TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus to possibly include Alpha Trion
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May 8, 2015 at 9:58am CDT
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Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus to possibly include Alpha Trion
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You mean in order to get a fully comic-accurate Magnus I gotta buy Takara for the body AND Hasbro for Minimus?!
Comment by Sabrblade
May 8, 2015
You mean in order to get a fully comic-accurate Magnus I gotta buy Takara for the body AND Hasbro for Minimus?!
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus to possibly include Alpha Trion
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If you're gonna buy both and mix-and-match, I'm sure you can sell off Alpha quite quick.
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
May 8, 2015
Sabrblade wrote:
You mean in order to get a fully comic-accurate Magnus I gotta buy Takara for the body AND Hasbro for Minimus?!
If you're gonna buy both and mix-and-match, I'm sure you can sell off Alpha quite quick.
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Comment by Sabrblade
May 8, 2015
I don't want to buy both. I want just one, but Takara just made doing that more difficult. 
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Comment by shockblast2
May 8, 2015
Yipee-skip!
So, if I want both I get double dipped for the equivalent of a $3 arms micron!
What a privilege to give Hasbro my hard earned cash for the smallest and cheapest to manufacture product that they can produce!!
So, if I want both I get double dipped for the equivalent of a $3 arms micron!
What a privilege to give Hasbro my hard earned cash for the smallest and cheapest to manufacture product that they can produce!!
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Comment by Rated X
May 8, 2015
Wow thats lame. If anyone wants a real classics Alpha Trion, get your hands on Titanian Saint. You wont be disappointed.
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Comment by Alpha Dominus
May 8, 2015
It's not really the Alpha Trion that's sellin it for me but Magnus's extra detail and paint apps. Looks sharp, blurry picture and all. Hasbro's inclusion of Minimus makes more sense though if we're following IDW's interpretation of Magnus. Alpha Trion as a minibot? What sense does that make?
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Comment by Wolfman Jake
May 8, 2015
Why did Takara go with red thighs for their version of Magnus? As tribute to the original G1 box art? I think I'll be happy with the Hasbro version. It's got a better color scheme and fewer paint detail embellishments that aren't on the G1 screen version.
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Red thighs for IDW comic accuracy
Comment by mooncake623
May 8, 2015
Wolfman Jake wrote:Why did Takara go with red thighs for their version of Magnus? As tribute to the original G1 box art? I think I'll be happy with the Hasbro version. It's got a better color scheme and fewer paint detail embellishments that aren't on the G1 screen version.
Red thighs for IDW comic accuracy
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Comment by Sabrblade
May 8, 2015
Cuz it's comic-accurate?Wolfman Jake wrote:Why did Takara go with red thighs for their version of Magnus?
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Comment by Primeultimus
May 8, 2015
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Comment by Wolfman Jake
May 8, 2015
They've been white too in IDW. So, why would Takara go with a comic-accurate deco and NOT include Minimus Ambus, who is integral to the character of the version they are trying to emulate? Insanity! Plus, that's one itty-bitty Alpha Trion. Hasbro version still wins for me. A rarity, but I just like it better.
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Thanks for posting! Feel free to us know here http://www.seibertron.com/contact/index.php?subject=news so we wouldn't have missed your post.
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Comment by mooncake623
May 8, 2015
Primeultimus wrote:I posted quite a bit before
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Thanks for posting! Feel free to us know here http://www.seibertron.com/contact/index.php?subject=news so we wouldn't have missed your post.
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Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus to possibly include Alpha Trion
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That's the body from the 2009-2011 ongoing. This toy is based on the MTMTE body.
Comment by Sabrblade
May 8, 2015
That's not the same body.Wolfman Jake wrote:They've been white too in IDW.
That's the body from the 2009-2011 ongoing. This toy is based on the MTMTE body.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus to possibly include Alpha Trion
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That's an older comic I believe. When I said IDW I shouldve said MTMTE.
as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D
Comment by mooncake623
May 8, 2015
Wolfman Jake wrote:They've been white too in IDW. So, why would Takara go with a comic-accurate deco and NOT include Minimus Ambus, who is integral to the character of the version they are trying to emulate? Insanity! Plus, that's one itty-bitty Alpha Trion. Hasbro version still wins for me. A rarity, but I just like it better.
That's an older comic I believe. When I said IDW I shouldve said MTMTE.
as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D
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Though, you know who might have worked better in Takara's favor for being a facial-haired, elderly, cartoon Autobot who IS small? Governor Raikuru.
Sure, he equally has jack to do with Magnus, but it's someone who hasn't gotten a toy yet and is from a cartoon Takara's audience is familiar with.
Comment by Sabrblade
May 8, 2015
Maybe he's the only facial-haired elderly Autobot from the cartoon that Takara could think of.mooncake623 wrote:as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D
Though, you know who might have worked better in Takara's favor for being a facial-haired, elderly, cartoon Autobot who IS small? Governor Raikuru.
Sure, he equally has jack to do with Magnus, but it's someone who hasn't gotten a toy yet and is from a cartoon Takara's audience is familiar with.
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus to possibly include Alpha Trion
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Probably to avoid introducing (too many) new characters in a G1-centered line. We already had Windblade, and Minimus Ambus would be practically unknown to the Japanese except for the ones who can read the English comics. Since he has facial hair, Alpha Trin (see my previous post) was a logical choice, especially concerning his connection to Dion and what possibly became of him
Comment by Jelze Bunnycat
May 8, 2015
mooncake623 wrote:as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D
Probably to avoid introducing (too many) new characters in a G1-centered line. We already had Windblade, and Minimus Ambus would be practically unknown to the Japanese except for the ones who can read the English comics. Since he has facial hair, Alpha Trin (see my previous post) was a logical choice, especially concerning his connection to Dion and what possibly became of him
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Wow what epsoide is that from? Don't remember him at all.
Comment by mooncake623
May 8, 2015
Sabrblade wrote:Maybe he's the only bearded elderly Autobot from the cartoon that Takara could think of.mooncake623 wrote:as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D
Though, you know who might have worked better in Takara's favor for being a bearded, elderly, cartoon Autobot who IS small? Governor Raikuru.
Sure, he equally has jack to do with Magnus, but it's someone who hasn't gotten a toy yet and from a cartoon Takara's audience is familiar with.
Wow what epsoide is that from? Don't remember him at all.
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http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Riker
Comment by Sabrblade
May 8, 2015
He's a Micromaster from Transformers: Victory.mooncake623 wrote:Wow what epsoide is that from? Don't remember him at all.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Riker
Re: TakaraTomy Transformers Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus to possibly include Alpha Trion
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Cool!!
Still.. I don't mind a Mini Alpha Trion for Generations Metroplex? hehe
Comment by mooncake623
May 8, 2015
Sabrblade wrote:He's a Micromaster from Transformers: Victory.mooncake623 wrote:Wow what epsoide is that from? Don't remember him at all.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Riker
Cool!!
Still.. I don't mind a Mini Alpha Trion for Generations Metroplex? hehe
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Comment by Stryfe Convoy
May 8, 2015
Red or white thighs doesn't mean anything to me. I'll stick with the Hasbro version to get Minimus Ambus.
