The above happened around its original release.
There were a small number that came into the country just fine (for the peeps who got them from faster shipping sites) and then when the main lots from robotkingdom etc started hitting the shores, customs picked up on the sudden rush and started seizing them. There were from memory a sizeable number of ozformers who ended up losing him to their furnace. While originally the box was the giveaway, customs started using the x-ray image of the diecast of the figure to pick up on loose figs. I think a couple of people here were able to sneak em through by unscrewing him at the waist, therefore separating his diecast section in twain.

Thats when the Megatron gun club idea came into being.


Ill see if that thread exists but it may have been on the old forum (before the late 2007 upgrade)