Encore God Fire Convoy, LG64 Seaspray and Rione, LG65 Targetmaster Twin Twist & LG66 Targetmaster

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  1. Black Convoy

    Black Convoy Proudly Peruvian Transfan Moderator News Staff

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    Good vibes!
     
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  2. franpincho

    franpincho NOT a FT Only collector

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    I'll buy this when they are heavily discounted at BBTS.
     
  3. geekatron prime

    geekatron prime The Grammar Police must be on strike.

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    Nothing but good ju ju for a good copy for you!! :) 
     
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  4. mcart

    mcart I'm not fat, it's Prime Armor

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    Good vibes coming your way sir! Hope you get a good one!
     
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  5. InvincibleSoul

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    Finally received my copy of God fire convoy.
    Luckily, my copy seems perfect, build wise. Prime can transform, no warped plastic, combination works fine, no double pieces.

    I'm so glad I got a good one! I waited a looong time for these two! Was very young when the show aired and they never arrived to the local stores.
     
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  6. PoweredConvoy

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    Thanks! :) 

    No, since TakaraTomy was only offering refunds. I'm sending the defective one back to Amazon Japan for a refund. I ordered the replacement from The Chosen Prime.
     
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  7. DoubleClouder

    DoubleClouder Prototype / Testshot collector

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    Anyone want to trade a MISB Encore God Fire Convoy for a LG-EX Grand Maximus? Going to say upfront, trade is final, not responsible for QC issues since it's MISB
     
  8. Flash1087

    Flash1087 Maybe in an Alternate Dimension

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    I finally got mine!! I know it's kind of a low bar but this has been a Holy Grail for me for a long time. Sadly I'm not really gonna have time to crack into it and enjoy it until after my band gets back from tour, so I won't know if I got a bum copy, but goddamn am I happy to finally own this thing after...17, 18 years? I'll probably keep these guys mostly in the box (because I've always loved how the Car Robots boxes looked) but I at least wanna combine them once and put them back.

    I guess next I should try to find one of those black Lucky Draw Fire Convoys, huh?
     

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  9. franpincho

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    In other words, play Russian roulette with a fully loaded Magnum.
     
  10. DoubleClouder

    DoubleClouder Prototype / Testshot collector

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    Yeah pretty much. I bought two and the first one was messed up, which I exchanged for another, and I just don't feel like opening the new one, and there's no point in keeping two MISB.
     
  11. Lordsloth

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    Saw that later on in the thread from my post other people also had experiences with incorrectly assembled parts.

    I contacted the shop where I purchased the item and they managed to get me a replacement part.

    I don't know how they get replacement parts for a discontinued set. I'm not going to mention them by name because I'm not 100% sure of what happened. Maybe they cannibalized a returned one before sending it back to Takara, maybe they went through proper channels. I don't know but however small the chance I don't want to ruin anybodies relationships with a supplier. In any case, I hope they know I appreciate it. Really puts a silver lining on a rough experience.

    I mention this in case others have similar issues. Contact your seller, all hope may not be lost.
     
  12. iamtfc

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    Is there a list of the more well known defects for the reissue?
     
  13. Logos Minor

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