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-Kanrabat- wrote:Best example is the set of MTG

Magic the Gathering?

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:Best example is the set of MTG

Magic the Gathering?

FUK.

Ahem...

MPG.

Still, for what that cost, that's not that big of a mistake.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

megatran wrote:That sort of moolah is competing with Haslab territory.

The days of 'cheap' / affordable toys are over. And here I am still holding out for ML Fort Max.

From Hasbro, this may be the case. But it's Takara we're talking about. And if they want to make an expensive figure, they don't dick around with crowdfunding.

Best example is the set of MTG Super Ginrai and God Bomber. Those two together cost me over 800$CAN. That's the same price as my TWO sets of HASLAB Victory Saber.

What I meant was its competing for the consumer dollar. Not everyone has disposable income to be able to indulge. I'm fortunate to have a well paying job, but even still, I cannot justify stretching the budget.

I'd buy Magic The Gathering Super Ginrai crossover.

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Based on the prototype photos, he still comes with the powered convoy drone thing, which is awesome.

And he's a new character, too. A detective named "Deerstalker".

That's new, but also exciting.

I have every expectation that he will be $250-300 though

¥27,500 full price. Less with preorder discount from the usual Japanese e-tailers.

$216.83 from Amazon Japan with a $30 and change import charge.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:$216.83 from Amazon Japan with a $30 and change import charge.

Thanks.

IIRC, C-01 Convoy (with trailer) was US$120 at Hasbro Pulse. Anyone know how much it was on Amazon Japan back then? Thanks.

According to my order C01 and C02 with a little off using Amazon pts was $183.18 together.

With this video, I'm really tempted with Magnus. He even comes with a bonus vehicle, who may most likely be from its original Diaclone release.

-Kanrabat- wrote:He even comes with a bonus vehicle, who may most likely be from its original Diaclone release.

Yup! An update of the original Diaclone Powered Buggy accessory to Diaclone Powered Convoy that was omitted from the 1986 Ultra Magnus version:



And now, his name is Deerstalker. He's a detective:

Hmm, Generations Deerstalker as a retool of Legacy Rukus?

This little bonus item, who is in fact, JUSTICE for Ultra Magnus, is what decided me to pull the trigger. I'll wait for the Hobby Search preorder to pop up.

Kinda wish he had been named Minimus Ambus, but it's still cool.

I will need to get this mold, but i kinda want to wait and see what the repaint looks like

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Kinda wish he had been named Minimus Ambus, but it's still cool.

I will need to get this mold, but i kinda want to wait and see what the repaint looks like

I expect the obligatory Diaclone colors sooner or later.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Kinda wish he had been named Minimus Ambus, but it's still cool.

I will need to get this mold, but i kinda want to wait and see what the repaint looks like

I expect the obligatory Diaclone colors sooner or later.

Which would give us Missing Link Delta Magnus and his own buggy drone, Powerdrive.

At the price UM is at now I can only justify one so it'll have to be Magnus. It's a shame because the Diaclone colored version has a bit of history with TFTM.

After months of rumors and last week's teasing, the next entry into Takara Tomy's amazing Transformers Missing Link toy line has been fully revealed. The Autobot City Commander Ultra Magnus will join his fellow Autobots in March of 2026, and he's bringing along a friend or two for the ride. Not only will Ultra Magnus include a Diaclone driver figure, but this release will feature the first ever reissue (or at least sort of reissue as it appears to be all new tooling) of the Diaclone Powered Buggy mold, this time in blue and named Deer Stalker with, best we can tell, no relation to the Battle Beast of the same name.

Preorders are open for the figure now at Amazon Japan and other Japanese retailers, with many other worldwide outlets sure to follow soon.

Check out several images of the toy mirrored below, which show off the toy's added articulation, interactivity with other Missing Link and G1 toys, Deer Stalker, all of the trailer's modes and the sublime molded and painted detailing representative of the sticker designs from the original G1 Ultra Magnus toy.

Deerstalker is so named in reference to deerstalker caps, like the one famously worn by Sherlock Holmes. He's a detective.

The Battle Beast "Deer Stalker" is known better by Takara as the Beastformer "Big Serow".

So, Magnus will partsform the same way as the original G1 toy. The big head, the chest-plate, the jockstrap (two of them!) and obviously, the weapons. As long that the parts storage is clever, I don't mind.

-Kanrabat- wrote:So, Magnus will partsform the same way as the original G1 toy. The big head, the chest-plate, the jockstrap (two of them!) and obviously, the weapons. As long that the parts storage is clever, I don't mind.

Looks like the fists are now integrated with the trailer, at least.

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:So, Magnus will partsform the same way as the original G1 toy. The big head, the chest-plate, the jockstrap (two of them!) and obviously, the weapons. As long that the parts storage is clever, I don't mind.

Looks like the fists are now integrated with the trailer, at least.

Oh, I missed that part. Nice and logical. Also, it is the same with the White Prime, who may be a straight repaint of the ML Optimus.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

-Kanrabat- wrote:So, Magnus will partsform the same way as the original G1 toy. The big head, the chest-plate, the jockstrap (two of them!) and obviously, the weapons. As long that the parts storage is clever, I don't mind.

Looks like the fists are now integrated with the trailer, at least.

Oh, I missed that part. Nice and logical. Also, it is the same with the White Prime, who may be a straight repaint of the ML Optimus.

The cab's legs must have been retooled in order to bend forward at the knee, since the legs on Missing Link Convoy can't do that:



Plus some new panel tooling:

Now this is one toy I like. As a child, I absolutely loved my G1 Ultra Magnus, despite it being, well, a brick. The extra sidekick is just the icing on the cake.

So we cannot use ML Optimus as Magnus's "rider."

Anyway, Hobby Search's preorders are up for "only" 22500JPY:

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11252016

I just hope it will not cost 8000JPY to ship.

-Kanrabat- wrote:So, Magnus will partsform the same way as the original G1 toy. The big head, the chest-plate, the jockstrap (two of them!) and obviously, the weapons. As long that the parts storage is clever, I don't mind.

Okay, I'll ask. Why are there 2 slightly dfferent jockstraps?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but... I'm pretty sure this maxtrix will never open. Even for Missing Link Ultra Magnus' darkest hour. He is doomed!