It's Official - MP-36 is a new Megatron

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Originally Posted by DELTAprime

I wonder how many people will rebuy the cassettes to get a set of left and right piledrivers? First time they were released a bunch of people got two left or two right piledrivers instead of one left and one right. I got lucky and had the correct allocation but if I didn't it would bug me to this day.

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My Rumble came with two Right Piledrivers. I contacted TakaraTOMY who sent me a replacement pair of Piledrivers with an apology letter. So I have two spare Right Piledrivers, so if anyone needs a Right just LMK. Although I made this offer over 3 years ago - I initially waited to see if anyone had two Lefts to do a swap but nobody said anything, so I gave up and bugged TakaraTOMY. :p 3+ years later and I'm assuming that nobody out there has two Left Piledrivers. There must've been a faulty production run where they just made too many Right Piledrivers.

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Originally Posted by 5FDP

We sure that's the official box... looks fan-made to me.

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Looks official as fans can do box designs better than Takara Tomy nowadays :D

From Transformers Generations 2017 Vol.1:

http://i.imgur.com/zolDYqh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/qLMGNxh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/LKuS9W2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/vISKAiZ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/RmCqdVO.jpg

So much awesomeness. My body is ready.:D

The sketches don't looklike Hasui or Kobayashi's style, especially the shading study. Saw this dude's name next to the first concept sketch. Maybe he's responsible for the concept design like what he did for MP Hot Rod?

That literally looks like Bayformers transformation sequence where a million tiny parts somehow morph into something. Cant wait!

The amount of tiny parts on this thing scares me. There's bound to be quality control problems.

Going by the skerch it looks like Megatron will be slightly taller than MP10 Prime.

It does look like a complicared transformation :eek:

More from Generations 2017:

http://i.imgur.com/awWsbKB.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/9pMnObP.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/Xps31Wp.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/DrPV7Sm.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/roQMeXw.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/KSdXX8J.jpg

Wow... just... wow! :D

Sensational :eek: I can't wait!

This guy looks amazing! I cant wait to get him.

A few more (plus a better shot with Ironhide):

http://i.imgur.com/iY2xt88.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ZtMfD9R.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lqQeGJs.jpg

The chest feels a bit blocky for me but only at this angle.

that photo of him with ironhide looks epic :)

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Originally Posted by philby

that photo of him with ironhide looks epic :)

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Kids all over the world cried themselves to sleep 30 years ago. :p

TFW user Deruji's render of what the transformation may look like based on the Transformers Generations images:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMYWEufE20o

Looks like someone got some test shots of mp36, people are already trying to deny that's the back of him, to me its better than the mess of parts from the past magazine scans but just a hollow slab instead, and yes a second gun mode megs is included

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...4b&oe=591E9610

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Originally Posted by hYpNoS

Looks like someone got some test shots of mp36, people are already trying to deny that's the back of him, to me its better than the mess of parts from the past magazine scans but just a hollow slab instead, and yes a second gun mode megs is included

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...4b&oe=591E9610

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That's got to be a pic of an incomplete test figure. This is Generations Bruticus level of bad and they wouldn't submit that for Masterpiece.

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Originally Posted by hYpNoS

Looks like someone got some test shots of mp36, people are already trying to deny that's the back of him

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Based on various official magazine reveals like Figure King's, I thought we've already known for 2 months that this is exactly what the final product's back will look like.

How many people are going to display him with the back showing... It will only be an issue if you have a mirror on the back of your display case :D

For me the back kibble is a non-issue, it is still miles better than MP-05 (which I love BTW).

But it looks exactly like the official screenshot. It's not clean but i dont mind.

Suck in, most of us already paid for it, no point whinging about it.
Just wait for it on hand.

Yup, just flip to page 37 of this thread to see the back kibble has always been the same. I don't think its an issue either, there has to be a trade off to get this figure looking as accurate as possible to both modes. I find it less intrusive than Ironhide/Ratchet's hip kibble quite frankly.

Looks the same if you compare the leak with the Figure King scans:

http://i.imgur.com/qzCo5Hd.jpg?1http://i.imgur.com/YKRZjqc.jpg

Wouldn't surprise me if there's some mis-transformation going on in some spots though.

it's interesting to see so many locally and overseas 'suddenly' disappointed by the back since the testshot/reject pics show up

like others already pointed out nothing has really changed since the official shots were released showing the back looks messy from get go, likely a by product of the transformation engineering/design but at least from recent examples we know it'll likely be a intuitive and good one.

Can't please everyone. I'm not displaying mine with his back facing out, so I don't care if the back looks like that

OTOH with the real life shadows those legs are looking impressively solid compared to Shockwave's hollow shells.

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Originally Posted by MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!

Looks the same if you compare the leak with the Figure King scans:

http://i.imgur.com/qzCo5Hd.jpg?1http://i.imgur.com/YKRZjqc.jpg

Wouldn't surprise me if there's some mis-transformation going on in some spots though.

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Now that you posted this I noticed something, the back panels are actually reversed on the test shot, rather than being "filled in" mess of multiple panels we're looking at the back of the "single slab".

I think takara just tried to add complexity to mp megatron but end up loosing his back, surprised they couldn't do better seeing how the main gimmick of inferno and grapple WAS their back ladder magic, and some of those 3p megatrons had cleaner backs (to be fair my personal picks have the ugliest XD)

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Originally Posted by MayzaPrime

How many people are going to display him with the back showing... It will only be an issue if you have a mirror on the back of your display case :D

For me the back kibble is a non-issue, it is still miles better than MP-05 (which I love BTW).

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I have a mirror on the back of my display cabinet. And I'm still not fussed.

The whole figure looks like a jigsaw puzzle. It looks horrid.

I do not care about the hollow back or arms. For a very good robot and gun likeness with a (hopefully) good transformation some trade-offs need to be made.

Inferno and Grapple's show models are relatively more toy-accurate and they transform from bulky Mitsubishi Fuso trucks into bulky robots. They're able to focus their disappearing act on the ladder/crane because there's relatively less other parts that they have to make disappear. When I first got Inferno my initial thoughts were that it feels like a nicer toy than Ironhide/Ratchet, but then I immediately became mindful of the fact that Ironhide/Ratchet are basically trying to recreate show models which completely defied reality. Also, one advantage of translating Diacloneformers into MPs is that they have these lovely cavities which were pilot compartments in the G1 toys that can instead be used to house vehicle mode kibble. I still think that Inferno's ladder trick is freaking amazing, but at least Inferno has the option of using what is otherwise unused space in the toy. Ironhide/Ratchet also tuck away a lot of their alt mode panels into that space as well (much of which disappears in the cartoon). As a Microman based toy with no cockpit, Megatron doesn't have this luxury.

Megatron is another tricky reality-defying show model that makes it jolly hard to translate as an action figure. In the cartoon Megatron transforms from being a thin pistol to being a bulky robot. Where does all that additional mass come from and go between modes? And don't forget that almost* every MP toy has exposed kibble somewhere, but with vehicles it's on the underside where you normally don't see it. Where are they going to reveal kibble on MP Megatron? Options are either in robot or gun mode. They've chosen robot mode, and they've opted for the back rather than the front. It may not be visually perfect, but the bulk's gotta go somewhere.

And I think that the back is the best place to put leftover kibble because this is what we're missing out on...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...psu6u5vb0w.jpg
Depending on the artist we're missing out on seeing either a blank panel or two black lines. Nothing I'm gonna lose sleep over. :o And believe it or not, Megatron rarely showed his back for long in the G1 cartoon. Getting these screen shots were tricky, each one of them only lasted for barely a second each.

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Originally Posted by Omega Metro

The whole figure looks like a jigsaw puzzle. It looks horrid.

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The price you pay for having an MP Megatron toy that's trying to be slavishly accurate to the G1 cartoon. I think that the robot mode looks fine. The gun mode does seam to suffer though. :p

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*Except for MPs with non-realistic alt modes; Grimlock, Shockwave & Star Sabre. None of these characters really change proportions much between alt and robot mode either; they go from bulky alt modes to bulky robots.

My son was "reading" the Japanese Transformers magazine last night as I found it in a store here the other day and when he came across those pages of MP Megatron was all but begging me to get it for him and couldn't stop looking at the article. The magazine images really are amazing and his birthday is coming up in a couple of months... and there are no restrictions where we live currently, BUT looking to the future... how on earth would I get his Megs back to NSW when we eventually move back there given the licensing required (and he'll probably be underage for firearms)... sigh...
True first world transformer collector problems. ;)

You may need to get the permit under your name and just say that the toy is yours from a legal POV. It may be your son's in practical reality. Kinda like how Hong Kong belongs to China on paper, but... ;) :p The real tricky thing will be the safe storage requirements. Are you and your son planning on having your TFs kept in the same room? If so, then I guess it'd be okay to have a lock installed on that room. But many parents would - understandably - object to having locks on their children's bedroom doors, which would be legally required if the toy were kept in his room. Might be best to have all your family's TFs in the same room, perhaps in separate shelving units. That way MP36 can be placed on your son's unit with the lockable display unit, then lock on the door and windows (although I've never come across a window that didn't already have a lock installed). If the room is on the ground floor then any windows will need to have security grills installed on the windows.

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

You may need to get the permit under your name and just say that the toy is yours from a legal POV. It may be your son's in practical reality. Kinda like how Hong Kong belongs to China on paper, but... ;) :p The real tricky thing will be the safe storage requirements. Are you and your son planning on having your TFs kept in the same room? If so, then I guess it'd be okay to have a lock installed on that room. But many parents would - understandably - object to having locks on their children's bedroom doors, which would be legally required if the toy were kept in his room. Might be best to have all your family's TFs in the same room, perhaps in separate shelving units. That way MP36 can be placed on your son's unit with the lockable display unit, then lock on the door and windows (although I've never come across a window that didn't already have a lock installed). If the room is on the ground floor then any windows will need to have security grills installed on the windows.

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She is living in Hong Kong

Yeah but she's talking about coming back to Oz in the future.

I say chuck him in robot form with a box of other toys that you're bringing back.* :D

*disclaimer: not responsible if you get busted by the law ;)

Not sure what to do with my Apollyon once this Megs comes in. I might display him on my desk at work.

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Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime

You may need to get the permit under your name and just say that the toy is yours from a legal POV. It may be your son's in practical reality. Kinda like how Hong Kong belongs to China on paper, but... ;) :p The real tricky thing will be the safe storage requirements. Are you and your son planning on having your TFs kept in the same room? If so, then I guess it'd be okay to have a lock installed on that room. But many parents would - understandably - object to having locks on their children's bedroom doors, which would be legally required if the toy were kept in his room. Might be best to have all your family's TFs in the same room, perhaps in separate shelving units. That way MP36 can be placed on your son's unit with the lockable display unit, then lock on the door and windows (although I've never come across a window that didn't already have a lock installed). If the room is on the ground floor then any windows will need to have security grills installed on the windows.

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I hadn't even thought that far ahead in terms of locked storage/display... we have a single story house back in Oz so I guess I need to really think about the logistics of the house when we are planning to move back not just the implications of getting Megs through customs.
Throwing it in with his other Transformers is appealing, but not something I'd be comfortable with.

Thanks for giving me something to think about while I consider whether to get this MP or not. My son opens the mag every day to eyeball this guy making the decision a hard one as I know it's a figure he really REALLY wants.

Looks like MP Megatron is gonna start April with a "bang" with an April 1st release

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B01...12525;ン

Although he is expected early April did not expect it first day :D

Do we know what the Hasbro Asia bonus accessory for Megatron will be yet?

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Originally Posted by ampoldj

Although he is expected early April did not expect it first day :D

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April Fool's isn't a thing in Japan. Probably because the Japanese never observed the old Pagan New Year. ;)