Toy Review - Transformers Prime Beast Hunters Voyager Ultra Magnus

[GoktimusPrime]

Series - Transformers Prime
Sub-line - Beast Hunters
Size/class - Voyager
Wave - 3
New/remould/redeco - Redeco/retool of TFPRiD x AM Voyager Optimus Prime
Released here - June 2013
Approximate Retail Price - $40-50
Approximate Size - 17cm (to head), 20.5cm (to fully extended shoulders)
Allegiance - Autobot
Alt-mode - Truck
Main Features/Gimmicks - holds/shoots missiles
Main Colours - blue, grey and more blue w/ red and silver highlights throughout
Main Accessories - Forge of Solus Battle Hammer, winged backpack, x2 missiles

PROS
+ Greater show likeness. I'd say this toy is the most similar to the cartoon model.
+ Comes w/ two missiles which look more 'balanced' when attached to the sides of the shoulders, evoking a greater G1 Ultra Magnus homage. The missile on TFPRiDUM looks and feels better, but sadly it only comes with 1. So... you have TFPRiD with one good missile, and BHUM with two lacklustre missiles. :/
+ A carry-on feature from the original Optimus Prime design; the chest windows actually transform into the truck windows, instead of having faux-chest windows. This toy is less kibblicious than TFPRiDUM.
+ The hammer is much simpler and a better accessory than the try-hard TFPRiD electronic weapon.
+ Colourwise this toy does more to break up the primary blue than on TFPRiDUM with a more generous use of grey and dark blue highlight, though less silver and no white accents at all. The silver primary antennae are a nice touch too.
+ Backpack snaps on tightly; better than it does on BH Voyager OP.
+ No transparent bits! The more 'solid' colours and retooled chest really improve the look of this mould over the original TFPRiDOP IMHO.
+ The unsightly holes on the top of the roof are now gone, and it has the 5mm holes on the arms from Arms Micron Optimus Prime
+ Missile launchers can point up or forward



CONS
- It's another redeco of Optimus Prime. :/
- Less articulated/poseable than TFPRiDUM.
- Head feels too small, and while well decoed, the sculpting isn't as nice as the head on TFPRiDUM.
- Neck/shoulder line looks more bland; it's better accented on TFPRiDUM with the silver 'collar.'
- Autobot logos are these really small pale blue symbols that don't stand out well. The logos on TFPRiDUM look much nicer in vibrant white.
- Hasbro grey (TFPRiDUM uses a nicer looking darker grey)
- As mentioned before, the quality of plastic for the missiles isn't terrible good. It's that soft almost rubbery like plastic. Ditto the handle for the Solus Forge, although the handle is thicker than the missiles so it's no where near as bad. The shoulder clips that hold the missiles are really strong and solid, so the missiles have a tendency to bend when clipping in and out. The handle of the hammer has a tendency to bend when inserted into the back of the vehicle mode... I just gave up in the end rather than risk warping the hammer.
- Hubcaps are unpainted (TFPRiDUM shares the same problem)
- Eyes are unpainted - they're just the same blue as most of the toy (eyes on TFPRiDUM are painted green)
- Shin panels don't lock in
- Smokestacks have been removed
- Minor gripe: each pair of wings on each side is a single piece, so they cannot be individually positioned like on BH Voy OP.



Also, something I liked about the hammer on Twinstrike was how it could also become a gun for the robot mode. This toy's hammer does have a small peg on the side of the shaft to attach to the truck mode, but it's not long enough for the toy to adequately hold it in robot mode (at best it sits there very loosely).

OVERALL
Transformers Prime Robots In Disguise Voyager Ultra Magnus is the better toy, but wasn't released in Australia. If you can find TFPRiDUM at close to AU RRP, then I'd recommend that over this toy. However if you'd like a toy that bears closer resemblance to the way Ultra Magnus looks in the cartoon, then this toy would be suitable for you. It looks a lot better than the bigger and more expensive Platinum Edition Ultra Magnus, and is cheaper too. But overall I feel that it is worth the $39 Kmart price.

[liegeprime]

Hmm you just need the Takara UM in there too for comparison shot Gok... You can shoot my fig if you want but I guess it's the same mold anyways from the initial UM Hasbro release, except for the stickers, no missle and the hammer is a minicon.

Id prolly buy the BH if it was drastically reduced price ... only for the Forge of Solus actually. but this voyagers version is small, mebbe the Platinum one would be better - since the Fogre on that one is big as and painted as well.

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, the hammer on the Plat. Ed. does look nice. But I'm not going to pay $80 for a hammer.

[Bidoofdude]

Yeah, the hammer on the Plat. Ed. does look nice. But I'm not going to pay $80 for a hammer.

Target are going to have him at $40 in their sale, if you feel the figure's worth better there.

[GoktimusPrime]

Target are going to have him at $40 in their sale, if you feel the figure's worth better there.

$40's still a lot to pay for a hammer (I have no interest in the figure itself )

[CBratron]

$40's still a lot to pay for a hammer (I have no interest in the figure itself )

Honestly, the box is prettier than Plat Ed Ultra Magnus himself.