Encore Big Convoy, and recolor

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  1. primalxconvoy

    primalxconvoy Banned

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    Was this available via Amazon Japan?  I remember ordering it, but can\'t remember where from.
     
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    primalxconvoy Banned

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    Japanese chum just posted that he had a defect in his Blue Big Convoy.

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    cant wait to get mine, just ordered
     
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  4. primalxconvoy

    primalxconvoy Banned

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    The aftermarket, on day of release, at Amazon Japan are DISGUSTING. Some scalpers are charging well over double the price.

    There is a special place in hell for people like this.

    It might honestly be cheaper to order this from the USA and send it to myself in Japan...

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  5. CleverNamePendingatron

    CleverNamePendingatron Just an ordinary cassette. Nothing to see here.

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    I know what you mean. A lot of American stores charge massive shipping fees to Australia, so I've been known to wait until figures start to drip through onto eBay as they're often a lot cheaper once you take shipping into consideration. Thought I'd check eBay this morning and see if there were any for a reasonable price. Someone was selling one for over $400! Why?
     
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    Opened my Reissue Big Convoy about a week ago. Quite a bit of loose connections here and there but certainly a great looking Transformer.
     
  7. highlander3000

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    That weapon he's holding looks familiar. Was it released with a general release toy at some point?
     
  8. Purple Heart

    Purple Heart Some other time..

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    The sword and it’s shield base were redecoes of TR Alpha Trion’s sword and Mindwipe’s tail that were sold with the recent but not-so-recent E-hobby exclusive Magna Convoy.
    Magna Convoy - Transformers Wiki
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    In the story, he was a lifeless drone who was brought to life by the leader of the Primus Vanguard, who at the time was based off the original Lucky Draw Blue Big Convoy.
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  9. IceConvoy

    IceConvoy Jikuu Keiji

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    I hope with Blue Big Convoy finally out Dr Wu will recolor their Alpha Trion sword to go with him. Easier than trying to get a hold of Magna Convoy at a decent price.
     
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    My blue big convoy dropped without notice into my TCP stash today. I just happened to check it...
     
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    Its really got a nice set of blue combo. I like blue. Lol.
     
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    Big Convoy, thats the Beast Wars Neo version of Prime, yea? Whats the blue context? Can someone hit me up with a breif history lesson?
     
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    CleverNamePendingatron Just an ordinary cassette. Nothing to see here.

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    Big Convoy was indeed the Beast Wars Neo version of Prime, though only in as much as Optimus Primal is a version of Prime. He’s a leader that looks like Optimus, but is really his own guy.

    Blue Big Convoy was originally a lucky draw prize from way back in the day. Only a few were ever released, so they’re very rare – or at least they were until now. It’s worth noting that this new one is a slightly different shade of blue to the old one to differentiate them a bit, but that’s what it’s supposed to be a reference to.

    In universe, the blue one recently showed up in the Japanese comics as the dimension hopping leader of a group called the Primus Vanguard.
     
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    To add to CleverNamePendingatron's post, Optimus Prime's name in the Japanese continuity was Convoy, and he was the only leader. By the time of BW Neo, there were many Convoys, of which Big Convoy was just one of them. This character, however, is not Big Convoy, but a separate character from another universe.
     
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    yup they are seperate characters ... though not sure about their relations , I see the kanji for Father but I can’t read the entirety of it . CA42FA39-4D36-4807-B6FE-266678929D3F.jpeg
     
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    So it looks like this toy actually represents yet another character besides the Primus Vanguard Leader from the E-Hobby comics: Big Convoy's father?

    It looks like the manga takes place before the events of BWII, since we see Galvatron and Megastorm (and a grass-covered Megahead from BM too!) They also show Cybertron in its technorganic state, a clear retcon, although why none of the other bots are technorganic is a mystery.

    Also, it looks like four of the Basic Fuzors have been repurposed as Blentrons.
     
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    SaintsIconsNemesis Toys are Subjective

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    I already have the original and ultra mammoth, but by all means add another recolor.......No thanks. spend your time and money on catching up to third parties
     
  18. Fenrys

    Fenrys Formerly Tigatron2002

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    thats not really a retcon, it was established back during the original airing of bw2 and bwneo that the were from further in the future than the original bw cast, so its logical to surmise that the events of bw returns happen prior to bw2.
     
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    you guys are the best! thank you! <3
     
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    When I said retcon, I meant that in BW Neo, Cybertron is still mechanical, when in BM it was turned techorganic. Obviously the creators of Neo weren’t aware of what the creators of BM were going to do since BM was produced a year after Neo. So the retcon in this manga is that Cybertron is now (correctly) technorganic.
     
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