Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus)

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A piece of potentially actual news from the Transformers exhibit at The Children's Museum of Indianapolis concerns the bot within the bot that is Ultra Magnus, according to the IDW characterisation: Minimus Ambus! Site owner Seibertron was able to take a couple of images of the tiny loadbearer's prototype shots in both robot and vehicle mode, plus the transformation sequence - check them out below!

Credit(s): The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Seibertron

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Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660344)
Posted by Burn on March 7th, 2015 @ 5:54pm CST

awwww he's so awesome looking!

...shame though there's such a potential there for a Wheelie remold. :SICK:

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660345)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on March 7th, 2015 @ 5:59pm CST

Awesom!

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660349)
Posted by Nemesis Maximo on March 7th, 2015 @ 6:14pm CST

Burn wrote:awwww he's so awesome looking!

...shame though there's such a potential there for a Wheelie remold.

Why does that thought make you sick?
Wheelie could be kinda slick;
The irony of be'ng a hulk
When Wheelie gets some added bulk.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660350)
Posted by Burn on March 7th, 2015 @ 6:24pm CST

You're so on the list now. >:oP

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660354)
Posted by Black Bumblebee on March 7th, 2015 @ 6:45pm CST

Awwe, he's got a little Hot Rod wing in the back of his car mode.Forget Wheelie, he could be redone as Hot Rodimus for Star Convoy!

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660377)
Posted by OptimalOptimus2 on March 7th, 2015 @ 8:23pm CST

Burn wrote:awwww he's so awesome looking!

...shame though there's such a potential there for a Wheelie remold.

Black Bumblebee wrote:Awwe, he's got a little Hot Rod wing in the back of his car mode.Forget Wheelie, he could be redone as Hot Rodimus for Star Convoy!

Or a Bumblebee. His vehicle mode does remind me of the RID Bumblebee.

Another thing too, I'm getting a Cybertron Safeguard vibe from this figure. :BANG_HEAD:

Is it normal?

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660518)
Posted by MightyMagnus78 on March 8th, 2015 @ 6:20am CDT

This just makes me want Magnus even more!

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660529)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 8th, 2015 @ 7:59am CDT

Thing is, I would of bought ambus on his own :lol:

I would also be open to a star Convoy repaint Takara

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660539)
Posted by fenrir72 on March 8th, 2015 @ 8:38am CDT

UM getting better and better. He's on my most wanted Christmas list.

Too bad character wise in the IDW comics, he's long gone. From what I hear, the latest is just as good (the way he tortured Tailgate with history :lol:

) but will the "original" ever return? Sure it's now just a suit but, I'm kind of attached to the original "old friend" of Optimus.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660617)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on March 8th, 2015 @ 2:13pm CDT

I'm hoping to get leader Megatron soon. I like how he's in scale with MP10 Megatron

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660797)
Posted by Triptykon on March 8th, 2015 @ 9:54pm CDT

Dino=me

Saw an associate put out Armada and G1 Megatron in Burlington Wi, Wal-Mart this morning. So hopefully you guys on the hunt for him get a chance to snatch him up. He's an out standing looking figure and looks great next to my MP's and Leader Jetfire. Very, very pleased with this figure.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660799)
Posted by Emerje on March 8th, 2015 @ 9:55pm CDT

Burn wrote:awwww he's so awesome looking!

...shame though there's such a potential there for a Wheelie remold.

I don't think there's too much chance of that happening. From what people were saying at Toy Fair he's pretty tiny, like a Micromaster or Minicon. They wouldn't be able to sell the Minimus mold on its own as Wheelie. If/when they do another Wheelie I'm sure it'll be a Legends figure.

Emerje

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660809)
Posted by shajaki on March 8th, 2015 @ 10:40pm CDT

Emerje wrote:
Burn wrote:awwww he's so awesome looking!

...shame though there's such a potential there for a Wheelie remold.
I don't think there's too much chance of that happening. From what people were saying at Toy Fair he's pretty tiny, like a Micromaster or Minicon. They wouldn't be able to sell the Minimus mold on its own as Wheelie. If/when they do another Wheelie I'm sure it'll be a Legends figure.

Emerje

I wonder how much hate I would get if I admitted... i would totally buy a minimus wheelie retool...

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660939)
Posted by PrymeStriker on March 9th, 2015 @ 12:27pm CDT

shajaki wrote:
Emerje wrote:
Burn wrote:awwww he's so awesome looking!

...shame though there's such a potential there for a Wheelie remold.
I don't think there's too much chance of that happening. From what people were saying at Toy Fair he's pretty tiny, like a Micromaster or Minicon. They wouldn't be able to sell the Minimus mold on its own as Wheelie. If/when they do another Wheelie I'm sure it'll be a Legends figure.

Emerje
I wonder how much hate I would get if I admitted... i would totally buy a minimus wheelie retool...

A thousand years on the moon with you. Go. :-x

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1660952)
Posted by MrBlack on March 9th, 2015 @ 1:22pm CDT

fenrir72 wrote:UM getting better and better. He's on my most wanted Christmas list.

Too bad character wise in the IDW comics, he's long gone. From what I hear, the latest is just as good (the way he tortured Tailgate with history ) but will the "original" ever return? Sure it's now just a suit but, I'm kind of attached to the original "old friend" of Optimus.

I really like what James Roberts has done with Ultra Magnus. It's a nice spin on the "robot inside another robot" thing that UM has always had going, and which the original cartoon and comic saw fit to ignore.

Although the original Ultra Magnus is apparently long dead, the current UM still fulfills the original's role. He may not be the same Magnus that knew Optimus in the early days of the war, but from all accounts he has been playing the role longer than anyone else. So, Minimus Ambus is still the "Ultra Magnus" that Optimus has known the longest.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661092)
Posted by LegendaryAntiHero on March 9th, 2015 @ 8:21pm CDT

I wonder if Optimus even knows they're not the same Ultra Magnus

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661168)
Posted by TimothyR on March 10th, 2015 @ 4:37am CDT

why are the ratchet joints on these new figures so terrible?

i mean.. leader prime, grimlock, megatron.. voyager brainstorm, silverbolt.. etc.

you either need to pose the arms (sometimes) and legs (sometimes) unnaturally close to the body, or unnaturally away from the body.

i don't understand it. why do they insist on ruining already cheapened figures with these joints? maybe they figured.. "okay, the molds themselves LOOK pretty good.. lets make it so that you can't pose them naturally".. it just doesn't make any sense to me. how is something like this missed? consistently.

well, i guess they don't care, especially considering they're still giving gorilla arms to figures.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661354)
Posted by ZeroWolf on March 10th, 2015 @ 2:39pm CDT

I think in case of the combiner wars figures, I figure the joints are like that for stability. It's also figure economy, basic resource prices go up but they can't raise prices too high too quick, so in order to keep their profit margin, they change what the figures are designed and their materials, so they cost less.

We may not like it but hasbro are a corporate entity, profit is their end goal.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661800)
Posted by Va'al on March 11th, 2015 @ 1:17pm CDT

Via weibo user 板凳上的飞机, we have a small selection of images showing off a comparison between the upcoming Generations Combiner Wars Leader class Thundercracker versus its predecessor Legends class figure. As a reminder, this a retool and redeco of the first Generations Leader figure Jetfire - check out below how it turned out!

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661805)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on March 11th, 2015 @ 1:26pm CDT

Does anybody else have Seeker Burnout besides me?

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661806)
Posted by ScottyP on March 11th, 2015 @ 1:30pm CDT

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Does anybody else have Seeker Burnout besides me?

I do on the Masterpiece mold, yeah. This one I'd care less about if Thundercracker weren't such a great character in IDW right now.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661810)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on March 11th, 2015 @ 1:41pm CDT

ScottyP wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Does anybody else have Seeker Burnout besides me?

I do on the Masterpiece mold, yeah. This one I'd care less about if Thundercracker weren't such a great character in IDW right now.

I’m so glad the TCC FINALLY retired the Classics mold, good grief... but now with the legends mold it’s like ugh, can we have something else now that’s not so repetitive please? JMO

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661812)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 11th, 2015 @ 1:42pm CDT

ScottyP wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Does anybody else have Seeker Burnout besides me?

I do on the Masterpiece mold, yeah. This one I'd care less about if Thundercracker weren't such a great character in IDW right now.

Amen. If not for this being Thundercracker and in his 2009 ongoing body, this toy hold far less appeal to me.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661824)
Posted by Mindmaster on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:03pm CDT

so is it just me, or is that definitely a 5mm port smack dab in his forehead? Implication that Leader Starscream will have a crown?

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661825)
Posted by Flashwave on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:04pm CDT

I find myself torn: The Seekers were always supposed to be Army-Builders, and I like having them, but I never could sign up for TFSS3, and now while I want NaCelle for the collection, its a collection that's sitting in a storage unit, and I don't forsee dragging out for the limited space I have right now. And of an alt mode that's 3 generations behind now. I wouldn't mind the Seeker 6 (or the main 3 at least) getting overdone in F22s,

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661827)
Posted by durroth on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:07pm CDT

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Does anybody else have Seeker Burnout besides me?

I'm not familiar with him. Where did you buy him? Cuz if there's a seeker I don't have, damnit I want it.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661834)
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:21pm CDT

No comments on the itty-bitty Scourge?

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661835)
Posted by Flashwave on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:22pm CDT

durroth wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Does anybody else have Seeker Burnout besides me?

I'm not familiar with him. Where did you buy him? Cuz if there's a seeker I don't have, damnit I want it.

Great, now I want TFCC to come out with a seeker who's upset and dismissive because he's the last of a bodytype before the chassis was replaced. He was too early to get the new body, and too late to be anything but the shadow cast by Greater Bots. Like Acid Storm, and Thundercracker.

Brunout: The always forgotten last run

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661838)
Posted by Sabrblade on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:23pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:No comments on the itty-bitty Scourge?

I just thought it was a 3rd party toy.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661839)
Posted by Mindmaster on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:24pm CDT

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:No comments on the itty-bitty Scourge?

I think that's the third-party Legends-scaled Scourge. Who's making them, I don't remember, but I think they're also doing equally-sized versions of Cyclonus and Galvatron, who definitely takes his cues from Mania King.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661840)
Posted by Cobotron on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:26pm CDT

Mindmaster wrote:so is it just me, or is that definitely a 5mm port smack dab in his forehead? Implication that Leader Starscream will have a crown?

I don't know if it's 5mm, but it sure looks like a port. Good eye MM.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661846)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:31pm CDT

Flashwave wrote:
durroth wrote:
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Does anybody else have Seeker Burnout besides me?

I'm not familiar with him. Where did you buy him? Cuz if there's a seeker I don't have, damnit I want it.

Great, now I want TFCC to come out with a seeker who's upset and dismissive because he's the last of a bodytype before the chassis was replaced. He was too early to get the new body, and too late to be anything but the shadow cast by Greater Bots. Like Acid Storm, and Thundercracker.

Brunout: The always forgotten last run

Like Flamewar, that would be hilarious

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661847)
Posted by durroth on March 11th, 2015 @ 2:32pm CDT

I dunno, I *think* it might be the "gem" molded into his head that they had painted red on the hand painted prototypes.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661876)
Posted by Wolfman Jake on March 11th, 2015 @ 3:56pm CDT

Va'al wrote:Via weibo user 板凳上的飞机, we have a small selection of images showing off a comparison between the upcoming Generations Combiner Wars Leader class Thundercracker versus its predecessor Legends class figure. As a reminder, this a retool and redeco of the first Generations Leader figure Jetfire - check out below how it turned out!

The vehicle mode looks great, but the bot mode is lacking. It would have been nice to put some paint apps on the underside of the wings, for one. That wouldn't ruin the look of the alt mode at all. Heck, if it's too hard to fill in all of that gridwork with red paint, they could have gone for the G1 red and silver stripes on the outer wings instead. The thrusters on the back could have painted gray/silver to better approximate the shoulder intakes in bot mode, which are unfortunately missing. That would change up the vehicle mode a bit, since the thrusters are black, but it would have been an acceptable compromise to me. Finally, a retool for the null rays would have been nice. They look a little clunky as is. Maybe they couldn't do this for logistical reasons, but it would have made more sense to me to cut out the excess guns to save on plastic costs and use the savings for a more detailed paint deco. Not bad, but far from perfect.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661885)
Posted by Burn on March 11th, 2015 @ 4:18pm CDT

Works so much better as Thundercracker than Jetfire. Tempted to off-load Jetfire and get Thundercracker to represent the mold in the collection.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661912)
Posted by Bounti76 on March 11th, 2015 @ 5:54pm CDT

I can't help seeing an angry owl every time I look at Thundercracker's chest.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661915)
Posted by Triptykon on March 11th, 2015 @ 5:59pm CDT

I'll be "seeking" this one out for sure. Also need that Galvie

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661917)
Posted by Rodimus Prime on March 11th, 2015 @ 6:09pm CDT

Triptykon wrote:I'll be "seeking" this one out for sure. Also need that Galvie

That would be Galvatron from the Energon line. Available on eBay for a good chunk of change.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661928)
Posted by megatronus on March 11th, 2015 @ 7:07pm CDT

This needs to wait - first I need both Leader Megatrons.

Also... still wish this was voyager sized, the upcoming voyager seeker mold notwithstanding.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661932)
Posted by durroth on March 11th, 2015 @ 7:15pm CDT

what upcoming voyager seeker mold?

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661935)
Posted by megatronus on March 11th, 2015 @ 7:18pm CDT

durroth wrote:what upcoming voyager seeker mold?

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/voyager-starscream-prototype-possible-generations-combiner-wars-figure/32379/

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661940)
Posted by Cobotron on March 11th, 2015 @ 7:20pm CDT

I hate to burst your bubble Mega-T, but that's an abandoned concept from a few years ago. :-(

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661943)
Posted by durroth on March 11th, 2015 @ 7:25pm CDT

yep. Unfortunately we don't get a new seeker mold yet. I mean, we're all still kinda recovering from the last one...

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661955)
Posted by Noideaforaname on March 11th, 2015 @ 8:23pm CDT

MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Does anybody else have Seeker Burnout besides me?

Kinda. I mean, we've been getting a lot of Seeker molds and a lot of uses from each one (save the Armada version) and I'm sort of glad that Voyager didn't pan out because of all that.... but at the same time I'd happily buy more Kreon Seekers (those're the only ones I collect anyways).

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Posted by megatronus on March 11th, 2015 @ 9:10pm CDT

Cobotron wrote:I hate to burst your bubble Mega-T, but that's an abandoned concept from a few years ago.

durroth wrote:yep. Unfortunately we don't get a new seeker mold yet. I mean, we're all still kinda recovering from the last one...

Well then. That's unwelcome news. Sigh.

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661977)
Posted by shajaki on March 11th, 2015 @ 9:22pm CDT

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661978)
Posted by megatronus on March 11th, 2015 @ 9:23pm CDT

shajaki wrote:

Didn't they announce Zoolander 2 recently?

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661983)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on March 11th, 2015 @ 9:35pm CDT

megatronus wrote:
shajaki wrote:

Didn't they announce Zoolander 2 recently?

Yeah, yesterday. Hoping Milla Jovovich makes a return

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661994)
Posted by shajaki on March 11th, 2015 @ 10:05pm CDT

megatronus wrote:
shajaki wrote:

Didn't they announce Zoolander 2 recently?

Re: Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Minimus Ambus Prototype Shots (from Leader Ultra Magnus) (1661997)
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on March 11th, 2015 @ 10:18pm CDT