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News Credits: 3 · Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:19 pm

It does look cool, and I own the Universe repaint into this character but I just have a hard time liking a transformer that doesnt turn into a robot.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:20 pm

Fistful of Energon wrote:the micromaster line is one that I have yet to own or to be truly interested in? is there some you could suggest?

Although, that micromaster Hot Rod is a big seller for that Star Convoy set. I have always been a sucker for big chunky robots and Hot Rods, so its a win-win situation

Yeah, micromaster combiners (Sixtrain!), Skygarry, small bases, Countdown (inexpensive and AWESOME)... Al those bases combine through their ramps. Building micromastercity is nerdy-cool and having Convoy at the centre is just... The way it's supposed to be in this world.

News Credits: 273 · Thu Jan 12, 2012 9:05 am

I definitely am trying to beef up my G1's but since I was one of those "watch from the first TV episode kids" my heart is with the 84-86 releases, with a couple 87's. Honestly, I'd probably collect more of the later G1 stuff but it is incredibly expensive to find much of it mint and complete. One exception is the Micromasters you mentioned and they are actually a lot of fun. I don't have a lot of them in my personal collection, but my wife has some in hers (along with a lot of other easy to transform TF's and fembots.) A great place to find Micromasters is Crave.com, even some of the MOSC sets are fairly reasonable.

As far as Star Convoy goes, I haven't priced him recently, but I don't think he's an incredibly hard piece because he was reissued twice. From what I hear the Hot Rodimus micromaster is actually nicer on the reissue than the original. Can anyone else vouch for this?

News Credits: 3 · Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:04 am

As far as Star Convoy goes, I haven't priced him recently, but I don't think he's an incredibly hard piece because he was reissued twice. From what I hear the Hot Rodimus micromaster is actually nicer on the reissue than the original. Can anyone else vouch for this?

hes not hard at all to get ahold of...about $100 will get you one. and yea, from all the reviews i have read and watched on him this week (i love researching a big buy) most people have said the Hot Rod micromaster makes the set.

News Credits: 273 · Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:23 am

Actually, for further reference you should probably check out Ryan's awesome gallery of the reissue version if you haven't already.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/battlestars/star-convoy/680/1/0/

News Credits: 3 · Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:11 am

Delicon wrote:Actually, for further reference you should probably check out Ryan's awesome gallery of the reissue version if you haven't already.

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/battlestars/star-convoy/680/1/0/

yea I drooled over that gallery a couple times. I actually just ordered a G1 Metroplex :lol:

Im wierd like that, I do have every intention of making this set mine VERY soon but somehow Metroplex got my attention and I changed my mind at the last minute. It was all those Reprolabels upgrades for him that did it, I love adding decals :DANCE: