I got Magnus a week ago and for some reason his box was really sealed shut so I audibly said “damnit open!” And realized what I had done

HES SO GOOD. HES SO GOOD. Every now and then I sit there looking at my collection and I think “why do I have all these?” “Should I cut back?” but this is one of those figures that relit my love of my collection again. I’ve always loved Ultra Magnus and now I finally have a near perfect version of him.

I love him so much, the light piping is actually amazing

I'll never own him, I just know it. But I NEED him so badly

86 Magnus was always going to be fucking amazing

Its worth noting that the scale between Magnus and Grimlock seemingly works pretty well as a reference to Transformers Animated.

Even though I don't have him yet, as studio series' first commander, this is worth it.

This guy was my favorite pickup from last year as a casual collector, and I have no real affinity to G1 or the 86 movie at all (I grew up on Beast Wars). Just so satisfyingly chunky in the hands and fun to flip back and forth

This was my toy of the year for 2023. I honestly love everything about this guy especially the transformation. Easily my favourite commander class.

I originally wasnt going to get Magnus, but then I got him for my birthday and now I love it

He's really sick, great review!

Magnus’ blast effects actually work as really good fireblasts for the original 3 dinobots

0:44 "But I don't look at this and then weep a river to then use his body as a dam." You never fail to come up with the most consistently creatively worded commentary I've heard on KZfaq, Perspective.

two things, if you want the leg gimmick to work, take the part out because it has removed, flip the hollow part inwards so it doesn't remove them at the mushroom peg also the chest detail wasn't flipped out, you know the panel with the two white dots?

This definitely the best ultra Magnus to ever come out of chug, probably even better than the CW version

Glad I could help someone with my same problem! I also wanted to claw my flesh off when transforming him before I made that 3D part. Genuinely made me regret buying him the first time I transformed him. Now its a blast! Definitely my favorite commander so far.

2:57 same. Mine had that crack from basically day one. I heard that happen while I was fighting to get the ear point things on.

I dont have much to say other than i love this thing so ill just say that i finally got Rodimus to round out the commanders so far and god am i glad i didnt have to pay for it. I was optimistic and it was worse than i thought

Glad someone has made a fix for the truck poppingn off.

Loved this review!

Fantastic review PerspectiveEnd!! Ultra Magnus is currently the crown jewel of the Studio Series 86' line. :D Keep on being amazing.

Hi perspective i used to comment on a lot of ur old vids sorry i haven't been watching just had some personal troubles, good to see ur still going strong.

I have most of the Commanders (Siege Jetfire (the SG repaint), Sky Lynx, Rodimus Prime, Motormaster, and now Magnus (Armada Prime is the only one I don't have and probably will never have)), and I gotta say, 86 Magnus is probably the most fun Commander of them all. Not only because he has great articulation for such a chonky figure thanks to the posable knees, functioning ankle tilts (unlike the Siege version), butterfly shoulder joints, and fully articulated hands, but also because he is finally a proper chug-scaled car carrier that can carry up to 4 smaller Autobots around, and has a spring-loaded Matrix chamber chest (a gimmick on a Transformers toy in this day and age? 🤯)

Got him for Christmas and just love his conversion and look. So much fun

I love him! He is everything we wanted as a kid now do I wish he was a little smaller & not as wide but over all he looks great!!

Was not expecting this review today, but a welcome surprise

Magnus is a big boy and he's so fun to mess with. I never had issue with the separating the cab from trailer unless it was intentional, so might just be a QC thing.

This is my second favourite comander and in my opinion the best ultra magnus and the blast effects are supposed to represent the scene where he shot to death

Hi PE, as requested, I posted the pic on my channel. I cannot link it for obvious reasons. Anyway, the part is MC Tarn's right arm guard. These 2 parts are connected by a hinge even though they are not supposed to turn. Please have a look to see what I mean.

Rodimus used the commander budget for engineering and a not horrible trailer. Meanwhile Magnus is his own trailer.

Rodimus: “Hey kid, there’s Pokémon down here.” Magnus: “I have good articulation so unlike you I can squat down and see them.”

With the added budget of commander class, Hasbro could've pulled off the albino prime gimmick, instead what we got was a more complicated Combiner Wars Magnus.

I absolutely love The trailer on the vehicle mode

Your scale issue is exactly how I feel about the figure as well.

Distribution release for Magnus caught me off guard. Though I was lucky enough to pay $82 on a 2 month wait.

Holy shit! I finally have a way to relate to you about scale haha! That feeling you felt is how I felt about siege Megatron as my Megatron. Because my collection is a mixmach of figures from between the last 20 years, and that Megatron was such a small voyager, that! That feeling was POTENT

You could have this Ultra Magnus with the long arms to recreate the alternate version of his movie death scene where he's drawn a quarter.

Agh Ultra Magnus, my favorite transformer of all time, glad that he got the justice he deserved.

Yes Perspective, it is a commander class 👏

Siege Omega Supreme's effect parts always came with 3 tips

The second, smaller gun is the one he has after they crash land on the planet of junk in the movie, you can see him pull it out before they get off the ship.

Man I'm super undecided. The more I see if this guy the more I want it. But I already have a great Ultra Magnus with the Takara Legends version, that already basically does everything you'd want an Ultra Magnus to do. Maybe if this goes on sale I might pick it up, because it does look fantastic. But I also don't need it, so I wonder if it's just a waste. Such is the conundrum of the TF collector

That back is cleannn

I completely agree with Grimlock! Every time I see them together it pisses me off!

I get your point about the size comparison to Grimlock, but Magnus is supposed to be a big boy. Heck, even his G1 design was just a White Optimus Prime figure, that slotted into the 'Power Armour' converted trailer. Despite his slightly tricky shoulder connections, I LOVE this figure. Finally did G1-Style Ultra Magnus some justice.

After having Rodimus for a year, i have accepted Rodimus as Commander class. I don't really mind with the size of him since he has other aspects that i think can make up the commander class. Unfortunately the quality is not worth that price, that's my biggest issue about him. Magnus on the other hand looks really solid here and there, i hope i can get him too one day.

86 Magnus is the best Magnus we've had in a while. I will admit I do like the weird siege/earthrise versions but this autobot just screams "I can't deal with that now" Another nice video PE

I had to say this is an honorable mention on my top 10 list because, honestly, it wouldn’t be fair because the big toy is almost always the best.

Remember when you said masterpiece skyfire was the figure practically tailor made for you? This is that figure for me

This toy: “only the slimmest of chances allowed me to escape my siege mould prison, but let the universe howl in despair for I have returned” (For those wondering that’s a paraphrased quote from Darksied from justice league unlimited who shares a voice actor with prime Ultra Magnus)

Commander class Ultra Magnus is a awesome Studio Series 86 figure. But I consider him my first masterpiece figure amongst my Transformers generations collection. Due to the size scale, transformation, and engineering.

I saw this figure in the background of the 3rd Halloween special. I KNEW IT WAS HIMMM!!!!

Theres a panel in the stomach you forgot to flip out. You have to push it out from the back just after you rotate the forward wheel lock of the lower level with the cab in the extended forward possition.

I'm all in this figure once I find it. I personally like the scaling despite it being inaccurate. I just like big transformers toys. I also miss gimmicks back in the day with spring load, lights and sounds, especially the Bayverse figure. I thought this was gonna be a retool of the siege UM but your review just flat out prove me wrong

I am still waiting for mine! Wait feel like an eternity!

The ultra chad has finally gotten his review!

This is probably my second favourite transformer of all time

After every other commander that has come out, I can't believe I thought rodimus was a great for that price.

It makes me so damn sad I wasn't able to preorder it when it came out. And now the figure goes for 150-200 and I can't afford all that for one figure. It's so awesome

I have a similair problem with kingdom/genselects cyclonus's light piping where I just love how it looks when its lit up and then has the eyes oh so subtly painted for when its not, but the hecking neck ball socket is in clear plastic (trust me, I disassembled the head for the sole puurpose of finding out that the ball socket is clear plastic)

Hey, Perspective, can I ask you something? I have the Ultra Magnus from Combiner Wars/Power of the Primes. You know, the one that comes with Minimus Ambus. I want to know if you can insert that Minimus Ambus inside this Commander UM´s body, even if I have to keep the tiny bastard in alt-mode for it. The cab seems pretty hollow in truck mode, so I bet I can fit it, but I am more interested in the robot mode. I bet you could use a Siege Micromaster as substitute if you don´t have it. Anyway, great video as always!

Maybe 86 swoop will be the same (looking wide in the photography)

6:26 Magnus: Longarm? No, this won't fit. LAMEarm is your name from now on. NOW, bow be for me peasent! Longarm: 😰 As for the question of the video... So, considoring how good this version is, do you think you will ever need any more, or want any new version of G1 Magnus?

Finally a ultra magnus that doesn't have an albino prime gimmick

commander class is probably the best thing weve gotten in recent years, aside from rodimus theyre all incredible "best of year" level stuff. I also dont have anger with rodimus like most of you guys, i bought him for $40 so hes basicly a voyager with a free trailer to me. Rodimus is in no way bad, but he needed to be alot better

BABE!!!!!! WAKE UP PE JUST POSTED 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

This is so good i built a padio to get enough allowance to buy one off amazon

I wouldn’t get him due to how expensive and big the toy is but based off the reviews, this is way better than the Siege version. But I’ll still keep my Siege version due to needing an Ultra Magnus

Ultra Magnus was always one of my favorite characters from tf and im glad he get an absolutely amazing figure, even if I don't own him (Yet.......I hope)

I still need to get my hands on this guy and I'm trying so hard to find him at a not scalped price

I want magnus so bad but i havent been able to find him. Any idea when or if a restock will happen or will i have to deal with scalper prices

I just reviewed him myself, and I have to say, the people complaining about him being too big because he isn't the same height as Rodimus genuinely annoys me. And yeah, the ears being a separate was a stupid idea.

Great review. I didn't know Magnus was the 3rd Commander class. I've been out of touch for like 5 yrs. Anyway, I love the head sculpt. Still Thicc err wide af for my taste. But this is for sure the definitive chug Ultra Magnus and i think it will not be replace for another decade or so. Makes me wonder about the rumored Optimus Prime.. It should have a lot of accessories ( 2 Matrixes :p ) and gimmicks to top the others to be worth the money.

This looks ❤

Is it weird that Ultra Magnus would get a new mold for Studio Series but yet Legacy reused the Kingdom mold for Galvatron so if you pit this Ultra Magnus against your Kingdom Galvatron, he looks way bigger than his rival

He has a deliciously shiny chest. Also, Looking at the kingdom and 86 side by side is like a low budget cosplay compared to a 1 million dollar statue.

“He’s so wide” *wide Putin music intensifies*

He’s about the same size as POTP Rodimus, ergo he’d make a great addition to my collection.

oh i want this so badly i never found a siege or kingdom one and i love magnus ps the tiny gun looks like the g1 toys gun for me

I saw the kingdom magnus for sale on BBTS for like 25 or 30 bucks and KNEW I only had a few more months until this thing inevitably released (all we had was leaks a while ago) LO AND BEHOLD, THIS THING COMES OUT AND I’M SO HAPPY I DIDN’T BUY THE KINGDOM MAGNUS

Got him awesome figure.

The smaller gun is the welding tool he uses when they crash on junkion

I don’t think anyone really cares, but his smaller gun is from the scene where they first land on Junk and he picks up a welding-torch-esque thing. It’s that gun.

Hi PE, I need your advice. I just bought Musclebear Tarn. Great piece. Unfortunately, an important accessory broke, and it really broke me as well. His right arm guard is 2 parts linked together using a hinge. Because it was linked on a hinge instead of being screwed in for some reason, I kept wondering if it was supposed to turn. And it promptly broke. Yes, it was linked on a hinge, but it was never supposed to turn! MIND BLOWN! Because of that broken piece, I can never mount both cannons at the same time on his right arm. His left arm guard ends on an incomplete hinge. Like it was literally supposed to attached something, and they just didn't. I kept wondering at some point whether both arm guards are supposed to link together because of that. So anyway, I kept racking in my head. Was it my fault for trying to turn a hinge on a part that didn't need to be a hinge? Or did the designers smoked something that made then decide to link 2 parts that was never supposed to turn, with a hinge? Where did I go wrong here?

it hit all the marks. well except for not having a white optimus prime with an armor. This guy is so good that I can forgive that. The Transformation being just like the show is the one that gets me. i consider this my ultra magnus until something better comes out. lol Micromasterpiece is amazing. thats why he got best of the year on my top 11 video.😊

For scale I'll always prefer the Kingdom Magnus. But I still want this SS one.

My problem with this guy was and remains that his head is TINY - like 2/3 to 1/2 as big as it should be to look in scale with his body. Fortunately I did manage to get one of the Combiner Wars IDW style UM toys, abs with properly assembled shoulders too, so even if it's not screen accurate and I was never into the comics he's still good enough. (Especially when it's EXACTLY the same size as G1 Magnus, which I actuall got a trailer sectiopn of from a yard sail and Dremeled the back of the head on a Classics white OP Magnus so the helmet would fit on, as the Classics OP mold actually snaps right into place on the G1 armor suit if you fold the arms onto the back and leave the leg side panels in truck configuration along the sides of the thighs.

Need this as Delta Magnus stat.

Do you think the alt mode trailer has poor clearance from the road/floor? Or is that just me. Still great.

I’m here for the open air bile .😛👍

"I can't deal with that now!"

r u gonna do and update on what’s the best ultra magnus

I want this figure so bad!

Admittedly seems a bit better than I was thinking, however still doesn't personally feel like it justifies a $30 price increase, so I might just track down the likely flood of Kingdom Ultra Magnuses.

I 100% believe that SS86 Magnus is built off the skeleton of the mp but sum how improved.

Are you going to keep the trend of roasting Rodimus every time you review a new commander? Or are you going to swap punching bags once the 86 SS Commader Optimus prime comes out? Looking forward to that

I’m still trying to figure out why 86 ultra magnus has detachable limbs(I know the movie scene when he explodes) It’s the combiner attachment point but I haven’t seen any one actually use them for a combiner.

Ultra Magnus has always been bigger than Rodimus.

As someone who doesn't have a figure of Ultra Magnus. I'm wondering, what would be the version to get? I don't keep up with all the latest information so no idea if another is due out anytime soon or is rumored, if it looked like another version was due in the next year or so, I might hold off. I'd like an awesome figure, once I have it, I doubt I'd ever replace for a newer model

This is obviously a good figure, I’ve just not been able to pull the trigger and buy one. Now that the Siege figure costs about as much as a Voyager on the aftermarket it’s just really hard to justify a triple digit price tag for the same character. Like, I KNOW the Siege is worse, but in a world where money is an object sometimes you just gotta settle for a silver medal.