Legacy Evolution Core Class Dinobot Scarr and Dinobot Swoop Revealed

-Kanrabat- wrote:The idea of a perfectly G1 looking Megatron bot that change into a tank is out there. I found that Megatron mousepad on Amazon.



The art is official too.
So, having a SS86 leader Megatron that would look like this and transform like this is not a far-fetched idea.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:The idea of a perfectly G1 looking Megatron bot that change into a tank is out there. I found that Megatron mousepad on Amazon.



The art is official too.
So, having a SS86 leader Megatron that would look like this and transform like this is not a far-fetched idea.

There's no realistic way for that tank to become that Megatron. Where did the turret go? Where did his legs come from? What happened to the treads? Maybe a Masterpiece with lots of tiny folding panels could pull this off, but there's no chance of it being done at retail.

Emerje

That's basically just the Earthrise tank with the Siege turret. It wouldn't look that clean, but a retool of those would be pretty close.

Emerje wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:The idea of a perfectly G1 looking Megatron bot that change into a tank is out there. I found that Megatron mousepad on Amazon.



The art is official too.
So, having a SS86 leader Megatron that would look like this and transform like this is not a far-fetched idea.

There's no realistic way for that tank to become that Megatron. Where did the turret go? Where did his legs come from? What happened to the treads? Maybe a Masterpiece with lots of tiny folding panels could pull this off, but there's no chance of it being done at retail.

Emerje

That's basically just the Earthrise tank with the Siege turret. It wouldn't look that clean, but a retool of those would be pretty close.

Isn't looking clean the whole point? He'd still have the front of the tank sticking out of his back hiding the treads in his legs wouldn't hide the the tank details. How do you take him from tank to gun detailed legs? It can be done by turning the legs inside out, but at that point you may as well start over from scratch. Sure wouldn't be a Voyager.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Emerje wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Emerje wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:The idea of a perfectly G1 looking Megatron bot that change into a tank is out there. I found that Megatron mousepad on Amazon.



The art is official too.
So, having a SS86 leader Megatron that would look like this and transform like this is not a far-fetched idea.

There's no realistic way for that tank to become that Megatron. Where did the turret go? Where did his legs come from? What happened to the treads? Maybe a Masterpiece with lots of tiny folding panels could pull this off, but there's no chance of it being done at retail.

Emerje

That's basically just the Earthrise tank with the Siege turret. It wouldn't look that clean, but a retool of those would be pretty close.

Isn't looking clean the whole point? He'd still have the front of the tank sticking out of his back hiding the treads in his legs wouldn't hide the the tank details. How do you take him from tank to gun detailed legs? It can be done by turning the legs inside out, but at that point you may as well start over from scratch. Sure wouldn't be a Voyager.

Emerje

That's the whole point.
As a "voyager" sized Leader, he would have the parts needed to pull it off.

That was in response to AcademyofDrX saying it could be retooled from Voyager Earthrise Megatron.

Emerje

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Emerje wrote:That was in response to AcademyofDrX saying it could be retooled from Voyager Earthrise Megatron.

Emerje

Oh, no retool of any kind would work.
This leader G1 Tank-Megs should be a brand new mold, designed from scratch.

Overcracker wrote:If they do make a Leader Class SS-86 Megs, would any one want it to have a 3rd un-referenced / un-acknowldeged gun mode built in? Even if it's not really a Walther P-38, just some form of potential gun mode?

Or is him being a tank, but having an accurate robot mode enough?

Overcracker wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:If they do make a Leader Class SS-86 Megs, would any one want it to have a 3rd un-referenced / un-acknowldeged gun mode built in? Even if it's not really a Walther P-38, just some form of potential gun mode?

Or is him being a tank, but having an accurate robot mode enough?

What is the point of a gun mode that doesn't look like his on-screen equivalent?

Just to have a gun mode....

Sowndwave76 wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

AcademyofDrX wrote:

Overcracker wrote:If they do make a Leader Class SS-86 Megs, would any one want it to have a 3rd un-referenced / un-acknowldeged gun mode built in? Even if it's not really a Walther P-38, just some form of potential gun mode?

Or is him being a tank, but having an accurate robot mode enough?

What is the point of a gun mode that doesn't look like his on-screen equivalent?

Just to have a gun mode....

No, that's pointless. This isn't like a car, where you change the hood or the headlights to bypass a license, but it still looks similar. The hypothetical gun mode wouldn't be realistic at all. Arguably there could be a nerf gun, or a fake ray gun, or weird neon colors, but it's not going to look anything like his on-screen version, so it adds no value.

It’s not that I’m against a gun mode, even if it’s some wacky design per se, but if it’s an unofficial 3rd mode, then it’s not going to be that good anyway.

But I really hope Hastak either sees these conversations, and/or already has something in the works.
It’s 1 version of Megatron, and surely not the last…. So give us a screen accurate bot mode, despite a non-G1 alt mode….
And let’s be honest, for every person who ends up bitching that a Megatron with a tank alt mode should never be in SS86, there will be 9 people hunting for this figure high and low.
It’s still going to bring in decent $$$ for Hastak, so what’s there to lose?