At this point, I'm convinced Mr.Wizard isn't a wizard... he's probably the literal devil.... Amazing review! Absolutely loved it! Oh yeah, and the toy is not bad too.... Legends are so wonderful cause of companies like MS, NA, and IF. I get to buy so many of them without breaking my fingers, breaking my heart, or most importantly, breaking my wallet. Cannot wait for your review on the rest of the constructions and eventually Skyfire!
Thanks, Matthew! These 3rd parties companies are helping keeping the community active. And for me, they are also helping so much saving shelf space, and work better with the titan class figures. Hope Wizard keeps it up and give us better products!
Can't wait to get it! I considered new age for a second before MS even announced and then realized it just wasn't right and too small. This is perfect, and showcased by a perfect review, thanks @optimus legends
@@OptimusLegends By the way here i go again with my fanboy questions haha, sometime last year MS showed a preview for hound, ratchet, mirage and omega supreme, since you had some conversation with them are they releasing more characters (both decepticons and autobots) this year or can we expect new reveals before the year ends?
@@criscarunungan8421 This is something I really don't know, I knew MS the brand just 4 month, and worked with them for a few reviews in the past 2 month, I talked with them mainly on the upcoming releases, which I need to prepare for the review. I guess if they have a forum that'll be better to communicate with fans.
There datsun mould is massive disappointment your telling me you cant beat engineering that came out like 10 years ago mp datsun still are the best we gotten a better wheeljack better side swipe but we are still stuck with the mp
Another hit from Magic Square!! It would've been nice if they gave him that transparent box that the show used to make him disappear and maybe a few turbo foxes to hunt down. Just three more car bots to go before the 84 Autobots are done. Wheeljack (I'm really hoping he's next cause we NEEED a new legend scaled Wheeljack to go with Ratchet). and update Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. Great video!!
It's weird. Those tiny, thin pieces should look scary to move around and tab into place. But it looks like the materials make it feel pleasant enough instead. I'm expecting Ken to arrive this week, so I'm looking forward to seeing how MS materials feel for myself and if I decide I need all their figures. Because again; they just look so darn cute and fun to mess with. It's weird that this guy doesn't come with many accessories, but I guess that just means less baggies are necessary.
The material is where MS makes it's magic. The nylon is extremely tough, he can get away with super thin parts and without having to worry about it breaking. I even had trouble getting rid of some of the mold flashes that occasionally come with the toys. You have to use very sharp knifes to cut them, normal scissors won't cut, and they don't break off even if you bend them 180 degrees and they won't tear. In my experience the MS toys are some of the toughest transformers I own, I never for once felt worried at breaking anything. Another advantage of the material is that the joins doesn't go lose. Due to the softness of nylon it behaves more like rubber and thus does not shave when rubbed repeatedly against the steel pins like ABS does. So these joints last almost forever even with constant playing. It is not possible to copy MS designs using ABS which is most other manufacturers use, unless they massively up scale it to MP size.
@@tonglianheng Definitely, to all of this. Since I posted that first comment, I've gotten myself a fair few of MS's figures and the only one that's gotten loose over time is Megatron, probably due to the version I got being fully painted so it chipped at the joints. And, as of now, I'm waiting on an order for their Blastoff, Jetfire, and Trailbreaker. Blastoff to finish their Bruticus, and Jetfire and Trailbreaker because they just look like a ton of fun. I don't have their Mirage as I lost interest in it, and I'm unsure about getting the fully painted version because I worry about how that affects the transformation, but I love how sturdy these figures feel when moving bits around. Even with crazy transformations I have an easier first time transforming them than most other figures, be they official or New Age or whatever.
I just subscribed, and I wanted to take a moment to say that your videos are so well done, I’m always really impressed. Thanks very much for your effort! It’s much appreciated.
@@OptimusLegends thanks very much! I ordered 7 Magic Square figures today, so I’m fully on board now, hahaha 🤣😅 I almost didn’t get Mirage, but after watching your video, I was convinced!
This Mirage looks amazing! Too bad there are no optional extra hands this time, which would've made the figure even more expressive. Can't wait to receive him from ShowZ :-) Love what you're doing with your vids! Only one minor thing: the volume of the music always sounds higher than the volume of your voice. I keep changing the volume up and down during your vids ;-)
I was carried away by these soundtracks and tuned up just 3dB than usual, and you heard it! I was a Forza fan, been playing Forza 7 forever, and this time around I am using similar style sound tracks, really love the retro feel they brought, fits the mood. With limited accessories, I am guessing the price might go down.
@@OptimusLegends Awesome 👍 I like the music you're using. I don't know if the price will go down, we'll have to wait and see. Are you going to a video on the MS Shockwave repaint in the future?
Always nice to see a 3rd party company working with a reviewer such as urself very commendable 👍and u say the truth the materials aren't the best but they are trying so that's gr8, guess I just wish ur videos are a little longer cause I've been watching ur channel since the review of the oversized ko sideswipe and loved them all keep up the exceptional work 🙏👍
Thank you, Asaph! Thank you for your support from the start, you're the best! 👍 So you might be able to tell, I am trying my best to improve the production quality of the video, and that really takes a LOT of effort to make, so I am doing my best. Hope I could get more efficient soon enough to make longer videos!
@@OptimusLegends ur doing great bro it's just now a days there aren't many good reviewers and they're all reviewing the same crap so when I get a notification from u I click on it immediately and I enjoy it thats all, but ur Quality is Top Notch 👍
People don't seem to appreciate the nylon plastic. From what I understand, this plastic is soft and bendable, but extremely durable. So you don't have to be afraid of breaking anything even if you bend it. I think this type of plastic also has use for bigger figures too. Like they can use it to make pointy and thin parts more durable or make accessories lighter so they won't weigh the figure down. Being heavy isn't always a positive. Seems like a few of MS's figures have limited backward movement with the thighs. The limited backwards movement is a tad disappointing in an otherwise excellent figure. The lack of flaws makes this more jarring. Also, if you ever talk to Magic Square, please tell them we want Legends scale Beast Wars figure. They would go perfectly with our MP G1 figures.
Yeah, the material, some hate it, some don't mind, and some love it. The back kick is a sacrifice for the front kick and integrated skirt, I guess it will stay like this until they find some new solutions to offer better articulation. I do talk to them, and their priority is to bring G1 characters, as many as they can, so maybe BW has to wait.
@@OptimusLegends You talk to them!? Please tell them we want their Light of Victory in MP scale!!! TE-01 looks good, but has a bad transformation and limited articulation. MP44 (not counting KO) has an ugly back, even worse transformation, expensive as heck, and fragile. Their Light of Freedom is good, but there are some weird articulation limitations and the truck bed doesn't look good. I feel like Light of Victory is what everyone wants. Good alt-mode (even if it's not 100% perfect), great articulation, and a transformation that won't drive you nuts.
@@illiteratedino Not sure about their MP scales, they haven't been releasing anything at that scale after their very first product MS-01, not sure why though. But surely we all want that Prime to be in MP scale!!
@@OptimusLegends I'm sure you have already, but PLEASE get them to finish off the G1 Autobots, ie. Wheeljack, Gears, Windcharger, and Sunstreaker. Oh and an updated Sideswipe to go with Sunstreaker of course. Are you able to give any hints about MS possibly working on these characters?
As usual, after your review I ordered another damn MS toy. Hehe. FYI, just got my hands on the NA Grimlock. Overall, like every NA product I am satisfied. Not perfect but damn good. But the construction and materials on it are amazing. Think of how the NA Megatron felt, no take that a bit further. The joints are like butter and the plastic feels even denser.
Legends scale figures will never not impress me. This and newage’s alt modes kind of blow my mind. I gotta say that the transformation is insane, super intuitive and the real chest is and improvement, compared to earth rise at least.
Haven't bought any Hasbro figures for a very long time, it's hard to pick them up when 3rd party is offering better figures in almost the same price range. And this race car mode is really good.
Hello does anybody know which Jazz is in the video? during the comparison part. The masterpiece scaled jazz. I would really like to know as Ive never seen a Jazz with the decals before
Nice review, as always ! I can't wait to receive my copy of MS Mirage. :) I noted that you custom painted your MS hound with silver, may I ask what kind of paint you used for that ?
He’s pretty badass, but I wish they didn’t use light blue… it does match the Sunbow animation artwork, but I’d prefer if they went with the white that every other Mirage uses.
@@OptimusLegends Am I the only person who thinks that the light blue is actually mauve and DOESN'T match the cartoon at all? Help me out here people. The side by side comparison with the cartoon shows the difference pretty strikingly.
Thanks! I was only notified a few weeks prior to their next release, and they will pick a time slot of my release schedule, see if it fits their marketing and production flow, so our conversation has been mainly about the next thing.
How is this compare to the Iron factory one ? i consider it best one. Dont get me wrong. This look clearly more piece count and defenetely more stuff and what not. But that could also MAY mean over engineering. This look like have many small piece, not sure how it would hold up especally in the small scall such as Legend. IF in other hand already look quite good while use less piece, i always prefer if it can acchive more with less step. and the retail price is cheaper, like 25%. Also i like the IDW look, G1 toon accurate is not my thing.
MS robot modes and alt modes look so fantastic but I just don't enjoy the transformations. It's hard to describe but they kind of feel like plastic origami. To be fair, I have only sampled the Megatron and Optimus prime 2.0 . I transformed the Optimus prime once and then sold it even though the bot mode looked so accurate and dynamic.
You never want that to happen. The corporate culture will take over and everything will go back to letting the marketing department, corporate accountants and lawyers dictate every design decision. MS and NA are putting out amazing products because they are tiny design studios run by their respective owners who like us are G1 fans. While they do it for money of course, a huge part of their motivation is to fulfill their own childhood dream of having the G1 characters walk out of the TV. They are essentially doing it to satisfy their own nerdy needs while worked out a way to also make a living out of their hobby.
My Newage mirage made me lose hope in it after I found he gets a lot of loose joints or hinges and a couple extremely tight hinges. Not that much worth $40, just get a Magic Square transformer instead since the quality is top notch. ( Magic Square optimus has too much paint chipping, get ironhide or jazz because their chipping is so little)
V1 of both characters came out years ago. The seekers are not as good as the NA ones. May be there will be V2 versions. V1 shockwave is good enough as of now. They also did Megatron soundwave and cyclonus. Both were one of the first releases MS did. Not to mention the combiners. They did three sets of decepticon combiners already.
@@OptimusLegends Could this be a case of Magic Square giving you an early release and that perhaps the final version has more accessories, as was the case with Ratchet? Extra hands should be standard on these figures now. And i'd have LOVED it if they had included a wireframe, yellow rectangle to place him in (I'm thinking like Hound's cage only bigger and just the bare rectangle frame), so that it's like he's engaged his invisibility powers.
@@Anduril1974 Actually, it happened twice already in both the Ironhide and Ratchet reviews, I didn't get the full accessory set since I've got them early, and the accessories are still in production. So it might be, but this time around, I've got the box and the instruction sheet with it, looks quite complete already. So, we could hope there are more accessories... or just live with this, sadly.
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This new era of Magic Square 2.0 has me hyped for their version of Brawn and Wheel Jack.
Which they really should have gotten plans for them already, otherwise they are running out of characters to release.
Magic Square has been on fire lately
Hope they keep it up!
At this point, I'm convinced Mr.Wizard isn't a wizard... he's probably the literal devil....
Amazing review! Absolutely loved it! Oh yeah, and the toy is not bad too....
Legends are so wonderful cause of companies like MS, NA, and IF. I get to buy so many of them without breaking my fingers, breaking my heart, or most importantly, breaking my wallet. Cannot wait for your review on the rest of the constructions and eventually Skyfire!
Thanks, Matthew!
These 3rd parties companies are helping keeping the community active.
And for me, they are also helping so much saving shelf space, and work better with the titan class figures.
Hope Wizard keeps it up and give us better products!
Hooray Optimus Legends strikes first again! Can’t wait !
Thanks! Hope you could make it to the premiere!
@@OptimusLegends when are we gonna see the rest of the MS constructicons, just curious?
Can't wait to get it! I considered new age for a second before MS even announced and then realized it just wasn't right and too small. This is perfect, and showcased by a perfect review, thanks @optimus legends
I love this Mirage more than other carbots, he just looks so cool! And he deserves all my attention for this review.
@@OptimusLegends lol 👍🏿👍🏿
Magic Square are amazing
I admire the way you do yours reviews.
Much appreciated, Harvey!
@ optimus legends another great review, to be honest you are one of the reason why i started collecting ms, thanks again
Glad you like them! I am also just a new MS fan, starting from their Hound.
Great to have you, sharing our common hobby.
@@OptimusLegends
I was lucky to get inferno and prowl to start now i have jazz, seekers and 2 constructicons
@@OptimusLegends
By the way here i go again with my fanboy questions haha, sometime last year MS showed a preview for hound, ratchet, mirage and omega supreme, since you had some conversation with them are they releasing more characters (both decepticons and autobots) this year or can we expect new reveals before the year ends?
@@criscarunungan8421 This is something I really don't know, I knew MS the brand just 4 month, and worked with them for a few reviews in the past 2 month, I talked with them mainly on the upcoming releases, which I need to prepare for the review. I guess if they have a forum that'll be better to communicate with fans.
@@OptimusLegends
Ok thanks for the reply i just they continue this up to the season 3 characters and im hoping more combiners
Magic Square Never disappoint
Unlike Hasbro 😀
true
agree
@@felixphaneuf9011 besides some paint chipping, then nothing else really
@@no_one_to_see ok
There datsun mould is massive disappointment your telling me you cant beat engineering that came out like 10 years ago mp datsun still are the best we gotten a better wheeljack better side swipe but we are still stuck with the mp
Another hit from Magic Square!! It would've been nice if they gave him that transparent box that the show used to make him disappear and maybe a few turbo foxes to hunt down. Just three more car bots to go before the 84 Autobots are done. Wheeljack (I'm really hoping he's next cause we NEEED a new legend scaled Wheeljack to go with Ratchet). and update Sideswipe and Sunstreaker. Great video!!
I just got in MS-B43A Shadow Master - Mirage and wow he's awesome!
It's weird. Those tiny, thin pieces should look scary to move around and tab into place. But it looks like the materials make it feel pleasant enough instead.
I'm expecting Ken to arrive this week, so I'm looking forward to seeing how MS materials feel for myself and if I decide I need all their figures. Because again; they just look so darn cute and fun to mess with.
It's weird that this guy doesn't come with many accessories, but I guess that just means less baggies are necessary.
The material is where MS makes it's magic. The nylon is extremely tough, he can get away with super thin parts and without having to worry about it breaking. I even had trouble getting rid of some of the mold flashes that occasionally come with the toys. You have to use very sharp knifes to cut them, normal scissors won't cut, and they don't break off even if you bend them 180 degrees and they won't tear. In my experience the MS toys are some of the toughest transformers I own, I never for once felt worried at breaking anything. Another advantage of the material is that the joins doesn't go lose. Due to the softness of nylon it behaves more like rubber and thus does not shave when rubbed repeatedly against the steel pins like ABS does. So these joints last almost forever even with constant playing.
It is not possible to copy MS designs using ABS which is most other manufacturers use, unless they massively up scale it to MP size.
@@tonglianheng Definitely, to all of this. Since I posted that first comment, I've gotten myself a fair few of MS's figures and the only one that's gotten loose over time is Megatron, probably due to the version I got being fully painted so it chipped at the joints. And, as of now, I'm waiting on an order for their Blastoff, Jetfire, and Trailbreaker. Blastoff to finish their Bruticus, and Jetfire and Trailbreaker because they just look like a ton of fun.
I don't have their Mirage as I lost interest in it, and I'm unsure about getting the fully painted version because I worry about how that affects the transformation, but I love how sturdy these figures feel when moving bits around. Even with crazy transformations I have an easier first time transforming them than most other figures, be they official or New Age or whatever.
I just subscribed, and I wanted to take a moment to say that your videos are so well done, I’m always really impressed. Thanks very much for your effort! It’s much appreciated.
Welcome aboard!
@@OptimusLegends thanks very much! I ordered 7 Magic Square figures today, so I’m fully on board now, hahaha 🤣😅
I almost didn’t get Mirage, but after watching your video, I was convinced!
This Mirage looks amazing! Too bad there are no optional extra hands this time, which would've made the figure even more expressive.
Can't wait to receive him from ShowZ :-)
Love what you're doing with your vids! Only one minor thing: the volume of the music always sounds higher than the volume of your voice. I keep changing the volume up and down during your vids ;-)
I was carried away by these soundtracks and tuned up just 3dB than usual, and you heard it!
I was a Forza fan, been playing Forza 7 forever, and this time around I am using similar style sound tracks, really love the retro feel they brought, fits the mood.
With limited accessories, I am guessing the price might go down.
@@OptimusLegends Awesome 👍 I like the music you're using. I don't know if the price will go down, we'll have to wait and see. Are you going to a video on the MS Shockwave repaint in the future?
I’m not gonna lie it’s Beautiful😭
just got this figure and yeah, it's great! The transformation is definitely a bit tough, especially with the legs, but it's possible
Let's go!!!!!
Always nice to see a 3rd party company working with a reviewer such as urself very commendable 👍and u say the truth the materials aren't the best but they are trying so that's gr8, guess I just wish ur videos are a little longer cause I've been watching ur channel since the review of the oversized ko sideswipe and loved them all keep up the exceptional work 🙏👍
Thank you, Asaph! Thank you for your support from the start, you're the best! 👍
So you might be able to tell, I am trying my best to improve the production quality of the video, and that really takes a LOT of effort to make, so I am doing my best.
Hope I could get more efficient soon enough to make longer videos!
@@OptimusLegends ur doing great bro it's just now a days there aren't many good reviewers and they're all reviewing the same crap so when I get a notification from u I click on it immediately and I enjoy it thats all, but ur Quality is Top Notch 👍
@@asaphmartinez4225 What can I say, your comment is priceless, and gives me power making more videos!!
you convinced me to start collecting ms figs so thank you (btw i ordered shadow master)👍
People don't seem to appreciate the nylon plastic. From what I understand, this plastic is soft and bendable, but extremely durable. So you don't have to be afraid of breaking anything even if you bend it. I think this type of plastic also has use for bigger figures too. Like they can use it to make pointy and thin parts more durable or make accessories lighter so they won't weigh the figure down. Being heavy isn't always a positive.
Seems like a few of MS's figures have limited backward movement with the thighs. The limited backwards movement is a tad disappointing in an otherwise excellent figure. The lack of flaws makes this more jarring.
Also, if you ever talk to Magic Square, please tell them we want Legends scale Beast Wars figure. They would go perfectly with our MP G1 figures.
Yeah, the material, some hate it, some don't mind, and some love it.
The back kick is a sacrifice for the front kick and integrated skirt, I guess it will stay like this until they find some new solutions to offer better articulation.
I do talk to them, and their priority is to bring G1 characters, as many as they can, so maybe BW has to wait.
@@OptimusLegends You talk to them!? Please tell them we want their Light of Victory in MP scale!!!
TE-01 looks good, but has a bad transformation and limited articulation. MP44 (not counting KO) has an ugly back, even worse transformation, expensive as heck, and fragile. Their Light of Freedom is good, but there are some weird articulation limitations and the truck bed doesn't look good. I feel like Light of Victory is what everyone wants. Good alt-mode (even if it's not 100% perfect), great articulation, and a transformation that won't drive you nuts.
@@OptimusLegends Ask them to do a new Sideswipe please!!
@@illiteratedino Not sure about their MP scales, they haven't been releasing anything at that scale after their very first product MS-01, not sure why though.
But surely we all want that Prime to be in MP scale!!
@@OptimusLegends I'm sure you have already, but PLEASE get them to finish off the G1 Autobots, ie. Wheeljack, Gears, Windcharger, and Sunstreaker. Oh and an updated Sideswipe to go with Sunstreaker of course. Are you able to give any hints about MS possibly working on these characters?
As usual, after your review I ordered another damn MS toy. Hehe.
FYI, just got my hands on the NA Grimlock. Overall, like every NA product I am satisfied. Not perfect but damn good. But the construction and materials on it are amazing. Think of how the NA Megatron felt, no take that a bit further. The joints are like butter and the plastic feels even denser.
Me too 😅
I have pre-ordered it!!!
Hope you enjoy yours soon!
Buenas noches desde chile 🇨🇱
Hi there, hope you enjoy the video!
Great vídeo!!! 👏
Great review. Dropped a like
Thank you 🤗
I want lie this looks better than newage hands down and the joints look tighter
Yes, very tight joints, solid figure.
Great review
Got here on time!
Glad you made it! It means a lot to me.
I'll be getting him and ironhide next pay check magic square been on hell of a roll lately.... fingers crossed on the Dinobots
This one and Ironhide are both pretty good.
@@OptimusLegendswhich other ms legends figures aside from prime are good?
Everything looks flushed perfectly both arms and wheels.
Now all we hope is a Cliffjumper or Bumblebee.
Yeah, MS really need to update them, hard to find and not up to their latest level of design.
Could MS ever do clear version like NA? Love NA's clear version but he's too small with my Legends .....great review! keep them coming
Legends scale figures will never not impress me. This and newage’s alt modes kind of blow my mind.
I gotta say that the transformation is insane, super intuitive and the real chest is and improvement, compared to earth rise at least.
Haven't bought any Hasbro figures for a very long time, it's hard to pick them up when 3rd party is offering better figures in almost the same price range.
And this race car mode is really good.
Hello does anybody know which Jazz is in the video? during the comparison part. The masterpiece scaled jazz. I would really like to know as Ive never seen a Jazz with the decals before
Awesome. Why did you not compare it to Stunticon Dragstrip 😪
Omg, nice score on another Premier! I am very much looking forward to it.
Thanks, Ian!
Hope you could make it to the premiere!
@@OptimusLegends I totally setup the notification, so I shouldn't miss it!
@@OptimusLegends Made it, and another great production. Really liked the music for this one.
@@xun3 Then we have the same taste, I LOVE these retro music for the 80s cars!
@@xun3 THANKS!
Great review 👍thank you. I was wondering which figure is the one on the right side? I mean the large one @ 3:00
I'm late to the party and missed out on their Jazz. I hope they will do a reissue.
They have it on sale now in their official shop and it is the metallic version. I just ordered. I missed out on the original release also.
My poor wallet 😭
Shouldn't be expensive this time, considering the accessories.
@@OptimusLegends nah I just bought newage arcee and ironfactory grimlock so the budget has been blown up😂
@@alc4528 Ah.. I feel you, that's the situation we are all in...
que marca es el otro Mirage que sale en el minuto 8:26? Acaso es Legendary heros?
Probably a fantasy for now but I hope MS or newage get around to defensor eventually after they get done with the more iconic autobots
Nice review, as always !
I can't wait to receive my copy of MS Mirage. :)
I noted that you custom painted your MS hound with silver, may I ask what kind of paint you used for that ?
It’s a reissue from magic square
@@kevinhoover5009 Oh, alright. I wasn't aware it was coming up.
Thanks for the info !
Falta poco
He’s pretty badass, but I wish they didn’t use light blue… it does match the Sunbow animation artwork, but I’d prefer if they went with the white that every other Mirage uses.
Let's see if MS could make a repaint of that.
@@OptimusLegends Am I the only person who thinks that the light blue is actually mauve and DOESN'T match the cartoon at all? Help me out here people. The side by side comparison with the cartoon shows the difference pretty strikingly.
Thanks for the review! You do a great job with content. Do you know if Skyfire is next by talking to the engineer(s)?
Thanks!
I was only notified a few weeks prior to their next release, and they will pick a time slot of my release schedule, see if it fits their marketing and production flow, so our conversation has been mainly about the next thing.
又 嚟！
can you tell me where i can get that legend scale clear figure stand? so that i can pose my newage soundwave
Here: Figure Stands, amzn.to/3Kf8qPg
How is this compare to the Iron factory one ? i consider it best one.
Dont get me wrong. This look clearly more piece count and defenetely more stuff and what not. But that could also MAY mean over engineering. This look like have many small piece, not sure how it would hold up especally in the small scall such as Legend.
IF in other hand already look quite good while use less piece, i always prefer if it can acchive more with less step. and the retail price is cheaper, like 25%. Also i like the IDW look, G1 toon accurate is not my thing.
Only if they put this type of effort into the datsuns
Does he fit in Prime’s trailer?
Yes he does.
Citanes Or Gitanes?
MS robot modes and alt modes look so fantastic but I just don't enjoy the transformations. It's hard to describe but they kind of feel like plastic origami. To be fair, I have only sampled the Megatron and Optimus prime 2.0 . I transformed the Optimus prime once and then sold it even though the bot mode looked so accurate and dynamic.
Takara should buy out Magic Square and just make them a division of the company.
You never want that to happen. The corporate culture will take over and everything will go back to letting the marketing department, corporate accountants and lawyers dictate every design decision. MS and NA are putting out amazing products because they are tiny design studios run by their respective owners who like us are G1 fans. While they do it for money of course, a huge part of their motivation is to fulfill their own childhood dream of having the G1 characters walk out of the TV. They are essentially doing it to satisfy their own nerdy needs while worked out a way to also make a living out of their hobby.
@@tonglianheng You're probably right. I wonder how they can make a living form such a niche product.
Materials probably suck but the engineering is genius!
It's the usual material, and yes, the engineering is amazing! And also, in my opinion, it has the best alt mode so far.
My Newage mirage made me lose hope in it after I found he gets a lot of loose joints or hinges and a couple extremely tight hinges. Not that much worth $40, just get a Magic Square transformer instead since the quality is top notch.
( Magic Square optimus has too much paint chipping, get ironhide or jazz because their chipping is so little)
You're probably referring to painted v1 Prime? Because v2 Prime doesn't have a paint job, yet...
@@barbahuub no, v2, it has paint like my nemesis and has major paint chipping issues
@@no_one_to_see I'm sorry to hear. I've got 2 v2's and 1 Nemesis v2, no issues at all.
@@barbahuub Yeah, idk why but the nemesis has chipping so I 'try' and fix it with a silver marker, but it keeps rubbing off xd
I'll probably buy it to make sure I don't end up without a Mirage, but I really hope they do a v2 without the pale blue.
I can wait to see them do some deceptions. Starscream or Shockwave would be amazing!
Then been did them two
V1 of both characters came out years ago. The seekers are not as good as the NA ones. May be there will be V2 versions. V1 shockwave is good enough as of now. They also did Megatron soundwave and cyclonus. Both were one of the first releases MS did. Not to mention the combiners. They did three sets of decepticon combiners already.
the material looks like a cheap rubber:(
Newage version is better.
A bit disappointed with the accessories but figure looks great.
Yeah.. bare minimal. And the other face is not as cool.
@@OptimusLegends Could this be a case of Magic Square giving you an early release and that perhaps the final version has more accessories, as was the case with Ratchet? Extra hands should be standard on these figures now. And i'd have LOVED it if they had included a wireframe, yellow rectangle to place him in (I'm thinking like Hound's cage only bigger and just the bare rectangle frame), so that it's like he's engaged his invisibility powers.
@@Anduril1974 Actually, it happened twice already in both the Ironhide and Ratchet reviews, I didn't get the full accessory set since I've got them early, and the accessories are still in production. So it might be, but this time around, I've got the box and the instruction sheet with it, looks quite complete already. So, we could hope there are more accessories... or just live with this, sadly.