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Reverse Convoy is the third mass release use of the sculpt first established in Generation 2 as "Combat Hero Megatron". This sculpt was most recently used as Robots in Disguise Bludgeon, a Kay Bee exclusive toy. However, this time around the sculpt has been altered to accomodate the toy's unique identity.
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Tech Specs (Translated by Doug Dlin): Profile: A warrior from the planet Vehicon, he is also an authority on energy engineering. In fact, judging from Reverse Convoy's black hole linkup system, he is the resurrected form of the first Destron Emperor of Destruction, G1 Megatron. Weapon(s): Reverse Blaster, Mega Blaster
Robot Mode: However, there is more to this Transformer than meets the eye (of course). Fold the robot head forward and into the chest and you clear room for the head of this figure's real identity, Megatron! The alternate head is tucked behind the cannon. You swivel it forward and what is revealed is a rather unique Megatron head design. It has elements of his G1 design such as the helmet area and the sharply pointed face design. However, it also has elements of the "Convoy face" with two cannons on either side of the head and a very sharp point at the bottom of the chin, almost as if the faceplate from the Convoy face slid away. This seems further bolstered by the paint apps. The entire head's base color is metallic silver. The eyes are red (appropriate for a Decepticon) and the area around the mouth has a metallic purple spray op. This seems to indicate the section is hidden by the mouthplate since the top half of the face is silver like the Convoy head's. The head is mounted on a base that has a tiny Decepticon symbol sculpted into it and painted purple with a white background. The other piece which has been redone is the cannon. Formerly an air bladder missile launcher, the primary weapon of this toy is now a simple shoulder cannon missile launcher with a rather unique design. To launch the missile, you push the cannon barrel in and the missile fires, simulating a recoil of sorts. Very nice. Also, the back of the cannon detaches and folds out to form Reverse Convoy's hand held weapon - which has both a missile rack and four barrels of firepower. These two weapons definitely improve the toy a lot as they are much more practical and less awkward looking than the air bladders and large missiles of the past. The primary color of this figure is metallic flake blue. The rest is mad eup of shades of metallic grey and beige. I have to confess that while the base colors are nice, the deco on this toy is a bit disappointing. Considering the cool deco pattern that was applied to the Bludgeon version of this figure, it would have been nice to see something like that again. However, aside from a few silver patches and black parts (like the treads), the deco is extremely plain. While for an average scrub troop this would be acceptable, for a character like G1 Megatron making his grand appearance, additional effort would have been nice. Reverse Convoy has eighteen points of articulation in this form. This includes each head and the cannon being able to pivot up. For those curious, the panels on his arms that can swing out to hold the missiles from previous incarnations of this toy are still there and functional, so you can use those missiles as arm mounted cannons if you want to. Transformation to Vehicle Mode:
Vehicle Mode: The central cannon piece is the highlight of this sculpt. Aside from now being a straight forward missile firing cannon, you can also swing the missile rack section at the back up for additional firepower. Thankfully, the missiles are painted metallic green, adding a bit more color to the vehicle mode.
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