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News Credits: 88 · by **DavidT** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:50 am

BigBadToyStore.com finally has the Classics Ultra Magnus City Commander Trailer Upgrade set up for Pre-order for $76.99. Kind of expensive but I'm sure I'll be getting it. Also it is limited to 2000 pieces and individually numbered

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:36 pm

Thanks for the heads up! The story has been posted.

News Credits: 2 · by **Sid Burn** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:45 pm

preordered two, I though it was pretty pricy as well, but it is a very limited run

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:49 pm

I got my 2 reserved. Still I wonder if any of the other sites will try and undersell them?

News Credits: 2 · by **Tekka** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 12:55 pm

Preordered! Woot!

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:05 pm

Preordered 2.

BOOM.

News Credits: 38 · by **Sunstar** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:06 pm

Brutally ugly. I may have UM, but I am not gonna waste $$ on that sort of hidious bulk,

News Credits: 9 · by **Sowndwave76** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:17 pm

Sunstar wrote:Brutally ugly. I may have UM, but I am not gonna waste $$ on that sort of hidious bulk,

Magnus is a big bot... What did you expect something like this to look like considering it's an add-on kit????

by **bcm77** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:19 pm

I ordered one as well. I wasn't a big fan of the Cliffjumper upgrade set but this one looks excellent. The price is about what I was expecting and if Prime's trailer comes in at the same sort of price I'll be happy enough. Roll on September!!!

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:25 pm

Oh how I would love to preorder this but I don't know if I'll have that amount of money by then

I think gas prices by then might be well over $4 a gallon

by **Maldroth** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:30 pm

I preordered mine right away. Even if BBTS gets undercut (which is likely they do tend to be higher priced) I knew I didn't want to miss out on the chance to own this armor considering how nice the Cliffjumper set turned out. Sadly I passed on that one and the price is way too high to get it.

This is going to be a great fall for my Classics collection.

News Credits: 1 · by **Craven Knight** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:37 pm

Nah, too rich for my blood :-(

looks good though but that's just too much money for what it is.

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:39 pm

Well, if it was closer to 50$ I'd be ordering one, but until I get a job I can't plop down more money than I'm already doing on stuff.
I need to stop spending cash I don't have.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:40 pm

Placed my preorder, might go back and preorder another. This about what I figured it would cost, really I figured it might be a bit higher. What I'm curious about now is how it looks in trailer mode.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:42 pm

Wasn't this soposed to be like $50?

Well I can't afford it at that price plus shipping.

News Credits: 198 · by **DevastaTTor** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:49 pm

You know, I'm torn. By the time this probably comes out, we'll be knee deep in Animated Figures and Universe 2.0 as well. That 85 bucks could go a long way. I'm on the fence...

by **Maldroth** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:24 pm

look at it this way if you really like the look and want a complete Ultra Magnus you can pay that price, or once it's sold out you'll see it for $200+ on ebay like the Cliffjumper set.

There were some pictures floating around of the mockups of the trailer and it looked really good. Only thing we haven't seen is the coloring.

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:12 pm

Pre-ordered...I can't wait for this...it's gonna rock.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:13 pm

Maldroth wrote:look at it this way if you really like the look and want a complete Ultra Magnus you can pay that price, or once it's sold out you'll see it for $200+ on ebay like the Cliffjumper set.

There were some pictures floating around of the mockups of the trailer and it looked really good. Only thing we haven't seen is the coloring.

Personally I thought the Cliffjumper set was over priced and overrated. I bought a Valkfan head and was completely happy.

THIS on the other hand is SWEET! Pricey, yes, I would have preferred a higher production run, and lower price, but this, i feel, is worth it.

by **Cyber-Kun** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:16 pm

I pre-ordered... first I've ever done that for some custom kit... but it doesn't come out until September, so I have all the money for it by then..

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:18 pm

How do you contact this Valkfan guy and how much did he charge? I just want a proper Cliffjumper head I could care less about the guns.

by **Maldroth** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:36 pm

well originally when we heard about this they said it would be an unlimited run. I guess due to unforseen circumstances they had to limit the run. I know doing these fan kits aren't cheap unless you are a big company with manufacturing resources. Since these guys don't sound like that I'm glad they can do it at all and it looks as decent as it does.

Who knows perhaps they can do this again if this, the coronation set, and the Optimus trailer sell well enough.

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:36 pm

Pretty $$$ pre-order. Will consider but still undecided :-?

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:42 pm

Dead Metal wrote:Wasn't this soposed to be like $50?

Well I can't afford it at that price plus shipping.

Da, now I know for sure that I will be getting Animated Ultra Magnus!

by **shockwave13** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:52 pm

The armor does make Classics Ultra Magnus complete. However at that price for just an "armor" or trailer, the money can be better spent towards other series or releases.

Going to have to pass on this one.