What do you want from a Masterpiece Megatron 2.0?

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  1. Transmetal

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    Appollyon already has tabs that Buzzsaw and Laserbeak can perch on. See the clear piece on his arm by his hand?

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    My Appollyon is great, only thing I really don't like are how tiny is feet are. If those could be improved upon and maybe have a little bit smaller cannon, that would be plenty good enough for me. I honestly think a Galvatron would happen before Megs 2.0 but who knows, I could be wrong. It would have to be vastly better for me to ditch the Megs I already have though.
     
  2. Weezie

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    Most important for me is balanced proportions. I hated MP-05 because of his chicken legs.

    Secondly is a good face sculpt and good QC.

    For accesories I'd like his ball and chain weapon and swappable faces, anything else besides that is a bonus really.

    I do really like Apollyon and he has a lot of strengths. I would probably still keep him if a Megs 2.0 was released.

    If he turned into a tank instead of a gun, I wouldn't mind too much, but only if the change didn't impact the robot mode too much. Certain aspects of his robot mode kibble are kinda iconic to his G1 look (like his back cannon and his chunky legs) so I would prefer if he retained those. I almost never transform gunformers but I do transform vehicle modes so I would at least make use of a tank alt mode for him.

    The way he looked in Devastation was pretty good. Something close to that would make me happy.
     
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  3. shadowfall1976

    shadowfall1976 The Alpha and the Optimus

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    Apollyon but better face, licensed alt mode and tabs completely solid in both modes. Also, a second scope for alt mode, Bot mode scope should be smaller than alt mode scope.

    Same accessories as with Apollyon would be cool, maybe Kremzeek or something.
     
  4. HandlesIT

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    The number one thing I want in a Megatron 2.0 is a perfectly proportioned and scaled bot mode. If this throws the proportions off in the gun mode I'm ok with that. I only want the alt mode to be a gun. I'm not interested in some wanna be G1 Megs that is a tank. :thumbdown 
     
  5. TigerBlade

    TigerBlade Prepare for extermination

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    I know lol it was just a feature someone else asked for that I was adding onto the quoted list to emphasise Apollyon actually hits most ppls criteria.
     
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    Stock and extended barrel. Robot scaled to MP10.

    In fact with a bit of imagination the Fusion cannon can be multipart itself (ie some bits can come off/be replaced) so it's size accurate in both gun and bot mode.

    Also, partforming would be perfectly acceptable with this guy, you can see it in the cartoon that he's partsforming.
     
  7. optimusmegas

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    for it to not look like shit
     
  8. Sylent

    Sylent Making Cybertron great again

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    I just want him to be in scale with everyone else and solidly built, really. MP-5 is a gigantic, floppy mess.

    If I got picky about it, I would like different face plates for a few varying facial expressions, particularly his smirk.
     
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    G2.

    Even as a kid, I didn't like the glorified Targetmaster thing that was going on with Megs.

    The G2 design has a lot of potential to make a kick ass Masterpiece and has been ignored for far too long.
     
  10. Nightwingnum1

    Nightwingnum1 Autobots Rule

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    I agree. MP G1 Megatron MUST be a gun.
     
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    Honestly, I think making him either a tank or T.rex is the only way they can go with a new G1 Megs without making him neither a gangly mess or making him insanely over-complicated.

    Like, I love how Apollyon looks in both modes, but getting him between them looks like an utter nightmare, and at that point I'd much rather just have him be what is essentially a gun on wheels or a walking set of Prime-mashing jaws than worry about him being either stupidly complicated or spindly as hell.
     
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    I have Apollyon. He's a nice statue. Not bad to pose, except his hips always unpeg. That gives him a flimsy feeling. The legs are so busy on the inside. His barrel is too big in bot mode. Otherwise he really does look good on the shelf. So I gu SS what I'd want from Takara is something that looks as good, or better, and can be transformed relatively easily. I have never transformed Apollyon.
     
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    Articulated fingers so it can give a big tasty middle one to everyone who wasted their money on Appolyo. You know just to be funny. :D 

    Oh and make sure it actually transforms not a (non-)transformable dollar store toy.
     
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    G2
     
  15. Transmetal

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    How is Appollyon a waste of money? I have him, I like him a lot, he's my Megs, so no I don't feel like I wasted my money, better yet, why do you care what people do with their money? If TT makes a true G1 MP Megs and you buy it and you like it, that's fine, I wouldn't say that you wasted your money, even if it looked horrible like MP Ironhide does, if you like it, that's all that matters correct? Appollyon already has articulated fingers, don't think any MPS have fully articulated fingers, one thing I really hate. I'm sure you could always pay more and upgade it with some eventual KFC hands which are pretty good, I have them for my MP-10.
     
  16. Timothy.R

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    yeah, i have apollyon as well.. and for $150.. it's a fantastic fill in for megatron.

    i still want an official version, but for now apollyon is fantastic especially at that price. i could understand if apollyon was like $300-$350, then takara came along and gave us a $130 official version.. but that isn't the case.

    a tank megatron wouldn't work. it wouldn't fit. it wouldn't be a masterpiece. period, end of story.

    megatron wasn't a tank. i don't want a sports car ironhide just because i think his van mode is dumb.
     
  17. seali_me

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    Pay more? Wait. Why would you want to pay more? That doesn't make sense. That's also a waste of money.
     
  18. brr-icy

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    #1 gun mode, anything else is not an mp. For the people that want a tank, the leader class "fits" that want, and is probably the reason it was made
    #2 more cartoon accurate than mp5, no skinny crap.
    #3 turret mode stock and barrel, integrating them would be a pain
     
  19. Honesty

    Honesty honestly, Honesty!

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    Don't feel offended. That's his shtick :p 

    But agreed. I have absolutely zero interest in a Takara release.

    If they, by some kind of mericle, topple Apollyon's look, have it turn into a gun, AND have an easier transformation .. Then maybe. Just maybe.**

    My Apollyon is far from being a statue - and mine is a version 1 as well. Stands perfectly fine. Shoulders are nice from replacement pieces.

    No complaints :) 




    (** the only way I would buy a V2.0 Takara edition)
     
  20. Renaissance Man

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    I've never handled him, but looks-wise there isn't much wrong with Apollyon.

    I'd want Megatron 2.0 to have a detachable fusion cannon (to recreate the fight with Optimus) that is in proportion with his bot mode. If they have to use two separate cannons, that's fine.