New Images - Takara Legends LG-EX Black Convoy

RiddlerJ wrote:Now all we need is the Toxitron Redeco.

Overcracker wrote:Wasn't planning on picking him up, but man is that truck mode gorgeous.

If he's not too expensive I may just cave in and pre-order him.

SG Roadbuster wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Now all we need is the Toxitron Redeco.

and a dotm inspired Megatron.

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Wasn't planning on picking him up, but man is that truck mode gorgeous.

If he's not too expensive I may just cave in and pre-order him.

He will be about 60$ USD minimum.

Overcracker wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Wasn't planning on picking him up, but man is that truck mode gorgeous.

If he's not too expensive I may just cave in and pre-order him.

He will be about 60$ USD minimum.

Hmmm, not too expensive...

Any news whether the likes of Ami Ami or Anime Export are expected to carry it?


Or will it have to be BBTS or TFsource for those of us in the western hemisphere?

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Overcracker wrote:Wasn't planning on picking him up, but man is that truck mode gorgeous.

If he's not too expensive I may just cave in and pre-order him.

He will be about 60$ USD minimum.

Hmmm, not too expensive...

Any news whether the likes of Ami Ami or Anime Export are expected to carry it?


Or will it have to be BBTS or TFsource for those of us in the western hemisphere?

Its an exclusive in japan, like thosr recent heads in a boxset, so only bbts, tfsource and the like.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Via Dengeki Hobby, we have some new images and information regarding the upcoming Takara Legends LG-EX Black Convoy! The new images show the beautiful black paint job the figure has along with all 3 modes. Some new information also reveals the figure will be 5600 yen, or about $51.00 US dollars, it is scheduled for a June 3 release, and it will be released at the opening day of the 2017 Tokyo Toy Show. It is also a limited release.

Check out the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

JazZeke wrote:Y'know that scene in Zootopia when the sloth gets the joke and his face slowly explodes into a huge open-mouthed smile? That was my reaction to seeing this.

Sabrblade wrote:It just hit me. This toy is basically giving Black Convoy everything he's ever wanted. Not only does he now have a Headmaster to counter Brave Maximus, but he also now has a flight mode to counter both God Magnus and God Fire Convoy.

Emerje wrote:Refresh my memory, were the previous Tokyo Toy Show exclusives sold at the Takara Tomy Mall site? I don't want to bother with TFSource or BBTS if I can get it for less through a forwarding service. I've gotten the previous Masterpieces from TFS, but I'd really like to try buying direct if I can this time.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Refresh my memory, were the previous Tokyo Toy Show exclusives sold at the Takara Tomy Mall site? I don't want to bother with TFSource or BBTS if I can get it for less through a forwarding service. I've gotten the previous Masterpieces from TFS, but I'd really like to try buying direct if I can this time.

Emerje

Emerje wrote:Refresh my memory, were the previous Tokyo Toy Show exclusives sold at the Takara Tomy Mall site? I don't want to bother with TFSource or BBTS if I can get it for less through a forwarding service. I've gotten the previous Masterpieces from TFS, but I'd really like to try buying direct if I can this time.

Emerje

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:

You know, his noggin looked a bit off, and I didn't know why at first. I just now noticed that the pylons/antennae aren't up.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Kurona wrote:The placement of the Combatron logo is pretty odd actually - everything else seems to be accurate to either the cartoon or the toy except for that. On both the toy and the cartoon, Scourge/Black Convoy had two Combatron faction symbols - one on each shoulder. But here he doesn't have any on his shoulders and instead has a tiny little one stuffed away in the corner of one of his window boobs. I guess Takara figured the shoulders on this mold were too small?

Wolfman Jake wrote:It just struck me, but now that Takara has remolded the shoulders and forearms for Kup, that would make a possible Orion Pax repaint all the better! Though, if e-Hobby did decide to do an updated Orion Pax from this mold, I wouldn't fault them for using the original Hasbro tooling, just to make Orion a little more distinct from Kup, even though it would mean a bit less cartoon accuracy. What do you guys think?

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:It just struck me, but now that Takara has remolded the shoulders and forearms for Kup, that would make a possible Orion Pax repaint all the better! Though, if e-Hobby did decide to do an updated Orion Pax from this mold, I wouldn't fault them for using the original Hasbro tooling, just to make Orion a little more distinct from Kup, even though it would mean a bit less cartoon accuracy. What do you guys think?

I am wondering about the face. Unlike the standar titan masters, the leader titan masters all have way bigger faces. I havent tried yet but I dont think the head that came with stateside PMOP would work on deluxe Kup due to the change in scale. I should try when I get back home. Has anyone else tried that yet?

Sabrblade wrote: Short of retooling a new face, of the preexisting TR head molds, Blurr's looks the most like Orion Pax's cartoon head.

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:It just struck me, but now that Takara has remolded the shoulders and forearms for Kup, that would make a possible Orion Pax repaint all the better! Though, if e-Hobby did decide to do an updated Orion Pax from this mold, I wouldn't fault them for using the original Hasbro tooling, just to make Orion a little more distinct from Kup, even though it would mean a bit less cartoon accuracy. What do you guys think?

I am wondering about the face. Unlike the standar titan masters, the leader titan masters all have way bigger faces. I havent tried yet but I dont think the head that came with stateside PMOP would work on deluxe Kup due to the change in scale. I should try when I get back home. Has anyone else tried that yet?

Kurona wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:It just struck me, but now that Takara has remolded the shoulders and forearms for Kup, that would make a possible Orion Pax repaint all the better! Though, if e-Hobby did decide to do an updated Orion Pax from this mold, I wouldn't fault them for using the original Hasbro tooling, just to make Orion a little more distinct from Kup, even though it would mean a bit less cartoon accuracy. What do you guys think?

I am wondering about the face. Unlike the standar titan masters, the leader titan masters all have way bigger faces. I havent tried yet but I dont think the head that came with stateside PMOP would work on deluxe Kup due to the change in scale. I should try when I get back home. Has anyone else tried that yet?

PMOP's Titan Master face is the same size and scale as the Deluxe/Voyager Titan Masters because unlike the rest of the Leaders, it doesn't make up part of the actual head - a helmet comes over it. It's the only Leader Titan Master that would actually work on non-leaders.

william-james88 wrote:

Kurona wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:It just struck me, but now that Takara has remolded the shoulders and forearms for Kup, that would make a possible Orion Pax repaint all the better! Though, if e-Hobby did decide to do an updated Orion Pax from this mold, I wouldn't fault them for using the original Hasbro tooling, just to make Orion a little more distinct from Kup, even though it would mean a bit less cartoon accuracy. What do you guys think?

I am wondering about the face. Unlike the standar titan masters, the leader titan masters all have way bigger faces. I havent tried yet but I dont think the head that came with stateside PMOP would work on deluxe Kup due to the change in scale. I should try when I get back home. Has anyone else tried that yet?

PMOP's Titan Master face is the same size and scale as the Deluxe/Voyager Titan Masters because unlike the rest of the Leaders, it doesn't make up part of the actual head - a helmet comes over it. It's the only Leader Titan Master that would actually work on non-leaders.

Do you own it and compared them? Because i did and the face part of PMOP's titanmaster still takes up a much bigger chunk than any deluxe or voyager titan master. it doesnt scale with deluxes and voyagers, same as the rest of the leaders.

Check out the difference between him and doublecross for instance, you can see that double cross has a much smaller face part before his helmet begins

Kurona wrote:Still, it'd be best to try out the Orion Pax head on an actual Deluxe or Voyager to fully judge. Showing that it's a slightly bigger scale than most Deluxes by putting him on Sky Shadow doesn't really help illustrate anything, especially in the context of the conversation.

Cobotron wrote:If Takara went through the trouble of sculpting a new face for Kup/Char (and the main 4 HMs), and were going to make an Orion Pax, would it not be safe to assume they would just sculpt a new face?

Cobotron wrote:If Takara went through the trouble of sculpting a new face for Kup/Char (and the main 4 HMs), and were going to make an Orion Pax, would it not be safe to assume they would just sculpt a new face?

william-james88 wrote:Plus, wouldnt it have been safe to assume they would give us a faceplate head for Lio Convoy?

william-james88 wrote: I dont think we can assume anything.

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Plus, wouldnt it have been safe to assume they would give us a faceplate head for Lio Convoy?

I'm confused. Please explain. Leo Prime's head has a face plate.

william-james88 wrote:

Cobotron wrote:

william-james88 wrote:Plus, wouldnt it have been safe to assume they would give us a faceplate head for Lio Convoy?

I'm confused. Please explain. Leo Prime's head has a face plate.

he has the sentinel prime head which has a mouth with upper and lower lips ala Optimus Primal:



not the faceplate of Lio Prime



Just wanted to say that they used an existing headsculpt instead of doing one which looked closer to the show model.

Sigma Magnus wrote:To me that looks like a segmented faceplate, not a Primal face.

Wolfman Jake wrote:That's a mouth!? I thought it was just a more stylized face plate or battle mask, honestly. It didn't read "Optimus Primal style mouth" to me at all.

Wolfman Jake wrote:That's a mouth!? I thought it was just a more stylized face plate or battle mask, honestly. It didn't read "Optimus Primal style mouth" to me at all.

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:That's a mouth!? I thought it was just a more stylized face plate or battle mask, honestly. It didn't read "Optimus Primal style mouth" to me at all.

It's not a mouth, it's just segmented. no mouth. Sentinel has a retractable full faceplate like movie Optimus

Wolfman Jake wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote:That's a mouth!? I thought it was just a more stylized face plate or battle mask, honestly. It didn't read "Optimus Primal style mouth" to me at all.

It's not a mouth, it's just segmented. no mouth. Sentinel has a retractable full faceplate like movie Optimus

Indeed, that was my point. I was responding to WJ's post stating otherwise, trying to use tact and not just say "you're wrong," instead inviting conversation by casting doubt on his original assertion with plainly worded and non-confrontational alternative interpretations.