![]() ![]() The part of the gun that forms his chest is connected to the lower piece by a single, short screw in a thin stud protruding from the top of the trigger mechanism. However, despite his in-fiction invulnerability, the toy is prone to a fatal weakness: breaking clean in half. Megatron may look sturdy at first glance, as many of his smaller hinges and connecting arms are made with die-cast. Finally, the accessories can be configured into a large cannon fitted directly over Megatron’s shoulder, placing the scope in front of his face for aiming. This mode was intended for a Microman figure to sit in and operate the cannon. There is a second configuration of the cannon that uses the middle section of the stock as an angled seat-back behind the scope, which as two smaller handles. Megatron’s gun-mode accessories have more functions: they can be disassembled and re-combined into a standalone cannon accessory, with two large handles that Megatron can hold on to. His closed fists have holes in the palms, allowing him to peg in his chrome gun or the (now absent) sword. The scope bracket ends up on his right arm, giving him the ability to mount the scope as his fearsome “fusion cannon” accessory. Die-cast feet and thighs make him quite bottom-heavy and stable. Once in robot mode, his unusual angular face sits atop a chromed and stickered chest, and other robot details are enhanced by stickers visible on the inner parts of his arms and legs. ![]() Megatron stands quite tall among his peers, rivaled only by Soundwave in 1984. Photos of early prototypes show an additional hinge that folds the protruding lower receiver up against his abdomen, but unfortunately this feature was omitted in the final production design. His barrel can actually be situated pointing up his back by carefully fitting the tab underneath the die-cast metal swing arm used to mount his robot arm. Contrary to his typical depiction, Megatron’s barrel protrudes straight forward alongside his trigger assembly and lower receiver, making his entire waist jut forward almost an inch in front of his chest and abdomen. Megatron’s transformation is somewhat unusual, using long swing arms to move parts of the gun far from their origin, and forming an asymmetrical robot. All the “spy” accessories are cast in black with user-applied stickers to add some visual detail. Megatron is cast mostly in a swirling silver or black plastic, but the entire slide area is finished in vacuum-metalized “chrome”. ![]() The final gun accessory is a combined silencer/flash hider which can be slid over the normal gun barrel. A large black bracket on the right side of the slide allows the scope, itself a detailed replica from the TV show, to be attached. The removable stock came in three rectangular pieces that could attach to the lower rear part of the handgrip. Megatron features a moving trigger that generates a slight click at the end of its pull (where it would have tripped the firing mechanism), and has a strong spring for a realistic and smooth feel. It features a great deal of molded detail, such as an accurate representation of the various safety and magazine eject levers, the lanyard loop on the grip, and even a realistic “WALTHER” banner and the P38 stamping on his receiver. Megatron’s alternate mode is a fairly realistic Walther P38 pistol, albeit approximately 75% the size of the real gun. Megatron was invented by Takashi Matsuda and the US Patent, titled Toy gun convertible into robotic-humanoid form (aka Transformers G1 Megatron) was filed on J(U.S. buyers was a chrome sword that could be tabbed into his hands. This version also included small plastic bullets that could be inserted in the hole on top of the upper receiver, and fired by a spring mechanism using the trigger. This toy included a number of extra accessories, such as a detachable shoulder stock, scope, silencer, and flash hider. He was originally released as MC13 Gun Robo P38 U.N.C.L.E., an upgraded variant on the MC12 Gun Robo P38. Megatron, like many early Transformers toys, originated in the Takara Microman: Microchange line. Movie - Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) (119). ![]()
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