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Ultra Magnus is made from Leader Class DOTM Sentinel Prime. My goal was to give him a movie version of the character design in he Transformers Animated series. I really liked that in the Animated series Magnus was not just a repaint of Prime but without the G1 styled armor, but a whole new design.



The head was a mish-mash of stuff. The base was the head from a Transformers RPMs Battle Chargers Sideswipe. I saw it in a Goodwill for $1.99. The heads are all over-sized cartoon-style, which made it a perfect fit for a Leader Class scale fig. Gundam pieces, Apoxie Sculpt and Zap-A-Gap took care of the rest. To me, he look like he could be Ironhide's uncle or something (that's a good thing, mind you). The hammer (Sparkcrusher) was made from Thor's hammer (perfect time to find Thor stuff, huh?) and the ladder that I removed from the back of Prime. I added the handle in the center with Devcon plastic welder epoxy and dropped a magnet in the bottom. It attaches to the ladder base on the truck/back for storage. The cannon is from the 12" Iron Man figures that came out when the first Iron Man was released on DVD. I sawed off the barrel and added one of the guns from a Universe Whirl figure. The jet intake vent I added I also got from a Goodwill a while back. Dropped a handle on it and there ya go. Lastly, I hacked up the original shield and added some parts from Gundam 00 Evia's shield. It attaches underneath in Alt mode and can be stored on the rear of Magnus in robot mode.


Painted with Testors Model Master Gloss White, Blue Angle Blue and Flat Black with Games Workshop Enchanting Blue, Ice Blue. Skull White, Burnished Gold and Mithral Silver paints with Radar Black and Ashumen Blue washes. Sealed with Testors Model Master Semi-Gloss and Flat Finishes. Dedicated to the two SFFD fire fighters who recently lost their lives in the line of duty.



More pics: http://photobucket.com/DOTMUltraMagnus Enjoy!

i saw this buy on facebook. he is pure bad ass B)

I was waiting for someone to do this, and you did it well!
Awesome job!

He can deal with you now.

Really great use of the Sentinel Prime mold, it matches Animated Magnus very well. The hammer is just icing on the cake.

Total utter sex.

This is absolutely SICK!!! Nice work on the headsculpt too. I wonder why they didn't include Ultra Magnus in the movie. That would have been awesome because he kicks butt!!!

Another great custom. Damn I wish I was this good, congrats on a splended repaint.

And I was expecting a blue and white Optimus! Very, very nice stuff! Great accessories and beautiful paint.

Mykltron wrote:And I was expecting a blue and white Optimus! Very, very nice stuff! Great accessories and beautiful paint.

As was I, and this was a pleasent surprise to say the least.

I came.

I have to say, especially since Magnus is my favorite TF of all time, that this is a beautiful figure. If I could afford it I would have this guy make me one of these....

Can't say enough about how beautiful it is.

FRICKIN AMAZING !!! This guy deserves to be a Masterclass !!! Awesome work on the hammer and the gun and I love how you make the shield become a cool looking chestplate . Not a big fan of the head but it looks cooler than Sentinel Prime's headsculpt.

HUGE THUMBS UP ! I wish I have your talent...Even if it's just 10% of it xP.

Amazing!

Very cool.

Perfection!

Greatest one I've seen so far!
Sentinel's mold is perfect for this!
I'll spam this last part on every masterclass!
You guys need your own private museum!
As for the head, it looks like it was sculpted using an ironhide head? it looks awesome!

Yes, Yes, Yes, excellent job.

now it isn't anything that hasn't been said before for your custom but,
UTTTER BRELLIANCE!!!
WONDERFULLY DONE!!!
it is a VERY impressive custom by all means by far.

i have but 1 question i would like to ask if it won't bother you too much and that is: what paints do you use for the metal sufaces and how do you paint on that ''metal wear''?

That is awesome!

Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be able to deal with that now, shall possess the power of Ultra Magnus!

Nicely done!

looks good but i dont know if id call it ultra magnus though

Its cool ill give it that, but WAAAY too much Transformers Animated influence on this guy, it needs to be re-done in a different frame of mind. Perhaps a Dark Sen Prime all in black with some silver?

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And well-deserved. A less controversial choice than the previous one!

This is total bad-ass.
Ignore the negative comments.
Awesome job