New Third-Party G1 Style Megatron

And the fandom rejoiced!!!

If I had panties I would have just creamed in them

I am not entirely sure, but it looks like the trigger moves, and is part of the arm, with the... thing that covers the trigger (I don't know guns that well ok) going over it. I would estimate that its from either scout or deluxe sized. The flail shouldnt be on something like a legends size, plus the pieces connecting at such a minunscule scale couldn't be a good thing. I could see the frame itself work for a voyager size, but if anything bigger then a deluxe, I would guess a small voyager size, like classics prime.

Bought, that thing looks awesome.

Robot mode looks great but I don't know about the alt mode. Particularly the handle. It's way too boxy, doesn't look like it'd be comfortable to hold if this were really a gun. They really need to revise that.

I've had a Henkei Megs for as long as I've had my neo-Classics collection and if this gets made and is of decent price, size and exceptional quality then I may just replace him for this one.

Time will tell for sure.

Mkall wrote:I've had a Henkei Megs for as long as I've had my neo-Classics collection and if this gets made and is of decent price, size and exceptional quality then I may just replace him for this one.

Time will tell for sure.

Personally, I'd say that United Voyager Megs tops Henkei Megs in terms of show-accuracy since his color scheme is more subtle and less psychedelic without as much red splotted on his body. After all, the Generation 1 character models specialized in subtle color schemes.

But, yeah, this Megatron may put both to shame.

alt mode isnt that great mainly cause the handle doesnt look right but that robot mode is awesome. would like to see the back though, wondering how the trigger guard & trigger are implemented. It looks like its on the side or the arm of the figure but its to hard to tell from these pictures. Hopefully the price isnt ridiculous like all the other 3rd party stuff cause id really like to have one.

The legs. Really?

That looks great, but what is that weird blocky thing for?

RhA wrote:The legs. Really?

This.

The bot looks great until you get to the shins - and they also make the gun handle just wrong too. Needs work, but still a hell of a lot more convincing than MP05 or the bat-wing classic.

Almost sold - for what I'm sure will be an eye-watering price when it finally appears in 2023.

Good luck selling it w/out the organde tip in the barrel. I bet that won't pass US customs.

My wife's reaction was hilarious the moment she saw this: "He's got some junk in the trunk o.O"

it looks weird in both modes. it looks like they struggled to get thick legs & the gun handle took the bulk of this ordeal.

I also don't like the robot arms. the forearms look way too overly big & blocky. the upper arms on top of the shoulder their needed to back of the gun upper pieces. as it stands the upper arm shoulder have huge hollow gaps in them that look beyond awful & noticeable miles away.

the thing looks un-finshed & a extremly early proto type. the arm canon/scope attachment piece looks un-finished & held on by rubber silicone glue.

i don't like that the sword looks like it's attached to a lolly pop handle.

i need to see this in color. i need to see size comparisions pics. i need to see final proto type pics.

i can't see myself liking this nor buying this. if it stays the same & does get major re-working done on the early proto type.

this thing looks small like deluxe size or barely voyager size. i might buy this if it's 8 inch robot $27 usa ultra sized or dare i dream 9 inch leader sized in robot mode.

dont care about the stupid gun mode or the horrible sword. the bot mode is sick and this will be mine.

For third party prices I don't think this looks good enough in robot mode. For Hasbro prices I certainly would but it's far from perfect.

El Duque wrote:a third unknown accessory (possibly a folding stock?)

Nah, it's a G1 style Blur!

Dead Metal wrote:Bought, that thing looks awesome.

Seconded..

With slimmer legs i believe it would look way better, plus round up those angles that they have..

Here's my quick take on him:

Wow. I like it.

OH MY GOD

That's pretty impressive!

I'll probably buy into this.

I hope he is voyager sized.

though it's hard to get a sense of scale with no other objects in the any of the images

When we click on the picture we see him just beside heavylabor

Look nice!!

Click on one of the pictures to go to their website. Their first picture (not mirrored) has size comparison. Look like a big voyager size bot.

Sold !!!

Im buying from whoever sells them without that dumb a** orange cap !!!

I really like it! Can't wait for more pictures.

Not really a huge fan of the sword but it doesn't take away from the figure. I'll add it to my list of shit I can't afford. ha ha ha

If it's Voyager size .... move over Henkei Megs, you're getting replaced!

horus wrote:With slimmer legs i believe it would look way better, plus round up those angles that they have..

Here's my quick take on him:

I threw this pic above into my photo shop edit program.I added the top shoulder gun parts that 1984 gun/bot megatron has. I also photo shopped the original legs back into the pic.



Personally this toy looks naked without the 1984 gun parts on the robot mode upper shoulder. I don't like the hollow & cut off shoulder tops on this proto type.

Ok, I wasn't convinced before, but seeing that Hercules fig beside it to give an idea of scale, this looks great!

Thin out those legs a bit, and I'm sold!

NaM3L3sS wrote:Ok, I wasn't convinced before, but seeing that Hercules fig beside it to give an idea of scale, this looks great!

Since all the TFC Hercules individual robots toys are said to be voyager sized. This proto type megatron next to the hercules individual robot toy looks to be around 8.5 inches tall in robot mode. which would place this toy around animated toy line leader size. or a extremly tall & one of the tallest $27 usa ultra sized toy.

I LOVE BUYING the bigger sized Transformers toys,so I'll most likely try to buy this proto type megatron toy.

I have a track record of always buying leader sized & $27 usa ultra sized new mold transformers toys.

It's not perfect, but it's the best take on G1 gun Megs I've yet seen. Unless it costs an arm and a leg, bought.

Much potential for awesomeness.

Thank Primus, this will be my first 3rd party purchase. Always wanted a voyager true G1 Megatron. It looks great, accurate and solid (MP Megatron wasn't).
Hopefully we'll get that 3rd party Ultra Magnus toy soon. I think the cab (Optimus) will be in scale with this Megatron.

I'm very happy!!!!

I just don't know about this, we'll see what developes.

looks amazing! pick axe is a nice touch for IDW fans, size looks great.

does anyone get a Transformers Armada Star Saber vibe from the sword?

Soooo close to being perfect. Just a few tweeks and I think I would go into this. Just nitpicking since this is a third party figure and I hope that they may take some advice (unlike hasbro). Smooth out the shoulders, thin up the legs. Also hope the price point won't be so bad.

Look 3rd party guys. I hope you know that the market isn't as financially sound as you think. With more and more 3rd party companies coming out with, IMO, kinda high price points, you are making Hasbro products more enticing. No matter how awesome the figures are, I know I'm set with FansProject, Perfect Effect, and Head Robots. They are keeping their item cost in reason. With everyone hitting the $100+ mark for toys, it's just not worth it. No matter how bad ass this Megatron may be, I know I have my money allotted to certain figures and companies. I have my Classics Megatron. Do I want a better representation? Yes I do. Will I shell out massive money at this juncter for a new one when Clssics Meg and even WFC Megs are very good figures? No. I can do without those 3rd party figures because I've already payed out less for official versions.

Keep it in the double-digit price range, and I may just have to finally shell out some cash on a third party figure. yes, the legs leave a little to be desired, but i still think that this figure blows even the master piece away with it's skinny legs

It's a nice looking figure, of that I have no doubt. Considering the designs of past gun Transformers seem to have favored the gun mode I could understand a toy company wanting to focus more on an accurate robot mode over the gun. But when it's only the handle that lets the side down (and in this case, badly) I think it's worth slimming those legs ever-so slightly.

The ideal candidate for any neo-G1 collection. He won't be going anywhere near my Classics collection. (It's for his own safety. Classics, Henkei and United Megatrons might not be so welcoming.)

United Megs fills the gap for me, but if the price is right and the paint looks "Geewun" enough (off white/gray instead of 'silver') then I'll get him. Legs are a bit fat, but I haz my Dremel tool and I knows how to use it (he obviously will not be gracing my shelves in gun mode EVER ).

A pic next to another 3rd party item doesn't set the scale for those of us that don't have it. What we need is a pic with Classics Optimus and/or Megatron to really get this ball rolling.

I assume this will scale with Faith Leader... It looks pretty good, but I'm thinking the inevitable v2 MP Megs will look at least this good and likely better...and only be ½ - 1 inch bigger. May as well just wait for that one instead.

zodconvoy wrote:A pic next to another 3rd party item doesn't set the scale for those of us that don't have it. What we need is a pic with Classics Optimus and/or Megatron to really get this ball rolling.

these are my guesses below i state nothing as fact.

The TFC Hercules individual robot toys are small to medium sized voyagers,their not tall voyagers. most of them are small sized voyagers robot modes.

voyagers range in robot height from 6 inches to 7 & 1/4 inches tall in robot mode from head to toe.

short voyagers are 6 inches tall. medium voyagers are 6 & 1/4 inches tall to 6 & 6 1/2 inches tall.

since this megatron proto type is shoulders & heads bigger than the hercules robot. i'd safely say the megatron proto type is 1 & 1/2 to 2 inches taller in robot mode. which makes this megatron proto type a 8.5 inches tall in robot mode from head to toe.

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:looks amazing! pick axe is a nice touch for IDW fans, size looks great.

does anyone get a Transformers Armada Star Saber vibe from the sword?

n here i thought megs and long haul were planting energon trees as asymbol of hope..LOL

but seriously,i hope he will be in scale with faith leader...that would be awesome!

In my first post I was really happy. But after seeing the size comparison with Long Haul, I am dissappointed. This is like another I-Gear Ironhide/Ratchet or Mastermind Sixshot. It looks great standing alone but looks stupid in any classics collection because of it's exaggerated size.

With the recent surge in oversized Neo-G1 figures, does anybody think the 3rd parties are trying to eliminate Hasbro from the collectors market by using size/scale as a weapon ? If you were to buy all these oversized 3rd party figures, you might be tempted to get rid of your Hasbro stuff and start collecting the new larger scale figures that Hasbro would not invest in making. This gives the collectors market to the 3rd parties. Game over Hasbro.


This new Megatron

TFC Hercules set

I-Gear Ironhide/Ratchet Weapons Specialist/Medic

Masterminds Sixshot

X-Transbots Galvatron

X-Transbots Powerglide/Wheelie (scouts become deluxe class)

Probally more coming...

Rated X wrote:In my first post I was really happy. But after seeing the size comparison with Long Haul, I am dissappointed. This is like another I-Gear Ironhide/Ratchet or Mastermind Sixshot. It looks great standing alone but looks stupid in any classics collection because of it's exaggerated size.

With the recent surge in oversized Neo-G1 figures, does anybody think the 3rd parties are trying to eliminate Hasbro from the collectors market by using size/scale as a weapon ? If you were to buy all these oversized 3rd party figures, you might be tempted to get rid of your Hasbro stuff and start collecting the new larger scale figures that Hasbro would not invest in making. This gives the collectors market to the 3rd parties. Game over Hasbro.

I'm not worried at all about that. Hasbro will win through sheer volume of figures they produce forcing collectors to either set up a 3rd party scale shelf or not buy the 3rd party figs at that scale because they don't fall in line with hasbro's scale.

This new Megatron

I'm fine with him being bigger than Classics Prime. He's usually depicted as standing taller than many of his army anyways.

TFC Hercules set

I'm getting mine as a standalone piece, and Maketoys as the in-scale version. That's just me though.

I-Gear Ironhide/Ratchet Weapons Specialist/Medic

They're nice figures, but in my previous statements, I'm not getting them simply because they aren't in scale with anything I own.

Masterminds Sixshot

I'm not too tossed about his size. I think he's always been depicted as a big guy

X-Transbots Galvatron

I don't think I'll be getting him because he didn't look appealing, but I've yet to see the final image and scale shots, so who knows?

X-Transbots Powerglide/Wheelie (scouts become deluxe class)

Not what I'm looking for asthetc-wise for my classics shelf. HasTak's igures do just fine

Probally more coming...

I have no doubt about that...

Well for me the new Megatron's size would be OK if he didnt make the seekers look so small. Im goi with Hercules but gonna bend his knees and keep him away from my other combiners to fake the scale. If I get Giant it will be for my G2 shelf. Not interested in the green version. Sixshot all depends on the price. Ironhide/Ratchet are an easy pass because of scale. Galvatron is a maybe depending on the paint scheme which is yet to be seen. And I gotta highly reccomend the Powerglide because he goes great with the other minibots that Hasbro upgraded to deluxe. I do have the universe and cyberverse versions of powerglide which are too big and too small. And it's no secret that I would endorse anything CHMS decides to shrink or enlarge to fit with the basic Hasbro scales. Lets see what 2012 brings...

zodconvoy wrote:A pic next to another 3rd party item doesn't set the scale for those of us that don't have it. What we need is a pic with Classics Optimus and/or Megatron to really get this ball rolling.

Wouldn't all this pics of Heavy Labor next to Prime & Megatron kinda give you an idea of scale? I'm obviously not tryin to bash what you said or anything, I'm just saying that's what I would do based on old pics or youtube reviews of Heavy Labor.

Either way, I would like to see whoever's doing this megs to make a new Armada & Energon in scale with this Megs. Seeing that pic of E-Megs holding the Starsaber really makes me want an updated E-Megs and makes me remember how they dropped the ball with Armada.

I'm very interested in who's doing this Megs...

A TRUE classics Megatron!

Mkall wrote:

X-Transbots Galvatron

I don't think I'll be getting him because he didn't look appealing, but I've yet to see the final image and scale shots, so who knows?

For Galvatron, I'm gonna go with Rain's IDW version.

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... atron.html

which looks to be based off of his custom here:

http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons- ... oduct.html

For those that are wondering how much this megatron compares to a classics/henkei prime, I have both a henkei prime and TFC heavy labor, prime is abit bigger then labor, but not by much. Just add half of heavy labors head and you got a prime height.