The TakaraTomy Mall has finally revealed their exclusive UW05 Grand Convoy Prime gift set! This set features the following(in even more accurate G1 deco compared to their Combiner Wars counterparts):
- Optimus Prime
- Prowl
- Sunstreaker
- Ironhide
- Mirage
This set retails for ¥16,200 and is planned for release in February 2016. Read on to check out all the new images!
ma70er
Waiting for Prime to rub motor oil on his back
Sorry, Mirage… Prime doesn't roll that way. Prime plays for a different team.
Rakzo
… Well, one can't say that Sakamoto only sexualizes females now I guess.
Markdelg
So he was ruining things before he was even born?
Johntimus Prime
Daniel Witwicky: ruining everything since 1986.
Markdelg
Oh, I know who it is: It's the adult Daniel Witwicky wearing the faux-Skystalker exo-suit he wore in the Train Wars Manga, which takes place after G-2. Does it double as a wetsuit?
*edit* Process beat me to it
process
I think it's Generations Daniel.
Daniel Exo Suit 01.jpg – Shouki – TFW2005.COM
ma70er
Here are some closer pics,
Targetmaster?
Markdelg
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?
DesertDog
It's hilarious that Convoy has his Kiss Players Marissa Faireborne and surfboard in that comic.
Why won't they let us forget, why?
Johntimus Prime
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…
ma70er
Lack of blue on his chest… sunbathing topless
That yellow just works so well for him… sometimes simple is better. Perfect mix of yellow and black to really evoke the cartoon SS.
TacticalBacon
That's where my current avy comes from . Gotta love Sunsteaker (although Mirage was close).
Cal
I can't… stop staring… at Mirage sunbathing. Why is it so alluring?
ma70er
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
Alpha Omega Trion Supreme
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!
Automorpher
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!
Ryan F
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.
ma70er
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!
LigerPrime
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!