Takara Tomy Mall Super Megatron Pre-Orders Reveal Ultra Modes and More
Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 11:54PM CDT
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Takara Tomy Mall is pricing him at ¥6,600 (about $60 USD) with release sometime in late September 2020. As with most Takara Tomy Selects releases his orders will only be limited from now until May 7 to Japanese customers. Hasbro Pulse will likely also make him available as they have other Takara Tomy Selects releases in the past, but for now TFSource and the Chosen Prime have opened their orders up for $64.99.
So what do you think of Selects new quasi-quintuple changer? Be sure to let us know in the forums!
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Posted by Sarahthecutevixen on April 8th, 2020 @ 12:03am CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 8th, 2020 @ 12:14am CDT
Honestly the only thing which would make him even better if if he had some sort of leg transformation to even further differentiate the forms. Even if it was just some panel flipping or an alternate pair of feet with a red tip. Still, as he is this is some insane and whacked mix of ideas and I love it! Now I want an oversized KO even more do display his Super and Ultra forms. As for the final form, my head keeps calling it Hyper Megatron.
Posted by Stormshot_Prime on April 8th, 2020 @ 12:24am CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 8th, 2020 @ 12:32am CDT
Also, TF Source has preorder already.
Posted by Solrac333 on April 8th, 2020 @ 12:33am CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 8th, 2020 @ 12:42am CDT
omega666 wrote:Since this is a retool of the Titans Return Galvatron, does this still have a headmaster or did they get rid of that gimmick for this figure?
Considering TR Galvatron already had space to fold a head inside the torso and this guy has a transforming head, I think its safe to say he isn't.
Posted by Lore Keeper on April 8th, 2020 @ 1:39am CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 8th, 2020 @ 1:51am CDT
Lore Keeper wrote:While his third face does somewhat resemble TLK Megatron, I think it's more related to Dark Nova and the fact that he and Ultra Megatron fused together.
Its also (maybe) a loose reference to the unproduced Season 4 Animated Megatron aka 'Maraudeur Megatron' who was even more Super Megatron inspired and also had a face mask based off Beast Machines Megatron. This design take cues from it but swap the BM reference with bits from TLK.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on April 8th, 2020 @ 1:59am CDT
Hellscream9999 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Vic Zanzibar wrote:Turtler and Gulf just arrived from Pulse. THEY’RE SO PINK! I love them! I thought the gaudy would be too much, but it’s MAGNIFICENT. I’m gonna have to get the entire crew somehow.
Got mine too, the shipping box was dented but thankfully the individual boxes look ok.
Don't worry, the figures come in a plastic clamshell that's packed in a box, packed in a wrap, packed in a box which is then packed into the shipping box
Busted open turtler and man what a figure, it feels bigger than it is. The packaging was interesting then I remembered it had the same number of layers as the Japanese releases. The shipping boxes are just different.
Posted by Jeddostotle7 on April 8th, 2020 @ 2:37am CDT
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on April 8th, 2020 @ 2:39am CDT
Posted by Emerje on April 8th, 2020 @ 4:49am CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:The tusks aspect is TLK Megatron through and through.
Sure is, they even open when he shoots that beam. I'm not seeing Marauder Megatron at all in this figure, always thought that figure was a step further away from Super Megatron, not closer.
I'm having trouble figuring out Ultra Megatron's chest. It doesn't seem to be as simple as popping it open and spinning it around. There's a hinge at the top not found on the Super side and the intentionally shot the figure from below so you can't see what's going on up there. I'm thinking it might be the part his head is connected to and just out of view on the super side and has a twist in it similar to RID 2001 Ultra Magnus so the head returns upright.
What we can now see that the "spin" is about half way up his abs, the bottom half stays Black while above it is gray in super and black in ultra.
Emerje
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on April 8th, 2020 @ 7:05am CDT
It's really neat that they managed to pack so much into this toy. It's way better than the Galvatron original.
Posted by william-james88 on April 8th, 2020 @ 7:12am CDT
Gauntlet101010 wrote:It's really neat that they managed to pack so much into this toy. It's way better than the Galvatron original.
Yeah, but it will cost many between 2-3 times that Galvatron original,
Posted by Sabrblade on April 8th, 2020 @ 7:44am CDT
Posted by sol magnus on April 8th, 2020 @ 9:01am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:It's really neat that they managed to pack so much into this toy. It's way better than the Galvatron original.
Yeah, but it will cost many between 2-3 times that Galvatron original,
2.25 times as much.
I'm not seeing less reason to want this, despite the pricing.
Posted by Segor on April 8th, 2020 @ 9:19am CDT
Posted by Wolfman Jake on April 8th, 2020 @ 9:33am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 8th, 2020 @ 9:38am CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:I still want to see a picture of Super/Ultra Megatron next to Star Convoy, just to get a sense of how out of scale they are with each other. Or, maybe Star Convoy is supposed to be bigger than either Super or Ultra Megatron?
Given that it doesn't look like any part was lengthened, maybe ask to see if anyone has both Star Convoy and TR/Legends Galvatron on hand for a size comparison. I think SC will tower over Super Ultra Megs but I suppose that was the best mold to use as a base. Can't think of any recent leader Class molds that would have been better.
Posted by Gauntlet101010 on April 8th, 2020 @ 9:55am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:It's really neat that they managed to pack so much into this toy. It's way better than the Galvatron original.
Yeah, but it will cost many between 2-3 times that Galvatron original,
True! I guess you can toss that on top of the reasons I won't get this. Although, saying that, I like what they've done here.
Posted by Solrac333 on April 8th, 2020 @ 10:06am CDT
Skritz wrote:omega666 wrote:Since this is a retool of the Titans Return Galvatron, does this still have a headmaster or did they get rid of that gimmick for this figure?
Considering TR Galvatron already had space to fold a head inside the torso and this guy has a transforming head, I think its safe to say he isn't.
Considering that it was NOT clear that he has a transforming head, I think it was safe for me to ask for clarity. But thank you for clearing that up.
Posted by Skritz on April 8th, 2020 @ 10:07am CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 8th, 2020 @ 10:37am CDT
Skritz wrote:Honestly to this day I keep thinking the TR Voyager Optimus would have made a better Star Convoy remake.
True but I think they wanted to take advantage of Prime turning into Star Convoy that the PotP leader mold gave them
Posted by TulioDude on April 8th, 2020 @ 11:01am CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 8th, 2020 @ 11:05am CDT
ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:Honestly to this day I keep thinking the TR Voyager Optimus would have made a better Star Convoy remake.
True but I think they wanted to take advantage of Prime turning into Star Convoy that the PotP leader mold gave them
However Star Convoy from the Octane mold would be in scale with that Megatron, have a more accurate alt mode (especially if they tooled some threads) and possibly a space shuttle/spaceship mode from the plane mode, which would have fitted the concept better and even elevated it beyond the G1 space truck.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on April 8th, 2020 @ 11:17am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 8th, 2020 @ 11:17am CDT
The Hasbro retail TR Voyager Optimus is already in Star Convoy colors anyway, so wish granted.Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:Honestly to this day I keep thinking the TR Voyager Optimus would have made a better Star Convoy remake.
True but I think they wanted to take advantage of Prime turning into Star Convoy that the PotP leader mold gave them
However Star Convoy from the Octane mold would be in scale with that Megatron, have a more accurate alt mode (especially if they tooled some threads) and possibly a space shuttle/spaceship mode from the plane mode, which would have fitted the concept better and even elevated it beyond the G1 space truck.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 8th, 2020 @ 12:01pm CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 8th, 2020 @ 1:13pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The Hasbro retail TR Voyager Optimus is already in Star Convoy colors anyway, so wish granted.Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:Honestly to this day I keep thinking the TR Voyager Optimus would have made a better Star Convoy remake.
True but I think they wanted to take advantage of Prime turning into Star Convoy that the PotP leader mold gave them
However Star Convoy from the Octane mold would be in scale with that Megatron, have a more accurate alt mode (especially if they tooled some threads) and possibly a space shuttle/spaceship mode from the plane mode, which would have fitted the concept better and even elevated it beyond the G1 space truck.
Its 'close enough' so yes, it will be what I display Super Megatron with. TR Megatron will henceforth be repurposed in my collection (and maybe slightly customized) into Megaplex.
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on April 8th, 2020 @ 2:01pm CDT
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 8th, 2020 @ 2:02pm CDT
Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:Honestly to this day I keep thinking the TR Voyager Optimus would have made a better Star Convoy remake.
True but I think they wanted to take advantage of Prime turning into Star Convoy that the PotP leader mold gave them
However Star Convoy from the Octane mold would be in scale with that Megatron, have a more accurate alt mode (especially if they tooled some threads) and possibly a space shuttle/spaceship mode from the plane mode, which would have fitted the concept better and even elevated it beyond the G1 space truck.
As true as that is, doesn't change the fact that they wanted to use the leader Class mold, probably for the small Optimus to star Convoy feature and the removable matrix capability. It wouldn't have gone unnoticed to them that they could have used the voyager class mold, they just didn't want to.
Posted by blackeyedprime on April 8th, 2020 @ 2:43pm CDT
One part of me says it's not much more than tak legends galvatronus price, then the other part of me says leader class price for a voyager figure. Either way, sticking with animated megs for the mo.
Posted by ZeldaTheSwordsman on April 8th, 2020 @ 2:48pm CDT
1. Learn to use quotes when replying to something that was multiple posts back in the thread.Segor wrote:They look cool, but not $35-a-deluxe-figure cool, I know some of us have bought Takara combiners for $150, but the painting and accessories are usually better along with the packaging, but this is something that could have been release at 18 a piece, except the voyager figure.
2. As several people have pointed out, the painting and accessories of the Seacons ARE better than what you'd get with a retail Deluxe limb, plus the retooling is quite extensive. So no, it really isn't something that could have been released at $18 a piece.
Posted by ZeroWolf on April 8th, 2020 @ 3:20pm CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:1. Learn to use quotes when replying to something that was multiple posts back in the thread.Segor wrote:They look cool, but not $35-a-deluxe-figure cool, I know some of us have bought Takara combiners for $150, but the painting and accessories are usually better along with the packaging, but this is something that could have been release at 18 a piece, except the voyager figure.
2. As several people have pointed out, the painting and accessories of the Seacons ARE better than what you'd get with a retail Deluxe limb, plus the retooling is quite extensive. So no, it really isn't something that could have been released at $18 a piece.
This is true, more has gone into these figures then your standard deluxe, the plastic content alone pushes them out of the price bracket, then there's the paint apps to think about. These are far from simple retools.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 8th, 2020 @ 3:32pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The Hasbro retail TR Voyager Optimus is already in Star Convoy colors anyway, so wish granted.Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:Honestly to this day I keep thinking the TR Voyager Optimus would have made a better Star Convoy remake.
True but I think they wanted to take advantage of Prime turning into Star Convoy that the PotP leader mold gave them
However Star Convoy from the Octane mold would be in scale with that Megatron, have a more accurate alt mode (especially if they tooled some threads) and possibly a space shuttle/spaceship mode from the plane mode, which would have fitted the concept better and even elevated it beyond the G1 space truck.
Not to mention a Star Convoy head is built in the mold, it just went unused:
boy was that in deep...
Posted by Jeddostotle7 on April 8th, 2020 @ 3:45pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:I still want to see a picture of Super/Ultra Megatron next to Star Convoy, just to get a sense of how out of scale they are with each other. Or, maybe Star Convoy is supposed to be bigger than either Super or Ultra Megatron?
Skritz wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Skritz wrote:Honestly to this day I keep thinking the TR Voyager Optimus would have made a better Star Convoy remake.
True but I think they wanted to take advantage of Prime turning into Star Convoy that the PotP leader mold gave them
However Star Convoy from the Octane mold would be in scale with that Megatron, have a more accurate alt mode (especially if they tooled some threads) and possibly a space shuttle/spaceship mode from the plane mode, which would have fitted the concept better and even elevated it beyond the G1 space truck.
Thing is, in the original Battlestars manga, Star Convoy was significantly taller than Super/Ultra Megatron. These Generations Selects releases were made with scale in mind.
Posted by blackeyedprime on April 8th, 2020 @ 3:57pm CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on April 8th, 2020 @ 3:59pm CDT
Posted by blackeyedprime on April 8th, 2020 @ 4:02pm CDT
Voyager tr prime can always get some toyhax labels to go with super megs, just need to gimmick up some shoulder guns for robot mode. I don't have selects star convoy so potp black prime is for scale refs (to me star convoy with out a snub nose truck ain't star convoy, nemesis prime is only nemesis prime with a snub nose truck but the potp mold in black was too hard to resist and around £30ish). The pictured Tr galvatron in the photos is either with cw cyclonus chest head or just with the face plate popped up (which is smaller, but Unicron currently holding tr galvatron megatron titan master so he ain't pictured/wouldn't effect scale).
Posted by LinaNui on April 8th, 2020 @ 4:07pm CDT
Posted by Skritz on April 8th, 2020 @ 4:31pm CDT
Posted by Jeddostotle7 on April 8th, 2020 @ 4:41pm CDT
Skritz wrote:I really wish we had gotten that Star Convoy tooling for TR Voyager Optimus.
Personally, I think I'm happy with the PotP Optimus mold use. I'm… unsatisfied with the TR Voyager mold in its G2 Optimus form, and I don't think I'd like it much better as Star Convoy. Plus, going by the original Battlestars manga, the Selects Star Convoy we got actually scales properly with this Super Megatron.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on April 8th, 2020 @ 4:46pm CDT
blackeyedprime wrote:Voyager tr prime can always get some toyhax labels to go with super megs,
The best set is to turn him into Action Master Optimus Prime. This really make him stand out.
https://toyhax.com/for-titans-ret/2339- ... &results=1
EDIT:
And I see in your attachment that you already did.
Good choice!
Posted by blackeyedprime on April 8th, 2020 @ 5:07pm CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:blackeyedprime wrote:Voyager tr prime can always get some toyhax labels to go with super megs,
The best set is to turn him into Action Master Optimus Prime. This really make him stand out.
https://toyhax.com/for-titans-ret/2339- ... &results=1
EDIT:
And I see in your attachment that you already did.
Good choice!
Yeagh, I think the g2 use and nemesis are the stand outs for tr voyager prime but toyhax action master makes the red/blue deco work. Really wish tr megs had got a version in his action master tank colors (and green g2) but I have a spare I intend to paint up into action master (even tho I can't paint it's not as though it needs to be anything special, just black, green and purple).
If they had put a bit more effort into super megatrons legs with some retooling I'd be okay with the shoulders being horizontal. Definitely not as lazy as the selects star convoy. Impressed with how they've incorporated super megs tank mode. Playing with galvatron at the mo to see if he can pull off a H tank monstrosity.
Posted by blackeyedprime on April 8th, 2020 @ 5:37pm CDT
Posted by Flashwave on April 8th, 2020 @ 6:48pm CDT
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:1. Learn to use quotes when replying to something that was multiple posts back in the thread.Segor wrote:They look cool, but not $35-a-deluxe-figure cool, I know some of us have bought Takara combiners for $150, but the painting and accessories are usually better along with the packaging, but this is something that could have been release at 18 a piece, except the voyager figure.
2. As several people have pointed out, the painting and accessories of the Seacons ARE better than what you'd get with a retail Deluxe limb, plus the retooling is quite extensive. So no, it really isn't something that could have been released at $18 a piece.
1) Most likely they replied to the NEWS ARTICLE that was up less than a Day ago and not through the thread itself. There is nothing to quote that way and you cannot see the progression of the thread prior to. News article Posts just tack on to the end of the relevant topic thread. And yes, we all know it gets SUPER annoying come Toy Fairs when there are like 6 news articles connecyed to the same topic page going rapid fire.
Posted by Hellscream9999 on April 8th, 2020 @ 7:22pm CDT
Flashwave wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:1. Learn to use quotes when replying to something that was multiple posts back in the thread.Segor wrote:They look cool, but not $35-a-deluxe-figure cool, I know some of us have bought Takara combiners for $150, but the painting and accessories are usually better along with the packaging, but this is something that could have been release at 18 a piece, except the voyager figure.
2. As several people have pointed out, the painting and accessories of the Seacons ARE better than what you'd get with a retail Deluxe limb, plus the retooling is quite extensive. So no, it really isn't something that could have been released at $18 a piece.
1) Most likely they replied to the NEWS ARTICLE that was up less than a Day ago and not through the thread itself. There is nothing to quote that way and you cannot see the progression of the thread prior to. News article Posts just tack on to the end of the relevant topic thread. And yes, we all know it gets SUPER annoying come Toy Fairs when there are like 6 news articles connecyed to the same topic page going rapid fire.
you can actually quote the article within the thread, people do it sometimes
Posted by Emerje on April 8th, 2020 @ 11:52pm CDT
With all the things this figure has going for it I wonder how many people will be willing to buy more than one? There could be an argument to be made for buying two or even three for display purposes. Let us know in the Energon Pub forums if you plan on buying one or more.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 8th, 2020 @ 11:59pm CDT
Super Megatron
Super Jet Mode
Ultra Megatron
Ultra Tank Mode
Ultra Megatron Omega
Posted by Sentinel_Primal on April 9th, 2020 @ 1:24am CDT