The hand strap is on the left side of the grip and all the levers and pins are represented. I took the time to look at a few photos of the P38 and while there was never a silver version, nonetheless the details are very spot on. Megatron in Alt mode, barrel to hammer, measures 280mm (11" roughly). Barrel to hammer, the real version measures 216mm (9-1/2" roughly). Now, finally, after 23yrs of waiting, Transformer fans everywhere can rejoice at the release of a more anime-accurate Megatron.įor interest's sake, I looked up the dimensions for a Walther P38. But wait! News also stated that he might have the dreaded orange plug due to US toy safety laws! Fortunately, for the most part we have been spared the orange plug. News surfaced that Megatron would be represented as the next new Masterpiece mold. Hope again surfaced with news that Starscream would receive the Masterpiece treatment. Unfortunately, MP01 Prime was followed by MP02 Ultra Magnus, a repaint of Prime. When Takara released the Masterpiece line with Optimus Prime, many fans were hoping that Megatron would soon follow. While the figure was a bit qwirky looking, it nonetheless remains a hot figure to find. The G1 version of Megatron has long been a fan favorite for many years. The stock and silencer, like Optimus Prime's trailer, went into limbo when he was in robot mode.
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However, with the animated series appearing, the fusion cannon was actually his sight which mounted on his right arm. Megatron also had the feature of having the stock, sight and silencer combine to form a Fusion Cannon. All the GunRobo (and Megatron) units came with a Dimension Sword and an Automatic Laser.
modifications, eventually wound up being the basis for G1 Megatron. There was also an alternate color, GunRobo13, which was gray in color with a black grip. This was an all black gun with a wood grip, which was closely in follow with the actual gun. Takara had a Walther P38 as a mold for their MicroMan lineup, known as GunRobo12. Why am I blathering about all this? Hang with me here, it's building up.
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While the pistol was rather plain and mostly black, a modified version was made with a shoulder stock, sight and silencer for the TV series "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." which aired in the mid-1960's. The pistol was mostly used by West Germany police forces and was manufactured until the early 1990's. After the war, it disappeared until the Walther plant restarted production in 1958. It underwent several modifications during WWII while the German army employed it's use. It was revolutionary at it's time being that it was the first double-trigger action pistol of it's type in production. It is just a fresh breath of air to a figure I have known so well for over twenty-five years.In 1938, Walther created the P38 hand pistol. How disappointed would you be if you were some little kid in Japan and you got Megatron but he didn't have is Fusion Cannon! Oh well, that little kid's loss is our gain because I love this thing. You'll notice this version doesn't even have the attachment to hold the cannon. This figure has been re-released recently by e-hobby as Megaplex, however that version still comes with all the weapon extensions and the Fusion Cannon. In fact, the entire shoulder piece is a remold. Even the factory stickers on the inside of the legs are different. It is also interesting to note the packaging art is completely different from the standard art but still features the red plastic on the inside of the legs and arms! Craziness I tell you. This variant is also notable for having the blue plastic inside the arms and legs of the figure and a flat grey finish to the chest and arms. This version did not come with any weapon extensions (including Megatron's arm cannon!) and only included the sword and chrome gun as you see here. However for some reason Takara repackaged the original Gun Robo P-38 Microman figure as Megatron in the initial run. This version also obviously has red plastic on the inside of the arms and legs and a chrome finish. that aired in the 1970's had a similar pistol with all the extensions.
version, taken from the fact that the television show The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The figure that was released in America with the extended barrel, stock and sight was actually the Microman U.N.C.L.E. So just to give a little history I am sure most people know that Megatron was originally a Microman figure.
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