Poor Thundercracker gets shafted again.
Small wallets feel more full.(just like how girls with small hands--<cut>
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Yeah, I'd be surprised too considering how much it would cost. Ultra Magnus is already a Voyager Class which is on the upper price point end -- a trailer would jack it up to Ultra or possible Leader Class price.
Although if HasTak did give Ultra Magnus a trailer, I'd expect them to do a better job than City Commander. I think City Commander's quite nice for a fan effort, but I would be really disappointed if an official trailer/armour was like that. Things that I would expect over City Commander would include:
+ Having the trailer as a mostly singular unit that transforms into the armour rather than disassembling into bits and pieces. Even if it had to separate into a few pieces, I wouldn't want to to be nearly as much as City Commander.
+ Incorporating all of the trailer into the armour. Never liked how City Commander has that BFG in armour mode -- it's even too big and heavy for Ultra Magnus to wield!
+ Easier to attach and detach... I find some of City Commander's components (particularly the leg armour) feels like they're gonna break each time I take them off.
However one really nice feature I like about City Commander that I'd like to see HasTak emulate is how it's compatible with G1 Ultra Magnus' weapons, like how G1 Magnus' shoulder launchers can clip on. If HasTak were to make an armour/trailer for Magnus, it wouldn't surprise me that they'd do this - especially considering how they made RtS Optimus Prime compatible with G2 Laser Prime's trailer.
But I doubt Ultra Magnus would come with a trailer. They'd more likely keep it cheaper and more affordable for parents... if fans really want a trailer/armour, they can always go buy themselves that 3rd party City Commander that HasTak pretends doesn't exist.
If by "went all out" you mean they took an already existing Diaclone toy, removed the transformable buggy robot and repainted it... yeah sure.![]()
I hope Tailgate has a retooled head. He doesn't need the hand "magnetisers" either, but I imagine they'll keep that... hopefully explain them as something else in the bio.