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News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:55 pm

Hasbro has shown UM gun to be white. Does this mean that Takara is going to do things differently now? One thing I like about Firedrive over the Legends Targetmasters, proper pegs in the forearms to hold the arms in place.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:08 pm

Or it could mean a late minute change with hasbro um, either way wouldn't hurt to ask hasbro about it.

News Credits: 8 · by **Flashwave** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:20 pm

I am very on the fence with that Prime. I dont like the aesthetic or the proportions, but I do like the Peg Holes. I want eht peg holes. I am back to being excited for Magnus, though. I wish/hope we can store smaller vehicles i the trailer.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:21 pm

Just Cog for definite, Maybe Magnus and the micromasters. Fire-Drive looks nice so if he is cheap then he will be a cheerful purchase. I was almost tempted on Prime but I'm currently back to not bothering with him.

News Credits: 42 · by **Autobot N** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:25 pm

That Magnus looks great. My only issue is that the smaller Magnus is a bit too white (grey legs like BCOP would have been nice, but that's a minor issue. Cog is still a must buy as well, and Prime is a maybe.

by **1984forever** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:28 pm

I don't like the dirt on these figures. I got some 91% proof and paint ready to clean up Ultra Magnus and Sideswipe. Love the new alt-mode on Magnus. I always felt he should have had a futuristic form like the other '86 movie bots.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:29 pm

You know, with a new trailer and a slight retooling, Ultra Magnus could become Nova Prime :-?

Though it certainly wouldn't happen in this trilogy.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:40 pm

I'm pretty disappinted to see that Takara's version have the same weathered paint jobs as the Hasbro's. One of the previous magazine reveals gave me a sliver of hope, but it looks like that was bunk.

News Credits: 3 · by **Kyleor** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 1:50 pm

Can't wait to see how ridiculously and awesomely overloaded with weapons/add-ons you can make each figure!

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:03 pm

Kyleor wrote:Can't wait to see how ridiculously and awesomely overloaded with weapons/add-ons you can make each figure!

That's what I want to do as well

if the six gun rumour is true then we should have lots of options open to us to create walking machines of pure death.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:16 pm

Not really interested in this line BUT I may get a couple Lionizers just to use as Studio Series Lockdown's Steeljaws.

by **budmaloney** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:39 pm

hmm..nice to see stock photos...I think I'll only be getting the Magnus and the Delorean (Swindler). I don't know why Magnus has been treated differently. Minimus Ambus was a cool concept but could have been done with another character. I've always preferred my Magnus to be a white version of Prime. Since that original Prime design is neat but not necessarily the best character.

Have we ever seen a white prime Magnus featured in any animation? I know comics had Dreamwave, and WFC/FOC had the chassis idea. That it's a mold and they share the same chassis. But that's about it? You could say TFP had that, but it wasn't white repaint.

Looks like Magnus has a wrist Swivel.

If I get this Magnus he'll be the only Magnus I'd keep. Has enough g1 cues and is a modern official one. The FOC one had red eyes with I hated and never got.

News Credits: 127 · by **Counterpunch** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 2:40 pm

These are some disappointing reveals. My enthusiasm for the line is significantly decreased.

The "weathering" looks like an amateur's first take at customizing where even their screw ups are ok because it's "damage."

News Credits: 3 · by **Manterax Prime** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:02 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Hasbro has shown UM gun to be white. Does this mean that Takara is going to do things differently now?

Never trust a render or the hand painted prototypes.
They are never the same as the final product.

News Credits: 4838 · by **william-james88** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:10 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Hasbro has shown UM gun to be white.

Hasbro never showed us the final look of the toys, this is our first real look at them. So what you see here is what you get.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:24 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Hasbro has shown UM gun to be white. Does this mean that Takara is going to do things differently now?

Probably Hasbro will also be going with red. What we've seen so far has been a silver gun, not white, which didn't make a whole lot of sense since he doesn't have any silver plastic on him meaning they had to paint the whole gun anyway (and in fairness this is the first time we've seen UM in molded colors, not hand painted). It makes me wonder if the silver was just a placeholder until they came up with a design they liked. I think most of us would have just preferred if it were molded white and left alone.

Emerje

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 3:39 pm

Emerje wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Hasbro has shown UM gun to be white. Does this mean that Takara is going to do things differently now?

Probably Hasbro will also be going with red. What we've seen so far has been a silver gun, not white, which didn't make a whole lot of sense since he doesn't have any silver plastic on him meaning they had to paint the whole gun anyway (and in fairness this is the first time we've seen UM in molded colors, not hand painted). It makes me wonder if the silver was just a placeholder until they came up with a design they liked. I think most of us would have just preferred if it were molded white and left alone.

Emerje

The gun looks to be painted red anyway, with its real off white plastic color showing in the details there, so changing from one painted color to another, seems a bit strange.

I'd say, possibly that the silver gun we saw previously was just a spur of the moment deal, and it'll actually be red for the final product.

News Credits: 19 · by **Carnivius_Prime** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:31 pm

What exactly is going on in this pic? Apart from weird car robot sex?

News Credits: 3 · by **Randomhero** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:41 pm

shajaki wrote:I'm pretty disappinted to see that Takara's version have the same weathered paint jobs as the Hasbro's. One of the previous magazine reveals gave me a sliver of hope, but it looks like that was bunk.

Then you weren’t looking hard enough at those magazine pictures because the distress was on them too.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 5:23 pm

Randomhero wrote:Then you weren’t looking hard enough at those magazine pictures because the distress was on them too.

Easy now. The initial scans weren't all that clear >:oP

News Credits: 48 · by **Nemesis Primal** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 5:33 pm

Carnivius_Prime wrote:What exactly is going on in this pic? Apart from weird car robot sex?

All the Micromasters have combined weapon modes now, so that is supposed to be a gun. Your description was pretty much accurate though, it isn't a particularly convincing weapon by any means.

As for my thoughts on these pics, Cog is still a guaranteed purchase, and Magnus wins me over more every time I see him. I just hope all this weapon combining allows me to make him a decent enough hammer, as that's basically all he's missing for me.

News Credits: 2 · by **Nemesis Destron** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 5:34 pm

Give me my

already

…..please! >:oP

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 5:36 pm

Nemesis Primal wrote:
Carnivius_Prime wrote:What exactly is going on in this pic? Apart from weird car robot sex?

All the Micromasters have combined weapon modes now, so that is supposed to be a gun. Your description was pretty much accurate though, it isn't a particularly convincing weapon by any means.

As for my thoughts on these pics, Cog is still a guaranteed purchase, and Magnus wins me over more every time I see him. I just hope all this weapon combining allows me to make him a decent enough hammer, as that's basically all he's missing for me.

You might be able to make cog into a hammer ;-)