MP 36 Megatron KO

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by rubadubspawn, Apr 2, 2017.

  1. LipSmack

    LipSmack Well-Known Member

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    Any news from IT lately? This Megatron was a great piece and I thought they would have followed it up with some other bot redo's, but Nada... Any chance they'll re issue this guy? I could use a couple more at some point
     
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    Craigmcgowan1984 Well-Known Member

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    If all you want is extra it Megatron eBay has a few going cheap, that's where I got mine
     
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    How does the Magten KO MP-36 stack up against these two - THF specifically? If I’m looking for a silver Megatron which is the better route?
     
  4. Decepticon13

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    IT is the best of the three. THF and Magten are pretty similar build wise but my Magten had some paint blemishes (sold him due to this) whereas my THF is pretty clean- but the flip side is that the hip ratchets on my THF are kinda oddly spaced and he is more difficult to pose nicely than my IT.

    Note that the Magten has the brighter silver paint and red accents as well as the more pewter leg color. THF is metallic gray but not quite silver but without the red parts. Magten has more G1 toy nods, THF is more like official MP-36 and thus more G1 cartoon.

    Ultimately, if you want the best quality MP-36, get IT. On my copies it's not even close. Everything about IT is better to me except paint color (I use THF as my main Megatron because I like his paint color but I kept my IT because it's ridiculous how good it is for $85). So anyway...if you want the gray metallic or silver paint, I don't think you can go too wrong with either THF or Magten.
     
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  5. joshuakern

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    Thanks for the detailed response, much appreciated!
     
  6. Starscream

    Starscream No Compromise

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    My IT discoloured also. A few other people posted in here saying the same.
     
  7. reluttr

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    Crap, sorry to hear that. :( 
     
  8. burger4man

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    I had been mulling over a replacement for my trusty Apollyon, and finally pulled the trigger on IT-01 over the THF.
    It is a nice piece and all, but the grey seems very dark.

    How does the official MP36 compare - is it lighter? Equally, how about THF's metallic paint? Some reviewers mention gunmetal grey, which leads me to think it is also relatively dark...

    Or am I just used to seeing my silver Apollyon?
     
  9. Weezie

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    Probably. I believe the IT KO is similar to the TT, only with slightly less metallic flecks in the paint (which the original doesn't have a lot of anyway). I can't say for sure since I never owned an authentic MP-36.

    Here is a comparison, left to right, of the THF, IT and TT, respectively.

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    Also, I live quite close to Oxford, hello from another TF fan.
     
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  10. Atomic Tofu

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    I went from page 6 to all the way to page 123 with Ruizu's comment...cuz fast forward/angst...etc :) 

    firstly, my favorite "Megatron" is Weijiang's Megamaster...to me the best version in the aspect of transforming to aesthetics, both in alt and hero mode, even if the "toy" doesn't represent the "chrome" as reflected in black streaks on white/grey in the cartoon (comic book coloring sucks...back then).
    secondly, I prefer all things "oversized" and only because one person's oversized is another person's default (I have 18" arms...my default to the average 13-16")
    thirdly, on to ruizu's post with the thf/it/tt….I will say this, IT is not a traditional KO. If anyone has it and the others, and they have a good eye, they will see that IT IT-01 is akin to a remolding of MP-36. IT-01 is virtually different in every angle, just made to look as much like MP-36 as possible while being better in every "basic" way, ie., joints/ratchets, paint, transformation(tight gun mode/minimal panel lines).

    So for me, IT-01 is the perfect rendition of MP-36. No need to do another 1:1 MP 36.

    If they do an OS MP 36 I might buy, but having Megamaster and IT-01, I have no interest in anything else.
     
  11. flik68

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    i dont know why so many people are scared of his transformation. its not that bad actually and i enjoy it.
     
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    Agree that IT is the best. I'd even buy a toy version of IT...
     
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  13. Weezie

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    Ya, the IT version is more like a fixed version, whereas THF and Magten are more or less straight KOs (but still high quality).
     
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  14. stprime

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  15. Rijie78

    Rijie78 Vinyl junkie.

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    Agreed, having owned both, the IT is the one I kept - it is best described as an improved version of the TT original, especially with regard to the joints. If you didn't know which was which, of the two you'd think the TT one was the KO.
     
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    stprime THE コンボイ that the Matrix refused

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    has anyone tried to paint their IT01 with a silver spray.
     
  18. DPrime

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    Hey just learned about this - what's the best place to order from? I see it's sold out at show z...
     
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    With how the transformation works, its ill advised. You will scrape it in no time.
     
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  20. Gamerlingual

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    Wow a KO even for this was made??