Possible BotCon 2008 Megatron First Pictures

What's all this then...

Damn, I was just about to post this. Nice going Couterpunch. On the figure, I not too sure about it. I never had that Megatron so I don't know but are his legs miss transformed. He seems to have water retention and cankles. The head looks to big as well (I know it isnt the original). The colours are OK and he has a G1-esque quality. Given the body design I think it would have looked better as Galvatron with a new head. Will probably still get it off of ebay though.

All of this year's figures have looked great, especially Goldbug, but this one takes the cake! I may actually consider ebaying it.

that would be an awesome mold to use. i wont be getting this set, but that would make a great addition.

the head looks definitely photoshopped...
imo ugly.

Who is the yellow crane? I don't remember him being anounced as one of the exclusives.

What I don't get, other than some slightly different colours and a "new head" it's exactly the same as it's old version. There's nothing to suggest this Megatron, who is usually the Deception leader, harbinger of planetary destruction, is "heroic", it's alt mode is by no means "good"...

If they're trying to make Megatron good they should maybe make him a car, a fire engine, or a truck cab. Hell the RiD Optimus would make an awesome Megs if painted right with a new head.

DSanza wrote:Who is the yellow crane? I don't remember him being anounced as one of the exclusives.

Toys R Us exlusive Mudflap for the movie line

Megatron looks too colerfull with that blue

His colors remind me of Cybertron Metroplex.

Yep. Still only want evil Rodimus... I think I've pinpointed my big problem with the majority of this set, though: I'm just burned out on the majority of these molds, homages or not (Goldbug).

Added the pic to the story CP.

Boo. Its just a re-painted Energon Megs. I dont care for that shatterd glass Botcon set either. Energon megs is horrible imo. On a positive note tho...cant wait for those Classics 2.0

OPTIMUS MAGNUS wrote:Boo. Its just a re-painted Energon Megs. I dont care for that shatterd glass Botcon set either. Energon megs is horrible imo. On a positive note tho...cant wait for those Classics 2.0

No it is not, new head sculpt...

tigertracks 24 wrote:

OPTIMUS MAGNUS wrote:Boo. Its just a re-painted Energon Megs. I dont care for that shatterd glass Botcon set either. Energon megs is horrible imo. On a positive note tho...cant wait for those Classics 2.0

No it is not, new head sculpt...

yeah yeah...I could sculpt a new head for it. Basically it's an energon megs repaint. and a barely-noticable new head. I just get tired of the re-painting the same ol crap and calling it "exclusive" and charging you an arm and a leg for it. trying to exploit my wallet

OPTIMUS MAGNUS wrote:yeah yeah...I could sculpt a new head for it.

Do it.

I dare you.

Send me that bulky-ass brute of a toy to work with I never bought an energon Megs. Dont play me for no sucker foo...I'm a model-building kit bashing mofo...

OPTIMUS MAGNUS wrote:Send me that bulky-ass brute of a toy to work with I never bought an energon Megs. Dont play me for no sucker foo...I'm a model-building kit bashing mofo...

In that case, I double dog dare you.

I don't get why people don't like this. I think it looks great. It's different enough from Energon Megatron to warrant purchase without feeling cheated. If the really deal is like this, I'll be very happy. I just hope they give us that remolded sword with him too. I think the final version may have battle damage. The mold already has battle damge molded into it. This version may have paint apps that show off that.


People don't seem to get it. Prime is in Galvatrons colors and Megatron is in Primes. Why didn't they make Prime in Megatrons colors you say? Probably because if they did, he'd still look too much like Optimus, Magnus, or even Nemesis.

Being outside the USA sucks when you post all this gorgeous Botcon news, although that megs is a little fishy. BOTCON-UK PLEASE!

M'eh. Still not totally happy with this set to buy it.

always hated this mold so im not going to pick it up

The one thing that puts me off this (possible) figure (as if I had the money for it anyway) is the blue plastic. It breaks the unity of grey, red and black as "Megatrony" colours.

Although having read about the simple colour swaps going on (Prime's in Galvatron's scheme, Grimlock's in Trypticon's), the addition of blue on thw clear plastic baffles me. I personally would have prefered to have it rather noticable that it was a pallete swap of Prime's colours, and therefore the applications could have reflected it too (Blue calves, fists and head, grey thighs, waist and chest details, and red arms and torso, for example).

Or at least, if I were in the designer's shoes at least.

Hard Hacker wrote:The one thing that puts me off this (possible) figure (as if I had the money for it anyway) is the blue plastic. It breaks the unity of grey, red and black as "Megatrony" colours.

Although having read about the simple colour swaps going on (Prime's in Galvatron's scheme, Grimlock's in Trypticon's), the addition of blue on thw clear plastic baffles me. I personally would have prefered to have it rather noticable that it was a pallete swap of Prime's colours, and therefore the applications could have reflected it too (Blue calves, fists and head, grey thighs, waist and chest details, and red arms and torso, for example).

Or at least, if I were in the designer's shoes at least.

That's too predictable. They want to change it a little bit because remember, this is supposedly not a place where Prime had that color scheme, so there would be no reference/inspiration for Megs to get those colors in thos particular places.

Of course, then there is Starscream.

It might simply be because, while an exact Jetfire colored Starscream mold looks nice, a Megatron with the exact same style coloring in Prime's colors would look hideous!!!

OH man, while I agree the mold speaks GALVATRON way over Megatron, the color scheme is awesome and its a head worthy of the name Megatron. This set just keeps getting better and better IMHO.

I think this is my favourite of the set (Grimlock is a close second). The Energon Megatron mold is really cool, I'm glad it's coming back - it suits Megs perfectly, especially post-movie (where he was a similar looking jet).

I love the idea behind this set, I just feel like the execution wasn't so great. They could have come up with some much better figures, characters and paint schemes

Very nice.

Looks very comic-style.

I like the new head mold, makes him actually look like Megs instead of Galvatron. I'd like to see the alt mode though.

You know what?
That looks kinda photoshoped!
The head looks a bit like it's an ilustration and seems to have ink lines all over it, and the blue plastic has this strange look to it on some places, also some of the colors seem not to belong on him.
While this mold has been rumored to be the one BotCon will get with a slightly more MEgatrony head, this dos not seem to be the real thing.
But I could be wrong.

Isn't that head by Tim Shinn? So fake, look at all the different textures and dodgy shadowing. Very fake.

I like his head sculpt, and the colors look great on the mold.

Never got around to buying the smaller Energon Megs/Galvatron so I get somthing new with this years set!

hes ok but the toy it self i dont like in robot mode only in vehical mode big legs like the head though

Er, me no likey, sorry.

The body looks good but the head looks like is came out of my cats rear.

looks nice not sure if i like the new head though

I was really hoping for megs to be classic and why is his head the prototype of G1s.

Yikes! I no likey that Megs AT ALL! I don't like the colors or the mold....Too Galvatrony for me...and the head....


Not gonna bother looking for that one on eBay!

UltraPrimal wrote:
People don't seem to get it. Prime is in Galvatrons colors and Megatron is in Primes. Why didn't they make Prime in Megatrons colors you say? Probably because if they did, he'd still look too much like Optimus, Magnus, or even Nemesis.

We get it; we just don't care for it. To each his own.

Ya know...this is Galvatron-y


BotCon Megs? not so much.

Well hot damn! I also like how the helmet part is gray - a nice homage to the original comics

I'm right there with you, OptimusMagnus. I happen to have an extra one of those toys in storage and bustin' out a new head sculpt for the thing should be a cinch. Either one of us can take your double dare, Counterpunch!

Before, I totally commit to duplicating this toy, I do have to ask, since the pic. doesn't really make it distinguishable, which of the Energon Megs is it? The big one or the smaller version that came in the TRU exclusive 2 pack with Prime? 'Cause if it's the small one, then I'm not duplicating it since I only have one of those versions and I'm not messing that up by kitbashing it for anything. The big one, I have 2 of so I would gladly repaint/resculpt 1 of those to match the BotCon version. I've decided that since I can't go this year, I'll just make the exclusives myself rather than bitch about not being able to get them. Not official, not quite exact, but there's a good chance that working on them may keep me occupied/out of trouble for a while.