Good news now for the fans of the Masterpiece series Transformers – the anticipated Masterpiece Convoy Black Version has been released, and is in stock now ready to ship at our sponsors Big Bad Toy Store. This version of Convoy is an E-Hobby exclusive in Japan, so don’t miss out on this chance to add this Masterpiece edition homage to the original JAFCON Black Convoy to your collection.
Also new in stock at Big Bad Toy Store this holiday weekend is the much-anticipated Revenge of the Fallen Buster Optimus Prime, if your preference swings more toward the current movie-series Transformers.
Optimus Scourge
My head is spinning with this not knowing crap, cancelling the preorder until I see the EHobby one, then I'll decide.
And if the Ehobby's windows look as pink as the Asian one, I'm a sad Panda. Don't like the way that looks at all.
(I don't even know why I want this), well, I know why I want it, I'm a black Prime whore… but I am questioning do I need it…I have two black custom MP Primes, one as RID Scourge and one as Nemesis Prime *sigh*
SydneyY
Sorry late reply…
Not that I know of (and you know way better than me anyway).
Autobase Aichi suspected of Asian market version since the product was listed at eHobby because of the disclaimer that it would be eHobby exclusive "in Japan". I guess it's a way to sell more, eh.
If I may hazard a guess, I'd say this is the cause of BBTS putting the preorder up for ROTF Soundwave Black version (Japanese event exclusive) at a rather affordable price. They might have been misinformed that it would be easily available through the Asian market like MP-01b.
Now I wonder about Dark Skyfire, who had the exact same disclaimer on his listing
blackjkb
oh…
Bgrngod
So this isn't the e-hobby release then, but is instead an asian market release? What the heck? I was hoping for the e-hobby one when I put my PO in (not knowing there was another version). Not sure if I want this one AND the e-hobby. erf. I guess I'd like to find out for sure exactly what the differences are. If losing the e-hobby comic means getting something else that is better then maybe I'll prefer the asian market one.
As for the story… eh. easily ignorable. Takara goes a little nuts trying to explain the 15 different black iterations of Convoy that exist. I'll be happy with just one in my collection.
DrillBIT
You shouldn't have the toys put together in the first place.
Japanese toyline doesn't follow Hasbro's/IDW story in any direction except for the leader class characters.
To clear up the mess just keep them in 2 different display shelves and everything will be fine.
Optimus Scourge
it is not that hard to grasp. Wheeljack invents awesome black armor and they use the most powerful robot they have-Optimus as the scan to make droid copies out of, so that even if they get killed, Autobots don't, driods do, saving lives.
pretty simple, albeit a little cheesy concept
Chris McFeely
I suppose understanding it goes hand in hand with understanding that it's following on a story that's been running through the e-Hobby exclusives for the last few years. Prime's "new black body" is the e-Hobby exclusive black Hybrid Style toy. Ga'mede is the Microman figure included with the e-Hobby Perceptor redeco, Magnificus. Flip Sides is the redecoed Eject/Rewind cassette mold included with the e-Hobby exlcusive Twincast.
ryan.j
try as i might, i can't make head nor tail of that.
Nez Pierce
The horror…..the horror
Cinemastique
Does ANYONE actually go with the Japanese story explanations for redecos when incorporating new figures into their collections?
I mean, most of us have our own little continuity with our collections and stuff… full of retcons and (in my case) reasons the characters who are missing aren't there. I think of it as a more grown-up way of playing with my toys. Not MUCH more grown-up.
Still, most fanfic is better than the "It's a droid body for the 1000th time" stuff the figures come with!
EDIT: My favorite was BT Tracks. Tracks is able to change color, now. Really, Takara? REALLY.
omegafix
ok i wanna see someone get 21 of these things
puppylove
are you referring to me? (i'm actually a girl) and i was more shocked since the release date was jan/feb. but other people seemed to have explained why with the asian market vs. japanese one thing…
MekaGojira3k
Too much money to spend on a repaint that does nothing for the senses.
Oh wellz.
rocky_star117
According to e-hobby, the release date sould be jan/feb 2010. Could this a KO MP01b? Since nowsaday making KO transformers is not difficult matters anymore.
Rod
im going to Seoul (South Korea) next weekend. Lets see if I find one cheaper there.
guard convoy
but we already got that…..
anyways, i would love to own this, but i am broke
Hicks_Royel
Figures, I just shipped my loot.
ams
Reported here:
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…rpeice-black-optimus-prime-3.html#post4342021
siulam
Sweet!
Cant wait to get mine from the mail!!!
PoweredConvoy
I'm surprised the Asian market one is out before the Japanese one, and by a couple months.
I'm waiting for the Japanese e-Hobby version with the comic.
Randy