Fit For Natalie Posted November 18, 2006 Posted November 18, 2006 Which one is Fast Gunner? And are all the Cybertron Defense team versions better than their original smaller incarnations?(regular backpack, deluxe hotshot/red alert)? They look beastly. Fast Gunner is the Crazy Japanese Name for Cybertron Defense Red Alert. Yeah, they're all generally better than the original smaller versions. Good if you like military vehicles. Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out why Soundwave's wings don't have hinges to collapse them down. The design's really nice aside from that. Probably cost reasons and/or aesthetics. Either they wanted the wings up to make the toy look different from the rest of the cast (likely) or they didn't want some large hinges (unlikely).
Dangard Ace Posted November 21, 2006 Author Posted November 21, 2006 ROFLMAO!!! No offense to the guy but his friends are too funny!! http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115718 He's an awesome likeness of the classic Macross/Robotech design, so much so he prompts people to ask if he is indeed a Macross Valkyre when I put him next to the Macross mechs. Classics Jetfire is a great TF toy and rendition of the character, of that there's no doubt, but to compare it to a Macross Valkyrie.....
JB0 Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 ROFLMAO!!! No offense to the guy but his friends are too funny!! http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115718 Classics Jetfire is a great TF toy and rendition of the character, of that there's no doubt, but to compare it to a Macross Valkyrie..... Now, now... I'm pretty sure he looks right at home in a collection of Macross 2 models.
Veritas Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 (edited) ROFLMAO!!! No offense to the guy but his friends are too funny!! http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115718 Classics Jetfire is a great TF toy and rendition of the character, of that there's no doubt, but to compare it to a Macross Valkyrie..... Heh FitForNatalie had the same idea Dangard. Edited November 21, 2006 by Veritas
promethuem5 Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 I'm exactly opposite on that. I hate the way the Valkyrie's look, and love the way that Jetfire looks. I personally don't thinkt that Valkyrie's are worth what they cost, Lies! Flithy lies!
eriku Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 Way to live up the the MW stereotype guys. I'm sure for someone whos isn't seriously into Macross the new Jetfire would fit in fine. I'm really looking forward to getting mine, but not because I want to add it to my Macross ranks. There's no way it'll have the elegant and sexay quality of recent Yamato valks. Although with the artiulation I'm pretty sure it could kick the Chunky Monkey's ass in a breakdancing match.
Matt Random Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 I saw the Classic Jetfire yesterday. It looks like a nice addition to the Classics line but I don't think it would look good in a Macross display. It has the blocky look of many Transformers jets which tend to look like they'd be more at home in space rather than within an atmosphere. Macross jets are much sleeker since they are based on atmospheric jets.
Dangard Ace Posted November 21, 2006 Author Posted November 21, 2006 Now, now... I'm pretty sure he looks right at home in a collection of Macross 2 models. Them's be fighting words as the VF2ss rocks. He's got Jetfire lined up with Toynami Veritechs 1/55 and the Alphas so I can understand the mistake. ZING!
Twoducks Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 Found in: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=115773
Knight26 Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 Definitely not macross worthy from what I have seen, but a nice transformer
eugimon Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 megs is looking pretty nice there! thanks for the pics. Hopefully they'll ask kawamori to make some modifications so we can all batty and moan about this one too.
HoveringCheesecake Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 Blegh. Saves me $100. Like someone said at tfw2005, it is good to see that Megatron has good birthing hips.
GobotFool Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 looks good, a definit must have. Still, I'd rather see compromises made to the alt mode for a better bot mode than than the other way around.
JB0 Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 It's so BEAUTIFUL! ... Aside from the legs. But I expected a compromise somewhere.
UN Spacy Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 I've put down my $100 already. I doubt I'll be canceling this preorder.
promethuem5 Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 Hmmm... Megs is...okay. At least it's a real close homage to the original with better articulation and details, but the proportions still seem really off... the legs are thin and wide apart and the arm gun/scope is kinda big. Oh well, I always liked Starscream better anyways... maybe I can add real articulation to my G2 tank Megs.
Southpaw Samurai Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 So when does the Great Froating Head gets his crack at Megatron? Or when do they come along and decide he's either going to be in Galvatron colors or some sort of 'realistic' color scheme? As it stands, I can't at all fault the look. There's so little you can do to make a G-1 homage Megatron look much better without changing the transformation completely or picking a different weapon. The legs naturally will be thin, etc. At least he's not an obviously top-heavy, bow-legged alien-looking baddie like the original.
eugimon Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 well, maybe they could ask conformal ammo clips or something and make dave happy.
Veritas Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 As much as i want him to look better (be better proportioned) in robot mode, I gotta say they’ve struck a pretty good chord between making a pretty realistic gun mode and a half decent and poseable bot mode. One thing though, I really think that arm cannon of his is going to need some work. As it is now it looks to be way too heavy. Maybe it's detachable? But than it wouldn't really be Megs... aww damn.
Macross73 Posted November 21, 2006 Posted November 21, 2006 it looks good. I'm looking forward to seeing this painted up and any mods made before the final production.
Radd Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 You know, he doesn't look bad at all, it's mainly that he doesn't look quite 'right' next to Prime. Same with Starscream, Starscream looks fantastic, but not quite right next to Prime. I kinda wish they'd redo Prime. Maybe use the Hybrid Convoy design, but clean it up to make better use of the scale, you know so the truck mode looks better. Back to Megs, I'll be happy so long as he can stand on his own two feet, and be posed without any help.
David Hingtgen Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 I'd make comments, but most have already been made. I'm not a big G1 Megs fan, but might pick this up. Provided the mold isn't made any more "realistic".
captain america Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 I think that what they've done so far is splendid work, considering the logistical difficulties of making such a transforming toy; there's only so much they can do without anime magic. My mind is at ease for the tooling, now we just have to worry about the colors... Watch them go and make the 1st run pink and burple
Doctor Reggae Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 He actually looks a bit more spindly in this pic...but I'm still pleased overall. Curious to see what accessories he comes with too (gun extensions, silver sword, etc.).
mcpaz Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) Don't know 'bout you guys, but his face doesn't look right to me, does it? I mean, unlike Op's face, which is 100% like G1 classic, Meg's is... I don't know, just different. What do you think? mcpaz Edited November 22, 2006 by mcpaz
wolfx Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 Scale with Prime. I don't like how the trigger is visible.
eriku Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 (edited) digipaint by kylash327 from the TFW2005 boards[attachmentid=38381] Edited November 22, 2006 by eriku
baronv Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 That's a pretty tight coloring, makes Megs look all the more cooler. I do hope they give him a snarling face. he looks too calm in this current shot.
do not disturb Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 Masterpiece Megatron MP-05 in March 2007. YESSSSSSS. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.php?t=113486 i don't collect TF's at all but i'm positively getting this. all my life i've wanted a megatron toy, now i shall finally have it. thanks for the scoop!
EXO Posted November 22, 2006 Posted November 22, 2006 Scale with Prime. I don't like how the trigger is visible. I don't know, sometimes they make the prototype twice as big as the actual product. If it was that big, it's gonna be awesome... I don't really care how big the gun is as long as he's bigger than MP Starscream. Geez, I don't even like TF but this MP line kicks ass.... just like the first wave of Binaltechs.
promethuem5 Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 With color, Megs looks alot better, and the spindlyness isn't nearly as bad...I just wish the scope/arm cannon wasn't so rediculously big for the proportins of the rest of the fig...
captain america Posted November 23, 2006 Posted November 23, 2006 Has anyone else noticed that the newest pic of Megatron (Dengeki?) has a different head sculpt? Personally, I prefer the blockier version shown in the first couple pics... It's slated for release in late March, so there's still time for them to fix a few things. Also, I think they could forego the P-38 engraving on the slide and replace it with a nice, raised, decepticon logo... But that's just me
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