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Wed May 08, 2013 12:11 pm

Yeah, unless they were vintage style figures, I'd probably have no interest in a new "line" of pretenders. I think in the era of HeMan figures, you could get away with awkward, muscle-bound mustached guys and walrus-dudes and bugs wearing belts. Twenty years later, all that gets a raised eyebrow from this guy. Nostalgia would be the only thing to get me to bite.

That said, if the original toy was the same size shell (which it reportedly is)... the TWO interior bots would have to be about cassette-bot sized. That by itself makes me a lot more interested. A modern version would have a real Soundwave and his minions kinda feel, I'm guessing. That might be a selling point.

But yeah, the original gorilla toy looks pretty cool for his sculpt. Too bad it never came out. Was one of the better molds. Black is definitely the better of the two colorings.

Unreleased spider looks kinda silly, IMHO. Okay. No "kinda" about it. Flat silly.

News Credits: 3646 · Wed May 08, 2013 1:07 pm

El Duque wrote:e-Hobby has updated the product page for their upcoming Magnificus exclusive with a teaser from the comic he will come packed with. As you can see in the image mirrored below the comic features Ga'mede and what appears to be the never produced Gorilla Double Pretender.

Well that's just frikkin' awesome. Man I'd love to get my hands on the Gorilla Pretender. I'll take a modern day update to a figure we never got as well.

News Credits: 20 · Wed May 08, 2013 2:35 pm

I like that Ga'Mede is in the comic. What I don't like is that he isn't included with Magnificus. My two cents is that it's kind of a jerk move.

News Credits: 5749 · Tue May 21, 2013 11:57 pm

e-Hobby continues to tease the release of their upcoming exclusive Magnificus. They're now posted several more pages from the exclusive comic that will come packed with the figure. As previously reported the comic appears to feature the never released Gorilla Double Pretender. It also looks as though G2 Eagle Eye is in the mix. Images mirrored below.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Eagle Eye. Interesting.

News Credits: 462 · Wed May 22, 2013 12:08 am

And they're in Iron Town from episode one of Transformers: Victory.

Wed May 22, 2013 12:31 am

Hah, I was just about to say Hawk.

News Credits: 241 · Wed May 22, 2013 7:33 am

MINDVVIPE wrote:Hah, I was just about to say Hawk.

Which would be his European name

Nice cameo there. I wouldn't be surprised if e-Hobby used the name of his canceled Japanese release, Hawking.

And it looks like Scrash is rearing his ugly head in the last panel.

Wed May 22, 2013 8:54 am

I really like this Magnificus Exclusive figure. I pre-ordered from BBTS as soon as I saw it, according to their site it is estimated to arrive May 2013 so it should not take too long. :grin:

News Credits: 409 · Wed May 22, 2013 6:30 pm

Pretty cool. Is that an antimatter energy cube he is holding in the last clip?

News Credits: 462 · Fri Oct 11, 2013 11:02 am

Arise dead topic!

Just received an email notification from Fun Pub that my e-HOBBY Generations Magnificus I preordered through the Club Store has shipped!

Censored version:

DO NOT REPLY to this email address as it is an automated shipping computer. If you have a question concerning your order, please email Admin2@FunPubInc.com.

A package was shipped to you on 10/15/2013 via U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail to the following address:

***************
***************
***************

Invoice Number *****

Package Description Magnificus w/ Comic (pre-order)

The following optional services were used: None

The package's Delivery Confirmation ID is ******************************

To check the delivery status of your package at any time please visit:
https://www.endicia.com/Status/?PIC=*** ... **********
or the U.S. Postal Service's web-site:
http://www.usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm

Shipping Department
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at the sender's request. DO NOT CONTACT Endicia if you have any
questions about the shipment or the package delivery. Please contact
the sender of this e-mail or the U.S. Postal Service if you have
questions about the package delivery.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

NEAT. I'm excited for this guy.

News Credits: 668 · Fri Oct 11, 2013 12:16 pm

We previously reported on eHobby Magnificus, which is a redeco of Reveal The Shield Perceptor. (You can preorder yours here for $82.00)

Now, fellow Seibertronian Sabrblade alerted us this morning to an email he received the collector's club store telling him his eHobby Magnificus has been shipped! He had this to say:

Sabrblade wrote:Arise dead topic!

Just received an email notification from Fun Pub that my e-HOBBY Generations Magnificus I preordered through the Club Store has shipped!

Censored version:
DO NOT REPLY to this email address as it is an automated shipping computer. If you have a question concerning your order, please email Admin2@FunPubInc.com.

A package was shipped to you on 10/15/2013 via U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail

Package Description Magnificus w/ Comic (pre-order)

Shipping Department
Fun Publications Inc

It's safe to assume more and more emails will be showing up, the next one could be yours!

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

News Credits: 123 · Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:03 pm

$82 + shipping is a bit pricy. Maybe if he were $50.

News Credits: 668 · Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:15 pm

megatronus wrote:$82 + shipping is a bit pricy. Maybe if he were $50.

Indeed. The chrome is pretty, though.

News Credits: 123 · Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:17 pm

Autobot032 wrote:
megatronus wrote:$82 + shipping is a bit pricy. Maybe if he were $50.

Indeed. The chrome is pretty, though.

Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:21 pm

Congrats Sabr! :APPLAUSE:

Hope you enjoy it!

megatronus wrote:$82 + shipping is a bit pricy. Maybe if he were $50.

I kind of agree with Megatronus here. But even $50 is a lot for what's otherwise a repaint. Ehhh, I'm just peeved it's not a microscope proper, really, so I went 3rd Party. #-o

Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:47 pm

I'm happy with my G1 E-hobby version. I love evil versions of good characters, I'd love a series of evil clones like Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock. (Yes I realise shattered glass, I mean all done in the black and teal "nemesis" type color)

Sat Oct 12, 2013 7:30 pm

you must read my upcoming comment in the voice of this guy for full effect :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdQQjfDUBLY

ha ha ha, his name is magnificus because he changes into a magnascope and he's very impressive...ho ho ho.

News Credits: 8 · Mon Oct 14, 2013 12:12 am

Got my e-mail too, wanted to post something that night but it never happened, finally get something news worthy too.. if he follows the shipping times for TFSS fir me, I should have mine Wednesday with Jackpot due tomorrow!

It is funny/ironic/intriguing to compare his price with the TFSS installments, and even Airrazor but if that's EHobby's price...

News Credits: 123 · Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:31 am

It's too bad most of United Perceptor's metallic red paint ends up on his backpack in robot mode.

News Credits: 3646 · Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:46 pm

The comic book that came with Magnificus was really interesting. It featured Oilmaster, the given name to the prototype Pretender Gorilla from the 80s that we never got. G2 Hawk/Eagle Eye was also featured in the comic oddly. It's not a great read because of the translation, but the artwork and the characters featured were fascinating. I've wanted "Oilmaster" since I saw his prototype at BotCon 1996 or TransCon 97 but now I really want him.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:12 pm

Seibertron wrote:The comic book that came with Magnificus was really interesting. It featured Oilmaster, the given name to the prototype Pretender Gorilla from the 80s that we never got. G2 Hawk/Eagle Eye was also featured in the comic oddly. It's not a great read because of the translation, but the artwork and the characters featured were fascinating. I've wanted "Oilmaster" since I saw his prototype at BotCon 1996 or TransCon 97 but now I really want him.

Is yours the e-HOBBY version or the TCC version? Cuz the latter will have a proper English translation.

As for the story itself, it serves as a prequel to the United EX fiction, being set one year before both it and Operation Combination, in the year 2034 (since Op Com and United EX take place together in 2035).

News Credits: 3646 · Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:36 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:The comic book that came with Magnificus was really interesting. It featured Oilmaster, the given name to the prototype Pretender Gorilla from the 80s that we never got. G2 Hawk/Eagle Eye was also featured in the comic oddly. It's not a great read because of the translation, but the artwork and the characters featured were fascinating. I've wanted "Oilmaster" since I saw his prototype at BotCon 1996 or TransCon 97 but now I really want him.
Is yours the e-HOBBY version or the TCC version? Cuz the latter will have a proper English translation.

As for the story itself, it serves as a prequel to the United EX fiction, being set one year before both it and Operation Combination, in the year 2034 (since Op Com and United EX take place together in 2035).

It's the e-Hobby version, but it has English in it and Japanese text above it. It'll be the same comic you get. It's just not that great of a read, just like the terrible Shattered Glass Soundwave/Blaster set's comic. Good artwork, interesting read, but not that great of an English translation in my opinion.

News Credits: 462 · Thu Oct 17, 2013 1:43 pm

Seibertron wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Seibertron wrote:The comic book that came with Magnificus was really interesting. It featured Oilmaster, the given name to the prototype Pretender Gorilla from the 80s that we never got. G2 Hawk/Eagle Eye was also featured in the comic oddly. It's not a great read because of the translation, but the artwork and the characters featured were fascinating. I've wanted "Oilmaster" since I saw his prototype at BotCon 1996 or TransCon 97 but now I really want him.
Is yours the e-HOBBY version or the TCC version? Cuz the latter will have a proper English translation.

As for the story itself, it serves as a prequel to the United EX fiction, being set one year before both it and Operation Combination, in the year 2034 (since Op Com and United EX take place together in 2035).

It's the e-Hobby version, but it has English in it and Japanese text above it. It'll be the same comic you get. It's just not that great of a read, just like the terrible Shattered Glass Soundwave/Blaster set's comic. Good artwork, interesting read, but not that great of an English translation in my opinion.

Well, as mentioned, the TCC one will have a proper English translation instead of bilingual Japanese/"Engrish" text.

The SG Soundwave/Blaster TCC one had a good translation too. :-B