To our surprise, the highly anticipated Transformers Legacy Commander Class Motormaster has been found in Australia. A post in the Transformers Down Under Facebook group confirms that Legacy Motormaster showed up at Big W stores in Melbourne.
It didn’t take long and thanks to Halohunter 553 on Discord, we have our first in-hand images of this new mold in all his glory. The images focus on the combiner body with shots next to War For Cybertron Voyager Netflix Megatron and Power Of The Primes Volcanicus which give us our first real look a Menasor’s scale and poseability. It’s worth to notice that the figure comes packaged in alt mode with just as lot of cardboard pieces inside.
Update: Even more and better images thanks to @squishybelle on Twitter with comparison shots of Motormaster nexto to Earhrise Optimus Prime and Combiner Wars Motormaster in both modes, and more comparison shots of Menasor’s body next to Combiner Wars Menasor.
Not much left to say, so enjoy the images after the jump and then share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
ero
I have one with the misassembled thighs. Thanks to Gepard for helping me.
RangerXML
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C16
I think a new Predaking would be great, free from all the ideas they put into the previous one.
JJJ
It is rubbish in all aspects except as Predaking (and even there it needed some extra attention). If there are to be more re-workings of combiners, then I would hope that the Predacons are next, because while some might not the entirely happy with the appearance of the Protectobots or Combaticons, they at least function as decent representations of the individual bots. POTP Predaking does not; not even remotely.
C16
Ehhhh let's not get too crazy. I think that set was even more irredeemable than Devastator.
allew
Yeah it's too bad it wasn't the Takara version and that they also never got around to under-sizing POTP Predaking
C16
It's damn unfortunate that the KO was of the awful Hasbro versions. Guess I'll have to keep hoping for a SS Devastator to go with Menasor and the other CW combiners.
allew
Yep it's the KO KBB undersized Devastator. I'm in the middle of customizing the G2 colors variant into his Diaclone color scheme (which is why Mixmaster's wheels are removed and Hook and some of the others have some paint on them), but it's the same size as the G1 colors, hope this comparison shot helps, it was quicker to show Dragstrip with these guys than taking apart the G1 colors Devy
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C16
That's the KO Devastator, right? Can you show them in their individual robot modes next to Dragstrip?
PowderyBeef
Got mine today and it's got the mismatched thigh issue
Already contacted Hasbro support, waiting to hear back.
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Sigmalock
More tower options in Menasor mode (via @daimchoc):
DaimChoc Reports – ダイムチョック・リポーツ
This backpack idea is clever (at the link): View attachment 29600213
Tfcollector97
Not that I’m aware of.
PrimeVsPrime
Just out of curiosity, I don’t suppose anyone else had a tab break did they? 1 of mine sheered clean off View attachment 29599631
skunkobot
He feels like the perfect height to me, the Titans are just too damned big.
As a Commander, he’s a bit taller while also being bulkier than Jetfire. Once the rest of the team is added, he’ll be an absolute brute, but still at a displayable size for those of us with more limited space.
Predaking gets displayed because he hits some button in me, but my Devy and my Ark tend to stay stored. These Titans are too damned high!
Plus, there’s diminishing returns in size, where they have to lose complexity for stability. Menasor hits the sweet spot.
skunkobot
He feels
Mimmers
It's less that Menasor is too short, comparing him to Siege Megatron he seems to be about the right size, but more that CW Devastator and Siege Jetfire and Omega Supreme are a little too big. If you're bothered by the size disparity there does exist a downscaled KO of the CW Devastator that makes him the same height as the other CW combiners and Legacy Menasor, which would probably work a little better for G1 cartoon accuracy.
For me, I don't mind Devastator being the largest of the combiners because he is made out of 6 construction vehicles, which are HUGE, as opposed to Menasor who is made out of 4 race cars and a truck. So Devastator towering over him makes perfect sense in my eyes, even if its not accurate to G1!
WestcoastFanboy
flik68
No bunny ears hang down. If you see a bunny with ears like that then run.
WestcoastFanboy
Ok I can’t hold it in any longer. Doesn’t Menasaur’s head spikes look like bunny ears?
Rukarus
Can any of us?