This form of Megatron is loosely based on a Transformers/GIJOE crossover comic from a while back. In vehicle mode, Megatron is a tank. However, all things considered, this mode's a bit of a dissapointment. The color scheme is nice enough-- the gray, black, silver, and purple all fit together well, and there's a good amount of paint and mold detailing. I especially like the intricate mold detailing on the treads and the "Autobot insignia kills" on the sides of the tank mode. (Though really, if you think about it, having the commander of the Decepticons only killing five Autobots is kind of pathetic.) The stylized "M" in the dead center of the front of the tank mode is also a nice touch, as well, without being so incredibly obvious it looks tacky. The main problem I have with this mode is that it looks far too boxy-- in fact, it's almost completely square. Both ends, especially the front, should be curved substantially more. The hip hinges on the front also don't look all that great, either, and make it too obvious that the robot legs form the sides of this mode. And, although the main gun can move up and down and the little side gun on the top of the tank can swivel around, the actual top of the tank itself can't swivel around at all-- something that's rather inexcusable at this scale. The back end of the tank is also hollow, though that's a minor downside compared to the others just mentioned.
    In robot mode, Megatron looks significantly better, though he still looks rather stiff. His proportions are pretty much spot-on, and the detailing on his robot parts are very nice. Some have complained about the molding done on Megatron's face, but I honestly don't see any problem with it all-- it looks pretty Megatron-y to me. Moving the large gun to the right shoulder is a bit of a nod to his "traditional" G1 self, though relocating it to the lower arm like on said G1 toy would have looked a little better, methinks. Megatron is a rather small for a 6" Titanium figure, but he's almost all diecast, which makes up for it-- only his head, hip hinges, fists, feet, guns, and a few other minor hinges are plastic. However, he has pretty limited articulation-- he can move at the head, shoulders, elbows, and wrists, which is good enough, but his legs can barely move at all-- his knees can just barely bend, and if you try to move his hips much, his hip hinges and pegs come apart WAY too easily, so it makes it a real pain to try to pose him there. In fact, many have reported that the hip pegs on theirs are so loose that they come apart just from the sheer weight of the diecast, though thankfully mine isn't THAT bad. What does seem to be universal on these toys, though are the severe floppiness of the shoulder and elbow joints. Both are on balljonts, which in general is a baaad idea for a diecast toy. As such, both are so floppy as to be almost impossible to pose, as they just flop back down to hanging off the shoulders. It's a real shame, as these are real annoyances that detract quite a bit form an otherwise quite decent robot mode.
    TF/GIJOE Megatron has a rather iffy vehicle mode, but a nice-looking robot mode. The execution of the toy is worse than its design, however-- given the floppy shoulder and elbow joints, how hard of a time the waist has staying together, and the very stiff legs-- it's not something I can recommend to anyone except the biggest completists or Megatron fans.

Review by Beastbot

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