Question about the G1 Ultra Magnus toy.

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Question about the G1 Ultra Magnus toy.

Postby vanisingh96 » Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:48 am

I was browsing youtube in my boredom and decided to watch a G1 toy review for Ultra Magnus and obviously the Optimus Prime torso left me a little perplexed. Is this the result of a Japanese continuity piece or was it a cost saving measure to just mold optimus prime bodies and paint them white?

I'm very curious about the history surrounding the toy.
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Re: Question about the G1 Ultra Magnus toy.

Postby Jelze Bunnycat » Sat Mar 06, 2021 1:18 pm

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First of, the first two to three years of Transformers toys (or before the movie) came from pre-existing lines, mostly Diaclone (which has a reboot line running right now) and Microman.

Ultra Magnus came from the Diaclone line where he was a piloted mech called Powered Convoy. He was meant as "upgrade" of some sort of Battle Convoy, the Diaclone release of Optimus Prime. The truck was kept (mostly) the same, and a new trailer was designed to make a bigger robot. Cost cutting? I wouldn't think so, just reusing whatever works.

YouTube should have plenty of commercials for the Diaclone and Microman lines, well worth looking for just for sheer historical value.
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Re: Question about the G1 Ultra Magnus toy.

Postby ZeldaTheSwordsman » Sun Mar 07, 2021 3:51 pm

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Re: Question about the G1 Ultra Magnus toy.

Postby Emerje » Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:30 pm

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I really hope we get a new Powered Convoy in the modern Diaclone line based on Battle Convoy V-MAX. Or maybe I should say that once I have mine in hand in two weeks, but I have no reason to think it wont be as good as I think it'll be.

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