I'm glad to see e-Hobby remains in the badass black repaint game. That will serve me well once Encore Scorponok and e-Hobby Black Zarak come to fruition.
Oooo.... nice. New Masterpiece boxes always get me excited. I wonder if they are finally using up their last stock of Allspark Blue on this figure? Which, incidentally, seems to be the best use of it that has ever been done.
IIRC Allspark blue was a lighter than this blue. It also mentions that this version comes with an exclusive comic. How much do you want to bet that all the major online collector stores are getting a general Asian release instead of the actual e-Hobby one and won't come with the exclusive comic (just like MP Convoy Black, MP Ghost Starscream, Alternity Magnus, United 3 Packs)? Only those who order directly from e-Hobby will get it (which will be hardly anyone to us non-Japanese collectors). Randy
His chest is a darker shade, but his knee/hip/shoulder bits appear to be pretty darn close. Either way, they managed to make it look good on this figure. Maybe it'll come with a name-plate instead?
That's teal like on the just released United Darkside Optimus Prime. Possibly, but that's the one case where the Asian version had something in place of what the e-Hobby one normally came with (the Asian Rodimus came with extras too that the Japanese, not e-Hobby, Rodimus didn't). Randy
When you just hear about it, a random 'black' repaint of Rodimus it feels so unintresting. Why would you want some dark nemesis version of Roddy without any history to it? But then you see the pics! And it's like OH, GOD, YES, GIVE IT TO MY NOW!
If he's the same character as the previous G1 Black Rodimus than he has quite a bit of history. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dark_Hot_Rod Randy
This looks much nicer in my opinion. I'm surprised that it's Black Rodimus Convoy and not just Black Rodimus, but when you look out how great the truck mode and Mobile Defense Bay look in those colors, I can see why they opted for Convoy after all. Randy
The color design on the figure already convinced me to get it but the initial pose made want it even more. I am glad I did not get th original Rodimus Prime because now I can get this one and the Hasbro Hot Rod and not be dissappointed that I do not have a trailer.