by Stormrider » Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:13 pm
- Weapon: Atom-Smasher Cannon
If they're planning to produce it in Prime colors, then my guess is that Takara is trying to find an excuse to reissue the character. KISS Players Convoy was an extremely popular figure in Japan. He flew off the shelves in a day. I couldn't believe how fast he went especially since the mold is not that fantastic.
The Japanese really love Prime/Convoy. When the Ford truck mold was in the prototype stage Hasbro and Takara had lots of talks about which character it should be. I believe Hasbro wanted Trailbreaker. But Takara was not keen on the character idea. They weren't even keen on the truck mold because they thought it wouldn't sell since real Ford trucks are extremely rear to see in Japan. So Takara pushed for the character to be Optimus Prime. This probably fits in with the KISS saga too. Anyway, KISS Convoy turned out to be a very popular character, so my guess is that Takara is looking to repeat history again, but with a die-cast version now.