Takara Tomy Transformers United Ultra Magnus In-Package Image

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Courtesy of the Planet Iacon facebook page we have an in-package image the Asian market exclusive Takara Tomy Transformers United Ultra Magnus. This version sports a more G1-esque deco than his Classics predecessor from Hasbro. Image mirrored below.

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Credit(s): daimchoc, Planet Iacon

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Re: Takara Tomy Transformers United Ultra Magnus In-Package Image (1426537)
Posted by KNM2012 on October 4th, 2012 @ 1:08am CDT

Well, I'll be darn! It looks like they did the smart move by making it a UNITED figure, and not trying to revive their Henkei! Henkei! line! :lol:

But seriously, though... I am going to pass simply because it is part of the UNITED line. And even if it was not, I'd still have to pass on it. >:oP

There is one Encore piece I now plan to seek for my Headmasters collection, and another I plan to preorder.

That, and I am seriously hoping that they are not going to abandon their Cybertron/Destron lineage. :-x

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on October 4th, 2012 @ 2:36am CDT

I'm excited for this guy to arrive now :grin:

On a related note, does anyone have the Black Convoy that came out recently, and if so, how is the mould holding up? I thought that it was toast then along comes Black Convoy and now this, is there any noticeable degradation?

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Posted by xyl360 on October 4th, 2012 @ 4:08am CDT

Banjo-Tron wrote:I'm excited for this guy to arrive now On a related note, does anyone have the Black Convoy that came out recently, and if so, how is the mould holding up? I thought that it was toast then along comes Black Convoy and now this, is there any noticeable degradation?

I have Black Convoy. He seems fine to me

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on October 4th, 2012 @ 4:11am CDT

xyl360 wrote:
Banjo-Tron wrote:I'm excited for this guy to arrive now On a related note, does anyone have the Black Convoy that came out recently, and if so, how is the mould holding up? I thought that it was toast then along comes Black Convoy and now this, is there any noticeable degradation?

I have Black Convoy. He seems fine to me .

That's good to hear

I was worried also that City Commander wouldn't fit properly. Don't suppose you have tried Shadow commander or something with him?

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Posted by xyl360 on October 4th, 2012 @ 5:08am CDT

Banjo-Tron wrote:
xyl360 wrote:
Banjo-Tron wrote:I'm excited for this guy to arrive now On a related note, does anyone have the Black Convoy that came out recently, and if so, how is the mould holding up? I thought that it was toast then along comes Black Convoy and now this, is there any noticeable degradation?

I have Black Convoy. He seems fine to me .

That's good to hear I was worried also that City Commander wouldn't fit properly. Don't suppose you have tried Shadow commander or something with him?

Nope, I haven't (don't have Shadow Commander). I'll try my extra DIA Commander (currently in trailer mode being pulled by one of my Henkei Prime's

) and let you know how it fits.

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Posted by xyl360 on October 4th, 2012 @ 5:19am CDT

Well, I just tested it and the armor fits on Black Convoy just fine. No looseness anywhere at all

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on October 4th, 2012 @ 5:34am CDT

xyl360 wrote:Well, I just tested it and the armor fits on Black Convoy just fine. No looseness anywhere at all .

Good news, thanks for checking! Can't wait to get Magnus in hand and suited up :DANCE:

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Posted by gavinfuzzy on October 4th, 2012 @ 6:03am CDT

There seems to be many Black Convoys coming out this year...

Now with, MP-10B Black convoy. #-o

I see a Scourge Vibe in this... Another Asian Exclusive?

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers United Ultra Magnus In-Package Image (1426644)
Posted by Sabrblade on October 4th, 2012 @ 8:25am CDT

Oh, so it's a United figure. All previous promotions for it made it sound like this would be some completely unique, standalone toy not part of of any existing toyline due to it being referred to as "Classics Ultra Magnus" (when TakaraTomy never had a line called "Classics") instead of "United Ultra Magnus". now it makes sense.

Though... why didn't they just call it "United Ultra Magnus" from the start? :???:

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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on October 4th, 2012 @ 8:34am CDT

Sabrblade wrote:Oh, so it's a United figure. All previous promotions for it made it sound like this would be some completely unique, standalone toy not part of of any existing toyline due to it being referred to as "Classics Ultra Magnus" (when TakaraTomy never had a line called "Classics") instead of "United Ultra Magnus". now it makes sense.

Though... why didn't they just call it "United Ultra Magnus" from the start?

How much do you wanna bet it's United for Japan, but a stand-alone release for Asia region?

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Posted by Megatron000 on October 4th, 2012 @ 11:55am CDT

gavinfuzzy wrote:There seems to be many Black Convoys coming out this year...

Now with, MP-10B Black convoy. I see a Scourge Vibe in this... Another Asian Exclusive?

Wow, that Black Convoy looks awesome. Definitely hoping it's not an Asian exclusive... :S

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Posted by XDMan on October 4th, 2012 @ 4:40pm CDT

It looks nice. Better than the Classics version, like always.

Megatron000 wrote:
gavinfuzzy wrote:There seems to be many Black Convoys coming out this year...

Now with, MP-10B Black convoy. I see a Scourge Vibe in this... Another Asian Exclusive?

Wow, that Black Convoy looks awesome. Definitely hoping it's not an Asian exclusive... :S

Scourge!?

It's Black Convoy (or Nemesis Prime, if you want

) It looks so dumb to name him that! Seriously? RID is starting to be over-used. And Armada, Energon and Cybertron? :lol:

Those names and this so called Unicron Trilogy plot don't make any sense, unlike Car Robots (you could name it as Transformers: 2000 if you want), Micron Legend (or Mini-Con Legends, if you want), Super Link and Galaxy Force. And by the way, keep GL away from ML and SL! They don't make a good trilogy!

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Posted by PrymeStriker on October 4th, 2012 @ 5:21pm CDT

XDMan wrote:Scourge!? It's Black Convoy (or Nemesis Prime, if you want ) It looks so dumb to name him that!

But...his name in RID is Scourge. The only he's named Nemesis Prime in a show is in Armada and Prime.

Okay, the times he's named Nemesis Prime outnumber the times he's been named Scourge, but some prefer calling him Scourge, don't force people to call him Black Convoy (or Nemesis Prime).

Seriously? RID is starting to be over-used.

Hardly.

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Posted by Rated X on October 6th, 2012 @ 5:48pm CDT

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Well, I'll be darn! It looks like they did the smart move by making it a UNITED figure, and not trying to revive their Henkei! Henkei! line!

But seriously, though... I am going to pass simply because it is part of the UNITED line.

Im not sure I understand your logic. You base purchase decisions on silly Japanese names written on cardboard ??? >:oP

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Posted by fenrir72 on October 7th, 2012 @ 7:47am CDT

KUMA-NIN Maximus wrote:Well, I'll be darn! It looks like they did the smart move by making it a UNITED figure, and not trying to revive their Henkei! Henkei! line!

But seriously, though... I am going to pass simply because it is part of the UNITED line. And even if it was not, I'd still have to pass on it. There is one Encore piece I now plan to seek for my Headmasters collection, and another I plan to preorder.

That, and I am seriously hoping that they are not going to abandon their Cybertron/Destron lineage.

What's wrong its being a United release? :???:

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on October 7th, 2012 @ 12:35pm CDT

Because United is evidently not collectable enough for serious collectors for some reason :???:

Anyhoo, not that MP-10 mould has much to do with CHUG Magnus anyway, but yeah I would only consider the distinctively different-looking Laser Optimus Prime recolour and its recent homage as Scourge, I think in every other case Black Prime has been either Nemesis Prime, Black Convoy, or Eldedroid. Not that it really matters to argue about, I guess. Probably should just delete this and forget it, then, but I can't be bothered.

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Posted by Anonymous on October 10th, 2012 @ 3:17am CDT

Banjo-Tron wrote:Because United is evidently not collectable enough for serious collectors for some reason Anyhoo, not that MP-10 mould has much to do with CHUG Magnus anyway, but yeah I would only consider the distinctively different-looking Laser Optimus Prime recolour and its recent homage as Scourge, I think in every other case Black Prime has been either Nemesis Prime, Black Convoy, or Eldedroid. Not that it really matters to argue about, I guess. Probably should just delete this and forget it, then, but I can't be bothered.

i just wanted to comment on that awesome image of Prime you have there.

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on October 10th, 2012 @ 3:57am CDT

breakdown99 wrote:
i just wanted to comment on that awesome image of Prime you have there.

Thanks! I have some sets in flickr you might like. The sig is cropped from one of those.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexshepherd/sets/72157627585510134/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexshepherd/sets/72157627836744062/

Anyone got Magnus in hand yet?

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on October 26th, 2012 @ 1:42pm CDT

So I got Magnus in hand today and I have to say he is superb. I will take some pictures tomorrow. Interestingly, he has a rubsign, which I was not expecting at all. I'm looking forward to dressing him up in his FP armour. :michaelbay:

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on October 26th, 2012 @ 3:16pm CDT

I got impatient and grabbed the city commander armour and tried it on for size. It looks great. In robot mode the lower legs show through the outer blue leg armour and they are no longer the same colour. I actually think it looks really nice, though. Alt mode - It looks great with the trailer hitched to it - the all-white truck contrasts really nicely with the predominantly blue trailer. The wheels no longer match though as the trailer ones are gold and the truck ones are silver. Pics to follow

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on October 28th, 2012 @ 7:03am CDT

Some pics.. I am very happy with the figure.

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Posted by Stormrider on October 31st, 2012 @ 6:32pm CDT

Thanks for the pics

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on November 3rd, 2012 @ 5:02am CDT

Hi guys, I have reviewed Takara Ultra Magnus, and how he goes with FansProject's City Commander set. Enjoy...

Ultra Magnus (United) with FansProject upgrade: http://teletraan2.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Ultra%20Magnus

Re: Takara Tomy Transformers United Ultra Magnus In-Package Image (1436922)
Posted by fenrir72 on November 4th, 2012 @ 6:22am CST

he's more expensive in pricing than MP Lambor. Will wonders ever cease?

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Posted by Anonymous on November 4th, 2012 @ 6:40am CST

fenrir72 wrote::shock:

he's more expensive in pricing than MP Lambor. Will wonders ever cease?

LOL he is an exclu$ive afterall

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Posted by fenrir72 on November 4th, 2012 @ 6:45am CST

I get that and all (at the secondary market) like an e-hobby release. It's not that but just an Asia exclusive.

It sort of surprised me that MP Lambor actually cost less than him is all.

He is a beautiful Mother sl@gger btw (and I mean it as a compliment) :lol:

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Posted by Wh33l Jck on November 4th, 2012 @ 5:07pm CST

Was this officially fully released yet?

I see some people have it in hands and it is listed on EBAY, but it doesn't look like BBTS ever received it?

Robot kingdom has a March 2013 release date so I'm curious why their date is so far from October November????

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Posted by craggy on November 4th, 2012 @ 5:27pm CST

dang. that does look good. not sure I have the £££ for it though.

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Posted by Banjo-Tron on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:14am CST

warzon3 wrote:Was this officially fully released yet?

I see some people have it in hands and it is listed on EBAY, but it doesn't look like BBTS ever received it?

Robot kingdom has a March 2013 release date so I'm curious why their date is so far from October November????

I got mine through a UK online retailer so I'm guessing it should hit the states about the same time. Not sure where the 5 month delay comes from!

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Posted by Anonymous on November 5th, 2012 @ 3:41am CST

Banjo-Tron wrote:
warzon3 wrote:Was this officially fully released yet?

I see some people have it in hands and it is listed on EBAY, but it doesn't look like BBTS ever received it?

Robot kingdom has a March 2013 release date so I'm curious why their date is so far from October November????

I got mine through a UK online retailer so I'm guessing it should hit the states about the same time. Not sure where the 5 month delay comes from!

I don't know, typo perhaps? 5 months does seem incredibly inaccurate