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Optimus Prime in Block Form Again? This Time Generation 1!
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:08 amby Tigertrack
Do you remember the Built-to-RuleTransformers block building sets back when Armada was ending and Energon was coming out? That's the first and last time any of our favorite robots made it into interlocking block form, officially anyway.
Well it appears that Kawada Daia-Block (Kawada Dia-Block), a very creative block company, has created a transforming robot with a likeness very similar to G1 Prime/Convoy.
Not sure what a 'Dia-block' is? Check out a simple definition and example.
G1 Convoy Kawada Dia-Block Figure Image
You can see it definitely resembles Optimus Prime, while very cool in some areas, is lacking in certain others.
Visit the Kawada website for more examples of their work, as well as, here. Fantofan is taking pre-orders for Dia-Block G1 Convoy here.
What do you think about this Transformers item? Share your thoughts!
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:14 amby tech348
That is pretty sweet.
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:36 amby Supreme Convoy
Someone pointed out this guy looks exactly like Greatshot (Sixshot repaint)...
http://members9.tsukaeru.net/ty1_toys/s ... hadow.html
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:00 amby Omnus
That's 11 inches tall?
My initial 'Meh' might get reconsidered...
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:31 amby Megatron Wolf
Thats cool. Lego needs to team up with hasbro and make us some good block TFs.
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:21 amby bumblezzz
kick ass! can't wait to get mine!
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:33 amby shockticus
I could probably revamp it, make it better. Maybe throw in a Lego Bumblebee from my bro's Lego set...Those BTRs were awful!
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:16 amby Ramrider
It kicks the BTR stuff's arses in pretty much every sense. It's a pretty faithful representation in both modes, and unlike the BTR ones, this actually transforms, rather than juat having instructions for two models, which I thought was cheating. I think the only plus the BTR figs had was that they had specially formed parts for some things, like the heads.
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 8:18 amby Creature SH
And the head happens to be the major weakness of this one. Not very recognizable, unfortunately. Does it even have eyes ?
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:17 amby Sunstar
that's really cool... just needs to be Starscream
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:05 amby EnerJolt
The alt mode is very cool, the robot comparatively less so.
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:19 amby soundwave13c
it looks realy cool, but what happend to his face?!!! and what about his hands in truck mode?!!
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:21 amby soundwave13c
55.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:22 amby Dead Metal
Looks kinda cool!
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:05 pmby Ultra Markus
if Lego ever got the rights to make transformers
they would look 100 times better
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:15 pmby Barricade
cool
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:36 pmby Flashwave
Old news
great Shot looks really good though.
ANd it looks like they'll actually transform, not be taken apart and rebuilt like the BTRs
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Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:57 amby Dinobot Prime
The quality of the plastic reminds me of Art Asylum's C3 Line. That being said, it's pretty sweet. However, this is what it should look like:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=259246(I made that, by the way)
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Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:48 pmby Liege Evilmus
I've been seeing alot of threads lately about this, is it only going to be an online/import?
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Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:41 amby devil prime
wow that was cool
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Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:28 amby Sguisewing
Tee hee... Legoness XD!