Takaratomy Mall exclusive UW05 Convoy Grand Prime

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Gaokaiser, Sep 18, 2015.

  1. IgnikaMarcus

    IgnikaMarcus Need new Legacy G2 Leadfoot.

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    Differences: Negligible
     
  2. Scaleface

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    I didn't realize the Takara versions had Tech Spec numbers. That's something I've missed on Combiner Wars.

    Does this say his specs are 10, 10, 5, 9, 10, 10, 9, 8?

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  3. ma70er

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    Looks about right.

    Strength: 10
    Intelligence: 10
    Speed: 5
    Endurance: 9
    Rank: 10
    Courage: 10
    Fireblast: 9
    Skill: 8

    Can't wait... should have him in-hand this time next week!
     
  4. Afterburner

    Afterburner For your health

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    Truck mode Optimus alone is a huge win.
     
  5. PredaConvoy

    PredaConvoy Rogue Tripredacus Agent

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    Being a Brit, this big fella isn't costing much more than chasing down the Hasbro pieces individually.. Deluxes are about £17, and Voyagers about £23... So for a nice box set and less waffy plastic colours (especially Sunstreaker, tho I do plan to get a Hasbro one and do a crotch and upper leg swap to break up the yellow a bit) it's worth the extra quids!
     
  6. chuckcjc

    chuckcjc Wheeljack Engineer Corp.

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    Are those Blue Windshield stickers reprolabels? I thought their window stickers were glossy black?
     
  7. MyTea Boc

    MyTea Boc Do you smell that?

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    It's a shame UW only come in box sets, that Prime looks much nicer than the CW version.
     
  8. Aurawind

    Aurawind Lazy Headmaster

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    One of my buddies picked this up...I need to see this in person before deciding. I have been sticking to G1 homages but if this set pops, I might crack! :) 
     
  10. ma70er

    ma70er HasTak/3P TF Collector, Gamer

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    Just sitting in my PoL waiting for LG-19 Springer before I can ship.

    Got myself Henkei Prime and a 3P trailer in the meantime. It's a damn shame the FansProject G3 trailer doesn't work with the CW Prime mold; that thing is a work of art!
     
  11. Ryan F

    Ryan F Transform and Roll Out!

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    Got mine in the post today. I've got a minor paint chip on the end of Mirage's nose where you can see a patch of blue underneath the white (which I can easily fix myself) but otherwise a perfect set.

    Other than the paintwork, the most notable change is to the Prowl mould - the 'nub' on the hood hinge (which I've had to sand down considerably on all other decoes of this toy) has been reduced, meaning it's a lot easier to swing the front of the car back into the arm/leg configuration.

    This is a great little fix - hopefully any future releases of the mould get the same treatment.
     
  12. Automorpher

    Automorpher Autobot Slut!

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    Anybody needing Prowl, Ligier, Ironhide & Sunstreaker from this set?

    I'm getting this set solely for UW Convoy so I've no need for the "limbs".

    Shout it out to me if any of you boys are interested in them, thanks! :) 
     
  13. Alpha Omega Trion Supreme

    Alpha Omega Trion Supreme One of the longest handles in the fandom!

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    My set arrived today. This is the first I've ever handled any of the limb-bots, or anything in the CW line outside of Optimus for that matter. Part of my transformers hobby is collecting Optimus Primes. This seemed like the best opportunity to obtain a nice CW Prime combiner with limb bots that were more to my fancy(G1-ey) as a representation of the CW line to sit on the Prime shelf.

    I really like the design and feel of these limb bots. Simple, solid and a nice "action figure" bot mode. Now that doesn't mean that I have any plans to buy any more CW bots, far from it, but I can see these bots hooking kids into the fandom. I like that. I was expecting these bots to feel hollow and light given Hasbro's latest tendencies.

    I was going to jump in for the Perfect Effect upgrade set, but was holding off to see what the colors on Prime would be. Now that I have this in hand I'm considering skipping it. I found a limb configuration that looks good enough for me. Prowl and Streaker as arms with the car hoods as shoulder caps, and Mirage and Ironhide as legs who better help hide the combiner knee joints. I did notice that the blues on Hasbro vs Takara Prime are different. They're slightly darker on the Takara. The reds seem pretty close if not identical. I dunno. Maybe I might still jump in for a PE set for this because the combined mode, while looking decent, pretty much has no useful leg articulation.

    Nice set. Still not going any further in on CW, but I am happy with this purchase.

    Edit: Just noticed the cartoon on the back of the instruction manual that Optimus is holding his surfboard from KISS Players Binaltech!
     
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  14. ma70er

    ma70er HasTak/3P TF Collector, Gamer

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    Loving this set! The tolerances are amazing, not a loose joint in sight. I'm liking Mirage a lot more than I was expecting. Sunstreaker's yellow is leagues above the CW one. But best of all, I finally have a proper colored Optimus and Prowl on my shelf.

    If there is one letdown for me, it's that I was expecting Takara to paint Ironhide's rear windshield in alt mode.

    Not sure if this has been posted yet, but here is the UW-05 comic. Also gave the team the CW Wave 4 silver HFGs
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    I can't... stop staring... at Mirage sunbathing. Why is it so alluring? :sly2: 
     
  16. TacticalBacon

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    That's where my current avy comes from :D . Gotta love Sunsteaker (although Mirage was close).
     
  17. ma70er

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    Lack of blue on his chest... sunbathing topless :lol 

    :rock  That yellow just works so well for him... sometimes simple is better. Perfect mix of yellow and black to really evoke the cartoon SS.
     
  18. Johntimus Prime

    Johntimus Prime Where's my perfect Legends-scale Ultra Magnus?

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    UW paint jobs have been a mixed bag, but this is one where UW has the edge for the most part.

    Too bad these are only sold in sets, as Prime is the only one I'd have wanted...
     
  19. DesertDog

    DesertDog Gone Fission’.

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    It's hilarious that Convoy has his Kiss Players Marissa Faireborne and surfboard in that comic.

    Why won't they let us forget, why? :cry :lol 
     
  20. Markdelg

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    If that's Marissa Faireborn, she'd be about 55 or so here, if these comics take place around the time of G-2. Looks pretty good for her age. So would that be her granddaughter next to her? ;) 

    I wonder if that's supposed to be Junko Shiragami from Binaltech Asterisk with Sunstreaker. I always felt she was the same person as Junko from Car Robots.

    And who the heck is that with Ironhide?