Cool review! Interesting you mentioned the discolored pieces, got mine today and thought some of the white hinge pieces looked yellowed, then looked again and thought it looked ok 🤪
He does look better than the MP. I think part of the problem with Siege/Kingdom Magnus is trying to modernize the car carrier look. They should have stayed with the G1 look. However, I love the original toy version with a smaller, white form inside. I sort of wish they had done it with this one, but I understand the goal of SS86. So, now I have $200 USD worth of Magni because each are different enough to prevent me from selling any.
100% I too like an inner robot, but this thing is pretty great on it's own. It's very impressive they topped the MP version engineering wise for a mainline release.
Outstanding review GhostPrime!!! This is the best Ultra Magnus figure ever released, the lack of the tractor cab robot doesn't matter. :D Ultra Magnus rules!!! Keep on being amazing.
after i watched this video i went on amazon and it is on offer from £92 basically to £78 down by 15% id recommend buying now before the price goes back up so looking forward to displaying him
I got this guy very recently, he’s my first commander class figure that I bought and I have to say he’s awesome 😎. The Robot mode looks fantastic, very G1 accurate, big, beefy and Magnus. Ik most people are complaining about his shoulders being too wide, but it doesn’t bug me that much due to his complex transformation. My major gripe with this figure is his transformation. It’s mostly straightforward but those knee joints are terribly designed, I couldn’t transform him properly the first time because I couldn’t get the knees to shift, due to them being way too tight. I do also find his size to be perhaps a little too big, since he doesn’t scale well with characters like Galvatron and Cyclonus. However, I am just nitpicking and the figure looks absolutely awesome and it’s well worth the price imo, the quality plastic feels premium, the joints are sturdy and he’s just awesome 😎.
The tight knees will loosen up after a few transformations. He really is great though. Size wise (Like the MP) he's scaled to the alt mode. Otherwise he'd be a tiny truck. :D I love this guy he's a great version of Magnus.
@@GhostPrimeReviews yeah I have since discovered that the knee joints become looser over time, though I am still not a fan of how they are designed. I’d have much more preferred a panel to have been able to be opened and a hinge for the knees to fold down instead, as it would make the transformation even better. Yes that is true, you can tell he’s scaled to be more accurate in alt mode, which is a compromise that I don’t really mind that much tbh. Tbf the scaling of G1 was always very inconsistent, especially in series 3, which is absolutely riddled with animation errors. Nonetheless he is a welcome addition to my shelf. Hopefully we can get an updated version of Optimus prime and possibly Megatron for the SS86 action figure line, fingers crossed 🤞🏻. Xc
Cool review! Interesting you mentioned the discolored pieces, got mine today and thought some of the white hinge pieces looked yellowed, then looked again and thought it looked ok 🤪
Now I'm happy, I see the difference between the MP and the SS 86 version. Thank You
Thanks for watching!
He does look better than the MP. I think part of the problem with Siege/Kingdom Magnus is trying to modernize the car carrier look. They should have stayed with the G1 look. However, I love the original toy version with a smaller, white form inside. I sort of wish they had done it with this one, but I understand the goal of SS86. So, now I have $200 USD worth of Magni because each are different enough to prevent me from selling any.
100% I too like an inner robot, but this thing is pretty great on it's own. It's very impressive they topped the MP version engineering wise for a mainline release.
Still better then the wfc one
Leagues better!
👍🏼👍🏼😊
Outstanding review GhostPrime!!! This is the best Ultra Magnus figure ever released, the lack of the tractor cab robot doesn't matter. :D Ultra Magnus rules!!! Keep on being amazing.
Is the cab the same size ad g1?
Same as Earthrise Prime
You seem to be the only reviewer who has compared SS86 with Masterpiece, which is what I was looking for; muchos gracias.
Of course! Thanks for watching!
Masterpiece is still the best
after i watched this video i went on amazon and it is on offer from £92 basically to £78 down by 15% id recommend buying now before the price goes back up so looking forward to displaying him
Hes super great!
I can’t wait to get mine & can you fit 4 cars on him? All I know this is what us G1 fans have wanted since we where kids!
Depends on the size of the cars, 4 is pushing it a bit, maybe bee and a larger deluxe?
I got this guy very recently, he’s my first commander class figure that I bought and I have to say he’s awesome 😎.
The Robot mode looks fantastic, very G1 accurate, big, beefy and Magnus. Ik most people are complaining about his shoulders being too wide, but it doesn’t bug me that much due to his complex transformation.
My major gripe with this figure is his transformation. It’s mostly straightforward but those knee joints are terribly designed, I couldn’t transform him properly the first time because I couldn’t get the knees to shift, due to them being way too tight.
I do also find his size to be perhaps a little too big, since he doesn’t scale well with characters like Galvatron and Cyclonus.
However, I am just nitpicking and the figure looks absolutely awesome and it’s well worth the price imo, the quality plastic feels premium, the joints are sturdy and he’s just awesome 😎.
The tight knees will loosen up after a few transformations. He really is great though. Size wise (Like the MP) he's scaled to the alt mode. Otherwise he'd be a tiny truck. :D I love this guy he's a great version of Magnus.
@@GhostPrimeReviews yeah I have since discovered that the knee joints become looser over time, though I am still not a fan of how they are designed.
I’d have much more preferred a panel to have been able to be opened and a hinge for the knees to fold down instead, as it would make the transformation even better.
Yes that is true, you can tell he’s scaled to be more accurate in alt mode, which is a compromise that I don’t really mind that much tbh.
Tbf the scaling of G1 was always very inconsistent, especially in series 3, which is absolutely riddled with animation errors. Nonetheless he is a welcome addition to my shelf.
Hopefully we can get an updated version of Optimus prime and possibly Megatron for the SS86 action figure line, fingers crossed 🤞🏻. Xc