Galvatron Shapeways Upgrades

Shapeways Upgrade for

Titans Return Galvatron

Shapeways.com/Hasbro

 

Hasbro's Titans Return Voyager Class Galvatron is the best modern G1 of the character you could hope for... except for his "helmet." The removable Headmaster gimmick (while his little guy resembling G1 Megatron is pretty awesome) kills it.  The flip-up mask doesn't quite sit flush with his face and since he can't turn his face with it up, he only looks decent facing forward.

Thank goodness for fan customs and the advent of 3-D printing!  Shapeways.com is full of Transformers upgrades and add-ons. Ariel's Customs came up with 2 versions of Galvie's helmet (G1 and IDW comics version) and a cool arm port to help his canon rest to the side of his arm as it should.

I got both pieces for $13 shipped and am very happy with the way they look.  The helmet fits perfectly snug over the Headmaster, allowing for his head to turn freely.  The arm port also fits snug and has been designed to look like a natural piece of Transformer tech.  The only negative I can see is that the shade of purple doesn't match the rest of the figure, so new paint it required.  All in all, an excellent set.  Megatron is dead! Long live Galvatron!