I suppose I should talk about those last two BotCon 2012 exclusive reveals.
One of them was Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus. He doesn’t excite me too much. I do like that he has a translucent skull for a face, but the Diaclone Magnus colors don’t look very striking to me. He may be my least favorite of the six. It is nice that we get to own the yet-to-be-used-in-retail alternate head for the toy.
The second was Metalhawk. He was a Japan-only Pretender dude, and so under most circumstances he wouldn’t be very high on my AW YEAH list. However, BotCon knew exactly how to draw me in. They not only did a toy of his Pretender shell mode instead of his robot, but they actually gave him a human face. That’s something Transformers proper hasn’t seen since the late 80s. It’s also something you’d never see at retail these days, so it makes a perfect BotCon exclusive idea. It’s definitely a “you are a hardcore Transformers fan” thing. It in particular calls back to the Mega Pretenders, who had shells that transformed into vehicles. Some were random monsters, like Thunderwing, but some were humans! Seems like Metalhawk gets to join their ranks.
I so want this guy. Shame the only plausable way of me to get him is to get it off ebay
I wish his crest were red or yellow to break up the blue of his helmet.
His face looks like Sneak Peek’s. =X^)
Is it just me, or does the chest resemble G1 Metalhawk’s chest more than G1 Thunderwing’s? I wonder if Hasbro (or Takara) had plans for this redeco when they designed the toy…
Yeah, I guess I’m so-so on Magnus. Metal Hawk is okay, I think it would be cool if he came with a robot-face helmet or something, but I’m still glad to add him to my shelf. This will be my first BotCon set so, YAY!
I’d like this without the stupid face. Sacrilege, I know. I like the color scheme, and the mold, but the face just makes me want to die.