Toy Review - Titans Return Megatron with Doomshot
BLITZW... er MEGATRON and his head who is named DOOMSHOT
Series – Titans Return
Size/class - Voyager
New/remould/redeco - New
Wave - 3
Released here – January 2017
Approximate Retail Price - $50
Approximate Size - Ive told you before I don't own a ruler. Its approximately a voyager sized voyager figure.
Allegiance - Decepticon
Alt-mode – Tank AND Jet
Main Features/Gimmicks – Oh happy days its a triple changing head master
Main Colours – two tones of grey, red and black.
Main Accessories – two cannon pieces, and his head.
Capsules!
The Alt Modes actually work! - So I've felt that most of the voyager releases in this line have been a bit slapdash, with at least one alt mode feeling entirely tacked on. Not the case here at all, thankfully. Yes, the jet is fat, but it works because the only bit that's really actually just hanging off the bottom of the jet is the tank turret, which is actally a cool look (if you care nothing for aerodynamics). Tank mode ends up looking like it hews a bit to the cybertronian, but is again perfectly acceptable in the context. Neither mode is particularly compromised or token.
Its a plane! - this looks pretty dead on to Blitzwings su25 mode. Theres quite a large wingspan in play here, which helps the folded up tank treads hiding under the wings. Weapon attachment here hews to the inelegant (how else to describe to giant F off cannons stuck underneaththe belly of a fighter jet?), but its excusable given the amount this figure has to do especially when you consider that one of those things is "be Megatron", a robot notable for carrying a giant inelegant cannon.
Its a tank! - solid effort. The low profile turret and your choice or tiny barrel/giant murder cannon have this feeling slightly cybertronian.
The stickers and paint rant- this figure has a lot of stickers, and not a lot of paint. Seriously, as far as I can remember there are literally three paint apps on the whole figure - eyes for the head, yellow and red on abs, and black on cannon. This doesn't really fuss me as much as it should because this figure looks like an easy candidate for panel lining.
Transformation is effective and has a strong theme - transformation for all modes more or less involves rearranging everything around the central mass of the chest of the robot. Theres a lot going on but its all technically so straightforward and everything locks into place well.
Robot mode looks proportionally a bit weird in an entirely excusable way - I think maybe the crotch is too long? Either that or the legs look a bit small.
No kibble, no problem - Im seriously impressed at how kibble free this robot mode is. Theres a tank turret and pair of folded up wings on the back. Really that's it in terms of dangling kibble. The rest is all very well integrated.
All Hail Megatron - This has all the standard TR poseability less wrist swivels. No ankle tilts either but they're uncommon these days. The two guns can combine into a reasonable fusion cannon facsimile. Everything on mine is tight enough though the legs could stand to be a bit more so. The only thing I really worry about long term aside from the stickers are the wings- they're multi segmented and rely on friction alone to stayin place.
All up this will make a fine Blitzwing. As it stands it also makes a fairly excellent Megatron.
