I remember that Swerve sat on his shoulder cannon in the battle with the DJD and Deathsaurus' army. That's why it has a targeting hud. Thanks for the review!
Looks awesome, and a really nice representation of that "ultimate form" from the comics. I was a little worried at first, in the earlier part of the revivew, thinking that Minimus Ambus was too large to fit into the armour and they just left that function out, but then you brought Minimus back in and showed that there is a way from it to fit in the armour! Man, awesome stuff from IF again.
Wow! Just...wow! IF just keep pushing the envelope and improving. I’m excited to see where they go from here. Can’t wait to get this beast in hand. Thanks for the review, Peaugh!
peaugh is the Bob Ross of transformers reviewers , have a stressed out day ? watch a vid of his . Its the voice . Rocket Hammer ?/ Happy little cloud ? Same Same .
The only trouble I've had with Iron Factory stuff is that I've had a number of tab breakages (the tab that connects IF Sideswipe's roof/windshield part to the hood of the car got stuck and broke off), and some pin join cracking (IF Sunstreaker's legs - not the knees themselves, but the yellow pin joints). Those are the two that spring to mind immediately, without going to inspect my others. I think I've had similar cracking issues on some of the Bruticus guys as well. Otherwise, I love IF!
You do see this alt-mode in the comic's, when they all go out drinking. Ultra Magnus passes out and they have to jump on him in their human forms to get him to transform so they can drive him home. But he transforms upside down : m.imgur.com/96wIWFm .
Great review. Being a MTMTE/Lost Light fanatic, I feel obligated to point out you see Ultra Magnus alt mode in MTMT #13. But like I said, I'm a fanatic. But you know about Minimus Ambus so all is forgiven ;) I bought this guy for Minimus and ended up loving the whole package.
We see Magnus's alt mode a few times but not in this body. This is the Maximus Ambus from Dying of the Light, when the DJD attacked them on the Necrobot's planet, which we don't see transform
Doesn't Minimus mount inside the armor? I could swear I saw a review from Asia somewhere that showed that. I always dig your reviews, always chill, always informative.
Wait...listed at TFsource, Lord Scorpion is supposed to be 7.1" tall, and this Final Armor City Commander is 6.5" tall. However, your comparison clearly shows that those measurements are not correct. Can you measure them yourself from feet to top of head and let me know how tall they are, please? Thanks.
If you bend the knees a bit, the knee pads can actually fold inwards and store under the thighs. This prevents the legs from being perfectly straight, but he has no trouble standing with the knee pads stored there, and it gives the impression that the thighs (and hence, the legs) are a bit longer. I suspect it was intentionally designed to allow us to hide the knee joints during posing and whatnot.
Well, I mean you do see Magnus' alt mode in one or two issues... Like when the gang was at Hedonia and kept jumping on Magnus to try changing him into his alt mode so they could drive his passed out drunken ass back to the ship. But that was the previous armor, so...
Love you reviews, but you triggered a pet peeve of mine. So, just an FYI, but, "A chain gun has a single barrel, whereas a Gatling gun and a Minigun have multiple rotating barrels with no internal chains to drive the weapon."
Honestly I’ll look at mmc just to see the alt modes, you’d think IDW having such cool character designs they would wanna show their alt modes too and they barely show them:/
I remember that Swerve sat on his shoulder cannon in the battle with the DJD and Deathsaurus' army. That's why it has a targeting hud. Thanks for the review!
Rewind sat in the other one in that battle
Yes, Iron factory is top notch spot on and far beyond the rest. Even as a legend class company they rival most other third partys.
This figure is the definition of "but wait, there's more!"
Also, now that IF has made a Minimus Ambus they really need to make a Dominus/The Pet
You’re the reason I collect iron factory! Outstanding review. Only regret is not getting them sooner.
Looks awesome, and a really nice representation of that "ultimate form" from the comics. I was a little worried at first, in the earlier part of the revivew, thinking that Minimus Ambus was too large to fit into the armour and they just left that function out, but then you brought Minimus back in and showed that there is a way from it to fit in the armour!
Man, awesome stuff from IF again.
Wow! Just...wow! IF just keep pushing the envelope and improving. I’m excited to see where they go from here.
Can’t wait to get this beast in hand. Thanks for the review, Peaugh!
Been waiting for this review since it appeared on Twitter
I went from not knowing this guy existed yesterday to having one in the mail today thanks to this review.
Hope you enjoy it!
peaugh is the Bob Ross of transformers reviewers , have a stressed out day ? watch a vid of his . Its the voice . Rocket Hammer ?/ Happy little cloud ? Same Same .
So glad this figure is getting a re-release soon.
Between the big double-barrel cannons and leg-mounted missile launchers I'm getting a distinct Heavyarms Custom vibe from him.
Amazing Magnus, Iron Factory are top tier.
The cab has ears, I cannot unsee it.
IF City Commander:is taller than IF Scorponok and has 12 guns and 4 missile launchers
IF Scorponok and Gundam Heavyarms: Wait, that's illegal!
Megas-xlr: "I see you're a mech of culture as well"
I think you got him first!!👍👌nice!!
Iron Factory is probably my favorite 3rd Party company. Everything they do is fun. I just wish they didn’t sky rocket in price so much.
The only trouble I've had with Iron Factory stuff is that I've had a number of tab breakages (the tab that connects IF Sideswipe's roof/windshield part to the hood of the car got stuck and broke off), and some pin join cracking (IF Sunstreaker's legs - not the knees themselves, but the yellow pin joints). Those are the two that spring to mind immediately, without going to inspect my others. I think I've had similar cracking issues on some of the Bruticus guys as well. Otherwise, I love IF!
You do see this alt-mode in the comic's, when they all go out drinking. Ultra Magnus passes out and they have to jump on him in their human forms to get him to transform so they can drive him home. But he transforms upside down : m.imgur.com/96wIWFm .
Laugh can't deal with an ending catch phrase right now
I like how the Minimus core mode looks kind of like a shuttle or VTOL.
Great review. Being a MTMTE/Lost Light fanatic, I feel obligated to point out you see Ultra Magnus alt mode in MTMT #13. But like I said, I'm a fanatic. But you know about Minimus Ambus so all is forgiven ;) I bought this guy for Minimus and ended up loving the whole package.
We see Magnus's alt mode a few times but not in this body. This is the Maximus Ambus from Dying of the Light, when the DJD attacked them on the Necrobot's planet, which we don't see transform
Twas combined wars ultra magnus
Thanks!
Ultra Magnus, the "Wall of Lead" edition.
Beautiful!! 🤩
Great review, I was wondering if you new how he scaled with the Flame Toys Furai Action figures, IDW Optimus Prime to be specific
the HULK AVANGERS MAGNUS VERSION OF AUltra magnus :S
I wonder if we will see a Diaclone version
20:18 I speak for most fans when I say we all know where this is going...
Doesn't Minimus mount inside the armor? I could swear I saw a review from Asia somewhere that showed that. I always dig your reviews, always chill, always informative.
"Tasty."
How big is he next to the combiner wars model?
Wait...listed at TFsource, Lord Scorpion is supposed to be 7.1" tall, and this Final Armor City Commander is 6.5" tall. However, your comparison clearly shows that those measurements are not correct. Can you measure them yourself from feet to top of head and let me know how tall they are, please? Thanks.
Scorponok is 5.5" and Magnus is 6"
Guys a *beast*, how does he scale with Jetfire/Cygnus?
This is what would happen to Ultra Magnus with the Matrix of Leadership, if he could “handle this right now.”
I saw pictures where the legs are a bit longer is there some way that they could extend?
If you bend the knees a bit, the knee pads can actually fold inwards and store under the thighs. This prevents the legs from being perfectly straight, but he has no trouble standing with the knee pads stored there, and it gives the impression that the thighs (and hence, the legs) are a bit longer. I suspect it was intentionally designed to allow us to hide the knee joints during posing and whatnot.
So... how long until this gets retooled into Optimal Optimus?
Almost reminds me of the Gundam heavy arms and as one of my friends describe the Gundam this ultra Magnus is a walking pile of destruction
You sound a bit different. Are you using a new mic?
I kinda want an Optimal Magnus from an Optimal Optimus mold now.
The lack of people doing any size comparisons to mainline figures is killing me.
From the looks of it he's somewhere between seige ironhide and hound in terms of scale
Well, I mean you do see Magnus' alt mode in one or two issues... Like when the gang was at Hedonia and kept jumping on Magnus to try changing him into his alt mode so they could drive his passed out drunken ass back to the ship. But that was the previous armor, so...
He's like the Billy Mayes of transformers .. "Bu wait, there's more!"
Please review IF-Ex44M&IF-44FG！😭😭
Should have zoomed in on the lil one
He's definitely my new ultra magnus when sixshot wounded him
Thanks again for all you do.
Pity it's so small
anyone selling their IF scorponok ?
Love you reviews, but you triggered a pet peeve of mine. So, just an FYI, but, "A chain gun has a single barrel, whereas a Gatling gun and a Minigun have multiple rotating barrels with no internal chains to drive the weapon."
Honestly I’ll look at mmc just to see the alt modes, you’d think IDW having such cool character designs they would wanna show their alt modes too and they barely show them:/
Minimus Ambus came with Combiner Wars Ultra Magnus
Back when they were still really into the IDW look. Faded out as the lines continued
3rd party making what Hasbro won't once again. I'm an Ultra Magnus fanboy, so of course I pre-ordered this when it was originally announced.
Tasty!
DAKKA! X)
Theres a better ab crunch if you untab the crotch piece