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by **Shadowstream** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:23 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Shadowstream wrote:So the cab can detach just for the sake of standard vehicle functionality, but is otherwise pointless since it doesn't turn into a white inner robot form.
Not pointless. It still transforms into the core of the robot mode.

You see that big hexagonal piece that forms the cab's roof? That's his butt flap in robot mode:

Which happens to be show-accurate:

I still don't see how that's not pointless, a detachable cab has no purpose when it seemingly doesn't even need to separate for the transformation, so it just comes off for the sake of emulating a vehicle function, and giving false hope to the sense that this Magnus is a white Prime in armor.

News Credits: 251 · by **Mindmaster** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:23 am

GuyIncognito wrote:
omega666 wrote:Seriously. I don't get why people want a white Optimus with armor. I think that is crap.

Ever heard the expression "Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks"?

And nostalgia, don't forget nostalgia.

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:28 am

I would love this MP Ultra Magnus to be a seperate white MP10 with the trailer that wraps around as this would give this MP the additional playability of a; White bot Magnus, b;Super mode/Ultra Magnus, c; Car transporter mode.
A triple changer!! :grin:

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:28 am

My word, the more I see of this toy, the more I need it yesterday.

News Credits: 372 · by **Cyberpath** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:32 am

I wonder if the tail panel can stay up in a right angle to the back of the thighs.

Love the big Ultra Magnus eyes!

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Thu May 15, 2014 11:32 am

And here's Ultra Magnus! Once again from the Planet Iacon Facebook page we have better quality image of Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-22 Ultra Magus. Unfortunately he's not in full color like Bumblebee, but still some good looks at the grey mold prototype from some different angles. Check him out below:

http://www.youtube.com/user/KirbyForce1 · by **KirbyForce1** » Thu May 15, 2014 11:45 am

Gimme gimme, Ultra Maggie!

News Credits: 6188 · by **Va'al** » Thu May 15, 2014 11:51 am

Mystery solved then: the cab unfolds into the upper part of the torso and head.

by **sixshot20** » Thu May 15, 2014 12:05 pm

I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Thu May 15, 2014 12:22 pm

I love it except for the ass-flap!

News Credits: 3597 · by **Seibertron** » Thu May 15, 2014 12:26 pm

El Duque wrote:

In this image it appears he has the larger visor like eyes. It must have been just the shadow of the visor rim that made the eyes look so much smaller in previous pics.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Thu May 15, 2014 2:04 pm

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

News Credits: 15 · by **Ravage XK** » Thu May 15, 2014 2:09 pm

I like it and will buy it. The only part that sticks out to me as odd are the lower legs, there are the legs and then a large gap and then a floating panel in front. Looks odd to me.

by **SentinelA** » Thu May 15, 2014 2:18 pm

After seeing the kibble on the back of this, reconsidering the 3rd party one.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Thu May 15, 2014 2:21 pm

The butt flap looks silly. Maybe it can be folded up or something. Otherwise, love it!

by **Crystiallic** » Thu May 15, 2014 2:23 pm

Hmm, the tires on his feet are fake... Wonder if that means there is to be changes. But then, I don't think the flap ass is going away, although I'm not that big of a hater of that thing, it's better than MP03's skirts or MP17's hollow legs IMHO.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu May 15, 2014 3:48 pm

rpetras wrote:
Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

kirbenvost wrote:The butt flap looks silly. Maybe it can be folded up or something. Otherwise, love it!

Crystiallic wrote:But then, I don't think the flap ass is going away, although I'm not that big of a hater of that thing, it's better than MP03's skirts or MP17's hollow legs IMHO.

Yeah, the butt flap is a bit bigger than it should be, but at least they got its shape right:

News Credits: 217 · by **Diem** » Thu May 15, 2014 3:52 pm

Takara had a bet with Hasbro to see how many times they could get Transfans to say "butt flap" and they totally won.

News Credits: 5 · by **REMINATOR** » Thu May 15, 2014 4:42 pm

And before anyone is starting to question why there are translucent windows on MP22 Prototype chest, it started in TFTM:

And it Mystery Comvoy Game:

Overall, I can't wait to get that MP22 in my hand!

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri May 16, 2014 1:01 am

rpetras wrote:
sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

The @ss flap as noticed by Saberblade is kind of a homage(?) to his character model sheets/design by Floro Dery (?)

News Credits: 14 · by **DecepticonFinishline** » Fri May 16, 2014 1:21 am

El Duque wrote:

Damn it.... This kind of changes everything for me.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri May 16, 2014 1:38 am

I like how the cab can be separated and played as a stand alone vehicle. :APPLAUSE:

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Fri May 16, 2014 1:40 am

I like how the cab can be separated and played as a stand alone vehicle. :APPLAUSE:

ISP fart.......sorry for the double post

News Credits: 409 · by **Stormrider** » Fri May 16, 2014 8:44 am

fenrir72 wrote:
rpetras wrote:
sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

The @ss flap as noticed by Saberblade is kind of a homage(?) to his character model sheets/design by Floro Dery (?)

I would have preferred no homage than how they designed it. It sucks the way it hangs down that much. Any 3rd Party up for the challenge of making the first Transformer butt transplant? Seriously, I hope the flap is detachable because that is how I would like to display him.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Fri May 16, 2014 8:52 am

The flap is way too big for its own good. It's surprising how good the rest of the figure is until you get to that one piece. It's got to have been some budgetary setback or something if they couldn't find a way to make it fold in just one more time for a better size/positioning, cuz it's hard to believe that it being that large and hanging that much over his whole back section down to his knees was planned from the start.