Studio Series 86 Ultra Magnus Released in Asia + Review Roundup

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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!

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...

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.

-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.

Really glad I got that pc-17 kit before it went up in price then. If I remember correctly, it was even cheaper than normal back when I got it. Wish I would have bought the Ginrai version as well as a stand alone, they look that good. CW Magnus w/that kit is still gonna be my Magnus, even if this new one is awesome.