The Transformers Generations Collaborative: G.I. Joe Mash-Up, Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank with Cobra Baroness Collaboration was officially revealed earlier this morning, and pre-orders are now live across the web. We’ve attached official pics and product copy, make sure to snag your copy below at our sponsors!
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Transformers Generations Collaborative: G.I. Joe Mash-Up, Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank with Cobra Baroness Figure, Ages 8 and Up
Transformers robots have always been — More Than Meets the Eye — but now, through the Transformers Collaborative, fans can experience these larger than life characters as they team-up, mash-up, and meet up with other characters, teams, and people who share this same special quality. Worlds collide in this Transformers-G.I. Joe mash-up pack! The Decepticons and Cobra team up to conquer the world! Baroness and Megatron, disguised as a H.I.S.S. Tank, plan the next Cobra attack. The Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank toy converts from robot to tank mode in 28 steps and comes with G.I. Joe Retro Baroness figure. Both figures feature deco and details based on the worlds of Transformers and G.I. Joe. Includes fusion cannon, backpack, and weapon accessories. Accurate scale to the 1983 H.I.S.S. Tank toy. Display Baroness figure at the turret and in the H.I.S.S. tank vehicle mode. Packaging is inspired by a mash-up of the classic ’80s toys with retro artwork. Baroness toy comes on a card back with file card.
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: Transformers robots have always More Than Meets the Eye, but now fans can experience Transformers characters as they mash-up with iconic characters who share this same quality
TRANSFORMERS-G.I. JOE MASH-UP: The Decepticons and Cobra team up to conquer the world! Baroness and Megatron, disguised as a H.I.S.S. Tank, plan the next Cobra attack
INSPIRED BY G.I. JOE: Megatron H.I.S.S. Tank toy converts from robot to H.I.S.S. tank mode in 28 steps and comes with G.I. Joe Retro Baroness figure. Deco and details are based on the world of G.I. Joe
DETAIL AND ACCESSORIES: Includes fusion cannon, backpack, and weapon accessories. Accurate scale to the 1983 H.I.S.S. Tank toy. Display Baroness figure at the turret and in the H.I.S.S. tank vehicle mode
SPECIAL RETRO G.I. JOE-INSPIRED PACKAGING: Packaging is inspired by the classic ’80s Transformers and G.I. Joe toy packaging with retro artwork. Baroness figure comes on a card back with file card
Mr H
Just got it delivered today. More partial to the HISS Tank but if an upgrade kit comes along I may change him back.
Alpha Omega Trion Supreme
It's an ok HISS. It's not a good transformer and not really a good Megatron.
When I opened up the package my first thought was "Nice, bigger than I expected." Then it went downhill from there. Just too much hollow and the panels that form any part of the tank sides feel much too thin. This is the first I've really complained about a Hasbro Transformer product as usually I'll forgive the hollow as "that's just where we are now". But this is too much and my entire thought process while transforming him is that I would have gladly paid more money for better plastic and less hollow. Megatron feels like an oversized Cyberverse figure. That's not a compliment.
The cherry on the top is that fusion cannon, *THE* signature of Megatron just looks plain awful with how it's completely hollowed out and especially with how it attaches in both modes as it makes it look worse. When it attaches to the HISS tank the peg doesn't go fully flush so it's raised a little. And when Megatron holds it, it just looks wrong no matter how you pose it. In fact, you're really better off not posing Megatron as his best pose is Blue Steel, ie: just standing there. I did know what it looked like beforehand from the online pics, but I have to emphasize that in hand it really punctuates the cost cutting that affected the overall quality of the figure.
Transformation is meh. I guess it's kind of interesting what's going on with the shoulder pads that form the front of the tank, but the entirety of the back of the tank, made of thin plastic btw, is hanging off the back and I get the impression the shield was just an easy way to wrap it all up without having to work out a way to make that back part of the tank part of the transformation.
HISS tank mode is ok. The plastic feels mostly fine there because well, you've compacted and reinforced most of it.
I've been trying to avoid upgrade kits for Hasbro stuff over the last couple years. This is in desperate need of it, if only for the fusion cannon. I was thinking I might be in for more of this crossover and was eyeing Bee/Stalker, but now….. Not really no. Really disappointed with the experience here. Great idea. Poor execution.
DarkEyes
It’s so freaking impressive how Hasbro can ruin a Hiss Tank. A Hiss Tank, Hasbro, really?
GodParticle
Got mine in. Yeah, he's hollow and kind of junky, but just standing there, he looks super cool with baroness as the backpack gunner. Wish he had a higher budget to lose the hollowness and have better articulation
DINOBOTT
I'll probably get a lot of flack but this may be my favorite transformer (and yes I'm serious lol). What the figure lacks it makes up for in play value. My boys and I have had a blast with megs working with cobra to terrorize the joes. Bee should be fun but man right now we need optimus
Smitty.1981
My HISS Megatron just got delivered. Sadly I'm in Dallas for until next month.
Fenrys
Energon Snowcat isn't an exact 1:1 adaptation of a G.I. Joe Snowcat, but it's really close overall
D3VC0N
Snowcat can definitely be done. They did it back in Transformers Energon already. Well kind of. Not sure how closely that Snow Cat is tied to the gijoe one.
Satanatron
If we see another crossover other than the HISS and the AWE Striker, it has to be the VAMP since they can recolor it and make the Cobra Stinger.
Another one is going to be either the Slugger or the Snow Cat. I believe Hasbro still has those vehicles tooling.
I would love to see Optimus as the Snow Cat. Hound as the VAMP.
Satanatron
It might looks off in a Transformers collection but with O-ring Joes it looks perfect.
Satanatron
I believe is the same size as the Retro HISS.
It has grown on me. It has a 1980’s Transformer vibe about it. It looks great with Joes.
Predakwon
Anyone have an original '83 HISS tank? I'm assuming Megs is the same size? I only have the 2005 mold which is much bigger.
Deathcatg
Fortress Maximus becomes the USS Flagg
Victorysabre
I freaking love my MegaHiss! I can't wait for BB and I hope they make more.
transmasterc
That’s is stupid. I ordered 2 which came in a box. I am leaving the Baroness on the card. I did order another Cobra Officer/Soldier 2 pack from movies unlimited. I have transformed mine a few times already. I did whoosh they would have found a way to conceal Meg’s hollow arms. Though I know did did that do the feet would fit in there when transformed.
D3VC0N
Same it’s only recently I’ve seen them do this. I can’t find it on my invoice but there was an option under prime shipping to click one for less boxes, and you don’t click that. But there was also a checkbox that said ship in an Amazon box, which you needed to check off to prevent them from slapping a label on it. I just tried adding another to my cart and going through the steps and I don’t see that as an option anymore sadly tho.
Keldroc
There was no option for that on either the original order or the replacement that I saw. I've ordered hundreds of things from Amazon over the years and I have never seen them ship anything without a box that wasn't like a bulk item or a big appliance before this.
D3VC0N
Did you check off the box at the bottom that says “ship in Amazon packaging” (aka ship in a box)? I made sure to check that off in my replacement and make a note under shipping details to package it in a box too. Just in case they do it again. They shipped my ark with just a label on box too back then.
Side note:
Anyone who has the minicon from Armada Sideways (Rook and Crosswise (Combined name is Mirror)) it fits perfectly into the cockpit. Not so much the turret though.
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Keldroc
Mine also just arrived with a shipping label slapped on the box. Whole thing is shredded. Replacement requested. What a fucking joke.
D3VC0N
The figure stays together and the paint thankfully isn’t trying to peel off and was applied a lot smoother if that makes sense so I’d say it’s an improvement. The new copy is the one that is in my display pic with the other figures.
I can see a full forearm replacement given those are attached via mushroom pegs, possibly with better positioned pegs to attach the cannon and shield properly and not just have them pegged on the hands. Maybe even make a new fusion cannon if not fillers for it. The treads on the legs are just screwed on so you can definitely take those off and either rework the legs or even the treads somehow. The legs can actually come off as they’re mushroom pegged in as well. Possibly even rework the backpack since that just snaps on. (like add a new connection that lets it fold up a little better etc)
View attachment 29680115 Forgot they made a gijoe transformers Bludgeon figure in the 3.75 scale for SDCC 2013 that will definitely fit with this megatron, so I have one coming in on Monday