X Transbots MX-22 Commander Stack (MP scale G1 Ultra Magnus)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by deathsheadII, Jan 23, 2021.

  1. BIOMEC

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    What about ratchet joints? :drool: 
     
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    Electronics? Ugggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooooooooooooo get that crap out of Masterpiece, it's already expensive enough as it is.

    Doesn't XTB use unofficial impressions for their voice features? Like, their Prosecutor says something like "feed him to the shark robots" or some shit? Do not want.
     
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  3. BIOMEC

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    I really like LEDs for the alt-mode headlights, too bad this isn't the case.

    Closer to $300 I believe, judging by their DotM Megatron.
     
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    This thing looks outstanding- sculpt, articulation, engineering. Well done XTB! My current Mp Magnus's days are numbered now!
    And speaking of the '86 movie cast, howabout a definitive Hotrod? Keith, make it so!!!
     
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    I respect the ambition, but Keith really needs to work on getting the basic things right like making figures that don't fall apart before trying to implement all these 'premium' features.
     
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    I have never seen you on Weibo before, do you use the same username you use here there?
     
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    Nah, I just lurk on XTB's page when something gets announced :lol 
     
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    As chequered as my experience of in-hand XTB product is ... looking awesome gotta say.

    Pretty much everything you'd hope for from a V2 MP Magnus - sleek, dynamic, toon accurate ... all in all, makes the proportions of the original MP look blocky, dated and cumbersome by comparison.

    So can't vouch for the quality but if you want my verdict on looks alone then wow, basically

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    "Nope. Knees ain't what they used to be ..."
     
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    Yeah this is looks great. Ok XTB Let's not drag this one out for 6 years please. Let's release this in a timely fashion. Please and thanks
     
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    Wow, please don’t tell me those flying ”things” are corona viruses!? If they are, that man should use at least mask and he shoudn’t be near to other people. A great singer though. :) 
     
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    Really am wondering where the hell the cab goes during transformation
     
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    Looking at pictures all I can say it has better proportions and looks more streamlined resulting in huge improvements over official. What I don't like are extra things like light and sound gimmicks though. Sure they can make things more fun for some but not when they bring unnecessary 20-30% price increase. I may get it depending on price.

    I also can't help but keep wondering what do "official only" collectors think of this. Do they still hate on things that look better in person than their brand loyalty?
     
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    I wonder what the real price increase of electronics is. I keep seeing numbers pulled from thin air.
     
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    Dr Egg said hello;) 
     
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    Not much, unless they're attempting something super advanced like Bandai's PG Gundam kits with their UV LED arrays, with timing sequences and such.

    Basic electronics, though, are "value added" gimmicks, costing virtually nothing to add (although relatively costly to retrofit, in the case of after-market add-ons), but make the final product seem so much more complete and "premium". See also diecast (when not purely structural) and high accessory loadouts.

    It somewhat distracts the end consumer from the high pricetag due to poor economics of scale, where they appear to be offering "more bang for the buck". Omitting such extras would effect the price tag very little.
     
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    With the Only Human figures, this lines up with Keith/iBot also teasing Rodimus Prime. I definitely think Rodimus is coming now. I thought Ultra Magnus was vaporware when it was mentioned years back but the Only Human figure confirmed it with Virtus and now this. Development had to have been started in at least 2019 and rumors go back a little further? I don't remember. I never thought it was real but it was mentioned at the same time as Perceptor, Blurr, Broadside, Sandstorm, God Ginrai, Overlord, Rodimus, Astrotrain, Runabout, Runamuck, and Fembots. At the time, the Fembots seemed like an answer to the Junkions for KFC. KFC Buster/Hydra had been teased on Apollyon box. Brawn/Outback teased in 2016 TFCon Chicago ad with Powerglide. It seems like a lot of stuff never got off the ground but some has managed to seep through over the years. We have seen the Elita 1 prototype so this must be the harbinger of XTB going there as well with an Arcee. At this point, I don't see the point. For me, TT was too short and ugly and FT did it right enough. I guess they feel they have the right to do the entire movie cast as well. Please just please release the stuff officially announced and timely.
     
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