FidoNet had some legendary flame wars.
FidoNet had some legendary flame wars.
Usenet was already a thing too (hell weren't some aspects of Comic Book Guy meant to represent the stereotypical alt.tv.simpsons poster too)
Huh. My nearby Target must have gotten some solid case shipments. I remember when he was “active”, they somehow had nearly a dozen of him. WAY more than simply “leftover mixed cases” would justify (Twincast isn’t THAT popular).
Hell, I don’t even think I SAW Twincast more than, maybe, once.
That’s why I order online, distribution is just getting weirder all the time.
I never saw Twincast at all.
I saw Twincast once and I bought it even though I already had Blaster because I'm stupid lol.
But how many Siege Megatron variations do you have?
just the original stege release lol
I've got the original Siege release with his battle damage removed, some toy-centric stickers, and Soundwave's weird gun on his back to replicate the P-38 barrel of the original figure.
I'm thinking he's about perfect for my collection's needs re: Megatron and I'm ready to close the book on that barring the elusive SS '86 Megs.
Just because I'm so darn curious what he ends up being
I'm thinking he's about perfect for my collection's needs re: Megatron and I'm ready to close the book on that barring the elusive SS '86 Megs.
Just because I'm so darn curious what he ends up being
I'm basically in the same boat. I'm also hoping we see a SS86 Astrotrain sooner rather than later!
Yeah at this point I feel any future Generations G1 Megatron toys would be sidegrades and not upgrades compared to the Stege mold.
There's a lot of places they could improve over the Siege Megatron mold (like, not making it a H tank for one)
He'll likely be the Siege with some retooling, similar to Springer & Blaster were
I expect 86 Megatron to be a new mold as the siege one is getting worn out, its one of the most used molds in the last few years with a total of 12 uses so far, thou some retooling for ER & Miner Megatron, but what he transforms into, is going to be the question mark, thou I wonder if he would come with a minutue verison of his classic G1 alt mode for other figures to use?
While it hasn't been done (except maybe with Galvatron if you squint), I still think a 'gun' Megatron could easily be made by making him a FIELD gun. Not a tank, one of those artillery pieces that you pretty much roll to where you want it and then use it in place. Make it big enough and you could even give it the 'interact with other characters' thing, though instead of holding the gun they'd be manning it from behind. You could easily keep the entire G1 Megatron silhouette in both modes without running afoul of federal law or needing safety colors.
I got the idea from a live performance of the 1812 Overture done with modern field artillery. Those who don't think "Tchaikovsky" counts as 'Macho Manly Music' has never heard a percussion section that has to be kept far enough away to not deafen or kill the audience.
I got the idea from a live performance of the 1812 Overture done with modern field artillery. Those who don't think "Tchaikovsky" counts as 'Macho Manly Music' has never heard a percussion section that has to be kept far enough away to not deafen or kill the audience.
On the one hand, I agree that the 40th anniversary, SS86 version of the brand's main bad guy SHOULD be a new mold.
On the other hand, Hasbro and Takara's repeated reusage of the Siege mold seems to indicate that someone in a position to make the decisions considers it to be the definitive not-a-gun-mode G1 Megatron. So, I would not be very shocked if an SS86 Megatron either used similar engineering or was a partial.
On the other, other hand, Megatron's biggest moments in the movie are fighting Prime in robot mode, and getting turned into Galvatron. So, maybe a G1 Megatron that just transforms into Galvatron (with a tiny Walther pistol accessory for his minions to wield) is the best call for SS86 Megatron?
For that, he would need to be a major retool on the level of the TR Galvatron to Super Megatron was as a lot of parts would need to be replaced
I figure it would have to be a new mold to work. I loved Super Megatron, though, the only reason I sold it was financial issues. It was one of my all-time favorites, especially if you had a couple TFSS Seekers for extra 'spikeyness' for the team (also gone, that was a bad year).
I’d bet on Devastation Megatron as the basis for an 86 release