TakaraTomy Transformers Legends: LG-14 Ultra Magnus Preorders Live at TFsource & BigBadToyStore

Tis indeed a placeholder image, yes.

You know, if this was a year ago and canada was still on par with the states, these prices would be really good. I always thought takaa prices were 100% higher than US prices, but this price sounds perfectly fine to me due to the extra deco and import charges.

I recently got my hands on LG Arcee, Chromia, Windblade, and Jetfire and I have nothing but greatness to say about them. They all look amazing in every way over their Hasbro counterparts.

I especially love Jetfire and despite the thread that referres to Hasbro's version as pure unsatisfactory, I can honestly tell you Takara's version is just stellar! Regardless of the flaws they are totally out weighed by everything that is great about this Takara Jetfire.

I got Roadbuster and Brainstorm on the way and judging by the figures mentioned above I'm sure to expect even more greatness when they arrive...another score Takara!

Takara legends LG-14 ultra magnus w/ alpha trion

From Tokyo Toys: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

Well, damn. That's nice.

Oh Snap!

Well played Takara.

Alpha Trin (Yes, that's spelled correctly: in Japan he is called Alpha Trin without the "o")? Is that supposed to tease us with whatever happened to Dion after War Dawn?

I was thinking of picking up the Hasbro one but now....

Grrrr, how much is this thing going to be?

The hovercar alt mode of Minimus Ambus actually fits:


Unused concept sketch for Vehicle Mode Alpha Trion, for The Transformers: Ironhide

Primeultimus wrote:Takara legends LG-14 ultra magnus w/ alpha trion

From Tokyo Toys: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =1&theater

Instant SOLD!

BWTF posted an new image of Takara Tomy's TakaraTomy's Legends LG-14 Ultra Magnus! What is interesting is that in this image they show that Ultra Magnus may come with Alpha Trion instead of the Minimus Ambus that the Hasbro version comes with. From the looks of the picture Alpha Trion will be a repaint of Minimus! Please take all of this as rumors for now as this picture is unaccredited and unconfirmed. Check out the image we've mirrored below, and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

You mean in order to get a fully comic-accurate Magnus I gotta buy Takara for the body AND Hasbro for Minimus?!

Sabrblade wrote:

You mean in order to get a fully comic-accurate Magnus I gotta buy Takara for the body AND Hasbro for Minimus?!

If you're gonna buy both and mix-and-match, I'm sure you can sell off Alpha quite quick.

I don't want to buy both. I want just one, but Takara just made doing that more difficult.

Yipee-skip!

So, if I want both I get double dipped for the equivalent of a $3 arms micron!

What a privilege to give Hasbro my hard earned cash for the smallest and cheapest to manufacture product that they can produce!!

Wow thats lame. If anyone wants a real classics Alpha Trion, get your hands on Titanian Saint. You wont be disappointed.

It's not really the Alpha Trion that's sellin it for me but Magnus's extra detail and paint apps. Looks sharp, blurry picture and all. Hasbro's inclusion of Minimus makes more sense though if we're following IDW's interpretation of Magnus. Alpha Trion as a minibot? What sense does that make?

Why did Takara go with red thighs for their version of Magnus? As tribute to the original G1 box art? I think I'll be happy with the Hasbro version. It's got a better color scheme and fewer paint detail embellishments that aren't on the G1 screen version.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Why did Takara go with red thighs for their version of Magnus? As tribute to the original G1 box art? I think I'll be happy with the Hasbro version. It's got a better color scheme and fewer paint detail embellishments that aren't on the G1 screen version.

Red thighs for IDW comic accuracy

Wolfman Jake wrote:Why did Takara go with red thighs for their version of Magnus?

Cuz it's comic-accurate?

I posted quite a bit before

takara-legends-lg-14-ultra-magnus-w-alpha-trion-p1683384.php#p1683384

They've been white too in IDW. So, why would Takara go with a comic-accurate deco and NOT include Minimus Ambus, who is integral to the character of the version they are trying to emulate? Insanity! Plus, that's one itty-bitty Alpha Trion. Hasbro version still wins for me. A rarity, but I just like it better.

Primeultimus wrote:I posted quite a bit before

takara-legends-lg-14-ultra-magnus-w-alpha-trion-p1683384.php#p1683384

Thanks for posting! Feel free to us know here http://www.seibertron.com/contact/index.php?subject=news so we wouldn't have missed your post.

thanks,
Mooncake

Wolfman Jake wrote:They've been white too in IDW.

That's not the same body.

That's the body from the 2009-2011 ongoing. This toy is based on the MTMTE body.

Wolfman Jake wrote:They've been white too in IDW. So, why would Takara go with a comic-accurate deco and NOT include Minimus Ambus, who is integral to the character of the version they are trying to emulate? Insanity! Plus, that's one itty-bitty Alpha Trion. Hasbro version still wins for me. A rarity, but I just like it better.

That's an older comic I believe. When I said IDW I shouldve said MTMTE.

as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D

mooncake623 wrote:as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D

Maybe he's the only facial-haired elderly Autobot from the cartoon that Takara could think of.

Though, you know who might have worked better in Takara's favor for being a facial-haired, elderly, cartoon Autobot who IS small? Governor Raikuru.



Sure, he equally has jack to do with Magnus, but it's someone who hasn't gotten a toy yet and is from a cartoon Takara's audience is familiar with.

mooncake623 wrote:as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D

Probably to avoid introducing (too many) new characters in a G1-centered line. We already had Windblade, and Minimus Ambus would be practically unknown to the Japanese except for the ones who can read the English comics. Since he has facial hair, Alpha Trin (see my previous post) was a logical choice, especially concerning his connection to Dion and what possibly became of him

Sabrblade wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D

Maybe he's the only bearded elderly Autobot from the cartoon that Takara could think of.

Though, you know who might have worked better in Takara's favor for being a bearded, elderly, cartoon Autobot who IS small? Governor Raikuru.



Sure, he equally has jack to do with Magnus, but it's someone who hasn't gotten a toy yet and from a cartoon Takara's audience is familiar with.

Wow what epsoide is that from? Don't remember him at all.

mooncake623 wrote:Wow what epsoide is that from? Don't remember him at all.

He's a Micromaster from Transformers: Victory.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Riker

Sabrblade wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:Wow what epsoide is that from? Don't remember him at all.

He's a Micromaster from Transformers: Victory.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Riker

Cool!!

Still.. I don't mind a Mini Alpha Trion for Generations Metroplex? hehe

Red or white thighs doesn't mean anything to me. I'll stick with the Hasbro version to get Minimus Ambus.

For me, it will be Hasbro all the way. I don't follow the comics, but I much prefer the principle of UM is in fact, just a suit of armor controlled by a minicon.

Whoops, wrong thread.

Mkall wrote:With Uncle Sam paying me back a bit, I figured I'd get a couple Damashii Gundams that I've have my eye on for a while.

Okay, but... what that to do with Magnus, here?

And technically Tallgeese III isn't a Gundam...

Sabrblade wrote:Okay, but... what that to do with Magnus, here?

Wrong thread, I haven't done that in a while

And technically Tallgeese III isn't a Gundam...

Semantics

sigh. So Japanese fans wont see a Minimus Ambus release? They do have the comics over there I think, so I;m sure there will be some who would have been excited for this. Why even a repaint into Alpha Trion? It makes no sense. It's almost like the designers had no idea what Hasbro was going for and tried to "fix" it.

Optimizzy wrote:sigh. So Japanese fans wont see a Minimus Ambus release? They do have the comics over there I think, so I;m sure there will be some who would have been excited for this. Why even a repaint into Alpha Trion? It makes no sense. It's almost like the designers had no idea what Hasbro was going for and tried to "fix" it.

Japan does have original US comics, the same way we have original manga: imported and not officially translated I think.

Oh you Japan, I like how you're trying to "fix" the figures that are intended to represent a very specific interpretation of the character. It's be like if we got reverse convoy and hasbro painted in regular Megatron colors XD

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D

Probably to avoid introducing (too many) new characters in a G1-centered line. We already had Windblade, and Minimus Ambus would be practically unknown to the Japanese except for the ones who can read the English comics. Since he has facial hair, Alpha Trin (see my previous post) was a logical choice, especially concerning his connection to Dion and what possibly became of him

If Takara were that concerned about keeping things as "G1" as possible, then why detail the Magnus figure as the IDW version and not try to make it more faithful to the original cartoon, as is their usual style? Repainting Minimus Ambus was just a WEIRD move, any way you slice it.

Wolfman Jake wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:as to why Alpha Trion? I have no clue.. to make you get both? It's working on me =D

Probably to avoid introducing (too many) new characters in a G1-centered line. We already had Windblade, and Minimus Ambus would be practically unknown to the Japanese except for the ones who can read the English comics. Since he has facial hair, Alpha Trin (see my previous post) was a logical choice, especially concerning his connection to Dion and what possibly became of him

If Takara were that concerned about keeping things as "G1" as possible, then why detail the Magnus figure as the IDW version and not try to make it more faithful to the original cartoon, as is their usual style? Repainting Minimus Ambus was just a WEIRD move, any way you slice it.

What, you want a red bumper too?

Wait, that's just me?

Dammit now I need this.

Easy decision for me, I was never a fan of UM having a red thigh, so the Hasbro white thigh takes my money
Other than the red thigh, TTomy UM/Alpha is perfect. However, since I'm a cartoon freak when it comes to G1 UM, the white thigh from Hasbro is a bless.

Rated X wrote:Wow thats lame. If anyone wants a real classics Alpha Trion, get your hands on Titanian Saint. You wont be disappointed.

I beg to disagree. The best incarnation for A-3, classic, G1 etc (never transformed btw) is this. And it's official:



But if Tomy is aping for the IDW (Ambus isn't that too familiar to Japanese fans), then the closest thing to label the mini figure would be a modern A3.

that doesnt make sense, alpha trion doesnt operate a transtector!

Sabrblade wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:Why did Takara go with red thighs for their version of Magnus?

Cuz it's comic-accurate?

I was gonna say because it's toy accurate.



But that's just how I like my updates.
They are starting to release the comics in Japan though, right?

mooncake623 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:Wow what epsoide is that from? Don't remember him at all.

He's a Micromaster from Transformers: Victory.

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Riker

Cool!!

Still.. I don't mind a Mini Alpha Trion for Generations Metroplex? hehe

The episode which eventually lead to Leokaiser's intro iirc.

Dawww... lil baby A3

It makes almost no sense. But UM himself is my main focus so it doesn't really bug me.

Think the dark red Burgandy thighs look weird, Prefer cartoon white thighs.

Don't see what the big fuss is all about with recoloring Ambus into Alpha Trion colors. Doubt anyone is buying this toy solely for the minicon class toy.

Think that Titanian Saint is a bad example of a good update Alpha Trion toy. As it looks like a combination of a cheap KO and a snap together garage kit toy.

Think the best update G1 Alpha Trion toy. Is that Botcon Alpha Trion repurposed Vector Prime toy.

Tsutsukakushi wrote:Think the best update G1 Alpha Trion toy. Is that Botcon Alpha Trion repurposed Vector Prime toy.

Agreed. BotCon 2007 Alpha Trion is pretty darned good for a "Classics" style update. That's been my neo-G1 Alpha Trion for years now. I wouldn't mind seeing that Million Publishing concept of a repaint/retool of Generations Scourge as Alpha Trion at some point in the future, though.

Is that a Legion (3" tall) firure?