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Deathsanras wrote:His website has been updated with four entire galleries of the figure.

http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com

Glad I ordered it. Looking forward to it. The engineering is amazing, the details are phenomenal, and it will immediately be the centrepiece of any room I put it into. Completely worth the $800 to me.

Disagree. I bet big money if you had a real doll sitting in the same room it would draw way more attention than Terminator Prime...

Kibble wrote:

Deathsanras wrote:Glad I ordered it. Looking forward to it. The engineering is amazing, the details are phenomenal, and it will immediately be the centrepiece of any room I put it into. Completely worth the $800 to me.

Disagree. I bet big money if you had a real doll sitting in the same room it would draw way more attention than Terminator Prime...

but... if you have ultimetal prime, who needs a real doll?

But which has better articulation? Might need a video comparison review...

The 2015 Japan Dynamic Toy Show, taking place from February 6-8, revealed a new entry into the UM Ultimetal Line, the one featuring a giant diecast non transforming eletronic and fully articulated Optimus figure. This new entry is UM 03 Ultimetal Ultra Magnus.

This Ultra Magnus figure seems to be a white repaint of UM 01, Ultimetal Optimus Prime, in a similar color scheme to MP 02 Ultra Magnus. Judging from the packaging seen in the picture below, it seems to feature removeable Ultra Magnus Armour, in a similar yet much updated fashion to the G1 toy.

A battle damaged version of Ultimetal UM 01 Optimus Prime was also present at the show. This is probably UM 02.

The following pictures come from the Cybergundam Facebook page.

More transformers that dont transform.

The age of the Formers has begun.

Rated X wrote:More transformers that dont transform.

Hasbro and Takara should license out the name "Action Masters" for these types of products. The recent Gohkin Art Storm Roadbuster, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime and Grimlock would have been phenomenal candidates for a licensed Action Masters sub-line (especially the latter 3 with their cartoon accuracy).

Seibertron wrote:

Rated X wrote:More transformers that dont transform.

Hasbro and Takara should license out the name "Action Masters" for these types of products. The recent Gohkin Art Storm Roadbuster, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime and Grimlock would have been phenomenal candidates for a licensed Action Masters sub-line (especially the latter 3 with their cartoon accuracy).

@ Ryan Y

Did you get the UM Optimus Prime version when it was released a few months ago?

fenrir72 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Rated X wrote:More transformers that dont transform.

Hasbro and Takara should license out the name "Action Masters" for these types of products. The recent Gohkin Art Storm Roadbuster, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime and Grimlock would have been phenomenal candidates for a licensed Action Masters sub-line (especially the latter 3 with their cartoon accuracy).

@ Ryan Y

Did you get the UM Optimus Prime version when it was released a few months ago?

I did not. I tried getting a sample for Seibertron.com but came up empty handed unfortunately. For a non-transforming item, it was simply too expensive. $200 I would have been in. Heck, the Hot Toys Optimus Prime is more than half the price and while I'm in on that it's more an excuse to finally get a Hot Toys figure than anything for me. I also didn't get the massive Black Zarak and Scorponok "Action Masters" even at 50% off from HLJ when they had their Christmas sale because I couldn't justify spending $500 plus shipping on those two for non-transforming Transformers.

I'd rather take that money and get Dai Atlas and the Big Powered giftset, Browning, Blue Bacchus, Black Shadow, Grandus, or Galaxy Shuttle. Maybe when I finish up my Japanese G1 collection I might consider large items like that.

Even I have my limits!

In Five Faces of Darkness, Rodimus Prime journeys through the Matrix and learns about the origins of the Transformers.

In the beginning the Autobots and neither the Decepticons could transform at all.

Then due to the war, the Autobots turned to stealth and invented the art of transforming.

So yeah... Transformers weren't always Transformers, but just plain robots, consumer goods and military hardware

Torneira wrote:In Five Faces of Darkness, Rodimus Prime journeys through the Matrix and learns about the origins of the Transformers.

In the beginning the Autobots and neither the Decepticons could transform at all.

Then due to the war, the Autobots turned to stealth and invented the art of transforming.

So yeah... Transformers weren't always Transformers, but just plain robots, consumer goods and military hardware

That's all well and fine, but our buddy Magnus DOES transform. So he's got no business showing up naked and non-transforming.

It's Playtime Dress Up Magnus! Put on his underarmor for those personal moments at home, and armor him up for those formal occasions. For ages 18 and up. Batteries not included.

Seibertron wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Rated X wrote:More transformers that dont transform.

Hasbro and Takara should license out the name "Action Masters" for these types of products. The recent Gohkin Art Storm Roadbuster, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime and Grimlock would have been phenomenal candidates for a licensed Action Masters sub-line (especially the latter 3 with their cartoon accuracy).

@ Ryan Y

Did you get the UM Optimus Prime version when it was released a few months ago?

I did not. I tried getting a sample for Seibertron.com but came up empty handed unfortunately. For a non-transforming item, it was simply too expensive. $200 I would have been in. Heck, the Hot Toys Optimus Prime is more than half the price and while I'm in on that it's more an excuse to finally get a Hot Toys figure than anything for me. I also didn't get the massive Black Zarak and Scorponok "Action Masters" even at 50% off from HLJ when they had their Christmas sale because I couldn't justify spending $500 plus shipping on those two for non-transforming Transformers.

I'd rather take that money and get Dai Atlas and the Big Powered giftset, Browning, Blue Bacchus, Black Shadow, Grandus, or Galaxy Shuttle. Maybe when I finish up my Japanese G1 collection I might consider large items like that.

Even I have my limits!

Too bad though. Been looking forward to your pics if you managed to procure them. I was also considering those "Action" masters (just one btw)but the d@mn shipping killed me too.(despite the 50% off by hlj.

But these UM are simply sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The odd thing here is that UM-01 Optimus is all about having his armour detacheable already. So if this guy is a repaint plus Ultra Magnus armour, then does that assume he has double the armour plates?

Sabrblade wrote:It's Playtime Dress Up Magnus! Put on his underarmor for those personal moments at home, and armor him up for those formal occasions. Age 18 and Up. Batteries not included.

I want one with Battle Master Ken and the Malibu Beach Armory

Prime needs a detachable arm. Just sayin'.

sooooo cool. but soooo expensive.

Coming across a random comment on a blog, the "white optimus" is plastic with some diecast, the metal is all in the armor that makes it ultra magnus, thus, no actual armor for the "white" optimus as in the original UM Prime...

If it was all metal, metal on metal can lead to paint scratching, adding all that metal would make it very heavy, makes sense, lets see what happens...

RhA wrote:

Torneira wrote:In Five Faces of Darkness, Rodimus Prime journeys through the Matrix and learns about the origins of the Transformers.

In the beginning the Autobots and neither the Decepticons could transform at all.

Then due to the war, the Autobots turned to stealth and invented the art of transforming.

So yeah... Transformers weren't always Transformers, but just plain robots, consumer goods and military hardware

That's all well and fine, but our buddy Magnus DOES transform. So he's got no business showing up naked and non-transforming.

Yes, i have seen the g1 series back in 84/86. But this is not what this toy line is about. This is a non-transformable toy-line, just as Revoltech or Mighty Muggs to give an example.

Frankly, for that kind of money, neither am I interested in purchasing it. But I still love the kind of craftsmanship put into it.

Highly detailed, lots of metal, electronics... it's appealing eventhough it wasn't meant to transform. At a different price-range I would buy him because it still is Optimus/Ultra Magnus, in a gorgeous robot-form.

The Ultra Magnus is pleasing to my optic sensors...but to my digital wallet, I would need an adult

william-james88 wrote:The odd thing here is that UM-01 Optimus is all about having his armour detacheable already. So if this guy is a repaint plus Ultra Magnus armour, then does that assume he has double the armour plates?

Jup, look at the Ultra MAgnus pics on the case behind him, there is a shot of him from the back, which shows parts of the White Optimus armor under the UM Armor.

This already looks amazing, but damn the armored up form just looks so insane.

Have they actually shown how much articulation these things have? I haven't seen any evidence of real leg poseability.

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Mykltron wrote:Have they actually shown how much articulation these things have? I haven't seen any evidence of real leg poseability.

Check out the pics here:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... nd-181330/

Looks pretty articulated to me.

I haven't posted in awhile, and I may have missed a post about it, but does anyone "in the know" have any info on when the actual UM-01 will be released? Every time I look at my pre-order at TFsource, the release date keeps getting pushed back. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.