Thanks to a member of the Hobbymizer Hong Kong Discuss Facebook group, we can share for your some pictures of the next Japanese Figure King Magazine.
This month’s issue has got 7 pages dedicated to Transformers products. We have some great and new images of:
- Legendary Optimus Prime. An interesting and complete new mold that uses the Age Of Extinction Voyager Evasion Mode Optimus Prime engineering as the basis for a bigger (maybe Leader class size) and improved toy.
- Power Charge Bumblebee. A big mold of Bumblebee from the Bumblebee Movie which includes lights and sounds. No discernible differences with the Hasbro release.
- Siege On Cybertron. We can see pictures of Optimus Prime, Sideswipe, Ultra Magnus (prototype), Hound, Cog and the Micromasters (They seem to be the same size a POTP Prime Masters shells).
- Masterpiece Convoy/Optimus Prime V3: New images of the prototype of the highly expected new Optimus Primes mold for the Masterpiece line. The images reveal an impressive poseability.
- Images of Takara Tomy Studio Series Starcream, Movie Bumblebee and KSI Sentry and MPM-06 Ironhide,
- A few Images of Encore Big Convoy, Studio Series DOTM Ratchet, Ironhide and Shadow Raider, Power Of The Primes Throne Of The Primes, Masterpiece Wheeljack, Legends Grotusque and Repugnus and Unite Warriors Superion and Devastator Reissue.
We have mirrored all the pictures on this news post after the jump. We hope we will get HQ images any time sure, so stay tuned for our updates. Don’t forget to sound off on the 2005 Boards!
AnonymousDwell
No in one, but yes in another.
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ShortCut
Whoa, is that a Masterpiece Hound in that shot?!
dCon
Hell no I aint selling mine either bruh. The most I will do with any of my chogokins is trade my sentinel toys dancouga for s.o.c. dancouga.
On topic I really wsmns know when volume 3 prime goes up preorder
King Glurch
I guess you could just stick a Matrix in there for robot mode if you want to then. That would be great.
Shit. Guess I need to keep looking now to find a good Magnus.
Haywired
Siege Voyager OP is still an improvement over the Classics version. Sure it got a backpack… But the Classics version got both huge forearm shields and a backpack unless the backpack was used as a gun. But the gun looked very awkward too so it was better to leave it as a backpack unit.
Nevermind the improved articulation on the new mold.
Seth Sunthay
fricking buttflaps, ruined my toys
Liege Prime
Well friend, that's consumerism. We all have to justify what's worth our money or not. I did know the Golion Voltron doubled in price… but I don't think I want to sell it.
Fenrys
When it comes to bwmp I’m talking strictly listed price, not price after any sort of preorder discounts, and yes they have gotten that high.
dCon
He always had a backpack and in hand it will look different then up close pics.
The prices aren't as bad as you guys quote. I paid $237 for BW Megatron. I paid $186 for MP-36 Megatron and $179 for BW Dinobot.
Sounds like your justifying reasons yo not have to spend money maybe? MP BW MEGS supposed to be one of the biggest Masterpieces and has lots of engineering and parts/accessories. I think if you dont want it that's fine though. Also did you know S.o.C. Voltron doubled in value already? At least the Golion version did.so assume it's not just a packaging thing.
That was cool they never did a Ultra Magnus that transformed like the cartoon before.
They wanted to keep it accurate to source material. And unless the buttplate hinges and attached to it's self to create the same cartoon accurate buttplate just smaller/shorter, then it would not look right tabbed into the back pack.
Digger
Yeah but how long do you think people are gonna look at figures from the side or other interesting angles? The car underside complaint is valid since you don’t display cars that way but there’s no correct way to display an action figure.
BWfan86
It can make a figure look weird from the side and front in certain poses (ex. Wide stance)
Digger
Honestly, I’d have to agree but only because he has so little else to really wow me. If he was already an amazing figure I’d be okay with it but as it stands he could’ve benefited from it.
Digger
He’d probably have a better shoulder range and most importantly not be a fatass.
Digger
Honestly it kinda works with his already smaller size in his head and torso.
Liege Prime
Well said. They just don't have one specific media they're pulling from.
Prime135
I still wonder what could’ve been if Magnus was given a modern masterpiece budget, with emphasis on toon accuracy and articulation…
blaine71274
You know, with one extra hinge Ulta Magnus’ butt flap could have folded up and locked into place. One hinge.
Dinobot Snarl
WFC Prime's Smokestacks are weird because they have to be ports for weapons too
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Dinobot Snarl
This ultra Magnus is better than the MP for me. The lack of an inner Prime was disappointing.
Digger
That’s it!