X-Transbots MX-I Apollyon (MP Megatron)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by primushatesyou, Oct 25, 2014.

  1. Skywarp181

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    Love it!

    I just hope they can nail the face!!!
     
  2. Raiju

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    Amazing sculpt. Looks spot in to Megatron in both modes, give or take a couple of details. The shoulder joints do worry me a bit, and the lower legs are a bit fiddly and cluttered looking, but other than that, the proportions look pretty damn good to me and the bulkiness they managed to achieve here to give us a powerful Decepticon leader (as opposed to spindly looking) is quite impressive.

    That said, it's X-TB.... so the plastic quality and fit and finish are worrisome. Paint apps as well. Will need to see some in-hand reviews of the finished product before pulling the trigger (bah-dum-tish) but a preorder is not out of the question for me at all.
     
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    Not a chance in hell it'll be that cheap. Parts count is loads more in Megatron.

    It's like they took Takara's MP-05 and injected it with Roids. :lol 

    still... it looks neat for what it is.
     
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  4. Raiju

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    Huh, the red helmet (with eyepiece) is a bit weird. Any idea what's that all about? An accessory calling back to a G1 episode?

    Agreed that this thing looks expensive. But just so I don't give some of our more, um, passionate members, an embolism or coronary for talking about 3P pricing, I'll just say that he looks to be one costly mofo.
     
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    Really???? Wow... Ok, there is no pleasing you, it seems. I HATE megatron as a gun, and even I AM IMPRESSED by this! Everything looks like what Takara SHOULD have done. This is as damn near perfect as conceivable for an mp megatron that's not a piece of shit like mp05.

    Now, bold forms, whom I prefer for the transformed state, looks amazing, too, as a redesign, but this megatron captures the look and brutality of g1 perfectly...
     
  6. Alucard77

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    A part of me just wishes this design was sold to FansToys. While they had limited QC issues, I am hoping they are taken care of in their releases.

    Xtransbots has a hobby of releasing sub par QC figures.

    I am okay with fixing something like Wheelie, but Megatron could be nightmare depending on how they do the transformation.
     
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    I think it controlled the Optimus clone in "A Prime Problem".
     
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    Well, now that TFW has loaded more pics on the front page, I see what has been bothering me about the head. The lower cheek portions of his helmet curve inward more than I'd like. I prefer the look when those bits don't curve inward at all.

    Even on the occasions where the animation model of the helmet does curve inward, it isn't to this degree.

    Hope there's a chance that the head might be altered, before we get to production level. Of course, I'll want to see reviews before I think I'll bite on this one.
     
  9. Raiju

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    Rog. Neato. Get two MP-10s together with this guy (and his clone control helmet), and then you're cooking with gas, lol.
     
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    Holy moley! INSTA-BUY
     
  11. Raiju

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    Would be funny if tomorrow we all wake up to the news that Takara has announced MP-25 is Megatron v2. :lol 
     
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    Too late for Takara, for me. They had their chance... 3p is the way for me to go...
     
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    That face is gonna make or break this thing. Doesn't look so hot right now.
     
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    Bulked up legs.

    Insta-buy.
     
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    Looks just like this to me... *shrugs*
     
  16. Ribieconvoy

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    Not sure how you get that there's no pleasing me. I said it's still a great figure, just not necessarily masterpiece. The fingers I can deal with even if I don't like them, but turning Megatron into a random gun would be like turning Prowl into something that kinda looks like a Fairlady Z but isn't. That's really the only thing turning me off from this.
     
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    Yep.
    Although (could be the perspective of the photos), the lower legs look look a wee bit short. I can get over that, as long as he looks good with the seekers and SS.
     
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    It looks good for an early prototype. Its got tons of potential.
     
  19. Turnman

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    Engineering on this guy looks crazy cool:
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    Just wish the legs weren't so short and that it also included a smaller fusion cannon (like in MP-05, it looks a bit ridiculously big in bot mode)
     
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    So are you OK with TT making Sideswipe a mish mash of three Lamborghini countachs? Oh you didn't realize it...most won't with the alt mode of this Megatron either. Looks close enough to a Walther to me and 99% here