Takara Missing Link G1 Series

[The Phazer]

That does look pretty beautiful.

Hope that the Diaclone colours don't break the bank too badly.

 

[Exatron]

So he clearly has knees but I still can't tell if he can bend his legs upwards at the hips (as opposed to just out sideways). Looks like there's a split there (so he can split his legs sideways at an angle) but it seems like the ridge on that hip joint wouldn't allow forward movement. That one pic with his knee bent sorta looks like there's some forward movement but it might just be a trick of the angle. Also makes it look like the legs of the inner robot would need to bend forwards at the knee which I'm not sure it can do (not sure if ML Optimus can, or if it's modified from that).

Just curious since adding knees alone would be of limited use without also being able to bend the legs forward at the hips.

There's one additional picture available on TFW's update that appears to answer this better:

The blue side panel on his left leg can't get into that position without bending his leg forward at the hip.

 

[Undead Scottsman]

As much as I actually do really like this Ultra Magnus, something about the proportions (big head, relatively short, stocky legs) and the hollow eyes give the robot mode an almost Ben Cooper Halloween Costume look.

Ultra Magnus is the original cosplayer.