Transformers Generations Selects Toy Deco Galvatron Revealed

Posted by william-james88 Jul 5, 2021 at 11:55pm CDT 44,961 views

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We thank AcademyofDrX for sharing with us a listing of none other than the biggest Transformers Generations Selects release of the year, toy deco Galvatron. The full listing with descriptions and photos was found on the website of my local specialty retailer, CMD Store. To go full G1 toy effect, Hasbro went stickers galore on this release.

This is not an exclusive figure, any retailer wanting to order it can. The places most likely to order this toy are online collector focused stores.

Name: Galvatron WFC-GS27
Category: Transformers Generations Selects
Series: Leader Class
Type: Action Figure
Size: 8 Inch
Manufacturer: Hasbro

Description: Fans can take their Transformers figure collections to the next level with Generations Selects, a fan-dedicated line of figures featuring fan-favorite, special edition characters you can’t find in the main line.

Behold, Galvatron! The herald of Unicron blasts his way into the Generations Selects line with this special edition figure! This Galvatron figure is inspired by the classic 1986 toy release, featuring comic-inspired deco. Includes 2 weapon accessories and the classic green Matrix of Leadership accessory on a chain that can be worn around the figure’s neck. This Galvatron figure converts from robot to Galactic Cannon mode in 33 steps. Comes with a sheet of foil labels, including a heat-sensitive sticker that reveals the Decepticon shield when you rub it with your finger.

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Comment by Betenoire Jul 6, 2021

That it is not an exclusive really appeals to me. Not certain I want this one more that the regular retail version though.

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Comment by Big Grim Jul 6, 2021

Now THAT is the Galvatron I need to get! Proper toy/comic colours for me! Glad of the sticker sheet I I wouldn't bother with most of them.

~ Grim

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Comment by Gauntlet101010 Jul 6, 2021

I'll be glad to add this to my collection. I wish they had made a new head for him, but still.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jul 6, 2021

No interests in this one, but I'm very happy it's an actual thing.
AND NOT A DAMN EXCLUSIVE!

This mean most fans will not only have their ideal deco, but he will be easy to get as well. ;)^

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Comment by blackeyedprime Jul 6, 2021

The colors (that aren't toy accurate) seem to highlight why the figure looks bad in the first place, ah well, TR and g1 will suffice until the next one.

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Comment by Rodimus Knight Jul 6, 2021

One of the best things about the current line has been the lack of stickers. If those were tempos I'd get this one. But I really hate those foil stickers

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Jul 6, 2021

Sabrblade wrote:Despite what the description says, that deco screams less "Marvel Galvatron II" and more "Japanese Galvatron II".

Yep. That would be why it looks so needlessly garish. I'd have expected better from HasTak. How hard is it to get this wrong?

When 3P can do it so easily and on a much smaller figure:

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Comment by sol magnus Jul 6, 2021

LOL there's just no pleasing some people. I'm definitely double-dipping for this.

I'm imagining a time-travel story involving him and Gigawatt already.

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Comment by Rodimus Prime Jul 6, 2021

The 1 I've been waiting for! It sux that he's not comic-accurate, but that can be fixed. I'm definitely ordering this. Pulse should have it for preorder soon, right?

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Comment by o.supreme Jul 6, 2021

Many are anticipating it will be on TF Tuesday today probably around 10am PDT (1pm EDT) that is when new items are usually revealed.

If not today, then I have no idea.

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Comment by AcademyofDrX Jul 6, 2021

Rodimus Prime wrote:The 1 I've been waiting for! It sux that he's not comic-accurate, but that can be fixed. I'm definitely ordering this. Pulse should have it for preorder soon, right?

I think it's worth pointing out that there are a few problems with "comic accurate," including that while the pylons were usually grey-blue, they were sometimes red, and they were much smaller than in this mold. I think that grey-blue was usually supposed to represent chrome or a metallic sheen, rather than actually being blue. Maybe most significantly, you see a few different designs across the US and UK series.

Ultimately, I think they tried to split the difference between the toy and the comics. That's why I love the inclusion of the foil stickers sheet--if you want it to look like the original toy, nothing else will get you closer. If you want a comic or contemporary design, just toss the sheet. I'm a big fan of the UK comics and I own the original toy, so I can appreciate both goals. I have a Marvel villains collection already, so that's the way I'll display mine.

(Generations Darkmount, Generations Select G2 Megatron, RotF Bludgeon, Generations Thunderwing, SDCC Ratbat, Marvel Infinite Death's Head, and a Siege Megatron I need to repaint. Siege Shockwave is usually with other displays.)

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Comment by Rtron Jul 6, 2021

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Despite what the description says, that deco screams less "Marvel Galvatron II" and more "Japanese Galvatron II".

Yep. That would be why it looks so needlessly garish. I'd have expected better from HasTak. How hard is it to get this wrong?

When 3P can do it so easily and on a much smaller figure:

He literally looks like the Marvel character model you posted, but with stickers, which you can choose not to apply, and red shoulders, which that figure you're praising also has. It even has the whole arm in violet except for the grey hand like the very character model you posted, unlike that 3P figure and that manga galvatron, which have the whole forearm done in grey.

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Comment by Wolfman Jake Jul 6, 2021

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Despite what the description says, that deco screams less "Marvel Galvatron II" and more "Japanese Galvatron II".

Yep. That would be why it looks so needlessly garish. I'd have expected better from HasTak. How hard is it to get this wrong?

When 3P can do it so easily and on a much smaller figure:

Because it’s a deco inspired by the original G1 Galvatron toy and not actually a direct attempt at the Marvel Comics color scheme?

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Comment by AllNewSuperRobot Jul 6, 2021

Wolfman Jake wrote:Because it’s a deco inspired by the original G1 Galvatron toy and not actually a direct attempt at the Marvel Comics color scheme?

It comes down to phrasing:

Behold, Galvatron! The herald of Unicron blasts his way into the Generations Selects line with this special edition figure! This Galvatron figure is inspired by the classic 1986 toy release, featuring comic-inspired deco.

So it is actually supposed to be a combination of both. Somehow.

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Comment by DeathReviews Jul 6, 2021

I wonder - why did they mess up the colors in G1 to begin with? The toy Galvatron and movie Galvatron were nothing alike in terms of the way the colors were laid out. Was it because the movie was made before the toy, or vice-verse? Did somebody either at the animation studio, or in factory production, get it wrong, and they just determined that it was too late to do anything about it?

They ought to have moved to either recolor the movie character, or retool the figure, so that the colors were matched across media. Instead, we get situations like THIS, where they're stuck having to crank out two sets of figures - one that's 'cartoon accurate', and another that's 'figure accurate'.

In a time when they can't even get enough NORMAL figures in stock to satisfy demand, they need to stop wasting time on recolored versions and get more regular figures in stock.

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Comment by -Kanrabat- Jul 6, 2021

DeathReviews wrote:In a time when they can't even get enough NORMAL figures in stock to satisfy demand, they need to stop wasting time on recolored versions and get more regular figures in stock.

Those lines are unrelated though.
Meaning there's no "time wasted" between lines. Furthermore, bad distribution affect EVERYTHING.

So, eh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Comment by Razorbeast88 Jul 6, 2021

DeathReviews wrote:I wonder - why did they mess up the colors in G1 to begin with? The toy Galvatron and movie Galvatron were nothing alike in terms of the way the colors were laid out. Was it because the movie was made before the toy, or vice-verse? Did somebody either at the animation studio, or in factory production, get it wrong, and they just determined that it was too late to do anything about it?

They ought to have moved to either recolor the movie character, or retool the figure, so that the colors were matched across media. Instead, we get situations like THIS, where they're stuck having to crank out two sets of figures - one that's 'cartoon accurate', and another that's 'figure accurate'.

In a time when they can't even get enough NORMAL figures in stock to satisfy demand, they need to stop wasting time on recolored versions and get more regular figures in stock.

I believe Chris McFeely touched on this in his YouTube video about galvatron

Final changes were made to the design for the movie after the toy had already been designed. Same thing happened to several of the 86 toys I think

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Comment by o.supreme Jul 6, 2021

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Floro_Dery

I understand 30-40 years going on in this franchise toys-matching-animation is a big deal, but honestly for me, back in the 80's it wasn't given much thought, at least among my peers. I think it was generally understood that animation designs were altered to make the characters more humanoid/relatable? And the comics followed suit soon after only doing toy accurate representations for a couple of issues.

None of us expected the toys to match what we saw in the animated series. And although it is a staple of modern Transformers, it still not something I need. I mean I will go out of my way when TT specifically offers something more animation accurate, but that is more-or-less a Bonus to me, rather than something I demand. Take it from someone who once owned Ironhide, one of the most egregious definitions of toy/animation difference. It wasn't a big deal to me. I knew who the character's were, there was no existential identity crisis, or thought that the toys were in any way inferior for being different. I think Floro Dery's designs (the movie specifically) are awesome, even if they couldn't be translated in toy form at the time.

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Comment by TulioDude Jul 6, 2021

Combine this with the Shattered Glass Collection Megatron parts to recreate Energon Megatron.

Day 553 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.

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Comment by Gauntlet101010 Jul 6, 2021

@o.supreme - The toy was based off an earlier character model that had a totally different head. The movie changed, but the toy didn't. That's why the models don't match.

Hot Rod also has different colors in the movie.

I wouldn't mind a pure "Marvel deco", but the toy one is so similar that it doesn't amount to very much.

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