, but the option is there.
Also, to each their own, but I would prefer to see Starscream and the coneheads, no TC or SW this time around. I'd rather see things like Artfire take the place of one of those guys.
Posted by Evil Eye on March 27th, 2020 @ 12:38pm CDT
Posted by Tuned Agent on March 27th, 2020 @ 2:47pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:pictorial review of Netflix Megatron
Late post, but thanks for the review! This deco actually looks pretty awesome. I kinda wish they had used the alternate "miner" head, it would have made this deco hard to resist.
Posted by Evil Eye on March 27th, 2020 @ 3:09pm CDT
Tuned Agent wrote:william-james88 wrote:pictorial review of Netflix Megatron
Late post, but thanks for the review! This deco actually looks pretty awesome. I kinda wish they had used the alternate "miner" head, it would have made this deco hard to resist.
I'm still sad we most likely won't get a miner redeco of Siege Megatron that replaces the tank gun with a drill weapon.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 27th, 2020 @ 3:51pm CDT
But would it have made sense? From my understanding, this is supposed to be Megs as a battle-hardened warlord.Tuned Agent wrote:william-james88 wrote:pictorial review of Netflix Megatron
Late post, but thanks for the review! This deco actually looks pretty awesome. I kinda wish they had used the alternate "miner" head, it would have made this deco hard to resist.
Posted by Stargrave on March 27th, 2020 @ 4:11pm CDT
Posted by 1984forever on March 27th, 2020 @ 5:04pm CDT
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:william-james88 wrote:Deadput wrote:william-james88 wrote:
In case they don't then I already have a blue and black/purple tetrajet on the squad anyway.
Also, the listing you mention which I'll put below doesnt really mention who it was, so it could be anyone:
Voyager Seeker 2-Pack 477915
Late post sorry.
I know the two pack is not mentioned to have names one way or another, I say it's most likely to have the Coneheads because of the presence of Thrust on his own.
I don't see this line having the 3 main Seekers and the Coneheads bar some appearing in selects.
Many assumed as much, as did I, regarding the listings. But I think it could go either way. And the siege line had the 3 main seekers and the rainmakers all appearing in the siege line with two more sekers in different lines. Honestly, to me it would be more surprising for Thundercracker and Skywarp not to come out. Also, I really think Hasbro messed up on Skywarp's Siege deco and added ot the fact that its the seeker fans are looking for the most still, it feels like a no brainer to release and Earthrise version.
I think most of us feel the same way.
I must be the opposite, I absolutely do not want to see Skywarp and Thundercracker, they have had more than enough chances, let the coneheads and maybe another few obscure conehead styled characters have their time.
Stop wasting spots in the line on the 84 seekers. There are now 35 more years to work with
I believe we’re about to see Skywarp and Thundercracker in the Amazon “Earthrise mode 2 pack” this summer.
Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on March 27th, 2020 @ 7:02pm CDT
sol magnus wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Not a traitor, pretending to be Decepticon to infiltrate their ranks.sol magnus wrote:Ultra Mangus - a traitor? The most Autobot-y Autobot of Autobots? That's a terrible idea.william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Who knows, maybe they'll throw a curveball and put him in RiD Magnus colors.
I think the spoiler is that he'll have a decepticon symbol.
But I guess it'll make for a cool figure.
I could live with that, but we won't really know until the show drops.
or until I get the toy
...depending on what the spoiler cybertronian words are