AcademyofDrX wrote:Don't forget Slugfest and Overkill, and we still need several Throttlebots. (Though maybe you were including them under "minibots," since I have those covered.) My collection is "complete" once I get all the animation characters, and I'm watching that list very closely.
I'm kind of in that same boat with you, except even though I'd like to have Gears and all of the cassette bots, those are some I'm okay with not ever having. But Gears has been confirmed for next year, right?
I don't usually use the term "need" when talking about TF, so on my "Most Wanted" list I'm down to Snarl (which is arriving from Amazon on Monday), Bombshell, and Swoop.
Ratchet, Hound, Sunstreaker, any other G1 characters, or surprises like Jhiaxus and Tarn along the way are just icing.
o.supreme wrote:I dont want to beat a dead horse, because its been argued to death already. However... I'm sure the design team is working really hard to make the best *possible* SS86 Megatron they can. One that's Robot mode is flawless. But for obvious reasons, it cant have the correct alt mode. It will probably even come with a small hand-gun Megatron accessory similar to what we have seen in other toys. But if the alt mode isn't what was on-screen in TF:TM, then it just isn't accurate IMHO. I fully acknowledge and understand there is absolutely NO WAY it will ever happen, that's why it's on the "Toys Hasbro will never release" thread.
Agreed. We'll get a new Megatron sooner than later. Even if it's not under the SS86 banner.
As happy as I am with the 35th Anniversary version, I'm so ready for an improved Megatron.
But I am assuming this won't be a SS86 release just because of the alt mode issue.
I suppose some stylized tank is still the best option.
One thought I've had is the gray portion of the gun barrel that's on the right side of his back could be detachable as part of the tank turret; as long as this piece plugs in securely, it could be a way to get that detail accurately added to his bot mode without having to worry about how to engineer it into the transformations with a hinge, pins, etc.
I know others have echoed my opinion, but I'll say it again-- at this point since we'll never get a hand pistol mode for Megatron ever again, I truly don't give a damn what the alternative is...
I just want a legit, cartoon-accurate robot mode.