e-Hobby Teases New Exclusive Transformers Project

One guess as to what this could be is this:

Sabrblade wrote:One guess as to what this could be is this:

With the caveat that since he's supposedly based on Mutant Soundwave, the Skullsmasher body also belongs to the possibilities. Maybe it'll have both?

Any off chance this is more Mini-bot Go-Bots? Or is the last page after that final TFCC story one last middle finger from Gobotron?

ScottyP wrote:Any off chance this is more Mini-bot Go-Bots? Or is the last page after that final TFCC story one last middle finger from Gobotron?

This and that are two separate things. The GoBots in that TCC story (well, five of them) are in the toy bodies of the old 2004 e-HOBBY G1 GoBots set, and that story is just continuing an ongoing tale of theirs that started (and went on hiatus) way back in 2008.

Not sure what you mean by "middle finger", though. The GoBots are trying to save Gobotron and the Classics Autobots are willing to help them.

But whatever this second TF project by e-HOBBY is, I'm betting it's another Beast Wars anniversary thing.

Promoting another Beast Wars figure with a big Autobot symbol would be a weird thing to do. I feel like this is going to be an extended line like Cloud rather than the next BW figure or another single like Grand Scourge and Deadlock.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Promoting another Beast Wars figure with a big Autobot symbol would be a weird thing to do. I feel like this is going to be an extended line like Cloud rather than the next BW figure or another single like Grand Scourge and Deadlock.

Emerje

Cloud consisted mostly of molds initially skipped by TakaraTomy:

- GDO Megatron
- GDO Brawn
- Generations Doubledealer
- Generations Roadbuster (released in retail sightly later)
- Generations Whirl (released in retail slightly later)

Think we could expect the same?

I don't know what they will do but I know what I'd like them to do.

1) Mega Alligator (with a different head)
2) Fire Guts Super Ginrai (though they might want to wait for Takara to make the full trailer so they can do Fire Guts God Ginrai)
3) Twincast
4) Soundblaster

I'm not that bothered about a Brown-Wave

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Unfortunately the sort of things that would excite me wouldn't interest them that would be things like.

5) Galaxy Force Fang Wolf [Cybertron Snarl] (from Weird Wolf)
5a) or Dark Fang Wolf.

It might be to early to see something like :
6) Fly Wheels from (Megatron/Blitwing)

7) There is always a chance they could do some modern version of the e-hobby Insecticon clones again with the new moulds.

I expect eventually someone is going to do Optimus/Octane as Scourge/Black Convoy it's just a matter of time and who gets to it first.

9) I'd not mind to much a painted camo Green or purple Voyager Megatron either. The cool thing about a purple one is you can then use it as Archforce too.

ScottyP wrote: one last middle finger from Gobotron?

Scotty, I would never!

Oh! Wrong guy. HA! My bad.

Ideally I'd like a Tigatron and Airazor set. Airazor remolded from Mindwipe/Wipe and Tigatron remolded from Weirdwolf/Wolfwire.

Nik Hero wrote:Ideally I'd like a Tigatron and Airazor set. Airazor remolded from Mindwipe/Wipe and Tigatron remolded from Weirdwolf/Wolfwire.

But e-HOBBY exclusives are always redecos of preexisting molds and tooling. No newly-made remolds.

Grand Maximus

Fire Guts Super Ginrai seems inevitable - or Fire Guts God Ginrai if they wait until the Takara Trailer comes out.

We now know that the recently teased e-hobby figure is none other than Legends Magna Convoy. For those who do not know, Magna Convoy was a blue redeco of the Armada Optimus Prime cab, who's super mode was red and blue, which was itself an homage to the diaclone blue Optimus cab. This toy homages the blue cab component and is a blue recolor of Henkei OP, with recolor of Alpha Trion's sword and Mindwipe's shield.
It will be available for preorder from E-Hobby for ￥7,000, which is around $60-65 USD. E-Hobby will be the only place to get it at this price since it is an exclusive. It will be available from other online retailers at the usual markup.

Surprised that mold is still usable.

I... don't get it. Why the sword and mindwipe weapon?

Kurona wrote:I... don't get it. Why the sword and mindwipe weapon?

I dont get it either.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I... don't get it. Why the sword and mindwipe weapon?

I dont get it either.

to justify the use of a 11 year old toy perhaps?

SG Roadbuster wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:I... don't get it. Why the sword and mindwipe weapon?

I dont get it either.

to justify the use of a 11 year old toy perhaps?

It's Classics Prime; he's freakin' awesome! He's the last thing you need to justify.

Though talking of freakin' awesome, while I don't get it, I DO love that he comes with that sword. It looks so great.
Mindwipe weapon though, ehhh... okay then...

Can anyone explain the relation between this toy and the cab component of Delta magnus (if there is one) please?

william-james88 wrote:Can anyone explain the relation between this toy and the cab component of Delta magnus (if there is one) please?

Pretty sure this is a Powered Convoy homage, not Magna Convoy...

Welp, I'm confused. I like it though.

Counterpunch wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Can anyone explain the relation between this toy and the cab component of Delta magnus (if there is one) please?

Pretty sure this is a Powered Convoy homage, not Magna Convoy...

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So why is he called Magna Convoy?

I'm actually surprised that Ehobby managed to use Classics Prime for Armada Prime. It looks great in all honesty.

Interesting how the price is equal to most Platinum Edition figures....

The Mindwipe shield is strange considering the top of the truck makes a better looking larger shield in the same way. Maybe it only works for the botcon version though. In that case I would've used that version. Maybe I'm biased though because I think that Mindwipe shield is one of the worst accessories we've ever gotten. I was going to just leave it in the package before I realized it forms the tail of the bat.

Why wasn't this posted in the "e-HOBBY's up to something" thread that was created for what their next TF project was?

william-james88 wrote:blue redeco of the Armada Optimus Prime cab

Erm... Classics OP, not Armada. Also, the shield looks like it's trying to be a gun.... maybe?

Nexus Knight wrote:

william-james88 wrote:blue redeco of the Armada Optimus Prime cab

Erm... Classics OP, not Armada. Also, the shield looks like it's trying to be a gun.... maybe?

He knows that. He is talking about the old Magna Convoy who was made from Armada Prime.

Deadput wrote:

Nexus Knight wrote:

william-james88 wrote:blue redeco of the Armada Optimus Prime cab

Erm... Classics OP, not Armada. Also, the shield looks like it's trying to be a gun.... maybe?

He knows that he is talking about the old Magna Convoy who was made from Armada Prime.

"Magna Convoy" was the name of Armada Optimus when he was combined with Overload.



This toy's deco is a clear homage to Diaclone Powered Convoy's truck cab robot mode.

Sabrblade wrote:"Magna Convoy" was the name of Armada Optimus when he was combined with Overload.



This toy's deco is a clear homage to Diaclone Powered Convoy's truck cab robot mode.

I know the name was the combined form that's why I said "made from"



The deco was an obvious homage to diaclone too.

I like it, it's neat, I'll buy it, but... I gotta say I'm let down. Using this old mold when there's a plethora of brand new Headmasters to choose from is just irritating. Especially when they could have EASILY followed the brilliant Convobat with a proper Megagator.

You know what's especially sad? This figure is the only way to Convobat's beast mode butt.

Sabrblade wrote:You know what's especially sad? This figure is the only way to Convobat's beast mode butt.

Huh I guess Takara knew we wouldn't buy Magna without a good reason to.


Then again I don't even use Mindwipe's tail in bat mode since it doesn't stay in due to it being loose.

Ok, just to clear up some confusion:

1) "Magna Convoy" is simply the combined name of "Convoy" and "Ultra Magnus". In this case, it fits, as it's an homage to the cab of Diaclone Powered Convoy, which was homaged earlier with "Ultra Magnus Movie Preview version" (missing the wheels in the chest plate and Powered Buggy). If Convobat is any indication, he's yet another clone of our beloved Prime.

2) The name was used before during Micron Legends, as the combined form of Convoy (Optimus Prime) and Ultra Magnus (Overload). The name itself appeared on the box of the Magna Convoy DX set, which included the "Final Battle" redeco (our Powerlinx redeco with a few changes), a translucent Ultra Magnus, and an X-Dimensions redeco of Bumble (Perceptor). The deco on Convoy wasn't really an homage to Powered Convoy btw.

With that out of the way...

Uhm... I was certain the original KO in blue would be the only way to get it, now eHobby does this? Just what state is the mold in anyway after the Platinum Edition?

And good call Sabrblade, on noticing the Mindwipe shield being meant for Convobat. I never noticed that particular accessory was missing from that release! How does the sword play in though?

Anyone check out his bio yet? Here it is auto-translated and pretty well actually (thanks, Google!).

Job title: Musketeers

When the universe was once a dark era, there was a blue corps to protect peace. They took evil with the blue sword, and the universe regained light again. But during the fight, the leader was killed by a betrayal of one of his friends, the blue sword "Matrix Sword" proof of the leader was robbed and the corps was destroyed. However, its blue will has not disappeared. Through tens of thousands of hours the will and power were entrusted to a new warrior. His name is "Magna Convoy". Originally a robot without intention created as a combat support robot, it is a new blue warrior who got a life with the last power of the leader although it was destroyed in the past battle and abandoned. The figure which wrapped herself with the blue metal nightium remained somewhere of the leader's side. His purpose is to recapture the deprived Matrix Sword and revenge on the traitor "Straxus".

So yeah, they're basically doing the Three Musketeers more or less. Corps being an army, not a dead body. So basically a corps of blue warriors was destroyed after their leader was killed by former friend Straxus and the leader's Matrix Sword was stolen. The will of this group was inherited by a low ranking soldier named Magna Convoy (this story's d'Artagnan I suppose) and now he's after Straxus to reclaim the Matrix Sword. I'm sure he'll team up with some remnants of the Musketeers along the way. I guess that makes Straxus Rochefort, so who gets to be the Cardinal?

BTW, eHobby is already saying this figure is sold out.

Emerje

Eh, here's a much better translation:

Function: Musketeer

Once, when the universe was in an epoch of darkness, the Blue Corps defended the peace. With their blue swords banishing evil, the universe regained its light. However, in the middle of battle, one of them betrayed and killed their leader; the leader-marking blue sword, the Matrix Sword, was stolen and the Corps fell to ruin. But the Blue Will never disappeared. After some tens of thousands of hours, that will and power were entrusted to a new warrior. His name is Magna Convoy. Originally a combat support robot manufactured as a robot with no will of its own, he was abandoned after suffering heavy damage in a past battle, but the leader used the last remnants of his power to give life to a new blue warrior. The blue Knightium metal that covers Magna Convoy's body carries the vestiges of the leader. Magna Convoy's goal is to recover the stolen Matrix Sword and exact revenge on the traitor Straxus.

So he's basically the Diaclone mech turned into a Green Lantern.

Not the Prime recolor I wanted to see *cough*RIDScourgefromTRLaserPrime*cough* but this looks cool. Really loving that sword. The shield actually fits with those colors. Why it's this figure they chose is odd, but from what I've heard it's a great figure so it'd probably be fine to bring it back.

Sabrblade wrote:Eh, here's a much better translation:

Function: Musketeer

Once, when the universe was in an epoch of darkness, the Blue Corps defended the peace. With their blue swords banishing evil, the universe regained its light. However, in the middle of battle, one of them betrayed and killed their leader; the leader-marking blue sword, the Matrix Sword, was stolen and the Corps fell to ruin. But the Blue Will never disappeared. After some tens of thousands of hours, that will and power were entrusted to a new warrior. His name is Magna Convoy. Originally a combat support robot manufactured as a robot with no will of its own, he was abandoned after suffering heavy damage in a past battle, but the leader used the last remnants of his power to give life to a new blue warrior. The blue Knightium metal that covers Magna Convoy's body carries the vestiges of the leader. Magna Convoy's goal is to recover the stolen Matrix Sword and exact revenge on the traitor Straxus.

So he's basically the Diaclone mech turned into a Green Lantern.

Technically a Blue Lantern but as long as his suit isn't animated we'll be fine.

Well, I'm less than excited for this release than I thought I would be. Already own 2 versions of that mold, don't really need a 3rd one in blue. Though that would let me have that mold in Red, White and Blue...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just to clear up some confusion:

Just what state is the mold in anyway after the Platinum Edition?

Most recent version of that mold I own, is the Prime Evolution 2-pack version that came packaged with Age Of Extinction Evasion Mode Prime, and the only issues i have with it, is the looseness on his shoulders and the hinge on his back where the windvane plugs in. Both of which are still super tight on my original Ultra Magnus.

Don't know if that last use for Platinum with Megs had any other issues.

But, I'm guessing that mold still has some life in him. Maybe in a future Year of the X release no?

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Eh, here's a much better translation:

Function: Musketeer

Once, when the universe was in an epoch of darkness, the Blue Corps defended the peace. With their blue swords banishing evil, the universe regained its light. However, in the middle of battle, one of them betrayed and killed their leader; the leader-marking blue sword, the Matrix Sword, was stolen and the Corps fell to ruin. But the Blue Will never disappeared. After some tens of thousands of hours, that will and power were entrusted to a new warrior. His name is Magna Convoy. Originally a combat support robot manufactured as a robot with no will of its own, he was abandoned after suffering heavy damage in a past battle, but the leader used the last remnants of his power to give life to a new blue warrior. The blue Knightium metal that covers Magna Convoy's body carries the vestiges of the leader. Magna Convoy's goal is to recover the stolen Matrix Sword and exact revenge on the traitor Straxus.

So he's basically the Diaclone mech turned into a Green Lantern.

Technically a Blue Lantern but as long as his suit isn't animated we'll be fine.

Isn't the Green Lantern Corps' attribute Willpower, though?

Sabrblade wrote:

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Eh, here's a much better translation:

Function: Musketeer

Once, when the universe was in an epoch of darkness, the Blue Corps defended the peace. With their blue swords banishing evil, the universe regained its light. However, in the middle of battle, one of them betrayed and killed their leader; the leader-marking blue sword, the Matrix Sword, was stolen and the Corps fell to ruin. But the Blue Will never disappeared. After some tens of thousands of hours, that will and power were entrusted to a new warrior. His name is Magna Convoy. Originally a combat support robot manufactured as a robot with no will of its own, he was abandoned after suffering heavy damage in a past battle, but the leader used the last remnants of his power to give life to a new blue warrior. The blue Knightium metal that covers Magna Convoy's body carries the vestiges of the leader. Magna Convoy's goal is to recover the stolen Matrix Sword and exact revenge on the traitor Straxus.

So he's basically the Diaclone mech turned into a Green Lantern.

Technically a Blue Lantern but as long as his suit isn't animated we'll be fine.

Isn't the Green Lantern Corps' attribute Willpower, though?

Yeah. Though one could also argue he's a Red Lantern since he's out for revenge.

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Decepticon Stryker wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:Eh, here's a much better translation:

Function: Musketeer

Once, when the universe was in an epoch of darkness, the Blue Corps defended the peace. With their blue swords banishing evil, the universe regained its light. However, in the middle of battle, one of them betrayed and killed their leader; the leader-marking blue sword, the Matrix Sword, was stolen and the Corps fell to ruin. But the Blue Will never disappeared. After some tens of thousands of hours, that will and power were entrusted to a new warrior. His name is Magna Convoy. Originally a combat support robot manufactured as a robot with no will of its own, he was abandoned after suffering heavy damage in a past battle, but the leader used the last remnants of his power to give life to a new blue warrior. The blue Knightium metal that covers Magna Convoy's body carries the vestiges of the leader. Magna Convoy's goal is to recover the stolen Matrix Sword and exact revenge on the traitor Straxus.

So he's basically the Diaclone mech turned into a Green Lantern.

Technically a Blue Lantern but as long as his suit isn't animated we'll be fine.

Isn't the Green Lantern Corps' attribute Willpower, though?

Yeah. Though one could also argue he's a Red Lantern since he's out for revenge.

But not through Rage, though.

Can they please let the Classics Optimus Prime mold rest at long last? It was OK for 2006, but with today's standards and styling, the mold needs to be put to bed finally. I thought we saw the last of it with this past year's Platinum Movie 30th Anniversary set with Megatron vs. Optimus Prime in odd colors, but apparently I was wrong!

urgh, the Corps probably refer to Diaclone Corps

unexistance wrote:urgh, the Corps probably refer to Diaclone Corps

The term is "Aoki Gundan", so it's just "Blue Corps", "Blue Army", "Blue Army Corps", etc.

Its nature as an intergalactic peacekeeping entity themed around magical color attributed to Willpower makes it a homage to the Green Lantern Corps., with Straxus turning traitor making him reference Sinestro.

Ok, just for kicks I started counting the releases of that mold, not counting Lucky Draws:

1.) Classics Optimus Prime
2.) Classic Ultra Magnus
3.) Henkei C-1 Convoy
4.) Henkei C-1 Convoy Clear Version
5.) BotCon 2008 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
6.) Universe 2008 Nemesis Prime
7.) United Ultra Magnus
8.) Age of Extinction G1 Optimus Prime
9.) BotCon 2014 Knight Ginrai
10.) United Black Optimus Prime
11.) Cloud TFC-A01 Optimus Prime
12.) Platinum Edition Optimus Prime

This is (unlucky) number 13...

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just for kicks I started counting the releases of that mold, not counting Lucky Draws:

1.) Classics Optimus Prime
2.) Classic Ultra Magnus
3.) Henkei C-1 Convoy
4.) Henkei C-1 Convoy Clear Version
5.) BotCon 2008 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
6.) Universe 2008 Nemesis Prime
7.) United Ultra Magnus
8.) Age of Extinction G1 Optimus Prime
9.) BotCon 2014 Knight Ginrai
10.) United Black Optimus Prime
11.) Cloud TFC-A01 Optimus Prime
12.) Platinum Edition Optimus Prime

This is (unlucky) number 13...

Huh. I have seven of those. Kinda makes me wanna "catch em all"

shajaki wrote:

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Ok, just for kicks I started counting the releases of that mold, not counting Lucky Draws:

1.) Classics Optimus Prime
2.) Classic Ultra Magnus
3.) Henkei C-1 Convoy
4.) Henkei C-1 Convoy Clear Version
5.) BotCon 2008 Shattered Glass Optimus Prime
6.) Universe 2008 Nemesis Prime
7.) United Ultra Magnus
8.) Age of Extinction G1 Optimus Prime
9.) BotCon 2014 Knight Ginrai
10.) United Black Optimus Prime
11.) Cloud TFC-A01 Optimus Prime
12.) Platinum Edition Optimus Prime

This is (unlucky) number 13...

Huh. I have seven of those. Kinda makes me wanna "catch em all"

Not me I only have 2, but out of these I'd only want Magna and Nemesis.

Why did Henkei do one entirely out of clear plastic again?

Kurona wrote:Why did Henkei do one entirely out of clear plastic again?

Cuz Japan likes making special edition clear plastic figures. It makes them look cool, like they're glowing with power/energy.

Kurona wrote:Why did Henkei do one entirely out of clear plastic again?

Because clear plastic makes him all shiny in the right light! That particular trend originated with Micron Legends Crystal Convoy, which represents his disembodied spark, but the very first was the exclusive God Fire Convoy set, which features clear versions of Fire Convoy and God Magnus, plus the God Sword.

Clear Henkei Convoy was exclusive to Tokyo Toy Fair 2008, but later sold though eHobby.