Siege Ultra Magnus KO (Slight modifications)

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  1. Verthawk

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    I think he is the best looking Ultra Magnus on the market ever. Beats any office Hasbro release. Looks better and feels better than my Planet-X figure (but I do like that guy too).

    would love to see him done in a Diaclone color set
     
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    I'd love that too... but I still think our only bet for this mold in those colors is a Selects Kingdom redeco. At least that will be how I will get my Earth mode if they do make one.
     
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    He's heavy!

    THF (MP) / BPF (Siege) / Takara (CW) / MFT (Legends+)

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    With Aoyi SS38 Nemesis version / Siege Hot Shot and Skytread

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    With Aoyi KO OS Hun-gurr

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  4. robotmel

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    So that's a yes on him having diecast? I've been waffling on upgrading from the official--diecast parts would make the decision.
     
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    Which parts are diecast?

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    It's so nice to see that it's pretty much the height of the CW one. Seeing them side-by-side is night and d day. This KO of the Siege one looks so much better!
     
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    I'm confused about the vehicle mode. Shouldn't the longer legs affect it? Did they alter the trailer in some way to compensate?
     
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    Looks like they moved the pegs on the inside of his legs higher. Basically, his feet sit further back inside the trailer in vehicle mode.
     
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    See quote above.
     
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    Well mine arrived today.

    I like him as he's got a bunch of metal in him ; he feels very solid.

    Interestingly the weapons have not been overscaled they are the same as normal.
    Although he's not much different to the normal release the re-design of the feet is a big improvement, also he's 5mm compaible still despite being a little bit bigger. He does have a variety of minor design tweaks like to add some gap fillers - though he could still do with a few more perhaps.

    As others have mentioned the proportions of the leg extenders are not as long as the 3rd party ones for the Hasbro version - but to the eye he looks like a proper height like this, so over all I like him and i'm pleased with him.

    But he may not be an essential buy for everyone.
     
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    It's the weekend and I have the time to transform him.

    The cab-bot transformation tabs are super-tight in places, especially the tabs on the sides that lock the 'butterfly' hinges. What you may need to do is to push the hinge forward a little before untabbing them, instead of trying to straight up force them out. I don't have the original so I don't know if this is the case in that, but here those tabs are hooks.

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    Someone brought up the question of front wheel gap long ago, and how the longer thighs affect transformation. Well... plainly speaking, BPF didn't care. There is no sliding mechanism, the tiny peg that locks the inner thighs in place for transformation into cab mode is still there too, and the grey shoulder pieces that form the "U" form to hold the tab formed in the lower legs don't go deep enough to accommodate the longer thighs.

    I think you are expected to push the cab's top portion back a little so that the top pieces can actually reach over to latch on. If you notice the blurry Weibo pictures early in this thread, the pictures didn't exactly latch the trailer section to the roof of the cab. It doesn't roll well, many of the wheels don't touch the ground. The diecast makes it a little unwieldy to transform actually, since they are also on Magnus's chest window, meaning you will need steady grip holding the legs together as you flip-flap the top portion of the trailer. The folded out blue panels that form the side of the trailer can hold position, but they will 'bulge' slightly and never feel 'straight' enough.

    Size comparisons: Classic Ultra Magnus (KO) and Siege Optimus Prime (Hasbro).

    Last few pictures show how much you need to push the cab's window/torso back so that the top red part of the trailer can latch into the cab's roof.

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    Oi. Now I'm wondering if I jumped the gun by ordering this if there are so many issues...
     
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    The bot modes makes it worth it for me. There is a lot of heft, he weighs like some premium 3rd party figure. All the joints are great.
     
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    I didn't notice any of those issues, mine fits together fine.

    The only small quirk I could complain about is that he has 3 scored in lines missing on his white crotch plate.. as one side has lines and the other is smooth. & the Legs ratchet don't really ratchet in the way they expect - the feel more like a slipping indent than a solid click.

    Solid toy in most respects and better than any of the other Siege Overscales (other than perhaps one of the Megatrons "maybe").
     
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    I had the original and it was the same tightness. I had to use a flat head screw driver to pry it out. After some few transformations at that area, it's started to loosen up.

    Meanwhile....yippeee, my BPF UMagnus just arrived today, can't wait to open him up once I got some free time over the weekend. The box does feel heavy for BPF UM...I guess the diecast metal and other improvements contributed the weight. :bowdown: :bowdown: 
    He looks gorgeous!!!
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    The armored chest blue piece, and the feet.
     
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    Just got mine. Couldn't be happier. In terms of the truck side not fitting into the grey u tabs. On my copy there are channels inside the thigh that allow the arms to slide back slightly into back allowing everything to tab together nicely. This copy is amazing. I didn't know it had diecast either so that's an appreciated touch. It didn't fix all of the hollowness but most of it. This one is a strong recommend from me.
     
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    I might have missed something, can you show this.
     
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    It doesn't sit in the big notch like the original bit rather slides into that grove. Slightly above it. That let me get everything together. Super stoked wasn't expecting this guy until the end of October.
     
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    Ah, mine is like that already.

    How does the top of the trailer tab to your cab?
     
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