New Video Review of Vintage Beast Wars Megatron Reissue
Sunday, June 6th, 2021 4:36PM CDT
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PrimeVsPrime's review is embedded below, as well as an image of the original Beast Wars Megatron from Seibertron's own galleries so you can compare the two releases for yourself. For Megatron's full gallery, just click on the image below.
What do you think? Are these changes a deal breaker, or do these differences make this release worth buying? Let us know in the Energon Pub forums!
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Posted by Lore Keeper on June 6th, 2021 @ 11:50pm CDT
Posted by JazztfLaw on June 7th, 2021 @ 10:27am CDT
Posted by Spider5800 on June 7th, 2021 @ 12:50pm CDT
Posted by o.supreme on June 7th, 2021 @ 12:55pm CDT
It's likely for adults now, who grew up with BW, but haven't seen the toys in many years, same idea with most "G1" re-releases. Most hardcore fans can tell the differences, but many casual "fans-when-they-were-kids" wont really know the difference.
Heck, it's even been asserted at times, that modern-figures in retro packaging (ex. The Headmasters at Walmart) -some casual "fan-when-they-were-a-kid" might even think they ARE reproductions of the original toys .
Posted by blackeyedprime on June 7th, 2021 @ 1:02pm CDT
Looks like Megatron has the piece missing form it that the toysrus show version had removed too but cant be sure.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 7th, 2021 @ 1:06pm CDT
blackeyedprime wrote:Looks like Megatron has the piece missing form it that the toysrus show version had removed too but cant be sure.
What piece?
Posted by aronjlove on June 7th, 2021 @ 1:58pm CDT
People like me who didn't have any of the originals. Toy or cartoon accuracy also isn't a huge stickler for me, these are close enough.Spider5800 wrote:Hmm. I already have the originals for all four of these re-releases, so this was going to be a skip from me either way. But I'm genuinely confused about who these are intended for. They made changes to the coloring and paint, so its not really for people who collect the original line. They didn't use the updated mold, and the paint changes still don't match the show, so its not for people who value show accuracy. So who are they expecting to pick this up?
Posted by william-james88 on June 30th, 2021 @ 11:53am CDT
Transformers Toys Vintage Beast Wars Rattrap Collectible Action Figure
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Transformers Toys Vintage Beast Wars Cheetor Collectible Action Figure
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers ... /662391149?wmlspartner=FYAGeMjDX6c&=&affs=p&wid=5b6b4213e4b0bcb699adeb9f&u1=&oid=223073.10006940&sourceid=37141976172661509211&affillinktype=3&veh=aff
Let us know if your order works out, you never know with Walmart.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 30th, 2021 @ 5:45pm CDT
Posted by Me Lord Grimlock on July 1st, 2021 @ 8:30am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 2nd, 2021 @ 11:59am CDT
Posted by Lore Keeper on July 5th, 2021 @ 12:47am CDT
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 8th, 2021 @ 1:22am CDT
Lore Keeper wrote:Has anyone had theirs ship yet? Mine are still delayed while the listings are currently listed as in stock and available for next day delivery. I'm debating whether to try placing a second order to see what happens.
The hold on the order has been released and I have the money back in my Paypal account. Don't know what to do.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 10th, 2021 @ 7:59pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 20th, 2021 @ 11:17pm CDT
Firstly, unlike what some naysayers can say, this reissue's plastic quality is as good as the original 1996 toy. My OG Cheetor's joints have gotten really loose over time so it's nice to have a Cheetor with nice tight joints (but not too tight). This is a quality reissue, nothing feels cheap.
Mold wise, this is not the same mold used for the original Cheetor. It becomes more obvious when looking at the fur and the gut gun. The details are not the same with the fur curling in a different direction and the gut gun's innards pattern looks more organic and misshapen around the edges in the original, while more even on the reissue.
In terms of deco, I am impressed at how they used a yellow plastic that is very close to the original. I thought my OG Cheetor had faded since he wasn't bright yellow but as it turns out, that is indeed his original colour.
The blue paint on the reissue is of a brighter blue, similar to the MP and the Netflix toy, while the original looks more navy (well that's what it looks like now). Also, and this could simply be due to the passage of time, the bronze parts are much nicer on the reissue while mine look more brownish.
But these are all just slight differences, and could be due to age. The main difference is in the three sets of eyes, the beast eyes, robot eyes and mutant eyes. On my OG toy, they are all the same 90s rad fluo green. It gives it a nice uniformity from one mode to the next. In the reissue, all three sets have a different deco. The eyes on the beast mode are a darker forest green, the eyes for the robot mode are bright salmon and the eyes for the mutant head are bronze.
Overall, the quality is as good as you could hope on this reissue and I am glad to have a fresh new "OG" Cheetor in my collection.
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on July 21st, 2021 @ 3:15pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2021 @ 5:17pm CDT
SpikeyTigertron wrote:Not sure if it's just my monitor, but is that the "newer" green eyed variant of the Original Cheetor, Compared to the 'first edition' blue eyed one? Has anyone ever done a comparison between the the various Cheetor runs? (I'd just always assumed it was *just* eye color).
Yeah, just eye colour, but of the Cheetah and robot mode. Cheetah eyes went from blue, to red to green and robot mode eyes went from gold to green. Not sure where this reissue's red eyes come from.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 21st, 2021 @ 8:40pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:SpikeyTigertron wrote:Not sure if it's just my monitor, but is that the "newer" green eyed variant of the Original Cheetor, Compared to the 'first edition' blue eyed one? Has anyone ever done a comparison between the the various Cheetor runs? (I'd just always assumed it was *just* eye color).
Yeah, just eye colour, but of the Cheetah and robot mode. Cheetah eyes went from blue, to red to green and robot mode eyes went from gold to green. Not sure where this reissue's red eyes come from.
One of Takara's variants of Cheetus: Cheetus on TFU.info
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on July 21st, 2021 @ 8:54pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on July 21st, 2021 @ 9:02pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on August 18th, 2021 @ 5:06pm CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 18th, 2021 @ 5:13pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:have these been found in the US yet or not?
Not yet, but at least my local Walmarts are resetting the toy sections, that's when new assortments are usually introduced. Shouldn't be too long.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on August 18th, 2021 @ 5:55pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on August 19th, 2021 @ 3:25am CDT
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:william-james88 wrote:have these been found in the US yet or not?
Not yet, but at least my local Walmarts are resetting the toy sections, that's when new assortments are usually introduced. Shouldn't be too long.
One of my local Walmarts just reset and didn't have space set aside fore these.
Emerje
Posted by Sabrblade on August 23rd, 2021 @ 11:27am CDT
https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/c/cTFbwv/
They've also slightly renamed the line as "Transformers: Beast Wars Vintage".
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 7th, 2021 @ 12:39pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 7th, 2021 @ 2:47pm CDT
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Well, I got them. Both orders acctually. Not sure if the Cheetor I had all these years is a Takara reissue or a Sonokong release.
So both shipped from Walmart?
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on September 7th, 2021 @ 3:56pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Well, I got them. Both orders acctually. Not sure if the Cheetor I had all these years is a Takara reissue or a Sonokong release.
So both shipped from Walmart?
Yes, both. Two orders actually as I thought the first one was canceled.
Posted by william-james88 on September 7th, 2021 @ 5:27pm CDT
Posted by Galvatron002 on September 7th, 2021 @ 6:36pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 7th, 2021 @ 6:39pm CDT
Galvatron002 wrote:I found the reissues of Cheetor and Megatron at Walmart in Halifax, NS last week.
They've been found in Canada for months now, as well as other parts of the world. It's in the US that they are still MIA and that happens a lot with these retro releases.
Posted by Mistaken_Table on September 7th, 2021 @ 7:01pm CDT
ID Toys has already reduced them, so I'm getting him anyway.
Posted by Seibertron on September 7th, 2021 @ 8:22pm CDT
Mistaken_Table wrote:Optimus Primal in particular is apparently light, brittle and any paintwork comes off like condensation from a window.
The original one had the same problem with paint apps, particularly on the beast mode chest. Can you elaborate more about the flaws that people are experiencing with the reissue? I'm curious if it's just people not being familiar with the original toy.
Posted by Mistaken_Table on September 7th, 2021 @ 9:37pm CDT
Mistaken_Table wrote:
Optimus Primal in particular is apparently light, brittle and any paintwork comes off like condensation from a window.
The original one had the same problem with paint apps, particularly on the beast mode chest. Can you elaborate more about the flaws that people are experiencing with the reissue? I'm curious if it's just people not being familiar with the original toy.
Tried to check Smyth's reviews again. They've all been removed apart from a single 5-star review! From what I remember it was the red on the knees and upper arms. The cannon/buttcheek flaps snapped after a few swings and the back of the shoulder pads didn't have the flex to get over the tabs.
Yeah, the toy had its flaws, and even my childhood one has lost the cannon flaps, but the paint and plastic is still stellar. Even the arm flapping/rotating gimmick is still going strong after 25 years!
Granted it may have been a few QC hiccups with the 1st production of the re-issues, but to be broken that quickly by adult collectors?
Of course, I'm getting one (I collect Optimus Primals) and I can do my own comparisons.
Posted by Seibertron on September 7th, 2021 @ 9:51pm CDT
Mistaken_Table wrote:From what I remember it was the red on the knees and upper arms.
I'm fairly certain that's a problem with the original as well. I've got about a dozen in my store in varying degrees of condition and can post pics of what a larger sample size of the original toy looks like in used condition.
Mistaken_Table wrote:The cannon/buttcheek flaps snapped after a few swings
Those pop off easily, if I recall correctly (and is one of the pieces often missing from loose samples in collections I purchase), and the gorilla head pops off easily on the original. If this is from reviews on a website, regular consumer comments might say "snapped off" but really means "popped off" and possibly doesn't realize that the piece can be popped back in.
Mistaken_Table wrote:and the back of the shoulder pads didn't have the flex to get over the tabs.
This could be something as simple as extra plastic on the pegs that just needs to be cleaned up a little or something simple like that.
Mistaken_Table wrote:Yeah, the toy had its flaws, and even my childhood one has lost the cannon flaps, but the paint and plastic is still stellar. Even the arm flapping/rotating gimmick is still going strong after 25 years!
Sounds like you took good enough care of yours to keep the paint in good condition. Even mine has paint scrapes on the beast mode chest which I've oddly never bothered to replace for some reason or another (or I upgraded it to one with less marks on it maybe).
Granted it may have been a few QC hiccups with the 1st production of the re-issues, but to be broken that quickly by adult collectors?
Of course, I'm getting one (I collect Optimus Primals) and I can do my own comparisons.[/quote]
Posted by Seibertron on September 7th, 2021 @ 9:54pm CDT
Posted by TFanPage101 on September 8th, 2021 @ 2:45am CDT
https://youtu.be/XSh9Vvg668E
Posted by Mistaken_Table on September 8th, 2021 @ 5:21am CDT
Also, didn't realise I was chewing the fat with the boss around here! Galleries for the re-issues would be great.
Lastly, how does the re-issue compare with the 10th anniversary Optimus from the 2-pack with Megatron? I remember him being way lighter but still a quality figure.
Posted by william-james88 on September 8th, 2021 @ 6:42am CDT
Seibertron wrote:Mistaken_Table wrote:Optimus Primal in particular is apparently light, brittle and any paintwork comes off like condensation from a window.
The original one had the same problem with paint apps, particularly on the beast mode chest. Can you elaborate more about the flaws that people are experiencing with the reissue? I'm curious if it's just people not being familiar with the original toy.
I got this Primal reissue and I have the original, they both feel the same. I still preffer the Legends reissue simply for the headsculpt but quality wise and plastic wise, it's all very similar to me.
Posted by TOO MUCH ENERGON! on September 8th, 2021 @ 7:09am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 20th, 2021 @ 8:29am CDT
This sighting is from TF Fan clonemanager who posted this on the TFW2005 message boards.
Posted by Mistaken_Table on September 20th, 2021 @ 9:20am CDT
As for figures, loved them growing up and the reissues are a good alternative to the originals. *hums Beast Wars theme*
Posted by ZeroWolf on September 20th, 2021 @ 9:24am CDT
Posted by Mistaken_Table on September 20th, 2021 @ 9:38am CDT
In the UK, Pulse is the only way to get these figures
I'm not an 'um, actually...' kinda a guy, but IDToys, Kapow and Smyths all have them too. For cheaper in some cases. I paid £35 for the Optimus from IDToys. When the prices inevitably plummet, I'll get the Megs too.
Posted by ZeroWolf on September 20th, 2021 @ 1:05pm CDT
Posted by william-james88 on September 20th, 2021 @ 9:11pm CDT
Mistaken_Table wrote:I know this isn't the point, but those are some sad looking shelves. Then again, its the same for every shelf in every shop in the UK. Brexit feels more like an embargo at the moment.
I think that's perfectly in line with a discussion many are having. Those are indeed sad looking shelves, it's the first thing I thought of. BUT I am unsure if that is in the Transformers section or some other section since these are specialty type toys. I know in some of my stores, I found them in a different area.
Posted by william-james88 on September 22nd, 2021 @ 9:32pm CDT
This list below is for the Beast Wars vintage line which is remaining Walmart exclusive for the next year. What is absolutely amazing about the list of toys below is that unlike the ones form this year, some of these were never rereleased and, more importantly, they all come with accessories that have been easy to lose (like Tarantulas' leg missiles and K-9's spinal missiles). It also includes one of the greatest Transformers toys ever made, BW Cybershark. The list is below followed by gallery links for you to see the toys.
Tra Gen BW vintage Terrorsaur x6
Tra Gen BW vintage Tarantulas x6
Tra Gen BW vintage Cybershark x6
Tra Gen BW vintage K-9 x6
Transformers Beast Wars Tarantulas (Tarans) Gallery
Transformers Beast Wars Cybershark Gallery
Transformers Beast Wars Terrorsaur (Terrorsaurer) Gallery
Transformers Beast Wars K-9 (Max-B) Gallery
Posted by Flashwave on September 23rd, 2021 @ 12:37am CDT
Cyber shark and K9? Welcome figures because unlike the others I don’t have multiple versions, but boy are those left field
Posted by Emerje on September 23rd, 2021 @ 1:14am CDT
Emerje
Posted by Nemesis Reformatted on September 23rd, 2021 @ 1:36am CDT
But it's totally awesome to see him on the list & mentioned again after all these years. The stupid fans would never choose a non-show character for anything. Just being honest. Most fans try to erase anything that wasn't in the toon.