(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 Classics "Ultimate Battle" Megatron. For a review on the mold itself, read the review of Classics "Ultimate Battle" Megatron here.)

    This Megatron mold's "Special Editon" redeco has been redone to look more in like with Megatron's G1 colors... except considerably more visually interesting. Although Special Edition Megatron doesn't have as much silver as some other versions of Megatron-- most of that "silver" is now a light gray plastic-- he more than makes up for it in other ways. He's no longer just a monochrome gray/silver and black-- he has a healthy amount of red on him besides just the "internal bits" of the G1 toy, which REALLY makes the toy as the secondary color adds a lot of much-needed contrast to the classic Megatron color scheme without looking gawdy. What impresses me the most about this figure, however, are the sheer number of paint apps. The extra $5 or so you spend on this figure isn't just all spent on the packaging, folks-- no large spot on Special Edition Megatron is left untouched by paint. Yeah, he doesn't have a whole lot of major colors, but they're all alternated in such a nice, consistent manner-- from the black "ribs" on the front of the tank to the black-and-silver painted gray parts to the gray tread-wheels to the red details on the robot legs and shoulders-- you don't really notice. He also has a couple of accent colors that are only used in a few places, like the yellowish green on his pelvis and tank "headlight" and the bright orange on a couple small accent paint apps. I really love stuff like that-- it shows the extra mile was taken in making Megatron look truly like a "Special Edition" piece. My only minor quibble is that the light gray paint doesn't quite match the light gray plastic, though this is only obvious when comparing the front and rear halves of the tank mode-- in other cases, the light grey paint and light grey plastic aren't adjacent, so it's not nearly as apparent.
    No mold changes have been made to Universe 2.0 Special Edition Megatron.
    Special Edition Megatron is a superb repaint, not just because it's a G1 homage, but because he's got loads of paint apps on him and the addition of a fair amount of visible red into the color scheme really makes it stand out. Recommended over the original, even at the slightly-inflated price.

Review by Beastbot

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