I got one last deluxe Transformers with my tax return and it's MP-49 Black Convoy A.K.A Nemesis Prime. With taxes and shipping it was around 282$CAN. Much better than the over 600$CAN of MP-44 Optimus Prime, especially for that trailer and tons of accessories that I'll never use.
Right of the bat, I had to test if he's compatible with the MP-10 trailer, notably the custom one I made for Legendary Nemesis Prime. The answer is ALMOST. I just have to customise the connector. As it is, it peg into something, but it's misaligned. It's still functional but it's not perfect. Maybe some Shapeway dude will make an adaptor eventually?
The truck mode is stellar safe for the obvious back end. But realistically, it's supposed to be barely a few frame with lot of empty space. So it's an non issue.
Transforming MP-49 is like climbing the stairs to the temple atop the mountain on your knees. It's long, painful, but a spiritual experience. There's lots of clever tidbits going on here. As usual, the instructions become quickly unreadable so I gave up following them halfway through and I played it by ear. The final result is an amazing robot mode that is 100% cartoon accurate if he ever had appeared in it.
As promised, the posability of this guy is ridiculous. Think of a pose. ANY pose. He can do it.
He come with his gun and a blast effect. Pretty nice!
To use his axe, you must remove one of his hand and peg it in it's place. It's awesome and very posable as well. Here he is alongside his Legendary counterpart. Same guys across parallel universes!
I decided to display him with his axe to set him more appart from the Optimusses. He'll be keeping his "square" head and the round alternate head will remain in box.
Overall, I'm very happy with him. Worth the money? Oh yes, if you don't count that out from the total price of 282$CAN, 120$ was for shipping and taxes alone.... At least, he came in 4 days from Japan!