Via Hasbro Transformers designer Mark Maher’s Instagram, Legacy United Commander Magmatron’s Magmasaurus mode has finally been revealed!
Although it was previously stated that this mode would be possible at the official reveal and in the product description, it has remained unseen until now.
Check it out and stay tuned for Mark’s full behind the scenes post on this guy which will hopefully be coming soon.
Ganon2099
Should I buy 3 to display in bot, individual dinosaurs, and combined dinosaurs….. decisions decisions
ScorponokIsHere
only if you're doing it correctly
lenimusprime
That looks like it hurts
SPLIT LIP
This tracks, because many people still look to the “shrink-wrapped” and overly toned muscle aesthetic of those outdated recreations as the more visually desirable take on dinosaurs. Fatty stores and other non-muscle tissues were often scant, giving these more haunting, intimidating features especially on the faces that is still seen as ubiquitous with prehistoric animals by many today.
It just so happens the original Magmatron didn’t have quite this level of depth, but he is an older, simpler toy. The other alt mode heads are likewise rather simplified.
mx-01 archon
Probably a result of reference materials. I remember a lot of the dinosaur artwork in the books I had as a kid, probably done in the 70s or 80s, showed theropods with those really sallow-looking faces.
Mythos
I think it's OK, not great, not bad. I like the old one better, same as you. While they did better texture and far more details on the old one, I believe the colour of plastic being used here that makes the new looks cheap and unatural rather than the details.
Speaking of sculpt, the new sculpt looks like an updated depiction of dinosaurs in modern day. The old sculpt has that outdated look of dinosaur, but that's where the charm of the old one coming from, always like the outdated depiction of dinosaurs.
Illiterate Scholar
I don't know. I don't have the original toy and looking at the pictures, they are far more subtle. Maybe it's the lighting or angle.
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I know it's not a big deal, but the sculpt looks so unnatural in the new one. The skin is sinking into the bones like it's a corpse that was starved to death.
Prime of Shadows
While I understand completely, it should be noted that it’s the same situation on the vintage giganotosaurus. So one could argue it’s part of the toy homage?
Illiterate Scholar
Damn, I hate the head on the Giga. All that weird sculpted detail looks so bad. It looks like the skin is so tight that it's sinking into the holes in the skull. It looks unnatural. A weird blunder on an otherwise excellent looking figure.
Ilovetransformers22
It is actually a good figure. I love the Shadow Panther variant of the Cheetor mold. It’s a shame the Cheetor mold didn’t come with the gut gun. Luckily DNA helped make a gut gun but only for Cheetor. I would have liked if they made one for the others.
Mythos
Only have the Shadow Panther redeco, but I can say it's very good, at least for bot mode.Weapon is awkward as the shape of the tail is weird for a whip, I recommend to use the Tim Heada kit and you will like it even better. View attachment 30171369
Dinobot Snarl
People talk trash but Cheetor is darn good!
Dinobot Snarl
I was thinking, I've watched multiple reviews on Big Convoy and now I ruminate on how he'd be improved.
Spring loaded weapons removed replaced with slimmer effects compatible parts.
Articulation of Mammoth mode
Opening hands
Trunk articulated with joints…
At the end of the day though, the animation colored Encore is perfection…. And it's available. I still welcome a new version.
skunkobot
There have been some amazing beast recently. They’ve found a balance between the organic forms while maintaining conversions that feel more in line with what you expect from vehicles. A lot less “limbs become limbs and bend the toy over.”
A few to consider:
Kingdom Tigatron
Kingdom Airrazor
Legacy Leo Convoy (I’m partial to the nemesis colors)
Kingdom Rattrap
jasonw
Oniconvoy
They’re just hugging, son. Please just close the door and go back to sleep.
jasonw
Is the purple one shitting out a Brontosaurus?
What am I seeing here?
Burnout
The next human centipede movie:
Transformers the robocentipede.
firmpulse
Beastie Centipede is weird.
Nemesis86
Aces on design