Toy Review - DOTM MechTech Voyager Megatron

[LordCyrusOmega]

Best Movieverse Megatron I own.

I have TF1 Leader Megatron, ROTF Voyager and Leader and now this guy.
He's got proper arms with no kibble, a neck and a decent looking alt mode.
I like everything about him. Conversion is a bit fiddly but once wored out it's easy.

Most of the leader toys have been good IMO.

[Hursticon]

You make a decent sales pitch Sky Shadow, I was leaning on the fence with this guy but I think I'm sold!

Hopefully we'll see a decent 3rd party custom cloak pop up soon...

Yep, I was in the exact same debacle Fone but this week I just couldn't walk past him any longer - Especially not at the $35 price tag Big W had him at, so now he and Shockwave can squabble and make up as often as they like.

Finally! Does this mean we can stop hearing about Lugnut?

The Glory of Lugnut is everpresent in it's Glorious Gloriousness, give over to it's whim!

Lugnut has countless acolytes, of whom I am merely one. The only cure for hearing about Lugnut is deafness or death, whichever comes first.

Holy crap SS, this seriously brought me to tears man and it's becoming a trend with a number of your posts - lol.

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Well, after long deliberation and procrastination I finally picked up Voyager Class 'Poncho' Megatron and I've got to say he is a really, really fun figure.

I love his Alt mode both with and without the tarp, the trailer articulation is truly a massive step in TF engineering (Even though some may think it is a thoroughly trivial achievement) and really could only benefit from having his missing, forward protruding star posts mounted in his Bull-bar (ala Carmageddon).

His Bot mode is exceptional with delightfully well balanced proportions, a stunning sculpt from head to toe and a wicked removable poncho that does a cool job of concealing Megatron's vanity.

My only gripes with the figure are:

• Having to constantly be aware of the little 'Mack' dog hood ornament when transforming him and avoiding snapping it off in the process.
• The rather sad lack of paint applications that is apparent across the board with DOTM figures.
• The Mechtech weapon, whilst needed for Alt mode, look dreadful IMO in Bot mode and I would've much preferred him to have his Double-Barrelled Sawn-off Shotgun looking weapon that he had in the film.

And other than those rather minuscule issues, he is an absolutely rewardingly awesome figure to transform without the use of instructions and is a pure steal at $35.

[Decepticon]

Bought one the other day for $28.99 at TRU. Wouldn't pay any more than that!! Do think it's a great LITTLE toy but too small! The deluxe DOTM Optimus from Big W is the same scale to this in alt mode.

[griffin]

Considering the junk Hasbro had been spitting out for Megatron in the previous two movies, this one's transformation and even the alt-mode make up for the flaws of this figure. Actually, some of the "flaws" are only there because of what Michael Bay wanted his Megatron to look like on-screen - the rubbery cloak that does nothing, and the scar face that didn't even make sense in the movie and just detracts from the look of the toy.

I like the legs on this figure, as it feels more robotic and solid, and less (Ridley Scott) "Alien", as most limbs on most other Decepticons seem to have (including the arms on this figure). The truck mode is good, but could have looked a little less "Mad Max" or post-apocalyptic. Then again, a normal tanker truck probably woulda looked boring.
I think people would have hoped or expected a Leader class version of TF3 Megaton, so it is surprising that we don't seem to be getting one. It kinda makes you question the point of that size class being called "Leader" if it doesn't include (or even only include) actual Leaders.
Worth buying, unless they end up releasing a bigger and better one.