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Looks like the Burning Convoy repaint of MP-38 Optimus Primal is happening, as we now have official pictures and a listing in Previews World! After a listing by sponsor Big Bad Toy Store kicked things off a couple days ago, he’s set to arrive in March 2020 and is retailing for around $112.00. Being in Previews also means he has official US distribution and should be at comic shops in addition to online retailers. Check the description below and read on for the pics!

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From Hasbro Toy Group. Takara pays homage to the Beast series with MP-38 Masterpiece Burning Convoy! A redeco of the Masterpiece MP-32 Optimus Primal, this figure pays homage to the Burning Convoy redeco of the original limited-edition Optimus Primal released as a promotion for the Beast Wars Special movie! Transforms from robot to gorillla and includes 2 cyber blades, and 4 alternate face plates for Beast and Robot Mode. Concealed cannons can be revealed when in bot mode in his arms and shoulders. Features removable/replacable face masks, and his tell-tale swords, this is a Masterpiece not to be missed!

In Shops: Mar 25, 2020
Final Orders Due: Oct 07, 2019
SRP: $111.99

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Attention Australian fans. We can report that the upcoming Encore Big Convoy With Matrix Buster have been listed as an EB Games And Zing Exclusive In Australia.

This new Encore release brings us the Big Convoy toy (in original toy colors, different from the cartoon-accurate first Encore release) that includes the massive Matrix Buster Cannon (as seen in the final battle in the Beast Wars Neo Cartoon) and a cute Navi figurine (the small navigation drone seen in the show). You can already pre-order it via EB Games or Zing Australian websites for $148 AUD ($101.80) with a deposit of $30.00 AUD ($20.63).

As Ozformers informed, this item needs to be pre-ordered before Friday September 27th, and it is expected to be released on February 29th, 2020.

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Attention Masterpiece collectors! A listing in BigBadToystore got our attention since it’s about a possible Masterpiece MP-38+ Burning Convoy.

What is this about? Optimus Primal made a special appearance in the Japanese exclusive Beast Wars II Movie where he teamed up with Lio Convoy. Both got power-up versions, with Optimus Primal (named Convoy in Japan) now in vibrant red colors. This special red version was also released as a figure using the original Optimus Primal mold in 1998 in Japan, and then using the Robot Masters Optimus Primal mold in 2004.

The new listing and name may suggest that a red redeco of the Masterpiece Optimus Primal mold is in the works. It also indicates an expected release date on March 2020. As usual, take this with a grain of salt until we get an official confirmation.

In the mean time, you can sound off your impressions on the ongoing discussion on the 2005 Boards!

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Takara Tomy Mall has updated a new Big Convoy Reissue Matrix Buster Edition listing, finally revealing the official release of the prototype seen at Wonder Festival 2019 in Japan.

This special reissue of Big Convoy mold comes in the original toy colors, not the anime-accurate deco of the recent Encore reissue. The most important part of this new reissue is the enormous Matrix Buster cannon seen during the final battle in the Beast Wars Neo cartoon. This is a massive accessory, almost as big as the figure itself. As seen in the cartoon, you can insert Big Convoy’s Matrix inside his cannon. The Matrix buster is very detailed, including cables that connect to Big Convoy’s body. To top it all, a small Navi figurine is included too. Navi was a small flying drone/computer that helped Big Convoy and his crew to control their spaceship Gung-Ho.

This great reissue is scheduled for release on February 2020 for 9,720 Yen or $91.54 approximately. While this release is a Takara Tomy Mall exclusive, fear not since our sponsors will open pre-orders any time soon.

Stay tuned with TFW2005 for more updates when available! Click on the bar to see the mirrored images and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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Courtesy of Loopaza Mega Store we have our usual doses of Figure King Magazine Scans. Issue #259 shows some great new images of Masterpiece MP-48 Lio Convoy, War For Cybertron Siege Wave 11 Rumble & Ratbat, Rung And Spinister, Transformers Cyberverse Power Of The Spark, Generations Selects King Poseidon (Piranacon) And Super 7 Super Cyborg and Wakuwaku Keshi Figures  

This month we have 12 pages of Transformers pages:

  • Masterpiece MP-48 Lio Convoy – More images of Lio Convoy in full color, showing off all his modes and gimmicks. Sadly, the previously shown Artemis figurine is confirmed to be cancelled.
  • Takara Tomy War For Cybertron Siege Wave 11 – Pictures of the upcoming new Siege figures for the Japanese Market: SG-40 Autobot Rung, SG-41 Rumble & Ratbat and SG-42 Spinister.
  • Transformers Cyberverse Power Of The Spark – Images of the new that will debut in Japan: Spark Armor Elite Class Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, Battle Class Prowl and Starscream, and 1-Step Changers Prowl and Shockwave.
  • Generations Selects King Poseidon (Piranacon) – A new great shot of the combined form of the Seacons (gray prototype), and some shots of the colored samples of Turtler (Snaptrap) and Gulf (Skalor) in all their modes.
  • Super 7 Super Cyborg and Wakuwaku Keshi Figures – Super 7 products have made their wave into Japanese shelves. We have images of the Super Cyborg Optimus Prime and Megatron (in all their variants) and the small and fun super-deformed G1 figurines of the Wakuwaku Keshi Surprise line.

Click on the bar to see all the mirrored images on this news post and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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Courtesy of Japanese site Chohenken, we can share for you some images and information of the Transformers 35th Anniversary Celebration – Transformers Fight! Super Robot Sonic Festival 2019 Special Event In Japan.

This event was held at “MOGRA Akihabara”, a well-known anime & game music disco, the past August 2nd and it was a very original night. Japanese DJs played several Transformers songs from G1 Japan shows to the live-action movies. The main stage was decorated with an exhibition of Beast Wars II toys and it was another chance to show off the new Masterpiece Lio Convoy colored prototype together with several of the original toy variations over the time. Some Takara Tomy designers like Hisashi Yuuki, the original Lio Convoy’s toy designer, were at the venue and spent time with the fans. Some of the toys seen:

  • An almost full line up of the Japanese Beast Wars II figures, including the impressive Tako Tank vehicle.
  • Masterpiece Lio Convoy Color Prototype
  • The original Beast Wars II Lio Convoy toy.
  • Flash Lio Convoy. Redeco to resemble Lio Convoy’s power-up version as seen in the Beast Wars II movie.
  • ToysRUs Japan Exclusive Black Lio Convoy. The original inspiration for RID Scourge/Nemesis Prime/Black Convoy deco.
  • Lucky Draw Galva-Lio Convoy. Limited repaint in Beast Wars II Galvatron purple colors.
  • Lucky Draw Multi-Color Lio Convoy. One of the rarest variants of this mold. Released via TV-Magazine in 1998 in red, black, gray and yellow. This may be our first proper pictures of this toy itself. 
  • Original early sketch of Lio Convoy for the Beast Wars II cartoon.
  • Early sketch of the new Masterpiece Lio Convoy
  • Magazines, PVC figurines and more

It was sure a fun event for Japanese fans. You can read the 2 articles on Chohenken website here and here including interviews with Takara Tomy’s representative (in Japanese). You can even watch the concert via Twitch for those fans who enjoy Japanese Transformers themes, as your fellow newsie here. Click on the bar to see some key pictures and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!

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Attention fellow Australian collectors! 2005 Boards member Operative294 is giving us the heads up that Beast Wars Masterpiece Lio Convoy is available as an EB Games And Zing Exclusive In Australia.

Australian fans can now access to pre-orders for Masterpiece Lio Convoy at Zing Pop Culture or EB Games Australia with a AUD $50  deposit of a total price of for AUD $298 ($196.17 approximately). It is expected for release on February 29th, 2020.

A great chance for Australian fans to get this new Masterpiece figure locally. Interested in this figure? Are you not in Australia? Fear not! You can look for a pre-order via our sponsor links below

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Beast Wars Masterpiece MP-48 Lio Convoy was first revealed at Tokyo Toy Show 2019, and then shown again at Wonder Festival 2019 in Japan, even official images have been already shared, but we still don’t have any concrete information about the release of the Beast Wars II commander.

2005 Boards member TTemploy (who has shared some accurate information for us before) has shared in our boards a possible list of Beast Wars Masterpiece MP-48 Lio Convoy  content & accessories, price and release date:

  • 1 Lio Convoy toy
  • 4 Lio missiles
  • 2 Lio beam
  • 1 Manual
  • 1 Cybertron Buster
  • 1 Character card
  • Retail price 20000 Yen ($184.27 approximately)
  • Pre-orders start on August 7th
  • Release date by the end of February 2020

It’s good to notice that there’s no mention of the Artemis figurine shown in Figure King #257. As usual, take this with a grain of salt until we get an official confirmation. If this information proves to be accurate, you may want to keep an eye for pre-orders in our sponsors, they may surface any time soon.

Click on the bar and chime in your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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Thanks to 超偏見超変形/リベンジ (@Chohenken) on Twitter, Stryker Wang on Twitter, 超偏見超変形/リベンジ on Twitter, トランスフォーマー情報局 on Twitter and Hobby Dengeki Web we can share for you a nice set of images of the Transformers display at Takara Tomy Booth during Wonder Festival 2019.

The main reveal was the Generations Selects King Poseidon/Seacons prototypes but we had a wide selection of toys from different lines at the event, including Unicron gray prototype. Here’s what we could see there:

  • War For Cybertron Unicron Gray Prototypes – One in robot mode and another in planet mode.The planet mode is an early prototype we hadn’t seen before.
  • Generations Selects King Poseidon/Seacons prototypes – Shown in combiner mode, and individual robot and beast modes.
  • Beast Wars Masterpiece – Megatron, Cheetor, Blackarachnia, Dinobot and more toys were on display. The main character was the upcoming Masterpiece Lio Convoy for sure. While he was not shown in beast mode, a new cartoon-accurate gun was revealed. 
  • TakaraTomy Legendary Nemesis Prime 7-11 Japan Exclusive
  • Transformers 35th Anniversary Convoy & Optimus Prime Set
  • Beast Wars Neo Big Convoy’s Matrix Buster Prototype – An unexpected surprise. Not much information on hoy this new big accessory will be released. It was on display together with a normal Big Convoy toy, not the recent anime colors Encore reissue.
  • TV-Kun x Takara Tomy Transformers 35th Anniversary Commander Convoy Box Crowdfunding – We could see the items included on this crowdfunding: G1 Convoy Golden Trophy,  A reprint of the 1985 S.T.A.R.S kit and the Transformers Super Complete Works” book.
  • Bumblebee Movie Dioramas – Recreating several key scenes from the movie using several toys.
  • Transformers Siege – A nice display of the recent figures, and the new molds of Spinister, Ratbat, Frenzy and Rung were also on display.
  • Transformers: Cyberverse – Another great variety of figures which have just hit the Japanese market.

Click on the bar to see all the mirrored images on this news post and then sound off your impressions on the 2005 Boards!

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While Wonder Festival 2019 surprised us with our first full reveal of the Generations Selects Piranacon and Seacons, many other toys were shown at Takara’s booth. While most of them had been seen before, there was another surprise on display.

We could spot the original Beast Wars Neo Big Convoy mold (not the Encore reissue with anime colors) holding and impressive cannon. This is Big Convoy’s Matrix Buster!  This massive cannon was seen during the final battle of the Beast Wars Neo cartoon when Big Convoy inserted his Energon Matrix into his Big Cannon to create this impressive weapon. The prototype was on display with not much information about it. It’s is unclear if it would be a new Big Convoy reissue with this new accessory or a separate item. Some may think that this means a new Masterpiece Big Convoy could on the works, but as we said there’s still not many details about it.

To top it all, there was a fully colored Navi figurine too. Navi was a small flying drone/computer that helped Big Convoy and his crew to control their spaceship Gung-Ho.

Stay tuned with TFW2005 for more updates when available! Click on the bar to see the mirrored images and then sound off on the 2005 Boards!