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Pascal 09-16-2008 04:43 PM

Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
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ANIMATED ACTIVATORS MEGATRON


Pics and review

Transformation video

ANIMATED LEGENDS OPTIMUS PRIME

Pics and review

Transformation video

ANIMATED LEGENDS BUMBLEBEE

Pics and review

Transformation video

ANIMATED LEGENDS PROWL

Pics and review

Transformation video

ANIMATED LEGENDS STARSCREAM

Pics and review

Transformation video

And since he's part of the picture...

ANIMATED VOYAGER SHOCKWAVE

PROS

-4 modes!
-robot modes have really good articulation (especially Shockwave, whose head can turn unlike Longarm)
-all parts are changing (head, shoulder, upper arms, forearms, hands, waist, hips, lower legs) when changing from one robot mode to the other)
-flip out crane hook/cannon
-CHROMED faction symbols (gold for Decepticons, silver for Autobots)
-very cool head transformation
-cool colors

CONS

-ALERT: Longarm's hand ball joints (made of softer plastic) are insanely tight... if you try to rotate them into place for Shockwave, you might end up breaking them... LOOSEN THE SCREWS!
-tank mode and crane mode are a bit weak...
-transformation from tank mode to crane mode is maybe overly simplistic... wish there was more to it... it's pretty much just Longarm falling flat on his face after tripping
-ratcheting joints are made of softer plastic and could wear out faster over time than similar joints made of harder plastic... and because of that the rear portion of the tank/crane tends to sag a bit when you lift the toy.
-Decepticon symbol visible on the crane between the legs when Longarm is in robot mode
-I know the toy is pretty show-accurate, but I wish the colors for Longarm were more radically different than the ones found on Shockwave... as it is, they pretty much look like brothers... even more obvious in vehicle mode

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I don't think it's THE Animated toy to have. We got all excited because it was new, but after playing with it for a while, you quickly realize it's flawed. The alternate modes are weak (I deeply hate H-like tanks - f*u Armada Megatron!) and the durability of the joints is highly questionable. Robot modes are awesome though. With 4 modes (ok, 3.5 since the crane mode is a mere variation on the tank mode), it offers a lot of playability. It's pretty much how G1 Punch/Counterpunch should have been made from the start (2 robots, 2 vehicles). I still recommended Shockwave if not only for historical purposes (first spy TF with 2 modes for each faction).

astrana 09-16-2008 04:48 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
i saw in some review video you should be careful with shockwave's hand. loose the screw or aomething

Pascal 09-16-2008 04:50 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
Yeah, exactly what I did... I'll add that to my list of CONS, thank you!

Autovolt 127 09-16-2008 04:59 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
now i want Activators Megs, and legends BB and Shockwave.

maybe it's teh ball joitn problem Shockwave Pascal?

Benzo 09-16-2008 05:30 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
Activators Megatron looks really cool!

Pascal 09-16-2008 06:13 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Autovolt 127 (Post 78747)

maybe it's teh ball joitn problem Shockwave Pascal?

Not sure I understand your question/comment... :confused:

Whisky Tango Foxtrot 09-16-2008 07:13 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
Wow. Legends Starscream looks terrible. Good thing his Activators toy was so awesome.

Definitely getting Legends Prowl.

jacobot 09-16-2008 07:18 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
Looking great! 7 Primes LOL...Nice pics

Do take requests? A nice pic of Legend Prowl, Activator BB, Dlx Ratchet, Voyager Prime and Leader Bulkhead line up would be cool?

Code of Honor 09-16-2008 08:41 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
Yes there are to many pictures on the first page, scrolling was very choppy for me. The best solution is to size the images down to around 500 x 375 or... don't post so many.

jacobot 09-16-2008 08:57 PM

Re: Quick look at Animated Activators Megatron + Animated Legends
 
Loads fast on my iPhone... Must be computer memory problem

...transformation video for shockwave?


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