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News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:45 pm

Magnus is probably using an altered Optimus model in the third season (if he's in the third season) because Optimus is upgrading into the Beast Hunters Voyager and they didn't want his old model to go to waste. It also saves money to use on another bot.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:51 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:Magnus is probably using an altered Optimus model in the third season (if he's in the third season) because Optimus is upgrading into the Beast Hunters Voyager and they didn't want his old model to go to waste. It also saves money to use on another bot.

That's an interesting point. I hadn't taken into account Optimus's new look, meaning Magnus wouldn't look like such an obvious remodeling. And considering we saw Magnus way back at the beginning of last season, it makes you wonder how far in advance they plan this stuff.

by **Ultra Markus** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:22 am

RAcast wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:and what was wrong with updating the other ultra magnus mold to a beast-hunters super armor version i was kind of hoping

Because the PRiD mold is awful? I certainly won't miss it, what with the absurdly TINY shoulder struts, obnoxious back kibble, and weirdly proportioned legs.

Awful? I like it, I don't think you know what awful is or your not talking about the same thing

by **Ultra Markus** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:24 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:and what was wrong with updating the other ultra magnus mold to a beast-hunters super armor version i was kind of hoping

Because that's not what Ultra Magnus looks like in Prime's official canon. He has an entirely different model from PRiD.

Uh, SO... they already made the toy

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:02 am

Ultra Markus wrote:Uh, SO... they already made the toy

Why does that matter? Smokescreen didn't turn out looking anything like his Arms Micron toy, and that was made (while not released) way before he appeared on Prime. Models change, it's a part of the development.

And like I said before, they probably changed it to Optimus' model to save money for another guy joining us in the third season.

by **roBROmanceFTW** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:28 am

I like both Ultra Magnuses...AND I WILL HAVE BOTH ULTRA MAGNUSES... :BOWDOWN:

Let's hope this isn't some third party add-on, or blood will be shed.

by **frogbat** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:49 am

I fall in the camp of not liking the 1st ultra Magnus toy we got. I'm a huge fan of the original g1 character and toy. He was my de facto autobot leader till I got my power master prime. I'd love to see a proper homage or remake of the original... The prob with the prime toy for me is that he perhaps borrowed too much from the tfa version. Too little red, rubbish weapon gimmick, and useless alt mode... Still no airachnid but defo below average.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:19 am

frogbat wrote:The prob with the prime toy for me is that he perhaps borrowed too much from the tfa version. Too little red, rubbish weapon gimmick, and useless alt mode... Still no airachnid but defo below average.

Really? I think it's the best Powerizer toy we got. It's the only one with a locking weapon, the clear parts are well-integrated, the vehicle parts integrate well into his robot mode (excepting the backpack), he has good proportions and overall I really like his look. He's got a decent vehicle mode, and I feel he stands apart well enough from Animated Magnus.

I suppose it comes back to my earlier point that the other RID Magnus was my Ultra Magnus for a long time, and in fact besides that one the only other Ultra Magnus toys I have are the other iterations of Aligned Magnus. I didn't watch Animated when it aired, I've still only seen the first season after the fact, and Reissue and Classics Magnus never did much for me (before Fansproject but then it was too late).

by **toddstarz** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:42 am

roBROmanceFTW wrote:I like both Ultra Magnuses...AND I WILL HAVE BOTH ULTRA MAGNUSES... Let's hope this isn't some third party add-on, or blood will be shed.

/agree

more new ultra magnus will soften the wait for the inevitable MP Ultra Magnus

News Credits: 9 · by **Mykltron** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:52 am

Looks better than the slightly goofy version available atm.

by **frogbat** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:33 am

Not the worse toy and I liked the robot mode and the transformation, just the alt mode was boring.. He's a truck and not a very cool one. The poweriser weapons were all rubbish, though you are right that it locks, it looks rubbish on the vehicle. I'm not a fan of translucent plastic either... Oh and why only one shoulder rocket??

by **Ultra Markus** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:21 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:Uh, SO... they already made the toy

Why does that matter? Smokescreen didn't turn out looking anything like his Arms Micron toy, and that was made (while not released) way before he appeared on Prime. Models change, it's a part of the development.

And like I said before, they probably changed it to Optimus' model to save money for another guy joining us in the third season.

why does it matter to you?

by **Cybertronus** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:09 am

Oh enough with the Ultra Magnus Optimus Primes and Bumblebees. GIVE US Dinobots!! Classics please not Transformers Prime. I'm sick of all these transformers with big arms and small legs. I want decent porportions! :sad:

by **Rated X** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:52 am

I never knew TF Prime had a comic that had nothing to do with the cartoon. I wonder why they didnt just stick all these characters in the cartoon ? Hasbro are some real lazy bastards...

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:29 am

Rated X wrote:I never knew TF Prime had a comic that had nothing to do with the cartoon. I wonder why they didnt just stick all these characters in the cartoon ? Hasbro are some real lazy bastards...

Money. It cost a lot of money to fully render anything in CGI to the detail required by TF: Prime.

News Credits: 459 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:33 am

Rated X wrote:I never knew TF Prime had a comic that had nothing to do with the cartoon.

What are you talking about? That comic is a direct prequel to the cartoon's third season (while simultaneously serving as a sequel to the Fall of Cybertron video game, helping to bridge the gap between the game and cartoon).

by **roBROmanceFTW** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:57 am

Sabrblade wrote:
Rated X wrote:I never knew TF Prime had a comic that had nothing to do with the cartoon.
What are you talking about? That comic is a direct prequel to the cartoon's third season (while simultaneously serving as a sequel to the Fall of Cybertron video game, helping to bridge the gap between the game and cartoon).

QFT.

by **Hypershock** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:25 am

roBROmanceFTW wrote:I like both Ultra Magnuses...AND I WILL HAVE BOTH ULTRA MAGNUSES... Let's hope this isn't some third party add-on, or blood will be shed.

Yea, i hope so, cuz that was the first thing i thought when i saw this

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:29 pm

Ultra Markus wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
Ultra Markus wrote:Uh, SO... they already made the toy

Why does that matter? Smokescreen didn't turn out looking anything like his Arms Micron toy, and that was made (while not released) way before he appeared on Prime. Models change, it's a part of the development.

And like I said before, they probably changed it to Optimus' model to save money for another guy joining us in the third season.

why does it matter to you?

Dude, what are you talking about? All I've been doing is answering your question. When did I make any indication that any of this meant half a rat's ass to me? :???:

frogbat wrote:I'm not a fan of translucent plastic either... Oh and why only one shoulder rocket??

Because it wasn't a shoulder rocket. It was supposed to go on his left arm.

by **Rated X** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:41 pm

Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:I never knew TF Prime had a comic that had nothing to do with the cartoon. I wonder why they didnt just stick all these characters in the cartoon ? Hasbro are some real lazy bastards...

Money. It cost a lot of money to fully render anything in CGI to the detail required by TF: Prime.

I guess thats why there was such a small amount of characters in Beast Wars. Im no fan of CGI. I wish they would go back to old school animation so we get a greater amount of characters.

News Credits: 2 · by **NovaSentinel** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:05 pm

Looks really good I must say, im excited to see how he looks finished. He looks to have newly molded arms, with what looks to be arms micron ports on the side, and the shoulder pieces (with firing shoulder missiles, yay) look to be removable, as he still has the RID prime shoulder guards, though they are flipped down and rotated, meaning there's a new joint in there. Im also hoping that the wingpack is connected to the collar and headpiece, and can be removed to reveal a different head. The forge of Solus Prime is a nice inclusion also. Im slightly dissapointed that he will be more than likely a long nosed truck, but im hoping the accessories form some sort of trailer/back end. I also wonder how they will do the windscreen, as the piece that forms it is painted solid red in the cg model...

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:08 pm

Rated X wrote:
Mkall wrote:
Rated X wrote:I never knew TF Prime had a comic that had nothing to do with the cartoon. I wonder why they didnt just stick all these characters in the cartoon ? Hasbro are some real lazy bastards...

Money. It cost a lot of money to fully render anything in CGI to the detail required by TF: Prime.

I guess thats why there was such a small amount of characters in Beast Wars. Im no fan of CGI. I wish they would go back to old school animation so we get a greater amount of characters.

Am I spotting a fan of Armada and Animated here? :grin:

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:33 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:
Because it wasn't a shoulder rocket. It was supposed to go on his left arm.

Nice custom! Do you have more pictures of that?

News Credits: 15 · by **PrymeStriker** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:09 pm

That Bot wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
Because it wasn't a shoulder rocket. It was supposed to go on his left arm.

Nice custom! Do you have more pictures of that?

It's not mine, but the thread can be found on TFW2005 here.

News Credits: 1 · by **mbd88prime** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:14 pm

if this is an official hasbro product then five things:

1. why spend the money to make a completely new mold for ultra magnus only to release this?

2. why use the inferior prid mold rather than the first edition mold?

3. in any case this is not bad exactly just weird.

4. i would likely only buy this for the forge

5. thing