Clearer Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-22 Ultra Magnus

Gimme gimme, Ultra Maggie!

Mystery solved then: the cab unfolds into the upper part of the torso and head.

I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

I love it except for the ass-flap!

El Duque wrote:

In this image it appears he has the larger visor like eyes. It must have been just the shadow of the visor rim that made the eyes look so much smaller in previous pics.

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

I like it and will buy it. The only part that sticks out to me as odd are the lower legs, there are the legs and then a large gap and then a floating panel in front. Looks odd to me.

After seeing the kibble on the back of this, reconsidering the 3rd party one.

The butt flap looks silly. Maybe it can be folded up or something. Otherwise, love it!

Hmm, the tires on his feet are fake... Wonder if that means there is to be changes. But then, I don't think the flap ass is going away, although I'm not that big of a hater of that thing, it's better than MP03's skirts or MP17's hollow legs IMHO.

rpetras wrote:

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

kirbenvost wrote:The butt flap looks silly. Maybe it can be folded up or something. Otherwise, love it!

Crystiallic wrote:But then, I don't think the flap ass is going away, although I'm not that big of a hater of that thing, it's better than MP03's skirts or MP17's hollow legs IMHO.

Yeah, the butt flap is a bit bigger than it should be, but at least they got its shape right:

Takara had a bet with Hasbro to see how many times they could get Transfans to say "butt flap" and they totally won.

And before anyone is starting to question why there are translucent windows on MP22 Prototype chest, it started in TFTM:

And it Mystery Comvoy Game:


Overall, I can't wait to get that MP22 in my hand!

rpetras wrote:

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

The @ss flap as noticed by Saberblade is kind of a homage(?) to his character model sheets/design by Floro Dery (?)

El Duque wrote:

Damn it.... This kind of changes everything for me.

I like how the cab can be separated and played as a stand alone vehicle.

I like how the cab can be separated and played as a stand alone vehicle.

ISP fart.......sorry for the double post

fenrir72 wrote:

rpetras wrote:

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

The @ss flap as noticed by Saberblade is kind of a homage(?) to his character model sheets/design by Floro Dery (?)

I would have preferred no homage than how they designed it. It sucks the way it hangs down that much. Any 3rd Party up for the challenge of making the first Transformer butt transplant? Seriously, I hope the flap is detachable because that is how I would like to display him.

The flap is way too big for its own good. It's surprising how good the rest of the figure is until you get to that one piece. It's got to have been some budgetary setback or something if they couldn't find a way to make it fold in just one more time for a better size/positioning, cuz it's hard to believe that it being that large and hanging that much over his whole back section down to his knees was planned from the start.

YES

Stormrider wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

rpetras wrote:

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

The @ss flap as noticed by Saberblade is kind of a homage(?) to his character model sheets/design by Floro Dery (?)

I would have preferred no homage than how they designed it. It sucks the way it hangs down that much. Any 3rd Party up for the challenge of making the first Transformer butt transplant? Seriously, I hope the flap is detachable because that is how I would like to display him.

Small price to pay SR. Aside from that, I sure can't wait for a colored version. This is gonna rock in December!

New photos of Magnus, including: his Matrix chamber, a second facial expression, and a comparison between MP-10 Spike and MP-22 adult Spike with Daniel:



Like with MP Prime, the human figures can also ride in Magnus' cab.

Design schematics for MP-22


(This is what they used for the silhouette.)



Click to enlarge.

Really looks like they've sacrificed a transforming cab in favour of a butt flap.

Can anyone confirm please if Magnus will come with his own Matrix?

I have a Rodimus matrix but do not have MP 10 so this is quite important for me if the Rodimus matrix would not fit in MP 22 if he does not come with his own one.

Burn wrote:Really looks like they've sacrificed a transforming cab in favour of a butt flap.

Yeah. It's too bad the way the flap has turned out. In the concept image, the flap doesn't look too bad, but it hangs too low on the prototype. Looks like there is a line on the cab roof in the alt mode. I wonder if it originally was going to fold in half.

Two things I still wonder - doe UM have a waist swivel? If not, why? Do his shoulders have any more articulation other than spin laterally?

I do like the arm transformation. Different from the original. I don't like the chunkiness of the toy though.

According to a part from the Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1 book, it seems that Ultra Magnus was started by Hasui but then handed over to and finished by Kobayashi, since Hasui couldn't figure out how to make the toy as a white MP-10 with trailer armor work within the budget they were given to make the toy. This would explain why the cab looks a lot like the MP-10 cab but ultimately isn't just MP-10 with armor, as well as why there are some less-than-show-accurate aspects about this robot mode design since it was Hasui who's been giving us all these super show-accurate MPs since MP-10.

So Magnus was a collaboration of sorts.

Someone from TFW2005 translated the interview:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... st11048732

I wonder if Hasui will do more MP figures.

Cyberpath wrote:So Magnus was a collaboration of sorts.

Someone from TFW2005 translated the interview:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... st11048732

I wonder if Hasui will do more MP figures.

Isn't he in charge of Star Saber?

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Isn't he in charge of Star Saber?

Hisashi Yuki.

Cyberpath wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Isn't he in charge of Star Saber?

Hisashi Yuki.

I believe Hasui is working on the TF4 line at the moment.

Sabrblade wrote:According to a part from the Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1 book, it seems that Ultra Magnus was started by Hasui but then handed over to and finished by Kobayashi, since Hasui couldn't figure out how to make the toy as a white MP-10 with trailer armor work within the budget they were given to make the toy. This would explain why the cab looks a lot like the MP-10 cab but ultimately isn't just MP-10 with armor, as well as why there are some less-than-show-accurate aspects about this robot mode design since it was Hasui who's been giving us all these super show-accurate MPs since MP-10.

Aside from the need to bring the cost acceptable for such a mass release, I believe that getting UM's legs to work with a core MP-10's extremities would have make UM too stumpy or just plain stiff as in the original G1 incarnation or just bigger.

If Tomy took the FP route,their trailer part would look too short if you would compare how it turned out against the G3 trailer of henkei Convoy while in the original, both Convoy and UM had nearly identical trailer lengths.

So maybe, this is for the best.

More:

Courtesy of fellow Seibertron.com user Cyberpath, we get a look at two more scans featuting the (former) Duly Appointed Enforcer of the Tyrest Accord. In some continuities. Check out the mirrored images below, from Facebook page TF Upgrader, and let us know what you think in the Energon Pub! An alternative face, hey?

Looks better; I like the new screaming face and the pictures of Daniel and Spike.

The more I see photos of him, the more I want him!

The picture on the far right shows the shoulder angle articulation. Is the shoulder on a ball joint or hinge? Doesn't seem to angle too much though

He just keeps looking better and better to me. I'm really looking forward to this release.

i wonder how those windows will look on the fully painted finished product. theyd have to be translucent red to blend in to the red chest piece for it to blend properly like the toon version.

please.. PLEASE just release magnus, bumblebee, and wheeljack already!.. then PLEASE announce that galvatron, cyclonus, scourge, hot rod, and megatron V2 are on deck!

I wouldn't mind if they release them all at once as soon as possible, but my wallet would have a hard time keeping up!

Yet, I do hope that next year, Jazz will be released...

Cyberpath wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Va'al wrote:

For the pic on the right: With respect to the G1 Toy, under the helmet, it will have a smaller head of Magnus (same as Optimus Prime).

im also a little worried about this, and surprised no one else is scrutinizing it. with how perfect everything is on this figure, this CAN NOT be his head. there has to be some explanation. when i first saw it i thought it was the back of his head. maybe?

That's his head without the face on though.

This is his proper head:

ultramagnushead.jpg

Could this be the reason why this pic was included? You know, how to change UM's expressions?

TimothyR wrote:please.. PLEASE just release magnus, bumblebee, and wheeljack already!.. then PLEASE announce that galvatron, cyclonus, scourge, hot rod, and megatron V2 are on deck!

hot rod has been released combined wih rodimus

fenrir72 wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Va'al wrote:

For the pic on the right: With respect to the G1 Toy, under the helmet, it will have a smaller head of Magnus (same as Optimus Prime).

im also a little worried about this, and surprised no one else is scrutinizing it. with how perfect everything is on this figure, this CAN NOT be his head. there has to be some explanation. when i first saw it i thought it was the back of his head. maybe?

That's his head without the face on though.

This is his proper head:

ultramagnushead.jpg

Could this be the reason why this pic was included? You know, how to change UM's expressions?

its just probably using the head of the existing mold from optimus prime which will be covered by ultramagnus's face and helmet to save money and to show the face change gimmick not meant to show another smaller white robot

That's what I said.

Looks awesome! Really hope we get Mirage, Jazz and Hound announced for next year

dragons wrote:

TimothyR wrote:please.. PLEASE just release magnus, bumblebee, and wheeljack already!.. then PLEASE announce that galvatron, cyclonus, scourge, hot rod, and megatron V2 are on deck!

hot rod has been released combined wih rodimus

duh.. i said HOT ROD.. not rodimus prime/hot rod.. i want a HOT ROD.. not both. i want a hot rod that fits in scale with the other figures.. not one that turns into a GIANT hot rod car.. then in robot mode is as tall as prime.

.. get it now? HOT ROD, not rodimus.

So, is this new reveal officially designated his "Dammit-face"?

TimothyR wrote:

dragons wrote:

TimothyR wrote:please.. PLEASE just release magnus, bumblebee, and wheeljack already!.. then PLEASE announce that galvatron, cyclonus, scourge, hot rod, and megatron V2 are on deck!

hot rod has been released combined wih rodimus

duh.. i said HOT ROD.. not rodimus prime/hot rod.. i want a HOT ROD.. not both. i want a hot rod that fits in scale with the other figures.. not one that turns into a GIANT hot rod car.. then in robot mode is as tall as prime.

.. get it now? HOT ROD, not rodimus.

No need to be cranky.

I am less psyched about MP Ultra Magnus compared to Wheeljack and Bumblebee. The more pictures I see of him, the more I am unsatisfied with the proportions and some of the designs. Overall, I think he is a pretty good figure, but there are better qualities about Wheeljack and Bumblebee - making them stellar.