A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime

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Once again thanks of Alfes 2010 we have some nice in-hand galleries of Takara Tomy's Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus and AM-28 Leo Prime. Check these guys out in the images mirrored below. The full galleries can be found by visiting Alfes 2010's blog by clicking here.

A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime

Credit(s): Alfes 2010

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Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446817)
Posted by Rated X on December 15th, 2012 @ 12:22pm CST

Any pictures of AM-29 Shockwave out the box yet ? Especially with comparison shots next to Hasbro FOC shockwave ? I want to see if the shades of purple are different before my card gets charged by BBTS...

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446822)
Posted by RAcast on December 15th, 2012 @ 12:44pm CST

Not digging Magnus there, he's too...baby blue. The hammer micron is alright, and that sword combo is completely insane. xD

I have to admit, I didn't think Leo Prime was going to turn out well, but he looks decent; still needs a new head though. Micron Moon is great though.

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446823)
Posted by REMINATOR on December 15th, 2012 @ 12:45pm CST

I like the blue eyes on AM UM and the Micron Hammer, but still prefer the Hasbro UM blue color and tampograph. Not a fan of the stickers unless it's the 80s TF G1/Reissue. Also, I think Hasbro gun/hammer with missile works well in vehicle mode better than AM-27. So, beside the Hammer, does he come with that add on sword or do you have to buy separate? Hopefully the robot hammer and the add on sword are sold separately as well. Wouldn't mind purchase that for my Hasbro UM.

As for Leo Prime, he does look better than Thundertron colors. Regardless of which version, not a fan of the face/head. I though it looks terrible.

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446824)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on December 15th, 2012 @ 12:47pm CST

Rated X wrote:Any pictures of AM-29 Shockwave out the box yet ? Especially with comparison shots next to Hasbro FOC shockwave ? I want to see if the shades of purple are different before my card gets charged by BBTS...

Here's a blog post detailing AM Shockwave, complete with comparisons with Gen. Shockwave. Yes, the AM one is lighter, but the lighting is bad on some of the images.

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446828)
Posted by Rated X on December 15th, 2012 @ 1:07pm CST

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Rated X wrote:Any pictures of AM-29 Shockwave out the box yet ? Especially with comparison shots next to Hasbro FOC shockwave ? I want to see if the shades of purple are different before my card gets charged by BBTS...

Here's a blog post detailing AM Shockwave, complete with comparisons with Gen. Shockwave. Yes, the AM one is lighter, but the lighting is bad on some of the images.

Than you so much ! Thats exactly what I needed to see ! That G1 cartoon purple is what I want. Pre-order kept !

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446835)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on December 15th, 2012 @ 1:37pm CST

Please post comparison shots soon of both UM figs soon! :PRAY:

His AMW is much better as a war-hammer rather then a gun IMO. I know a lot of fans hate the application of decals in the AM series but for a G1 fan like me it gives me a dose of nostalgia when I get a new Arms Micron TF every time. I can't wait to get this guy! ;)^

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446856)
Posted by kirbenvost on December 15th, 2012 @ 3:30pm CST

AM Magnus looks pretty great with stickers applied, but he got the short end of the stick when it comes to weapons (lol). I can happily stick with the Hasbro version.

I'm not a big Beast fan but Leo Prime looks pretty badass. The color scheme's a lot more dynamic than Thundertron's. ;)^

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446870)
Posted by PrymeStriker on December 15th, 2012 @ 4:32pm CST

Ultra Magnus looks terrible. Hasbro won.

Leo Prime looks incredible. Takara won.

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446885)
Posted by Sodan-1 on December 15th, 2012 @ 5:33pm CST

I'll admit the Micron does look better as a hammer than the Powerizer weapon, but it's still kind of puny. I'm not really a fan of that shade of blue plastic either. I'll be sticking to Hasbro's (just as soon as I find it. Managed to pick up Dreadwing from my local Argos yesterday so fingers crossed.)

Leo Prime looks really good, but I'm not sure I like that mold in those colours enough to justify a purchase.

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Posted by Sabrblade on December 15th, 2012 @ 5:50pm CST

REMINATOR wrote:So, beside the Hammer, does he come with that add on sword or do you have to buy separate? Hopefully the robot hammer and the add on sword are sold separately as well. Wouldn't mind purchase that for my Hasbro UM.

The blue hammer comes with the Takara Ultra Magnus. The gray sword and orange connector piece that attach to the hammer are the Arms micron partners of Wheeljack and Ironhide, respectively, and come with each of them.

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446942)
Posted by xyl360 on December 15th, 2012 @ 10:02pm CST

I like how Takara went with a more G1-accurate bright blue on Magnus:

Re: A Closer Look at Takara Tomy Transformers Prime AM-27 Ultra Magnus & AM-28 Leo Prime (1446954)
Posted by Nemesis Destron on December 16th, 2012 @ 12:44am CST