Info on the New Electronics for Takara Transformers God Fire Convoy Encore Release

New sounds I expect to hear:

Fire Convoy:
Fire engine sirens
"Fire Convoy, Transform!"
"Cybertron senshi, Transform!"
"Water Storm!" (or "Water Storm, fire!")
"Fire Flash!"
"Convoy Gun!"
"Fire Knuckle!"
"Trans Mine!"
"Kyodai Gattai! Super Fire Convoy!"
"Blizzard Storm!" (or "Blizzard Storm, fire!")
"Pulsar Cannon!"
"Enjin Tobihizageri!"
"Hakai Rocket-dan!"
Maybe parts of the theme song Honō no Overdrive ~Car Robot Cybertron~

God Magnus:
"God Magnus, Transform!"
"Magna Vulcan!"
"Magna Laser!"
"Hand Mine!"
"God Burst!"

God Fire Convoy:
"Chō Kyodai Gattai! God Fire Convoy!"
"God Laser!"
"God Vulcan!"
"God Fire!"
"Super God Sword!"


Among others.

Saw a few of you commenting about how Takara Car Robots Fire Convoy and God Magnus didn't have the tire splitting problem. They did! Some of my Fire Convoy's tires split and I replaced them with the identical looking tires from Hasbro's RID Optimus Prime. Just an FYI!

Seibertron wrote:Saw a few of you commenting about how Takara Car Robots Fire Convoy and God Magnus didn't have the tire splitting problem. They did! Some of my Fire Convoy's tires split and I replaced them with the identical looking tires from Hasbro's RID Optimus Prime. Just an FYI!

Was wondering about that. Thanks for the clarification.

Sabrblade wrote:

Seibertron wrote:Saw a few of you commenting about how Takara Car Robots Fire Convoy and God Magnus didn't have the tire splitting problem. They did! Some of my Fire Convoy's tires split and I replaced them with the identical looking tires from Hasbro's RID Optimus Prime. Just an FYI!

Was wondering about that. Thanks for the clarification.

Yeah, rubber tires sound good on paper because they carry nostalgia like die-cast metal (and offered protection from Shrapnel's lightning), but collectors and manufacturers should wake up and realize they suck for longevity, like we did about the gold plastic.

Someone around here mentioned that occasionally taking the tires off and soaking them in armor-all is a good solution, but I really hope this reissue inspires someone on Shapeways to make 2-piece snap-together plastic replicas to replace the real deal when they inevitably do the splits.

Regardless, I'll probably buy this reissue, due to the condition my RID leaders are in.

Man, I love the looks of this set so much! If they wanted to go back and redo the entire line like this I'm all for it, I'd totally buy them all over again. God Fire Convoy really held up well after all these years, better than, say, many of the Unicron Trilogy figures did.

I ended up going with AmiAmi because I feel like even with the shipping it'll still come in lower than the $280 of domestic sellers and probably show up sooner.

Emerje

Samples of three new sound clips recorded for Fire Convoy by Satoshi Hashimoto - http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_encore/gfc_sound

"Fire Convoy, Transform!"

"Daijōbu. Atsui kokoro ni fukanō wa nai!"
("It's okay. Nothing is impossible for a burning heart!")

"Arm Ladder! Set On! Fire Knuckle!" (+ sound effects)

Takara has posted three newly recorded sound clips for their Encore release of God Fire Convoy. You can listen to them on their website. Seibertronian Sabrblade made a breakdown of what you can hear.

Sabrblade wrote:Samples of three new sound clips recorded for Fire Convoy by Satoshi Hashimoto - http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_encore/gfc_sound

"Fire Convoy, Transform!"

"Daijōbu. Atsui kokoro ni fukanō wa nai!"
("It's okay. Nothing is impossible for a burning heart!")

"Arm Ladder! Set On! Fire Knuckle!" (+ sound effects)

I didn't really know who Satoshi Hashimoto was at first, but after years of hearing Terry Bogard shout "Burn Knuckle!" in tons of fighting games and then hearing the Fire Knuckle clip I knew exactly who Hashimoto was.

Emerje

I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Sabrblade wrote:I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Reminds me of Optimus' Energon Axe.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Reminds me of Optimus' Energon Axe.

How so?

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Reminds me of Optimus' Energon Axe.

How so?

It was only ever used in the first episode of the G1 series and yet became quite iconic and important to include as a reference.

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:I'm actually surprised that the toy is using the full "Arm Ladder! Set On!" version of "Fire Knuckle!" since it was only ever spoken once in just the first episode.

Reminds me of Optimus' Energon Axe.

How so?

It was only ever used in the first episode of the G1 series and yet became quite iconic and important to include as a reference.

Ah, you misunderstood me. Fire Convoy used "Fire Knuckle" multiple times throughout the show, but only in the first episode did he ever say the full attack command of "Arm Ladder! Set On! Fire Knuckle!" All other times after that use in the first episode had him simply yell "Fire Knuckle!" without the first two parts.

Though, there was one time in episode 5 where he instead yelled "Honō no Punch: Fire Knuckle!" when using a different "punching" version of the attack, and another instance in episode 18 where he used the normal version but strangely called the attack "Barter Knuckle!" instead.

In the burning heart
Just about to burst
There's a quest for answers
An unquenchable thirst
In the darkest night
Rising like a spire
In the burning heart
The unmistakable fire

apologies to Foreigner lol

Courtesy of the Loopaza Mega Store Facebook page, we have scans of the latest issue of Figure King Magazine, featuring a nice look at the recently surfaced Takara Tomy Transformers Encore God Fire Convoy! The Car Robots / Robots in Disguise combiner - of God Magnus and Fire Convoy - can be seen in multiple modes below, along with some Legends images, RC Sqweeks from The Last Knight, and an announcement for next month's issue centering on Masterpiece Dinobot. Check it out, including an piece (in Japanese) on voice actors Takashi Matsuyama (God Magnus) and Satoshi Hashimoto (Fire Convoy and God Fire Convoy)!

Figure King No. 237 Transformers

This month's Figure King of Transformers covering the Car Robot Encore God Fire Convoy featuring new sound effect and paint job.

Who is the Headmaster paired with Seaspray?

Marcdachamp wrote:Who is the Headmaster paired with Seaspray?

Lione, toy-accurate redeco of Sawback (who is Lione anyway).

Sabrblade wrote:

Marcdachamp wrote:Who is the Headmaster paired with Seaspray?

Lione, toy-accurate redeco of Sawback (who is Lione anyway).

Ah, thanks!

I really hate the mouth on that god fire convoy toy.

Rated X wrote:I really hate the mouth on that god fire convoy toy.

It's not a mouth. It's a guard-layered mouthplate.

Love this figure. But have all versions of him, and paint scheme don’t look any difference...or different enough to spend $279 on. Use that money for encore brave max. Wished they sell sword by itself. 3p?

Call me when they release a nemesis colored God fire convoy.

ausbot wrote:Call me when they release a nemesis colored God fire convoy.

Will this Lucky Draw figure do?

Courtesy of Takara Tomy, we have some more voice clip recordings for the Encore reissue of God Fire Convoy from Transformers: Car Robots - as an addition to the images we reported on here - focusing on the God Magnus side of the combiner of old! You can listen to them here, and take a look at what they mean below!

ゴッドマグナス！トランスフォーム！ | God Magnus! Transform!

人に物を聞くときは自分から名乗るものだぜ | (Unhelpful machine translation:) When you listen to things to people, you are told from yourself

マグナレーザー＋SE | Magna laser! *pewpew*

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

ausbot wrote:Call me when they release a nemesis colored God fire convoy.

Will this Lucky Draw figure do?

That really is damned spectacular!

Rated X wrote:I really hate the mouth on that god fire convoy toy.

You really thought it was an open mouth ?

Va'al wrote:マグナレーザー＋SE | Magnus laser! *pewpew*

Close. It's "Magna Laser!"

Sabrblade wrote:

Va'al wrote:マグナレーザー＋SE | Magnus laser! *pewpew*

Close. It's "Magna Laser!"

I know. I mistyped. Erk.

Va'al wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Va'al wrote:マグナレーザー＋SE | Magnus laser! *pewpew*

Close. It's "Magna Laser!"

I know. I mistyped. Erk.

All good.

A small update comes our way via site sponsor Robot Kingdom and their official Facebook page, featuring the Takara Tomy Transformers Encore release of Encore God Fire Convoy from Car Robots - known to anglophone audiences as Omega Prime, from the Robots in Disguise series - the combined form of Ultra / God Magnus and Fire Convoy / Optimus Prime: we have images of the box that the figure will potentially be released with!

The set is currently scheduled for a 24th March release date in Japan, so we should see it appearing at the end of this week on Japanese social media and toy blogger feeds. You can check it all out below for now, and stay tuned for more updates as they appear!

Transformers Encore - God Fire Convoy.
Preorder. Start Shipping on 24th March 2018
US$ 229.90
30000yen
http://www.robotkingdom.com/tfgodfirec.html

***Photos for reference only, exact product appearance is subject to manufacturer final confirmation.***

Sweet nearly identical to the original box was worried about that but not anymore.

That price point, it really hurts. And I really want to get this. Just not at that price.

This is great for anyone that doesn't have these figures already. But, if you have the original, that price is a real deal breaker, sword or not.

I have the original releases of them, so I don't really need this, but I will be honest, I was never able to figure out the instructions for combining them.

I was lucky enough to stumble upon Car Robots at an import shop a good year before they were released domestically, and I still have a lot of the OG Takara packaging. It's super cool that they stuck with the original package design for this release. Really gives it a nice throwback feel.

Cobotron wrote:It's super cool that they stuck with the original package design for this release. Really gives it a nice throwback feel.

While I agree, isn't that just what the Encore line does anyway?

Sabrblade wrote:

Cobotron wrote:It's super cool that they stuck with the original package design for this release. Really gives it a nice throwback feel.

While I agree, isn't just what the Encore line does anyway?

Good to know they are staying true to the line. I hope that means they have other plans for it.

I would love to own this (That non-chrome chest on Prime is great IMO, and I'd love to have the sword) but that price...It'd be cheaper to go buy the originals.

Bought the original Super Fire Convoy and God Magnus from an importer back around 1999 or 2000; and if I recall correctly paid about $50 for each or for you math majors $100 total, which accounting for inflation over the past 18 years would put the value of a dollar at $1.50 today. $100 extra for a sword seems a little steep.

I wonder what happened to those March delays we were hearing about? A lot of people got notices about March Transformers delays (I did not), and yet it seems like everything is shipping on time. Not worried about, I'm looking forward to this coming next week.

Emerje

If encore is still going I would rather the older harder to get G1 japanese figure such as Overlord, Grandus, Dia Atlas, and Metrotitan.

A number of Hong Kong based Transformers fans, meeting up in the Hobbymizer discussion group on Facebook, have been sharing in-package and in-bubble images of the latest Encore release from Takara Tomy Transformers, showing off one of arguably the best engineered combining toys of the franchise, hailing back from the 2000s: God Fire Convoy / Omega Prime!

You can check out the mirrored images below, showing the separate God Magnus and Fire Convoy figures in their packaging and compare it all to the first release of the figure in the Seibertron.com galleries right here!

Va'al wrote:

These are not the Encore toy. These are the old (and yellowed) Hasbro versions with a 3rd party sword.

Any in-hand word on any combined mode stability improvements?

Is it just me or does it look like they've included the hilt for the Matrix Sword to be held by Brave Max as well?

kuhlio wrote:Is it just me or does it look like they've included the hilt for the Matrix Sword to be held by Brave Max as well?

That sword they show in the pictures looks a lot like the perfect effect matrix sword
Where's the one that's supposed to be with it?

I know the original sword was a partial remold of the G1 Jap Fort/Grand Max sword with a different hilt. It looks like the hilt designed for the Fort/Grand/brave Max (G1) is included with this set so I wonder if the hilt is able to be swapped now to use the sword on both figures.

kuhlio wrote:I know the original sword was a partial remold of the G1 Jap Fort/Grand Max sword with a different hilt. It looks like the hilt designed for the Fort/Grand/brave Max (G1) is included with this set so I wonder if the hilt is able to be swapped now to use the sword on both figures.

Makes me wonder if it's possible they're planning a Brave Maximus reissue.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:

kuhlio wrote:I know the original sword was a partial remold of the G1 Jap Fort/Grand Max sword with a different hilt. It looks like the hilt designed for the Fort/Grand/brave Max (G1) is included with this set so I wonder if the hilt is able to be swapped now to use the sword on both figures.

Makes me wonder if it's possible they're planning a Brave Maximus reissue.

Emerje

The original God Fire Convoy 2-pack that came with the Super God Sword originally included both the new hilt for God Fire Convoy and the original Fort Max hilt, so this could just be following in suit with that original release's inclusion of both hilts.

Why are there pictures of the original set and not the reissue?