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News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 6:56 pm

I think I'm gonna pass on Hot Shot and try to get the original

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:22 pm

Thanks to a post by Yenting Lai on the Transformers Never Die Facebook page, we have some brand new in-hand images of the upcoming Transformers Generations Selects Star Convoy!

Star Convoy is the first Takara initiated Selects figure, and is a retool of the Power of the Primes Optimus Prime figure, featuring new leg armor, chest pieces, shoulders, and headsculpt for the larger robot, and an almost entirely retooled smaller robot. The alternate mode ends up looking about the same as the original mold, with almost all the retooling done to the robot modes.

Star Convoy is shown to have stickers to attach to his trailer, meaning you can decorate the trailer up how you want it to be and have the stickers as straight as you can get them.

Star Convoy is currently scheduled for a November release. Check out the images below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

News Credits: 3 · by **Wireless_Phantom** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:48 pm

I would so love to have this but I can't justify paying 90$ for a mold I don't like.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:56 pm

I still wish they would have remolded the windows to be more Star Convoy-ish, but I am happy to be getting him. He looks pretty dang good

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:00 pm

Not bad but I'm bummed there's stickers involved.

by **noctorro** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 1:03 am

Don't really like this figure. Too much fake chestery going on.

Was also dissapointed about that with the Power of the Primes mold. Why couldn't one chest be real?

by **Ultra Markus** » Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:09 pm

noctorro wrote:Don't really like this figure. Too much fake chestery going on.

Was also dissapointed about that with the Power of the Primes mold. Why couldn't one chest be real?

im more bummed that Hasbro Pulse delayed its ship date from september to november

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 1:22 pm

Looks like Japanese reviewers are getting the big guy in now:

So the smaller robot mode resembles the Action Master toy? Huh, never thought about that. :-?

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:56 pm

Wow, the box for Star Convoy looks way better than the boxes the other releases came in :lol:

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:19 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Looks like Japanese reviewers are getting the big guy in now:

So the smaller robot mode resembles the Action Master toy? Huh, never thought about that.

Wasnt thst mentionned by board members the first time we saw it?

News Credits: 31 · by **bacem** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:04 am

Got this from tfnd facebook page, last members of piranacon.

by **ThunderThruster** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:46 am

These pics have made me realise that Tentakil is based on the POTP Moonracer mold.

News Credits: 12 · by **Sentinel_Primal** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 8:43 am

Ugh, I wish I'd been able to pre-order the rest of the set. Now I just gotta hope that Hasbro or BBTS will still have some stock once they're actually released so I won't have to pay triple the price for each figure on Ebay

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:54 am

Did anybody get an email from BBTS canceling the pre-orders for the first two figures in the set? I'm hearing people have and that the Seacons will be Pulse exclusives going forward

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:02 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Did anybody get an email from BBTS canceling the pre-orders for the first two figures in the set? I'm hearing people have and that the Seacons will be Pulse exclusives going forward

Heard about that from others.

It's probably just a temporary thing allowing Pulse first dibs on these figures. I'd imagine other venues will open back up for them later on after Pulse is satisfied with being the only initial outlet for these, but which will probably happen only after the figures' release in January.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:10 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Did anybody get an email from BBTS canceling the pre-orders for the first two figures in the set? I'm hearing people have and that the Seacons will be Pulse exclusives going forward
Heard about that from others.

It's probably just a temporary thing allowing Pulse first dibs on these figures. I'd imagine other venues will open back up for them later on after Pulse is satisfied with being the only initial outlet for these, but which will probably happen only after the figures' release in January.

I have the first two pre-ordered but I haven't gotten a notification yet. It makes sense since BBTS hasn't put the other sets up yet.

by **Skritz** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:48 pm

ThunderThruster wrote:These pics have made me realise that Tentakil is based on the POTP Moonracer mold.

Hm and it just so happen the original G1 mold of Tentakill was redone as a fembot in Beast Wars 2nd. Do we have a potential redeco awaiting us down the line? :-?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:52 pm

Skritz wrote:
ThunderThruster wrote:These pics have made me realise that Tentakil is based on the POTP Moonracer mold.

Hm and it just so happen the original G1 mold of Tentakill was redone as a fembot in Beast Wars 2nd. Do we have a potential redeco awaiting us down the line?

I don't see why not, since they did Baldigus from Bruticus in Unite Warriors.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:37 pm

ThunderThruster wrote:These pics have made me realise that Tentakil is based on the POTP Moonracer mold.

Yeah, but a lot of parts have been changed. In fact, the only unchanged parts I'm spotting are the fists, the waist swivel, hips and back piece with the Combiner peg. Very impressive, and easily the most retooled out of the bunch.

Scuba had better start hiding...

by **Skritz** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:48 pm

So what's the deal with the Seacon preorders being removed and being made exclusive to Hasbro Pulse? Isn't Pulse for Americans only?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:58 pm

Skritz wrote:So what's the deal with the Seacon preorders being removed and being made exclusive to Hasbro Pulse? Isn't Pulse for Americans only?

Seems like Pulse wants first dibs on the Seacons. Other stores will probably get their orders put up again once Pulse has been satisfied with their initial exclusivity for these, but which probably won't happen until after their release in January.

by **Skritz** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:03 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Skritz wrote:So what's the deal with the Seacon preorders being removed and being made exclusive to Hasbro Pulse? Isn't Pulse for Americans only?
Seems like Pulse wants first dibs on the Seacons. Other stores will probably get their orders put up again once Pulse has been satisfied with their initial exclusivity for these, but which probably won't happen until after their release in January.

If TFsource removes them then, that's it, no way for me to realistically get all the Seacons.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:08 pm

Skritz wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Skritz wrote:So what's the deal with the Seacon preorders being removed and being made exclusive to Hasbro Pulse? Isn't Pulse for Americans only?
Seems like Pulse wants first dibs on the Seacons. Other stores will probably get their orders put up again once Pulse has been satisfied with their initial exclusivity for these, but which probably won't happen until after their release in January.

If TFsource removes them then, that's it, no way for me to realistically get all the Seacons.

Me too

by **Skritz** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 2:11 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Skritz wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Skritz wrote:So what's the deal with the Seacon preorders being removed and being made exclusive to Hasbro Pulse? Isn't Pulse for Americans only?
Seems like Pulse wants first dibs on the Seacons. Other stores will probably get their orders put up again once Pulse has been satisfied with their initial exclusivity for these, but which probably won't happen until after their release in January.

If TFsource removes them then, that's it, no way for me to realistically get all the Seacons.

Me too

Guess I'll just...spend the money on some other exclusive or cool retool that's already in stock at an online retailer. Maybe a God Ginrai or Greatshot or something. No seafood lads for me at this rate. >:oP

News Credits: 3595 · by **Seibertron** » Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:04 pm

The final two members of the Transformers Generations Selects Seacon team have been unveiled! Check out the new images of OVERBITE and TENTAKIL that were posted earlier today on Takara Tomy Mall, which we mirrored below for your viewing convenience. You can view images of the other four Seacons who combine with Overbite and Tentakil to form the Decepticon Combiner PIRANACON (aka KING POSEIDON) which were previously revealed here: Snaptrap (Turtler), Skalor (Gulf), Seawing (Kraken), and Nautilator (Lobclaw). It is currently unknown if the Seacons will become available for pre-order at other retailers. The first four are currently no longer available through HasbroPulse.com.