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News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:01 pm

Hey all,

I received (among many others) a Beast Wars II Lio Convoy from my Girlfriend for Christmas. However, it is very much different looking to what I was anticipating.

I was expecting the figure to be mainly white with an amber colour mane, however the figure I actually received is a pearly white nearly transparent colour with a gold mane that has glitter all through it. I have posted a pic below of the figure in it's packaging.

This is what I figured it should look like:

And this is a close up of the sticker on the front of the package:

So is this some kind of variant figure or something? The rest of the figures that came from the same place are all legit figures.

Cheers and Thanks in advance for the help.
Trunks

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:06 pm

That’s Flash Lio Convoy, a toy I wish I had myself, I think it was limited to a certain number of figures too.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:06 pm

You got Flash Leo Convoy. He was an excluse for when the BWII movie came out.

This and Burning Beast Convoy are supose to represent when they teamed up and did some double matrix blast attack.

Still a great figure, but watch out, he has similar arm issues to Movie Brawl.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:33 pm

And of course, a clip for refrence...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csD7gaMqObs

News Credits: 972 · by **i_amtrunks** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:56 pm

Thankee muchly, now I can open him up and play around with him with no fears of him crumbling to dust or some such thing!

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:00 pm

There's also a black version and an ultra rare Galvatron colour theme version.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:19 pm

Could you post a pick of bot mode. I never saw it and always wondered...

by **zemper** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:30 pm

wow, first of all congrats on scoring that variant. he's rare, but not THAT rare (the Black one and the Lucky Draw variants are really financial black holes for us BW collectors), but an overall good figure to have in any collection.

watch out though, the transparent parts might suffer from long-term GPS if you're not careful.

:MAX:

by **olokin** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:29 pm

That is Flash Lio Convoy. He is indeed produced in limited numbers. He was released to commemorate the release of the BW II movie.

by **Rushie** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:42 pm

Liege Evilmus wrote:Could you post a pick of bot mode. I never saw it and always wondered...

Here you go
http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Flas ... convoy.htm

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:47 pm

Rushie wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:Could you post a pick of bot mode. I never saw it and always wondered...

Here you go
http://www.tfu.info/1998/Cybertron/Flas ... convoy.htm

Thanks, I'll stick with my origional.

News Credits: 2 · by **Frostic_Prime** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:59 pm

Yeah had the chance to pick both the original and this version up about seven years ago in the Philippines for 500 pesos each (about $10) but I didn't know who he was. Now that i'm a bigger Transformer fan, I kick myself in the leg when I look at my Robot Masters version.

Let your girlfriend know she did good. Great figure, enjoy.

by **zemper** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:34 pm

Frostic_Prime wrote:Yeah had the chance to pick both the original and this version up about seven years ago in the Philippines for 500 pesos each (about $10) but I didn't know who he was. Now that i'm a bigger Transformer fan, I kick myself in the leg when I look at my Robot Masters version.

Let your girlfriend know she did good. Great figure, enjoy.

heh, yeah, i remember it was about 5-7 years ago when BW Neo/2 TFs were being sold at massive discounts here in our country since there was a dearth of TF sales back then (Beast Wars was never a hit in the Philippines). there were Silverbolts/Injectors/misc. deluxes being sold as buy-one/take-one, and Lio Convoys, Galvatrons, Magnabosses at Php 600-800 (that's below $20 if using the current conversion rate, much cheaper back then in dollars). darn shame i only caught the BW bug a year ago after reading TF: The Gathering.

but dude, don't kick yourself in the leg, the Robotmasters version IS the definite Lio Convoy to own. i have both the Ultra- and the RM version and the RM kicks the original's arse back to the stone age.

no shoulder tab problems, sturdier plastic and joints, oodles of guns, plus good scale with the other BW 2 figs (he's just supposed to be a deluxe-class if you watch the anime series), what more can you ask for?

although collector-wise, the Flash and Black versions really are good display pieces, and the Ultra-class one is no slouch in the display department, either. very powerful-looking TF toy if you ask me.

:MAX:

News Credits: 2 · by **Frostic_Prime** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:37 pm

Good point man, I wouldn't really want a lion that huge anyway, he looks quite nice next to my Nemesis Mammoth Convoy.

by **olokin** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:57 pm

Frostic_Prime wrote:Yeah had the chance to pick both the original and this version up about seven years ago in the Philippines for 500 pesos each (about $10) but I didn't know who he was. Now that i'm a bigger Transformer fan, I kick myself in the leg when I look at my Robot Masters version.

Let your girlfriend know she did good. Great figure, enjoy.

I miss the days of cheap Transformers toys already.

That toy is indeed a great find.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:49 pm

I like what Zemper added to this. I've been thinking of shelling out for the RM version, and if it as some of the issues corrected, all the better. I like the lion mode, but the front legs on mine can't hold the weight of the figure.

When I first saw this guy(don't ask me where) I knew I wanted him (on the topic of cheap TFs) I got both him and BWII Galvatron in the 2 pack for $25 at a collectors shop, undiscounted no less.

I still have the box(which is awesome in it's own right) but these figures are to much fun to keep sealed. I went looking for another 2 pack about 4 months ago and it went for over $250 :shock:

I kinda hate how in recent years people realized that they could sell ANY Transformer for a arm and a leg. But at the same time, if I sold my collection tomorrow, I could buy a nice house :-?

But, if I did that, than what would I fill the house with :grin:

News Credits: 2 · by **Frostic_Prime** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:09 am

Liege Evilmus wrote:
But, if I did that, than what would I fill the house with

Furniture?

...I just saw a Transformer: Movie bed set at Target.

News Credits: 8 · by **Liege Evilmus** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:50 pm

I already got all that.

Sofas and tables and what not....

What I don't have anymore and I sadly realized this last night(although I think I knew for a while) is room for more bots!?!

I am completely out of space for these, so I may have to get a hurry on the house anyway!