Mech Fans Toys MFT MF-07 Galvontron Review

Good day y'all and welcome to my Mech Fans Toys MF-07 Galvontron review! This figure is another oversized knock-off (similar to Overlordnb) of a third-party figure DX-9 X05 Tyrant. Mech Fans Toys have started to gain a good following for making KOs of DX9's complete line. It's quite unfortunate for DX9, so to speak, since outsourcing production often undergoes these kinds of, err, *quote* intellectual property *unquote* leakages. Anyway, since I'm sure you guys pretty much know what I meant, let's start off to see if this figure is worth buying!

• Name: Galvontron (Galvatron)
• Allegiance: n/a (Decepticons)
• Manufacturer: Mech Fans Toys/MFT
• Year Released: 2017
• Size: 15cm or 6 inches (>Legends / <Deluxe size)
• Price: Php350.00 (US$7.00)
• Retailer: Somewhere in Divisoria…

I got this guy the same time as Overlordnb. It was really fun since I believe I got three good figures at sub-Php2,000. I mean, who wouldn't be happy at a good bargain?

PACKAGING

[caption id="attachment_801" align="aligncenter" width="598"] Front packaging features nice (Google'd) artwork[/caption] [caption id="attachment_802" align="aligncenter" width="598"] The back shows both bot and alt modes[/caption] The box quality is pretty good. It measures roughly 8.6 inches high and 6.5 inches wide. I wonder if anybody has checked the Japanese text on this box if it actually made sense or it's just a bunch of mumbo jumbo someone put there for the heck of it. Hmm.

WHAT YOU GET

[caption id="attachment_803" align="aligncenter" width="598"] Good deal for its price tag? YES.[/caption]

• Galvontron figure
• Arm cannon
• Matrix of leadership
• Instruction Sheet

ROBOT MODE

[caption id="attachment_812" align="aligncenter" width="598"] The mighty Galvontron! (Decal applied)[/caption] Off the bat, I can already see that the figure is of nice build and material quality. It almost looks like an official product save for a few unnoticeable sprue marks. The headsculpt really looks like a menace. The paint apps are SUPERIOR. NOTE: this figure DOES NOT have any Decepticon decals whatsoever. Again, I went ahead and placed a Decepticon decal kit I bought online for around $3.00. [caption id="attachment_811" align="aligncenter" width="598"] A bit skinny but it looks like everybody's like that at this angle...[/caption] [caption id="attachment_810" align="aligncenter" width="598"] Hollow waist? Wasn't expecting much. So it's cool.[/caption] As you can see, he has a fair amount of detail around his body which makes the Galvatron experience fun. Let me just tell you know that what you see and NOT what you can move are the figure's main strong points. Articulation-wise, Galvontron has a good amount of joints. It's practically the same as his DX9 version. [caption id="attachment_806" align="alignright" width="297"] You call those shoulder joints?![/caption] There's only one major glaring issue that makes him unable to pose with his cannon on top of his arm. Check out those shoulder joints on the right photo. I'm sure you guys can imagine the limited mobility it gives the figure. The photo below shoes you the only way to pose him with the cannon above the arm. Other than that, you have to Blu-Tack your way to it or do it the ToySoapBox method (he just balanced the cannon above - fairly easy to do). [gallery ids="808,809,804"] Also, I just can't find the picture right now but I've seen some people file MFT Galvatron's inner ankle "shields" to give him more mobility in that area. [caption id="attachment_816" align="alignleft" width="300"] You could cut and file away those inner ankle shields..[/caption] [caption id="attachment_815" align="aligncenter" width="300"] He has good ankle joints hampered by those "shields"[/caption]  

ALT MODE

[caption id="attachment_817" align="aligncenter" width="900"] BBBSSSSHHHWWWWWW!!![/caption] Let me start by saying that the alt mode looks totally weird. It kind of looks like he is doing push ups with his elbows with his legs curled up. They obviously didn't care about this mode since you appreciated Galvatron, err, GALVONTRON in all his mighty bot glory than in this mode. [caption id="attachment_818" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Good, yeah?[/caption] [caption id="attachment_819" align="aligncenter" width="900"] See what I meant earlier?[/caption] Transforming him was pretty easy and you could do it in 9 steps. The only thing you probably won't notice at first (if you don't look instructions) is you can pull his torso downward and it goes on from there. [caption id="attachment_820" align="aligncenter" width="900"] "Destroy those Autobots!"[/caption] Moving on...

CONCLUSION

As for my final thoughts on my MFT Galvontron review... For his price, it's already a decent buy. The build quality, materials and paint apps are incredibly superior. Save for those shoulder joints, this would've been a super amazing figure - not minding his weird-looking alt mode. Should you get it? YES! Do you want a figure to experiment with? YES, get him! Do you want to try your weathering paint skills? Get him! Do yo want to panel line him? Go get him! I really love this figure despite its one major flaw. [gallery columns="4" ids="821,822,824,813,814,823"]

My rating: 7/10

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