More Images of Takara Tomy's Black Convoy
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May 3! GW In the midst of tomorrow, "Tokyo Toy Show 2017" will be held on June 3, one month later! "LG-EX Black Convoy" will be released in limited quantities at the toy show venue as a holding commemoration commodity.
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Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 2nd, 2017 @ 11:58pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 3rd, 2017 @ 12:01am CDT
Posted by WreckerJack on May 3rd, 2017 @ 12:08am CDT
I usually detest pink, but I actually like the contrast of the pink on the black. Then again I am a sucker for clear plastic. As a kid I used to have an electric green clear gameboy pocket and some space legos with that neon clear. Ahh nostalgia.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 3rd, 2017 @ 12:16am CDT
Baldigus's hands and feet are just Hasbro Computron's in gold.WreckerJack wrote:How many different combiner hands do we have now? I wanted to say we had 2 molds because of Victorion having feminine hands. Guess I better pay closer attention. Baddie's hands just look like big ole mitts compared to Victorion's.
Posted by WreckerJack on May 3rd, 2017 @ 12:25am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Baldigus's hands and feet are just Hasbro Computron's in gold.WreckerJack wrote:How many different combiner hands do we have now? I wanted to say we had 2 molds because of Victorion having feminine hands. Guess I better pay closer attention. Baddie's hands just look like big ole mitts compared to Victorion's.
It could be that khaki color that makes them look bigger then. Then again the contrast of them against the Black of convoy's cab makes them stand out.
Posted by Deadput on May 3rd, 2017 @ 12:34am CDT
If not right now will sites like Age's 3 and up sell the figure at Canadian price or should I go with RK while it's up there?
Posted by Sabrblade on May 3rd, 2017 @ 1:16am CDT
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 3rd, 2017 @ 1:48am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 3rd, 2017 @ 8:43am CDT
Deadput wrote:Is Black Convoy up anywhere besides Robotkingdom?
If not right now will sites like Age's 3 and up sell the figure at Canadian price or should I go with RK while it's up there?
Ages 3 and Up do not sell at canadian prices. They sell in USD$ only. So you lose on the exchange even if you are buying from a canadian company which means they will also automatically charge all necessary taxes. Yay.
So you will always end up paying in USD from no matter who you buy and it will end up costing pretty much the same for us in Canada. So might as well buy from robot kingdom, which will end up costing you $116,71 CDN shipped to you.
I am not playing this BS game with exclusives, if people are willing to spend that much for a $30, toy all the power to them, but I wont. They can keep him.
Posted by william-james88 on May 3rd, 2017 @ 8:59am CDT
This toy is now on preorder at Robot Kingdom for $60 USD and Kapow toys for £50. This does not include shipping, which can be quite hefty for those living outside the countries of these retailers.
Posted by Insurgent on May 3rd, 2017 @ 9:03am CDT
Posted by xMXUx on May 3rd, 2017 @ 10:05am CDT
Posted by mechanicoid on May 3rd, 2017 @ 11:19am CDT
xMXUx wrote:Just noticed that they didn't bother to paint the smokestacks which is kind of a shame. Otherwise he looks glorious, especially with Baldigus Too bad they're both exclusives, otherwise I would be all over them
That makes me want this and Baldigus even more. What's a couple hundred more dollars on toys gonna hurt...
Posted by Deadput on May 3rd, 2017 @ 11:22am CDT
william-james88 wrote:
Ages 3 and Up do not sell at canadian prices. They sell in USD$ only. So you lose on the exchange even if you are buying from a canadian company which means they will also automatically charge all necessary taxes. Yay.
So you will always end up paying in USD from no matter who you buy and it will end up costing pretty much the same for us in Canada. So might as well buy from robot kingdom, which will end up costing you $116,71 CDN shipped to you.
I am not playing this BS game with exclusives, if people are willing to spend that much for a $30, toy all the power to them, but I wont. They can keep him.
If your talking about http://www.agesthreeandup.com yes it's in usd but http://www.agesthreeandup.ca sells them at canadian prices and is slightly cheaper for me.
Yes the site is legit I've already gotten Lio Prime from them.
I'm only wanting to spend on him because I don't have the character in any shape and form besides the original Laser Prime repaint from 2004 and I'm a sucker for headmasters.
Posted by Deadput on May 3rd, 2017 @ 11:42am CDT
Posted by william-james88 on May 3rd, 2017 @ 12:20pm CDT
Deadput wrote:Also maybe I should ask if is Black Convoy going to be able to be ordered from http://www.agesthreeandup.ca at all or Bigbadtoystore or is Robotkingdom my only choice?
Nobody here would know since none of us are associated with these companies. You are better off asking ages3 an up instead and let us know what they say.
Also, sorry, I didnt know there was a .ca version
xMXUx wrote:Just noticed that they didn't bother to paint the smokestacks which is kind of a shame. Otherwise he looks glorious, especially with Baldigus Too bad they're both exclusives, otherwise I would be all over them
Baldigus is a different exclusive though, a much easier to get exclusive that was/is available pretty much everywhere at much less of a markup than Black Convoy (at least I think so).
What I mean to say is that Baldigus is as easy to get as any non exclusive Unite Warriors Combiner, he just costs a bit more. Is it the price that is turning you off?
Posted by VelkroPrime on May 3rd, 2017 @ 10:44pm CDT
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 4th, 2017 @ 12:43am CDT
Posted by Deadput on May 4th, 2017 @ 1:23am CDT
Posted by Rainmaker on May 4th, 2017 @ 5:16am CDT
Posted by Big Grim on May 4th, 2017 @ 9:19am CDT
Posted by Deadput on May 4th, 2017 @ 9:51am CDT
Rainmaker wrote:Does this Black Convoy come with stickers?
At the very least it doesn't look like the oil barrel thing has stickers but maybe the torso does.
Posted by xMXUx on May 4th, 2017 @ 10:12am CDT
william-james88 wrote:xMXUx wrote:Just noticed that they didn't bother to paint the smokestacks which is kind of a shame. Otherwise he looks glorious, especially with Baldigus Too bad they're both exclusives, otherwise I would be all over them
Baldigus is a different exclusive though, a much easier to get exclusive that was/is available pretty much everywhere at much less of a markup than Black Convoy (at least I think so).
What I mean to say is that Baldigus is as easy to get as any non exclusive Unite Warriors Combiner, he just costs a bit more. Is it the price that is turning you off?
That is true and the issue is indeed the price. Not they're retail price, I could justify that. But since they're exclusives it means that I can't import them directly from Japan. So I'm stuck with an online retailer to import them from Japan and I'd then have tho import them from whatever country the chosen online retailer is from. Meaning I'll have to basically pay twice for shipping, customs etc. Where as if I could import directly from Anime Export I'd only pay the actual retail price and shipping.
But oh well, my empty wallet and filled cabinets won't be too upset if I'm not getting them
Posted by william-james88 on May 4th, 2017 @ 12:16pm CDT
xMXUx wrote:william-james88 wrote:xMXUx wrote:Just noticed that they didn't bother to paint the smokestacks which is kind of a shame. Otherwise he looks glorious, especially with Baldigus Too bad they're both exclusives, otherwise I would be all over them
Baldigus is a different exclusive though, a much easier to get exclusive that was/is available pretty much everywhere at much less of a markup than Black Convoy (at least I think so).
What I mean to say is that Baldigus is as easy to get as any non exclusive Unite Warriors Combiner, he just costs a bit more. Is it the price that is turning you off?
That is true and the issue is indeed the price. Not they're retail price, I could justify that. But since they're exclusives it means that I can't import them directly from Japan. So I'm stuck with an online retailer to import them from Japan and I'd then have tho import them from whatever country the chosen online retailer is from. Meaning I'll have to basically pay twice for shipping, customs etc. Where as if I could import directly from Anime Export I'd only pay the actual retail price and shipping.
But oh well, my empty wallet and filled cabinets won't be too upset if I'm not getting them
I hear you and while it ends up being the same, I just wanted to let you know what is really going on. Yes, you and I cant import these exclusives from Japan but neither can BBTS or anyone else. No one can, they arent allowed.
So instead they just get the Hasbro Asia version. You might have seen it, maybe not, but all Unite Warriors sets also have a chinese version which comes with a coin. This isnt the takara version, its the hasbro asia version and the only difference is the inclusion of the coin (to tbe best of my knowledge). And those versions are always more expensive to buy, to the point that BBTS wont stock them when they can instead get the Takara version that is cheaper.
But since the takara version is unavailable, they have no choice but to stock the more expensive version from hasbro Asia. And of course, Hasbro Asia knows that their version is the only option for international sellers to buy so the boost up the price. And in turn thats why you are stuck paying more, because the cheaper version of the set is unavailable.
Like I said, same result, but different reason and all of it still due to the Japanese version being exclusive to one retailer in Japan.
But hey, we got Liokaiser and japan didnt so take that takara!
Posted by xMXUx on May 5th, 2017 @ 1:15am CDT
william-james88 wrote:xMXUx wrote:william-james88 wrote:xMXUx wrote:Just noticed that they didn't bother to paint the smokestacks which is kind of a shame. Otherwise he looks glorious, especially with Baldigus Too bad they're both exclusives, otherwise I would be all over them
Baldigus is a different exclusive though, a much easier to get exclusive that was/is available pretty much everywhere at much less of a markup than Black Convoy (at least I think so).
What I mean to say is that Baldigus is as easy to get as any non exclusive Unite Warriors Combiner, he just costs a bit more. Is it the price that is turning you off?
That is true and the issue is indeed the price. Not they're retail price, I could justify that. But since they're exclusives it means that I can't import them directly from Japan. So I'm stuck with an online retailer to import them from Japan and I'd then have tho import them from whatever country the chosen online retailer is from. Meaning I'll have to basically pay twice for shipping, customs etc. Where as if I could import directly from Anime Export I'd only pay the actual retail price and shipping.
But oh well, my empty wallet and filled cabinets won't be too upset if I'm not getting them
I hear you and while it ends up being the same, I just wanted to let you know what is really going on. Yes, you and I cant import these exclusives from Japan but neither can BBTS or anyone else. No one can, they arent allowed.
So instead they just get the Hasbro Asia version. You might have seen it, maybe not, but all Unite Warriors sets also have a chinese version which comes with a coin. This isnt the takara version, its the hasbro asia version and the only difference is the inclusion of the coin (to tbe best of my knowledge). And those versions are always more expensive to buy, to the point that BBTS wont stock them when they can instead get the Takara version that is cheaper.
But since the takara version is unavailable, they have no choice but to stock the more expensive version from hasbro Asia. And of course, Hasbro Asia knows that their version is the only option for international sellers to buy so the boost up the price. And in turn thats why you are stuck paying more, because the cheaper version of the set is unavailable.
Like I said, same result, but different reason and all of it still due to the Japanese version being exclusive to one retailer in Japan.
But hey, we got Liokaiser and japan didnt so take that takara!
Oh yeah, I'm aware of that. Just didn't bother to get that much into the details haha. Sometimes I really wish I'd live in Japan
And speaking of Liokaiser, while he's a decent homage, he's definitely not worth the price to me. Again since I'd have to import him rather than buy him locally.
Posted by Wolfman Jake on May 5th, 2017 @ 2:52am CDT
william-james88 wrote:But hey, we got Liokaiser and japan didnt so take that takara!
To be honest, Takara probably took one look at that thing Hasbro is calling Liokaiser and said, "NOPE!" Japanese fans are NEVER going to settle for a Japanese original combiner that's missing two members and includes one that shouldn't be in there. Heck, Deathsaurus doesn't even have a proper robot mode in Hasbro's Liokaiser.
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 5th, 2017 @ 3:06am CDT
Anyone had dealings with Robot Kingdom?
Posted by Deadput on May 5th, 2017 @ 1:32pm CDT
Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:But hey, we got Liokaiser and japan didnt so take that takara!
To be honest, Takara probably took one look at that thing Hasbro is calling Liokaiser and said, "NOPE!" Japanese fans are NEVER going to settle for a Japanese original combiner that's missing two members and includes one that shouldn't be in there. Heck, Deathsaurus doesn't even have a proper robot mode in Hasbro's Liokaiser.
Had to reuse the Skylynx mold for someone might as well be the dragon who's the boss of a combiner team.
“Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.”
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on May 5th, 2017 @ 2:24pm CDT
SpikeyTigertron wrote:Well Peace-of-Mind is a hell of a thing... ended up caving and going with Robot Kingdom; though I hate the idea of paying that high of shipping... There's no guarantee that BBTS wouldn't pass that expense on anyway.
Anyone had dealings with Robot Kingdom?
I bought from them once. The shipping was awfully priced as you said. funny thing is, they never let me know when it shipped. I asked them 3 weeks after the release date if it had come in stock and shipped and then 2 days later I got the package. Just be cautious of that
Posted by SpikeyTigertron on May 5th, 2017 @ 11:54pm CDT
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:SpikeyTigertron wrote:Well Peace-of-Mind is a hell of a thing... ended up caving and going with Robot Kingdom; though I hate the idea of paying that high of shipping... There's no guarantee that BBTS wouldn't pass that expense on anyway.
Anyone had dealings with Robot Kingdom?
I bought from them once. The shipping was awfully priced as you said. funny thing is, they never let me know when it shipped. I asked them 3 weeks after the release date if it had come in stock and shipped and then 2 days later I got the package. Just be cautious of that
It's probably just "self justification" for me... But I figure, if BBTS is going to charge 80+ (and shipping unless I POL other things). It probably comes out to a wash. So peace of mind, it's over and done with; and I don't have to worry about missing the "order window" with BBTS.
Posted by Nemesis Destron on May 7th, 2017 @ 4:38pm CDT
So can someone please educate me why the waiting period for Takara figures? It would be so amazing if we didn't have to endure the having to wait. I'm sure there is a method to the madness no doubt. And I'm sure we're having to wait a bit extra with the awful upcoming movie.
C'mon Takara, give us fans a break and push the latest pre-orders forward some...
Posted by Kurona on May 7th, 2017 @ 4:43pm CDT
Nemesis Destron wrote::BANG_HEAD: I can honestly say that I have never been so anxious for Takara LG figures as I am with the upcoming 3. We are no where near the half way point and I'm just so strung out within. Every time I see a Hot Rod at stores I'm just .
So can someone please educate me why the waiting period for Takara figures? It would be so amazing if we didn't have to endure the having to wait. I'm sure there is a method to the madness no doubt. And I'm sure we're having to wait a bit extra with the awful upcoming movie.
C'mon Takara, give us fans a break and push the latest pre-orders forward some...
There's no official word, but it seems likely to me that they're pausing the Legends line to put focus on the toyline for The Last Knight. Maybe Takara just isn't as comfortable supporting as many lines at once as Hasbro is. Can someone back me up; were they releasing Generations stuff during their AOE line?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 7th, 2017 @ 4:51pm CDT
Kurona wrote:Can someone back me up; were they releasing Generations stuff during their AOE line?
I think Generations actually ended right before Lost Age, the last release date was in March of 2014. The successor line Legends started in November of the same year, with Lost Age fitting in the gap with a bit of an overlap.
Posted by Kurona on May 7th, 2017 @ 5:29pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kurona wrote:Can someone back me up; were they releasing Generations stuff during their AOE line?
I think Generations actually ended right before Lost Age, the last release date was in March of 2014. The successor line Legends started in November of the same year, with Lost Age fitting in the gap with a bit of an overlap.
Huh, this seems to match up with that then. Should I take the whole Legends-paused-to-focus-on-TLK as all but confirmed?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 7th, 2017 @ 5:43pm CDT
Kurona wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kurona wrote:Can someone back me up; were they releasing Generations stuff during their AOE line?
I think Generations actually ended right before Lost Age, the last release date was in March of 2014. The successor line Legends started in November of the same year, with Lost Age fitting in the gap with a bit of an overlap.
Huh, this seems to match up with that then. Should I take the whole Legends-paused-to-focus-on-TLK as all but confirmed?
Nah, without concrete evidence in the form of a statement by TakaraTomy themselves, all we can say is...
Posted by Agamemnon on May 7th, 2017 @ 9:56pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kurona wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kurona wrote:Can someone back me up; were they releasing Generations stuff during their AOE line?
I think Generations actually ended right before Lost Age, the last release date was in March of 2014. The successor line Legends started in November of the same year, with Lost Age fitting in the gap with a bit of an overlap.
Huh, this seems to match up with that then. Should I take the whole Legends-paused-to-focus-on-TLK as all but confirmed?
Nah, without concrete evidence in the form of a statement by TakaraTomy themselves, all we can say is...
I don't know if this helps or not, but these three are set to be released in September, according to BBTS.
Posted by Optimum Supreme on May 7th, 2017 @ 10:00pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on May 7th, 2017 @ 10:03pm CDT
You had me at George!Optimum Supreme wrote:"I will name him George, and........"
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on May 8th, 2017 @ 2:16pm CDT
Agamemnon wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kurona wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kurona wrote:Can someone back me up; were they releasing Generations stuff during their AOE line?
I think Generations actually ended right before Lost Age, the last release date was in March of 2014. The successor line Legends started in November of the same year, with Lost Age fitting in the gap with a bit of an overlap.
Huh, this seems to match up with that then. Should I take the whole Legends-paused-to-focus-on-TLK as all but confirmed?
Nah, without concrete evidence in the form of a statement by TakaraTomy themselves, all we can say is...
I don't know if this helps or not, but these three are set to be released in September, according to BBTS.
Godbomber is set for end of May, and Dinosauruer is set for August. 3 month gaps each.
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2017 @ 10:21am CDT
LG47 Kickback & Crowbar - http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK12467&mode=retail
LG48 Gong (Brawn) & Repugnus - http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK12468&mode=retail
LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy - http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TAK12469&mode=retail
Posted by william-james88 on May 9th, 2017 @ 10:31am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on May 9th, 2017 @ 10:33am CDT
Estimated to Arrive October 2017
Posted by william-james88 on May 9th, 2017 @ 10:36am CDT
LG47 Kickback & Crowbar
LG48 Gong (Brawn) & Repugnus
LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy
As we know from Kup and Hot Rod, the Triggerhappy being labelled as a Targetmaster means he will come with an additional targetmaster. Since there are no images, it is unknown who Crowbar is at the moment aside fromknowing that he is a Titan Master head.
These are coming out in October 2017.
Posted by william-james88 on May 9th, 2017 @ 10:37am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:You can't click them on your end?
Estimated to Arrive October 2017
No, my work blocks BBTS and other online sellers (but not all). They want us to work hard
Posted by Overcracker on May 9th, 2017 @ 10:52am CDT
william-james88 wrote:Both fellow Seibertronians Kurthy and Sabrblade were quick to tell us that Takara is continuing its Transformers Legends line stronger than ever with 3 new legends listings appearing on Bigbadtoystore:
LG47 Kickback & Crowbar
LG48 Gong (Brawn) & Repugnus
LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy
As we know from Kup and Hot Rod, the Triggerhappy being labelled as a Targetmaster means he will come with an additional targetmaster. Since there are no images, it is unknown who Crowbar is at the moment aside fromknowing that he is a Titan Master head.
These are coming out in October 2017.
Interesting...
Very curious to see what they'll do with Triggerhappy and what if any Titan vehicle / weapon they'll include with him.
Posted by RodimusConvoy13 on May 9th, 2017 @ 10:56am CDT
Overcracker wrote:william-james88 wrote:Both fellow Seibertronians Kurthy and Sabrblade were quick to tell us that Takara is continuing its Transformers Legends line stronger than ever with 3 new legends listings appearing on Bigbadtoystore:
LG47 Kickback & Crowbar
LG48 Gong (Brawn) & Repugnus
LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy
As we know from Kup and Hot Rod, the Triggerhappy being labelled as a Targetmaster means he will come with an additional targetmaster. Since there are no images, it is unknown who Crowbar is at the moment aside fromknowing that he is a Titan Master head.
These are coming out in October 2017.
Interesting...
Very curious to see what they'll do with Triggerhappy and what if any Titan vehicle / weapon they'll include with him.
Going by the price and that they're calling him Targetmaster Triggerhappy, I'm going to assume he comes with a Targetmaster like Kup and Hot Rod.
Posted by Overcracker on May 9th, 2017 @ 11:00am CDT
RodimusConvoy13 wrote:Overcracker wrote:william-james88 wrote:Both fellow Seibertronians Kurthy and Sabrblade were quick to tell us that Takara is continuing its Transformers Legends line stronger than ever with 3 new legends listings appearing on Bigbadtoystore:
LG47 Kickback & Crowbar
LG48 Gong (Brawn) & Repugnus
LG49 Targetmaster Triggerhappy
As we know from Kup and Hot Rod, the Triggerhappy being labelled as a Targetmaster means he will come with an additional targetmaster. Since there are no images, it is unknown who Crowbar is at the moment aside fromknowing that he is a Titan Master head.
These are coming out in October 2017.
Interesting...
Very curious to see what they'll do with Triggerhappy and what if any Titan vehicle / weapon they'll include with him.
Going by the price and that they're calling him Targetmaster Triggerhappy, I'm going to assume he comes with a Targetmaster like Kup and Hot Rod.
Indeed its likely that's what that will be.
Posted by william-james88 on May 9th, 2017 @ 11:03am CDT
Overcracker wrote:Interesting...
Very curious to see what they'll do with Triggerhappy and what if any Titan vehicle / weapon they'll include with him.
It will be like Hot Rod and Kup, with an actual targetmaster
Posted by Big Grim on May 9th, 2017 @ 11:38am CDT
Posted by Randomhero on May 9th, 2017 @ 12:07pm CDT