I suspect the odd ankles were a compromise to keep the wheels off of the ground in robot mode without adding more parts to them. I heard a rumor somewhere (forgot where) that the initial plan for an earth mode Magnus was to use the Earthrise Prime tooling as the inner robot, but the plan either didn't work out mechanically or went over budget. I agree that the siege spoiler one is totally worth the ~$30, especially because it manages to pack in a more detailed deco, extra guns, effects, and the pink Rung over the Kingdom one. I personally prefer the latter's head, though.
I heard about that rumor as well and it would’ve been awesome to have a white Optimus with extra armor. I bet it would’ve also been the basis to a Galaxy upgrade 2.0. Guess it got canned due to the pandemic screwing up everything
@incoherentbabbler thanks for mentioning that about the ankles and wheels.. totally can see that and makes sense. I was just looking at mine the other day and wondering why the heck they did the ankles like that.. I wish they would have engineered to rotate the wheels out of the way
@@BallisticGhast6 similar I think to the rumor that Earthrise Megatron would’ve been a new mold. Pandemic stuff definitely messed with that line the most
I told this same story on The Lazy Eyebrow's video on this mold. I got my Spoiler Siege Magnus on BBTS since it was on sale, and never even considered the Kingdom one due to the weird alt mode, or the regular Siege one, since I was a big fan of the Netflix paint jobs at the time Looking back, this mold suits a Cybertron mode WAY fucking better than an Earth mode, and I only plan on getting the original Siege version since it has brighter colors and the SG one since I really dig the Delta Magnus look.
I agree with the alt modes. The kingdom one needed some heavy retooling in order to get it right. However I think that the kingdom looks so much better in Robot mode. The chunkiness really works and the overall proportions (especially the shoulders) looks so much better to me. Plus the shades of the colours and that head-sculpt. “Chefs kiss”.
Yeah, I like the head on Kingdom Maggie, but not only did it manage to inherit a lot of problems form the Siege version but also managed to make some of them worse (like the visible robot kibble in truck mode). Really we would've gotten an Earth mode Magnus after Legacy as a commander class figure instead, at that pricepoint HasTak could probably come up with something on par with the Masterpiece release, maybe even better in some aspects. His slot in Kingdom could've gone to something like a Doubledealer with improved legs or even a re-release of SIege Shockwave.
Lol, I'm the exact opposite. I hated this figure at first. I have both figures shown in this video. I got the spoiler version first, I got the kingdom version in hopes that the G1 look and lack of "battle damage" would do it for me......no dice. Then one day I was moving some figures around and picked up the kingdom one. I put him on a shelf with his "86" homies. I realized he looks good. He's nice and chunky and moves around pretty good to be so chunky and bulky. I like this figure now. I do agree with you on the alt modes. Thanks for the video brother.
Fun fact, the butt bumper is removable. Only requires. A slight flex. I own both of these and the kingdom mag is my preference. He’s there to be g1 magnus on my 86 autobot shelf. He could be a lot better, but I don’t hate him.
It always feels weird being the one person who still likes a figure even with all its flaws… though the problems with Magnus really are all over the place, that I cannot deny.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio That Sounds Quite Pricey By Comparison. Eventhough STAKS Hauler IS Quite Difficult For Collectors To Find Reasonable Thesedays, It MIGHT Be A More Reasonable Option For SOME Collectors!! That is, UNLESS They Decide To Remold Magnus' Original G1-Shell?
@@shockwavethewarlock I Saw & Fell in Love💕with His G1-Hauler... Though Not Quite Sure On His Bot Mode? As I Thoroughly Enjoyed BOTH SIEGE & Kingdom (White Primes). Now IF Those Could FIT INTO His 80's Inspired Shell🐚.....
Yes but have you tried swapping armor? I'm meh on these toys too but I have since donated the Kingdom armor to the Siege core Magnus and I really like this combo. It improves the vehicle mode, makes no significant change on armored mode and the Siege core Magnus just looks better. Also gave Siege core the "earthmode" wheels. Its helped me enjoy the mold anyhow.
I have the siege Magnus and I’m getting the shattered glass version due to I love the line and a few of customization options are nice. I can only guess the “MP” version is a throwback to something at an affordable cost but why not use the siege or Earthrise as an Optimus
Wow... that's a lot of issues yours has... did I get a Kingdom Magnus that passed QC with flying colors? my Spoiler Magnus I got for like 20 bucks from a barging store, and the only issue is one of the pauldrons just refuses to fit right... still 100% worth it though! I can understand your issues with the kingdom mold, but I don't agree with it. doesn't feel flimsy at all to me, though I try to be gentle with my figures ever since my prowl windshield had the hinges snap at the base.
I love the damaged version one. It's the only Siege Ultra Magnus I have and it worked out perfectly, since I got him for 35 usd on BBTS, and then down the line I also got Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime (a retool of the mold), Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus whom I now use as Delta Magnus, a completely separate character, Nova Prime (a retool of Galaxy Upgrade Optimus), and finally 86 Ultra Magnus as my ultimate Earth Mode Ultra Magnus.
I got the spoiler pack one in the same sale, the second transformer I ever bought, it was totally worth it though after handling kingdom Magnus I agree with you
The loose gun in the hand was mostly my fault for turning it from side to side abit too much in angles. But I think the hip ratchets might just be a copy issue, since many issues people have with particular characters like SS86 Jazz I don't have.
2:36 has the Super Robot mode for Magnus with the wrong crotch plate (though with Kingdom's being upside-down to emulate the Sunbow model maybe that's not a bad thing)
I really like the regular Siege version, especially with the leg upgrades that make him a lot less stumpy (it looks wonky in pics, but the proportions are pretty much fine in hand). I enjoy the alt mode, though I wish he could actually hold cars in his trailer. The spoiler pack one is the worst use of the mold tbh, the colors and battle damage are so bad, especially considering this is supposed to be the premium deco. Kingdom does not work at all, especially in alt mode. It should have been a new mold, the Siege Cyberstylization really clashes with the traditional 86 style. SG and Galaxy Prime seem okay, I don’t care about them, but the mold works for them.
I’m actually still ok with this mould I do prefer the kingdom ver. because it’s more g1 accurate so I can display him with my 86 collection and I do appreciate how you can lift the backpack up just to get it out of the way a little bit
The funny thing about the earthrise version when you look at behind the scenes info he was going to use the earthrise prime mold but modified 4:12 i have a similar problem with my earthrise magnus
My example has good ratchets but weird tolerances in the gun handle (I insert it halfway so it doesn't flop around) and the vehicle mode clips (too tight, I might get a hobby knife at some point in the future and modify them).
Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus (not Thrilling 30) *does* have a core robot. It's a little micromaster-sized car that transforms into a robot that pilots UM like a Gundam. It's awesome. Just wish it attached to the altmode more securely.
I really feel like the Kingdom figure ruined what made the Siege Magnus fun: Siege Magnus was an RID 2001 Homage that perfectly integrated as an original take on a cybertronian vehicle mode, with a chonky armor gimmick style Magnus, Kingdom was a low effort garbage fire attempt at G1 Pandering that fell on it's face with shitty proportions and an embarrassingly bad vehicle mode
Wait, I don't get it- Do fans dislike Kingdom because of the Beast Wars characters being in it? because this opinion of mine might sound harsh but they we're the only thing I liked about Kingdom, or was it something else?
@@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002 People like kingdom, don’t know where you got the idea people didn’t. The case here is that Magnus was a decent siege figure that got forced into a terrible kingdom figure. I’ve heard it was originally going to be based on earth rise prime but budget limitations meant they had to reskin Magnus based on his siege figure.
I’ve felt for a while that the combiner wars mold was superior and more conceptually interesting. Man, I wish hasbro would do the mechsuit for minimus ambus thing again
Ultra Magnus needs the leg extensions, though. I mean, it’s nice having same-scale red and white Optimus Primes, but the leg extensions help out greatly when armored up.
The Kingdom Ultra Magnus was my very first Ultra Magnus figure. The first time I saw it I was excited to get it cos I missed getting the Encore G1 Ultra Magnus. Was thinking of selling of my Kingdom Magnus but decided to keep it after getting the SS '86 Magnus just so I'll get to display different versions of Ultra Magnus.
My Kingdom Ark's ratchet joints have exploded as well with the figures right arm ratchet is gone, snapped off, melted off, I don't know. It now lives in Ark Mode.
I know you mentioned that upgrade kits make the figure feel lanky, but I have the DNA Design Upgrade kit for Siege Magnus and it doesn't feel lanky in the least! Actually he feels much more proportionate to me, save for the feet. I will always recommend it, but I understand your reluctance
I’ve never had that loose weapon issue on the three of the mold I have. I have Kingdom, had Siege, and have Galaxy Prime and no issues with the hands holding anything.
I haven't bought any Magnus's since the Siege line and the one I have is a 3rd upgrade that's bigger than the official version on offer here. But I did buy 3 Shattered Glass versions though, one for S.G., one for a Diaclone/Delta head and one for keepsake but yeah...
Now I don't feel silly for getting the TAKARA LEGENDS (COMBINER WARS) Ultra Magnus with the KuBianBao Core bot instead of the new versions. Thank you, TheLazyEyebrow!
I only own the Kingdom version and it seems like only having one version of this mold is the key to not having your opinion of it sour lmao. I enjoy him quite a bit. Truck mode is imperfect but he’s still cool. I’d honestly never owned any Magnus figures before so he’ll always be special for me
There is a special trick to removing the backpack off the core magnus bot. Removing the backpack also then helps for the complete magnus mode and allows the legs to have more articulation
I put quite a bit of acrylic paint into the hip joints and one layer of silver on the gun handle, and it really made things much better on my Siege version. I'd still sell it if it was worth anything though. Not my favorite.
I too, have both the Siege Netflix and Kingdom Ultra Magnus figures. Not out to play, just in their box packaging in my collection. They still look cool to me. -Oh yeah, there's that 1:59 Optimus Prime version from Takara Tomy. Honestly don't get what it's suppose to be either.
Coincidentally, I just got the Seige SPOILER Magnus on Father's day for the same reason, it was on sale on BBTS, (though I had to pay almost 40 american dollars, the other Magnus's would've cost me about 57, almost 80 for the Premium Finish version) I've been waiting 3 years to get my hands on a Magnus, any Magnus, I'm happy with the one I got. Thankfully I've got no issues with the figure (unless you want to count the fact that out of the box the panels on his arm guards didn't want to tab In, but after messing with them for the day and a half I've owned this figure, they want to work properly.)
Thank goodness I only have 1 of the Magnus mold and it's the Earthrise one which is close to the G1 and I still haven't opened it since getting for myself during Christmas lol.
6:09 I present: Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus. I don't think the titanium one partsforms either. And the G1 one only really splits into the armour and truck so I don't rly think that's partsforming either
I don’t know if you have two lemons or I have the 1 good copy, but my Kingdom Magnus hasn’t had any of the issues you’ve mentioned. The ratchets are still going strong, the tabs are solid and it’s super easy to get it into truck mode, and I did the fix where you put the forearm armor onto the hands which hides them quite nicely. However I do wish the cab articulated separately from the trailer, the little kid inside me wants to make the big truck drive around corners and not just in a straight line
I bought my kingdom magnus, and i love it. The legs are a bit loose on mine when armor is on, but can still hold poses, gun sucks, but is still love it. Sucks to hear that kingdom magnus broke on ya.
The siege/kingdom Magnus encapsulates everything I love about siege and everything I hate about earthrise - Siege is cool stylised takes on classic characters whilst still being easily recognisable, with quality paintwork and materials - earthrise is low effort garbage retools trying to force earth modes and cartoon accuracy out of figures that were never intended to be that As nice as 86 looks I’m still gonna keep my spoiler pack version because I’m a sucker for the armor up white prime gimmick
I have the Spoiler Inside Magnus. I love him. But I agree with you on the ankles and 1000% agree with you on the transformation, plus my gun is also loosey goosey, but other than that, no other problems.
I've got Kingdom Ultra Magnus. Think you got a bad copy because my legs dont rattle or have the weird ratchet issue. For truck mode I put the rockets on top of the cab, and use the arm covers over the hands to hide them and it looks alot better.
the one thing the various magnus deco did had a very nice idea behind, if not fully working; all version have a problem, the inside bot was devolped first, with the armor as an add-on, instead of a big part of it basic siege, it's the cybertronian veicle, it works, arguably the better veicle. the kingdom is the full-on G1 convoy toy, but with a less convincing trailer the spoiler version deco go the undead version, with the splotches of grey in a robotic simulation of stereotipical decomposing from zombies, the takara verison of the same use a less contrasted color, but uniform trought the whole toy, acting more like the white/bluish shade of undead in the oriental folklore. less 'decomposition' more 'no liquid blood' the new version is inspiring, and it being basically 2 different versions at once, depending on which one you prefear, its a nice idea, but it will hardly be more than any of these are already
Gotta be honest the centre robot is cheap as hell, looks like an upscaled legends class figure, the stuff you'd find in bootlegs. Wish they made it transform a lot more for a "leader class".
The thing with the feet is because if they were flat either it couldn't roll in alt-mode or it would roll in robot mode. There is a 3D printed upgrade kit which I got which makes them flat, but it can just roll back and forwards now, which although amusing is odd.
sorry your magnus exploded. So my opinion on the mold, i like it, i have all the current versions of it and sg on preorder. i got the upgrade for my spoiler version. This mold is better for siege magnus than the kingdom, the alt mode is more forgivable for the cybertronian truck than it is for the earth style truck and trailer. i really wish they had recycled and scaled the cw idw magnus to be more g1, i feel it would have made a much better earth magnus. that said in robot mode it looks good on the shelf. Overall i am happy with my ultra magnus i just lament how much better it could have been.
Ok 2 things. 1. The shin guns were released with magnus first then released later with galaxy upgrade so if it was meant for galaxy upgrade then case of pretooling. 2 and this is my opinion of the feet which if they could keep the feet straight then just have the wheels to flip underneath them thus having the wheels on the inner leg/foot region to keep them off the ground.
I hated the inner robot for this thing. I feel like it was more like Energon Oprimus than Cybertron, it had its stupid hands poking out despite being a Leader Class toy, and as much as I appreciate that they gave it RID01 Magnus's vehicle mode for Siege, its translation to G1 Magnus and Cybertron Prime just didn't work.
I've never had an Ultra Magnus that I've *loved*. I have Combiner Wars, and he's fine (first time I got him my first impression was that he felt really cheap in-hand tho), I have Siege, and he's fine, and I'm eyeing up the Shattered Glass one, but it's the Kingdom mold, which is just the Siege mold, and that's * fine *. I've just never found the armour to be as well-utilized as they could be. I mean I still LIKE them, but they've never hit that sweet spot of "Mini Masterpiece" that other modern TFs reach
I have the Siege release, and I don't know if it's a common issue or just mine, but on one shoulder piece, the tab on the back that is supposed to lock it to the inner robot's arm just refuses to tab, just popping off as soon as you press it into place.
I was going to ask if you've SS86 Ultra Magnus, and then I checked and saw you reviewed him 8 months ago, and then I saw that this video is 2 years old, and then I cried about how 2 years have passed without my noticing. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MEEEEEEEEEEEE? Baller review though.
Part of the problem with both Siege/Earthrise Ultra Magnus/Optimus Prime is that their vehicle modes are not scaled reasonably with the car robots. Thus you only have room for one and half cars on top of Magnus, and almost none of the deluxe figures will fit in Prime's trailer. At the moment I have Spoiler Ultra Magnus (intended to be repainted into Delta Magnus), ER Ultra Magnus, and ER Prime. But I'm very likely going to get a BPF Lieutenant (OS OK Siege Ultra Magnus) to use for a Delta Magnus instead. I'm planning to replace ER Prime with the KBB MP-10v + Trailer. And am eagerly waiting to see if it's true that we're getting a new mold for SS86 Ultra Magnus. In the mean time I'm getting BPF's Commander (OS KO Siege OP) and Overlord (KO OS Siege Megs). Commander is going to serve as the basis for a OS version of a custom G2 OP I saw recently that looked pretty damn cool. Overlord is to go with MP-10v. Ideally, I'd really like it if BPF made a similar OS OK of ER Prime, Megs, and Magnus, but for now I'll just have to work with what I have.
I Paid $25 For Spoiler One & THEN Found Out That My Sister Bought Me One For My Birthday From The EXACT Same Place & Gave 2-BONUS Targetmasters (Minicons); Orange Rung & Purple Cobra, Though I WISH I Bought The Kingdom Version... But DID NOT Want To Shell Out $45 For It.
I'm glad I skipped the Kingdom version of Ultra Magnus. I picked up the Siege and pre-ordered the Shattered Glass version, but skipped the Kingdom and Netflix Spoiler pack versions, which I don't regret.
I still haven’t gotten a version of this mould (I use TFP RID magnus as my main magnus), but I might get the Shattered glass version because it looks wicked! And if we get a SS86 version I’ll get that as well
TFP Beast Hunters Magnus was my Ultra Magnus before I got the “Spoiler” one. I even bought him a G1 gun, and fitted an add-on to the handle for his hands. I like the leg armor on Spoiler Magnus, and wish TFP Magnus also had some.
@@ronaldpaterni5081 The only reason I haven’t gotten any of the other ones is because I had a feeling they’d eventually make a SS86 version of Magnus, especially considering they’ve been redoing quite a few of the characters in SS86 that got figures during the WFC trilogy.
@@DarkScorch At first, with the closeness of past lines, I wasn’t sure what would go into SS86. However, now I’m certain there will be a SS86 Ultra Magnus.
@@ronaldpaterni5081 As soon as I heard about them making the SS86 Starscream and the SS86 Ironhide, I knew for certain they’d be doing a Magnus at some point and I have a feeling he will be amazing!
Thats why i bought bootleg version of that um. Considering that bootleg is bigger it cost only like 25 usd with shipping here in the philippines. The hasbro one is almost as same height of the recent release galvatron, it doesnt look good.
What upsets me most about there being so many Magnus molds is that we only have one Ultra Mammoth mold. They can do so much more with Ultra Magnus and character develop. They brought him back in kingdom and then opted not to revive him as Ultra Mammoth. At least that would've justified the dumb cloak.
I own the Kingdom version and what I can say about it is that it looks amazing when next to my other 86 movie figures but when I'm just messing around with it I feel as if somethings off. I think it's his legs, I've seen extention kits and they make his legs way to long, so idk maybe I'm just picky. Still going to get that SG Powered Convoy though.
Thats why I replaced my spoiler with KFC citizen stack, came with toyhax stickers already installed, looks soo awesome I got a 3d printed ultra magnus hammerfor him. No more blocky limited articulation for me.
my kingdom magnus had such a loose shoulder that it couldnt hold its own weight. The frustrating part is i had to break it to take it apart because there is a little glued in tab keeping the shoulder together even though its screwed on. I also had the loose gun issue, but i used a slight coat of superglue to tighten it
Also. One thing that i felt sorry for Kingdom Magnus is that he lacked extra weapons. Siege Magnus has his iconic blaster, shoulder rockets and 2 extra guns for his shins. Kingdom Magnus only comes with iconic blaster & rockets only.
I have a solution for the visible hand syndrome. If you tab the front of the trailer to the bit the backpack slides up, you don’t see the hands. But at the cost of nothing really tabs into the truck, and it looks like the truck is connected to the trailer.
I have the clean siege one, sadly the albino prime’s leg broke at the hip “ratchet”, also, just wanna say I display him with the missiles down, to cover the gap on the side, and because to me, it just looks better, but hey, as Emgo316 would say, it’s your toy, display however you wish
The only way the pre ankle tilt has made sense to me is when in robot mode you tab his legs together the wheels sit on the ground and you can roll him around like the g1 magnus
I suspect the odd ankles were a compromise to keep the wheels off of the ground in robot mode without adding more parts to them. I heard a rumor somewhere (forgot where) that the initial plan for an earth mode Magnus was to use the Earthrise Prime tooling as the inner robot, but the plan either didn't work out mechanically or went over budget. I agree that the siege spoiler one is totally worth the ~$30, especially because it manages to pack in a more detailed deco, extra guns, effects, and the pink Rung over the Kingdom one. I personally prefer the latter's head, though.
I heard about that rumor as well and it would’ve been awesome to have a white Optimus with extra armor. I bet it would’ve also been the basis to a Galaxy upgrade 2.0. Guess it got canned due to the pandemic screwing up everything
@@BallisticGhast6 same
@incoherentbabbler thanks for mentioning that about the ankles and wheels.. totally can see that and makes sense. I was just looking at mine the other day and wondering why the heck they did the ankles like that.. I wish they would have engineered to rotate the wheels out of the way
I agree with most of what you’ve said here
@@BallisticGhast6 similar I think to the rumor that Earthrise Megatron would’ve been a new mold. Pandemic stuff definitely messed with that line the most
I told this same story on The Lazy Eyebrow's video on this mold.
I got my Spoiler Siege Magnus on BBTS since it was on sale, and never even considered the Kingdom one due to the weird alt mode, or the regular Siege one, since I was a big fan of the Netflix paint jobs at the time
Looking back, this mold suits a Cybertron mode WAY fucking better than an Earth mode, and I only plan on getting the original Siege version since it has brighter colors and the SG one since I really dig the Delta Magnus look.
The Kingdom version is more 86 movie/cartoon accurate, but the Siege version just looks better (minus the battle damage).
Moooom, everyone's hating on my favourite figure...
*Again*
I agree with the alt modes. The kingdom one needed some heavy retooling in order to get it right. However I think that the kingdom looks so much better in Robot mode. The chunkiness really works and the overall proportions (especially the shoulders) looks so much better to me. Plus the shades of the colours and that head-sculpt. “Chefs kiss”.
Yeah, I like the head on Kingdom Maggie, but not only did it manage to inherit a lot of problems form the Siege version but also managed to make some of them worse (like the visible robot kibble in truck mode). Really we would've gotten an Earth mode Magnus after Legacy as a commander class figure instead, at that pricepoint HasTak could probably come up with something on par with the Masterpiece release, maybe even better in some aspects. His slot in Kingdom could've gone to something like a Doubledealer with improved legs or even a re-release of SIege Shockwave.
It's a decent B tier Siege mold forced to be an F tier Kingdom mold.
I agree
Agreed dude
Do this:
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Now the alt mode is okay
Couldn't have said it any better
agree
Lol, I'm the exact opposite. I hated this figure at first. I have both figures shown in this video. I got the spoiler version first, I got the kingdom version in hopes that the G1 look and lack of "battle damage" would do it for me......no dice. Then one day I was moving some figures around and picked up the kingdom one. I put him on a shelf with his "86" homies. I realized he looks good. He's nice and chunky and moves around pretty good to be so chunky and bulky. I like this figure now. I do agree with you on the alt modes. Thanks for the video brother.
Fun fact, the butt bumper is removable. Only requires. A slight flex. I own both of these and the kingdom mag is my preference. He’s there to be g1 magnus on my 86 autobot shelf. He could be a lot better, but I don’t hate him.
Same for me more or less
Im really hoping Studio Series 86 gives us a Combiner Wars retool down the line like Arcee retooled from T30s (even though subjectively worse now)
They can do a new figure with ER Optimus as a base
It's gonna be a completely new figure.
The 86 turned out even better since he's the Masterpiece figure but downscaled.
I feel like Magnus will need a Commander budget to pull off properly tbh.
Worked for MotorMaster.
And hes getting it
Good news
@deathwingrocks5301fr
Update: they did and it sucks still
It always feels weird being the one person who still likes a figure even with all its flaws… though the problems with Magnus really are all over the place, that I cannot deny.
Same, I enjoy it, especially kingdom. I just dont understand the hate
I really hope that the SG Magnus fixes the hips. It's the only thing that I REALLY dislike about this mold, and I love the shattered glass Magnus deco
If they do a studio series 86 of Ultra Magnus, I pray they make a whole new mold
They're supposed to be making a Commander Class version.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio That
Sounds Quite Pricey By Comparison.
Eventhough STAKS Hauler IS
Quite Difficult For Collectors
To Find Reasonable Thesedays,
It MIGHT Be A More Reasonable
Option For SOME Collectors!!
That is, UNLESS They Decide To
Remold Magnus' Original G1-Shell?
They did it
@@shockwavethewarlock
I Saw & Fell in Love💕with
His G1-Hauler... Though Not
Quite Sure On His Bot Mode?
As I Thoroughly Enjoyed BOTH
SIEGE & Kingdom (White Primes).
Now IF Those Could FIT INTO
His 80's Inspired Shell🐚.....
Your wish has been granted, my friend. Enjoy
I highly recommend upgrade kit tbh. It’ll probably make experience better imo ,and I don’t regret buying it for mine at all.
Yes but have you tried swapping armor? I'm meh on these toys too but I have since donated the Kingdom armor to the Siege core Magnus and I really like this combo. It improves the vehicle mode, makes no significant change on armored mode and the Siege core Magnus just looks better. Also gave Siege core the "earthmode" wheels. Its helped me enjoy the mold anyhow.
I have the siege Magnus and I’m getting the shattered glass version due to I love the line and a few of customization options are nice. I can only guess the “MP” version is a throwback to something at an affordable cost but why not use the siege or Earthrise as an Optimus
Wow... that's a lot of issues yours has... did I get a Kingdom Magnus that passed QC with flying colors?
my Spoiler Magnus I got for like 20 bucks from a barging store, and the only issue is one of the pauldrons just refuses to fit right... still 100% worth it though!
I can understand your issues with the kingdom mold, but I don't agree with it. doesn't feel flimsy at all to me, though I try to be gentle with my figures ever since my prowl windshield had the hinges snap at the base.
I love the damaged version one. It's the only Siege Ultra Magnus I have and it worked out perfectly, since I got him for 35 usd on BBTS, and then down the line I also got Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime (a retool of the mold), Shattered Glass Ultra Magnus whom I now use as Delta Magnus, a completely separate character, Nova Prime (a retool of Galaxy Upgrade Optimus), and finally 86 Ultra Magnus as my ultimate Earth Mode Ultra Magnus.
I got the spoiler pack one in the same sale, the second transformer I ever bought, it was totally worth it though after handling kingdom Magnus I agree with you
The loose gun in the hand and the offset hip ratchets might just be your copy. I haven't had either of those problems on my kingdom magnus.
mine has those issues too
The loose gun in the hand was mostly my fault for turning it from side to side abit too much in angles. But I think the hip ratchets might just be a copy issue, since many issues people have with particular characters like SS86 Jazz I don't have.
2:36 has the Super Robot mode for Magnus with the wrong crotch plate (though with Kingdom's being upside-down to emulate the Sunbow model maybe that's not a bad thing)
A stance angle is for vehicle mode apparently, so it can roll
I really like the regular Siege version, especially with the leg upgrades that make him a lot less stumpy (it looks wonky in pics, but the proportions are pretty much fine in hand). I enjoy the alt mode, though I wish he could actually hold cars in his trailer.
The spoiler pack one is the worst use of the mold tbh, the colors and battle damage are so bad, especially considering this is supposed to be the premium deco.
Kingdom does not work at all, especially in alt mode. It should have been a new mold, the Siege Cyberstylization really clashes with the traditional 86 style.
SG and Galaxy Prime seem okay, I don’t care about them, but the mold works for them.
He can hold a small car in his trailer but you have to open it from the side and slip it in that way. Definitely not optimal.
I’m actually still ok with this mould I do prefer the kingdom ver. because it’s more g1 accurate so I can display him with my 86 collection and I do appreciate how you can lift the backpack up just to get it out of the way a little bit
The funny thing about the earthrise version when you look at behind the scenes info he was going to use the earthrise prime mold but modified
4:12 i have a similar problem with my earthrise magnus
My example has good ratchets but weird tolerances in the gun handle (I insert it halfway so it doesn't flop around) and the vehicle mode clips (too tight, I might get a hobby knife at some point in the future and modify them).
Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus (not Thrilling 30) *does* have a core robot. It's a little micromaster-sized car that transforms into a robot that pilots UM like a Gundam. It's awesome. Just wish it attached to the altmode more securely.
This Toy single handedly got me back into Transformers. It has its issues during transformation but man that is one fine chunky robot!
Just a question, would you recommend cybertron override or crosswise?
I really feel like the Kingdom figure ruined what made the Siege Magnus fun: Siege Magnus was an RID 2001 Homage that perfectly integrated as an original take on a cybertronian vehicle mode, with a chonky armor gimmick style Magnus, Kingdom was a low effort garbage fire attempt at G1 Pandering that fell on it's face with shitty proportions and an embarrassingly bad vehicle mode
Wait, I don't get it-
Do fans dislike Kingdom because of the Beast Wars characters being in it? because this opinion of mine might sound harsh but they we're the only thing I liked about Kingdom, or was it something else?
@@monster-mecha_enthusiast_2002 People like kingdom, don’t know where you got the idea people didn’t. The case here is that Magnus was a decent siege figure that got forced into a terrible kingdom figure. I’ve heard it was originally going to be based on earth rise prime but budget limitations meant they had to reskin Magnus based on his siege figure.
I'm going the Lazy Eyebrow route. I have the Perfect Effect Core Magnus on the way, and then I'll be tracking down a T30 ultra Magnus
I’ve felt for a while that the combiner wars mold was superior and more conceptually interesting. Man, I wish hasbro would do the mechsuit for minimus ambus thing again
@deathwingrocks White Optimus isn’t really a bad thing per say
@deathwingrocks well technically it is
@deathwingrocks5301Well without the Albino Prime, to _me_ it isn't Magnus. Magnus is Albino Prime with armor in my eyes.
Ultra Magnus needs the leg extensions, though. I mean, it’s nice having same-scale red and white Optimus Primes, but the leg extensions help out greatly when armored up.
So toy guy do you recommend the one with battle damage or the same version of it that doesn’t have battle damage? aka the siege one
Dang, the joint issues you have on yours are not present at all on my Kingdom copy. Yeesh.
Great video and review! I was thinking about getting one of the war for Cybertron Magnus's but didn't know if any of the molds were good
The Kingdom Ultra Magnus was my very first Ultra Magnus figure. The first time I saw it I was excited to get it cos I missed getting the Encore G1 Ultra Magnus. Was thinking of selling of my Kingdom Magnus but decided to keep it after getting the SS '86 Magnus just so I'll get to display different versions of Ultra Magnus.
If you attach Kingdom Ultra Magnus' wrist armour to the fists it makes the vehicle mode look much better.
Exactly! Just put the peg that goes in the arm in the hole in the fist instead. Thanks for mentioning this!
My Kingdom Ark's ratchet joints have exploded as well with the figures right arm ratchet is gone, snapped off, melted off, I don't know. It now lives in Ark Mode.
Did you do a video on $50 coronation starscream?
I know you mentioned that upgrade kits make the figure feel lanky, but I have the DNA Design Upgrade kit for Siege Magnus and it doesn't feel lanky in the least! Actually he feels much more proportionate to me, save for the feet. I will always recommend it, but I understand your reluctance
I’ve never had that loose weapon issue on the three of the mold I have. I have Kingdom, had Siege, and have Galaxy Prime and no issues with the hands holding anything.
I haven't bought any Magnus's since the Siege line and the one I have is a 3rd upgrade that's bigger than the official version on offer here. But I did buy 3 Shattered Glass versions though, one for S.G., one for a Diaclone/Delta head and one for keepsake but yeah...
So I was gonna buy this one but after this I was wondering is there any good budget magnus figure?
I hope we get a Commander Class Ultra Magnus in Transformers Studio Series 86.
Now I don't feel silly for getting the TAKARA LEGENDS (COMBINER WARS) Ultra Magnus with the KuBianBao Core bot instead of the new versions. Thank you, TheLazyEyebrow!
I only own the Kingdom version and it seems like only having one version of this mold is the key to not having your opinion of it sour lmao.
I enjoy him quite a bit. Truck mode is imperfect but he’s still cool. I’d honestly never owned any Magnus figures before so he’ll always be special for me
There is a special trick to removing the backpack off the core magnus bot. Removing the backpack also then helps for the complete magnus mode and allows the legs to have more articulation
I put quite a bit of acrylic paint into the hip joints and one layer of silver on the gun handle, and it really made things much better on my Siege version. I'd still sell it if it was worth anything though. Not my favorite.
I too, have both the Siege Netflix and Kingdom Ultra Magnus figures. Not out to play, just in their box packaging in my collection. They still look cool to me.
-Oh yeah, there's that 1:59 Optimus Prime version from Takara Tomy. Honestly don't get what it's suppose to be either.
Coincidentally, I just got the Seige SPOILER Magnus on Father's day for the same reason, it was on sale on BBTS, (though I had to pay almost 40 american dollars, the other Magnus's would've cost me about 57, almost 80 for the Premium Finish version) I've been waiting 3 years to get my hands on a Magnus, any Magnus, I'm happy with the one I got. Thankfully I've got no issues with the figure (unless you want to count the fact that out of the box the panels on his arm guards didn't want to tab In, but after messing with them for the day and a half I've owned this figure, they want to work properly.)
Thank goodness I only have 1 of the Magnus mold and it's the Earthrise one which is close to the G1 and I still haven't opened it since getting for myself during Christmas lol.
6:09 I present: Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus.
I don't think the titanium one partsforms either. And the G1 one only really splits into the armour and truck so I don't rly think that's partsforming either
I don’t know if you have two lemons or I have the 1 good copy, but my Kingdom Magnus hasn’t had any of the issues you’ve mentioned. The ratchets are still going strong, the tabs are solid and it’s super easy to get it into truck mode, and I did the fix where you put the forearm armor onto the hands which hides them quite nicely. However I do wish the cab articulated separately from the trailer, the little kid inside me wants to make the big truck drive around corners and not just in a straight line
2:00: I love that Prime can still pull off the dad bod look after 40 years. He's an inspiration to all dudes who let themselves go after marriage.
You forgot to flip around the croch piece
I bought my kingdom magnus, and i love it. The legs are a bit loose on mine when armor is on, but can still hold poses, gun sucks, but is still love it. Sucks to hear that kingdom magnus broke on ya.
The siege/kingdom Magnus encapsulates everything I love about siege and everything I hate about earthrise
- Siege is cool stylised takes on classic characters whilst still being easily recognisable, with quality paintwork and materials
- earthrise is low effort garbage retools trying to force earth modes and cartoon accuracy out of figures that were never intended to be that
As nice as 86 looks I’m still gonna keep my spoiler pack version because I’m a sucker for the armor up white prime gimmick
Can't wait for the SS86 version
I have the Spoiler Inside Magnus. I love him. But I agree with you on the ankles and 1000% agree with you on the transformation, plus my gun is also loosey goosey, but other than that, no other problems.
I've got Kingdom Ultra Magnus. Think you got a bad copy because my legs dont rattle or have the weird ratchet issue.
For truck mode I put the rockets on top of the cab, and use the arm covers over the hands to hide them and it looks alot better.
My Kingdom Magnus' legs are perfectly fine
the one thing the various magnus deco did had a very nice idea behind, if not fully working; all version have a problem, the inside bot was devolped first, with the armor as an add-on, instead of a big part of it
basic siege, it's the cybertronian veicle, it works, arguably the better veicle. the kingdom is the full-on G1 convoy toy, but with a less convincing trailer
the spoiler version deco go the undead version, with the splotches of grey in a robotic simulation of stereotipical decomposing from zombies, the takara verison of the same use a less contrasted color, but uniform trought the whole toy, acting more like the white/bluish shade of undead in the oriental folklore. less 'decomposition' more 'no liquid blood'
the new version is inspiring, and it being basically 2 different versions at once, depending on which one you prefear, its a nice idea, but it will hardly be more than any of these are already
Gotta be honest the centre robot is cheap as hell, looks like an upscaled legends class figure, the stuff you'd find in bootlegs. Wish they made it transform a lot more for a "leader class".
Galaxy Upgrade Prime is still one of my favorite Siege figures, along with Springer and selects C.D. Hot Shot.
To further the homage to RID Magnus, those black guns are supposed to be pegged in where you have his missiles currently in vehicle mode.
The thing with the feet is because if they were flat either it couldn't roll in alt-mode or it would roll in robot mode. There is a 3D printed upgrade kit which I got which makes them flat, but it can just roll back and forwards now, which although amusing is odd.
what wait what just happened to ratchets and how, also which version should i buy?
Tightening the ratchets in the hips is a very easy fix. I used the paper off a crayon to strengthen the ratcheting system
The feet sculpted at an angle alone would drive my OCD nuts.
Is this guys discord still up? i cant log into my of acc and the invites are invalid for me
sorry your magnus exploded. So my opinion on the mold, i like it, i have all the current versions of it and sg on preorder. i got the upgrade for my spoiler version. This mold is better for siege magnus than the kingdom, the alt mode is more forgivable for the cybertronian truck than it is for the earth style truck and trailer. i really wish they had recycled and scaled the cw idw magnus to be more g1, i feel it would have made a much better earth magnus. that said in robot mode it looks good on the shelf. Overall i am happy with my ultra magnus i just lament how much better it could have been.
Third party is slacking. We need a WFC scale EARTH MODE that looks like EARTH MODE, more in line with the cartoon/g1 toy!
Did you review Galaxy Upgrade Optimus? I thought that was a fun little figure…
Ok 2 things. 1. The shin guns were released with magnus first then released later with galaxy upgrade so if it was meant for galaxy upgrade then case of pretooling. 2 and this is my opinion of the feet which if they could keep the feet straight then just have the wheels to flip underneath them thus having the wheels on the inner leg/foot region to keep them off the ground.
Nice review, but I think it’s a mileage may vary because my versions are really good
I hated the inner robot for this thing. I feel like it was more like Energon Oprimus than Cybertron, it had its stupid hands poking out despite being a Leader Class toy, and as much as I appreciate that they gave it RID01 Magnus's vehicle mode for Siege, its translation to G1 Magnus and Cybertron Prime just didn't work.
Hard to believe coming back to this, that people are now having issues with the Commander class figure.
I've never had an Ultra Magnus that I've *loved*. I have Combiner Wars, and he's fine (first time I got him my first impression was that he felt really cheap in-hand tho), I have Siege, and he's fine, and I'm eyeing up the Shattered Glass one, but it's the Kingdom mold, which is just the Siege mold, and that's * fine *. I've just never found the armour to be as well-utilized as they could be. I mean I still LIKE them, but they've never hit that sweet spot of "Mini Masterpiece" that other modern TFs reach
I have the Siege release, and I don't know if it's a common issue or just mine, but on one shoulder piece, the tab on the back that is supposed to lock it to the inner robot's arm just refuses to tab, just popping off as soon as you press it into place.
I was going to ask if you've SS86 Ultra Magnus, and then I checked and saw you reviewed him 8 months ago, and then I saw that this video is 2 years old, and then I cried about how 2 years have passed without my noticing. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MEEEEEEEEEEEE?
Baller review though.
Part of the problem with both Siege/Earthrise Ultra Magnus/Optimus Prime is that their vehicle modes are not scaled reasonably with the car robots.
Thus you only have room for one and half cars on top of Magnus, and almost none of the deluxe figures will fit in Prime's trailer.
At the moment I have Spoiler Ultra Magnus (intended to be repainted into Delta Magnus), ER Ultra Magnus, and ER Prime.
But I'm very likely going to get a BPF Lieutenant (OS OK Siege Ultra Magnus) to use for a Delta Magnus instead.
I'm planning to replace ER Prime with the KBB MP-10v + Trailer.
And am eagerly waiting to see if it's true that we're getting a new mold for SS86 Ultra Magnus.
In the mean time I'm getting BPF's Commander (OS KO Siege OP) and Overlord (KO OS Siege Megs).
Commander is going to serve as the basis for a OS version of a custom G2 OP I saw recently that looked pretty damn cool.
Overlord is to go with MP-10v.
Ideally, I'd really like it if BPF made a similar OS OK of ER Prime, Megs, and Magnus, but for now I'll just have to work with what I have.
7:04 You can squeeze it??? i thought it would tab al together and no weak loose parts
I Paid $25 For Spoiler One &
THEN Found Out That My
Sister Bought Me One For
My Birthday From The EXACT
Same Place & Gave 2-BONUS
Targetmasters (Minicons);
Orange Rung & Purple Cobra,
Though I WISH I Bought The
Kingdom Version... But DID NOT
Want To Shell Out $45 For It.
4:28 kingdom ultra magnus:I'm gonna finish this man whole career
I'm glad I skipped the Kingdom version of Ultra Magnus. I picked up the Siege and pre-ordered the Shattered Glass version, but skipped the Kingdom and Netflix Spoiler pack versions, which I don't regret.
the backpack can be rather easily removed when you turn the waist at certain angle so I just consider it as part of the armor
I still haven’t gotten a version of this mould (I use TFP RID magnus as my main magnus), but I might get the Shattered glass version because it looks wicked! And if we get a SS86 version I’ll get that as well
TFP Beast Hunters Magnus was my Ultra Magnus before I got the “Spoiler” one. I even bought him a G1 gun, and fitted an add-on to the handle for his hands. I like the leg armor on Spoiler Magnus, and wish TFP Magnus also had some.
@@ronaldpaterni5081 The only reason I haven’t gotten any of the other ones is because I had a feeling they’d eventually make a SS86 version of Magnus, especially considering they’ve been redoing quite a few of the characters in SS86 that got figures during the WFC trilogy.
@@DarkScorch At first, with the closeness of past lines, I wasn’t sure what would go into SS86. However, now I’m certain there will be a SS86 Ultra Magnus.
@@ronaldpaterni5081 As soon as I heard about them making the SS86 Starscream and the SS86 Ironhide, I knew for certain they’d be doing a Magnus at some point and I have a feeling he will be amazing!
@@DarkScorchgood news
Thats why i bought bootleg version of that um. Considering that bootleg is bigger it cost only like 25 usd with shipping here in the philippines. The hasbro one is almost as same height of the recent release galvatron, it doesnt look good.
This is super late but how large is the figure in inches?
What upsets me most about there being so many Magnus molds is that we only have one Ultra Mammoth mold. They can do so much more with Ultra Magnus and character develop. They brought him back in kingdom and then opted not to revive him as Ultra Mammoth. At least that would've justified the dumb cloak.
Pro tip: put the armor sleeves in the hand pegs backwards to cover the fists
Out of curiosity, what is your favorite Ultra Magnus mould? The only one I own and played with is the Combiner Wars one.
Combiner wars is fun. I also really like animated and the iron factory 2.0 magnus
I own the Kingdom version and what I can say about it is that it looks amazing when next to my other 86 movie figures but when I'm just messing around with it I feel as if somethings off. I think it's his legs, I've seen extention kits and they make his legs way to long, so idk maybe I'm just picky. Still going to get that SG Powered Convoy though.
Thats why I replaced my spoiler with KFC citizen stack, came with toyhax stickers already installed, looks soo awesome I got a 3d printed ultra magnus hammerfor him. No more blocky limited articulation for me.
my kingdom magnus had such a loose shoulder that it couldnt hold its own weight. The frustrating part is i had to break it to take it apart because there is a little glued in tab keeping the shoulder together even though its screwed on. I also had the loose gun issue, but i used a slight coat of superglue to tighten it
Also. One thing that i felt sorry for Kingdom Magnus is that he lacked extra weapons.
Siege Magnus has his iconic blaster, shoulder rockets and 2 extra guns for his shins.
Kingdom Magnus only comes with iconic blaster & rockets only.
Thinking of selling mine tbh, just because I wanna prioritize shelf space for other incoming MMC figures
The spoiler pack does come with energon cubes. It’s in the container with the play doh. Not sure what the play doh is for but it fools a lot of fans.
I have a solution for the visible hand syndrome. If you tab the front of the trailer to the bit the backpack slides up, you don’t see the hands. But at the cost of nothing really tabs into the truck, and it looks like the truck is connected to the trailer.
I was going to say you forgot to flip the waste piece but I see you later in the video you actually did fix that so
I don’t have any of the mold so I do hope to get the delta magnus
I have the clean siege one, sadly the albino prime’s leg broke at the hip “ratchet”, also, just wanna say I display him with the missiles down, to cover the gap on the side, and because to me, it just looks better, but hey, as Emgo316 would say, it’s your toy, display however you wish
it's okay. I had a sdcc soc black megazord's shoulder ratchet explode on camera on me a long time ago...
The only way the pre ankle tilt has made sense to me is when in robot mode you tab his legs together the wheels sit on the ground and you can roll him around like the g1 magnus
There’s some emergon cubes in that playdough