First Impressions and In Hand Images of SS 86 Commander Ultra Magnus

Last version of this guy I'll ever be convinced to get. Although, looking back, I kinda wish I had gotten the Titanium as a "mini me". He looks really beefy next to the Kingdom one. At least this time the improvement between releases is VAST.

sol magnus wrote:However, I have to say, he's wildy - WILDLY -out of scale. I've even seen an uncharacteristic return of people to the usually ill received Kingdom figure, which I found...striking.

I'll say, he's way too small.

AcademyofDrX wrote:

sol magnus wrote:However, I have to say, he's wildy - WILDLY -out of scale. I've even seen an uncharacteristic return of people to the usually ill received Kingdom figure, which I found...striking.

I'll say, he's way too small.

We got jokes.

The size is definitely impressive. I would like to see him standing next to either Jetfire or Menasor.

However, I have and like Kingdom Magnus, so much so that he's not going anywhere if I decide to get SS86 Magnus. I do think he's a bit too tall, he should be same height as Grimlock, which the Kingdom figure is close enough.

I guess this will be an in-hand decision, assuming I ever see him in a store.

I like him enough, I don't mind the chonk wide shoulders, nor the size, but I don't need him because of Siege UM. I'll get him on clearance though, and I'll repaint Siege UM into Delta Magnus when that happens.

SS86 & WFC molds serve 2 distinct suppose. I like them both. One of the few that I DON'T mind displaying the same characters near each other.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
I'd love to know the logic behind three releases in less than five years. Somebody at Hasbro must really like the Mag Daddy.

It escapes me as well. I like combiner wars magnus a lot.
I can imagine that other people really like the war for cybertron releases, or really like the masterpiece.
This figure just seems like more of the same to me.
Unlike commander rodimus, I have not yet figured out what this figure adds, that the existing figures are missing.

Those who are muttering because of multiple Ultra Magnus releases in rapid succession are forgetting: This is HASBRO we're talking about. How many versions of Bumblebee do they make - every YEAR? How many versions of Optimus Prime? How many versions of the seeker jets? How many versions of... every character? Why should it be considered in any way unusual or out of the ordinary for Hasbro to make multiple releases of yet another character in the lineup? Why do they do it? Ching, ching, ching, baby.

For my part, I plan to sell Siege UM to raise funds, and replace it with this new Commander version. It seems to me to be the more G1-style version of all the recent mainline releases.

As to the scale? If all you're going by is the old animation models, you'll go batty. Every character in that show, especially in Season 3, would radically alter its size depending on how the storyboard artists scribbled out their sketches. There was no consistency at all.

DeathReviews wrote:Those who are muttering because of multiple Ultra Magnus releases in rapid succession are forgetting: This is HASBRO we're talking about. How many versions of Bumblebee do they make - every YEAR? How many versions of Optimus Prime? How many versions of the seeker jets? How many versions of... every character?

Prime, Bumblebee and starscream are staple characters that show up in any Transformers show. It is not weird that they show up in the toyline as well, because every child wants a toy of these characters.

For Magnus... unfortunately we have not had a memorable appearance of him since Transformers Prime.

Sculyblast wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
I'd love to know the logic behind three releases in less than five years. Somebody at Hasbro must really like the Mag Daddy.

It escapes me as well. I like combiner wars magnus a lot.
I can imagine that other people really like the war for cybertron releases, or really like the masterpiece.
This figure just seems like more of the same to me.
Unlike commander rodimus, I have not yet figured out what this figure adds, that the existing figures are missing.

A larger more accurate figure at not Master Piece prices.

As much as I find yet another Magnus a bit unnecessary, I can't help but look at it and want to play with it. I'll be getting it, it's preordered.

And I'll be keeping my Netflix Spoiler Pack UMG, and my CW Magnus, along Classics, FoC and Prime. I really need to get Animated.

To me this Ultra Magnus is almost perfect in the thumbnail for the article. I prolly won't buy it.... maybe...., cause I have CW Magnus w/3rd party cab and am very happy with it. Theys both look to be near the same height, which I like. I prefer Magnus to be slightly taller than Grimlock, even if usually I am a G1 Sunbow scale nerd. After reading IDW comics for so long and its Magnus, he kinda took over. With the idea of him being more a Cybertronian super-soldier, legendary warrior, I think the scale fits better. But that is just me. Surely CW Minimus Ambus can be crammed in there somehow,