I totally agree. The Matrix Buster should have come with the anime color one since he used it in the anime series.

 

I’ll only get this if I see a good black Friday or something sale. I already have Sonokong BC, Nemesis Prime, Ultra Mammoth, Anime BC, and Blue Big Convoy...

 

I got the Nemisis version years ago so while I dont need this it does look cool.

 

Buying this just for NAVI honestly but the Matrix Buster looks sweet.
If they do an Encore Magmatron with a D-NAVI I would literally explode.

 

Agreed!

 

Damn, he looks good. I especially like to see that they ended up vacuum metallicizing his new folding Matrix. My Big Convoy's right mammoth shoulder pad broke, so I'm very glad that this is providing me a reason to replace him. I agree on the Magmatron reissue as well, but that's more because finding one of him nowadays for less than $200 is damn near impossible and I don't have one.

My only critique is the price, but considering how hefty and chunky Big Convoy is, combined with an even bigger accessory, I can understand the price. I really don't like it, but I can understand.

 

So what are the extra robotic parts for? Added stabilization for when Big Convoy is holding the Matrix Buster?

Also, has anyone tried the Matrix Buster with other toys? (Or it’s not out yet?)

 

Silly question... was it meant to be Takara Tomy MAIL but was typoed as MALL by accident at one point and it just stuck ever since?

 

It's TakaraTomy Mall, not mail. So no, it's not a typo.  

 

I think it's for 2 reasons:
1) The accessories are anime-centric. So it doesn't make sense for them to arrive with the toy-centric version.
2) A lot of BW fans already have the original version - so to get the accessories, they need to basically buy the exact same toy twice.

I actually fall into both of these categories. Luckily, I'm just not drawn to the accessories that much.

 

Ah that makes sense

 

Yeah, but no Takara. As tempting as this is, I know you've got a MP Big in the works.

 

YEah this was me

plus
2 ) Not only do I have the original one (opened but in Mint condition ) but I also have the Korean One too ( this one is MIMB ) . Then I went ahead and bought 2 of the reissues so I could give both of my kids a new Mint in box anime one to match the cartoon we were watching together.

then they release this ! Arghhhhhhh just rubbed me the wrong way. Not going to buy it just for this but would have happily bought it with the 2 anime inspired one

 

This is a mold I always wanted, along with Lio Convoy and Telemocha Primal. But with MP Primal and Lio existing now I almost feel like I might as well just spring for those versions and wait for a MP Big Convoy as well.

 

Takara really know how to nickel and dime their most ardent fans, don\'t they?  These accessories should have been included in the anime version.  I don\'t, for one second, believe TT are that incompetent enough to have not planned this.

 

I wonder if folks would get a third-party kit that features a Matrix Buster just so they won’t have to shell out ~$100+ for one that comes with a toy colored Big Convoy.

Maybe if it was 3D-printed? Or was structured like a model kit?

 

Bruh... I hope I haven't thrown away my money just for a cannon. -_-

 

I’m probably unique in that I hate the anime deco of Big Convoy yet don’t own the original toy, so I would be interested in getting this if the retooled Matrix wasn’t so horribly cheap looking from behind. The cannon is nice but if the macguffin it’s based around is shitty it kinda kills the novelty.

I might as well just get the original.

Problem is this was never going to be released by itself, it was always going to come with Big Convoy. So the only options were release it with a repack of the (hideous) anime version, or do this. If they did it with the anime version people who just bought the standalone version would be pissed since this is just that but better, and if they made the anime colours exclusive to this set people would be even more pissed. There’s already an anime deco Big Convoy on the market, but not many people have the option to readily procure the original toy. I mean, you say people have the original, but I don’t, and toy-accurate reissues happen all the time for that reason.

Considering how niche an item this already is, releasing it with the original toy deco makes the most sense. Of course it’d make the most sense to just release the cannon by itself, but that’s not really something TT does.

 

I don't like the anime version either. It was supposedly released as a semi-official "MP" figure (much like generations Ratrap, Rhinox and Cheetor), to compliment MP Lio Convoy.

You can still get good condition, used/boxed original Big Convoy figures in Japan (and possibly Korea), so you might be able to find them at a reasonable price. They don't sell for a high price in Japan, last time I looked.

 

Only for cartoon-accuracy purposes. You can see those parts in the Beast Wars Neo cartoon last episode together with the Mastrix Buster