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News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:08 am

Hi,

I posted last month that I won an auction for a WST Ultra Magnus with trailer. I got him today and it is great. Here is a short review and some pictures at the end.

This guy comes in a simple box but still looks amazing. The Ultra Magnus toy can be seen through a display window on the front. The toy itself is a faithful reproduction of the G1 toy and transforms just like the original. Also included is a decent instrution sheet that is (in my opinion) better than the ones that come with the movie toys.

The cab that comes with the toy is a new mold but doesn't fully transform into robot mode. The legs flip down but the feet don't move, there aren't any arms and the head is simply a small cube that flips up similar to the head design from G1 Optims Prime and G1 Ultra Magnus. The head fits snuggly over and stays in place well.

The cab fits well into the trailer section. The upper thigh part of the trailer bends slightly inwards and holds the cab in place. The chest piece combines with the head to form the little starfighter. It also slips into a groove on the trailer which holds it pretty well but is loose and comes out easily. This comes to the only problem. It is obvious they people who made this only had one day.

The plastic is good but he is pretty flimsy. The arms in robot mode do not stick in place. I had to use blu-tack to get them to stay in place. In addition to the arms the ramps, which become the white part of the legs, easily flip down. I used blu-tack to keep them in place. One last problem is the small white tabs on the legs that are supposed to keep the arms up when in vehicle mode. They are in grooves but they are not closed grooves which mean that they can simply fall out of the toy. I get the impression that it could have been much better if Takara gave the makers more time to produce him.

In spite of the bad points, the toy looks fantastic in robot mode and pretty good in vehicle mode. It cost me a bit but I think it was worth it.

Good points
Looks fantastic.
Faithful reproduction of the original G1 toy.
Transforms just like the original G1 toy.
Head gimmick still works.
The gun can be used by the official WST Ultra Magnus.
In scale with other WST transformers

Bad points
Some parts don't stay in place and can fall off.
Feels very flimsy.

Here is a link to some photo's I have taken of the toy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23761670@N06/

Sorry that I don't have any photos of him with a G1 Ultra Magnus but I don't have one just now. The Kabaya models shown came from
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Black-Gaines-Toy-Store. It's great that the Kayaba Powermaster Prime is the same size a Ultra Magnus.

So, if you see one of these available to buy, you wont be disappointed.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:53 am

That was a good review, and congradulations on this pretty rare find.

I love the pics of the cab in "robot mode" pretty funny. Also, I never thought to put UM's head on the little air skipper like that!?!

You say it'll work on the larget version too, I have to try it out.

Also, Black-Gaines rocks! I love shopping at that ebay store.

Now as for blu-tac, does it leave a residue on the figure? Normaly in a situation like this I recycle one of the clear bands from a new figure, but alternate solutions are always nice to know.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 11:20 am

So you're the one I was in a bidding war with!!! :twisted:

And of course, I lost...

Nice grab!

News Credits: 7 · by **Geekee1** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:58 pm

Nice. I've been waiting to hear back from you, glad to see that it meets expectations. Maybe I'll be able to find one at Botcon.

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:06 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:So you're the one I was in a bidding war with!!!

And of course, I lost...

Nice grab!

Actually, there was only one bid on the aution I got him from and it was mine. Looks like there was another of these on ebay recently. Sorry you lost out.

I thought about telling everybody here about the auction but if I did I probably wouldn't have got him. Like Elvis said "Only fools rush in".

Liege Evilmus wrote:Now as for blu-tac, does it leave a residue on the figure? Normaly in a situation like this I recycle one of the clear bands from a new figure, but alternate solutions are always nice to know.

I would have prefered to use a band but I didn't have any. Blu-tack is ok as long as you don't use a lot and change it every so often.

News Credits: 3 · by **coolpop** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:06 pm

Thanks for the review, cleared up all my doubts now.

Cheers,
Coolpop

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:23 am

Trikeboy wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:So you're the one I was in a bidding war with!!!

And of course, I lost...

Nice grab!

Actually, there was only one bid on the aution I got him from and it was mine. Looks like there was another of these on ebay recently. Sorry you lost out.

I thought about telling everybody here about the auction but if I did I probably wouldn't have got him. Like Elvis said "Only fools rush in".

Liege Evilmus wrote:Now as for blu-tac, does it leave a residue on the figure? Normaly in a situation like this I recycle one of the clear bands from a new figure, but alternate solutions are always nice to know.

I would have prefered to use a band but I didn't have any. Blu-tack is ok as long as you don't use a lot and change it every so often.

Back when we were talking about this during the summer, two auctions popped up for them from reliable overseas sellers. Both got to over $400, so I let him go. :shock:

If he were a bit less fragile I'd consider it.

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:13 pm

tigertracks 24 wrote:
Trikeboy wrote:
tigertracks 24 wrote:So you're the one I was in a bidding war with!!!

And of course, I lost...

Nice grab!

Actually, there was only one bid on the aution I got him from and it was mine. Looks like there was another of these on ebay recently. Sorry you lost out.

I thought about telling everybody here about the auction but if I did I probably wouldn't have got him. Like Elvis said "Only fools rush in".

Liege Evilmus wrote:Now as for blu-tac, does it leave a residue on the figure? Normaly in a situation like this I recycle one of the clear bands from a new figure, but alternate solutions are always nice to know.

I would have prefered to use a band but I didn't have any. Blu-tack is ok as long as you don't use a lot and change it every so often.

Back when we were talking about this during the summer, two auctions popped up for them from reliable overseas sellers. Both got to over $400, so I let him go. If he were a bit less fragile I'd consider it.

Yeah $400 is a bit to much for this. I paid £145 ($285) but I doubt I would have paid more for it. I am just glad nobody else noticed it was on ebay so I got it for the starting price. He is fragile when you hold him. If you just let it stand on display though it looks really cool.

News Credits: 1 · by **Blackstreak** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:54 am

I've never seen those before. I thought this was going to be about the actual WST Ultra Magnus w/ his own trailer. Now that would've been cool. Anyways, that Magnus of yours does look really good. I've never noticed that head/chest gimmick before but thats really cool. Works on the G1 version too. :grin:

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:02 am

Blackstreak wrote:I've never seen those before. I thought this was going to be about the actual WST Ultra Magnus w/ his own trailer. Now that would've been cool. Anyways, that Magnus of yours does look really good. I've never noticed that head/chest gimmick before but thats really cool. Works on the G1 version too.

Actually, the WST Ultra Magnus is the same size as the cab that comes with this trailer. I don't have one but i have Prime. Also, I didn't know about the head/chest gimmick until I was looking up information about the Diaclone Ultra Magnus. Can't remember what site I was on now unfortunately.

by **oschart** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:01 pm

hay wher did u get that wst powermaster prime? i have bean looking for one every where. :sad:

by **oschart** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:20 pm

Trikeboy wrote:Hi,

I posted last month that I won an auction for a WST Ultra Magnus with trailer. I got him today and it is great. Here is a short review and some pictures at the end.

This guy comes in a simple box but still looks amazing. The Ultra Magnus toy can be seen through a display window on the front. The toy itself is a faithful reproduction of the G1 toy and transforms just like the original. Also included is a decent instrution sheet that is (in my opinion) better than the ones that come with the movie toys.

The cab that comes with the toy is a new mold but doesn't fully transform into robot mode. The legs flip down but the feet don't move, there aren't any arms and the head is simply a small cube that flips up similar to the head design from G1 Optims Prime and G1 Ultra Magnus. The head fits snuggly over and stays in place well.

The cab fits well into the trailer section. The upper thigh part of the trailer bends slightly inwards and holds the cab in place. The chest piece combines with the head to form the little starfighter. It also slips into a groove on the trailer which holds it pretty well but is loose and comes out easily. This comes to the only problem. It is obvious they people who made this only had one day.

The plastic is good but he is pretty flimsy. The arms in robot mode do not stick in place. I had to use blu-tack to get them to stay in place. In addition to the arms the ramps, which become the white part of the legs, easily flip down. I used blu-tack to keep them in place. One last problem is the small white tabs on the legs that are supposed to keep the arms up when in vehicle mode. They are in grooves but they are not closed grooves which mean that they can simply fall out of the toy. I get the impression that it could have been much better if Takara gave the makers more time to produce him.

In spite of the bad points, the toy looks fantastic in robot mode and pretty good in vehicle mode. It cost me a bit but I think it was worth it.

Good points
Looks fantastic.
Faithful reproduction of the original G1 toy.
Transforms just like the original G1 toy.
Head gimmick still works.
The gun can be used by the official WST Ultra Magnus.
In scale with other WST transformers

Bad points
Some parts don't stay in place and can fall off.
Feels very flimsy.

Here is a link to some photo's I have taken of the toy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23761670@N06/

Sorry that I don't have any photos of him with a G1 Ultra Magnus but I don't have one just now. The Kabaya models shown came from
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Black-Gaines-Toy-Store. It's great that the Kayaba Powermaster Prime is the same size a Ultra Magnus.

So, if you see one of these available to buy, you wont be disappointed.

haqy with the Kayaba kit he dusent have ney more he eait thay dont make them any more so dus eney one know wher i can get a wst power master prime pleas help :sad:

by **oschart** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:21 pm

Trikeboy wrote:Hi,

I posted last month that I won an auction for a WST Ultra Magnus with trailer. I got him today and it is great. Here is a short review and some pictures at the end.

This guy comes in a simple box but still looks amazing. The Ultra Magnus toy can be seen through a display window on the front. The toy itself is a faithful reproduction of the G1 toy and transforms just like the original. Also included is a decent instrution sheet that is (in my opinion) better than the ones that come with the movie toys.

The cab that comes with the toy is a new mold but doesn't fully transform into robot mode. The legs flip down but the feet don't move, there aren't any arms and the head is simply a small cube that flips up similar to the head design from G1 Optims Prime and G1 Ultra Magnus. The head fits snuggly over and stays in place well.

The cab fits well into the trailer section. The upper thigh part of the trailer bends slightly inwards and holds the cab in place. The chest piece combines with the head to form the little starfighter. It also slips into a groove on the trailer which holds it pretty well but is loose and comes out easily. This comes to the only problem. It is obvious they people who made this only had one day.

The plastic is good but he is pretty flimsy. The arms in robot mode do not stick in place. I had to use blu-tack to get them to stay in place. In addition to the arms the ramps, which become the white part of the legs, easily flip down. I used blu-tack to keep them in place. One last problem is the small white tabs on the legs that are supposed to keep the arms up when in vehicle mode. They are in grooves but they are not closed grooves which mean that they can simply fall out of the toy. I get the impression that it could have been much better if Takara gave the makers more time to produce him.

In spite of the bad points, the toy looks fantastic in robot mode and pretty good in vehicle mode. It cost me a bit but I think it was worth it.

Good points
Looks fantastic.
Faithful reproduction of the original G1 toy.
Transforms just like the original G1 toy.
Head gimmick still works.
The gun can be used by the official WST Ultra Magnus.
In scale with other WST transformers

Bad points
Some parts don't stay in place and can fall off.
Feels very flimsy.

Here is a link to some photo's I have taken of the toy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23761670@N06/

Sorry that I don't have any photos of him with a G1 Ultra Magnus but I don't have one just now. The Kabaya models shown came from
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Black-Gaines-Toy-Store. It's great that the Kayaba Powermaster Prime is the same size a Ultra Magnus.

So, if you see one of these available to buy, you wont be disappointed.

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:30 pm

oschart wrote:hay wher did u get that wst powermaster prime? i have bean looking for one every where.

There is a link in my review to Black Gaines store on eBay. When I got prime he only had one available or I would have bought more than like I did with Galvatron and Rodimus Prime. Anyway, I haven't seen an other Optimus Prime on his site for a while. The kits are great btw and the "larger" models look great and they are cheap. I recommend buying from that store.

by **oschart** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:48 pm

year i have bean looking at him. i won't to pout a light in galvatron to make him more like the origanal. oh i did se a wst power master prime ages ago but it was $30 by the time it gets to australia and i deleated it when it ended so now i can't find it agen

News Credits: 5 · by **REMINATOR** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:50 pm

Indeed, it looks awesome. I really want on, but the price was too much for my blood even for a die hard UMagnus fan like your truely, ehehee. Congrats and thanks for the pic.

by **oschart** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:13 am

i found a wst pm prime on eBay

and got it :grin:

for about $20 I think ill post photos when i get it and then photos when i paint it (his trailer is blue for some reason lol) but he doesn’t have hiQ so ill have to make one maybe

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:07 am

oschart wrote:i found a wst pm prime on eBay and got it for about $20 I think ill post photos when i get it and then photos when i paint it (his trailer is blue for some reason lol) but he doesn’t have hiQ so ill have to make one maybe

Just replied to your topic about your pm prime with comparison photos for you then I noticed this message. Hope you enjoy your pm prime when you get it.