The KO makers might be afraid toy gun laws in some countries could affect sales, but I think Australia is the only place that really enforces such laws. The US has them but I've never heard of any Megatrons imported being confiscated, likely because customs doesn't care to waste time on toys. Or maybe they feel the mold is too complex to copy well?
@the_rocs_roost9 ай бұрын
Hell, this KO is just about as tough to get your hands on as an OG. Well played, sir! I don't understand why KOs of G1 Megs are so uncommon. To my mind, it's a low-hanging, golden plum just waiting to picked-the perfect balance of high demand and low supply that makes a KO maker drool.
@the_rocs_roost9 ай бұрын
That $19.99 price tag informs us a bit on how much profit there is in transforming robots for the likes of Hasbro, et al, too.
@ToySpotlite9 ай бұрын
And from what I understand, they were originally $10.
@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse7 ай бұрын
💯 agreed, it really puzzles me why ko's aren't cranking out G1 megs. Interestingly you can find lots of airsoft ripoffs and some really cool cap guns in Chinese physical markets but they are difficult, but not impossible, to find online.
@kirbymarchbarcena3 ай бұрын
For a KO, that packaging is amazingly good.
@redcomet_6229 ай бұрын
This Reissue is most likely based on the Japanese Reissues from the 2000s. Especially in the name Destroy Monarch = Destron Leader
@Guatdefook9 ай бұрын
So glad I bought this KO a while back in college. Wish I kept the card back and bubble, but they were so huge and had already been damaged in shipping.
@Thomas_Name9 ай бұрын
KZbin will doubtless throw a censorship tantrum because you reviewed a toy gun from the early 2001's
@ToySpotlite9 ай бұрын
So far, they haven't...
@ghostoferlock3 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the old days, when I had Optimus Prime and Megatron. To be a kid again ..
@rollin-kimblecroskey91109 ай бұрын
The Walther P-38 was used in The Man From U. N. CL. E. not James Bond!
@ToySpotlite9 ай бұрын
Yes, but it was used in Goldfinger.
@ghettobill9 ай бұрын
@@ToySpotlitethe gun yes, the scope and stock not so much. That part was fully inspired by The Man from U.N.C.L.E., however, the Japanese release was actually neither. No licesne (to kill or otherwise) for elither franchise, but they did include the U.N.C.L.E. acronym in the title and not 007.
@ToySpotlite9 ай бұрын
True. I was thrown off by the 007 logo on the knockoff. Thanks for clearing that up.
@sunstorm91199 ай бұрын
Holy crap... I had one of those actually in the G1 Megatron deco way back in 2006! Mine was pretty hard to distinguish from an original G1, and it even came with a Decepticon version of the matrix on a chain, which somehow I still have despite not having the figure since I sold it in 2008...
@doombxny9 ай бұрын
Love these KOs, hi Sky! :)
@BioFactory1Ай бұрын
Um, the two original actual Megatrons I went through when I was a kid in the 80's were wobbly as well and they weren't KO's I would say it's the way he transforms that always made him wobbly.
@TransformersAndVideoGames8 ай бұрын
Great review. This Megatron is very cool for the right price.
@tfronczek5 ай бұрын
I got one of these for my daughter back in 2006. By and large it was pretty good, but it had one catastrophic defect that killed it for me. The diecast swing arms that the robot arms are attached to had pins instead of screws like the real one, and one of those armatures was constantly falling off if I transformed it.
@Linchpin_TF9 ай бұрын
I'm probably the lucky one who was active at the time the japanese reissues was released. that was my first TF figure that i ordered from the internet. 🙃
@uziman4777 ай бұрын
I remember finding this at a swap meet in about 2009 for $15 bucks. Parents gave it away to my cousin when I went to college and when I went to get it back it was busted up
@sefy769 ай бұрын
I've been looking all over the place to get this guy (can't afford a genuine G1 Megatron), it seems him and Ironhide/Ratchet don't seem to have KO's available!
@FriendlyNeighborhoodGeek999 ай бұрын
Dang i really want a g1 Megatron lol great review
@superermac555 ай бұрын
Probably not the best place to ask, but have you ever seen a ko upscale of machine wars megatron?
@ToySpotlite5 ай бұрын
Fraid not. It would be cool, though.
@superermac555 ай бұрын
@ToySpotlite found one on ebay, but seller isnt helpful with details, mostly how tall it is, and just trying to get info on it before buying.
@mogunloye9 ай бұрын
You forgot to pull up on his chest to expose his abs and side red vents, infact one of his stickers go there
@ToySpotlite9 ай бұрын
Actually, I did, several times. It just didn't like to stay.
@Thomas_Name9 ай бұрын
Black face is also being whined about since the early 2001's 😂
@JomasterTheSecond7 ай бұрын
Destroy Monarch? _Do I have to?_
@botboyvs36469 ай бұрын
Badass!
@georgepmr9 ай бұрын
That would be nice! ;) ;) ;)
@Thomas_Name9 ай бұрын
This sure looks like a toy from the early 2001's.
@dyslectische8 ай бұрын
Its ugly in the 80's and its is still today. Its the one toy i never want to have Even today
@davidct11579 ай бұрын
I couldnt find any for sale but thats ok just dont understand ok g1 primes coming out our blanks haha PG comments but no megatrons weird Patriot Prime is a great guy hot chip time
@Thomas_Name9 ай бұрын
Never ridicule anyone. Never physically attack anyone. Pulling a gun on someone and sending them underground is fine though. There are far too many normal people in the world.
@JosephDillman4 ай бұрын
If Megatron were politically correct, he would no longer be Megatron. 🤣🤣
@Captain_TimezoneАй бұрын
Reminds me of a robot called “offendatron” he’s leader of the offendicons
@Ethankupimasprime9 ай бұрын
How are you ?
@ToySpotlite9 ай бұрын
Feeling cheesy. You?
@Ethankupimasprime9 ай бұрын
Good
@ToySpotlite9 ай бұрын
No, I was talking about todays jokes
@Ethankupimasprime9 ай бұрын
@@aliteralchad7128 what happened?
@Ethankupimasprime9 ай бұрын
@@aliteralchad7128 is everyone ok?
@rollin-kimblecroskey91109 ай бұрын
Why do you waste your time with knock-off action figures?!