Studio Series 86 Ultra Magnus Released in Asia + Review Roundup

I’m in for Scrapheap. I wish his headsculpt included the mirrors of the original design, but he’s an instant preorder for me.
These retooled figures look as good if not better than Wreck-gar imo.
I’m almost never into play gimmicks, so the newer Junkions have been easy passes.

This new Ultra Magnus has already been preordered and is a no-brainer.
The only version of this character I have is because of a trade I made with a friend, which is the CW UM, so this will be the first (and most likely last) Magnus figure I will have ever purchased.

Still not crazy about that Studio Series Magnus. Gonna hold out for an upgrade kit that addresses the torse/upper arms and sunken in head. Would be nice to get a transformable cab section too but that might be pushing it.

Worth it?

Oh hell yeah. SS86 Magnus certainly is.

He's been spotted at a few different places in Australia too (primarily Toyworld's)

Ehh.. I do think the SS mold is the better one, and you get more bang for your buck fr only about 7-10 dollars more, but I actually think I prefer the Legacy Junkion Cycle mold over this one. Better size. And you can get them to ride each other if you get creative with how you use the guns.

Flashwave wrote:Ehh.. I do think the SS mold is the better one, and you get more bang for your buck fr only about 7-10 dollars more, but I actually think I prefer the Legacy Junkion Cycle mold over this one. Better size. And you can get them to ride each other if you get creative with how you use the guns.

Well, My Legacy Junkions are the perfect riders for the SS86 ones.

So I'll get that new one for Towline to ride.

Then I may get an additional Junkheap and convert it with THIS REPRO SET so that Axelgrease can ride him.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

sol magnus wrote:But that 1000 is...theoretical. Maybe I'll feel different when I get there, but I'm not there - I'm here. LOL

Anyway, what do I know? I'm a near 50 year old who plays with action figures.

It IS theorical as fuk.
It may be true for someone with a big user base like PvP.
But for Joe Shmoe with 100 subscribers who is buried deep by the algorithm, if it's 10 cents, it will be lucky.

BTW, I have 228 subscribers on my YT page and I have absolutely no clue why.

No clue why? One word; cat videos

Hero Alpha wrote:
No clue why? One word; cat videos

Oh yeah, the building blocks of the internet: cats and porn!

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Hero Alpha wrote:
No clue why? One word; cat videos

Oh yeah, the building blocks of the internet: cats and porn!

Cat videos? No way, parrots and budgies are the hot thing right now

Back to SS86, here's an interesting question: which versions of Ultra Magnus have what qualities going for them?

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Back to SS86, here's an interesting question: which versions of Ultra Magnus have what qualities going for them?

Like, pros and cons, not counting the straight Optimus Prime repaints in white?

On top of my head:

G1:
+ Is the original, white "Prime", not too much partsforming, imposing. Vehicle can carry cars.
- No real places to store the extra bits, The giant bot is more of a tower than a bot.

Titanium:
+ One of the best Titanium. First time Magnus transformed one shot without a white "prime".
- Small and not that poseable.

Masterpiece.
+ Huge, a great representation of the character, the transformation is not too fiddly.
- Huge, and the mold is showing its age by not being that show accurate.

Combiner Wars:
+ Transform one shot again, look cool, simple, comes with a little friend.
- The cab of the truck is way too small and not in scale with anything.

Siege/Kingdom:
+ White Prime make a glorious return since G1. Looks great in all modes.
- The vehicle is a long brick. No carrying cars. Partsforming extravaganza.

SS86:
+ Best of both worlds between Generations and Masterpiece. Great screen accuracy. fully poseable bot. No partsforming. Vehicle can carry cars.
- Transformation is a bit fiddly. The removable horns on his bot head can pop off too easily.

So, that's my TlDr takes on the Magnusses.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Masterpiece.
+ Huge, a great representation of the character, the transformation is not too fiddly.
- Huge, and the mold is showing its age by not being that show accurate.

I thought the MP version was pretty show accurate... At least from what I've seen.
I also thought the proportions were well done.

-Kanrabat- wrote:Siege/Kingdom:
+ White Prime make a glorious return since G1. Looks great in all modes.
- The vehicle is a long brick. No carrying cars. Partsforming extravaganza.

So you mean the white Prime looks good in both modes...
Because the truck and trailer imo sucked a$$.
And for how much bitching I've read over the last couple years about parts-forming, it seems contradictory that this figure is liked as much as it is.
I was considering buying the Kingdom version if I could get it for under $40, but never happened, and now I'm very thankful it didn't.

Lain Iwakura wrote:Still not crazy about that Studio Series Magnus. Gonna hold out for an upgrade kit that addresses the torse/upper arms and sunken in head. Would be nice to get a transformable cab section too but that might be pushing it.

Yeah that’s not going to happen. The cab not only makes the entire chest area for magnus but it also has tabs that lock the shoulders from folding out in trailer mode. There’s no room for a cab to become a robot and attach to the body either. To be a cab that also transforms into a robot and become the entire chest, back and have the robot head is not even remotely possible with this figure. The cab it comes with literally turns inside out and folds up to become Magnu’s chest and back.

Sowndwave76 wrote:I was considering buying the Kingdom version if I could get it for under $40, but never happened, and now I'm very thankful it didn't.

I have Siege Magnus and it's pretty damn nice. And when I said "look good in both modes", I was referring to the WHOLE magnus, not the love white "Prime." I consider Siege Magnus superior to the Kingdom one because if the RID reference, and the fact that the trailer cover EVERYTHING, hiding the cab's arms. Something the Kingdom don't.

Still, Even if the Kingdom remold is "bad", Shattered Glass Magnus wear the mold well.

So, I have Siege Magnus as his cybertronian self, the SG as his evil self, and the SS86 as his Earth mode self. I love displaying all 3 together.

In regards to the Siege mold - if you ignore the cab separating it can probably be considered pretty successful. I tend to like armorbots and that's what it is. Armor on the legs, chest, shoulders, and arms. I just wish there were more paint on the cab in vehicle mode because the mass of clear plastic doesn't work for me. It doesn't come off as "Cybertronian" it comes off as unfinished.

Kingdom suffers a LOT from being a remold. The vehicle mode is just a mess. I wish they hadn't bothered. I have SG Magnus beside me, though, and feel better about him largely because there's no other modern Delta Magnuses at that scale.

After looking at Studio Magnus I'm feeling more positive about him. He brings a lot to the table. He's everything Magnus should be at the right size in vehicle mode. I'm not sure they'd be able to do him at a smaller size without making him as small as CW Magnus in vehicle mode - and that toy already exists anyway. Although it's a little mind blowing to see them side by side and know they're the same height!

Siege Magnus tickles all my fancies as well. I like the white Prime bot mode and the design of the front portion of the cab. The armor makes it fun too

Kingdom Magnus looked disgusting to me in vehicle mode and the inner primes bot mode. I'm quite happy with my shattered glass Magnus as well, I thought the original SG Magnus was really cool but overpriced for me at the time and the headsculpt was a little disappointing

Ss86 Magnus... kinda want it just for that alt mode. And to fight my mmc Sixshot. But I also don't want another Magnus lol and I'm running out of space for more toys. And the money. If it goes on sale at some point I'll go for it

My Ratchet arrived today, and he's fitted in perfectly with my other G1 Autobots. While I am happy to finally have him, I do notice that the white paint on the clear blue plastic parts are slightly off-colour compared to the solid white plastic, and I can already tell those parts will be yellow in a few months...

Munkky wrote:My Ratchet arrived today, and he's fitted in perfectly with my other G1 Autobots. While I am happy to finally have him, I do notice that the white paint on the clear blue plastic parts are slightly off-colour compared to the solid white plastic, and I can already tell those parts will be yellow in a few months...

I dunno about the yellowing, but if the thing have various plastics, especially clear parts, colors mismatches are a given. If Ss86 Ironhide had them, Ss86 Ratchet will too.

Randomhero wrote:

Lain Iwakura wrote:Still not crazy about that Studio Series Magnus. Gonna hold out for an upgrade kit that addresses the torse/upper arms and sunken in head. Would be nice to get a transformable cab section too but that might be pushing it.

Yeah that’s not going to happen. The cab not only makes the entire chest area for magnus but it also has tabs that lock the shoulders from folding out in trailer mode. There’s no room for a cab to become a robot and attach to the body either. To be a cab that also transforms into a robot and become the entire chest, back and have the robot head is not even remotely possible with this figure. The cab it comes with literally turns inside out and folds up to become Magnu’s chest and back.

Understandable, best bet for me then is probably to either stick with my Classics Magnus and Fanproject kit, look into gettting the WFC or Siege figues, or lastly invest in more 3rd party alternatives or the latter MP version.

Lain Iwakura wrote:Understandable, best bet for me then is probably to either stick with my Classics Magnus and Fanproject kit, look into gettting the WFC or Siege figues, or lastly invest in more 3rd party alternatives or the latter MP version.

Maybe you should look up the Combiner Wars leader Ultra Magnus. Then invest in the 3P "upgrade kit" that replace the cab portion entirely with a removable and transformable "white Prime". You'll then have a full Ultra Magnus that is transformable without any partsforming, AND have the "white Prime" option.

Unfortunately, the perfect effect pc-17 is now rare and expensive as balls.

-Kanrabat- wrote:

Lain Iwakura wrote:Understandable, best bet for me then is probably to either stick with my Classics Magnus and Fanproject kit, look into gettting the WFC or Siege figues, or lastly invest in more 3rd party alternatives or the latter MP version.

Maybe you should look up the Combiner Wars leader Ultra Magnus. Then invest in the 3P "upgrade kit" that replace the cab portion entirely with a removable and transformable "white Prime". You'll then have a full Ultra Magnus that is transformable without any partsforming, AND have the "white Prime" option.

Unfortunately, the perfect effect pc-17 is now rare and expensive as balls.

Ah, had forgotten about that one. That figure combined with that 3rd party fig is a real beauty. Great representation of G1 Magnus's design philosophy. If I ever win the lottery or manage to really save up for it specifically then I'll see about putting that combination together. Will probably just settle for a cheaper, but still satisfying alternative though.