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cramoptimus maximus wrote:Wow, he big... Too tall to fit in that box in robot mode. I really prefer when they come packaged in robot mode and not the alternate mode....
Small mold MPs are ok in alternate mode, I kinda prefer the small boxes for those, saves storage room, but a full size MP ought to come packaged ready in its most glorious form and a big beautiful box!
Anyway...
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:The more I think about it, the more I realize that Star Saber of all bots being the 30th Anniversary figure is just following Takara's tradition of making MPs of an Autobot leader for special commemorative celebrations.
For the 20th Anniversary, Takara made MP-1 Convoy (20th Anniversary Optimus Prime)
For the "Welcome to Transformers 2010" promotion that honored the 1986 movie and the G1 cartoon's third season (which was dubbed in Japanese as "Transformers 2010"), Takara made MP-9 Rodimus Convoy (Rodimus Prime).
For the 25th Anniversary, one could suggest MP-8 Grimlock as possible candidate for celebrating that year, since he was an Autobot leader in the Marvel comics and Takara even made that MP-8X King Grimlock figure based on Marvel Grimlock.
So with Optimus and Rodimus, and even Grimlock, already done, that takes care of the first two Autobot leaders of the 1980s in both the cartoon and comics, so Takara kinda had to go with a later Autobot leader for the 30th Anniversary. And I'd say leaving it to the fans to vote on it was a nice move.
hinomars19 wrote:sol magnus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:hinomars19 wrote:Lots of stuff I said about MP Ultra Magnus
I'm really sorry you feel that way. I think Magnus was an out of the park home run. I love his heft, and how sturdy he is. I think it goes very well with the stoic nature of his character.
In reference to the pic, that should put to rest any question of who MP-24 will be.
Agreed. I love my Ultra Magnus. He stands heroically amongst my MP Autobots...the way it should be. The only thing he "lacks" is hip-swivel, and that is very easy to overlook.
I think Star Saber is an awesome figure, but since I have no real connection to the character, so I'm (still) not getting one. It's tough, though.
Haha, I thought I'd be alone on this. No worries folks. Magnus isn't a bad figure, I guess I just see potential wasted. A few extra pushes or that little extra time on the drawing board would have made such a difference. To stay on topic, that's what I see in Star Sabre; a figure that was, design wise, pushed to it's limit leaving no stone un-turned. I suppose what SS has in his favour of course is how the original toy was no different to his animation model, so I guess Yuki had the advantage of updating existing engineering, leaving more room for refinement.
My own opinion of course, but Star Sabre has that play-ability I like, it justifies that price point and the giant package it comes in. My bank Balance hates me but I am truly looking forward to him. I'm just not prepared for the hit right now and he has crept up on me real fast.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
megatronus wrote:hinomars19 wrote:sol magnus wrote:Desslok2201 wrote:hinomars19 wrote:Lots of stuff I said about MP Ultra Magnus
I'm really sorry you feel that way. I think Magnus was an out of the park home run. I love his heft, and how sturdy he is. I think it goes very well with the stoic nature of his character.
In reference to the pic, that should put to rest any question of who MP-24 will be.
Agreed. I love my Ultra Magnus. He stands heroically amongst my MP Autobots...the way it should be. The only thing he "lacks" is hip-swivel, and that is very easy to overlook.
I think Star Saber is an awesome figure, but since I have no real connection to the character, so I'm (still) not getting one. It's tough, though.
Haha, I thought I'd be alone on this. No worries folks. Magnus isn't a bad figure, I guess I just see potential wasted. A few extra pushes or that little extra time on the drawing board would have made such a difference. To stay on topic, that's what I see in Star Sabre; a figure that was, design wise, pushed to it's limit leaving no stone un-turned. I suppose what SS has in his favour of course is how the original toy was no different to his animation model, so I guess Yuki had the advantage of updating existing engineering, leaving more room for refinement.
My own opinion of course, but Star Sabre has that play-ability I like, it justifies that price point and the giant package it comes in. My bank Balance hates me but I am truly looking forward to him. I'm just not prepared for the hit right now and he has crept up on me real fast.
I actually agree with you 100%. Ultra Magnus is cool, and I love his heft, but he's definitely missing that special something. To me, he's a poseable statue, not an action figure like MP10 or any of the MP cars.
Call me crazy, but range of motion should count for something. I found the shoulder articulation extremely disappointing, and the lack of hip swivel even more so. The usual "well, the design really doesn't allow for it" defense falls flat for me - that just means the design was poor, not that the lack of articulation is acceptable as a result. That's not to say there aren't great things about him - the way the arms transform is clever, and the way the rubber wheels at the foot flip out to reveal the molded, animation accurate mini-wheels is awesome. But there is certainly room for improvement.
Still, I do think it's a bit unfair to compare Magnus to Star Saber... he looks amazing, but also benefits from the very solid, made-up (i.e. not earth based) alt mode that makes it easier (I would think) to unfurl into a robot.
I've always thought that was a strange argument. It's like, aren't the designers responsible for mistakes or oversights?megatronus wrote:The usual "well, the design really doesn't allow for it" defense falls flat for me - that just means the design was poor, not that the lack of articulation is acceptable as a result.
shajaki wrote:I've always thought that was a strange argument. It's like, aren't the designers responsible for mistakes or oversights?megatronus wrote:The usual "well, the design really doesn't allow for it" defense falls flat for me - that just means the design was poor, not that the lack of articulation is acceptable as a result.
william-james88 wrote:Also be weary of hope in this hobby. Hope is just undiscovered disappointment.
Agamemnon, barebacked rider of flying robo-dragon, and not often constipated either...My nephew wrote:Bacon is meat candy.
Leonardo wrote:Take your lips off my pipe!
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Designing in general is all about making compromises, between what you want, what looks good, and what's physically possible. Tons of articulation and other moving pieces for instance, is what one would want, but that would make the toy too complex and fragile.
guarayakha wrote:I'm sure they'd have consider all possible options and it was all down to the problem of production costs.
I'd imagine that UltraMagnus was designed around a stricter budget while being able to keep the die-cast and rubber tyres, and StarSaber being given a tad more of that $$$ for being a special case.
Agamemnon wrote:Indeed, besides physics, money often factors in. If UM could have had much more articulation, but the cost was pushed up over $300 per unit, would that be worthwhile? Or is this compromise, with a cheaper price point, preferable?
I'm not saying that is what happened here, but I think it is at least as plausible as mistakes or laziness (though I am not accusing anyone of specifically calling the designers lazy.)
Personally, I like the price point (in fact I thought UM was going to be much, much more expensive.) And I am happy with the results. Isn't there always room for improvement? (Such as when an artist's piece of work is never "done...")
Ironhidensh wrote:Honestly, and I don't mean to offend here, but the complaints against ultra Magnus sound like nitpicking. Ever since the white repaint of MP-1 came out, we've been begging and begging for a true ultra Magnus. Well we finally got one. Hell, if you count the upcoming combined wars figure, we have two ultra Magnus' this year.
To me, Magnus is everything I've been waiting for and then some. Are there tiny things that could be better? Of course, but in the face of the sheer awesomeness of this figure, they aren't worth thinking about.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Leonardo wrote:Take your lips off my pipe!
Agamemnon wrote:Indeed, besides physics, money often factors in. If UM could have had much more articulation, but the cost was pushed up over $300 per unit, would that be worthwhile? Or is this compromise, with a cheaper price point, preferable?
I'm not saying that is what happened here, but I think it is at least as plausible as mistakes or laziness (though I am not accusing anyone of specifically calling the designers lazy.)
Personally, I like the price point (in fact I thought UM was going to be much, much more expensive.) And I am happy with the results. Isn't there always room for improvement? (Such as when an artist's piece of work is never "done...")
No offence, but I'll be too busy playing with mine to watchchuckdawg1999 wrote:Can I be totally honest? I'm getting this figure no matter what, I'm just secretly hopping no other reviewers get it sooner so I can do my review first.
william-james88 wrote:So that would also be the case for Predaking, who is also six members.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Arctorro wrote:No offence, but I'll be too busy playing with mine to watchchuckdawg1999 wrote:Can I be totally honest? I'm getting this figure no matter what, I'm just secretly hopping no other reviewers get it sooner so I can do my review first.
To be honest, I hope you do get yours quickly to get an early review up. It's always nice to watch a review first.
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