TFTM Premium Leader Megatron

Discussion in 'Transformers Feedback & Reviews' started by ShadowStitch, Apr 4, 2008.

  1. MaikeruSan

    MaikeruSan KnightStalker

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    I agree, the colors where what fucked it up.
     
  2. Red Alert

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    i got mine saturday and he is way better then the original
     
  3. Defensor

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    I got my Premuim Megatron in the mail last week but I still haven't taken him out of package because I wanted to hear what all you guys had to say (about him out of the package) and...

    Does anybody know yet how different the Japanese movie Megatron will be from this one?

    Anybody or is it too soon?

    I'm just worried that the Japanese one will be BETTER than this one (which is already better the 1st one). Like what if it has red lights instead of yellow and light up eyes and perhaps an even better paint job.

    What do you guys think? Should I take him out or wait out the Japanese version?
     
  4. a person

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    I would wait until we see images of Takara's Premium Megatron if I were you.
     
  5. kylash327

    kylash327 ThePlasticGeek

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    some comparison pics to the original would be cool.
     
  6. Jarodimus

    Jarodimus the guy with that scan Veteran TFW2005 Supporter

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    Hrm. Didn't it seem like the "face cover" for jet mode had been remolded to hide his whole face when we first saw Premium pics? Going by the above image, it doesn't look any different than the original.
     
  7. Sentinel

    Sentinel TF Museum Curator Moderator

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    ^ It hasn't been remolded.

    Yes, the initial pics of Premium Megs looked like the face cover was remolded. I have no idea why they didn't do it. It would have involved one very small piece and it would have improved Megs quite a bit.
     
  8. butz

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    I bought this guy yesterday. While I don't regret buying the original version, it's amazing the difference a simple change in the colors can make.
     
  9. tigermask44

    tigermask44 Kills Cons Dead!

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    comparison pics please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  10. Dark Magnus

    Dark Magnus Your opinion is wrong!

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    So glad I didn't buy the first release of this mold. I had a strange feeling they would release a better version down the line. Now I must find a way to use this power for good instead of evil.
     
  11. Renidragon

    Renidragon Toys on my table!

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    Just picked up this guy today. I've wanted one to compete with my Leader Prime for awhile now, since I have both a voyager Prime and Megatron to go with each other.

    I'm SO glad I got this one instead of the original. He looks evil.

    The mold is pretty cool, honestly. Alien jet mode looks kinda pieced together, and not well, but that's only the "tailfin" piece. If that could have been connected, it would look awesome, I think. The Voyager size's alt mode is cooler looking (and I don't mean ice!).

    The legs kinda suck in the transformation. Actually, they kinda suck in general. The ratchets are about a millimeter off where they should be so he can stand up straight in bot mode... either he leans forward or leans backward...

    The upper body is pretty sweet though. My only complaint is the elbows... but the arms can be rotated to compensate, so that's not a problem.

    Can anyone tell me how to switch the spring from one arm to the other?
     
  12. Josh

    Josh Comic Color-guy

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    i wish pics of the takara version would surface so i can decide which to get :p 

    i know i'll be spendin my cash on takara's premium prime for sure [chrome + orange sword FTW]
     
  13. Octavius Prime

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    Anyone care to post some more images, particularly ones that compare the premium version with the original? Please?
     
  14. ShadowStitch

    ShadowStitch vectoring the hate plague

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    There's another thread with more pictures, including some comparisons, here:

    http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=171916
     
  15. Basketball Jones

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    The new color scheme makes Megatron as imposing as the CGI artists intended him to be, but he still transforms from a mess with folded-up wings to a folded-up mess with wings.
     
  16. Dinobot Nuva

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    Got around to opening mine last night.

    Holy hell on a pogo stick, for no ridiculous amount of chromage, this guy is STILL assloads times better than the original, and I LIKED the original!
    DN
     
  17. Gears

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    The mold has some flaws but this new color scheme is pure badass on a stick.
     
  18. Octavius Prime

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    It's pretty easy. Simply open up the left arm's fusion cannon thing. Pull the spring off of the cannon assembly. Then open up the right forearm (the whip housing will disconnect when you do this) and plug the spring onto the little missile trigger. If you dig up some of the threads for the original version of this mold fromlast year, there's some pictorial guides to doing this, but you can probably figure it out without them.

    I finally found this guy the other day and he is indeed awesome. While I was initially disappointed by the lack of shiny paint that other Premiums have, the dark metallic plastic really does emulate his movie appearance very well. I wish the clear red parts weren't so pinkish, but they're definitely not as pink as the original's. Great repaint, but you have to wonder why they couldn't get it right the first time. That said, I fully expect to see a pre-resurrection battle damaged repaint to precede a new mold Megatron fro the Sequel line.