Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-22 Ultra Magnus - Detachable Cab Images

Detaches out of necessity for the transformation or because it does form it's own little white bot?
#stillholdingouthope
#wellawarehastagsdontworkhere

Seriously, if it doesn't form a robot itself, I will most likely ragequit. If it isn't add-on armor, to me, it won't be worth the price...

So the cab can detach just for the sake of standard vehicle functionality, but is otherwise pointless since it doesn't turn into a white inner robot form.

BIG. FRICKIN'. DEAL! >:oP

Shadowstream wrote:So the cab can detach just for the sake of standard vehicle functionality, but is otherwise pointless since it doesn't turn into a white inner robot form.

Not pointless. It still transforms into the core of the robot mode.

You see that big hexagonal piece that forms the cab's roof? That's his butt flap in robot mode:



Which happens to be show-accurate:

Looks to me like the cab transforms into the torso (+head) while the trailer forms the rest of his body.

Detachable bot is detachable.



They said that it would be separate from the armor a looooooooooong time ago. Not sure how this is "new" news...

helli0n wrote:They said that it would be separate from the armor a looooooooooong time ago. Not sure how this is "new" news...

The image itself is what's new.

But it's still not gonna form its own separate robot mode.

sure id like a white prime with armor. but vehicle mode is perfect. robot mode is perfect. thats twice times perfect. ill buy this twice times perfect ultra magnus with a smile on my face

Sabrblade wrote:

Shadowstream wrote:So the cab can detach just for the sake of standard vehicle functionality, but is otherwise pointless since it doesn't turn into a white inner robot form.

Not pointless. It still transforms into the core of the robot mode.

You see that big hexagonal piece that forms the cab's roof? That's his butt flap in robot mode:



Which happens to be show-accurate:

Which would mean that if they used the standard MP mold then he would have his head up his...

Yep, it's show accurate all right!

helli0n wrote:Detachable bot is detachable.

See, that's the thing: we still don't know if it's a detachable bot.

It appears that it may just become the torso of the bot.

helli0n wrote:They said that it would be separate from the armor a looooooooooong time ago. Not sure how this is "new" news...

The picture is new.

Please try to read and comprehend before posting smartass responses.

From TFW2005:

Cyberpath wrote:From TFW2005:

*sigh* And where did they get these from?

Sabrblade wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:From TFW2005:

*sigh* And where did they get these from?

From "futalog" apparently.

Seriously. I don't get why people want a white Optimus with armor. I think that is crap. It made sense to do that for G1 figures, but today? I want a fully transformable truck and trailer. It's why I got Citizen Stack and looks like I'll be getting this guy now. If it was a white Optimus, I would easily pass.

omega666 wrote:Seriously. I don't get why people want a white Optimus with armor. I think that is crap.

Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum,
What might be right for you, may not be right for some.

Sabrblade wrote:

Shadowstream wrote:So the cab can detach just for the sake of standard vehicle functionality, but is otherwise pointless since it doesn't turn into a white inner robot form.

Not pointless. It still transforms into the core of the robot mode.

You see that big hexagonal piece that forms the cab's roof? That's his butt flap in robot mode:



Which happens to be show-accurate:

I still don't see how that's not pointless, a detachable cab has no purpose when it seemingly doesn't even need to separate for the transformation, so it just comes off for the sake of emulating a vehicle function, and giving false hope to the sense that this Magnus is a white Prime in armor.

GuyIncognito wrote:

omega666 wrote:Seriously. I don't get why people want a white Optimus with armor. I think that is crap.

Ever heard the expression "Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks"?

And nostalgia, don't forget nostalgia.

I would love this MP Ultra Magnus to be a seperate white MP10 with the trailer that wraps around as this would give this MP the additional playability of a; White bot Magnus, b;Super mode/Ultra Magnus, c; Car transporter mode.
A triple changer!!

My word, the more I see of this toy, the more I need it yesterday.

I wonder if the tail panel can stay up in a right angle to the back of the thighs.

Love the big Ultra Magnus eyes!

And here's Ultra Magnus! Once again from the Planet Iacon Facebook page we have better quality image of Takara Tomy's Transformers Masterpiece MP-22 Ultra Magus. Unfortunately he's not in full color like Bumblebee, but still some good looks at the grey mold prototype from some different angles. Check him out below:

Gimme gimme, Ultra Maggie!

Mystery solved then: the cab unfolds into the upper part of the torso and head.

I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

I love it except for the ass-flap!

El Duque wrote:

In this image it appears he has the larger visor like eyes. It must have been just the shadow of the visor rim that made the eyes look so much smaller in previous pics.

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

I like it and will buy it. The only part that sticks out to me as odd are the lower legs, there are the legs and then a large gap and then a floating panel in front. Looks odd to me.

After seeing the kibble on the back of this, reconsidering the 3rd party one.

The butt flap looks silly. Maybe it can be folded up or something. Otherwise, love it!

Hmm, the tires on his feet are fake... Wonder if that means there is to be changes. But then, I don't think the flap ass is going away, although I'm not that big of a hater of that thing, it's better than MP03's skirts or MP17's hollow legs IMHO.

rpetras wrote:

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

kirbenvost wrote:The butt flap looks silly. Maybe it can be folded up or something. Otherwise, love it!

Crystiallic wrote:But then, I don't think the flap ass is going away, although I'm not that big of a hater of that thing, it's better than MP03's skirts or MP17's hollow legs IMHO.

Yeah, the butt flap is a bit bigger than it should be, but at least they got its shape right:

Takara had a bet with Hasbro to see how many times they could get Transfans to say "butt flap" and they totally won.

And before anyone is starting to question why there are translucent windows on MP22 Prototype chest, it started in TFTM:

And it Mystery Comvoy Game:


Overall, I can't wait to get that MP22 in my hand!

rpetras wrote:

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

The @ss flap as noticed by Saberblade is kind of a homage(?) to his character model sheets/design by Floro Dery (?)

El Duque wrote:

Damn it.... This kind of changes everything for me.

I like how the cab can be separated and played as a stand alone vehicle.

I like how the cab can be separated and played as a stand alone vehicle.

ISP fart.......sorry for the double post

fenrir72 wrote:

rpetras wrote:

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

The @ss flap as noticed by Saberblade is kind of a homage(?) to his character model sheets/design by Floro Dery (?)

I would have preferred no homage than how they designed it. It sucks the way it hangs down that much. Any 3rd Party up for the challenge of making the first Transformer butt transplant? Seriously, I hope the flap is detachable because that is how I would like to display him.

The flap is way too big for its own good. It's surprising how good the rest of the figure is until you get to that one piece. It's got to have been some budgetary setback or something if they couldn't find a way to make it fold in just one more time for a better size/positioning, cuz it's hard to believe that it being that large and hanging that much over his whole back section down to his knees was planned from the start.

YES

Stormrider wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

rpetras wrote:

sixshot20 wrote:I really like him but he just looks really chubby to me

He's not fat, he's husky.

Seibertron wrote:I love it except for the ass-flap!

Yea, what's up with that?

The @ss flap as noticed by Saberblade is kind of a homage(?) to his character model sheets/design by Floro Dery (?)

I would have preferred no homage than how they designed it. It sucks the way it hangs down that much. Any 3rd Party up for the challenge of making the first Transformer butt transplant? Seriously, I hope the flap is detachable because that is how I would like to display him.

Small price to pay SR. Aside from that, I sure can't wait for a colored version. This is gonna rock in December!

New photos of Magnus, including: his Matrix chamber, a second facial expression, and a comparison between MP-10 Spike and MP-22 adult Spike with Daniel:



Like with MP Prime, the human figures can also ride in Magnus' cab.

Design schematics for MP-22


(This is what they used for the silhouette.)



Click to enlarge.

Really looks like they've sacrificed a transforming cab in favour of a butt flap.

Can anyone confirm please if Magnus will come with his own Matrix?

I have a Rodimus matrix but do not have MP 10 so this is quite important for me if the Rodimus matrix would not fit in MP 22 if he does not come with his own one.

Burn wrote:Really looks like they've sacrificed a transforming cab in favour of a butt flap.

Yeah. It's too bad the way the flap has turned out. In the concept image, the flap doesn't look too bad, but it hangs too low on the prototype. Looks like there is a line on the cab roof in the alt mode. I wonder if it originally was going to fold in half.

Two things I still wonder - doe UM have a waist swivel? If not, why? Do his shoulders have any more articulation other than spin laterally?

I do like the arm transformation. Different from the original. I don't like the chunkiness of the toy though.

According to a part from the Transformers Generations 2014 Volume 1 book, it seems that Ultra Magnus was started by Hasui but then handed over to and finished by Kobayashi, since Hasui couldn't figure out how to make the toy as a white MP-10 with trailer armor work within the budget they were given to make the toy. This would explain why the cab looks a lot like the MP-10 cab but ultimately isn't just MP-10 with armor, as well as why there are some less-than-show-accurate aspects about this robot mode design since it was Hasui who's been giving us all these super show-accurate MPs since MP-10.

So Magnus was a collaboration of sorts.

Someone from TFW2005 translated the interview:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... st11048732

I wonder if Hasui will do more MP figures.

Cyberpath wrote:So Magnus was a collaboration of sorts.

Someone from TFW2005 translated the interview:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... st11048732

I wonder if Hasui will do more MP figures.

Isn't he in charge of Star Saber?