So here's the first one, Galvatron!!!! With Nucl... nope, he shall be called properly as Megatron!!!! Hahahaha.... Will probably repaint this Titan Master with a similar Takara colour scheme... and also probably do some corrections to the mask stuff and canon-mounting to arm... Costs approx. SGD 63.45... Yeah, I know TRU sells it cheaper... sigh...
"The world needs more Galvatron!!!!!!"... hahahaha... I totally agree... Many TF players/buyers/collectors don't seem to like this incarnation of Galvatron mainly due to the headmaster gimmick that has a mask snapping up that doesn't fit that well and hinders movement etc... and though I agree while the mask-flipping feature should have been done a little better, I can still accept this new type of gimmick... sort of... will I mod the mask? Probably... like most people who cut the mask off and touch up to fit the face...
He still screams Galvatron to me!!! Hahahaha....
And the best is his alternate mode: the artillery-styled G1-ish cannon mode!!!! Nice!!!
Saw some pictures on the internet that shows a fan-mode for Galvatron to be transformed (sort of ) his gun mode that is achievable in his G1 toy... Thought maybe can try out more other ways of achieving a gun mode... and saw this hole formed by the 2 halves of the legs, which may be able to hold the cannon inside... but the holes are a bit too short (or think as the part with arrowed line too long)... so perhaps if can trim a bit, then the maybe...
... something like this can be done... Though the cannon part still looks weird... Hahaha...
And Galvatron with his new friend, Hardhead!!!!
I gotten Hardhead loose, without packaging nor instructions etc. Costs approx. SGD20.15... about $10+ cheaper than TRU price... Was afraid this loose stock will also have 'loose' joints, but surprisingly the joints are quite tight enough!!!
And he can do the 3-point-landing pose too!!! Hahahaha...
In his H-tank mode, with Fur... nope, stubbornly calling him Duros, steering the tank... Solid...
... he can also operate the cannon!! ... but wait, who is steering the tank... may need help....
... and with Megatron (Nucleus) helping to operate the cannon!!!
Just some ranting... I understand many Chinese TF collectors are now getting more and more into this 'complaint' that they call "steal plastic" (偷胶), which basically refers to the hollowness that are appearing more and more in recent lines of TFs... these can be due to the recent way of manufacturing parts (e.g. limbs now are molded in 1 piece instead of 2 pieces screwed together in the past), or the hollow gaps that are visible when fists, lower legs are folded out... I can understand why they grow on this aspect, as the TFs shrink in size but grow in price... yah, this sucks... But in my opinion, I think this trend of complaining on "stealing plastic" may have gone too out of track and too much... To me, I will prefer to focus on the design, aesthetics, durability and fun-factor, instead of keep looking out for hollowness and then declare this toy is no good, Hasbro is greedy, Hasbro is evil, etc etc... (reminds me of the "What?! Parts-forming??!! Worst toy ever!!!..." ) An example of this line is the very evident high level of aesthetic details and lines on the toy, especially the Deluxe figure, which has the type and intensity of details that is normally seen in Voyager sized figures.The style of design has also catch up (or almost) with that of 3rd-party figures (e.g. the face sculpt of Hardhead, which has a very nice design and has fine details that normally would be ignored in the past... )... Bottom line is, enjoy the toy! It is a toy afterall! So enjoy, folks!!!
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