Ultimetal UM-01 Optimus Prime In-Hand Images

While he does look uncomfortably naked without all those panels snapped on, this is an amazingly nice and detailed looking figure. Unfortunately it's a deal-breaker for me... Any Transformer that can't actually transform is, for me, not really a Transformer, or worth collecting. Especially considering this thing's price tag.

holy crap. if the matrix is that big, this thing must be huge.

rockman_fan wrote:holy crap. if the matrix is that big, this thing must be huge.

My first thought was that there was a Matrix to go in his chest and another one to put on the display base... But if they are one and the same, you're right, this thing must be quite large. I could see how the huge price tag would start to make more sense if that was the case.

Meh. Not into overpriced Actionmasters.

It's...beautiful!

MegaDump wrote:

rockman_fan wrote:holy crap. if the matrix is that big, this thing must be huge.

My first thought was that there was a Matrix to go in his chest and another one to put on the display base... But if they are one and the same, you're right, this thing must be quite large. I could see how the huge price tag would start to make more sense if that was the case.

It is the same one, this thing is about two feet tall.
The price is due to the size and the fact that this is mostly diecast, plus heavy on paint.


Goddamn that thing just looks better with each pic, I wish I could aford him.

Cant wait for the first review of this figure...

Thus far, it seems like the metal armor is limited to the arms, the front of the legs and hips... Im thinking that MP1 may have as much metal content as this figure does. If that is the case, then I dont think the price is justified... masterpiece voltron, 40th anniversary mazinger z and MP-1 seem like such a bargain comparing their price point at their time of release.

I wonder what an MP-1 like figure would cost nowadays if the masterpiece line had honored that much metal content and size in all of their figures, maybe it would cost $300-450 dollars, who knows...

Cool figure nevertheless, nice display stand. Nice box, kinda like 40th anniversary mazingers, big box with smaller boxes inside to keep the figure and armor and accesories separate and protected...

Very nice!

Dead Metal wrote:

MegaDump wrote:My first thought was that there was a Matrix to go in his chest and another one to put on the display base... But if they are one and the same, you're right, this thing must be quite large. I could see how the huge price tag would start to make more sense if that was the case.

It is the same one, this thing is about two feet tall.
The price is due to the size and the fact that this is mostly diecast, plus heavy on paint.

Goddamn that thing just looks better with each pic, I wish I could afford him.

ill second your "Goddam". i had no idea he was that big. what i love about this thing is: the glowing eyes and matrix, and the smokestacks... strange i know. but look at them!

It's crazy, it's huge, it speaks....sure I want one, but that price! Not to mention how insane shipping would be to New Zealand! I second the call for a review or three.

I had a hard enough time convincing my better half that I could get a Generations Metroplex from a friend at $X per pay!

MP-10 head, Revoltwch body? Wow and ouch!

MegaDump wrote:While he does look uncomfortably naked without all those panels snapped on, this is an amazingly nice and detailed looking figure. Unfortunately it's a deal-breaker for me... Any Transformer that can't actually transform is, for me, not really a Transformer, or worth collecting. Especially considering this thing's price tag.

Agree 100%, a transformer must transform... pass on this one too.

His website has been updated with four entire galleries of the figure.

http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com

Glad I ordered it. Looking forward to it. The engineering is amazing, the details are phenomenal, and it will immediately be the centrepiece of any room I put it into. Completely worth the $800 to me.

Deathsanras wrote:His website has been updated with four entire galleries of the figure.

http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com

Glad I ordered it. Looking forward to it. The engineering is amazing, the details are phenomenal, and it will immediately be the centrepiece of any room I put it into. Completely worth the $800 to me.

Disagree. I bet big money if you had a real doll sitting in the same room it would draw way more attention than Terminator Prime...

Kibble wrote:

Deathsanras wrote:Glad I ordered it. Looking forward to it. The engineering is amazing, the details are phenomenal, and it will immediately be the centrepiece of any room I put it into. Completely worth the $800 to me.

Disagree. I bet big money if you had a real doll sitting in the same room it would draw way more attention than Terminator Prime...

but... if you have ultimetal prime, who needs a real doll?

But which has better articulation? Might need a video comparison review...

The 2015 Japan Dynamic Toy Show, taking place from February 6-8, revealed a new entry into the UM Ultimetal Line, the one featuring a giant diecast non transforming eletronic and fully articulated Optimus figure. This new entry is UM 03 Ultimetal Ultra Magnus.

This Ultra Magnus figure seems to be a white repaint of UM 01, Ultimetal Optimus Prime, in a similar color scheme to MP 02 Ultra Magnus. Judging from the packaging seen in the picture below, it seems to feature removeable Ultra Magnus Armour, in a similar yet much updated fashion to the G1 toy.

A battle damaged version of Ultimetal UM 01 Optimus Prime was also present at the show. This is probably UM 02.

The following pictures come from the Cybergundam Facebook page.

More transformers that dont transform.

The age of the Formers has begun.

Rated X wrote:More transformers that dont transform.

Hasbro and Takara should license out the name "Action Masters" for these types of products. The recent Gohkin Art Storm Roadbuster, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime and Grimlock would have been phenomenal candidates for a licensed Action Masters sub-line (especially the latter 3 with their cartoon accuracy).

Seibertron wrote:

Rated X wrote:More transformers that dont transform.

Hasbro and Takara should license out the name "Action Masters" for these types of products. The recent Gohkin Art Storm Roadbuster, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime and Grimlock would have been phenomenal candidates for a licensed Action Masters sub-line (especially the latter 3 with their cartoon accuracy).

@ Ryan Y

Did you get the UM Optimus Prime version when it was released a few months ago?

fenrir72 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Rated X wrote:More transformers that dont transform.

Hasbro and Takara should license out the name "Action Masters" for these types of products. The recent Gohkin Art Storm Roadbuster, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime and Grimlock would have been phenomenal candidates for a licensed Action Masters sub-line (especially the latter 3 with their cartoon accuracy).

@ Ryan Y

Did you get the UM Optimus Prime version when it was released a few months ago?

I did not. I tried getting a sample for Seibertron.com but came up empty handed unfortunately. For a non-transforming item, it was simply too expensive. $200 I would have been in. Heck, the Hot Toys Optimus Prime is more than half the price and while I'm in on that it's more an excuse to finally get a Hot Toys figure than anything for me. I also didn't get the massive Black Zarak and Scorponok "Action Masters" even at 50% off from HLJ when they had their Christmas sale because I couldn't justify spending $500 plus shipping on those two for non-transforming Transformers.

I'd rather take that money and get Dai Atlas and the Big Powered giftset, Browning, Blue Bacchus, Black Shadow, Grandus, or Galaxy Shuttle. Maybe when I finish up my Japanese G1 collection I might consider large items like that.

Even I have my limits!

In Five Faces of Darkness, Rodimus Prime journeys through the Matrix and learns about the origins of the Transformers.

In the beginning the Autobots and neither the Decepticons could transform at all.

Then due to the war, the Autobots turned to stealth and invented the art of transforming.

So yeah... Transformers weren't always Transformers, but just plain robots, consumer goods and military hardware

Torneira wrote:In Five Faces of Darkness, Rodimus Prime journeys through the Matrix and learns about the origins of the Transformers.

In the beginning the Autobots and neither the Decepticons could transform at all.

Then due to the war, the Autobots turned to stealth and invented the art of transforming.

So yeah... Transformers weren't always Transformers, but just plain robots, consumer goods and military hardware

That's all well and fine, but our buddy Magnus DOES transform. So he's got no business showing up naked and non-transforming.

It's Playtime Dress Up Magnus! Put on his underarmor for those personal moments at home, and armor him up for those formal occasions. For ages 18 and up. Batteries not included.

Seibertron wrote:

fenrir72 wrote:

Seibertron wrote:

Rated X wrote:More transformers that dont transform.

Hasbro and Takara should license out the name "Action Masters" for these types of products. The recent Gohkin Art Storm Roadbuster, Alpha Trion, Optimus Prime and Grimlock would have been phenomenal candidates for a licensed Action Masters sub-line (especially the latter 3 with their cartoon accuracy).

@ Ryan Y

Did you get the UM Optimus Prime version when it was released a few months ago?

I did not. I tried getting a sample for Seibertron.com but came up empty handed unfortunately. For a non-transforming item, it was simply too expensive. $200 I would have been in. Heck, the Hot Toys Optimus Prime is more than half the price and while I'm in on that it's more an excuse to finally get a Hot Toys figure than anything for me. I also didn't get the massive Black Zarak and Scorponok "Action Masters" even at 50% off from HLJ when they had their Christmas sale because I couldn't justify spending $500 plus shipping on those two for non-transforming Transformers.

I'd rather take that money and get Dai Atlas and the Big Powered giftset, Browning, Blue Bacchus, Black Shadow, Grandus, or Galaxy Shuttle. Maybe when I finish up my Japanese G1 collection I might consider large items like that.

Even I have my limits!

Too bad though. Been looking forward to your pics if you managed to procure them. I was also considering those "Action" masters (just one btw)but the d@mn shipping killed me too.(despite the 50% off by hlj.

But these UM are simply sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The odd thing here is that UM-01 Optimus is all about having his armour detacheable already. So if this guy is a repaint plus Ultra Magnus armour, then does that assume he has double the armour plates?

Sabrblade wrote:It's Playtime Dress Up Magnus! Put on his underarmor for those personal moments at home, and armor him up for those formal occasions. Age 18 and Up. Batteries not included.

I want one with Battle Master Ken and the Malibu Beach Armory

Prime needs a detachable arm. Just sayin'.

sooooo cool. but soooo expensive.

Coming across a random comment on a blog, the "white optimus" is plastic with some diecast, the metal is all in the armor that makes it ultra magnus, thus, no actual armor for the "white" optimus as in the original UM Prime...

If it was all metal, metal on metal can lead to paint scratching, adding all that metal would make it very heavy, makes sense, lets see what happens...

RhA wrote:

Torneira wrote:In Five Faces of Darkness, Rodimus Prime journeys through the Matrix and learns about the origins of the Transformers.

In the beginning the Autobots and neither the Decepticons could transform at all.

Then due to the war, the Autobots turned to stealth and invented the art of transforming.

So yeah... Transformers weren't always Transformers, but just plain robots, consumer goods and military hardware

That's all well and fine, but our buddy Magnus DOES transform. So he's got no business showing up naked and non-transforming.

Yes, i have seen the g1 series back in 84/86. But this is not what this toy line is about. This is a non-transformable toy-line, just as Revoltech or Mighty Muggs to give an example.

Frankly, for that kind of money, neither am I interested in purchasing it. But I still love the kind of craftsmanship put into it.

Highly detailed, lots of metal, electronics... it's appealing eventhough it wasn't meant to transform. At a different price-range I would buy him because it still is Optimus/Ultra Magnus, in a gorgeous robot-form.

The Ultra Magnus is pleasing to my optic sensors...but to my digital wallet, I would need an adult

william-james88 wrote:The odd thing here is that UM-01 Optimus is all about having his armour detacheable already. So if this guy is a repaint plus Ultra Magnus armour, then does that assume he has double the armour plates?

Jup, look at the Ultra MAgnus pics on the case behind him, there is a shot of him from the back, which shows parts of the White Optimus armor under the UM Armor.

This already looks amazing, but damn the armored up form just looks so insane.

Have they actually shown how much articulation these things have? I haven't seen any evidence of real leg poseability.

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Mykltron wrote:Have they actually shown how much articulation these things have? I haven't seen any evidence of real leg poseability.

Check out the pics here:
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-new ... nd-181330/

Looks pretty articulated to me.

I haven't posted in awhile, and I may have missed a post about it, but does anyone "in the know" have any info on when the actual UM-01 will be released? Every time I look at my pre-order at TFsource, the release date keeps getting pushed back. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks.

Thanks to the Loopaza Mega Store on Facebook, we get some new pictures of the Ultimetal UM-03 Ultra Magnus at the annual C3 Hong Kong Anime and Manga Fair! These pictures shows us a grey prototype of Ultra Magnus in his Armored up form that better represents his G1 look from the Cartoons. Previously only rumored to include an armored up look from his packaging these, images confirms it! Check out the images below and remember keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates!

That Ultra Magnus looks SWEEEEEET!

No buy if it don't transform

Sweet but expensive probably.
Another but is, why is his rifle black instead of white...?

Wallet.......bleeding.................

MUST BUY...!

Nothing can stop me, hahahaahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha

You want to add a hole in your wallet?

http://www.taghobby.com/1-0/1-1/art-sto ... ra-magnus/

Remember that UM-03 Ultra Magnus prototype we saw a while ago? Well, it is now all fleshed out and colored up! Thanks to The TFSource Facebook Page we now have 2 colored images of the new Magnus, who is a beautiful looking statue that has the UM-01 Optimus Prime inner robot colored white like the original Magnus that also has the ability to shed some skin so you can take a look at the insides of the robot. The Magnus armor is all attachable and can be placed overtop the inner robot, just like his G1 toy. Also included are 2 new photos of the Battle damaged UM-01 Prime. Check out the images and let us know what you think in the comments section. And as always stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers News and Galleries!

Okay, that is STUNNING.

...want.

...wantwantwant SO MUCH WANT

Partsforms from Naked Ultra Magnus to Clothed Ultra Magnus and back.

But still purdy.

Costs around US$ 1000 or something. Might even be US$2000

Action Toys has updated their Facebook page with new images of the upcoming Unimetal Ultra Magnus. Ultra Magnus consists of a white inner robot who looks just like Optimus Prime (as is custom with Magnus) who can also open up and show off some robot skeleton, as well as the Magnus armor, which clips on over the white Prime. Check out the stock images below.