In-Hand Images of Takara Tomy Transformers Legends LG-EX Magna Convoy, Plus Comic and Bludgeon Tease
Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 3:35PM CDT
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Thanks to Twitter user burningheartsam, we have a look at the comic that came packaged with the figure, with its English translation of the brief dialogue, and cross-use of accessories in the line. And via オンスローター a rendition, using Hardhead and Getaway's Titan Master, of the possibly teased Bludgeon figure people are expecting to surface next. Check it all out below!
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 6th, 2017 @ 3:39pm CDT
Deadput wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Not to mention he comes with a redeco of Terri-Bull's vehicle aka Tankette. And I wouldn't be so sure about it happening, we still haven't seen Soundwave. I'd still want it to happen.
And is it me, or Bludgeon getting a lot of love lately. TFCC, RiD2015, and now this!
Was their a Soundwave besides the current leader one which I believe Takara already has?
Yup, a Beast Wars Soundwave one. A Mutant with a bat and alligator mode (and GPS, sigh), he's depicted as Mindwipe with the Nightbeat head.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 6th, 2017 @ 3:40pm CDT
Posted by Randomhero on June 6th, 2017 @ 3:47pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on June 6th, 2017 @ 3:49pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on June 6th, 2017 @ 3:51pm CDT
Kurona wrote:That Bludgeon is also using T30 Windblade's Scabbard (and presumably her sword). Apparently the Scabbard actually attached to Hardhead very well.
Looks more like the Rid sword.
Posted by chuckdawg1999 on June 6th, 2017 @ 6:32pm CDT
Kurona wrote:That Bludgeon is also using T30 Windblade's Scabbard (and presumably her sword). Apparently the Scabbard actually attached to Hardhead very well.
Of course it does, that's why Takara gets ALL the money, they plan this stuff all out.
Posted by hinomars19 on June 6th, 2017 @ 6:36pm CDT
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on June 6th, 2017 @ 7:47pm CDT
hinomars19 wrote:Gave this a try;
These were great and I really appreciated seeing this
Posted by Sabrblade on June 6th, 2017 @ 8:00pm CDT
Posted by Cobotron on June 6th, 2017 @ 8:16pm CDT
Posted by Hydrargyrus on June 6th, 2017 @ 9:10pm CDT
Posted by Deadput on June 6th, 2017 @ 9:49pm CDT
MagicDeath wrote:That does look to be the Generations Sword, which has some (5mm?) rectangular clips/pegs on either side (visible in the panel) that HasTak seems to use a bit for transformation. I think I do remember Hardhead having some. Will check when I get the chance, unless someone beats me to it.
It's the Rid Windblade Sword since it has the 5mm peg on the sheath and it's a "thicker" sheath.
Posted by Hydrargyrus on June 7th, 2017 @ 5:53am CDT
Deadput wrote:MagicDeath wrote:That does look to be the Generations Sword, which has some (5mm?) rectangular clips/pegs on either side (visible in the panel) that HasTak seems to use a bit for transformation. I think I do remember Hardhead having some. Will check when I get the chance, unless someone beats me to it.
It's the Rid Windblade Sword since it has the 5mm peg on the sheath and it's a "thicker" sheath.
You're right, the peg is in a different place on the Generations one. Also, scrolling back, I see someone beat me to it before I even started.
Posted by Kurona on June 7th, 2017 @ 6:19am CDT
Love it
Posted by Hydrargyrus on June 7th, 2017 @ 11:33am CDT
Kurona wrote:That combination is so dumb and doesn't work at all.
Love it
Posted by hinomars19 on June 7th, 2017 @ 1:44pm CDT
(excuse the un-transformed fist, pretty sure my sanity has been striped away at this point)
Anywhoooo.....Sadly exclusives and special releases are too rich for my blood. Magna Convoy does look really nice, and the Bludgeon-should it happen-is such a great idea. Too many things! Too many thiiiinnnngs
Posted by RAR on June 8th, 2017 @ 12:19pm CDT
Posted by Emerje on June 9th, 2017 @ 2:16am CDT
Bludgeon appears to be based in part on Hasbro's RID2001 Bludgeon, the white stripes on the shoulders and green canon give it away.
Yeah, I want that as a figure.
And I see now that I need to get a MP Delta Magnus.
Anyway, my experiment ordering Magna Convoy directly from e-Hobby appears to have been a great success. If he ships today he should be here by the end of next week. Grand total came to about $72 for the figure and $22 for shipping via Air (could have shipped SAL for $5 less) and proxy fee (Tenso.com) for a grand total of $94 (could have been $89 with SAL). Better and faster than the $110 from TFSource and BBTS.
I'm thinking of writing a guide, but I'll hold off until it actually arrives. I'm experimenting with Takara Tomy Mall as well, put myself in for their TTS Black Convoy (Scourge) purchase lottery, we'll see what happens. *fingers crossed*
Emerje
Posted by Deadput on June 9th, 2017 @ 6:56pm CDT
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Oil_Slick_(G1)
Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2017 @ 7:22pm CDT
Huh, I didn't know you read those stories.Deadput wrote:Green Ratchet's look inspired the character of G1 Oilslick so it might be him.
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Oil_Slick_(G1)
Posted by Deadput on June 9th, 2017 @ 7:34pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Huh, I didn't know you read those stories.
Well I read The Toxic Transformer and the one with Offroad and Alpha Bravo afterwards I read the Tfwiki articles on them if I didn't get anything including references and plot stuff.
I like them since their fairly original stories with focus on characters that don't have a lot of fiction going for them.
As a person who contently brainstorms head canons and new fiction despite not writing any myself, reading stories like the above is good brain fuel for the imagination.
Posted by Emerje on June 9th, 2017 @ 9:34pm CDT
Emerje
Posted by Deadput on June 9th, 2017 @ 10:06pm CDT
Emerje wrote:I suppose Hunter Ratchet could be repurposed into Oil Slick since his design is based in part on Hunter Ratchet. But then what's with the Alliance cape? We'll probably never know and it's just something the artist tossed in there to confuse people.
Emerje
The artist for that comic is Hayato Sakamoto isn't he and doesn't he know a lot of the lore?
Posted by Sabrblade on June 9th, 2017 @ 10:35pm CDT
It's not Sakamoto. It's Shin Sasaki doing this and the Convobat ones.Deadput wrote:Emerje wrote:I suppose Hunter Ratchet could be repurposed into Oil Slick since his design is based in part on Hunter Ratchet. But then what's with the Alliance cape? We'll probably never know and it's just something the artist tossed in there to confuse people.
Emerje
The artist for that comic is Hayato Sakamoto isn't he and doesn't he know a lot of the lore?
Posted by Deadput on June 10th, 2017 @ 3:16pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:It's not Sakamoto. It's Shin Sasaki doing this and the Convobat ones.
Ah sorry I mixed up my artists there.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 10th, 2017 @ 3:25pm CDT
Deadput wrote:Sabrblade wrote:It's not Sakamoto. It's Shin Sasaki doing this and the Convobat ones.
Ah sorry I mixed up my artists there.
Point is, he's quite knowledgeable about obscure lore, right (or he uses TFWiki a lot)?
Posted by Deadput on June 10th, 2017 @ 4:24pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Point is, he's quite knowledgeable about obscure lore, right (or he uses TFWiki a lot)?
Who doesn't.
Posted by Sabrblade on June 14th, 2017 @ 11:05am CDT
Plus Magna Convoy's accompanying pack-in Legends comic, also from Randy:
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on June 14th, 2017 @ 2:26pm CDT
And quite a few little things show in the spin-off comic:
- the original complete Matrix Sword has Magna Convoy's blaster, redecoed from Mindwipe's, attached.
- the Rollermaster Corps seems like a clone army (Note that "Corps" is derived from 軍団 gundan, or "army corps")... that kills off its own creator in the end Also, the "leader" uses the Combiner head of the mold.
- in the images projected by "Bludegon's" tank buddy we see another Convoy, this time with a Hardhead body (seems to be quite popular now). More than likely that's Reverse Convoy from Robot Masters, the only canonical one with a tank body.
I'm pretty sure someone can signify the other images, like the Wanted poster
:EDIT: The scabbard is most definitely RID 2015 Windblade's. Both are styled the same, but RiD2015's has the 5mm peg at the base, while T30's has it at the bottom.
Posted by Emerje on June 17th, 2017 @ 8:14am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:- in the images projected by "Bludegon's" tank buddy we see another Convoy, this time with a Hardhead body (seems to be quite popular now). More than likely that's Reverse Convoy from Robot Masters, the only canonical one with a tank body.
I'm not so certain of that. Bludgeon mentioned "'Blue' awoke at last" and "Seven Lights" which leads me to believe we'll be seeing seven characters based around the seven colors of the rainbow. I don't think that guy being red was a mistake, he's the only red one on the page. Of the ten projections if you ignore a few characters that have been mixed in you have:
Red - The guy behind Megalligator
Orange - The guy on the far right, I think the hand touching the wanted sign is his/hers.
Yellow - Jhiaxus, I think that yellow leg on the bottom right projection is his.
Green - Hunter Ratchet with the red cape
Blue - Magna Convoy
Indigo - Deadlock (who smokes a ton of cigarettes that could have captured him?)
Violet - Whatever that purple one is below Deadlock on the left.
The red guy could just be another made-up guy like Magna Convoy. Could be Sentinel Prime I suppose, but it sounds like Sentinel is the name of Magna's ship.
Emerje