It was bound to happen. Ever since we got our first look at
Battle Convoy V-Max in 2020, a reimagining of the figure that would become Optimus Prime, and our first recolor with V-Shadow we knew Powered Convoy (the figure that would become Ultra Magnus) probably wasn't far behind. Then we got the
Powered Greater add on set for Battle Convoy V-Max and it seemed like that was as far as the Powered Convoy homage would go, but now we're getting our proper homage with Diaclone DA-92 Armor Wrap Combination Powered Convoy!
Proper may not be quite the right word since this version still isn't a car carrier, but it does pare up a blue version of the Battle Convoy V-Max figure (minus trailer) and a dark version of the Powered Greater upgrade set. It's a mostly successful translation of the original Powered Convoy, at least the blue V-Max, but the repainted Powered Greater really looks more like it's intended for V-Shadow and is shown paired with him in official stock photos. It's also pointed out that through some parts swapping you can make all blue and all red versions of V-Max, but if you pair those up with V-Shadow you've basically made a new Diaclone take on
Albegas or Voltron II.
Pre-orders are open now and can be found at many of our site sponsors and
Amazon Japan, but is only available through their high priced third party sellers. Release is expected in late September for around $300 depending on the seller.
Ultra Magnus reissue Powered Convoy redeco for reference.
Contents:
Battle Convoy body A
Battle Convoy body B
2 Guns
Bullet core (A)
Bullet core (B)
A-Mechanism
B-Mechanism (right)
B-Mechanism (left)
B-Mechanism (2)
2 B-Mechanism (3)
Arm unit (right)
Arm unit (left)
Wing unit (right)
Wing unit (left)
L-Launcher
Bullet core (C)
Bullet core (D)
Weapon (A)
Weapon (B)
4 Weapons (C)
Joint parts
4 Diaclone Member Ver.2.0 figures
2 Seals
Brochure
Instructions
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