MP Ultra Magnus Official Pics

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I have an MP Ultra Magnus! I've been waiting for this for a while :)

Anyway, to the point:

The good far outweighs the bad. His size is awesome. He is just so imposing. His proportions are perfect. He looks like he stepped right out of the cartoon.
I managed to remove the gap between his ramps and shuns by sliding the ramps past the tab that holds them. They now sit flush against his shins :)

And some bad:

Very bland. Could have used more paint apps to liven him up a bit.
My copy has trouble tabbing the arms together in alt mode. It takes quite a bit of fiddling to get it to stay in position.
He has very limited shoulder articulation. It is somewhat helped by the transformation pivot but still not ideal.
No waist articulation.

Matrix holding hand is a bit of a cheat. I was a little disappointed at this for some reason.

That'll do for now. Sorry for the pinkish photos. I was looking after the little fella while taking these and didn't realise the white balance was all screwed up. Plus I don't have the time to fix it in Photoshop :o

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Overall I love it! Can't wait to get some photos wit him and Rodimus :D

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Woohoo! :eek:

My HLJ-ordered MP Magnus arrived at (What I assume is) the Sydney AusPost distribution centre at 14:35 today! :D:D:D

@Sinnertwin: Yep, $194 was close to how it broke down for me: $196 (AUD) PayPal Exchange Rate: ¥1.00 = $0.93 (AUD) with EMS shipping as always. ;):)

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Originally Posted by johnnypaul

Did anyone else's Ultra Magnus come in? I'm impressed with Hobbylink, paid for it on Friday and it came in this morning!

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Originally Posted by Hursticon

Me too dude! :D

Hobby Link Japan are the best! :cool:

Posted 20:09 Friday evening, arrived in Sydney for processing at 14:35 yesterday arvo, delivered to my door at 12:25 today! - Total of 3 Days transit time! :eek::D
(Technically, it's actually 2 days, 16 hours, 16 minutes! :p)

HLJ's track record continues to be nothing but exemplary. ;):)

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According to the tracking my Magnus from HLJ reached Melbourne at 8.14am this morning. Really hoping he arrives in Swan Hill either tomorrow or Wednesday

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Originally Posted by Trent

Hehehehehehehehehehehehe.

I have an MP Ultra Magnus! I've been waiting for this for a while :)

Anyway, to the point:

The good far outweighs the bad. His size is awesome. He is just so imposing. His proportions are perfect. He looks like he stepped right out of the cartoon.
I managed to remove the gap between his ramps and shuns by sliding the ramps past the tab that holds them. They now sit flush against his shins :)

And some bad:

Very bland. Could have used more paint apps to liven him up a bit.
My copy has trouble tabbing the arms together in alt mode. It takes quite a bit of fiddling to get it to stay in position.
He has very limited shoulder articulation. It is somewhat helped by the transformation pivot but still not ideal.
No waist articulation.

Matrix holding hand is a bit of a cheat. I was a little disappointed at this for some reason.

That'll do for now. Sorry for the pinkish photos. I was looking after the little fella while taking these and didn't realise the white balance was all screwed up. Plus I don't have the time to fix it in Photoshop :o

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Overall I love it! Can't wait to get some photos wit him and Rodimus :D

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Holy crap dude! :eek:

I'm not seeing any "Pink" at all via my tablet Trent, your shots look amazing. :D

He's a beefcake huh? - A poseable one though but I dig the diecast slabs he has for "toes", he feels to me like his heft starts solidly from his base and tapers gradually as you move up.

I've transformed him once thus far and found him to be entirely intuitive, instructions are wholly unnecessary too as tabs and hinged-panels all seem to be exactly where you expect them to be. :)

I look forward to seeing more of your shots when you've got the time mate - he does have some bland spots that I think are exacerbated by his sheer size, but for a big bloke MP Magnus sure does hold up to the preceding car bots and deserves plenty of coverage. ;)

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Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev

According to the tracking my Magnus from HLJ reached Melbourne at 8.14am this morning. Really hoping he arrives in Swan Hill either tomorrow or Wednesday

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If your AusPost channels are good out your way Trev, with all hope it'll be Wednesday at the latest. ;):)

He's fun man, he'll be worth the wait. :cool:

he looks awesome except for the forearms where you can see the sprues weren't cut very well :/

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Originally Posted by Holdobot

So jealous! Pre-Ordered from Anime-export and I checked their website just before Christmas and saw they closed down over the holidays reopening on the 4th Jan. Dang it, I knew I should have gone HLJ!

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Actually, HLJ are also closed from 28/12~5/1. It's just that for any orders that HLJ were posted before they took a break would be in transit, as that is the work of the postal service(s). Also, HLJ are a bit more expensive than Anime Export (although HLJ only charges you once the toy is ready to be shipped, as opposed to AE's immediate charge upon preorder).

Trent - yours is the first shot I've seen of the cab on its own (I didn't realise it could separate.) Can the trailer approximate any of the base and launcher modes of the original toy?

Damn you Trent. Gave up collecting Masterpiece line but having seen your pics .... I WANT ONE.

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Originally Posted by Sky Shadow

Trent - yours is the first shot I've seen of the cab on its own (I didn't realise it could separate.) Can the trailer approximate any of the base and launcher modes of the original toy?

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I have no idea what you're talking about. What are these base and launcher modes you speaks of?

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Originally Posted by Megatran

Damn you Trent. Gave up collecting Masterpiece line but having seen your pics .... I WANT ONE.

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Glad to help :D

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Originally Posted by Trent

I have no idea what you're talking about. What are these base and launcher modes you speaks of?

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He's referring to the Battle Station Mode. It's something that Diaclone Powered Convoy had, but was not included in G1 Ultra Magnus' instructions, but obviously the original G1 Ultra Magnus toy could do it anyway (same w/ Battle Convoy/Optimus Prime's standing repair bay mode).
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Looks awesome Trent !just waiting for mine to arrive.