Takara Tomy Transformers Masterpiece MP-22 Ultra Magnus Now Shipping

got the email this night too now just to wait for 2 figuarts that should be out tomorrow, and he'll be on his way.

still trying to decide if I want to buy the MP-10 rerelease and hold off till march on buying this

durroth wrote:still trying to decide if I want to buy the MP-10 rerelease and hold off till march on buying this

tough choice... how long before you can afford the second choice? UM has a lot hype, but the MP10 reissue hasnt "flown" off the shelves like i thought it would.

Promotional stop-motion video from Takara:

Seibertron.com board member Cyberpath linked us to the TakaraTomy YouTube channel which features a stop-motion animated video of MP-22 Ultra Magnus! It shares the complex transformation, plus the features of it and how it can interact with the other cars, as well as a quickie Optimus scale comparison. The very recently released Bumble is sharing the limelight with newcomer Magnus, as well as the car molds that came before them. Prowl to Wheeljack, along with Sideswipe and every use of the Datsun mold in between! TakaraTomy takes us back to a time of amazing stop motion videos with this new entry on their channel and it's an amazing sales pitch to get you to buy all the figures!

You can see the roughly 2.5 minute video by clicking the embed below:

Cyberpath wrote:Promotional stop-motion video from Takara:

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time for a stop motion mp series

not enough decepticons but that was always a prob even in g1 (always thought the decepticons' air superiority and strength made up for the lack of numbers)

Cyberpath wrote:Promotional stop-motion video from Takara:

So the drama

Shipped.

Transformation looks amazing! The stop-motion makes it seem almost effortless.



And the way that the wheels morph, very reminiscent of hand-drawn animation where parts could change size and colour during transformation.



Evasion-mode Optimus Prime might have some company in the Kobayashi Hall of Fame. :)

frogbat wrote:time for a stop motion mp series :D

I came across these brilliant stop-motion gifs by OptimusTimelord. They were tailored after scenes from MTMT and look like they were taken straight out of the cartoon! [1] [2] [3] [4]

Normally I dislike stop motion, but this was done totally awesome!

Wasn't planning on getting Ultra Magnus, but now... Damnit Takara, now I want him!
If I also get Bluestreak I'll have that whole cast :s
Wallet, problems.

Well, now I want to start a Masterpiece collection.

Delta Magnus wrote:Well, now I want to start a Masterpiece collection.

They look very good together, don't they..?

Eyup. Not sure what I want to make my next MP purchase (not counting add-ons like the Rambo kit, which I intend to get for my MP Dreddswipe). Thinking MP Starscream, or even the old MP-03 mold version in the Hasbro colourscheme (as I've heard they're more solid, and also I like the look a bit better).

Also, MP Devastator when?

shajaki wrote:

durroth wrote:still trying to decide if I want to buy the MP-10 rerelease and hold off till march on buying this

tough choice... how long before you can afford the second choice? UM has a lot hype, but the MP10 reissue hasnt "flown" off the shelves like i thought it would.

I can afford either, but I also have alot of other things I want to get post x-mas so I don't wanna buy both, and while MP-10 hasn't "flown" with the reissue, MP-10 is one of the few MPs to actually BE hard to find for around the same price... what are the odds UM will sell out in 3 months?

durroth wrote:

shajaki wrote:

durroth wrote:still trying to decide if I want to buy the MP-10 rerelease and hold off till march on buying this

tough choice... how long before you can afford the second choice? UM has a lot hype, but the MP10 reissue hasnt "flown" off the shelves like i thought it would.

I can afford either, but I also have alot of other things I want to get post x-mas so I don't wanna buy both, and while MP-10 hasn't "flown" with the reissue, MP-10 is one of the few MPs to actually BE hard to find for around the same price... what are the odds UM will sell out in 3 months?

major retailers like BBTS or TFsource, will probably sell out in a few months. everyone else a little while after. worst case is you might have to ebay him for a slight markup. but thats worst case. if it were me, id go for prime first.

And of course, I wouldn't be entirely surprised if hasbro releases this figure considering how much people are loving it.

Wow! That stop action is amazing, but not as amazing as this one...

The stop motions are all cool... things have come in leaps and bounds though it probably has to do with how intricate the modern transformations are and video apps that make it a bit easier than it used to be in the day.

Cobotron wrote:Wow! That stop action is amazing, but not as amazing as this one...

That ad is awesome....
Transformers came a bit late to where I am so I ended up skipping the original leaders and had the "city commanders" instead.


Re getting mp-10 or not... I was in the same boat. I already had MP1 and saw mp10 as pointless. I even went off MP collecting for a bit. The new releases such as smokescreen and wheeljack made me start collecting them again. Got mp10 because of the scale and also cos the only prime i ever had with a trailer was powermaster prime. But I must admit that he is a good if expensive purchase. Also, wanted to get him before magnus cos I knew I wouldn't have been able to afford them back to back.

You might be lucky and find him available in sales etc. Toys r us uk have the platinum edition listed for £80 for example

A bunch of people already have Magnus in hand. Check it out:
(From: Uranus, Mr Elljay, and Alfes.)

now i want rodimus

He's shorter than MP-2?!

Greetings, I came across this posted review and I'm just not sure myself...but see for yourself.




[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PORk591lXo0[/youtube]

Sorry for that last post.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PORk591lXo0

Nemesis Destron wrote:Sorry for that last post.

No problem. If you want to use the YouTube tags, just use the part of the URL after v=. If you quote this message you can see what I did.

Thanks for the review! Every review increases my desire for this thing!!!

Agamemnon wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:Sorry for that last post.

No problem. If you want to use the YouTube tags, just use the part of the URL after v=. If you quote this message you can see what I did.

Thanks for the review! Every review increases my desire for this thing!!!

Thanks for the tip Agamemnon!

Sabrblade wrote:He's shorter than MP-2?!

I think it's partially that MP-2 has a giant head compared to the newer scale MPs and the balljoint is set higher than UM's weird MP neck. (seriously don't get why they chose the neck they've gone with on the newer MPs over a balljoint) He's only *barely* shorter at the top of the headcrest and if you include the antennae he's definitely the same size or slightly taller. Their chests are more or less even too and the new Umags definitely looks more MASSIVE than his "predecessor."

shajaki wrote:some new pics from blogger higekuma!

Alfes 2010, actually.

Sabrblade wrote:

shajaki wrote:some new pics from blogger higekuma!

Alfes 2010, actually.

thanks! fixed my other ones too

Stay tuned as a gallery for a certain bot may be up soon.

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Stay tuned as a gallery for a certain bot may be up soon.

Citizen Stack's getting a gallery?! Suh-weet!

Sabrblade wrote:

LOST Cybertronian wrote:Stay tuned as a gallery for a certain bot may be up soon.

Citizen Stack's getting a gallery?! Suh-weet!

Shh....

shajaki wrote:

It's because of scale issues like this that I view MP-9 as Rodimus Prime and not HotRod. His car made is just too big to be HotRod.

I would however like to see Takara release a scaled down version of HotRod that stands about the same height as the average MP car.

Guess what dropped into my POL at BBTS...

Agamemnon wrote:Guess what dropped into my POL at BBTS...

Same, here. Time to 'ship!

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We have confirmed your payment and shipped the following order to you.

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It's a great day to be a Transformer fan

ill say! gratz;)

Here's my review of MP-22 Ultra Magnus! Not without its flaws, but overall still a pretty damn amazing figure that has serious presence on display with the other MPs.

http://youtu.be/OyZQwWqDGG8

Hope you can check out the review

The G1 Autobot vehicle cast has never looked so good!!

koolkollectibleskhai wrote:The G1 Autobot vehicle cast has never looked so good!!

That is a good looking photo.

I got Ultra Magnus today! Jeez, I knew he was going to be big but it was a bit of a shock taking him out of the box! He dwarfs every Transformer I've ever had, it's insane. He looks phenomenal in both modes! I don't know how they do it.


Anyone else notice that Takara omitted Red Alert from the the back of Magnus' booklet as well as the stop-motion video?

I hope it means they're planning to redo him closer to the cartoon model. In my opinion he wasn't retooled enough from Sideswipe, as Smokescreen was from Prowl. My guess is that back then Takara was uncertain about this line so the budget for Red was lower.

Cyberpath wrote:Anyone else notice that Takara omitted Red Alert from the the back of Magnus' booklet as well as the stop-motion video?

I hope it means they're planning to redo him closer to the cartoon model. In my opinion he wasn't retooled enough from Sideswipe, as Smokescreen was from Prowl. My guess is that back then Takara was uncertain about this line so the budget for Red was lower.

What more could they do for Alert? MP Lambor already looked more like Red Alert's character model than it resembled Sideswipe's.

I was ready to be disappointed by Ultra Magnus, I had thoughts that he would be a quickly cobbled together answer to Citizen Stack. I thought that he would be a mess of flimsy plastic. I was mostly wrong.

He is very well thought out, there are a few surprising elements to him. Such as the way the arms transform, I didn't expect there to be a hinge right at the top of the arm. I like the fact that the cab can be disconnected.

I hope he gets a Hasbro release so I can get a 2nd.

Sabrblade wrote:What more could they do for Alert? MP Lambor already looked more like Red Alert's character model than it resembled Sideswipe's.

Big wheels as shoulders, hanging doors, white or silver thighs, and shorter canon & gun.

He's a cool figure as is, but I'd be down for a retool.

My UM is finally coming from overseas!! 4700 yen for EMS shipping is a bit hard to swallow.. Still way under retail though =D

UM is a great toy, and looks very imposing in both modes. I am a little disquieted by the fact that his entire arms (which aren't exactly light) are attached to what is pretty much a flap of plastic, but I really can't argue with the results. The fact that he doesn't come with the Matrix that he's compatible with is a big of a cheap move too. It's a really good figure though, and though it lacks dazzle or wow factor it's very solid in all regards.

Diem wrote:The fact that he doesn't come with the Matrix that he's compatible with is a big of a cheap move too.

To be fair, he wasn't worthy of it anyway.

Sabrblade wrote:

Diem wrote:The fact that he doesn't come with the Matrix that he's compatible with is a big of a cheap move too.

To be fair, he wasn't worthy of it anyway.

Plus I have like six of those lying around now, so I don't really need another one.

Mine should arrive in two weeks, I'm starting to think, I should have chosen a faster shipping method instead of being so cheap XD

Ultra Magnus!! Come out! We're here! Come meet your doooom!!

(Or, my MP-22 Ultra Magnus arrived in the mail today)

Dead Metal wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Diem wrote:The fact that he doesn't come with the Matrix that he's compatible with is a big of a cheap move too.

To be fair, he wasn't worthy of it anyway.

Plus I have like six of those lying around now, so I don't really need another one.

Mine should arrive in two weeks, I'm starting to think, I should have chosen a faster shipping method instead of being so cheap XD

im sure you dont have six of that matrix. only the MP10 matrix would fit. even i only have 5 (MP10, MP10B, YOTH, and the two satellite ones) and im kinda crazy. though i will have 6 when my MP10 eva shows up!

UM being matrix-less honestly kinda bums me out. cause had a matrix been in there, it can be seen through the windows no? i gotta find one on ebay now. an empty matrix chamber is something i simply can not have