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Post by blueshift on Oct 28, 2023 12:04:25 GMT
Mohawks alt mode looks very Cy kill even though his robot mode looks nothing like it
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Post by legios on Oct 28, 2023 13:12:18 GMT
Megatron is a triple changer From vaguely tank-shaped thing to vaguely bird-shaped thing to humanoid shaped thing and back! Karl |
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Post by Pinwig on Oct 28, 2023 13:29:48 GMT
Quite like that. I continue to find myself inexplicably attracted to Megatron figures.
That Rumble looks like he's got Bruticus' head.
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Post by Nigel on Oct 28, 2023 13:40:17 GMT
The only one that really interests me is Wheeljack.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 28, 2023 18:27:50 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 28, 2023 21:19:06 GMT
Rumble is tragic enough in box mode to appeal to me.
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Oct 29, 2023 8:18:45 GMT
I do actually really like that Megatron - I like the general aesthetic of the Cybertron-mode Bumblebee movie designs. The only real problem for me is that I already have the perfect Studio Series movie Megatron, and that's the one from Dark of the Moon. Do I really need another one that's more G1-like..? I'll have to wait and see it in the plastic.
The rest are okay, apart from Scorponok, who's a disaster. Nice to see that they are remembering more tertiary characters, like Mohawk, and what a time it is to be a fan of Transformers with motorcycle alt-modes - I don't think we've ever had so many available.
What is a bit odd is that this announcment includes two characters who never actually appeared in any films. Whilst this isn't without precedent, with that Thundercracker from Nitro Zeus, it still feels a little bit weird considering the number of characters that still aren't represented in this line...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 29, 2023 18:43:03 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 29, 2023 18:56:15 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 29, 2023 21:06:22 GMT
I like that Megatron but I hadn't realised it was Leader size. Bit too pricey.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 31, 2023 17:13:36 GMT
Orders up for the MCM reveals
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Nov 20, 2023 12:16:33 GMT
The Megatron is a good design actually.
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Post by Llama God on Nov 21, 2023 8:06:12 GMT
Oh, no argument there. The only thing that's stopping him from being a perfect pre-Earth Megatron is the lack of a proper black helmet...
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Post by Benn on Nov 21, 2023 13:30:34 GMT
Get your sharpies out, man!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 21, 2023 20:28:42 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 21, 2023 21:10:24 GMT
The proud tradition of modern Shockwaves turning into a constipated table continues!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Dec 22, 2023 9:33:57 GMT
Can't decide if I like this one or not. I have been trying to get all the G1 cast in these designs just because they're nice updates, but Siege Shockwave was really nice, and I'm not sure I need this. Also his head is too wide. On the other hand that makes it the perfect homage to Barry Kitson's renderings of Shockwave. So I'm torn.  |
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Post by Benn on Dec 22, 2023 9:51:59 GMT
The head doesn't bother me, but the massively overcompensating gun arm is a real turn off.
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Post by Toph on Dec 22, 2023 9:57:22 GMT
It reminds me of Energon Shockblast and TFP Shockwave
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Post by legios on Dec 22, 2023 12:19:57 GMT
I quite like the odd head - the mono-eye surrounded by what looks like a half-dozen other sensors kind of seems apt for the Decepticon Military Operations Commander - he's forever gathering data to support tactical analysis on a hundred different wavelengths. The gun arm is...odd - it does look very like it came from a different robot and has been kit-bashed on.
The alt-mode is...well, it isn't. Like a most of these designs Shockwave wasn't designed to transform at all. They've had to move all the bits about and see what shape they can make from it. This is just a bit less successful at that than Ratchet was...
I'm not inclined to get this to replace my legend sized Shockwave, which is still one of my favourite Shockwave toys after the original. Vaguely tempted to get it and dub it as Lazerwave, Decepticon scientist and rival/acquaintance of Shockwave. On the other hand, the quad-mech design they've rereleased recently in Earthspark could work for that, and has the added utility of an actual alt-mode...
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 23, 2023 11:33:16 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 23, 2023 12:04:11 GMT
I'm very tempted as a one off, you know. It's very hard to resist a Shockwave.
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Post by legios on Dec 23, 2023 15:28:35 GMT
I'm still trying to work out what that alt-mode is supposed to be. The closest I can envisage is that it is some sort of Cybertronian equivalent of a large antiaircraft gun - (88mm Flugabweherkanone) or artillery piece (like the US M1 "Long Tom"). Which I guess would be fairly appropriate in either case.
Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 23, 2023 16:32:56 GMT
I just thought it was a mobile gun emplacement.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 24, 2023 13:36:01 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 24, 2023 13:43:15 GMT
I think in terms of design flair, the Beast Hunters one is the best of the two. Although I note from these newer pics that the gun arm does fold in a bit on the new one so it isn't quite as unwieldy looking as in those first photos.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 24, 2023 18:03:03 GMT
The had being pushed so far back makes this Shockwave look like he has a giant mono-boob.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 24, 2023 20:12:28 GMT
Agreed. Well, about the head being pushed back at any rate. I think these pictures are hiding that.
But then the head is well back from the chest on the original too.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 26, 2023 19:33:12 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 26, 2023 20:56:54 GMT
OF COURSE there is a review already!
-Ralph
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