New Premium Finish WFC Ultra Magnus & SS Megatron

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by mike15, Jul 2, 2021.

  1. HuffR_WFCTX_91135

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    I suppose it's a matter of how much one cares about the details, because I do a fair bit and it's blatantly obvious.
     
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    Back of the figure doesn’t matter to me. I can honestly say seeing the back in these photos made me say “oh yeah that’s what it looks like” that’s how little back matters. I don’t put them on the shelf facing away so it’s not important.


    I care about derails too but I also want the toy to be fun more then super detailed and exact. Is this toy fun? Yes. Very much it is and that’s more important. Want something to just stand on a shelf. Get a statue. That’s just how I feel

    but at the end of the day it’s just a toy. They’ll make another one in 6 years for the 20th anniversary
     
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    Can someone tell me why they keep putting the crotch pistons on these Megatron figures from the first two films? I’ve rarely seen this design feature. Maybe on some concept art for rotf, but I’ve never seen it even on the super movie accurate 2k plus statues. Correct me if I’m wrong by all means.
     
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    It's a part of the final movie design, only reason it's here is because they didn't remold the rotf chest part it's on.
     

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    No, I meant the thing going up the center of his front. That's why I said inverted. Guess I should've been more clear about that.
     
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    I get people wanted a new chest. I just looo passed it because it’s a really good toy to me and it’s the best version of Megatron from the movie in this scale but I do understand folks wished they would have done a retool. Coming from takara it is surprising because this has replaced their selects line which did do some tooling but I’m just gonna guess takara themselves said it looks close enough for them too. The chest has zero involvement with the engineering or altmode so it is odd but this is just a repaint line so I guess they didn’t want to put more budget in then it already has
     
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    Ooooh that’s tasty!

    True, but it’s not like it doesn’t fit him, right?

    Right? The fact that SS 07 Optimus and Megs have gone out of print and knowing we’re getting a PF SS Optimus later on gives me more reason to pounce on this one. Who knows when we’ll have another shot at 07 SS Megatron?
     
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    Next time HasTak, make accurate torso remold for Movie 1 Megatron. I believe in you.
     
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  9. HuffR_WFCTX_91135

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    I'd argue it doesn't since I have a pretty clear mental image of how he looked, but I guess so in the sense that it's all just a bunch of nonsensical parts.
     
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    as I said. Shattered windshield. We’ve come full circle. From folks hating that design the design so much to folks wishing one of the best toys of it being more accurate
     
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    I never hated it, and those folks probably aren't the folks who'd be buying this, which is most likely people who grew up enjoying the bay films. the whole thing of "movie designs are just piles of scrapmetal" reads to me more like people who are inattentive or just ignorant (perhaps willfully so), each version of Megatron is discernibly different, as are most of the film designs.
     
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    Well, I'm not buying it (happy with the SS) and I find it difficult to discern the difference between chest of metal shards versus another chest of metal shards slightly arranged differently. So, yeah, I guess I apply to your categorization. ;) 

    Honestly, I just think it's an amazing figure that it's able to fold up like it does. It's basically the modern RiD Vehicon.
     
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    Yeah he is super clean, the back remolding is top notch.
     
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    I’ll be honest, the initial reveal left little impression. The base figure already had a nice paint job. But those in hand shots….ooooo that finish is absolutely EXQUISITE. Still bummed about the reuse of the ROTF chest, but that’s not something I expected them to fix here.
     
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    A remolded chest would have made this a buy for me. As it is, I think I'm okay with the first version. He's still nice and shiny.
     
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    I agree. That guy was premium to begin with. Maybe if this was ROTF Megatron or DOTM The premium finish would have made more sense.
     
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    This; the deco is really nice but without the correct chest it just doesn't feel worth it over the normal one. It's odd too because I'm pretty sure the original leader actually DID have the chest right at a time where they still weren't as accurate too.
     
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    Looks just like the SS version. Pointless. 
     
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    Except it doesn’t
     
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    The Bronze-ish gold is appreciated, but the original was already covered in silver paint. Should have been rotf megs who actually needed it.
     
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