Toy Review - Masterpiece Ultra Magnus
Series - Masterpiece
Size/class – Big!
New/remould/redeco – New
Released here – Not yet
Approximate Retail Price - $160
Approximate Size – 30cm
Allegiance – Autobot
Alt-mode – Car Carrier
Main Features/Gimmicks – Cab detaches, can carry other MP cars
Main Colours – Blue, Red, White
Main Accessories – Gun, Spike & Daniel, alt face
Robot Mode
I was expecting it but was still pleasantly surprised at how big he is! Really solid, large and in charge. Not a lot of little detail going on but I think it actually works with him though it may irritate others. Very cartoon faithful, very well proportioned, looks a lot better than stock photos we have seen that have made him look top heavy and chunky. Being able to change his face is cool and he has great articulation. I found it a little weird they put two black circles at the bottom of each outer foot to try and do faux-wheels – looks a bit odd and a bit unnecessary. The big panel hanging down off his butt also detracts from the robot mode and it’s a shame they couldn’t figure out some way to hide it. But overall absolutely fantastic!
Car Carrier mode
Very good, the missiles look a lot better at the sides than on the G1 version that has them at the front. The fact the cab can detach I found to be an unexpected bonus. The colour scheme is very good though I find the red panel on the front of the cab quite weird and unsuited. With all his adjustable ramps and being proportioned to take the other MP cars it adds a lot of play value. You can even put Spike and Daniel in the cab to recreate whatever that episode was where they stole Trypticons transformation cog (though I don’t own a Vortex big enough to lift MP Magnus up and shake him). Very good indeed!
Transformation
Not overly complicated but I wouldn’t try it without the instructions the first couple of times. The only things that irritated me were getting his arm to initially swing out and then getting everything with his trailer to snap into place – I’d put in one panel at the front and it would make connections at the back come apart. Almost spent as much time getting all the little clips to not force each other out as I did on the rest of the transformation! Besides that it’s a good transform and at a good level for the toy in question.
Overall
Well I’m not going into too much detail here as there will be tons of people that want to do their own reviews and post their own photos but I have to say it’s an excellent toy! Everything is top notch and even the artwork on the instruction manual and collectors card is impressive. Very pleased to have him as my 1600th figure!I had planned to keep him in vehicle mode along with my other versions of Magnus but the robot mode is that impressive I think I’ll display him like that for now. This figure is highly recommended!
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Originally Posted by Trent
