Van De Graaff

2011-01-13T14:47:42Z

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:''The ''Van De Graaff'' is a starship from the "[[Wings of Honor]]" portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:VanDeGraaffblueprint WingsofHonor.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]

The '''''Van De Graaff''''' is an [[Autobot]] cargo hauler, one apparently with a high enough level of security rating to be charged sometimes with carrying [[Matrix of Leadership|highly important and top-secret items]] over interstellar distances.
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==Fiction==
===Wings of Honor===
[[Image:KupontheVanDeGraaff WingsofHonor.jpg|thumb|left|250px|What happens when a hentai photo shoot goes horribly wrong.]]
The ''Van De Graaff'' was hauling a container with cargo that was potentially vitally important to the upcoming Autobot war effort, when it was shot down by [[Quintesson|unknown assailants]] while passing over [[Beta-Nine]], and crashed with no survivors. The crew of the ''[[Eight Track (G1)|Eight Track]]'' was then dispatched by [[Autobot High Command]] to head to Beta-Nine themselves and retrieve the cargo container from the wreckage before the [[Decepticon]]s could.

After the crew of the ''Eight Track'' crash-landed themselves, they and the Decepticons ended up in a race to the ''Van De Graaff''. [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] reached it first and entered the wreckage. There he found that the crew was indeed all dead, but apparently it had been a firefight with strange, tentacled aliens that killed them, not the crash. Kup and his other teammates ended up being too busy with retrieving the cargo and keeping it safe from the Decepticons to investigate further. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
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==Notes==
* The ''Van De Graaff'' was named after [[wikipedia:Robert J. Van de Graaff|Robert J. Van de Graaff]], the American physicist best known for his [[wikipedia:Van de Graaff generator|generator]], though fictionally, "Wings of Honor" is set millions of years before the real Van de Graff would be born.

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Talk:Megatron (G1)/toys

2010-11-03T10:08:27Z

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Hi guys.

In addition to my first contribution a while back (the Masterpiece Megs write-up), I've just added a bunch of new stuff I noticed wasn't in there, like Sport Label and also the nontransforming Megatron gunmode accessories included with Masterpiece Prime and Reissue Starscream. I know they're not actual transforming toys per se, but my argument is that:

a] They're official Takara products explicity identified as Megatron, and:

b] since we list nontransforming representations of Megs in ''robot'' mode (revoltech, heroes etc.), it'd be kinda "form-ist" to omit these. Plus, they do technically have moving parts. Kinda...

Hope you guys find it all kosher.

Cheers, [[User:PacifistPrime|PacifistPrime]].

== The looks on Henkei Megatron ==

Saw it today, and it has a dull white repaint, save for some silver which probably flakes. It's looks very bland and metaphorically cheap; people are better off with the American version. --[[User:akindofdrifter|akindofdrifter]]

== Optimus Prime Vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle set ==

I saw several of the 'OPVM:TUB' box sets, minus the DVD, this evening at the Dollar General store where I work at. It still has the same packaging as last year's offering; possibly leftovers from Hasbro's warehouse. Still, not a bad idea to send out in light of the soon release of 'TF:ROTF'. - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 23:05, 17 May 2009 (EDT)

== "Safety/Lava Bath Megatron" ==

From the [[For safety reasons]] page:
:''As such, it is entirely legal for dealers to sell original G1 Megatron figures, as they are grandfathered in; but any later American release of the toy WOULD have to meet these standards, hence the "Safety/Lava Bath Megatron" toy, which STILL failed to meet these guidelines, as the entire external surface was not (and likely could not be) made from a single color of plastic.''

Any more info on this, since it's not mentioned here (even as a {{tl|canceledtoy}})? - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] 13:25, 23 September 2009 (EDT)
: It was a slide on Hasbro's presentation for one BotCon or another. We weren't allowed to take pictures that year. It was a bright orange and blue-chromed G1 Megatron. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:44, 23 September 2009 (EDT)

== Hasbro not re-using Classics Megatron? ==

I've seen a few people on a forum off-handedly mention that Hasbro won't re-use Classics Megatron because even it doesn't meet safety standards any longer. Has this actually been said anywhere, or are these people wackos? -- [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] 23:28, 3 May 2010 (EDT)

== AM Radio ==

Not to spoil anyone's fun, but I've heard rumors that the gun contains a mic in the back of the ''scope'', not the front of the barrel. Could this be verified, debunked, or what? [[User:TheMZone|TheMZone]] 03:31, 21 October 2010 (EDT)

== G2 colour scheme ==
Just spotted this article and was struck by the resemblance to Megatron's G2 colours - http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/nov/02/language-lesson-anglo-french-forces - I don't know if green and purple camo is specifically a French thing or whether it's more common than that? -- Emvee (not signed in at work)

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