War Within Ultra Magnus - Titanium - Figure

For awhile, it seemed that the 6" Titanium line stopped dead cold in it's tracks. However, as of late Target has again started supporting the figures by bringing out stock in decent numbers. This brings us to wave 5 of the 6" line, in which both figures of the wave are repaints. This review is for War Within Ultra Magnus.

Alt Mode

Ultra Magnus mimics WW Optimus Prime and assumes his Cybertronian semi mode. He is almost completely white, sporting some yellow headlights and various sky blue accents. Like WWOP, Magnus stores his rifle in the rear.

The main problem with this rendition is that the white paint used (at least on my figure) wasn't very good. Almost out of the box I had issues with paint rubbing off. They could have also considered using some more accents, as the alt mode looks extremely plain.

Now, pardon me as I go on a rant. Does the person who oversees packaging of the 6" Titanium figures have a relative or significant other working for a twistie tie plant somewhere? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! You have to literally destroy the packaging and have a sharp pocket knife handy to get this guy out of his prison! If you're reading this Hasbro, seriously.... cut back on the ties OK? Transformation is identical to WWOP. That is to say, easy but floppy.

Robot Mode

The robot mode has much more character than the alt mode in terms of appearance. He is still mostly white on the limbs, but alot more of the sky blue shows up in the upper limbs and abdomen area. On the upper arms, some yellow accent shows up. Red accents the thighs and waist region. Out of all the "me-too" Ultra Magnus figures cropping lately from the molds of Optimus Prime, this has to be the best robot mode of them.

I was kind of hoping the loose joint issue would be rectified here due to it being a later release. It was a little better, but still extremely loose. I suppose it's due to the fact that this figure has the most die cast of just about any other of the 6" units. Once you get them tight, he can pull off some good poses. The arms are somewhat limited in range, but the legs can be set up to compensate. While still disappointing that Ultra Magnus is a straight ripoff of an Optimus Prime, this in my opinion is one of the better ones.

Reviewer	Blitzwing
Date	September 10th 2007
Score	(8 out of 10)
Reads	5851
Link	War Within Ultra Magnus Database Profile

War Within Ultra Magnus - Titanium - Figure
Posted by Tramp on 2007-09-17 15:59:53
My Score:

It''s not a bad looking figure at all, I wish I could find it and afford it. No lukc on either end there. As for the twist ties, they go so excessive to discourange thieves from opening the package in the store and removing the figure and stashing it on their person, then leaving hte empty package.

War Within Ultra Magnus - Titanium - Figure
Posted by Brainiac on 2007-09-13 19:42:22
My Score:

I''ll stick with WW Prime on this one. My buddy has WW Prime and the joints on his figure were fairly decent. Also my favorite Ultra Magnus copycat figure is definately the classics version. On the subject of twist ties, My god!!! I picked the Titanium G1 Ultra Magnus this monday and I had the most frustrating time. I accidentally popped both of his arms off trying to remove him from the plastic bubble. Fortunately they were ball jointed. Get some wire cutters if you are going to collect Titaniums. Hasbro and Galoob must have a vendetta against collectors who like to open their toys.

War Within Ultra Magnus - Titanium - Figure
Posted by Blitzwing on 2007-09-12 12:46:35
My Score:

It''s true that it''s not THAT new, but up until recently there didn''t seem to be any retail stock. These were being scalped as early as BotCon.

War Within Ultra Magnus - Titanium - Figure
Posted by Nekoren on 2007-09-11 22:04:52
My Score:

This isn''t that new. I''ve seen this wave back in july. Not new in Canada, but maybe the USA. There''s a place in B-C called the "Comic Shop", that sells alot of these guys. Ironically, they don''t sell comics.
The review''s a bit short, but gives a good description in fewer words. 4/5.

War Within Ultra Magnus - Titanium - Figure
Posted by blitzwing on 2007-09-11 21:32:21
My Score:

Here''s a trick that people seem to use, Loki. Acrylic nail polish. Not only is it durable and unharmful to the paint, it also adds a layer to the jointing that will ''stiffen'' it up a bit. Also, look for the screws where the joints are. If you have a jeweler''s screwdriver (you can get them at Radio Shack, it''s just a very small philips head) try to gently torque down the screws a little. Sometimes, they come from the factory loose.

War Within Ultra Magnus - Titanium - Figure
Posted by Loki4444 on 2007-09-11 11:35:34
My Score:

You state "Once you get them tight". How do you tighten the joints on this one (and WW Prime)?

War Within Ultra Magnus - Titanium - Figure
Posted by HighPrime on 2007-09-11 10:13:56
My Score:

I agree. This is one of the better renditions of an Optimus Prime as Ultra Magnus. One of my favorites.

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