Ultimetal UM-01 Optimus Prime, two new videos

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Cheem The Rup, Oct 5, 2014.

  1. supervir2

    supervir2 Feels like the kid in Big everyday.

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    Finally took this guy out for a spin today and overall, am highly impressed. It had been outside (boxed up) overnight and feeling the cold metal as I handled him was oddly satisfying (and I'm not a big diecast guy). The exposed skeleton thing doesn't do too much for me, though if only part is exposed it does look terrific. All of the armor attaches easily and seems durable.

    Unfortunately, on my copy, the upper chest lights on the left don't work. I'm not sure how to reconcile this as shipping it back to hong kong and trying to get a replacement seems like a poor/expensive solution. I'll contact my vendor and the manufacturer I suppose. On the plus side, the only time those lights come on is with a honking sound that is rather annoying. The rest of the talking features and light-up features are just the matrix and eyes, so it can fairly easily be ignored. The talking function is excellent. The sheer number of phrases was unexpected and the mouth moving is a delight. I do wish he could tilt his head up and down, but there is very limited wiggle in that regard, though swiveling side to side is intact. The light up stand adds a nice ambiance as well. In a dark room, the lights are a bit too bright and drown out surrounding detail on the face, but in moderate to bright lighting, they look perfect.
     
  2. HotRod76

    HotRod76 Comedic Strategist

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    Just out of curiosity, is it on Optimus's Right (your left)? I had this problem (see pics attached...sorry for the bad lighting). I thought it was a short. Oddly enough, if I turn him off, remove the batteries, put them back in, turn him back on, then activate the lights, it fixes this issue for me. Maybe it is a short, but it's not behaving like a spliced wire.

    What's also odd is if he sits for a while (more than 2 days or it may be caused by it getting cold since he's in our basement), but goes untouched, it happens again. I do the procedure above and it works. But, if I test him every morning when I get up, it works as it should without taking out the batteries.

    I contacted my vendor and they told me there were no more to replace him with, but once I figured it out, it's not been a problem. I've had him for weeks and it happened once when he came out of the box and once after I left him alone untouched for 2 days. Otherwise it works fine. What's bizarre is each time it has fixed itself, I have not moved him at all other than re-seating the batteries and turning him on. Reposing him or opening or closing his chest seems to have no impact on the lights (they do not flicker or come off or on).

    Very odd....

    I could not be happier with him otherwise. He's so overwhelmingly awesome that it is easy to overlook the issue. All of the other features work fine.
     

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  3. koonfasa

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    I prefer the little stand, but it would have been way better if it was solid metal.
     
  4. magnum703

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    This figure after all the complains about it doesn't transform blah blah blah is now sold out everywhere! I wonder if it'll be the same for the hot toys Optimus prime?
     
  5. FoC Grimlock

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    Amazing figure and such a fantastic look with the lights.
     
  6. mtl79

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    I think the Hot Toys OP is only 12 inches tall? Which if true makes it a bit harder to accept the price difference to a TT or Hasbro MP-10 or even the MP1/4 and those also transform...

    It does look very nice however!
     
  7. koonfasa

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    Complaints prolly came from those that didn't buy him, and there would be a far greater number of people than those that did. Production numbers would also be much closer to being made to order too.

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    And BBTS still have 16.
     
  8. HotRod76

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    Despite my slight fog light issue with him, I have no complaints. He IS the centerpiece of my collection. And that is coming from someone who hates transformers that don't transform. Please do yourself a favor, if you have the means and you are on the fence, I would do it. And I don't say that lightly given his price-tag.
     
  9. koonfasa

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    Mine might be mis-transformed, as I can't seem to bend the knees...
    So there's Megs, weathered Prime and Magnus being teased...
    Think they'll do an Evangelion version, lol.
     
  10. crazee928

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    DO NOT force it - the knees are double jointed and requires pressing buttons on the inner legs to unlock and bend each joint - the silver hips have a protruding button, and the blue legs have another that's flush with the rest of the leg.
     
  11. HotRod76

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    Oh man I hope not, haha. This "may" be my only involvement in this line as the buy in is too much for my blood. I'm praying TJ's theory is not correct about the weathered version possibly containing both normal and battle damaged armor. If that were true, I would forgo this one for that one, but it seems like that would be a VERY expensive piece.
     
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    Yeah, I suspect I'm the same. Think I'll struggle with Megs.

    Oh boy, thanks Crazee!!! I would have tried forcing it more and more over time.
    He pretty much just stands there and I packed the box and everything else all up.

    btw, mine came with a missing battery cover for the stand I don't use.
     
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    The button presses is shown in the manual. Ultimetal Prime can do high kicks and his leg won't droop down....but I wouldn't recommend trying such a pose for display. Someone also mentioned toe articulation but I haven't given that a try.

    Personally, I don't think battle damaged Prime will consist of both normal and battle damaged armor cause the damaged version also has a damaged head. I doubt the heads will be swappable given all the electronics hidden inside. Chest is also damaged and not removable. It'll probably be similar to regular Prime with the removable armor. Now, I'm curious to see how Ultra Magnus' armor works as it appears to go over the Prime armor.
     
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    yeah shhh, I unpacked but with all that packaging, I skimmed the booklet then packed it all up and couldn't remember...
     
  15. HotRod76

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    That makes complete sense and I hope you're right
     
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    the new addition
     

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    Finally got mine back from repairs from the factory...took about 5 weeks. The chest lights on the right side were not working...think some have this similar problem.

    Took the robot out from the shipping box and the head snapped off from the neck base. Luckily, I just needed to superglue it back. Now everything works as it's supposed to.
     
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    New UM-01 is Faulty

    I finally got my UM-01 yesterday. Super excited to un-box it, only to find that the slider switch on the back doesn't slide all the way right to the ON side. Its just stuck in the middle of OFF and ON and nothing works...no lights, no voice no sound. So frustrating!!

    Can any one suggest how to fix this? I was thinking to take it apart and see if i can correct it...

    Otherwise its an amazing piece of work. Super detailed and heavy. Not all the parts are metal, would of been cooler if all the parts were diecast, but still worth the money all the same. Just wished it worked right out the box.
     
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    Where did you get it from, its sold out everywhere. I was gonna get one but its only on the secondary market and I didn't wanna get it because of the potential problems with the electronics and they are supposedly coming out with a battle damaged one
     
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