In-Hand Images - Transformers Generations Cyber Series Megatron
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Posted by MarkNL on July 3rd, 2015 @ 8:44am CDT
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Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 3rd, 2015 @ 9:20am CDT
Posted by NuclearConvoy on July 3rd, 2015 @ 9:27am CDT
Posted by Dagon on July 3rd, 2015 @ 9:36am CDT
omega666 wrote:Now take pics from behind and let's see how hollow the figure is.
Yeah, for real.
The only thing these pictures make me want is that barrel part for Leader Megatron. These things look like cheap Easter basket KOs.
Posted by Randomhero on July 3rd, 2015 @ 9:47am CDT
Dagon wrote:omega666 wrote:Now take pics from behind and let's see how hollow the figure is.
Yeah, for real.
The only thing these pictures make me want is that barrel part for Leader Megatron. These things look like cheap Easter basket KOs.
YEAH BECAUSE THE BACK OF HIM IS HOW HES GOING TO BE DISPLAYED!!
Get over yourselves. It's a toy and you're not the demographic for it.
Posted by Dagon on July 3rd, 2015 @ 9:50am CDT
Randomhero wrote:Dagon wrote:omega666 wrote:Now take pics from behind and let's see how hollow the figure is.
Yeah, for real.
The only thing these pictures make me want is that barrel part for Leader Megatron. These things look like cheap Easter basket KOs.
YEAH BECAUSE THE BACK OF HIM IS HOW HES GOING TO BE DISPLAYED!!
Get over yourselves. It's a toy and you're not the demographic for it.
While that is true, that does not mean that a person has to like it, or is not allowed to comment on it. It's actually alright to have an opinion on something, even if it's not 'meant for you.' So, get over yourself as well.
Posted by THE ONE (and only) on July 3rd, 2015 @ 10:11am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on July 3rd, 2015 @ 10:23am CDT
Dagon wrote:Randomhero wrote:Dagon wrote:omega666 wrote:Now take pics from behind and let's see how hollow the figure is.
Yeah, for real.
The only thing these pictures make me want is that barrel part for Leader Megatron. These things look like cheap Easter basket KOs.
YEAH BECAUSE THE BACK OF HIM IS HOW HES GOING TO BE DISPLAYED!!
Get over yourselves. It's a toy and you're not the demographic for it.
While that is true, that does not mean that a person has to like it, or is not allowed to comment on it. It's actually alright to have an opinion on something, even if it's not 'meant for you.' So, get over yourself as well.
It's funny, it's toally okay to be critical and have a negative opinion on Hasbro and Takara because they don't have an automatic response. The second a person does it to another person "RUDE! BULLYING! BULLYING YOURE BEING MEAN TO ME!"
Shut up and play with the toys you have. You don't like it don't buy it. Just shut up and stop acting like it matters. Don't need need to own every toy. Just because your adult that has a children's hobby doesnt mean you gotta act like a child.
Posted by griftimus prime on July 3rd, 2015 @ 10:46am CDT
Posted by thunderjacker on July 3rd, 2015 @ 11:06am CDT
Posted by Hellscream9999 on July 3rd, 2015 @ 11:39am CDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on July 3rd, 2015 @ 12:01pm CDT
An Upsized Legends with a Downsized Deluxe.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on July 3rd, 2015 @ 1:21pm CDT
Posted by Wolfguard on July 3rd, 2015 @ 2:30pm CDT
Randomhero wrote:Just because your adult that has a children's hobby doesnt mean you gotta act like a child.
Totally legit to rage-post at people like one, though. God, I love irony...
Posted by megatronus on July 3rd, 2015 @ 4:18pm CDT
Posted by Dagon on July 3rd, 2015 @ 4:38pm CDT
Randomhero wrote:
It's funny, it's toally okay to be critical and have a negative opinion on Hasbro and Takara because they don't have an automatic response. The second a person does it to another person "RUDE! BULLYING! BULLYING YOURE BEING MEAN TO ME!"
Shut up and play with the toys you have. You don't like it don't buy it. Just shut up and stop acting like it matters. Don't need need to own every toy. Just because your adult that has a children's hobby doesnt mean you gotta act like a child.
Huh, cause that's not what I said at all. You're probably right though, there's certainly no place on a discussion board for a person's opinion. I should follow you "adult" lead.
If you like these toys, I'm sorry my opinion upset you so much because you're either real upset or overreacting, but only a little.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 3rd, 2015 @ 5:24pm CDT
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Do you smell smoke? Like there's something bur.... Uh oh....
Posted by padfoo on July 3rd, 2015 @ 9:41pm CDT
omega666 wrote:Now take pics from behind and let's see how hollow the figure is.
I still love this design, despite its simplicity!
Posted by gantzrunner on July 4th, 2015 @ 1:57pm CDT
Decent size, articulation, and while simple it's not a one-step and not a gigantic brick. Seriously, as a kid the jump-starters were interesting for about 5 minutes. My g1 Repugnus? Transformed him so many times he fell apart. He wasn't complicated at all, but he looked amazing and had great articulation for a g1 figure. This Megatron is a step in the right direction for the younger crowd
Posted by primalxconvoy on July 4th, 2015 @ 7:45pm CDT
If some fans complain, then that's fine, but would those same fans rather the non-G1 aesthetics of the RID Titan "shampoo bottles" or movie "one step backwards" kiddie toys?
As a collector, I can't wait for Takara to do some premium paint jobs on these and I'll buy them all and probably mod them to have better articulation. I mighteven repaint Megatron and mod him into "Reverse Convoy". In that sense, these remind me of Hasbro's "Titan Hulkbuster Iron Man". As a toy, it's a hollow brick, but as a model, it's a custom painter's heaven. It's miles chapter than most official collectors' versions, and fairly easy to paint.
Posted by KillerOh on July 5th, 2015 @ 7:51am CDT
omega666 wrote:Now take pics from behind and let's see how hollow the figure is.
With pleasure, despite my lateness.
Yes, Megatron is sad, mostly because Grimlock is also reading this and PO'd him off because of his hollowness.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 5th, 2015 @ 8:45am CDT
Depending on the price, these hollow parts are certainly not a deal breaker.
Posted by KillerOh on July 5th, 2015 @ 10:39am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Meg's only have hollow arms. Even Grimmy's hollow parts are not too bad.
Meg's lower legs are hollow as well, just like CW Hot Spot, DOTM Shockwave, FoC Optimus Prime (And you have to deal with them because it's required for the transformation; same for Cyber Megs), CW Silverbolt, Both PRID Voyagers Predaking (Ok, they can "unhollow the legs" thanks to "parts-filling/covering the hollow parts"), BWII Galvatron (For me, Cyber Megs and BWII Galvs lower legs are "the same", the former just don't have "origamiforming transformation" for them)...
Grimlock's arms needed to be hollow due to the transformation (Just like FoC Grimlock), but then he gained a pretty nice shoulder/transformation joint combo for posability, so it's ok.
-Kanrabat- wrote:Depending on the price, these hollow parts are certainly not a deal breaker.
They cost a little bit cheaper than deluxes here in Brazil... and US$13,90 in Robotkingdom.
So yeah, for me it's "hollow megs and grimmy" for kids over all and every "low-cost TF toys BS" at any time!
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 5th, 2015 @ 10:51am CDT
Posted by KillerOh on July 5th, 2015 @ 11:13am CDT
-Kanrabat- wrote:Woah, that sure is cheap! Having to import them WOULD be a deal breaker because I'd have to pay double the price just because of the shipping costs. Let's hope Hasbro Wize-up and put that line to mass retail everywhere!
I secound that. And that Hasbro just stop doing all those "few-step unfolders" and "shampoo titans" and "dino jousters" and the like, when they can do this kind of cheap and (believe or not) fun toys!
Oh, right... The fun...
Posted by KillerOh on July 5th, 2015 @ 11:42am CDT
Randomhero wrote:YEAH BECAUSE THE BACK OF HIM IS HOW HES GOING TO BE DISPLAYED!!
No! You'll pose him as such
So that all the "hollowed nightmare" in their bodies can be seen all over the place and make them a complete DEAL BREAKER! Oh yeah, just ignore the "FoC Designs/AoE Colors/RiD15 visuals custom Grimlock" beating the living spark out of a "wrong colored G2 Megatron"...
Not gonna lie, those ones aren't exactly "rivals" for the Generations toys, but for the price, size, customization potential and a TRUE OFFICIAL ALTERNATIVE for cheap transformers that ACTUALLY TRANSFORM and have a basic ammout of joints for nice posability, these two are pure win.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on July 7th, 2015 @ 9:45am CDT
Posted by KillerOh on July 7th, 2015 @ 12:10pm CDT
I'm not sure if kids would like a "Cyber Battalion G2 Megatron", being "neon-green" and all...
Maybe him being silver works better after all...
But seriously, this Cyber Megs just screams for a "Shoulder cannon", his G2 appearance just screams for it. Hell, the cannon is already a "partsforming process"! But no, we have to drill a hole in his shoulder joint to make it not so visible in both modes... Damnit Hasbro, you could have done that! Look at the lost potential just because of a hole!
Now, a "RiD15-deco" (and, if possible, some retool in the shoulders and T-Rex mode head) for that Grimlock would be way nicier!
...and maybe RiD15 Grimlock would be shelfwarming as well.
Posted by ouraziel on July 8th, 2015 @ 12:28pm CDT
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Posted by padfoo on July 22nd, 2015 @ 7:46am CDT
Posted by reluctantyouth on July 22nd, 2015 @ 8:02am CDT
~reluctantyouth~
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:09am CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:27am CDT
Here are links for each figure:
- Cyber Battalion Bumblebee
- Cyber Battalion Grimlock
- Cyber Battalion Megatron
- Cyber Battalion Starscream
- Cyber Battalion Optimus Prime
- Cyber Commander Bumblebee
- Cyber Commander Optimus Prime
While these may not be for every collector, fans of Cyberverse and Legends toys are sure to enjoy these big versions of popular characters! Let us know what you think by replying to this post, and be sure to let us know whenever you see potentially breaking news in the world of Transformers.
Posted by reluctantyouth on July 22nd, 2015 @ 10:20am CDT
~reluctantyouth~
Posted by Optimizzy on July 22nd, 2015 @ 10:48am CDT
Posted by MrBlack on July 22nd, 2015 @ 11:06am CDT
reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
Agreed. I'd love to pick up that Megatron, but despite the fact that he is Voyager size, I am not going to pay full Voyager price for an upscaled Legends figure.
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Posted by ScottyP on July 22nd, 2015 @ 12:22pm CDT
Posted by Optimum Supreme on July 22nd, 2015 @ 1:42pm CDT
reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
It's not scamming, it's supply and demand, it's importing, it's all sorts of factors. You're much more likely to get scammed by getting it "off Ebay later".
Posted by william-james88 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 2:04pm CDT
Optimum Supreme wrote:reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
It's not scamming, it's supply and demand, it's importing, it's all sorts of factors. You're much more likely to get scammed by getting it "off Ebay later".
And plus the demand is there, they are almost sold out of them. They were sold out at robot kingdom before it.
Posted by reluctantyouth on July 22nd, 2015 @ 2:43pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
It's not scamming, it's supply and demand, it's importing, it's all sorts of factors. You're much more likely to get scammed by getting it "off Ebay later".
And plus the demand is there, they are almost sold out of them. They were sold out at robot kingdom before it.
"Scamming" was a poor word choice on my part. I know it's supply and demand. I just don't think BBTS should have had to pay a premium and then pass it on to us. I bet they will be pricey on Ebay later unless demand wanes in the future. Maybe we will see these at TJ Maxx down the line.
~reluctantyouth~
Posted by william-james88 on July 22nd, 2015 @ 3:00pm CDT
reluctantyouth wrote:william-james88 wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:reluctantyouth wrote:Sheesh...Big Bad Toy Store is really scamming us on the price of these . I cannot pay $34.99 plus shipping for that Prime when Hasbro MSRP is $19.99. I'll wait and see if this fig makes it onto Hasbro site or I'll get it off Ebay later. The fact that the fig has no knee articulation pretty much kills paying a premium for it.
~reluctantyouth~
It's not scamming, it's supply and demand, it's importing, it's all sorts of factors. You're much more likely to get scammed by getting it "off Ebay later".
And plus the demand is there, they are almost sold out of them. They were sold out at robot kingdom before it.
"Scamming" was a poor word choice on my part. I know it's supply and demand. I just don't think BBTS should have had to pay a premium and then pass it on to us. I bet they will be pricey on Ebay later unless demand wanes in the future. Maybe we will see these at TJ Maxx down the line.
~reluctantyouth~
I see, did they do the same with the GDO figures? Becasue this is what I associate this release to most.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 22nd, 2015 @ 5:00pm CDT
Starscream would be a sure buy, but only if found locally.
Posted by No One on July 22nd, 2015 @ 7:53pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 22nd, 2015 @ 8:10pm CDT
Then they hit BBTS today. I didn't think anything about it at first. They have a direct Hasbro account and can probably order whatever they want. But then they sold out of some of them really, really quick. Just like RK did.
These can't be in that much of demand, right? If so, Hasbro needs to take note and get their money printers going (aka, these molds) and get them on shelves here pronto. If not, and these are only at this level of popularity due to lack of availability (you know this amplifies demand, it's just how things go and I'm super guilty of this myself so, you know, not knockin' it), then, well, I realized something.
I think BBTS got their stock from RK and is re-selling it at a markup (which, honestly, with international shipping and what they're charging, it'd be a tiny markup, so that's probably the biggest hole in this theory). I ain't mad, and I have no proof of this, but I'm just sayin'.
Doesn't matter really, got 'em all on the way to me and I'm going to have fun, so cheers to that and I'm glad that they weren't a total headache to get!
Posted by RAR on July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:18pm CDT
I think Hasbro is being a bit sneaky as most of those have built in repaint potential.
Green or G1 colour Grimlock
Green or Purple Megatron
Perhaps a reverse colour scheme Optimus or Nemesis Prime (and boy would that larger Optimus make one heck of a cool Nemesis Prime)
They might be more tempted to repaint the smaller one as Nemesis Prime and simply reissue the other one with Black legs and some white stripes or something like that.
I think the larger Bumblebee is OK as a stand alone but other wise a little silly The smaller One is Ok - either could be done in black deco.
I think the best looking one is Megatron as he's got reasonable articulation and is just sort of interesting looking.
Starscream isn't to bad but I feel he is lacking because of not having any knees. Lots of repaint potential there obviously.
The smaller Optimus doesn't especially thrill me. I hear the Grimlock has some structural weakness in it that causes it to break unfortunately.
I'd buy the bigger Optimus if I can find one though - I do like that quite a lot.
Posted by ScottyP on July 22nd, 2015 @ 9:31pm CDT
Crap, for real? Do you know what the issue is? Really don't want to break mine when it comes in.RAR wrote: I hear the Grimlock has some structural weakness in it that causes it to break unfortunately.