Megatron
(Voyager, Premium Edition) [Best Buy Exclusive]
(NOTE: Because this is a repaint, this is not a full-blown review. This mainly covers any changes made to the mold and the color scheme, and merely compares it to the original Movie Voyager Megatron toy. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of the original Movie Voyager Megatron toy here.)
It's interesting what
a difference a paint job makes on a toy, even when the original paint job
was already fairly accurate. What the "Premium Edition" of Voyager class
Megatron has done to make it Premium is pretty much coated the toy in a
beautiful, BEAUTIFUL shade of metallic gunmetal silver. But lest that's
not enough, he's also got a very nice black paint wash over most of his
parts, resulting in a "beat-up, dirty" look that almost exactly matches
his appearance in the live action movie, metallic sheen and all. The black
paint wash on his legs is especially impressive, covering all the nooks
and crannies of his considerable mold detailing while being so much it
takes away from his metallic sheen. The dabs of red on his optics go PERFECTLY
with his black-washed, in-shadow face surrounding by the metallic gunmetal
head. That's easily my favorite part of this toy-- everything about the
face is just so perfectly EVIL. The metallic copper forms a brilliant contrast
against the metallic gunmetal, and though I wish the charcoal black plastic
parts were a purer black, that's a REALLY minor quibble. The ice color
on Megatron has been replaced with a whiter, "purer" ice that more closely
matches the ice he breaks out of in the movie. It's a fine color by itself,
but adding a silver transition coating to the most of it really makes it
look nice and shiny.
No mold changes have
been made to Premium Edition Voyager Megatron.
Premium Edition Voyager
Megatron may not be that great of a mold, but MAN he has such an incredibly
sweet paint job. He immediately catches the eye even when surrounded by
other Transformers toys, and just looks so incredibly evil, the way his
colors are situated and play off of each other. If you at all like Movie
Megatron's design, GET THIS TOY if you can find one for a reasonable price.
If you're at all like me, any problems you have with the mold will be easily
overshadowed by all this awesome metallic paint.
Review by Beastbot