原文引自
http://tformers.com/reviews.php?op=showcontent&id=675翻译着玩的，希望大家指正。本篇观点，不代表译者whoisyoung的观点。（译者注）
Metroplex - Cybertron - Figure
大都市—赛博特恩传奇—形态
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Metroplex was a towering mass of Autobot back in the G1 era. The 2nd of the MegaFormers (preceded by Omega Supreme), Metroplex was larger than even the combined Gestalts and had the price to match. Eventually, even Metroplex was outsized by FortMax and Scorponok. He then went into retirement until now. For the Cybertron universe, Metroplex is the leader of the lost planet of Gigantian.
在G1时期，大都市是汽车人高耸的基地。第二个巨大的成员（之前有大力金刚），大都市比组合金刚还高大，在价格上也有一拼。最后，大都市的尺寸被巨无霸福特和萨克巨人超过。他一直没出现过（退役）。在赛博特恩传奇中，大都市是巨人星的领导。
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Alt Mode变身形态
[图1] 笨拙的采矿机器1
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[图2]笨拙的采矿机器2
[img]http://tformers.net/i/r/Metroplex/MetroplexSaw.jpg
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His alt form resembles a somewhat awkward mining vehicle. He is predominantly white, which is in itself odd for a construction vehicle. He also has various colors throughout, including blue, gold, red and gray. He does have some pretty nice detail thoughout, including the track treads that provide his momentum (although in this case there are 6 rollers to provide movement, the tracks are just for show) and various struts/gears. There is a cockpit that does have a laser turret mounted on either side towards the top of the machine. There is also his attachment, named Sparkdrinker, which acts as his main gimmick for his Alt mode.
他的变身形态象一个笨拙的采矿机器。他大部分为白色，这对于一个建筑工程用运载工具显得有些古怪；它也有其他颜色，包括蓝色、金色、红色和灰色。他也有一些漂亮的细节，包括提供动力的轨道（虽然有6个滚筒提供动力，轨迹恰好显示出来）和几个支柱/齿轮。有激光转动架的座舱位于机器顶部的一边。他也有附属物，名叫“饮火者”（译者注：Sparkdrinker，就是大都市的巨大机械臂），为他的变身形态充当了主要的装置。
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Sparkdrinker is comprised of 2 ends. On one end is a circular saw, which can spin on a ratcheting spindle. However, you have to spin the wheel manually, there is no crank or 'push' action. On the other end is a shovel, which can manually open and close. Metroplex comes with his own minicon named Drillbit (more later) which can attach to the shovel in Alt mode and provide a twin drill attachment. Sparkdrinker itself attaches to a rotateable turret which can spin 360 degrees. It can mount in either of 2 positions, depending on which end you want to use.
巨大机械臂有两端。一端是圆形电锯，在一个有棘齿的轴上旋转；当然，那里没有曲轴和按钮，你需要用手去旋转轮子。另一端是个铲子，可以用手开闭。大都市还有他的迷你金刚，叫做钻头（Drillbit），可以变成个双钻头的附件安装在大都市变身形态的铲子上。巨大机械臂安装在一个可转动的架子上，可以360度转动。它可以根据你的需要安装在两个位置。
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There are also 3 seperate joints on Sparkdrinker which allows you to do numerous bends and poses for Metroplex's alt mode. This really adds good value to the alt mode and slightly makes up for the awkward aesthetics.
巨大机械臂还有3个独立的关节，允许你作各式的弯曲，在大都市的变身形态下摆出不同姿态。这的确对于变身形态增加了可玩性（好的价值），并稍微补偿了它笨拙的形态。
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Metroplex's Cyber Planet key is gold like other leaders. The Gigantian key itself is nicely details, surrounded by gears. Even the Gigantian symbol is a series of cogs. The Key inserts into Sparkdrinker on the Saw end. It basically splits the saw in 2 and exposes a hidden laser turret. If you have the 2 AAA batteries installed, you will also get a light show from the turret and a halfway decent sound. Save your batteries. His transformation is not as simple as one might be led to believe, but it's still fairly easy to execute. Before heading to Metroplex's robot mode, let's look at Drillbit.
大都市的星力之匙与其他领导一样是金色的。巨人星的星力之匙制作精致，围绕着齿轮。巨人星的象征就是一连串的齿轮的齿牙。星力之匙插在巨大机械臂的锯子端。基本上把锯子分成两半并露出了激光转动架。如果装上2节电池，激光转动架还有光效和声效。节省电池。他的变形过程相当简单，在诉说大都市的机器人形态之前，我们来看看钻头（Drillbit）
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Drillbit钻头
[图3]钻头1
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[图4] 钻头2
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Drillbit is Metroplex's minicon. All Gigantian residents are paired with one. There is thought out there that Drillbit is a retooling of Armada Megatron's minicon, Leader-1. This isn't true. The only similarities between the 2 minicons is the cockpit design in Alt mode, the arms and the basic transformation. However, I can assure you that Drillbit is an entirely new mold. His alt mode is a twin-drill machine. There is a surprising amount of detail to Drillbit in Robot mode. He is mostly gray and dark blue with some light blue and gold accents. As well as being able to combine with Sparkdrinker's shovel in Alt mode, Drillbit can also form a weapon for Metroplex in Robot mode. With that, let's shift back to Metroplex.
钻头是大都市的迷你金刚。所有的巨人星人都有一个。有说法说他是A版威震天的迷你金刚理德王（Leader-1）的翻版，其实不是这样的。在变身形态，两个迷你金刚的座舱设计、手臂和变形过程有相似之处。然而我向你保证钻头用的是全新的模具。他的变身形态是双钻头机。在钻头的机器人形态有着令人惊讶的细节。他主要是灰色和深蓝色，带有少许浅蓝色和金色。钻头既能安装在变形形态的机械臂的铲子上，又能在机器人形态下变成一个武器。
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Robot Mode机器人形态
[图5] 机器人形态
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There is a backwards perception of Metroplex that I will attempt to correct here. The pics above are Metroplex's normal robot mode. Most articles I have seen refer to this as a Brute mode. According to the directions and box literature, there is no "Brute" mode. There is another mode I will touch on later, however. Metroplex is very stocky looking and looks armored to the hilt. As mentioned, thanks to 14 minicon ports (4 on the arms, 4 on his chest, 2 on the back of his feet and 4 on the lower legs), Drillbit can attach and use his twin drills as a weapon for Metroplex.
这是我试图校正的关于大都市的后来的认识。上图是大都市的常规机器人形态。我看过的许多文章提到那是（大都市的）野兽形态（a Brute mode）。根据说明书，没有野兽形态。后来我将略微谈到另一形态。大都市是非常矮胖的体形，看起来像披甲的刀把。另提一下，因有14个迷你金刚插孔（4个在臂，4个在胸，2个在足背面，4个在小腿），钻头可以安装上，并在大都市（的机器人形态）变成双钻头当做武器。-----------------------------------------
Of course, there is also Sparkdrinker, which Metroplex can hold in his hand. The handle on Sparkdrinker is pegged, but due to the weight the peg almost never holds. Therefore, it can be hard for Metroplex to keep a good grip on it. The pose ability is quite good in this mode. The only suffering it has is in the legs, which are quite limited. That is... until you convert Metroplex to Combat mode. The process is quite simple. It comprises of repositioning the lower legs to expand and flipping the chest over 90 degrees.
当然，还有大都市握在手中的巨型机械臂。巨型机械臂因为太重，其把手几乎拿不稳。因此，使大都市抓稳它是困难的。这个形态相当不错。就是他的腿挺糟的，太短。直到你将其变形为战斗模式。变形过程很简单。就是小腿的延伸复位和讨厌的胸部上翻90度（两个步骤）组成。
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Combat Robot Mode机器人形态战斗模式
[图6] 战斗模式
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Personally, this is where Metroplex really shines. In Combat mode, he stands almost 13-1/2" tall, shadowed only by Supreme Starscream. He loses some of his stockiness, but he gains not only stature but poseability. The Combat mode allows the legs to have MUCH more joint movement. I should also mention that ALL the joints are ratcheting, so they keep their pose quite well. There is one main weakness in both robot modes. His head is on a flap that isn't secured at all, so it can flop around sometimes. Besides that one bad point, this is a great robot.
个人认为，这才是大都市的闪光点。在战斗模式下，他有13.5英寸高，仅次于超大红蜘蛛。他不再矮胖，但他获得的不只是身材，还有姿势。战斗模式下腿部有更多的关节活动。我提一下所有的关节都有防止倒转的棘齿，所以他能很好的保持姿势。在两种机器人模式下都有一个弱点，他的头部在一个活瓣上，根本不固定，所以有时会落下。除了这一缺点，这是一个很不错的机器人。
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One other note: Sparkdrinker can be weilded by Optimus Prime, as shown in the Anime. The peg on the handle also fits Prime's hand. However, be aware that the same weak peg and weight issues will also plague Prime's ability to weild Sparkdrinker properly, albeit more so. Overall, Metroplex has a ton of features built in and comes with his own Minicon. If you can overlook the crazy Alt mode, this is definitely one bot to own.
另外提一下：巨大机械臂能装载在C版擎天柱上，手把也适合擎天柱的手。接头不紧，以及机械臂的自重使得擎天柱抓稳机械臂比较麻烦。总之，大都市的特点主要是带有它自己的迷你金刚。如果你看一下它那疯狂的变身形态，（就会觉得）就像拥有了一个马蝇的幼虫一样（不值得拥有）。
[图7] 巨大机械臂能装载在C版擎天柱上
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[ 此贴被tanghuimin在2006-06-18 20:01重新编辑 ]
