Megatron's futuristic aircraft mode is done... okay... for a Knight Armor Turbo Changer, though there are some obvious proportional issues when compared to the movie model-- most obviously, that the wings are too small and the cockpit section is definitely too big. From a side view, you can definitely tell he's too thick vertically. Heck, you can make up the basic position of his robot mode given the details of it that "leak" out onto the sides-- the feet near the front of the cockpit, the chest details on the bottom sides, and the arms near the back. The arms form the only really obvious outright piece of "kibble" in this mode, though, basically just forming the back end of the jet mode but without really looking like anything else in this mode. There's some panels above said hands, but they're not particuarly convincing. However, the "main body" of the jet and the thrusters in the middle look pretty proportional. The mold detailing is a little sparse for a movie toy, but there's still several panels on the wings and body, along with some pistons, pipes, and the like across his main body, particularly near the middle. Nothing particularly intricate, though. The paint detailing is so-so in this mode-- there's some light muddy brown paint on his cockpit window, some engine-like details near the center of the body, and on the front of part of his wings, but there definitely could've been more to make his color scheme more visually interesting.
    Transforming Megs to his robot mode is a cinch-- just make sure the small tabs on his nosecone and back end are undone, then slide down the entire middle thruster assembly, which should cause everything else to spring into place for robot mode except for the feet, which you'll have to fold forward. (Sometimes the wings aren't cooperative either, but again, that's solved with a simple fold.) This is definitely where the emphasis for this toy design went, as proportionally he's quite accurate to the movie, here. He does have a bit of a backpack-- the main body of the jet forms his back here-- and his folded-in wings and a bit of the center of his nosecone stick out behind his arms and between his legs, respectively. As opposed to the vehicle mode, the mold detailing here is quite intricate, with lots of curvy layered metal armor over his legs, the "skirt" on his waist, the slightly asymmetrical detailing on his chest and shoulders, and the gauntlets on his forearms, with his small cannon on the side of his right lower arm. His headsculpt is also very detailed and spot-on, with a rounded forehead, a large pointy chin and nose, and scowling eyes and sharp teeth. The paint detailing is also quite well-done in this mode too, with some dark brownish gray paint highlighting a LOT of his armor details on his main body, head and arms, and quite a lot of light muddy brown paint on his arms, stomach, and legs to boot. His eyes are also an eeevil red. By opening up the panel on his upper back, his Knight Armor helmet will flip onto his head, and this is one MEAN-lookin' helmet. It honestly looks more Viking-esque than knight-like, with very large curved horns on the side, lots of angular details on the forehead, a long skinny visor near the center, and what look like a large maw at the bottom for his angular teeth. The whole helmet is painted light muddy brown, with some dark royal purple closer to the center. It's a really neat shade of purple, I wish it was used more on the toy. For articulation in this mode, Megatron can move forward at the elbows and slightly down at the ankles, but that's it. (Trying to rotate his shoulders outwards will kickstart his transformation, so don't do that.)
    Knight Armor Turbo Changer Megatron has a really nice robot mode (minus some kibble), with great proportions and some exceptional paint and mold detailing. However, it's almost like his jet mode is a different toy, given its considerably wonkier proportions and general lack of paint and mold detailing. Definitely a mixed bag, and about middle-of-the-pack as far as Knight Armor Turbo Changers go.
 

Review by Beastbot

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