For anyone who hasn't heard yet, those shoulders are mis-assembled from the factory, the shoulder joints were installed upside down, that's why reversing it seems to fix it. It can be fixed with a few tools pretty easily. The Galvatron I got from Target a few days ago is assembled correctly, you can tell because the joint is smooth at the top and has some molded in detail thay aligns with the details on the shoulders
"I had to waste the paint budget on the Battle Damage paint most people are going to want to take off with some alcohol because it looks stupid. I truly am the Lord of Chaos!"
Starscream: "Who disrupts my coronation?!" Galvatron: "Coronation starscream? This is bad comedy." Starscream: "Megatron is that you?" Galvatron: "Here's a hint!"
Yeah, I've been waiting for this _specifically;_ not paying attention to factory rejects making the rounds when _you_ do things kosher with the retail product, Emgo. Much obliged, as always!
All the photos and videos I've seen of this figure don't really show how impressive he looks in hand. Initially, I wasn't sure about getting him because of his weird shoulder positions, but after seeing that repositioning option and the alt mode angling option, it was an easy purchase. Great review.
First of all thanks for another entertaining review! They are very informative to what one can expect from the figure itself. Second, I am huge fan of the Titans Return Galvatron but gotta admit they did a good job with Kingdom's Galvatron by making him more cartoon alike and a better job with the rear part of his cannon mode. It looks odd as heck but beats what they did with TR Galva..
Images seriously didn't do this guy justice, made him look smaller than he actually is. Like Galvatron looks really good with his fellow heralds of Unicron.
Megatron: This here is my homunculus biotech puppet that my spark will transfer to in the event of my death. It has no spark inside of it right now so we put it in a constant state of euphoria to keep it from massacring the entire decepticon crew. Yes!
Definitely my 2nd most anticipated fig in Kingdom after Beast Megs. My Kingdom Cyclonus & SS86 Scourge are just so lonely without their leader, and I’m glad that he turned out so well and many fig collectors feel the same way. That I still have to wait a couple months to get my own copy is bad comedy.
Yeah I'm glad I skipped out on that Titian Master Galvatron a few years back, this is the closest we are going to get to a official 'masterpiece' Galvatron for a long while until Takara announces one five years from now.
Thanks great review I found him yesterday in clearance for 39$ instead of 76,00$ (Quebec Canada) Your videos are very helpful since its easier to watch you transform them instead of reading the instructions
1:56 The treads actually tilt in a bit further, which will allow the front supports to flare further outward and allow the rear wheels to sit flush with the ground so it rolls properly. Also, I had the same experience with BBTS: was on preorder and expecting September arrival; suddenly shipment notice appears in email, and BAM, he’s at my front door. He looks better in person: absolutely stellar paint apps, tight joints, and by far the best version of him in the main line. The barrel is a bit colossal in bot mode, but if plugged into the bicep port, it works decently enough.
And as always a great review! I too was pleasantly surprised when I got the notice from BBTS that my pre-order for Galvy is getting ready to ship. I wasn't expecting it until September.
@1:12 That new Blackarachnia card/sticker says [in Cybertronian], "Ascends to Leader of the Predacons". *Blackarachnia's first card/sticker said [in Cybertronian], "Becomes a Maximal".
Yep, you got the one with the misassembled shoulders. It is a great looking figure, and it's definitely better the the TR version, but this really highlights the increasing price/decreasing size of the toys. Here we have a Leader figure that is the same size as the previous Voyager version.....for double the price.
One interesting thing that I noticed is that if you turn the shoulders around, you have the rivet staring at you, and you can plug the cannon into the rivet's hole to put the cannon on the top if you want. I actually have my copy like that.
I just found mine at a Meijer in NW Ohio. I go weekly and this was the week. I've been so obsessed with finding Wreck-Gar I sort of forgot about Galvatron until I saw him. I also picked up the core class Soundwave.
Already commented on the JTI video: some of these have a burr on the tab behind the neck/ collar that might prevent folding the head in all the way. Just look closely for the burr and cut/ shave or sand it off with fine grain sandpaper.
Wow, turning the shoulders upside down really does fix my main issue with the figure (just from seeing it in pictures 'n stuff, mind you): how low the shoulders sit by default. Hopefully some company makes some filler pegs for those rivet holes, but even then, just knowing about that option is very helpful. Thanks Emgo!
They could change the legs just a bit and as a fin on the arms and we could have one of the coolest spaceship modes, with a giant engine/thruster on the back
@@TekuJames hmmm... Good point. So Galvatron is a leader at a leader price point basically so they didn't have budget for at least the grabby finger part?
@@jaraxel888yeah they decided to give him two big ass spaceship guns instead. Really if they were gonna give this mold a ton of accessories it should have been his G1 handgun, swapable faces, and a matrix with some blast effects.
I remember one time I ordered a studio series cliffjumper on bigbadtoystore, it arrived in December, but I ordered it in September, and I saw one in target, and got that instead
I’m getting this to stand with my MPs since there is no MP Galvatron. I’ll be getting some small paper clips, link them together an attach MP 10’s Matrix to it for Galavtron instead of using the Matrix he comes with.
There's a risky fix you can do by misassembling and reassembling the arms so the smooth part of the shoulder is up while the proper front of the shoulder is facing forward as it should be
Is there anywhere to see instructions on how to do it? I want the shoulders raised, but I have a feeling those metal pins are going to be a little jarring.
I just received my Galvatron from BBTS as well. It is a bit odd! It was my understanding that he had a release date of around August/ September? Interesting! So very happy to have him, though. He is vastly improved and superior over Hasbro's last rendition and this version will be usurping complete control over the imposter Galvatron on my shelf. Thanks for the great review!
I think the cannon is supposed to go on his bicep because I noticed on mine there is a notch on the port and a tab-like section attached to the peg and the silver section on the cannon, and it also somewhat locks the cannon in place
You know there's gonna be fillers from Nonnef or someone just to cover that rivet up for the higher shoulders. lol I can't wait for this guy to show up! I've got Cyclonus and Scourge on a shelf by themselves just waiting for this guy to finish the team.
Only thing missing from Galvatron is an effect part to put on his head to represent his boughts of insanity. Like the piece that comes with MP Red Alert.
LOL, I'd forgotten that the Titan's Return Galvatron had that stupid cockpit. I knocked the pin out and tossed the thing from mine as soon as I got it.
Dude, just had mine arrive yesterday. The head, man, I’m STUCK trying to tuck it in when transforming to gun mode! I hate it when they just rely on the elasticity of the plastic itself to transform! Any ideas? Maybe shave it down a bit?
What you said about this Galvatron shipping early from BBTS is very much like what happened to me with my SH Figuatrs Goku (base form) figure. That figure's on pre-order for September, but for whatever reason they shipped it out to me early and I now own it. Weird, but cool. lol
If they would have slimmed him down a bit and not added those damage paint apps he would have been almost perfect. Hopefully studio series 86 line will do some retooling.
I was hoping you'd get soon too Emgo! I was hoping you'd do a skip where Prime is mocking Megatron for not being able to "rise'. Megatron gets angry and startin doing that famous Dragonball squat and screaming and boom turns into Galvatron. Primes goes "um WHOOA, ok. You definitely did rise". LOL
Emgo, i got mine early too, not sure what's up with BBTS, but its a nice change of pace from the rest of my preorders. also, according to TFWiki, the shoulder issue is a case of widespread misassembly, mine's the same way.
I only came for the precious comparison. It is amazing how close they’ve gotten these non-MP figures to the g1 bible character models. I have Cyclonus but I have passed up on most of these War for Cybertron guys in anticipation of the SS86 retools so I hope my gamble pays off.
I too received the preorder early. This makes me forever indebted to BBTS, as I cannot imagine waiting until September after handling this Masterpiece (pun intended)
He looks good, mine should be arriving from BBTS today. I actually prefer the more blueish-purple the TR Galvatron is but otherwise this looks like a total improvement. Once I paint his chin and take off that dumb "battle damage" paint he'll look pretty good. Now to wait for the inevitable GenSelects recolor in the G1 toy/Marvel comic colors, which is my jam because Marvel Galvatron was a BEAST.
If this thing had a light up feature in cannon mode it would be a home run for me. I miss light up features and electronics for certain figures and they would have made this release special. IMO
Oops! Said autobot symbol instead of decepticon LOL! bRaIn FaRt!!!!
I just got to that part in the video.
Unsub block for that!!!! lol j/k this one will replace my titans return version.
How to get him emgo
It’s big brain time in an opposite universe
Dude emgo please reply can you do a stop motion with the fansproject dinoking with tfc toys hades/liokaiser
For anyone who hasn't heard yet, those shoulders are mis-assembled from the factory, the shoulder joints were installed upside down, that's why reversing it seems to fix it. It can be fixed with a few tools pretty easily. The Galvatron I got from Target a few days ago is assembled correctly, you can tell because the joint is smooth at the top and has some molded in detail thay aligns with the details on the shoulders
Yea they fixed it now i just got my galvatron yesterday and i noticed the shoulder joint on mine is the right way
Mine too ! It seems the running change is complete on most of the Galvatrons : D
I thought "Okay, that looks weird yet cartoon accurate so I'll ignore it."
To be fair it could be, since the cartoon is not known for its consistency lmao
@@julienthijs1271 The problem is that the shoulders are either too high or too low. There's no in between and thus no way for full cartoon accuracy.
"Unicron, why did you torture me!?"
"I gave you an extra ship, and you didn't say thank you."
"Well, you didn't paint them!"
Unicron had to make some budget cuts
"I had to waste the paint budget on the Battle Damage paint most people are going to want to take off with some alcohol because it looks stupid. I truly am the Lord of Chaos!"
Lol
lol, budget decrease
@@Kaydenspector Its already less indigo and more purple than it appears in emgo's footage.
First Studio Series Scourge. Then Kingdom Cyclonus! And Now YOU!
It’s a shame you 86 Movie Decepticons cost so much, or else I might have a sense of satisfaction
I hate the autobots, I hate cyclonus, and I’m not very fond of you either!!!
@@Gojiraman2005 He was quoting Galvatron from the episode Web World. That one where Galvatron was tricked into going to therapy by Cyclonus.
@@RVMan985 oooohhhh! I honestly didn’t know it was from an episode. I’m gonna apologize to him now.
@@mystics1ay3r17 I am terribly sorry for saying that to you. I had no idea that was from an episode. Please, “Forgive Me”.
Thank you emgo for showing everyone how to be them selfs/inner geek. I honestly appreciate you. Thanks 😁😁
thank you so much for the kind words :)
I would’ve never started my tf collections if it wasn’t for emgo and I’ve been happy ever since he’s awesome
We all do. We love you. Patron saint of geeks and Transformers collectors.
Starscream: "Who disrupts my coronation?!"
Galvatron: "Coronation starscream? This is bad comedy."
Starscream: "Megatron is that you?"
Galvatron: "Here's a hint!"
"Anyone else want to attempt to fill his shoes?"
@@noelanderson969 "What did he say his name was?"
@@Nichodo Galvatron
(All) GALVATRON, GALVATRON!!!
legendary line ....love it
"Megatron? is that you?"
"Here's a hint."
"Anyone else want to attempt to fill his shoes?!"
What he say his name was?
@@TomboyTommy galvatron.
@@jasonparis5635 "ALL HAIL GALVATRON!!"
@@noelanderson969 "ALL HAIL GALVATRON!!!"
Yeah, I've been waiting for this _specifically;_ not paying attention to factory rejects making the rounds when _you_ do things kosher with the retail product, Emgo.
Much obliged, as always!
Emgo is a perfect example of keep doing something you love that make you happy, like Transformers collecting as an example
Galvatron now has treads to change directions in his artillery cannon mode.
You now need to do the “Behold Galvatron” line in every Galvatron Review from now on LOL
Me he has to do it while showing his HasLab unicron.
Clicked as fast as possible. Kingdom Galvatron looks quite lovely indeed, would be perfect for stop-motions.
It is a well worth figure. I got mine probably at the same time Emgo did
Yup
Ah, I see you are also a man of culture.....
All the photos and videos I've seen of this figure don't really show how impressive he looks in hand. Initially, I wasn't sure about getting him because of his weird shoulder positions, but after seeing that repositioning option and the alt mode angling option, it was an easy purchase. Great review.
Hasbro has really been stepping up their game when it comes to detail and everything overall lately
8:39 FINALLY! SECOND DECEPTICON STREET LAMP
The "3rd mode" reminds me of Soundwave's light stealth mode with a cannon attached.
*Starscream:* Finally! I am Decepticon leader!
*Galvatron:* CYCLONUS! Play my boss music, full blast!
A wonderful apology for Titans Return Galvatron, I feel.
Or a plea of acceptance like starscream
Hasbro/Takara have been knocking it out of the park on some of these Kingdom figures, got my Galvatron the other day, it's SUPERB!
This figure would be the only reason I get the earthrise Starscream. Simply so I can recreate the bad comedy scene from Fall of Cybertron
So I just got the Legacy version from Walmart.
I’m really hyped for this figure! And with your very detailed and explained reviews, I want this figure more than I did initially! Well done!!
That’s the best I’ve seen his shoulders look. He looks really good in this review. Maybe Emgo just has the touch ...
He’s got the powa!
Yeah!
Megatron:Wait a second,are we mixing up timelines & continuities again?
Galvatron:Yeah,but what else is new?
Me: *chokes on ice cream in laughter*
First of all thanks for another entertaining review! They are very informative to what one can expect from the figure itself.
Second, I am huge fan of the Titans Return Galvatron but gotta admit they did a good job with Kingdom's Galvatron by making him more cartoon alike and a better job with the rear part of his cannon mode. It looks odd as heck but beats what they did with TR Galva..
Images seriously didn't do this guy justice, made him look smaller than he actually is. Like Galvatron looks really good with his fellow heralds of Unicron.
Megatron: This here is my homunculus biotech puppet that my spark will transfer to in the event of my death. It has no spark inside of it right now so we put it in a constant state of euphoria to keep it from massacring the entire decepticon crew. Yes!
18:32 ah yes it is so good to see Emgo have (the good quality) UNICRON’S unholy trinity!
This interaction between Megs and Galvatron in this skit is WAY better than what we got in earthrise
Definitely my 2nd most anticipated fig in Kingdom after Beast Megs. My Kingdom Cyclonus & SS86 Scourge are just so lonely without their leader, and I’m glad that he turned out so well and many fig collectors feel the same way.
That I still have to wait a couple months to get my own copy is bad comedy.
BBTS got a small amount early and fulfilled all they could. Good for those that got one
I got one of the few they sent out but the mail lost it in transit🙄
@@j0hn00 WTF 🤬 SMDH FEDEX?
I was blessed enough to get this guy early, BBTS sent me him May 28th.
@@j0hn00 same happened to me with the earthrise ratchet two pack
f in the chat for you my friend 😐
Yeah I'm glad I skipped out on that Titian Master Galvatron a few years back, this is the closest we are going to get to a official 'masterpiece' Galvatron for a long while until Takara announces one five years from now.
The legacy one doesn't have the battle damage scuffs
Galvatron:i want a ship
Unicron:obey me and get two free
Galvatron:small price to pay for two ships
Eyyyyyy, I figured you preordered one of him! Glad to see you got one of the ol' Comedy Reviewer. :D
Thanks great review I found him yesterday in clearance for 39$ instead of 76,00$ (Quebec Canada)
Your videos are very helpful since its easier to watch you transform them instead of reading the instructions
That second Cyclonus got turned into the second Revenge.
Man, I had no real interest in Galvatron but this looks good! And the transformation looks interesting too... might have to pick him up when I can
1:56 The treads actually tilt in a bit further, which will allow the front supports to flare further outward and allow the rear wheels to sit flush with the ground so it rolls properly. Also, I had the same experience with BBTS: was on preorder and expecting September arrival; suddenly shipment notice appears in email, and BAM, he’s at my front door. He looks better in person: absolutely stellar paint apps, tight joints, and by far the best version of him in the main line. The barrel is a bit colossal in bot mode, but if plugged into the bicep port, it works decently enough.
ebgames is saying a july arrival for me
the G1 coloration is cheaper on Amazon, so I am going for that one.
Talk about timing! I got my shipping confirmation from BBTS for this figure while I was watching this review!
I find it funny that this character was introduced in the earthrise show but the figure didn't come out til the Kingdome part of the toyline
The same as wheeljack
Lol
A friendship galvanised in steel.
And as always a great review! I too was pleasantly surprised when I got the notice from BBTS that my pre-order for Galvy is getting ready to ship. I wasn't expecting it until September.
And when the world needed him [Galvatron] most, he returned.
As is often said, the world needs more Galvatron
@1:12 That new Blackarachnia card/sticker says [in Cybertronian], "Ascends to Leader of the Predacons". *Blackarachnia's first card/sticker said [in Cybertronian], "Becomes a Maximal".
Yep, you got the one with the misassembled shoulders. It is a great looking figure, and it's definitely better the the TR version, but this really highlights the increasing price/decreasing size of the toys. Here we have a Leader figure that is the same size as the previous Voyager version.....for double the price.
Just got mine the other day. Haven't opened it yet. Now I must. Love that shade of purple.
One interesting thing that I noticed is that if you turn the shoulders around, you have the rivet staring at you, and you can plug the cannon into the rivet's hole to put the cannon on the top if you want. I actually have my copy like that.
I just found mine at a Meijer in NW Ohio. I go weekly and this was the week. I've been so obsessed with finding Wreck-Gar I sort of forgot about Galvatron until I saw him. I also picked up the core class Soundwave.
the lack of red on your earthrise meg's waist disturbs me, I take joy in seeing figures being screen accurate so I paint mine
No need to explain to us that you got it bbts. We trust you emgo
Yes. :)
Already commented on the JTI video: some of these have a burr on the tab behind the neck/ collar that might prevent folding the head in all the way. Just look closely for the burr and cut/ shave or sand it off with fine grain sandpaper.
Loving the new thumbnails. Very nice improvement. Love your transformers contact. Keep it up
I think it’s nice that Galvatron is keeping a Christmas present safe
by storing it in his body.
This is the figure galvatron always deserved
I just got my Kingdom Galvatron from Bigbadtoystore yesterday and it's great
Wow, turning the shoulders upside down really does fix my main issue with the figure (just from seeing it in pictures 'n stuff, mind you): how low the shoulders sit by default. Hopefully some company makes some filler pegs for those rivet holes, but even then, just knowing about that option is very helpful. Thanks Emgo!
Looks amazing. Just holding out hope for Generations Selects to release him in G1 toy colors.
Well, that's a beefcake at 12:00! Thanks for the review
They could change the legs just a bit and as a fin on the arms and we could have one of the coolest spaceship modes, with a giant engine/thruster on the back
Feels kinda weird in an amusing way when the G1 toy is bigger than the one being reviewed, and we hear the "so precious!" comment.
Dude got thumbnails are getting better, they're now amazing
overall this looks amazing, though I'm curious why he doesn't have articulated fingers but both Optimus and Rodimus have it
Probably either budget cuts or because megatron doesn't have them
Because Rodimus is a commander class, and Optimus is voyager sized at a leader price point
@@TekuJames hmmm... Good point. So Galvatron is a leader at a leader price point basically so they didn't have budget for at least the grabby finger part?
@@jaraxel888 seems like it
@@jaraxel888yeah they decided to give him two big ass spaceship guns instead. Really if they were gonna give this mold a ton of accessories it should have been his G1 handgun, swapable faces, and a matrix with some blast effects.
Fun Fact: This is going to be my very first Galvatron in my entire Transformers collection.
Same here, kingdom Galvatron is my first galvatron
Kingdom Galvatron might get a Generation Selects repaint with a different face. I'd like that. I personally like the g1 toy's color.
I pre-ordered mine from Big Bad Toy Store, too, and it came yesterday!
Your so underrated I hope you get more famous
He's one of the most subscribed transformers reviewers on RUclips and almost everyone in the community knows who he is, he's not underrated
@@beepbeeplettuce5890 so many people don’t talk about him
@@Titanfactorydirect328 dude youre fucking dense, people don't need to talk about someone constantly to not be underrated.
@@beepbeeplettuce5890 your missing my point on what I’m saying.
Optimus: You have no soul!
Galvatron: That is why I have no fear!
And yes, I know that’s a Bayverse reference, but I just felt like saying that XD
I remember one time I ordered a studio series cliffjumper on bigbadtoystore, it arrived in December, but I ordered it in September, and I saw one in target, and got that instead
I can't wait to finally purchase this guy whenever I buy a new transformer I don't even look at the instructions I just come right to your videos!!
I’m getting this to stand with my MPs since there is no MP Galvatron. I’ll be getting some small paper clips, link them together an attach MP 10’s Matrix to it for Galavtron instead of using the Matrix he comes with.
When I was in my local walmart, I could only find this and Coronation Starscream.......so I bought both
There's a risky fix you can do by misassembling and reassembling the arms so the smooth part of the shoulder is up while the proper front of the shoulder is facing forward as it should be
Is there anywhere to see instructions on how to do it? I want the shoulders raised, but I have a feeling those metal pins are going to be a little jarring.
I just received my Galvatron from BBTS as well. It is a bit odd! It was my understanding that he had a release date of around August/ September? Interesting! So very happy to have him, though. He is vastly improved and superior over Hasbro's last rendition and this version will be usurping complete control over the imposter Galvatron on my shelf. Thanks for the great review!
I think the cannon is supposed to go on his bicep because I noticed on mine there is a notch on the port and a tab-like section attached to the peg and the silver section on the cannon, and it also somewhat locks the cannon in place
You know there's gonna be fillers from Nonnef or someone just to cover that rivet up for the higher shoulders. lol I can't wait for this guy to show up! I've got Cyclonus and Scourge on a shelf by themselves just waiting for this guy to finish the team.
Hey that skit reminds me of earthrise when galvatron meets megatron and tells him to destroy optimus prime and grab the matrix of leadership from him
Just got this. Absolutely love it. Now I just need a gun form Megatron this size for my collection.
It looks like third time's the charm for my lord Galvatron in the CHUG line!
Only thing missing from Galvatron is an effect part to put on his head to represent his boughts of insanity. Like the piece that comes with MP Red Alert.
LOL, I'd forgotten that the Titan's Return Galvatron had that stupid cockpit. I knocked the pin out and tossed the thing from mine as soon as I got it.
0:05 Is that the driller's head from DOTM? The stand looks like it.
Dude, just had mine arrive yesterday.
The head, man, I’m STUCK trying to tuck it in when transforming to gun mode!
I hate it when they just rely on the elasticity of the plastic itself to transform!
Any ideas? Maybe shave it down a bit?
What you said about this Galvatron shipping early from BBTS is very much like what happened to me with my SH Figuatrs Goku (base form) figure. That figure's on pre-order for September, but for whatever reason they shipped it out to me early and I now own it. Weird, but cool. lol
upgrade kit for rivet plug needed!
Megatron, is that you?
Here’s a hint (transforms and fires)
If they would have slimmed him down a bit and not added those damage paint apps he would have been almost perfect. Hopefully studio series 86 line will do some retooling.
“I NEEEEEED IIIIIITT!”
8:38 it can be actually a fourth mode if you plug the front part of the cannon
I was hoping you'd get soon too Emgo! I was hoping you'd do a skip where Prime is mocking Megatron for not being able to "rise'. Megatron gets angry and startin doing that famous Dragonball squat and screaming and boom turns into Galvatron. Primes goes "um WHOOA, ok. You definitely did rise". LOL
Emgo, i got mine early too, not sure what's up with BBTS, but its a nice change of pace from the rest of my preorders. also, according to TFWiki, the shoulder issue is a case of widespread misassembly, mine's the same way.
I only came for the precious comparison. It is amazing how close they’ve gotten these non-MP figures to the g1 bible character models. I have Cyclonus but I have passed up on most of these War for Cybertron guys in anticipation of the SS86 retools so I hope my gamble pays off.
I need to get one of these to put next to my Unicron.
good comedy
also with the bbts pre-order shipment thing you had, i got the same thing with the rg eva unit-01
I too received the preorder early. This makes me forever indebted to BBTS, as I cannot imagine waiting until September after handling this Masterpiece (pun intended)
Forever indebted? Lol wow
He looks good, mine should be arriving from BBTS today. I actually prefer the more blueish-purple the TR Galvatron is but otherwise this looks like a total improvement. Once I paint his chin and take off that dumb "battle damage" paint he'll look pretty good. Now to wait for the inevitable GenSelects recolor in the G1 toy/Marvel comic colors, which is my jam because Marvel Galvatron was a BEAST.
I was hoping to see Prime wearing the Matrix chain haha
“And?” “AND ANOTHER SHIP!”
I cannot wait to get my hands on him! Great review
I always get a mental picture of a huge pile of discarded boxes and cards to the right of the table...
If this thing had a light up feature in cannon mode it would be a home run for me. I miss light up features and electronics for certain figures and they would have made this release special. IMO