mordhelm wrote:william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:That catalog photo is not entirely reassuring re: my fears about Siege Magnus being shorter than PotP Rodimus. Hm... Like, I'm really hyped for a more G1-looking Magnus with a separate cab robot and that can carry more cars.. I suppose if it does turn out that way I could get him anyway and make or hope a 3rd party makes a larger, G1-based trailer. And who knows, maybe we'll get a Leader Rodimus Prime that works like the G1 Rodimus Prime toy either as a surprise 4th Leader in this line or as a Leader in the next line.
Magnus will be a small leader and he will be shorter than rodimus prime, which is wht I expected. They werent made to be in scale with eachother. I always found that rodimus too big and bulky anyway.
While I enjoy the figure, scalewise I felt Rodimus would work better in scale as a voyager. Rightly or wrongly, I equated Rodimus and Optimus in height.
Well, that's what I was getting at with the part I bolded. A Leader Rodimus Prime that was built like the original would end up with a Voyager robot.
And yeah, Will, PotP Roddy works better as a Super!Roddy of sorts (see also how huge he is compared to TR Galvatron). It's just that he's the only real non-MP update of Rodimus Prime we've had so far (Titrod doesn't count).
AcademyofDrX wrote:I recall reading that Magnus's trailer is not big enough for Deluxe cars but supports Micromasters only. I think it was during a Comic-Con interview, but I don't remember the specifics. Third party might be your best bet, though it still might not scale well.
Well, they're not wider than Optimus in Altmode, so he'll probably still be able to carry Siege Deluxe cars even if he wasn't specifically designed for it.
Also, a G1-based trailer in scale with a Voyager-size Ultra Magnus cab would result in a bigger robot mode for certain due to mass and transformation scheme.
In the meantime, if I want an Ultra Magnus in size with PotP Roddy, I can always just use my G1 Mags. Because, well, TFWiki nicknamed him "Honkimus Prime" for a reason.