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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 12:04:41 GMT
Huh, Megatron's backpack doens't tab in afterall. I had him transformed wrong and nearly broke him... But is ok now!
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 12:07:45 GMT
WOOOOAAAAWWWW DEVASTATOR IS MASSIVE NEXT TO THEM BOTH!!! HE CAN ALMOST HOLD PRIME IN ONE HAND!!!
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Post by blueshift on Nov 5, 2018 12:18:33 GMT
Oh lord
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 12:29:27 GMT
I KNOW!
Wait a minute... Are you being rude again, Blue'? You are a rude boy these days!
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 12:42:15 GMT
IN CONCLUSION.
So, Prime is nice, but it's almost as though they set out to do a near perfect voyager sized G1y Optimus Prime, but then had a brain-spasm and messed it up. The over-roof element, the folding panels when you transform him, arm kibble, the battle damage. He's close, very close, to being excellent, but falls short.
Megagron is a very convincing Megatron. Really looks the part. This is how G1 Megatron would look if he had been a cybertroniany tank. One doesn't mind the shit-splashes as much on Megatron, but they really do not add anything to the figure. He's a powerful looking Megatron, who is sadly, and unbelievably, let down by his wobbly head plate. That is a real shocker. I keep thinking I'm missing something, but nope, don't think so. Megatron has a floaty head.
Prime's alt mode looks good, actually, but he's very small. Delux small.
Megatron's tank mode works much better, a very impressive looking tank Megatron.
Size-wise, I dunno... If all the 'main characters' who 'need' to be voyager are the same size, then it might be ok. But they look small next to existing voyagers. Roadbuster and Whirl (for example) are in the loft, but Lord knows how large they will be next to these two.
This happens every time, doesn't it? With Generations. We think we're going to get something close to the definitive version of a character, but there's always something wrong.
I do like them though. Very much. They are... of a style, and I like it. They should -especially Megatron- fit my small collection well. But I can see other collectors having big problems with them.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 5, 2018 12:44:34 GMT
This thread is off to the review forum!
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 12:46:16 GMT
Good call, Big Phil!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 5, 2018 12:47:32 GMT
You done a decent job on those!
Apparently the blades on Meg's gun are on mushroom pegs and can be slid off sideways.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 13:04:36 GMT
YOU'RE RIGHT! EXCELLENT! OPTIONS!!!
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 13:05:37 GMT
Hey Hey Hey! Tell ya sumat! without the blades, the gun makes for an outstanding alternate forearm cannon! Fit in with the Cybertrony look!
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 14:18:57 GMT
Just watched a couple of reviews on Youtube, gosh there's some absolute shit out there! Recognisable reviewers just talking shit, and missing some pretty obvious stuff!
Anyway. I now have just these two on the computer desk infront of me. In isolation, they look really great together. Megatron is sporting his modified new arm cannon (the tank barrel without the sword blades), looks very fitting. The battle/shit effects on them both are poor. You have it here, but you don't have it there, so it looks a bit naff. After a while though, it does kind of fade from your observations.
Together, they look very tidy. Megatron is my favorite of the two.
But... I had Optimus Prime facing off against the CW Stunticons earlier, and wow, does he look small....
I... I....
It's a different aesthetic almost...
I...
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 5, 2018 14:55:06 GMT
I expect after the butt wiping its too late to ask, but are the boxes multilingual?
I assume they are but if they weren't it would tempt me to get from Kapow or import instead of retail.
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 15:37:27 GMT
They were indeed multilingual.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 5, 2018 15:43:51 GMT
They all are now, US or UK. But different. The easiest way to tell the origin is to look for the AGE rating and if t has the word AGE besides it in 3 languages or a blank space. Age in 3 languages, US, Blank Space, Europen
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Post by Toph on Nov 5, 2018 17:04:44 GMT
Well that was a thread.
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 5, 2018 18:34:33 GMT
That was very exciting.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 18:44:36 GMT
It was exciting. The end product however, while enjoyable, I'm thinking is marking a change for Generations. And I'm concerned the 'old' Generations and 'New' Generations are not going to be as harmonious as I'd like...
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 5, 2018 20:03:46 GMT
BOXES ARE GOING IN THE BIN, PINWIG! THEY'RE GOING IN THE BIN RIGHT NOW! IN FACT I'M GONNA RUB MY ASS ON THEM FIRST, THEN PUT THEM IN THE BIN! very nearly a wine > nose moment there. |
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 5, 2018 20:10:13 GMT
This thread should have been a YouTube review. Shockprowl, you need to get on YouTube.
The size revelations are deeply worrying. This is going to worry me, worry, you hear.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 5, 2018 20:18:19 GMT
This thread should have been a YouTube review. Shockprowl, you need to get on YouTube. I also thought that while reading. Stardub channel flashbacks... |
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Post by Shockprowl on Nov 5, 2018 22:03:32 GMT
The size revelations are deeply worrying. This is going to worry me, worry, you hear. Me too buddy. Siege Prime Vs The Stunticons unsettled me. Didn't look right. And it's not just the size shift. It's the aesthetic. It's fundamentally different. Maybe with more Siege toys about the difference won't be as jarring. They're good looking toys though. Especially Megatron. It's not all doom and gloom. And the plastic is a step up from PotP. Going to be interesting to measure up a Siege deluxe. And get a look at Omega Supreme. |
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Post by Baron B of Triple B on Nov 6, 2018 0:18:42 GMT
These 2 were the only of the siege toys so far to not interest me. Well, until today when I seen Ultra Magnus alt-mode as a Plastic Beer Crate.
Primes cab mode looks comical and Megatrons bot mode looks like he's hunched down. Which is the complete opposite of the 'Ooh I must have those!' reaction I usually get for Prime and Megatron.
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