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First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colour Scheme!

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First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colour Scheme!

Postby Skowl » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:19 pm

The latest issue of Japanese Hobby Magazine "Figure Oh!" gives us our first look at TakaraTomy's Megatron figure from the Japanese Transformers Classics line, in a G1-inspired colour scheme.



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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby capellamusic » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:26 pm

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Holy crap! This one looks way better, this one is more "Megatron" than the Hasbro version. :shock:
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Unicron Singularity » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:34 pm

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Way more MEGATRON, than the Gayotron-HasBlow version. :grin: :shock:
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Lapse Of Reason » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:36 pm

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Glad I preorded one :)
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby skywarp-2 » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:37 pm

yep I'm definitely buying those!! Happy Holidays everyone! :grin:
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Scaleface » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:58 pm

So technically, since this is a toy gun without a a fourescent cap, it will be as hard to import as Masterpiece Megatron, right? Will they be putting plugs in it too? Will you need a permit to own one in Australia?
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby ekocher » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:09 pm

dont think so it doesnt look like a real one
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Autobot032 » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:16 pm

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I know I'm in the minority here, but I must say...

"No Sir, I don't like it."

I actually prefer the busier colors of the Hasbro original. In fact, I'm a little underwhelmed by Takara's repaints of this line. It's...really, really unimpressive. I was expecting the wow factor and got the bah factor.

I would like to see Takara do their own take on the rest of the Seekers though... (different enough not to infringe on the BC ones.)
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Scaleface » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:55 pm

ekocher wrote:dont think so it doesnt look like a real one


The law has no requirement for toy gun to look real and need a colorful plastic tip.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby OptimusShr » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:30 pm

Autobot032 wrote:I know I'm in the minority here, but I must say...

"No Sir, I don't like it."

I actually prefer the busier colors of the Hasbro original. In fact, I'm a little underwhelmed by Takara's repaints of this line. It's...really, really unimpressive. I was expecting the wow factor and got the bah factor.

I would like to see Takara do their own take on the rest of the Seekers though... (different enough not to infringe on the BC ones.)


I echo these sentiments. IMO the colors do not work that well on the toy.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby AlienQuiksilver » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:35 pm

It's a fake looking gun to begin with. "Nerfatron" was/is just fine. The colors suited the design IMHO.

The new colors are cool looking, but I don't need it.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Wheeljack35 » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:36 pm

Lapse Of Reason wrote:Glad I preorded one :)



How much is it going to be?
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby ThunderZap » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:44 pm

consider bought :grin:

my hasbro megatron shall be call Galvatron (until they release proper galvatron in classic 2.0 that is)
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Nemesis Cyberplex » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:19 pm

Has been preordered. & that's sayig something considering how tight things have been for me lately. It looks awsome. I liked the other one, but that looks more like he should have been.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Sunstar » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:59 pm

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That megatron looks MUCH better. I like the colours over the former one and whatnot. I still don't want it, but it does look great.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby shortround » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:24 pm

Sign me up for that one.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby lordmegatron44 » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:16 pm

i don't like the look... i like the old version better
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Liege Evilmus » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:19 pm

It'll be easier to repaint all that red.
Otherwise he does look alot better without the green and purple.
Still gotta do something with the red though :-?
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby -Barricade- » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:29 pm

I'm with the people who said no thanks.
Its robot mode is kinda ok, but the gun looks like a super soaker...
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Nemesis Cyberplex » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:54 pm

-Barricade- wrote:I'm with the people who said no thanks.
Its robot mode is kinda ok, but the gun looks like a super soaker...
Nerf N-strike Maverick, actually.


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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Auto Bot » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:58 pm

I'm not impressed. Many customs jobs looks way better than this one. This one looks like a KO toy.

The robot is quite acceptable. But not good enough. Looks cheap. Hasbro's purple-grey combination looks better.

The gun mode is a big no-no. It doesn't know what it wants to be. A real gun replica? Not good. An imaginative toy gun? Not good either.

At least Hasbro's purple gun is no pretender. It was designed to be what it is. A kiddied toy gun. The color suits it well.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby ShGarland_1383 » Tue Dec 25, 2007 11:31 pm

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I like this a lot better than I do the Hasbro version. If it turns up on action-hq.com, I'd get it.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Liege Evilmus » Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:34 am

Nah, I like the black parts, but it's not worth importing.

If it was GunMetal, and black, I'd do it. But the more I look at it, the more it looks like a novice repaint, and I can do that myself.
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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Auto Bot » Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:41 am

Liege Evilmus wrote:Nah, I like the black parts, but it's not worth importing.

If it was GunMetal, and black, I'd do it. But the more I look at it, the more it looks like a novice repaint, and I can do that myself.


I have no doubt you can do much better.

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Re: First Look at TarakaTomy's Classics Megatron - With G1 Colou

Postby Liege Evilmus » Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:45 am

See that would make me wanna buy another 2 of this pretty awesome figure!

Great job, but I'd just make him more dull gray.

I'm gonna have to look for a cheap loosie on Ebay to mess around with.
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